Environment
UN pinpoints 127 major climate-warming methane plumes
Since their launch earlier this year, UN space satellites to detect methane leaks from fossil fuel infrastructure have alerted governments to 127 large methane plumes
Italy pledges 100 million euros for COP28 climate damages
Italy will contribute €100 million to a new fund to help poor countries cope with “loss and damage” due to climate change, Prime Minister Giorgia
UN chief and COP28 president clash over future of fossil fuels
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged world leaders gathered at the COP28 climate summit to plan for a future without fossil fuels. A day earlier, COP28
UK-based Octopus to build first wind farm in Sierra Leone in partnership
UK-based Octopus Energy said on Thursday its generation division has partnered with Sherbro Alliance Partners to build the first wind farm in Sierra Leone in
Britain says goodbye to its only giant pandas after 12 years
Two British giant pandas, the only pair in the country, will chew bamboo stalks in front of a crowd at Edinburgh Zoo today for the
Russia maintains restrictions in Black Sea ports due to storms
Russia’s Transport Ministry said on Thursday that shipping restrictions at key Black Sea ports remain in place due to unfavourable weather conditions. The strongest storms
To meet climate targets, energy efficiency must double by 2030
To meet global climate goals, countries must double the pace of energy efficiency measures, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report on Wednesday.
Death toll from El Niño flooding in Kenya rises to 120
Severe flooding caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon has killed 120 people in Kenya, while people in nearly 90,000 households have been displaced, the
Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado will increase by 3% in 2022/23
Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, the world’s most species-rich savannah, rose 3% between August 2022 and July 2023 to 11,022 square kilometres (4,255.6 square miles),
Ten people were killed due to a blizzard in Ukraine
Ten people have been killed in snowstorms in Ukraine, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Tuesday after icy winds and storms swept across the country