Cabinet approves climate change budget
An action plan and budget for the tackling of climate change was approved on Wednesday by the cabinet. Of the approved budget of €550,000 for
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Focus on climate change, waste management says minister
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Monday his ministry had put climate change research, urban waste management and farmers’ compensation to the top of its
Mothers march against climate change (updated, photos)
On Mother’s Day, marked around the world on Sunday, Mothers Rise Up-Cyprus held a protest march from the House of Representatives to the Presidential Palace
Do ‘mechanical trees’ offer the cure for climate change?
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, April 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Dublin-based company plans to erect “mechanical trees” in the United States that will
Youth to protest outside parliament over climate change
Youth for Climate Cyprus will be staging another demonstration outside parliament on May 3 to protest what they say is the government’s ‘inaction’ on climate
More demos planned over climate inaction
After worldwide demonstrations by teenagers to demand action on the planet, which included Cyprus, Youth for Climate Cyprus have announced a further protest outside Parliament
Cyprus Institute secures €30m for climate-change programme
The Cyprus Institute (CyI) has secured €30 million in funding to investigate climate change in the EMME (Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East), it was
Air pollution linked with psychotic episodes in UK teens
High levels of air pollution in England and Wales have been linked with psychotic experiences in teenagers, such as hearing voices and intense paranoia, scientists
Wildfires blaze across unseasonably hot, dry Portugal
Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters struggled on Wednesday to contain wildfires which erupted far earlier in the season than usual because of unexpectedly hot and windy
Climate does not recognise political positions
By George Vassiliou CLIMATE change has dominated global headlines in recent years with weather-related tragedies affecting millions of people. As real as these tragedies have
Solar and wind firms call the ‘Green New Deal’ too extreme
US solar and wind power companies may have the most to gain from the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal backed by several Democratic presidential
President raises climate, refugees at EU-Arab League summit
President Nicos Anastasiades said the ongoing meeting of the EU-Arab partnership is an important milestone, which highlights the acknowledgement that such strategic relations contribute to
Data or dogma? Climate orthodoxy versus evidence-based science
By Elias Hazou AS THEY circle the wagons eco-missionaries cling to their faith in anthropogenic global warming (AGW), prophesying Armageddon unless mankind mends its errant
‘Ideal diet’ revealed for peoples’ and planet’s health
Scientists have unveiled what they say is an ideal diet for the health of the planet and its populations – including a doubling of consumption
Cyprus to face increased water shortages due to climate change
Cyprus, alongside other southern Mediterranean countries, is projected to face increased water shortages in the future due to climate change, a recent Joint Research
Climate: some progress in Poland
By Gwynne Dyer Global warming is physics and chemistry, and you can’t negotiate with science for more time to solve the problem: more emissions mean
Cyprus needs to raise climate ambitions says report
Cyprus fell 17 places this year to rank 46 out of the total 56 countries evaluated by the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019. Cyprus
Climate policies put world on track for 3.3C warming
Average world temperatures are on course to far exceed the main goal set in the 2015 Paris Agreement on limiting global warming, a study showed
UN’s ‘sustainable development guru’ to visit Cyprus
Jeffrey Sachs, the UN Secretary-General’s Adviser on sustainable development, is expected to visit Cyprus to promote the international initiative that the Republic of Cyprus will
Attenborough: climate change ‘greatest threat in thousands of years’
British broadcaster and environmentalist David Attenborough on Monday urged world leaders, meeting in Poland to agree ways to limit global warming, to get on and