Strictly speaking, it’s not yet impossible to keep from heating our world more than 1.5 degrees Celsius beyond the average global air temperature of the mid-to-late 1800s, when the Industrial Revolution was gaining momentum.
Topic: ENVIRONMENT
Q2’23 Carbon emission Wrap Up | the scores are in… and we have a new number ONE.
2023 has seen further chaos in ocean freight rates as carriers battle to balance capacity and demand – but have these choppy financial waters brought unintended
Strengthening ocean efforts to tackle climate change, marine biodiversity loss and pollution
The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) taking place from 26 February to 1 March 2024 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya programme.
GPHA rolls out initiiative to tackle climate change
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has embarked on an initiative to create a sustainable environment and effective waste management.
Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest so far
Records were once again broken for greenhouse gas levels, surface temperatures, ocean heat and acidification, sea level rise, ice cover and glacier retreat, a new global report issued by the UN weather agency (WMO) on Tuesday shows.
Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO
The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.”
Bellona meets with Arctic Council officials on black carbon and alternative energy in the polar region
As new environmental priorities fill the agenda of the Arctic Council under Norway’s leadership, Bellona met last week with its chair, Morten Høgland, to discuss battling climate change in the earth’s most vulnerable and rapidly heating region.
Global temperatures breached critical 1.5°C warming threshold for first time over 12 month period
The global average temperature in January 2024 was 1.6°C above pre-industrial levels for the month, meaning the planet has breached the 1.5°C benchmark for the past 12 months.
Groundbreaking climate opinion from international court – States must go further to address GHG emissions
States must take “all necessary measures” to prevent, reduce and control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from any source – simply participating in global efforts is not necessarily enough.
Spain calls for close monitoring of ship movements amidst ‘carbon leakage’ fear
A closer monitoring of the consequences on European ports of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme extension is needed, according to Spain’s position expressed at Tuesday’s (18 June) Transport Council.