The updates to climate law, explained

Making sense of the latest changes the government has proposed to the way emissions are reduced in New Zealand. The Cop30 conference in Brazil will begin next week, where countries gather to discuss progress towards limiting climate change to well...

EC outlines steps to deliver Europe’s new high-speed action plan

EUROPEAN commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, has outlined a series of measures the European Commission (EC) is pursuing to realise the ambitious vision for a trans-European high-speed network presented in...

Arab observatory is needed to manage climate risks – Study

MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA An Arab observatory for climate and environmental risks should be established to help manage current and future risks and uncertainties in a rapidly changing climate, according to a new study. It should be tasked with...

Parapet to Install Over 80 MWp in PV in Romania and Italy for Alerion

Parapet, an EPC contractor for renewable energy, has signed seven contracts with Alerion, an Italian player in the green energy sector, listed on the Milan stock exchange market. The projects – Sass Maor, Ambiez, Danesti, Sant’Agata,...

UK’s first AI-powered town will be lined up before election with roads and care homes running on tech, says Steve Reed

BRITAIN’s first AI-powered town will be lined up before the next election, Housing Secretary Steve Reed has said. He told The Sun he wanted roads, shops and even care homes run seamlessly on the tech. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you!...

NASA scientist issues grim warning 37 years after his original prediction: 'Point of no return'

"The main issue is the sleeping giant." by Michael MuirNovember 7, 2025 Photo Credit: Getty Images In 1988, then-NASA scientist James Hansen warned Congress about the dangers of the overheating planet. That alert went unheeded, and 37 years later,...

How to Fix A Hidden Climate Threat

The refrigerants inside cooling appliances, air conditioners and heat pumps are a climate time bomb. At present, the inventory of refrigerants is estimated at between 13 Gt to 24 Gt CO2-eq., with the global use of refrigerants growing at about 8...

Securing Europe’s future: prioritising water resilience

Water has emerged as a defining resource for Europe’s economic prosperity and climate resilience. After years of compounding droughts, floods, and shifting weather patterns, Europe stands at a pivotal moment. While water scarcity and uncertainty...

UN agency warns inequality worsening for European workers absent swift policy action

Inequality among European workers is increasing, a worrying fact for the continent’s socio-economic context. This conclusion was released by the International Labour Organization (ILO), which warned of the importance of urgent reforms and social...

Bots, Qld nuts and Kiwi forests: Inside Apple’s climate crusade

Queensland macadamia nuts are helping tech giant Apple reach its goal of combating climate change which threatens to bring more extreme weather and storms to Australia. Apple has also announced it will expand its renewable energy capacity in...

China, world's top carbon pollutor, likely to overdeliver on climate goals, will that be enough?

China is likely to overdeliver on the modest goals the government has set to cut carbon pollution, experts say. The question is whether that will be enough to help the world curb warming? That's important ahead of the annual United Nations climate...

Computer Weekly announces the Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2025

Naomi Timperley, co-founder of Tech North Advocates, has become the 14th person to be named Computer Weekly’s most influential woman in UK technology. The list was created in 2012 to make the amazing women in the UK’s technology sector more...

Athens Looks to U.S. LNG for Its Energy Ambitions

Greece is positioning itself for a larger role in the region’s natural gas trade as it prepares to host a high-level energy forum in Athens this week, where new partnerships for US liquefied natural gas (LNG) are expected to be announced. The...

Health Professions Alliance Calls for Workforce Centered Climate Action

The World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) has urged global leaders gathering at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, to place health professionals at the center of implementing the Belém Health Action Plan (BHAP),...

WSC says financial measures are key in EU’s STIP implementation to make renewable fuels competitive

“The European Commission’s publication today of the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) is a promising first step toward accelerating the energy transition in Europe for shipping,” says Jim Corbett, WSC’s Environmental Director, Europe....

Concerns across Europe that Ireland's military shortfalls could put major summit at risk

CONCERNS ARE MOUNTING among Irish and European military and security leaders about Ireland’s ability to adequately resource security operations during the upcoming EU Presidency. It comes amid heightened tensions across Europe in the wake of...

Exxon sues California over new climate disclosure laws

The European Parliament voted on Oct. 22, 2025, to reject a proposal that would have simplified the European Union’s (EU) sustainability reporting and due diligence rules. The bill sought to narrow company-size thresholds and reduce specific...

Commission welcomes political agreement, opening the possibility of Ukraine’s participation in European Defence Fund

The European Commission has expressed its support for the political agreement reached yesterday between the European Parliament and the Council, which enables Ukraine to be associated with the €7.3 billion European Defence Fund (EDF). This...

'Explosion' of invasive European green crabs reported in Southeast Alaska

When a young Sealaska intern walking a beach in July 2022 found the first evidence of European green crab presence in Alaska – a discarded shell on a beach on Annette Island in the state's far southeast corner – it was an ominous sign about the...

world World leaders punch back at US climate denial ahead of Brazil's COP30 negotiations

BELEM, Brazil — Country leaders at a climate summit in Brazil on Thursday (Nov 6) bemoaned the fractured global consensus on climate action, taking swipes at the climate-denying US government while trying to assure the world they were still on...