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June 2024

The Jakarta Post

"Saudi Arabia is the biggest oil exporter... it is also one of the hottest countries in the world," Fahad Saeed told the Jakarta Post. The kingdom needs "to make this transformation of their economy towards greener options, towards more renewables, because it is also host of this very important haj". If conditions worsen, there is a risk that "we are going to lose some of the rituals" seen as essential to the pilgrimage, he said.

SBS news jun 24
June 2024

SBS News

"I wouldn't panic about it right now," Bill Hare told SBS News. Some years are warmer than the long-term temperature trend, and others were cooler, and the natural variability in the climate system appeared to be "quite big", he said. "The thing that people need to understand is the long-term trend is alarming — and that's not going to slow down until we reduce emissions".

Landmark report found greater extent of loss & damage in Caribbean
June 2024

St. Vincent Times

"Generally, loss and damage in the Caribbean is reported as economic costs associated with a climate-related event, mainly hurricanes and floods," Sasha Jattansingh told the St. Vincent Times. "Many other climate hazards considered important by SIDS tend to go unreported, especially slow onset events such as drought, sea level rise, sargassum blooms or coral bleaching," she added.