Hunger and disease are on the rise in Latin America after a year of record heat, floods and drought, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), cited by the Guardian. The continent, which is trapped between the much-warmed Pacific and Atlantic oceans, is likely to have experienced tens of thousands of climate-related deaths in 2023, and…
Over half of the world's CEOs make sustainability issues a priority. This is according to EY's latest quarterly survey of 1200 CEOs worldwide. By comparison, only 28% of institutional investors reported the same. “But this disparity, which prioritizes short-term financial gains at the expense of faster achievement…
The European Commission will assess whether there is a need to incentivize EU countries to shorten the recovery time for irregular payments. This was announced after the European Court of Auditors (ECA) highlighted the long process for returning illegal payments to the EU budget, reports Euractiv. In its report, the ECJ warned that the recovery of money spent illegally on…
On May 9, the European Union celebrates Europe Day, dedicated to peace and unity on the Old Continent. This day marks the anniversary of the historic Schumann Declaration, which set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe that would make war between European nations unthinkable. Schumann's proposal is considered…
Amazon unveiled the first of 12 large Volvo electric rigs it plans to put into service this year to take cargo from Southern California's busiest container seaport, reports Reuters. The e-commerce giant already operates eight electric trucks at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port Complex, where each supply truck must be…
April 2024 was warmer than any other April on record, continuing an 11-month streak of temperature records, the EU's climate monitoring agency Copernicus announced. Temperatures were 0,67C above the monthly average from 1991 to 2020 and 0,14C above the previous peak. March also broke…
Europeans are more concerned about natural disasters than armed conflicts. This is according to a new study cited by Euronews. The research by Debating Europe, the citizen engagement arm of the Friends of Europe think tank, comes just a month before the bloc heads to the polls in the European elections. More than 2000 people in seven EU countries -…
Funds invested in reducing emissions from the food industry need to increase 18-fold to around €240 billion a year if we are to halve harmful emissions and meet the goal of net zero emissions by 2050, it says in a new World Bank study cited by Euractiv. The report describes the sector…
Renewable energy sources (RES) generated a record 30% of the world's electricity in 2023. With record solar and wind power build-up in 2023, a new era of fossil fuel decarbonisation is ahead, says the think tank's Global Electricity Review Ember Trust. Reducing fossil fuel use and emissions in…
Poor countries must demonstrate clearer transparency to support their calls for trillions of dollars in climate finance. The recommendation was made by Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Environment of Azerbaijan and President of the UN Climate Summit COP29 in November. He also called on governments in developing countries to produce reports that…
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