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16 09 2019 | 09:16

UAE has ambitious renewable energy goals, visions: IRENA Director-General.

Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, has said that the UAE has ambitious goals and visions related to the renewable energy sector.

16 09 2019 | 09:11

Energy 'transition' the buzzword, but a fossil future for the Gulf.

In the vast air-conditioned halls of an Abu Dhabi conference centre, the world's much-vaunted transition to clean energy is the buzzword in sessions of a top industry gathering. But many executives…

15 09 2019 | 14:48

Rising temperatures resulting in diesel cars emitting more air pollution.

A new report has found that as temperatures rise it could threaten air quality. The report, published by The Real Urban Emissions (TRUE) Initiative, found that in Paris, Diesel car emissions of…

15 09 2019 | 14:42

The Green Workplace Summit.

The Green Workplace Summit will focus on developing a healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable built environment for all. Developing a green and circular economy that is responsive to national…

13 09 2019 | 16:21

Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence'.

Greenland's massive ice sheet may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists have warned. During this year alone, it lost enough ice to raise the average global sea level by more than a…

10 09 2019 | 07:43

A burning issue: biomass is the biggest source of renewable energy consumed in the UK.

Analysis reveals the contribution of burning organic material from plants, trees and animals – including millions of tonnes of imported wood pellets from the USA and Canada – to the UK's energy mix.…

10 09 2019 | 07:26

Invitation: Accelerating Ambitious Carbon Pricing

The 2019 UN Climate Action Summit is calling on leaders to present concrete, realistic plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions.

10 09 2019 | 07:17

Piloting for Post 2020 Carbon Markets.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CARBON MARKETS ARE UNDERWAY, AS THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE. VIRENDER KUMAR DUGGAL OUTLINES HOW AN INITIATIVE BY THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IS HELPING COUNTRIES…

09 09 2019 | 11:06

Fairphone launches new sustainable smartphone.

Fairphone have announced the launch of their new sustainable smartphone.  The Fairphone 3 smartphone has many sustainable and Fairtrade material components, with its production also striving to be…

02 09 2019 | 11:33

Major economies drivers, victims of sea-level rise.

Sea-level rises pose increasing peril to small island nations and at-risk coastal communities but will also significantly impact the world's largest economies. Ahead of the publication of a landmark…

02 09 2019 | 08:20

The Truth About Hydrogen.

Hydrogen is the new kid on the block of low-carbon alternatives, with applications in mobility, industrial processing, and heavy transport. It can also be used to provide electricity and heat, and…

02 09 2019 | 08:17

LUSH confirms its Cork Pots are ‘carbon positive’.

Natural beauty retailer Lush, claims to have developed the first ‘carbon-positive’ packaging in its attempt to create zero-waste packaging. Lush has begun to use cork pots for its cosmetic products…

02 09 2019 | 07:56

Underground to heat homes in London.

The London Underground will heat homes in the capital. A new initiative will see the London Underground used as a way to heat homes in the city. A new Islington Transport Strategy details several…

01 09 2019 | 12:17

Wayne Swan warns climate change will reshape politics as much as 9/11.

Exclusive: Labor president says although May election was a setback for climate action, it’s vital to stay the course. Labor’s federal president, Wayne Swan, has warned climate change will “…

27 08 2019 | 15:29

Emission impossible? Harsh facts on climate change.

How will the world cope as more extreme weather becomes the norm?   July 4, 2019

19 08 2019 | 11:21

Maersk wants to slash carbon emissions from shipping to zero. But it needs help.

Hong Kong (CNN Business)The world's biggest shipping company wants to slash its carbon emissions to zero by developing a new kind of container ship to ply the oceans. Maersk (AMKBY), which is based…

19 08 2019 | 11:21

Solar Sails Unfurl in Bid to Make Shipping Green: Q&A.

Arrays of solar sails affixed to the ships that carry global trade over the world’s oceans could be one of the answers to making the shipping industry cleaner and greener, according to Greg Atkinson…

16 08 2019 | 08:44

Beyond Coal: How People Power Will Transform Europe’s Energy System.

We are facing a climate crisis. Transforming Europe’s energy system has never been more urgent, and citizens across the EU are already taking action to end the era of coal to build a cleaner, fairer…

12 08 2019 | 11:06

Seaweed highlighted as key player to tackle global warming.

The role played by seaweed to mitigate greenhouse gasses might be more significant than initially thought, according to new research which discovered seaweed can travel far from its initial location…

08 08 2019 | 17:11

IPCC report: stop abusing land, scientists warn.

Scientists are to deliver a stark condemnation of the damage being done to the land surface of the planet. Human activities have led to the degrading of soils, expanded deserts, felled forests,…