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Young delegates attending COP28 share their thoughts at a public forum on Saturday

Britain is helping Caribbean nations to combat global warming, while neglecting Overseas Territories such as Bermuda, it has been claimed

Young people responded to a call to take climate action with “overwhelming enthusiasm”, the head of an ocean conservation group said. Karla Lacey, the executive director of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, added that the response to the ...

The teenage creator of an international organisation set up to translate climate change literature into dozens of languages helped close a major conference for young people on Saturday. Sophia Kianni, 19, the keynote speaker at the Youth Climate Summ...

Wave power has the potential to meet all the island’s electricity demand, the home affairs minister said today. Walter Roban added a move to wave generation would also lead to cheaper bills for consumers. Mr Roban was speaking as he announced an agre...

Climate change could destroy Bermuda’s reefs and marine life, a youth climate summit was told yesterday. Mark Guishard, the Director of the Bermuda Weather Service, also said Bermuda had a larger carbon footprint on a per capita basis than China - o...

Three research programmes at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences have been given new funds to continue their work. The Bermuda Bio-Optics Programme was awarded cash by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Hydrostation S was ba...

Although the Government’s Speech from the Throne has been criticised for being long on rhetoric and short on substance, the environment received more attention than usual — and it’s about time. This may have been driven by the speech being delivered...

Two former premiers have signed a letter calling for an "armistice“ to gang violence in Bermuda. The agreement was signed by 11 signatories including Sir John Swan and Alex Scott on Armistice Day – November 11. All 11 encouraged the general public ...

A commitment to protect Bermuda’s environment was renewed after a major environment conference in Glasgow last week. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said last week’s Throne Speech highlighted the Government’s dedication to safeguard the s...

Reinsurers rank climate change as the top risk facing the global insurance industry, a survey by the professional services firm PwC has revealed. The organisation said that many respondents to its Insurance Banana Skins 2021 Survey pointed to a sharp...

The future of island nations such as Bermuda depends on the world meeting its climate goals, a government minister warned at the weekend. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told an audience at COP26 – a global climate summit held in Glasgow,...