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North America heatwave almost impossible without climate change
The record-breaking heatwave in parts of the US and Canada at the end of June would have been virtually impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change, according to a rapid attribution...
ENV.NET – Circular Economy and Climate Change
The third cycle of the project “ENV.net factoring the environmental portfolio for the Western Balkans and Turkey in the EU Policy Agenda” (ref. No. 2017 / 394-372) - ENV.net3 was realized in...
Warming stripes show that climate change is here and now
Broadcast meteorologists and climate scientists are uniting on June 21 – the Summer/Winter Solstice – for Show Your Stripes day to raise awareness of the urgent need to act on climate change.
UN Climate Change,...
Nature-Based Solutions Should Play Increased Role in Tackling Climate Change
Climate change, biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystems are linked and all have devastating consequences for our economic and social stability, health and well-being.
Working with nature is increasingly recognised as an efficient...
Digitalization of Cities and Buildings Will Contribute to Resolving of the Climate Change Problem
We cannot solve the climate change problem without the transformation of cities and buildings.Up to 70 per cent of the global emissions of greenhouse gases come from cities, while the share of...
AFD Approves EUR 50 mln to Support Serbia’s Reform Agenda on Climate Change
The French Development Agency (AFD) Foreign States Committee has approved on Wednesday the first phase of a Public Policy Loan program to support Serbia’s reform agenda on climate change. Under this program comprising...
New Fund Leverages Nature to Adapt to Climate Change
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is launching in June this year. The goal is ambitious – to trigger a global movement for restoring the world’s ecosystems. This is not merely for...
ABB Urges Greater Adoption of High-Efficiency Motors and Drives to Combat Climate Change – Global Electricity Consumption to be Reduced by 10 percent
In a new whitepaper published today, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives. ABB calls...
Got Climate Change? Kelp Can Help
Kelp, which most of us refer to as seaweed, may be an important tool in the quest to limit the effects of a warming planet. Much of the carbon dioxide emitted into...
Climate Change Adaptation Is Key to Avoid Disruption of EU Agricultural Commodities Imports
Stepping up European Union (EU) support for international adaptation, together with trade diversification are key actions the EU can take to lessen the impacts of climate change on agricultural trade, according to...
Surge in Court Cases Over Climate Change Shows Increasing Role of Litigation in Addressing the Climate Crisis
Climate litigation cases have spiked in recent years, making the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world. A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today finds that...
Secretary-General Welcomes Us Return to Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Following the inauguration of United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General said he looks forward to an era of new leadership towards accelerating climate action, with the US back...
As Climate Change Hits Harder, World Must Increase Efforts to Adapt
2020 was not only the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was also the year of intensifying climate change: high temperatures, floods, droughts, storms, wildfires and even locust plagues. Even more worryingly,...
Water, Our Ally in Adapting to Climate Change in the Western Balkans
In times of crisis, such as the one we are facing right now due to COVID-19, proper hygiene and access to clean water are crucial. Just as important is a set of measures...
Mitigating Climate Change: It Starts With Better Ocean Data
For years (and we mean many years), the ocean helped us mitigate the early effects of human emissions by absorbing greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and heat, from the atmosphere. As a...
Transforming Agri-Food Systems to Feed the World and Tackle Climate Change
Feeding the world's growing population while limiting the impacts of climate change will require urgent and radical transformation of our agri-food systems, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said at a High-Level event commemorating...
