India needs early investments in climate resilience

A new study warns that a single major disaster could result in damages worth $11 billion for India, but proactive investments in resilience can reduce these losses more than...

Sustainability Leaders Summit highlights key role of youth, AI

Gulf Today, Staff reporter Forbes Middle East concluded the third edition of its Sustainability Leaders Summit, chaired by Dr. Amna Bint Abdullah Al Dahak, the UAE's Minister of Climate...

Need of the hour

Slowly but steadily, climate change is tightening its grip on the world, bringing with it deadly disasters. It stands as one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the...

Bridging the red-blue divide on climate

Heather Reams, the president of Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES), stepped onto the stage at Breckenridge’s Mountain Towns 2030 summit — a room full of progressives accustomed to...

There is some good news on climate change

As oceans rise, glaciers melt and some parts of the world flood while others bake in drought, good news about climate change is scarce. Thus, a report last week...

UAE’s first climate verification accreditation awarded to Carbon Assurance

Carbon Assurance was officially recognised as the first accredited Validation and Verification Body (VVB) in the United Arab Emirates during the Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC) Annual Customer Forum...

India weighs climate-linked insurance scheme

Initiating talks with local insurers, the Indian government is considering designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process after extreme weather events such as heatwaves...

World hits first climate tipping point, scientists warn

The planet has crossed its initial climate tipping point, with scientists warning that global warming is now causing widespread diebacks of warm-water coral reefs. A landmark report, published on...

Grim situation

Far right harvests votes as climate rules roil rural Spain

Standing by a barn brimming with hundreds of bleating sheep, Jesus del Socorro Cuevas leads the far right's charge against 'dictatorial' EU environmental regulation in his corner of rural...