Will raising fuel and power bills make Malaysians go solar? | Climate Crisis News

Will raising fuel and power bills make Malaysians go solar? | Climate Crisis News

This year saw an increase in natural disasters the world over, from floods in Libya and New York and deadly wildfires in Hawaii and Greece – all very real effects of climate change. Globally, there have been twice as many days where temperatures exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit)…

Drones help solve the forest carbon capture riddle in Thailand | Environment

Drones help solve the forest carbon capture riddle in Thailand | Environment

On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone’s rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest. It moves back and forth atop the rich canopy, transmitting photos to be knitted into a 3D model that reveals the woodland’s health…

Philippines’ billions in climate funds face scrutiny over green credentials | Environment News

Philippines’ billions in climate funds face scrutiny over green credentials | Environment News

Manila, the Philippines – After typhoon Doksuri battered the Philippines earlier this year, pastor Thaad Samson waded through waist-high waters while going door to door to check on his neighbours. Seventeen towns in his home province of Bulacan were paralyzed by days of flooding after the typhoon hit the archipelago…

Pakistan uses artificial rain for the first time to fight pollution | Environment News

Pakistan uses artificial rain for the first time to fight pollution | Environment News

Cloud seeding was used to counter the hazardous smog in the megacity of Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities. Artificial rain has been used for the first time in Pakistan in a bid to combat hazardous levels of pollution in the megacity of Lahore, says the provincial government….

Is the world capable of stopping a climate apocalypse? | Climate Crisis News

Is the world capable of stopping a climate apocalypse? | Climate Crisis News

It was supposed to be a matter of life or death. So the recent spectacle of COP28 delegates quibbling over the wording of a final agreement calling on countries to “transition away” from the fossil fuels causing climate chaos provoked widespread alarm. Calling time on the status quo of using…

Finding a fix: Nigerian women lead drive to upcycle plastics | Environment

Finding a fix: Nigerian women lead drive to upcycle plastics | Environment

Lagos, Nigeria — For years, Maryam Lawani was really pained when it rained. She lived in the Oshodi Isolo area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, where canals often overflow messily into the streets during downpours. Additionally, she was always struck by the huge amount of plastic waste on the streets…

‘We are the living dead’: Drought-hit Tunisian villages battle isolation | Climate Crisis

‘We are the living dead’: Drought-hit Tunisian villages battle isolation | Climate Crisis

Tunisian villager Ounissa Mazhoud ties two empty jerry cans to a donkey and cautiously descends a stony hill towards the last local source of water. The North African country, in its fourth year of drought, is grappling with its worst water scarcity in years. Mazhoud – like other women in…

‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment

‘We are resilient’: Mauritius slowly consolidates ecotourism gains | Environment

Île d’Ambre, Mauritius – It is said to be the place where the last dodo was sighted. Yet, today, Île d’Ambre, an islet off the northeastern coast of Mauritius fringed by bright green mangroves, stands as a symbol, not of extinction, but of survival. As guide Patrick Haberland explains, vast…

Is Israel’s Gaza bombing also a war on the climate? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Is Israel’s Gaza bombing also a war on the climate? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Many of the world’s leaders are gathered in Dubai for COP28, the annual United Nations summit on climate change. Some 2,400km (1,500 miles) to the West, meanwhile, Israel’s war on Gaza is raging. Sixty days into the war, Israel’s bombs have killed about 16,000 people, including more than 6,600 children….