Experts view FIFA’s claim of a green 2022 World Cup in Qatar skeptically, citing high emissions and questionable offsetting methods.
Contrary to FIFA’s claims the 2022 Qatar World Cup is set to emit record-high CO2 emissions
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Croatia urged to act on its renewable energy potential
By speeding up its energy transition, Croatia could reduce its reliance on expensive energy imports.
Future costs of emissions three times higher than assumed finds study
The US puts a dollar figure on the damage caused by carbon emissions, but new research finds it’s too low, meaning the benefits of reducing emissions are being underestimated.
The world is edging closer to climate tipping points
The Global Carbon Project (GCP) has released its annual report which does not offer positive reading. It found there is now a 50% risk that a key climate threshold will soon be reached.
Analysis: COP27 – The ghost of Loss and Damage comes back to haunt UN climate talks
Negotiators fail to make progress at COP27.
COP27 hosts Egypt to build major wind power project
Major wind power project announced in Egypt.
Book review: The Age of Resilience, by Jeremy Rifkin
Jeremy Williams reviews The Age of Resilience.
UNICEF warns 27 million children at risk from climate fuelled floods
UNICEF warns millions of children worldwide are at risk from devastating floods.
Africa loses 34% of GDP at 1.5° warming, ‘grim’ new report concludes
Report to COP 27 finds that, even at 1.5°, climate change absolutely devastates most of the countries in Africa.
Guterres: We are on a highway to hell
In his opening speech at COP27, Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General did not hold back his words.
A greener life, a greener world 