Climate crisis costs Italy €284 per capita in ’23
The climate crisis cost Italy €284 per resident in 2023, five times the amount in 2015 and the highest level in the…
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Brazil cuts Amazon deforestation by half in 2023
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon decreased by half last year, according to figures released on Friday by the…
UAE launches 1st enzyme-based fuel additives facility in MENA
The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), a branch of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)…
2023 global climate alarm: countries pledge net zero at COP28
In 2023, record-breaking temperatures and shocking natural disasters like floods, droughts, and storms marked many…
Christmas trees spark environmental debate in France
The environmental ethics of Christmas tree production is a significant concern for many people in France's Morvan…
Canada’s green Christmas due to El Nino – head climatologist
Instead of a white Christmas, Canadians are facing a green one this year, as the country has seen very little…
IEA targets renewable energy costs in developing countries
The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, announced on Friday at an energy…
Egypt, ACWA Power to develop $4 bln green hydrogen project
Egypt signed a deal with the Saudi company, ACWA Power, to create a green hydrogen project, attracting an…
Nuclear reactor project in Egypt on schedule – official
The head of Egypt’s top nuclear authority confirmed on Saturday that the recent US dollar shortage in Egypt will…
Signify Egypt launches EcoLink, a high-efficiency electricity solution
Signify Egypt, a global pioneer in the field of lighting technology, has launched its newest “EcoLink” product in…
Mastercard and MDP launch Egypt’s first carbon calculator
Global e-payment company MasterCard and Egyptian Masria Digital Payments (MDP) have collaborated to introduce…
BlackRock invests up to $400 million in Dubai’s Positive Zero
Positive Zero, a decarbonisation firm based in Dubai, declared on Monday that it is set to receive an investment of…
Cop28’s fossil fuel deal: a missed opportunity for global action
Scientists warned that the lack of a clear commitment to end fossil fuels at Cop28 is a serious threat to the…
World Bank pledges $10bln for climate action in MENA by 2025
The World Bank's regional director for Sustainable Development for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA),…
EU chief praises COP 28 climate deal
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday that the deal reached at the COP28 climate summit…
COP28 approves ‘historic’ climate deal on fossil fuels
On Wednesday, Sultan Al-Jaber, President of COP28, announced that the final draft of the Global Stocktake received…
Liverpool FC participates in COP28 to forge an eco-friendly legacy
During the COP28, Liverpool made a surprising appearance, standing out in a noticeable lack of representation from…
12-year-old Indian climate activist storms the stage of COP28
The 12-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, interrupted a speech on Monday during a COP28 , by holding a…
Afghanistan suffers climate disasters, no seat at U.N. COP
For the third consecutive year, Afghanistan has been excluded from UN climate talks amid the country’s escalating…
COP28 in overtime as negotiators push for phase out deal
The COP28 was rapidly approaching an extended schedule on Tuesday as negotiators anticipated a new draft agreement…
AfDB provides $1 bln loan to South Africa’s energy transition
The African Development Bank (AFDB) Group’s Board has agreed on Saturday to a $1 billion guarantee programme with…
COP28’s Food Day: climate action announcements
COP28's Food, Agriculture, and Water Day on Sunday witnessed major announcements for climate action on global food…
Egypt hosts food security session at COP28
The Egyptian pavilion at COP28 held a session on Sunday called “Food Security in the Face of Climate Change," which…
RIT-Dubai students win UAE Youth Green Challenge at COP28
France's Schneider Electric declared on Sunday that Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai (RIT) was the winner of…
Bahrain pledges zero carbon emissions by 2060
The Kingdom of Bahrain declared on Sunday, at COP28, its dedication to a national strategy for cutting carbon…
COP28 enters final stage of negotiations
The final stage of negotiations for the COP28 climate summit started on Monday in Dubai, with the participation of…
COP28 president warns ‘failure is not an option’
President of COP28 Sultan Al Jaber on Saturday urged countries to temper their expectations for the climate change…
COP28 commitments not enough to meet climate objectives – IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) stated on Sunday that the multitude of new commitments made at the COP28…
Azerbaijan to host COP29 with regional support
Azerbaijan is set to host next year's 29th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP29) after it secured the…
U.S., UAE pledge $17 bln to green farming initiative
The United States and the United Arab Emirates jointly announced on Friday, at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai,…
OPEC rejects fossil fuel Phase-Out plan at COP28
OPEC faced backlash on Saturday, during the COP28 in Dubai, after the Kuwaiti secretary general sent a letter…
Schneider Electric, LMD sign MoU for sustainable solutions
French industrial group Schneider Electric and Egyptian real estate developer LMD signed a memorandum of…
COP28: UN calls for action towards sustainable extraction of critical raw materials
Since the world started to transition to electrification, the demand for critical raw materials such as rare earth…
Abu Dhabi announces plan to improve air quality
Abu Dhabi laid out plans to slash harmful emissions from traffic in the UAE capital as it strives for cleaner air…
Israel focuses on its climate goals away from war – Gideon Behar claims
Israel wants to continue its climate goals away from the war in Gaza, Israel's special envoy for climate change,…
COP28: 22 countries commit to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050
The United States, along with 21 other nations, pledged on Saturday to increase nuclear energy capacity threefold…
Dubai launches $4bln solar energy project
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Wednesday the launch of largest concentrated solar energy and…
Wolverine among endangered Species due to climate change
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service classified wolverines as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act…
COP29 still without host as Russia blocks Bulgaria’s bid
Russia, which is facing sanctions from the European Union due to its war in Ukraine, is objecting to the idea of…
Olivia Colman mocks fossil fuel industry in hilarious ad campaign
Academy Award-winning Olivia Colman is the face of a new advertisement to improve awareness of how people’s…