EU Environment Council Meets on COP30 Mandate, Water, and Oceans

The EU Environment Council (ENVI), made up of the bloc’s environment ministers, will meet in Luxembourg on 21 October to discuss a packed agenda on COP30, the European Water Resilience Strategy, and the European Ocean Pact. The meeting is chaired...

Lamu residents welcome Environment Court ruling on Sh200 billion coal project

Save Lamu secretary general Walid Ahmed leads other activists and residents in anti-coal demos in Lamu town. FILE Lamu residents are celebrating the high court’s decision to uphold the National Environment Tribunal’s (NET) cancellation of a...

Community Climate Action Funding due to be announced

Donegal County Council are delighted to announce that applications for funding under Phase 2 of the Community Climate Action Programme will open on Tuesday, October 28. The Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP) supports small and large rural...

How common is severe climate change anxiety in Canada? Study offers a glimpse

By Canadian Press on October 21, 2025. Two new studies are helping to shed light on the extent Canadians feel climate change is impacting their mental health. A national study published today suggests about 2.3 per cent of people in Canada...

Israel’s 2-year ecocide in Gaza targets all environmental elements

Abeer Butmeh from Palestinian Civil Society Environmental Network says Israel uses water, food, and energy as ‘war weapons,’ leaving Gaza’s farmland and ecosystems in irreversible collapse ISTANBUL Tens of thousands of Palestinians have died...

Spanish PM insists on including fight against climate change as defence spending, defying both Trump and Brussels

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez is unwilling to give up his fight to make climate change prevention part of defence investment, despite the reluctance of some Nato partners and the European Commission. In the midst of tension with Donald Trump, who is an...

Youth fight their climate court loss

Young climate activists are appealing their court loss last week against President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost fossil fuels. Twenty-two young people behind the case Lighthiser v. Trump filed notice Monday with the U.S. District Court for the...

Membership & Events Officer, Environmental Coalition on Standards, ECOS

ECOS are looking for a highly motivated Membership & Events Officer to join their Communication & Membership team, starting January 2026, for a one-year contract. The post Membership & Events Officer, Environmental Coalition on Standards, ECOS...

Ben Stiller links diminishing impact of comedy to current political climate

Los Angeles: Hollywood director-actor Ben Stiller wants comic artistes to keep pushing boundaries with their craft. The actor-director is of the opinion that comedy is facing unprecedented challenges in the current political climate. However, he...

BNP holds talks with visiting IRI delegation on electoral environment

TBS Report 21 October, 2025, 02:05 pm Last modified: 21 October, 2025, 02:16 pm A delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI), currently visiting Bangladesh, held a meeting with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to discuss...

Workshop charts path for climate proofing Tanzanian agriculture

Dodoma. The push for accelerating the integration of nature-based solutions (NbS) into Tanzania’s development and investment frameworks received fresh impetus after leading organisations convened a key meeting to discuss the agenda. The CEO...

DNR: Visualizing Climate Change Solutions at Point Lookout

Posted by Lexi Leader on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 · Leave a Comment Point Lookout State Park complex manager Dawn Letts tries out one of the University of Maryland virtual reality projects for Point Lookout. (Photo by Catherine Madsen/UMD...

Hoteliers rise to the climate action challenge

Tom Randles, Randles Hotels; Jenny De Saulles, Fáilte Ireland’s Director of Sector Development; Bernadette Randles, Dromhall Hotel and Paul Gallagher, IHF Chief Executive pictured at the Hotel Sustainability Conference. Picture: Shane O’Neill Over...

Liberia: UN Women, Rural Women Leaders Rally in Harper — Push for Climate Action, Peace, and Economic Empowerment

HARPER, Maryland County — In a country where women’s voices are often overshadowed, UN Women continues to stand out as one of Liberia’s strongest allies in amplifying the voices of rural women and promoting gender equality. By: Peter P. Toe, Jr.,...

Alawneh elected JBA's new chairman; pledges robust business climate

Ammon News - The new administrative body of the Jordanian Businessmen Association (JBA) elected Ayman Alawneh as the JBA's chairman for the 2025-2029 term during its first meeting Monday evening, after winning a unanimous vote. The body also...

OAG, Pacific Audit Offices call for urgent regional action on climate change adaptation

BY NED GAGAHE The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and its Pacific counterparts jointly call for urgent and coordinated regional action to strengthen climate change adaptation efforts across the Pacific. This follows the completion of a major...

Pursuing Net Zero Makes the UK Vulnerable to Bad Weather, BBC, Not Climate Change

A recent article at the BBC, “Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050,” claims that the United Kingdom needs to prepare for increasing extreme weather as the planet approaches 2°C warming. This is false in its framing. Although it’s...

Forced evictions and climate change: on risk, CO2 emissions and anti-eviction struggles

Our calculations show that upgrading and retrofitting informal settlements can save up to 66% of CO₂e compared to alternative demolition and relocation policies. This should be a crucial consideration for ongoing policy debates and agenda setting...

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects. The country was until this month one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is...

Coca-Cola pops as earnings beat amid 'challenging' environment

Coca-Cola (KO) posted earnings results that beat Wall Street's expectations on Tuesday, continuing an early streak of strong third quarter reports from consumer-facing companies. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.82, compared to Wall Street...