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Morocco 'water highway' averts crisis in big cities but doubts over sustainability
Kenitra, Morocco (AFP) Mar 30, 2025 Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south but experts question the sustainability of the project in the face of climate change. The North African kingdom has spent $728 million so far on what it dubs a "water highway" to redirect the surplus flow of the Sebou River to meet the drinking water needs of capital Rabat and economic hub Casablanca, according to official figures. In the future, it plans to tap other no ... read more |
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SEC ends US companies' need to release climate impact dataWashington (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 The United States abandoned plans Thursday to require publicly-listed companies to disclose data on their greenhouse gas emissions and exposure to climate risks, with the financial regulator calling the rules "unnecessarily intrusive." ... more
Dutch climate group says suing top bank INGAmsterdam (AFP) Mar 28, 2025 A Dutch environmental group said on Friday it had begun a legal case against top bank ING, aiming to force the institution to halve carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030. ... more 
'We are not in crisis': chair of IPCC climate body to AFPParis (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change. ... more 
COP30 president vows to defend global climate fightBerlin (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Brazil's UN COP30 president on Tuesday said that this year's summit would aim to defend climate action by governments against "serious" geopolitical challenges, while also pushing the private sector to contribute more to the fight. ... more |
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Spain to face increasingly 'severe' droughts: reportMadrid (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Spain, which is nearing the end of a years-long drought, can expect such dry spells to become increasingly "frequent and severe" due to global warming, according to a scientific report published Thursday. ... more
Doubts over climate funding as donors squeeze aidParis (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 There are growing doubts about a pledge by rich nations to provide more climate finance to poorer nations, as foreign aid budgets are slashed and the US guts environmental spending. ... more 
Scientists say Trump cuts threaten climate research, public safetyWashington (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college. After more than a decade as a contractor, he finally secured a full-time position nearly two years ago. ... more
Spain near end of four-year drought: weather agencyMadrid (AFP) Mar 11, 2025 A drought that has parched fields and prompted water restrictions in Spain since 2021 could be over soon thanks to recent abundant rainfall, national weather agency AEMET said on Tuesday. ... more 
UK court cuts longest jail terms on activists, rejects 10 appealsLondon (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 A British court on Friday reduced some of the heaviest jail terms imposed on climate activists for their high-profile protests, but threw out appeals from 10 others to have their prison sentences overturned. ... more |
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US 'vital' for forecasting global weather extremes: UN
Geneva (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 The United States plays a critical role in predicting global weather extremes, the UN stressed Friday, as mass layoffs at a renowned US science agency raised concerns that such life-saving forecasting services could be in peril. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - the leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate analysis and marine conservation - has become a target since President Donald Trump returned to power in January, with hundreds of scientists and ... read more 
French university opens doors to 'threatened' US scientistsMarseille (AFP) Mar 5, 2025 A French university announced Wednesday it would welcome scientists from the United States working in areas threatened by funding cuts under President Donald Trump's administration. ... more |
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Climate 'laggard' Ireland risks 26 bn euros EU fine: reportDublin (AFP) Mar 4, 2025 Ireland risks paying a 26 billion euros ($27.4 bn) fine to other EU members if it fails to meet agreed 2030 climate targets, according to an Irish report published Tuesday. ... more
Nations fail to break deadlock on UN climate report timingBangkok (AFP) Mar 2, 2025 Nations failed to break a deadlock over the timing of the UN's next blockbuster assessment of climate change science after a marathon meeting in China that US envoys skipped. ... more 
Hundreds of firings at key US climate agency: lawmakerWashington (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 Hundreds of scientists and experts have been fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a leading US agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate analysis, marine conservation and more, a Democratic lawmaker said Thursday. ... more 
China missed key climate target last year: official dataBeijing (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy rose slightly as coal remained dominant despite record renewable additions, official data showed Friday. ... more
Europe's Greens have the blues as climate measures rolled backBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 28, 2025 After five years of breakthroughs in the climate fight, Europe's Greens are watching in dismay as Brussels unpicks part of that legacy in the name of spurring growth - amid fears it may just be the beginning. ... more |
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