In a joint statement, human rights groups urge governments to use COP28 to highlight human rights violations in the UAE, which affect six different sectors LONDON – Amnesty International and more than 200 other civil society groups have called on governments to review both the human rights and climate policies of the United Arab Emirates...
Study conducted by Government Accountability Office shows damage to fragile ecosystems, public lands, and indigenous cultural sites by border barriers WASHINGTON – A nonpartisan government research organization in the U.S. has pointed to the environmental and cultural damage caused by the construction of border fences on the nation’s so...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Extreme weather patterns being seen around the world are “just a sign of things to come,” the UN’s top climate official has warned. All these climate disasters, from droughts to wildfires and floods, serve as stark reminders of the urgent need for accelerated action, Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN […]...
European Union’s climate agency reports that global average temperature reached 16.77°C between June and August COPEHHAGEN, Denmark – Summer 2023 has been officially declared as the hottest ever recorded on Earth. The European Union’s climate agency has reported that the global average temperature reached 16.77°C (62.18 degre...
ANKARA (AA) – The summer of 2023 was the hottest ever recorded, the UN’s weather agency said on Wednesday. “It was the hottest August on record – by a large margin – and the second hottest ever month after July 2023,” according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and EU’s Copernicus Climate Change ...
– African countries have comparative advantage in renewables such as abundance of solar, wind, and geothermal resources, say analysts KAMPALA, Uganda, (AA) – As the Africa Climate Week kickstarts in Nairobi, Kenya, analysts have said the continent can offer solutions to the global environmental crisis. Katongole Hadija, who teaches...
Climate-induced water crisis will lead to more hunger, diseases, displacement, warns Oxfam LONDON (AA) – Climate-induced water insecurity poses one of the biggest threats to humanity and will lead to more hunger, diseases, and displacement, according to a report by a UK-based charity on Thursday. In its report titled Water Dilemmas, Oxfam pres...
Environmentalists are calling on the Biden administration to finalize drinking water standards as soon as possible WASHINGTON – A date published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found toxic polyfluoroalkyl substances — PFAS, in the drinking water of 26 million people in the U.S. These chemicals are used in a variety...
ANKARA, Turkiye – Extreme temperatures, heat waves, and forest fires are wreaking havoc in various parts of Turkey, particularly in Eskişehir province, where the mercury has risen to a record 49.5 degrees Celsius (121.1 degrees Fahrenheit). Turkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Mehmet Oezhaseki, has c...
HELENA, Montana – A Montana state judge has ruled in favor of 16 young residents who claimed the state violated their constitutional rights by encouraging fossil fuel extraction. The plaintiffs, who range in age from 5 to 22, argued that the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) violates the Montana Constitution because it prevents the...
