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US pushes to revoke scientific ruling that underpins climate regulations
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change. Speaking at an auto dealership in Indianapolis, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin argued that the 2009 Endangerment Finding was based on flawed reasoning and had inflicted serious economic harm. "If finalized, today's announc ... read more |
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Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmfulWashington (AFP) July 25, 2025 President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determination about the harms of greenhouse gases that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change. ... more
World court climate ruling: non-binding but game changingParis (AFP) July 25, 2025 The world's top court may not be able to compel polluting states to halt planet-warming emissions, but experts say its momentous climate decision gives potent legal and political firepower to countries and campaigners on the frontlines. ... more 
Hundreds protest over water shortages in drought-hit IraqHilla, Iraq (AFP) July 25, 2025 Hundreds of Iraqis protested Friday against severe water shortages exacerbated by the summer's sweltering heat in the central province of Babylon, an AFP correspondent said. ... more 
ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinionThe Hague (AFP) July 23, 2025 The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences. ... more |
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Brazil scrambles for rooms to host COP30 in AmazonBrasilia (AFP) July 16, 2025 Brazil insisted Wednesday it will have enough rooms for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the COP30 UN climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem in November. ... more 
EU climate VP seeks 'fair competition' with China on green energyBeijing (AFP) July 14, 2025 The European Union is seeking "fair competition" with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc's vice president for the clean transition told AFP on Monday. ... more
Climate shocks could cost eurozone 5% of GDP, economists warnFrankfurt, Germany (AFP) July 9, 2025 Climate disasters such as droughts, wildfires, floods and storms could slash up to five percent off the eurozone's GDP by 2030, economists warned Wednesday in an ECB blog post. ... more 
Texas floods: How geography, climate and policy failures collidedWashington (AFP) July 8, 2025 "There's no such thing as a natural disaster," geographers like to say - a reminder that human choices turn hazards into tragedies. ... more 
Almost half of Europe and Mediterranean basin hit by droughtParis (AFP) July 8, 2025 Europe and the Mediterranean basin has been hit by a long-lasting drought covering over 45 percent of the region since mid-March, according to AFP analysis of European Drought Observatory (EDO) data made available on Tuesday. ... more |
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Drought plunges Poland's longest river to record low
Warsaw (AFP) July 4, 2025 Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Friday hit a record-low water level in Warsaw, as the country faces an unprecedented drought, the national weather agency said. Its level at one measuring station fell to 18 centimetres (7 inches), beating the previous record set last year, by two centimetres, according to the IMGW weather institute. According to IMGW forecasts, the water level will continue to fall until it reaches 12 centimetres - 200 centimetres less than its average depth. There ... read more 
How will Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' impact US climate policy?Washington (AFP) July 3, 2025 With the passage of his party's "One Big Beautiful Bill," Republican President Donald Trump has largely delivered on his promise of curtailing Joe Biden's landmark climate law. ... more |
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UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gasesCambridge, United Kingdom (AFP) July 1, 2025 The soft, waxy "solid refrigerant" being investigated in a UK laboratory may not look very exciting, but its unusual properties promise an air-conditioning revolution that could eliminate the need for greenhouse gases. ... more 
Heatwave leaves Moroccan cities sweltering in record-breaking tempertaturesRabat (AFP) June 29, 2025 Monthly temperature records have been broken across Morocco, sometimes topping seasonal norms by as much as 20 degrees Celsius, the national meteorological office said Sunday, as the North African kingdom was gripped by a heatwave. ... more
Syria's wheat war: drought fuels food crisis for 16 millionDamascus (AFP) June 27, 2025 Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16 million people toward food insecurity. ... more 
Global tensions rattle COP30 build-up but 'failure not an option'Bonn (AFP) June 27, 2025 This year's UN COP30 summit in Brazil was hotly-anticipated as a pivotal moment for the planet, as the world fast approaches a key global warming threshold. ... more
EU leaders to talk 2040 climate targets at Brussels summit as COP30 loomsBrussels, Belgium (AFP) June 26, 2025 European leaders gathered in Brussels are expected Thursday to discuss the EU's delayed 2040 emission reduction target, with nations divided between keeping the bloc's ambitious plans or scaling them down. ... more |
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