Summer 2024 was Northern Hemisphere’s hottest on record
After shattering records in 2023, the globe is well on its way to make 2024 the hottest year ever seen, scientists at the EU climate agency warn. The northern summer of 2024 saw the
Not enough charging points for electric cars in EU: ACEA
European carmakers say that charging stations are rolling out too slowly in the bloc and that 8.8 million charging points would be required by 2030 to keep pace with an EV boom.
Scholz: Private firms need to pay up for climate protection
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater private sector investment to pay for combatting climate change. The call came as lawmakers passed a controversial reform of a climate protection law. Greater
Brazil: Indigenous people protest over ancestral lands
Indigenous groups want the Brazilian government to recognize more of their territories and protect them from criminal activities. A group of 40 Indigenous leaders met President Lula at the presidential palace. Thousands
German minister calls on ‘superrich’ to pay for climate
Germany has joined calls by Brazil to tax the world’s superrich to pay for climate protection. Germany’s Svenja Schulze said global billionaires need to contribute more. German Development Minister Svenja Schulze on
Australia: 160 pilot whales stranded on western beach
Several pilot whales — known for their tight-knit bonds — were stranded on a Western Australian coast. Officials were concerned many of them would have to be euthanized. Marine biologists on Thursday
Asia worst hit from climate disasters in 2023, says UN
A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report has said floods and storms were the leading cause of climate-related hazards in Asia. It warns of “major repercussions.” Asia was most affected by climate and weather-related events in
German prosecutors drop probe over 2021 deadly flooding
An investigation into possible negligent homicide by the head of a district hit by deadly 2021 floods has been dropped. Altogether 135 people were killed in Ahrweiler during the catastrophe. The former
Climate change to wreck global income by 2050, study shows
Researchers in Germany estimate that climate change will shrink global GDP at least 20% by 2050. Scientists said that figure would worsen if countries fail to meet emissions-cutting targets. A study by
EU pledges €3.5 billion to protect world’s oceans
The European Union has pledged billion of dollars to embrace the idea of a “blue economy” to protect the world’s oceans from damage caused by human activity. The European Union has pledged €3.5
World sees ‘severe’ coral bleaching event — US agency
The NOAA scientific agency says that the world is experiencing its second bleaching event in 10 years. A coral reef off the coast of Florida has been impacted, as has Australia’s Great