Climate Weekly: From Pope to Petersberg

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Germany to pressure rich countries to pledge new climate cash

The Petersberg Climate Dialogue will start a replenishment drive for the Green Climate Fund and focus on protecting jobs in the shift to clean...

Development bank climate funding jumped 28% in 2017

Global banks gave $35.2bn in climate finance, although much of it was in loans or did not reach those countries most in need The post...

Get hooked on protecting sharks this summer with Ulster Wildlife

June 15th, 2018 Ulster Wildlife has launched a new project to help conserve endangered sharks in waters off the Northern Irish coast. The Sea Deep project...

World Meat Free Week encourages people to try a plant-based diet

June 15th, 2018 World Meat Free Week is taking place this week in a bid to encourage people to try a plant-based diet. The campaign is...

Guest post: How global warming is causing ocean oxygen levels to fall

Prof Andreas Oschlies is head of the marine biogeochemical modelling group and speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 754 at the Helmholtz Centre...

In-depth: BP’s global data for 2017 shows record highs for coal and renewables

Renewable energy grew by the largest amount ever last year, while coal-fired electricity also reached a record high, according to new global data from...

South Africa draft climate law would set emissions targets for every sector

The bill calls on every part of government to coordinate in climate action, but South Africa's heavy use of coal remains its biggest challenge The...

Conservation groups call on State to reduce trawling on coastal waters

July 14th, 2018 Leading conservation groups have called on the Government to urgently limit trawling within Irish coastal waters due to the negative environmental and...

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