UN urges shipping industry to cut emissions
Geneva – The United Nations (UN) warned on Tuesday that carbon emissions from shipping were growing, calling on the... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Ottawa rolls out CAN$1.6 billion plan to adapt to climate change
Ottawa – The Canadian government on Thursday unveiled a CAN$1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) plan to help the country deal... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
No way to run a COP: climate summit host Egypt gets bad marks
Sharm el Sheikh – Almost from the start, Egypt came under fire over its handling of the UN COP27... Read more
21 Nov, 2022
Young Africans at COP27 show grassroots innovations
Sharm el Sheikh – While negotiators at the UN climate meeting have haggled over policy on global warming, young... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident was ‘near death’ on hunger strike: family
Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was “near” to death behind bars, his family told AFP on... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Climate disinfo during COP27: five top themes
Paris – Posts blaming climate policies for the Ukraine war were among misleading narratives spread during the COP27 summit,... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Climate change fuelled rains behind deadly Nigeria floods: study
Paris – Heavy rains behind floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year were about 80 times... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
EU vows $1 billion package for climate resilience in Africa
Sharm el Sheikh – The European Union on Wednesday said it would dedicate more than $1 billion in climate... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Climate change set to ‘increase hunger’ in Africa: UN
Sharm el Sheikh – As COP27 delegates in Egypt debate planet-heating emissions, the climate crisis is exacerbating devastating hunger... Read more
17 Nov, 2022
Brazil’s Lula, world leaders bolster UN climate talks
Sharm el Sheikh – UN climate talks got a fillip on Wednesday as Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
