Climate change is affecting us

Tomatoes in October? Wow. We’re still enjoying tomatoes off our own vines in mid-October. They are quite a treat. On the other hand, the lack of a hard frost well into October meant that our prune plums never really sweetened before they fell off...

Late Bloomers: Climate Change Delays the Onset of Fall in China

Swallows linger longer in the cold north. Lotus flowers that usually fade by late summer are still in bloom. Osmanthus, a hallmark of autumn in southern China, hesitates to blossom. Driven by climate change, China’s autumn started later this year,...

Environment, Health and Safety Compliance Checklist

Environment, Health and Safety Compliance Checklist Your business is subject to many operational, regulatory, and compliance risks. KPA’s EHS Checklist gives you an overview of some of the documents, training, and procedures that are required by...

Whale and Dolphin Migrations are Being Disrupted by Climate Change

For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel between their warm breeding grounds in the tropics to...

Council’s climate strategy is all talk and little action - Iain Whyte

This week’s Policy and Sustainability Committee at the council was, once again, a glaring example of the council’s all fur coat and nae knickers approach with an update on its “ambitious” Climate Strategy 2030. The climate zealots of the...

The four Ps: How to reclaim the narrative on climate action

The UK’s sustainability agenda has faced blows in recent weeks. The BBC reports how a new Reform council has abolished its flood committee, while the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, has told council staff located in EDI and climate roles to find...

Climate change and the quest for 'positive tipping points'

.The writer is an academic and researcher. He is also the author of Development, Poverty, and Power in Pakistan, available from Routledge When world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil this November for the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30),...

Brian Poe calls for global ‘bayanihan’ to combat climate change

By Billy Begas House Assistant Majority Leader and FPJ Panday Bayanihan party-list Rep. Brian Poe called for a global “bayanihan” to address the worsening effects of climate change. Speaking before the 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union held in...

Plixer Releases AI Assistant and Expands Visibility Into Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Cloud Environments

Plixer LLC, a leader in NetFlow/IPFIX data collection and network observability, announced new capabilities available in its Plixer One observability and defense platform. The update expands visibility with the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ (ZTE),...

Louisiana environmental advocates join in lawsuit seeking to end pollution rule delays

Louisiana environmental groups on have sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after the administration gave industrial facilities a reprieve from following an emissions reduction rule, arguing that the exemptions...

EAD, NYU Abu Dhabi joint marine research mission aboard Jaywun reveals resilience of Arabian Gulf ecosystem to climate change

ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD) The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) conducted studies aboard EAD’s advanced oceanographic research vessel Jaywun. This research focused on understanding the complex interactions...

Environment Canada issues rainfall warning for Squamish

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Squamish, with heavy rain expected to continue through Friday. According to the warning, between 20 and 30 millimetres of rain is forecast overnight Thursday, with another 20...

UN chief calls for 'fight' against climate disinformatio...

GENEVA, Oct 23: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for a fightback against climate disinformation ahead of next month's COP30 summit after US President Donald Trump branded climate change the "greatest con job ever". Guterres issued a...

Severn Trent handed top rating for environmental performance

The Environment Agency (EA) has announced that Severn Trent has achieved the top-rated four-star award in the Environmental Performance Assessment (EPA). The assessment was introduced in 2011 as a tool for comparing environmental performance...

Coletta Zapata Endorsed by Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund

The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund has endorsed Gabriela Coletta Zapata for re-election as District 1 Boston City Councilor, a credit to her commitment to the environment and climate action. With issues of public health,...

Climate equity funding slows in first half of 2025: Report

Climate equity funding nearly doubled in 2024 in India, but the first half of 2025 slowed somewhat on account of global political and policy uncertainty, though long-term trends remain positive, said a report on climate funding. The big shift in...

Climate Change and Innovative Paths to a More Sustainable Future

Newswise — The challenges posed by climate change and greenhouse gas net-zero transition are discussed. Several key technology areas which require innovation are briefly reviewed in this article, including renewables, energy storage, distributed...

Fiala Rejects EU’s Proposed Climate Target For 2040 At Brussels Summit

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala rejected the proposed climate target for 2040 at the EU summit in Brussels last night, he told a press conference after the meeting. The proposal was for a legal target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90%...

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues ?

African agriculture has the potential to advance up to 50% of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), yet the sector remains severely underfunded, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in collaboration with...

Kuwait oil minister: GCC environmental meeting marked with consensus

KUWAIT -- Minister of Oil and President of the Supreme Environmental Council Dr. Tareq Al-Roumi on Thursday said the 27th meeting of the GCC environment officials concluded with full consensus and 18 recommendations related to international...