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02 08 2019 | 06:52

The art of the climate deal.

Commission president hopeful Ursula von der Leyen tried her hand at a spot of climate diplomacy on Wednesday (10 July) but her efforts fell flat. Finland’s EU presidency showed her how it’s done…

02 08 2019 | 06:31

San Francisco announces net zero transport transition plan.

The US city of San Francisco has released its “Electric Vehicle Roadmap” policy document, which will help steer the city on a transition to fossil fuel-free transport by 2040.

02 08 2019 | 06:22

Dutch urge swift EU hydrogen push to cut industry, transport emissions.

The European Commission should create an EU-wide market for hydrogen “as soon as possible” rather than wait for renewable energy-based varieties to be commercially available, a top Dutch ministerial…

02 08 2019 | 06:04

European airline chiefs push back against flight shaming, carbon taxes.

The heads of some of Europe’s largest airlines hit back on Wednesday (10 July) against efforts to discourage Europeans from flying, arguing the industry was making huge strides in cutting its carbon…

30 07 2019 | 18:33

EU continues to fund coal and steel research.

A relatively unknown EU fund supports coal and steel research projects. Among other things, the money is used to purchase highly toxic gases and optimise processes in the coal industry.EURACTIV…

24 07 2019 | 15:07

African Development Bank approves new financing program for energy providers, 4.5 mln people in sub-Saharan Africa to benefit from off-grid power by 2025.

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, July 12, 2019 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an innovative multinational financing program for Distributed Energy Service…

24 07 2019 | 08:41

Air travellers face carbon charge to offset emissions.

A new consultation has been opened by the Department for Transport to look at introducing a carbon charge to offset emissions. Under new plans announced by the Government, companies selling travel…

23 07 2019 | 11:14

Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money.

The world is vastly underestimating the benefits of acting on climate change. Recent research from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate finds that bold climate action could deliver at…

19 07 2019 | 12:28

Climate change: The massive CO2 emitter you may not know about.

Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence. It is second only to water as the most-consumed resource on the planet. But, while cement - the key ingredient in concrete - has…

15 07 2019 | 15:14

Carbon debate lacks honesty.

Oxford academic says current decarbonisation efforts are a failure and calls for a global price for carbon University of Oxford professor and economist Dieter Helm is not afraid of voicing strong…

15 07 2019 | 08:46

Shipping heavyweights at risk of missing climate targets.

The world’s shipping heavyweights are not investing in key technologies to reduce their carbon footprint, putting the sector at risk of missing targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by…

10 07 2019 | 08:45

As the Climate Crisis Accelerates, Big Utilities Go Slower on Cutting Carbon Emissions.

Just when carbon emissions must be rapidly slashed to combat the climate crisis, in coming years some of the biggest U.S electric utilities will move more slowly to cut carbon pollution, according to…

03 07 2019 | 13:56

We have too many fossil-fuel power plants to meet climate goals.

The fossil-fuel burning power plants, factories, vehicles, and buildings we've already built will, if operated normally over their full lifetimes, almost certainly warm the Earth more than the Paris…

28 06 2019 | 10:21

World faces 'climate apartheid', UN expert warns.

The world is at risk of 'a climate apartheid', where the rich pay to escape heat and hunger caused by the escalating climate crisis while the rest of the world suffers, according to a report from a…

24 06 2019 | 18:04

BIPV with huge potential for greener cities.

Today (19-6-2019) at the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) in Brussels, SolarPower Europe and ETIP PV launched a report highlighting the huge potential of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)…

24 06 2019 | 08:01

Leaving microbes out of climate change conversation has major consequences, experts warn.

An international group of leading microbiologists have issued a warning, saying that not including microbes – the support system of the biosphere – in the climate change equation will have major…

20 06 2019 | 14:02

Renewable electricity could achieve majority of emission reductions needed to meet climate goals.

A combination of renewable energy and electrification can reach 75% of the energy-related emission reductions necessary to meet global climate goals established by the Paris Agreement, a new report…

20 06 2019 | 12:26

UK Government rejects 1p fast fashion tax.

The UK Government has announced that it has rejected recommendations from the Environmental Audit Committee over fast fashion. The Environmental Audit Committee released a report in February which…

13 06 2019 | 13:32

Urban consumption accounts for 10% of global emissions.

Research, released by C40 Cities, finds that consumption-based emissions from almost 100 of the world’s biggest cities represent 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The report, Future of Urban…

12 06 2019 | 11:18

Massive Artificial Islands Could Extract CO2 From Seawater To Produce Renewable Energy, Study Says

A group of European scientists wants to mitigate the effects of climate change and advance renewable energy sources by building millions of artificial islands throughout the world’s oceans capable of…