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High-polluting cars rule the roads in Kazakhstan
Activist asserts government measure to help environment actually exacerbates air pollution.
Plants absorbing less carbon dioxide in 2023, accelerating global warming
Plants and trees' ability to absorb carbon dioxide fell dramatically in 2023, due to increased heat stress in vegetation, a new study revealed.
Ukraine war makes Caspian Sea environmental crisis worse
The war in Ukraine is making a growing environmental crisis in the Caspian Sea worse, claims Zaur Shiriyev, a scholar at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. Pollution from the war is making an already bad situation worse.
Earth records hottest year since records began
Sunday, July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally in 100,000 years according to the EU climate monitoring service Copernicus, warning that the Climate Crisis is accelerating.
Six out of nine “planetary boundaries” have been crossed and a tenth has appeared
Six out of the nine “planetary boundaries” that track how close humanity is coming to the environmental disaster have been crossed. And now there might be a tenth boundary: the amount of oxygen in oceans is starting to fall.
China builds melt-down proof “pebble-tech” nuclear reactor
China has built what it claims is a melt-down-proof nuclear reactor that would remove one of the main objections to building more nuclear power stations to tackle the accelerating Climate Crisis.
Devastating forest fires cause millions of euros of damage in North Macedonia
Experts estimate it will take a century to restore the lost vegetation after huge areas burned in recent weeks.
Hungary's solar capacity climbs over 6,700 MW
Demand for new solar panels surged after the government reduced utility subsidies for households in August 2022.
Iran swelters as temperatures top 40C in 170 locations across country
Temperatures have exceeded 40C (104 Fahrenheit) at 170 weather stations across Iran on July 20 with Susa hitting hit 50C.
Rising carbon emissions will drive the clouds from the sky
The clouds may disappear from the skies within the next century, which would cause temperatures to leap by as much as 12C and force most of humanity to move to the polar ice caps.
Central Asia and the struggle for water
The Kyrgyz have a saying: "El bashi bolboy, suu bashi bol", which translates to: "Do not be the head of the people, but be at the source, the head of the water." This old proverb remains extremely relevant today. Water is life.
Iraq braces for severe heatwave with temperatures to reach 49C
Basra is expected to be the hottest region, nearly reaching 50 degrees Celsius as temperatures across the region break records this week.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan taking steps toward fulfilling green energy export vision
Draft agreement outlines scope of cooperation.
Powerful storm hits Skopje after heatwave, leaving 100,000 people without electricity
Anger after parts of North Macedonia's capital left without power for 15 hours.
Western Balkans can skip gas and move straight to renewables, says Bankwatch
NGO CEE Bankwatch says anticipated solar and wind projects in the region are expected to generate four times more electricity over their lifetimes than prospective gas-fired power plants.
Paris Agreement’s carbon budget all spent in growing number of developed countries
A carbon emission budget built into the 2015 Paris Agreement to buy the world some time before environmental catastrophe strikes has already been exhausted by some of world’s biggest carbon emitters and we are burning through what remains too fast.
World Bank says Western Balkans must invest $37bn to protect region from climate change impact
Region increasingly plagued by floods, drought, heatwaves and forest fires.
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Record growth in renewables must be significantly topped up, says IRENA
The world risks missing the tripling renewables target pledged at COP28 in November. That is although renewables are becoming the fastest growing source of power, says the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Dubai heatwave: Temperature feels like 62°C as scientists explain extreme conditions
Dubai is experiencing an intense heatwave with the "feels like" temperature soaring to 62°C (143.6°F), according to US-based weather reports.
BP: oil demand and emissions will peak in 2025
Oil super major BP's latest outlook on global energy trends suggests a potential peak in worldwide oil demand as early as next year, a development that could mark a significant turning point in global carbon emissions by 2025.