climate change
2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change: experts
Environment
January 18, 2016
2015 a ‘tipping point’ for climate change: experts
When future generations write the history of humanity's faltering quest to repair Earth's climate system, 2015 will have its own…
Egypt to inaugurate first Middle East climate change museum Thursday
Egypt
January 13, 2016
Egypt to inaugurate first Middle East climate change museum Thursday
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy will inaugurate a museum for fossils and climate change on Thursday, which is the first of…
In Greenland, hopes for climate change to boost economy
Environment
December 23, 2015
In Greenland, hopes for climate change to boost economy
As the world struggles to limit climate change, some people in Greenland hope to cash in on rising temperatures with…
Amazon peoples change ancestral ways to save forest
Environment
December 22, 2015
Amazon peoples change ancestral ways to save forest
The indigenous peoples of the Amazon are far removed from the Paris conference rooms where politicians and technocrats in dark…
A la carte action on climate change: analysis
Environment
December 13, 2015
A la carte action on climate change: analysis
At the end of bargaining, when the last bracketed differences in diplomatic language were [resolved] [dropped] [glossed over], the global…
Highlights of the proposed UN climate accord
Environment
December 12, 2015
Highlights of the proposed UN climate accord
Envoys from 195 nations zeroed in Saturday on a historic climate rescue pact after host France released a final draft…
Climate change to affect Arab region significantly: former minister
Egypt
December 11, 2015
Climate change to affect Arab region significantly: former minister
The phenomenon of climate change has become a concrete reality, said former Irrigation Minister and current President of the Arab…
Egypt considers use of renewable energy ‘luxury’: Essam Haggy
Egypt
December 11, 2015
Egypt considers use of renewable energy ‘luxury’: Essam Haggy
Some Arab countries, including Egypt, consider reliance on sustainable and renewable energy sources a luxury, said Egyptian space researcher Essam…
Climate change: How bad can it get?
Environment
December 10, 2015
Climate change: How bad can it get?
Ministers in Paris have until Friday to conclude a 195-nation pact to stop Earth's climate becoming inhospitable to humans and…
After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
Environment
December 9, 2015
After errors, Congo Basin forest effort restarts with new scrutiny
Protecting increasingly threatened forests in central Africa’s Congo Basin will require not just cash but African governments enforcing their own…