Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29News
SourceNovember 12, 2024
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Barbados PM renews call for taxes on fossil fuels, shipping at COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley renewed Tuesday her call for taxes on fossil fuels, aviation and shipping, saying hundreds of…

Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in KenyaNews
SourceNovember 12, 2024
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Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya
By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN | AFP Voi, Kenya - "We used to hate elephants a lot," Kenyan farmer Charity Mwangome says, pausing from her work…

Image of the day: Las Vegas, USA, is investing in a greener futureNews
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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Image of the day: Las Vegas, USA, is investing in a greener future
Las Vegas, USA, has emerged as a leader in sustainability thanks to policies promoting renewable energy, water conservation, recycling, and green buildings. Water consumption in…

Will we be able to continue living by the sea?ClimateNews
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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Will we be able to continue living by the sea?
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - A publication recently launched by leading European Ocean scientists, titled Navigating the Future VI (NFVI), calls attention to…

Scientists call for global action on microbial climate solutionsScience
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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Scientists call for global action on microbial climate solutions
Today, leaders from scientific societies, institutions and publishing bodies issued an urgent call for the global community and governments to take immediate and decisive emergency…

US climate action won’t end with Trump, envoy tells COP29Climate
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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US climate action won’t end with Trump, envoy tells COP29
By Sara Hussein and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - Washington's top climate envoy sought to reassure countries at the CO29 talks Monday that…

COP29 opens after Trump win with call for cooperationClimate
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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COP29 opens after Trump win with call for cooperation
By Sara Hussein and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The COP29 climate talks opened Monday in Azerbaijan with a call to show global…

COP29 must show global climate cooperation ‘not down for the count’: UN chiefNews
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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COP29 must show global climate cooperation ‘not down for the count’: UN chief
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - COP29 must show that global cooperation "is not down for the count", the UN's climate chief said Monday, days after…

COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal loomingNews
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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COP29 opens with Trump climate withdrawal looming
By Sara Hussein and Ivan Couronne | AFP Baku, Azerbaijan - The COP29 climate talks open Monday in Azerbaijan, under the long shadow cast by…

Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiationsNews
SourceNovember 11, 2024
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Learned optimism can be a game-changer in climate negotiations
By Anandajit Goswami | Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies A change in approach can help developing countries challenge the historically negative outcomes…

Image of the day: Mechelen, Belgium, a leader in sustainable energyClimate
SourceNovember 10, 2024
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Image of the day: Mechelen, Belgium, a leader in sustainable energy
The province of Antwerp, in northern Belgium, is leading the way in the energy transition. Bolstered by collaborations between climate conscious citizens and local authorities,…

Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2024Science
SourceNovember 9, 2024
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Climate Science Digest: November 9, 2024
The American Meteorological Society continuously publishes research on climate, weather, and water in its 12 journals. Many of these articles are available for early online…

Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissionsNews
SourceNovember 9, 2024
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Brazil raises target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Sao Paulo, Brazil | AFP - Brazil plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions more dramatically than had been planned, the government of Luiz Inacio Lula…

Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heatScience
SourceNovember 9, 2024
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Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat
PROVIDENCE, R.I. | Brown University - By studying tomato varieties that produce fruit in exceptionally hot growing seasons, biologists at Brown University identified the growth…

Image of the day: Hurricane Rafael hits CubaClimate
SourceNovember 9, 2024
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Image of the day: Hurricane Rafael hits Cuba
In early November 2024, Hurricane Rafael, visible in this Copernicus Sentine-3 image acquired on 7 November 2024, made landfall in Cuba as a Category 3…

Image of the day: October 2024 was the second-warmest recorded October globallyClimate
SourceNovember 8, 2024
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Image of the day: October 2024 was the second-warmest recorded October globally
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focused on key climate trends in October 2024. The bulletin reports that…

Why health and price, not sustainability, drive US meat consumption choicesNewsScience
SourceNovember 8, 2024
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Why health and price, not sustainability, drive US meat consumption choices
Rutgers University - Environmental sustainability isn’t a major factor influencing meat consumption decisions for most Americans, despite increasing awareness of the climate impacts of red…

UTEP team to investigate climate change impact on pecan orchardsNews
SourceNovember 8, 2024
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UTEP team to investigate climate change impact on pecan orchards
EL PASO, Texas | UTEP - How are U.S. agricultural crops affected by climate change? A research team from The University of Texas at El…

Image of the day: Finnish snow storage techniques help sustain ski resortsClimate
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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Image of the day: Finnish snow storage techniques help sustain ski resorts
Traditional Finnish ice preservation methods have inspired modern snow storage solutions to support Europe’s ski resorts amid warmer temperatures and shorter winter seasons. The Levi…

Mass death of rare seals reported in Caspian SeaNews
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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Mass death of rare seals reported in Caspian Sea
Almaty, Kazakhstan | AFP - More than 500 Caspian Sea seals, an endangered species in Kazakhstan, have washed up on the shores of the Caspian…

Scholz cancels trip to next week’s COP climate summit: govtNews
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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Scholz cancels trip to next week’s COP climate summit: govt
Berlin, Germany | AFP - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, fighting a political crisis after his ruling coalition collapsed, has cancelled his trip to next week's…

Typhoon Yinxing slams into northern Philippines, thousands evacuatedNews
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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Typhoon Yinxing slams into northern Philippines, thousands evacuated
Manila, Philippines | AFP - Typhoon Yinxing slammed into the northeast tip of the Philippines on Thursday, uprooting trees and sending building materials flying, weeks…

Brazil’s Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govtNews
SourceNovember 7, 2024
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Brazil’s Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
Brasília, Brazil | AFP - The Brazilian Amazon experienced its smallest amount of yearly deforestation in nearly a decade, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's…

Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in western Cuba: US Hurricane CenterNews
SourceNovember 6, 2024
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Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in western Cuba: US Hurricane Center
Havana, Cuba | AFP - Hurricane Rafael made landfall in western Cuba on Wednesday, the US-based National Hurricane Center said. The major Category 3 hurricane…
