The dual use of land for the harvesting of solar electricity and agriculture is economical and has an enormous potential for arid climate zones. This is the result of a pilot project in Germany.
In 2011, after an earthquake and tsunami caused a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, Gregory Jaczko, then the chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, had to worry about…
From recycling to up-cycling, entrepreneurial women lead the fight to reduce waste in Nigeria's densely populated city.
Lagos, Nigeria - For Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, the inspiration came early.
As…
Canada’s Arctic is the hottest it’s been in 10,000 years, and the Arctic as a whole is being transformed into an “unprecedented state”, according to two new studies in the journals Nature…
It’s not the first time plastic pollution has been found in ice. Previously, researchers have found plastic in remote regions such as the Arctic — now, the same researchers have now discovered…
Continued fossil industry development came under increased pressure from investors over the last week, with a major fund manager concluding that climate targets could undercut global oil demand by…
The capacity of energy storage systems around the world is set to increase thirteenfold over six years, from 12 gigawatt-hours of installed capacity in 2018 to an astonishing 158 GWh in 2024,…
With at least a billion people in developing countries facing serious risk as the climate warms, the 48 members of the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20) is introducing a new set…
Countries in the Western Balkans are funding old coal power plants with millions of euros as locals protest against hydroelectric power plants. Nevertheless, environmental activists see signs of hope…
A new report has found that climate change could wipe out trillions of dollars’ worth of assets.
The report by the Network for Greening the Financial System has highlighted the serious effect that…
UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of…
Growing demand, new legislation economics and many more
Utilization of biomass as a source f power is a critical challenge facing the world. However, the decisions facing stakeholders such as…
Police made 29 arrests as about 300 climate change protesters blocked one of the main roads into Edinburgh's city centre.
Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Scotland targeted North Bridge as part of…
Pretending environmental protection and economic justice are separate public policy problems will prevent us from ever achieving either.
The Our Common Future report (Brundtland et al., 1987)…
Around 700 billion microorganisms are producing methane from CO2, water and renewable energy in the STORE&GO research facility, as Dr Frank Graf from DVGW Research Centre at Engler-Bunte-…
Three developing nations are leaders in the race to find clean energy sources. We looked to see if they offer lessons on how to efficiently pivot away from fossil fuels.
Tatu City in Kenya has installed its first solar power plant. This is in line with the city’s long term commitment to environmental conversation through harnessing renewable energy sources.