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12 03 2021 | 10:04

The search for animals harbouring coronavirus — and why it matters.

Scientists are monitoring pets, livestock and wildlife to work out where SARS-CoV-2 could hide, and whether it could resurge. It was the news Sophie Gryseels had been dreading for months. Almost a…

12 03 2021 | 09:53

5 Black Heroes of the Environmental Movement.

From Greta Thunberg to Sir David Attenborough, the headline-grabbing climate change activists and environmentalists of today are predominantly white. But like many areas of society, those whose…

12 03 2021 | 09:49

Women have been hit hardest during the pandemic – here is my six-point plan to end systemic discrimination

The exclusion of women is a global emergency, but pandemic recovery offers a chance to chart a new and equal path. As the world marks International Women’s Day tomorrow in the midst of a global…

12 03 2021 | 09:30

ECB Is Said to Weigh Disclosing Climate Risk in Bond Programs.

The European Central Bank is strongly considering disclosing climate risks in its bond programs and will now focus on collecting the data that will help achieve that, according to officials familiar…

12 03 2021 | 09:25

100MW Kipeto wind farm connects to Kenya’s power grid.

Kipeto Energy Plc (KEP), today announced it has connected Kipeto wind farm to the national grid and will start generating power in the next week. KEP has connected a 17km (220KV) high voltage…

12 03 2021 | 09:15

‘Existential Threat to Our Survival’: See the 19 Australian Ecosystems Already Collapsing.

In 1992, 1,700 scientists warned that human beings and the natural world were "on a collision course." Seventeen years later, scientists described planetary boundaries within which humans and other…

12 03 2021 | 09:10

Climatologist Michael E Mann: 'Good people fall victim to doomism. I do too sometimes'.

The author and eminent climate scientist on the deniers’ new tactics and why positive change feels closer than it has done in 20 years.

12 03 2021 | 08:50

Australia accused of 'shamefully' holding back global action on climate change.

United Nations calls on all countries to have ‘concrete plans to phase out fossil fuels as fast as possible’ Australia has been accused of “shamefully doing nothing” and weighing down global action…

12 03 2021 | 08:13

China’s carbon neutral goal: online trading of emission allowances to start by June in road to 2060 targets

Government to ensure the inauguration of online trading before the end of June, minister of ecology and environment Huang Runqiu says China last month approved a futures exchange in Guangzhou,…

12 03 2021 | 08:07

Πως θα κερδηθεί το στοίχημα της ηλεκτροκίνησης στην νέα δεκαετία για την ελληνική αγορά αυτοκινήτου;

Στην αρχή της τωρινής δεκαετίας (2020-29) το μεγαλύτερο στοίχημα για τον κλάδο του αυτοκινήτου είναι η επιτυχής μετάβαση της αγοράς στην νέα εποχή της ηλεκτροκίνησης. Η ηλεκτροκίνηση (μαζί με την…

11 03 2021 | 12:11

It's unavoidable: we must ban fossil fuels to save our planet. Here's how we do it.

Twice before, humanity has mitigated severe global environmental threats. In both cases we did this not with ‘cap and trade’ systems, taxes, or offsets, but with bans.

10 03 2021 | 10:25

Lockdown-Size Emission Cuts Are Needed Every Two Years to Combat Climate Crisis.

Lockdown measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around seven percent, or 2.6 billion metric tons, in 2020.

07 03 2021 | 07:43

Why keeping one mature street tree is far better for humans and nature than planting lots of new ones.

The net ecosystem service of an urban tree is worth thousands of dollars. Thanks to Victorian street planners, many British streets were designed to be full of big trees and, with 84% of the…

07 03 2021 | 07:03

Pandemic May Have Left Over 250 Million People With Acute Food Shortages in 2020.

Beyond the questions surrounding the availability, effectiveness and safety of a vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to question where our food is coming from and whether we will have enough.

05 03 2021 | 09:22

Δουκας: Κλιματική δικαιοσύνη και νέες ανισότητες.

«Η ανθρώπινη ευημερία έρχεται με καταστροφικό κόστος για τα οικοσυστήματα»· «Ο κόσμος τίθεται σε ακραίο κίνδυνο από την αποτυχία των οικονομικών να λάβουν υπόψη τους την ταχεία εξάντληση του φυσικού…

04 03 2021 | 09:58

Οι ενεργειακές κοινότητες αναπόσπαστος κρίκος για ένα δίκαιο μεταλιγνιτικό μέλλον

Η διεθνής εμπειρία μας δείχνει ότι η διαδικασία της απολιγνιτοποίησης δεν είναι αποκλειστικά ενεργειακό και τεχνικό ζήτημα. Είναι πρωτίστως κοινωνικό. Για τον λόγο αυτό, για να είναι επιτυχής και…

04 03 2021 | 07:46

California Governor Gavin Newsom sued for 'Completely Unacceptable' Approval of Oil and Gas Projects in California.

Accusing California regulators of "reckless disregard" for public "health and safety," the environmental advocacy group Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday sued the administration of Gov.…

04 03 2021 | 07:09

The global race to produce hydrogen offshore.

Last year was a record breaker for the UK's wind power industry. Wind generation reached its highest ever level, at 17.2GW on 18 December, while wind power achieved its biggest share of UK energy…

03 03 2021 | 11:50

Climate change causes shortage of wood used to make famed Stratocaster guitars used by Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.

Sainted grandfather of electric guitars will no longer be made with the type of ash that causes its special ‘twang’, because of climate change. The wood that is used to make the guitars of some of…