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Funding for adaptation must be multiplied tenfold, according to the UN, which published a report a few days before the opening of COP31. His title: "Are we ready? No." The message is clear and supported by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "The choice is simple: invest in adaptation today or pay the price of the disaster tomorrow," he said in a video posted online.
Climate change is "the greatest threat to humanity". In its tenth annual report, the medical journal The Lancet Countdown calls for the recognition of climate change as a "global health emergency", as extreme weather events multiply and the health consequences of warming worsen.
In Brazil, Lula's re-election as president was welcomed with relief by environmentalists, although he remains criticized for his support for oil exploration off the Amazon. After hosting COP30 in Belém in 2025, Lula maintains its goal of ending deforestation by 2030. But in a federal state, and without a majority in Congress, the Brazilian president will have limited room for manoeuvre.
Australia is about to lead the COP31 Climate negotiations. But the country is caught up in the news: its High Court of Justice has just opposed the extension of a coal mine, which is too dangerous for the climate. A decision that highlights the country's great dependence on coal. It accounts for 9% of Australian GDP. Massively exported production, allowing Australia to present a declining emissions balance while increasing its coal production
The investigation cell of Radio France and the ICI network has had eggs of hens raised in the open air from all corners of Hexagone analysed. About 60% were contaminated with eternal pollutants. A new example of pollution affecting French food. After numerous warnings from the health authorities, measures have finally been taken to gradually limit cadmium in fertilizers. But at the same time, several pesticides previously banned have been reauthorised.
A pre-COP Climate is taking place this week in Fiji, an archipelago threatened by rising waters. Island countries, which play their survival role, want to have a greater impact on climate negotiations. Their main objective: to stop warming to a maximum of 1.5°C. By 2050, 1.2 billion people could be forced into exile due to rising ocean levels.
It was a Mediterranean or "medican" hurricane that hit Barcelona and killed at least 2 people. Mediterranean episodes become more frequent and intense each year as global warming increases. For the first time a climate pre-COP is held this week in Fiji. The island country is threatened by rising waters.
Climate Week takes place in New York in parallel with the UN General Assembly. The theme of this conference is: "How can we continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as our companies continue to demand more energy for AI?" As the fuel crisis continues, the French President called for the postponement of the European regulation calling on oil producers to reduce their methane emissions.
The "Zero Point" expedition organized by Calvi's oceanographic research station and the NAECO association is coming to an end. For 2 weeks the crew of a catamaran, composed partly of scientists, collected data off Corsica. Measurements of plastic pollution, observations of animal populations, marine DNA records,... A "state of play" of the Mediterranean which will be compared to the same surveys in 3 years to see how this sea evolves over time.
