News & Insights Across Asia
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges developed countries to double adaptation finance to at least $40 billion annually by 2025, highlighting urgent needs in the 2024 Adaptation Gap Report.
China’s special envoy for climate change, Liu Zhenmin, urges developed and developing nations to collaborate on addressing climate change ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan.
Developing nations bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to emissions. The 29th UN Climate Change Conference highlights the urgent need for equitable action.
COP29 kicks off in Baku as global leaders convene to set new climate funding targets and discuss energy transition.
Vladivostok experienced unseasonably warm weather on Sunday, setting a new 30-year high-temperature record of 14°C, surpassing the previous record from 1994, amidst a broader warming trend in Russia.
Boris Titov, chair of the Russia-China Friendship Committee, praises China’s proactive actions in addressing climate change, highlighting early achievements and ambitions ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan.
China’s First Institute of Oceanography has unveiled OCEANUS, a groundbreaking system aimed at enhancing global capabilities in predicting climate disasters and marine extreme events.
The United Nations warns of a cataclysmic rise in global temperatures as over 200 countries prepare to meet at COP29 in Azerbaijan next week to address rapid climate change.
An expert warns of a global extreme weather crisis as Spain faces its worst floods since 1967, with over 214 deaths and ongoing rescue operations.
An unprecedented flood in Spain’s Valencia region has left over 200 dead and dozens missing. With additional soldiers deployed for search and rescue, authorities brace for a rising death toll amid forecasts of more severe weather.
Azerbaijan plans to launch unified global standards for sustainable investment at COP29, aiming to simplify green financing and collaborate with over 100 countries to develop new taxonomy principles.
Experts report that human-caused climate change intensified Spain’s rainfall by 12%, doubling the likelihood of severe storms like the recent deluge in Valencia.
Spain’s worst floods in a generation have claimed at least 205 lives, with more missing. Rescue efforts continue as communities grapple with the devastating impact.
China has launched its 41st Antarctic expedition, focusing on climate change studies and infrastructure development at the Qinling Station.
The UN’s Emissions Gap Report warns that without more ambitious carbon reduction targets, global temperatures could rise over three degrees Celsius, prompting calls for immediate action.
At least 51 people have died in Spain’s Valencia region after flash floods devastated towns, sweeping away cars and turning streets into rivers. Rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities report missing individuals.
Chinese scientists have extracted a 324-meter-long ice core from the Purog Kangri ice sheet, setting a new record for ice core extraction in low and middle latitudes.
South Africa is calling for stronger climate finance commitments at COP29, emphasizing the need for new financial models to support developing economies in addressing climate change.
China’s pivotal role in the global green transition draws attention as data suggests it may have reached peak carbon emissions, marking a turning point in the fight against climate change.
Fossil fuel expansion threatens the Coral Triangle’s rich biodiversity, endangering marine species and millions who depend on the sea, a new report warns.
