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Kuangazia ushughulikiaji wa mabadiliko ya tabianchi

Dharura ya tabianchi ni matokeo ya moja kwa moja ya matumizi ya kaboni nzito ardhini na kwa kilimo, uchukuzi, michakato ya ujenzi na michakato ya viwanda na vyanzo chafuzi vya nishati. Bila mabadiliko makubwa kwa sekta hizi na bila kupunguza athari za hewa ya ukaa, kuna matumaini kidogo ya kulinda sayari dhidi ya athari mbaya za joto ulimwenguni. 

Upeperushaji huu wa moja kwa moja utakufanya upate habari za hivi punde kutoka kwa Kongamano la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mabadiliko ya Tabianchi, linalojulikana kama Kongamano la Nchi Wanachama (COP29) Mfumo wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Mabadiliko ya Tabianchi (UNFCCC) utakaofanyika nchini Baku, Azerbaijan.  

12 Feb 2025 11:17

The Role of Social Media Content Creators in Climate Communications

As the urgency of climate change intensifies, effectively communicating its implications and solutions is vital for meaningful action. 

At the COP29 event, "A force for good: The role of social media content creators in climate communications", the crucial role of social media content creators in shaping public understanding of climate issues was emphasized and the risk of the social media space being exploited for climate disinformation was explored. 

10 Feb 2025 15:26

Innovative financing plan helps Vietnamese wind farm get off the ground

In the southeast province of Binh Thuan, Viet Nam, the Dai Phaong wind farm stands as a beacon of innovation and international collaboration. This documentary tells the story of how the UNEP Seed Capital Assessment Facility bridged critical early-stage financing gaps, enabling The Blue Circle to build a 10-turbine wind farm. 

The wind farm now powers over 65,000 homes with clean energy, replacing polluting coal-fired and diesel-based systems, and avoiding approximately 90,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually—equivalent to removing 20,000 cars from the road. With a focus on community involvement, the project has also created local jobs and training opportunities. 

Read the full story.

07 Feb 2025 09:18

It’s official: January was the warmest on record

The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on 6 February 2025, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service.

The January data was “surprising” even to climate change experts at Copernicus, the European climate change service, which noted that it was the 18th month in the last 19 where the global-average surface air temperature was more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level.

“January 2025 is another surprising month, continuing the record temperatures observed throughout the last two years, despite the development of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific and their temporary cooling effect on global temperatures,” said Samantha Burgess, Copernicus Strategic Lead for Climate.

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03 Feb 2025 14:41

Webinar on buildings in the NDCs – Practical guidance for policy-makers and practitioners

Based on a recent Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) policy guide published by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction and Partnership for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, this webinar aims to share practical guidance for policy-makers and practitioners in the 2025 NDC revision. This includes:

  1. A simple step-by-step guide on how to draft a “good” NDC for buildings.
  2. A buildings NDC blueprint with pre-formulated sample texts, good practices, and concrete measures.

The webinar will also showcase experience in designing ambitious and investable NDCs by policymakers from different countries including Kenya, UAE and Nigeria.

Register now.

30 Jan 2025 18:27

#REbootTheWorld with Renewables

REN21 is launching #REbootTheWorld, a global campaign that highlights renewable energy leaders and success stories to demonstrate that the energy transition is not only possible, it's already happening! Showcasing and widely disseminating these stories of resilience and determination helps dispel myths, combat misinformation and inspire change across the world.

29 Jan 2025 23:19

How the pact to protect the ozone layer is helping counter climate change

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Image: Unsplash/ActionVance

 

In 1985, three British scientists published a paper in the journal Nature that revealed there was a large hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic. The research sent shockwaves around the world. The ozone layer shields the planet from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation and its loss would decimate life on Earth. 

The crisis led to the Montreal Protocol, a landmark global agreement that has put the ozone layer on the path to recovery. But the Protocol also has the potential to do something else: slow climate change.

Here’s a closer look at the Montreal Protocol and how it’s countering climate change. 

26 Jan 2025 16:25

Happy International Day of Clean Energy

21 Jan 2025 21:18

2025 declared International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation

As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation.

Glaciers and ice sheets hold around 70 per cent of the world's freshwater and their rapid loss presents an urgent environmental and humanitarian crisis. In 2023, glaciers experienced their greatest water loss in over 50 years, marking the second consecutive year in which all glaciated regions worldwide reported ice loss.

With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the need for immediate and decisive action has never been more critical. “Glaciers don’t care if we believe in science - they just melt in the heat,” said Dr. Carolina Adler of the Mountain Research Initiative.

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17 Jan 2025 15:28

Pipeline blasts released record-shattering amount of methane: UNEP study

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Image: Swedish Coast Guard handout/Anadolou via AFP

 

The rupture of Europe’s Nord Stream gas pipelines more than two years ago resulted in the planet’s largest human-caused release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, finds a new study coordinated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

“The Nord Stream explosions remind us of the immediate climate opportunity represented by reducing methane emissions across the oil and gas industry,” said Manfredi Caltagirone, the head of the UNEP-led International Methane Emissions Observatory.

Learn more.

14 Jan 2025 12:08

As drought sets in, farmers in Saint Kitts and Nevis turn to technology for help

Saint Kitts and Nevis—a twin-island nation—is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including drought. Rainfall is the sole source of potable water in the country and dwindling precipitation has meant that 80 per cent of Saint Kitts residents suffer from regular water outages. 

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