Countdown to disaster: timelines to cross temperature thresholds tabulated

The Climate Crisis is accelerating and all the main players predict that the world will warm by more than the 1.5C Paris Agreement target by next year and the 2C maximum will be broached by 2037 – far earlier than previously forecast.

Sunlight heating effect on earth more than doubles in the last decade

Global warming results from man-made greenhouse gas emissions that have doubled the heating effect from incoming sunlight, which is now more than the heat radiated by earth into space in the last decade, according to a research paper.

Record temperatures around the world – Statista

A heat wave is sweeping across South Asia, with temperatures having reached 44°C in India’s Jaipur and 50°C in Pakistan’s Shaheed Benazirabad in April, Statista reports.

Uzbekistan: Hub for electric vehicles in Central Asia – report

China expanding share of global EV market.

Heat crisis intensifies as military student dies in Iraq's scorching temperatures

At least one military student has died and eight others were hospitalised after suffering heat stroke due to historically high temperatures in the region.

Mexico's oil champion Pemex grows isolated amid mounting ecological damage

Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, is facing growing criticism for its significant role in hydrocarbon-related environmental damage and its apparent lack of sufficient response strategies.

Rising waters will prompt “catastrophic” mass migration, says study

Even if global heating stays at today's level, the world could be headed for unstoppable sea level rise and mass migration, scientists have warned in a stark new report in the journal Communications Earth and Environment.

Rising waters will prompt “catastrophic” mass migration, says study

US panel's ruling clears path for hefty tariffs on solar imports

As a result of the ITC’s decision, the Department of Commerce will now issue orders enforcing countervailing and anti-dumping duties on those solar products. These tariffs were finalised by the department last month.

Trump U-turns on $5bn offshore wind farm off New York in return for gas deal

The Trump administration has reversed its decision and is now allowing oil giant Equinor’s under-construction $5bn Empire Wind 1 project to proceed off New York.

Trump U-turns on $5bn offshore wind farm off New York in return for gas deal

The Trump administration has reversed its decision and is now allowing oil giant Equinor’s under-construction $5bn Empire Wind 1 project to proceed off New York.

EVs to account for one in four car sales this year

Global electric vehicle sales are expected to more than triple by 2030, reaching 45mn units annually, driven by expanding markets in China and strengthening policy support in advanced and emerging economies, according to the IEA.

Indonesia's energy future: The structural hurdles to achieving independence

As Indonesia accelerates its march toward energy independence, President Prabowo Subianto's administration has made ambitious declarations: achieving full energy sovereignty within five years

China’s growing gap to Paris pledge threatens meeting of climate targets

The introduction of new Chinese renewable electricity pricing rules in June threaten the country’s ability to meet its Paris Agreement 2030 climate commitments, according to a report by Carbon Brief.

China’s CO2 emissions go into reverse for the first time

For the first time, China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has seen its CO2 emissions go into reverse and start falling, despite a rapid growth in demand for power.

The world is getting darker, absorbing more sunlight, which is accelerating the Climate Crisis

The world is getting darker as the ice melts and that means it is absorbing more and more sunlight, which is accelerating the process.

Kazakhstan joins Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan in warning Taliban canal could hit water security

Knock-on effects could leave country facing crisis, Astana conference hears.

Dust storm blankets Tehran after hitting Iraq

A severe dust storm, originating in southern Iraq, swept eastward on May 15 reaching as far north as Iran's capital city of Tehran.

Middle East braces for intense heatwave, with temperatures set to surpass 50°C

The Middle East is bracing for another intense heatwave set to grip the region from May 17, with temperatures likely to easily surpass 50 degrees Celsius in the next few days.

Middle East braces for intense heatwave with temperatures set to surpass 50°C (122°F)

The Middle East is bracing for another intense heatwave set to grip the region from May 17, with temperatures likely to easily surpass 50 degrees Celsius in the next few days.