30 Oct 2024

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has offered advice on the level of the country’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the UK Government, at the request of Secretary of State for Energy, Ed Miliband.     The CCC recommends that the UK’s NDC commits to reduce territorial greenhouse gas emissions by 81% from 1990 to 2035. This is based […]

29 Oct 2024

Image. Felix Mettermeier/Pixabay   Greenhouse gas levels surged to a new record in 2023, committing the planet to rising temperatures for many years to come, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Carbon dioxide (CO2) is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than any time experienced during human existence, rising by more than […]

16 Oct 2024

Pollution, habitat degradation, impacts of climate change, and the over-use of freshwater resources are putting pressure on Europe’s lakes, rivers, coastal waters and groundwaters like never before. According to the largest assessment on the health of Europe’s water bodies, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe is not on track to meet its […]

16 Oct 2024

A new report from influential think tank IPPR argues that security threats resulting from climate change should be at the core of the government’s approach to national resilience. It says that these threats have been consistently and significantly underestimated and now pose major security risks. The report argues that cascading risks and tipping points are […]

09 Oct 2024

The year 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, according to a new report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which signalled critical changes in water availability in an era of growing demand.   Credit: Chasing Lyu Key messages 2023 was driest year for global rivers in 33 years […]

09 Oct 2024

In response to the growing threat of climate change to Europe’s water systems, the European Union has published an updated guidance document, River Basin Management in a Changing Climate, which calls for a shift towards nature-based solutions (NbS) to improve resilience. The publication, which is part of the EU’s strategy to implement the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Floods […]

02 Oct 2024

The Scottish Government has published the Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 The plan sets out a comprehensive suite of more than 200 actions and proposals for managing the current and future impacts of climate change in Scotland. Climate change means Scotland will experience more extreme weather. Flooding, water scarcity and hot weather can […]

01 Oct 2024

Norway has opened the gateway to a massive undersea vault for carbon dioxide, marking a significant step towards launching what its operator calls the first commercial service for CO2 transport and storage. The Northern Lights project plans to take CO2 emissions captured across Europe and inject them into geological reservoirs under the seabed. The aim is to […]