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In Indonesia, a start-up captures coolants to stop global warming
This photo taken on June 10, 2025 shows a team of technicians from climate startup Recoolit working to capture emissions from a large AC unit in the basement of a housing complex in Jakarta. In the basement of a Jakarta housing complex, surrounded...

‘Significant’ risk of Amazon forest dieback if global warming overshoots 1.5°C
Dieback would see large numbers of trees die, shifting the lush rainforest into a dry savannah. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, assesses the impact of “overshooting” the aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement on the Amazon and...

World AFP In Indonesia, a start-up captures coolants to stop global warming
In the basement of a Jakarta housing complex, surrounded by the silver piping of the air-conditioning system, Indonesian technician Ari Sobaruddin is doing his part to tackle climate change. Ari and his colleagues will spend 12 hours capturing AC...

Arkansas Trucking Industry Cheers Rollback of California Emissions Rules
(Shutterstock) A battle brewing between the state of California, the trucking industry and the federal government will now head to federal court. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta, both Democrats, filed a lawsuit in...

New tech targets growing threat of lost fishing gear
Ghost nets and other forms of marine pollution come under the spotlight during the global Plastic Free July movement, writes DENISE CULLEN. Ghost nets are one of the most damaging types of plastic marine debris. For good reasons, these pieces of...

Every 1°C of global warming linked to higher rates of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is predicted to increase by 4.7 per cent for every 1°C rise in global temperature, a recent study from the UN has found. According to the latest UN Spotlight Initiative, a high-impact program to end violence against women...

CLIMATE CULT ORGANIZATION OAS says global warming is about to burn up earth and anyone who disagrees must be CENSORED 100 PERCENT
CLIMATE CULT ORGANIZATION OAS says global warming is about to burn up earth and anyone who disagrees must be CENSORED 100 PERCENT The Ponzi scheming never ends. In a sweeping new legal opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has...

The climate scaremongers: Another deluge of dross from the Met Office
THE MET Office has just published its annual State of the UK Climate report for last year. It reads more like a political pamphlet than a scientific one. The press release sets the tone at the start: ‘Record breaking and extreme weather has become...

Heatwave durations accelerating faster than global warming, study finds
Summary: As global temperatures rise, the world’s most intense heatwaves are not just getting longer – they’re lengthening at an accelerating pace. A study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that the duration of extreme heatwaves increases...

Hosabale calls for lifestyle that aligns with nature
NEW DELHI: RSS senior functionary Dattatraye Hosabale on Thursday asserted that people should strive to remain untouched by inner pollution as well as environmental pollution. Speaking at a book launch, he said that both external and internal...
UCLA Study: Duration of Heat Waves Accelerating Faster Than Global Warming
While millions of Americans swelter under heat warnings from the National Weather Service, new research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each...

Study reveals accelerated lengthening of heat waves due to global warming
Dr. Michael Drake, President | Official websiteDr. Michael Drake, President | Official website New research published in Nature Geoscience indicates that heat waves are expected to become not only hotter and longer but also accelerate with each...

Hanoi to ban all fossil-fuel motorbikes in city centre by 2026 as Vietnam fights deadly pollution
HANOI, July 13 — Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered Hanoi to ban all fossil fuel motorbikes and mopeds from the city’s inner Ring Road 1 starting July 1, 2026, as part of a sweeping new effort to tackle worsening pollution....
“Emissions remain; counterfeits don’t”: charter launched to tackle IP’s carbon footprint
Founder of the IP Charter for Energy Transition Fabrice Mattei speaks to WTR about the environmental impact of trademark registrations and counterfeit raids. Register for free for limited access Register for free to receive our newsletter, view...

Global warming and climate change – a real-life horror movie!
A drawing Jianna Kapoor did about climate change when she was about seven years old. Image supplied By Times’ Junior Journalist Jianna Kapoor Imagine a world where each scorching day gets hotter and hotter, millions of animals vanish in the blink...

Column – Global warming is a threat to all
Column – Global warming is a threat to all Published 4:05 pm Tuesday, July 8, 2025 By Chris Quilpa As summertime is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, what can we do to help protect us and the earth from global warming? I’d like to share...

Chinese FM responds to report that the EU 'refuses to agree on a communiqué unless China pledged greater efforts to cut its greenhouse gas emissions'
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning Photo: VCG In response to questions on whether China hopes to sign a joint statement before the China-EU leaders' summit this month as the Financial Times reported the EU "refused to agree on a...
Training on Methane Emissions Inventory from Oil and Gas Systems – Based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Publication date: 08 July 2025 On July 7, 2025, a regional training on methane emissions inventory from oil and gas systems, based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, kicked off in Tashkent. The event is organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for...

Reduce, remove, reflect — the three Rs that could limit global warming
Since 2019, the UK has been committed to the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Legally binding net zero targets form the basis for national efforts to meet the international goals of limiting global warming to “well below 2°C...

America and China: A tale of two huge greenhouse gas emitters
As the US accounts for over a quarter of the world’s economic output and well over half the market value of all companies whose shares are listed for public trading globally, it is unsurprising that major policy developments there have the rest of...