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Canadian Researchers Develop a Process to Convert Methane and CO2 into Useful Resources
Scientists from McGill University, one of the oldest in Canada, have discovered how to harness sunlight to transform two harmful gases, methane and carbon dioxide, into useful chemicals. In a way, this...
Climate Change Driving Unprecedented Forest Fire Loss
Forest fires supercharged by climate change are burning twice as much global tree cover as 20 years ago, according to data published on Wednesday (17 August) showing the equivalent of 16 football pitches...
Energy Efficiency Hub Launched to Boost Cooperation on World’s ‘First Fuel’
The Energy Efficiency Hub – a global platform for collaboration aimed at delivering the social, economic and environmental benefits of more efficient use of energy – was launched on 1 December at...
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...
Growing Underwater Noise in the Arctic Puts Whales and Other Animals at Risk
Until recently, the Arctic Ocean's ice cover made it a natural “acoustic refuge” for marine animals for much of the year. Many marine animals, including narwhals, belugas, and bowhead whales, rely on clicks,...
Greenpeace: Global heatwaves are fossil fuel-driven climate chaos
Unprecedented danger will be the new normal if we don’t take urgent action to stop fossil fuel-driven climate change.
From Canada and the United States to Russia and even the Arctic, record-breaking heatwaves are putting lives, livelihoods, and communities at...
Greenpeace: Stop Deep Sea Mining Before It Begins
In March 2021, the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior set sail to a place called the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean to stop an emerging ocean threat – deep sea mining...
New Funding and Strategic Plan Boosts Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service
WMO is supporting the first ever national strategic plan to strengthen Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service (UHM), as well as a new international initiative to build resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts...
This Is What’s Happening With Single-Use Plastics Around the World
Canada will ban a range of single-use plastic products by the end of next year.
The ban will focus on six items that are often found in the environment, are often not recycled...
Polar Bears Could Be Nearly Gone by 2100, Study Finds
A new study has found that polar bears could be gone by 2100 unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced.
Rising global temperatures, due to carbon emissions, have caused large amounts of...
These Countries Are Leading the Transition to Sustainable Energy
The Energy Transition Index 2020 analyzes the energy sectors of 115 countries.
Sweden tops the global rankings as the country most prepared to transition to clean energy.
COVID-19 could threaten the...
Arctic Ozone Depletion Reached Record Level
Depletion of the ozone layer, the shield that protects life on Earth from harmful levels of ultraviolet radiation, reached an unprecedented level over large parts of the Arctic this spring. This phenomenon was...
European Transport Needs to Adapt to Rising Climate Risks
From road and rail networks to ports, airports and inland waterways, critical transport resources are facing unprecedented threats from climate change impacts, notably severe flooding.However, adapting transport systems to rising climate risks...
World Failing to Provide Kids with a Healthy Life and a Climate Fit for Future
As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child healthNo single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released...
Global Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Flattened in 2019, Following Two Years of Increases
Global emission trends
Global energy-related CO2 emissions flattened in 2019 at around 33 gigatonnes (Gt), following two years of increases. This resulted mainly from a sharp decline in CO2 emissions from the power...
Trees in the City – Plaudits for Sustainable Urban Forestry Trailblazers
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Arbor Day Foundation announced the first cities to be recognized under the Tree Cities of the World programme, designed to help...
