‘Significant’ wildfire activity reported in North America and Europe
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has reported ‘significant’ wildfire activity in North America and Europe during June and July,…
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Duration of heatwaves outpaces that of global warming, study finds
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Impact of global droughts outlined in new report
A new report launched by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center…
The Netherlands has nearly doubled its investment in climate change mitigation
Investment in climate change mitigation in the Netherlands nearly doubled between 2019 and 2023, new data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS)…
UN Climate Change launches report on advancing a just transition
The UN Climate Change Secretariat has published a technical paper that outlines the need to integrate the principles of a…
Climate change poses a growing risk to data centre infrastructure
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Car leasing firms lack credible climate strategy, study claims
European car leasing firms have made ‘little to no meaningful climate commitments’, a study by Reclaim Finance and Transport &…
European heatwaves increase daily power demand by up to 14%
The heatwaves that hit Europe in late June and early July led to a 14% surge in daily power demand,…