climate | https://ens-newswire.com We Cover the Earth for You! Thu, 01 Jun 2023 02:26:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.7 https://ens-newswire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/favicon.jpg climate | https://ens-newswire.com 32 32 Earth Commission: ‘Sick’ Planet Needs Safe and Just Treatment https://ens-newswire.com/earth-commission-sick-planet-needs-safe-and-just-treatment/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 02:26:44 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98808 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 31, 2023 (ENS) – Humans are taking “colossal risks with the future of civilization and everything that lives on Earth,” a new Earth Commission study published today [...]

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]]> WMO: Global Temperature Headed for ‘Uncharted Territory’ https://ens-newswire.com/wmo-global-temperature-headed-for-uncharted-territory/ Wed, 17 May 2023 22:51:37 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98724 GENEVA, Switzerland, May 17, 2023 (ENS) – Fueled by high levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event, global temperatures are likely to surge to record [...]

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]]> Cities of the Americas Share Climate Migration Solutions https://ens-newswire.com/cities-of-the-americas-share-climate-migration-solutions/ Mon, 08 May 2023 00:55:01 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98675 DENVER, Colorado, May 7, 2023 (ENS) – Michael B. Hancock, third-term mayor of Denver, the Mile High City in the Rocky Mountains, has worked his way up. He knows from [...]

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]]> Biden Again Strengthens Vehicle Emissions Standards https://ens-newswire.com/biden-again-strengthens-vehicle-emissions-standards/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:15:59 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98642 WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2023 (ENS) – The benefits of the “most ambitious pollution standards ever,” will top costs by US$1 trillion, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promised Tuesday, announcing [...]

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]]> IPCC: Liveable Future Possible If We Defuse Climate Time-Bomb https://ens-newswire.com/ipcc-liveable-future-possible-if-we-defuse-climate-time-bomb/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 02:04:00 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98495 INTERLAKEN, Switzerland, March 20, 2023 (ENS) – Global temperatures have already risen to 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels after more than a century of burning fossil fuels, as well [...]

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]]> Conservationists Sue to Stop ConocoPhillips Alaska Oil Venture https://ens-newswire.com/conservationists-sue-to-stop-conocophillips-alaska-oil-venture/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:56:26 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98481 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 16, 2023 (ENS) – Warning that the U.S. government’s environmental review fails to account for the full climate impact of oil development in Alaska, five of America’s [...]

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]]> Climate Denier Gosar Rejoins House Natural Resources Committee https://ens-newswire.com/climate-denier-gosar-rejoins-house-natural-resources-committee/ Thu, 19 Jan 2023 02:04:39 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98245 WASHINGTON, DC, January 18, 2023 (ENS) – Ally of industrial development and ex-President Donald Trump, far-right election denier Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona is back on the House Committee [...]

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]]> Police Detain Greta Thunberg at German Coal Mine Protest https://ens-newswire.com/police-detain-greta-thunberg-at-german-coal-mine-protest/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:27:08 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98236 LUZERATH, Germany, January 17, 2023 (ENS) – Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police Tuesday while protesting a coal mine expansion that has emptied a now-abandoned hamlet in [...]

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]]> U.S. Agencies to Assess Climate Impact of Federal Projects https://ens-newswire.com/u-s-agencies-to-assess-climate-impact-of-federal-projects/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:47:59 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98216 WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2023 (ENS) – In a new climate change guidance, the Biden Administration asks federal agencies to account for greenhouse gas emissions as they review proposals for [...]

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]]> Hong Kong Issues Green Bonds to Address Tough Challenges https://ens-newswire.com/hong-kong-issues-green-bonds-to-address-tough-challenges/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 02:43:51 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98163 HONG KONG, January 6, 2023 (ENS) – The Hong Kong government on Thursday announced the successful offering of US$5.75 billion worth of Green Bonds. The triple-currency offering is the largest [...]

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]]> Earth’s Biodiversity Crisis Activates Governments, Police https://ens-newswire.com/earths-biodiversity-crisis-activates-governments-police/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 03:10:06 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=98092 LYON, France, December 7, 2022 (ENS) – A wildlife and timber trading law enforcement crackdown by the international police force Interpol and the World Customs Organization has yielded more than [...]

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]]> COP27: Rich to Fund Climate Loss/Damage for Poorer Countries https://ens-newswire.com/cop27-rich-to-fund-climate-loss-damage-for-poorer-countries/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 23:34:32 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97999 SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 20, 2022 (ENS) – The UN Climate Change Conference COP27 closed today in Egypt with a breakthrough agreement to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable [...]

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]]> COP27 Spills Into Overtime Amid Human Rights Protests https://ens-newswire.com/cop27-spills-into-overtime-amid-human-rights-protests/ Sat, 19 Nov 2022 02:57:02 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97989 SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 18, 2022 (ENS) – Climate activists and members of civil society have been intimidated, harassed and kept under surveillance during the United Nations COP27 climate summit [...]

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]]> EU Moving to Stricter Euro 7 Vehicle Emission Standards https://ens-newswire.com/eu-moving-to-stricter-euro-7-vehicle-emission-standards/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 01:37:47 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97973 BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 13, 2022 (ENS) – Reducing emissions from new motor vehicles sold in the EU to meet the European Green Deal’s zero-pollution goal, while keeping vehicles affordable for [...]

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]]> COP27: Humanity ‘On the Highway to Climate Hell’ https://ens-newswire.com/cop27-humanity-on-the-highway-to-climate-hell/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:09:20 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97954 SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 7, 2022 (ENS) – “We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the High-Level [...]

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]]> Climate Activists Stage Sit-Ins, Glue-Ins Ahead of COP27 https://ens-newswire.com/climate-activists-stage-sit-ins-glue-ins-ahead-of-cop27/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 01:22:13 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97942 SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt, November 5, 2022 (ENS) – People who care about global warming are focusing in on the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, where the United Nations’ [...]

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]]> Caution! Climate Work in Progress https://ens-newswire.com/caution-climate-work-in-progress/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:50:56 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97904 BONN, Germany, October 27, 2022 (ENS) – Countries’ climate promises fall far short of avoiding catastrophic global warming, the United Nations’ climate agency warned Wednesday in a new analysis ahead [...]

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]]> Melting Ice Worries Arctic Eight, But Opens Opportunities https://ens-newswire.com/melting-ice-worries-arctic-eight-but-opens-opportunities/ Sat, 08 Oct 2022 04:50:59 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97833 WASHINGTON, DC, October 7, 2022 (ENS) – Today, the Biden Administration released a new 10-year National Strategy for the Arctic Region, which is melting at least three times faster than [...]

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]]> CALIFORNIA: Lawmakers Pass Help for Climate But Not Bees https://ens-newswire.com/california-lawmakers-pass-help-for-climate-but-not-bees/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 02:02:14 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97829 SACRAMENTO, California, October 5, 2022 (ENS) – With the signing of 997 bills into law, California Governor Gavin Newsom just wrapped up the 2022 legislative session.

In addition to guaranteeing [...]

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]]> New U.S. Gov Portal Shows Climate Stressors in Real Time https://ens-newswire.com/new-u-s-gov-portal-shows-climate-stressors-in-real-time/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 02:37:14 +0000 https://ens-newswire.com/?p=97734 WASHINGTON, DC, September 9, 2022 (ENS) – Where’s the fire? Where’s the flood? For the first time, an online live climate impact dashboard is allowing people to see extreme weather, [...]

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