Shorouk Express Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced Wednesday that Spain would set up a national network of climate shelters to help people survive increasingly severe heatwaves. “Devastating droughts and heatwaves are no longer rare. Some summers, it’s not separate waves we face, but one long heatwave stretching from June through August. This is now the…
Shorouk Express On 22 November, Italy enacted a decree that should alarm every EU policymaker concerned with climate ambition. Yet it will likely be dismissed as a domestic regulatory matter. This is precisely the problem, writes Patrizio Donati, CEO and founder of Terrawatt, an Italian Independent Power Producer (IPP) (pictured, below). The decree, framed as…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 23. From November 10 to 22, the city of Belém in Brazil hosted the 30th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), and on November 6–7, the Leaders’ Summit took place, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said, Trend reports. The Azerbaijani Republic…
Shorouk Express The COP30 climate conference will start on Nov. 10 in the Amazon port city of Belém. The Trump administration said it will not send “high level representatives,” amid Washington’s larger push against climate policies. U.S. President Donald Trump has already announced the U.S. would exit the Paris climate agreement for a second time. Last…
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Shorouk Express “They killed [the agreement]. The lack of leadership from the EU makes my blood boil,” said one person with knowledge of the discussions, also granted anonymity to speak candidly. However, the move garnered support from major fossil fuels producers, such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, which traditionally push back against climate measures aimed…
Shorouk Express NARVA, Estonia — Right on the Russian border, Europe’s first commercial-scale rare-earth magnet factory is starting to supply automotive and green tech customers from a forgotten corner of Estonia. The project represents an act of defiance against Russian aggression. It’s a bid to counter China’s chokehold over critical minerals that is Beijing’s trump…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. The COP29 Sustainability Report was released today, highlighting the rigorous measures taken to make COP29 one of the most sustainable global climate conferences ever organized, Trend reports. Under Azerbaijan’s Presidency, sustainability principles were embedded across every aspect of planning, delivery, and legacy, setting new standards for future hosts. At…
Shorouk Express Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Trees across the Amazon rainforest are growing larger in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to a major new…
Shorouk Express Long-term trouble The battle over the EU’s NDC is closely linked to the bloc’s overarching climate target for 2040, proposed by the Commission in July. Discussion on that target was put on hold after France and Germany joined Poland, Italy and a handful of other countries to form a blocking minority and postponed…
