An astonishing 75 percent of the world’s land is threatened by drought and desertification as a result of man-made global warming. During December 2024 the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which … Continue reading →
Climate change is a global emergency that goes beyond national borders. It is an issue that requires international cooperation and coordinated solutions at all levels. To tackle climate change and its negative impacts, world leaders at the UN Climate Change … Continue reading →
Under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, countries pledged to try to hold global temperatures to no higher than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. They did this because scientists warned that multiple tipping points would probably be crossed if that level were … Continue reading →
What is the COP? The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the supreme decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which … Continue reading →
On 6 November 2024 Donald Trump was elected as the next President of the United States of America. Many people believe that this would be a disaster for global efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, efforts which are … Continue reading →
The world is currently heading towards a catastrophic temperature rise of 3.1C, a report from the UN environment programme (UNEP) has found. As climate impacts intensify globally, the Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air … please! finds that … Continue reading →
ZFC Real Estate has produced a page describing some relatively small, unobtrusive actions make a massive energy efficiency difference without turning your routines and schedules upside down. They are divided into Small ticket actions and Big-Ticket Ideas. Note they are … Continue reading →
Lithium and lithium-ion batteries currently power devices including smartphones and electric cars and is currently the basis of storing solar and wind energy. The popularity of these batteries is due to their high energy density and efficiency and they are … Continue reading →
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says that, according to the ERA5 dataset, on 22 July 2024 the Earth experienced its warmest day since 1940 (when ERA5 data begins). On that day the Earth’s global average temperature reached a new record … Continue reading →
United Nations Association Climate and Oceans international network aims to promote sustainability, climate action, climate justice, ecosystem restoration, care for the environment and for nature. Their full Mission Statement can be found here. The network is affiliated to UNA-UK. It … Continue reading →