Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Global warming could increase insured hurricane losses by 50%
Created: Jul 16, 2025 08:00 AM A water rescue boat moves in floodwaters after Hurricane Milton struck Clearwater, Florida, last year (Photograph by Mike Stewart/AP) Insured losses from US hurricanes could rise by nearly 50 per cent under a 2C...

Greenpeace: Ramaphosa, G20 must end financial apartheid with tax on super-rich
Durban, South Africa, 16 July 2025 – Greenpeace Africa has demanded G20 host and South African President Ramaphosa push ahead on accelerating efforts to impose a wealth tax on the world’s billionaires and to support the UN Tax Convention for new...

‘Climate denial’ shouldn’t be illegal
You can tell the environmentalists are on the back foot. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is issuing doomsday proclamations in parliament, branding Reform and the Tories ‘unpatriotic’ for refusing to go along with his deranged Net Zero policies. And...

Climate & War: The Destruction of Gaza’s Cropland
Israel’s war on Gaza has wiped out cropland and trees, creating food shortages and exacerbating environmental degradation and climate change. The Destruction of Gaza’s Cropland is part of a series called Climate & War, commissioned by Arab...

Climate Action Agenda “Must Include Livestock”, Conclude West African Climate Experts At Bonn Climate Conference
A new agenda to realize the urgent and untapped potential of sustainable livestock systems to address climate related shocks and fragility in West Africa and the Sahel was set out on the sidelines of recent climate negotiations taking place in...

Climate emergency scrapped by Durham County Council despite protests
Bill Edgar, Local Democracy Reporter 12:45, 16 Jul 2025 Reform UK councillors in County Durham have voted to abandon the council's commitment to tackling the climate emergency. The 2019 declaration was overturned following a proposal by Durham...

Climate Policy in America: Where We Go From Here
It’s official. On July 4, President Trump signed the Republican reconciliation bill into law, gutting many of the country’s most significant clean energy tax credits. The future of the American solar, wind, battery, and electric vehicle industries...

Climate visa allows Tuvalu citizens to migrate to Australia

Climate change puts Swiss tourism to the test
In recent years ski resorts at lower altitudes have had to re-think their tourism offers due to the lack of snow. Keystone / Anthony Anex Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US)...

Environmental Group Petitions Mahama Over Alleged Ecological Destruction along coastal communities
The Ghana Environmental Advocacy Group (GEAG), a civil society organization committed to safeguarding Ghana’s natural resources, has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama over, what it describes as, the devastating impact of offshore oil...

CNN Analyst Shocked Americans Aren’t Afraid of Media-Created ‘Climate Crisis’
Meanwhile, the press intends to double down on its climate hysteria. Guest essay by Leslie Eastman from Legal Insurrection I have noted on a few occasions that Americans’ trust in scientists has eroded. One reason for this is related to...
Australian judge warns of climate threat but says he can’t force government action
Indigenous people threatened by rising seas face a “bleak future” without urgent action to tackle climate change, but Australian law provides no “legal avenue” for them to force the government to respond, a federal judge has found. The ruling...

Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on NASA website as promised

Biman: Climate change the greatest threat
Fiji’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Professor Biman Prasad has warned that climate change poses the greatest threat to the security, stability and development of the Pacific region. “Climate change is the greatest threat to the...

Lesotho makes big strides in Climate Action during growing challenges
By: Mpho Shelile MASERU Lesotho has made major progress in fighting climate change, as shown in the 2025–2030 Voluntary National Review (VNR) launched last week by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Dr. Retšelisitsoe Matlanyane. The...

From pollution to solutions: Investing in health through environmental tech
Transitioning to renewables like solar and wind doesn’t just reduce carbon emissions. It significantly lowers rates of asthma, heart disease, and premature death. The world today is grappling with a slow-moving but deadly pandemic: air and water...

Lithuania Invites Industry To Lead Way With Climate-Focused Investments
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 16. Lithuania's Ministry of Economy and Innovation has announced the allocation of 42 million euros to industrial companies to gain access to financing and immediately launch projects aimed at...

‘Keir Starmer Must Break His Silence on the Climate Crisis Driving the UK’s Extreme Temperatures’
Soaring temperatures are pushing us towards environmental crises that the Government is doing little to prepare us for, argues Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay 16 July 2025 A spectator tries to keep cool on day two at the Wimbledon Tennis...

Presidential Advisor Zulfiya Suleimenova Outlines Kazakhstan’s Vision for Climate Action
ASTANA – When leaders gathered for the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku in November, expectations were high and stakes even higher. As the world looks ahead to COP30 in Belém, Special Representative to the President on...

Germany’s climate action path faces policy and reforms challenge
‘While there have been some advancements, sectors like steel and chemicals have not moved quickly enough toward low-carbon solutions like green steel,’ says Bill Hare, CEO and senior scientist at the Berlin-based Climate Analytics institute ATHENS...