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09 04 2020 | 10:36

Some new habits may continue as coronovirus drives 38% drop in airline emission.

Airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall 38% this year as the coronavirus pandemic drives down travel demand, and the Australia Institute says some of the reductions may be permanent as…

09 04 2020 | 10:36

Delaying the COP26 climate talks could have a silver lining.

In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, most people agree it was the right decision last night to postpone the COP26 climate summit until 2021. But what will the delay mean for the biggest moment in…

09 04 2020 | 10:35

Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two.

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill, according…

09 04 2020 | 10:25

Sorry to disappoint climate deniers, but coronavirus makes the low-carbon transition more urgent.

Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations’ next big summit to fail. In a sense, the coronavirus and its induced policy responses have more than satisfied their wildest dreams,…

09 04 2020 | 10:09

Emergency Funding for Developing World Seafarers.

While much of the shipping industry take their responsibilities to their seafarers very seriously there is still a real challenge facing many seafarers from the poorer regions of the world.  Many are…

08 04 2020 | 23:10

Big Oil is using the coronavirus pandemic to push through the Keystone XL pipeline.

The oil industry saw its opening and moved with breathtaking speed to take advantage of this moment I'm going to tell you the single worst story I’ve heard in these past few horrid months, a story…

08 04 2020 | 11:35

BNEF predicts slow-down in clean energy economy due to Covid-19.

According to the latest data released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), it appears likely that the coronavirus outbreak will be a significant global crisis, triggering an economic slowdown. In…

08 04 2020 | 11:31

Households to be paid for daytime green electricity use during lockdown.

Fall in energy use combined with bright, breezy weather leads to lowest electricity prices in 10 years Thousands of British homes will be paid to use electricity during the day for the first time,…

08 04 2020 | 11:29

Spanish solar hits historic generation record in month of lockdown.

Spain’s PV players broke their own records in a month when the country ground to a halt under quarantining measures over the COVID-19 crisis, according to new official figures. Spanish grid operator…

08 04 2020 | 11:23

Ban wildlife markets to avert pandemics, says UN biodiversity chief.

Warning comes as destruction of nature increasingly seen as key driver of zoonotic diseases. The United Nations’ biodiversity chief has called for a global ban on wildlife markets – such as the one…

08 04 2020 | 11:00

The global oil industry is experiencing a shock like no other in its history

The impacts will be felt throughout oil’s global supply chains and ripple into other parts of the energy sector.

07 04 2020 | 08:55

Monster storm strengthens in Pacific, lashing Vanuatu.

Cyclone Harold is strengthening and threatening Vanuatu, which is still recovering from the devastation unleashed by Cyclone Pam in 2015 Cyclone Harold is strengthening and threatening Vanuatu,…

07 04 2020 | 08:41

Coronavirus and climate change are two crises that need humanity to unite.

IIED director Andrew Norton looks at some of the emerging impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, and discusses the possible longer-term effects of the pandemic. Coronavirus was declared a pandemic by…

07 04 2020 | 08:26

How changes brought on by coronavirus could help tackle climate change.

Stock markets around the world had some of their worst performance in decades this past week, well surpassing that of the global financial crisis in 2008. Restrictions in the free movement of people…

07 04 2020 | 08:11

If The Virus Can Decimate Global Economies So Can Climate Change.

When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union ultimately collapsed in 1991, the world changed. The end to the Cold War corresponded with prosperity, balanced budgets and the rise of dot.coms…

06 04 2020 | 08:42

UNFCCC postponment of the SBs and COP 26.

Date: 1 April 2020 Reference: CAS/MTP/O/UNFCCC                     Conferences/APR.2020   

06 04 2020 | 08:32

GSAS Community Announcement.

  For further information, please contact us at +974 44049010 or academy@gord.qa       26 March 2020 GSAS

06 04 2020 | 08:21

Innovate4Climate 2020 Conference Full Statement

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In accordance with health guidance from the CDC, WHO and other health authorities, we have decided to cancel Innovate4Climate (I4C) 2020 from taking place in Barcelona, Spain on…

06 04 2020 | 08:03

Africa CDC Joins Forces with Co-Creation Hub to Use Smart Ways to Educate and Sensitize the Continent on COVID-19.

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is collaborating with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Africa, to launch a call, for innovative…

06 04 2020 | 08:00

Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021.

Crucial UN conference will be delayed until next year as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The UN climate talks due to be held in Glasgow later this year have been postponed as governments around…