600,000 tonnes of plastic are being dumped by 22 countries in the Mediterranean Sea every year, EURACTIV’s partner La Tribune reports.
If humanity continues dumping plastics into nature at the…
If the world is to provide electricity to all by 2030, utilities and off-grid renewable energy providers must join forces
Selestino Babungi is managing director and CEO of Umeme. Kristina Skierka is…
In a rare move of unity, the world agreed to curb global warming and reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses in Paris in 2016. Despite President Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw the U.S.…
Thousands of overlooked yet beneficial crop species are threatened unless we learn to conserve, farm and consume them, writes Juan Lucas Restrepo.
In addition to the rhinoceroses, elephants and…
The German Greens struggled to ride the wave of support it received a few years ago but, following their recent success in the EU elections, this time it looks like things could be much more long-…
Shipping, oil and gas exploration, military sonar, and underwater construction are all creating an enormous amount of noise that reduces the ability of whales, dolphins, and other marine wildlife to…
European citizens increasingly demand energy that is greener and available when needed. European gas storage operators are preparing to become a driving force of that transition by storing excess…
As more and more funds pull out of coal, Andrew Tunnicliffe talks with the IEEFA’s Tim Buckley about what’s leading the exodus and what it means for the future of coal.
For more than two centuries…
Europe’s chocolate habit is driving the world’s fastest rising deforestation rates. We need new EU laws to stop this, writes Julia Christian.
Using satellite imagery and remote sensing algorithms…
The emergence of small-scale renewable energy such as rooftop solar panels brings new challenges for consumers and energy utilities, says the newly-appointed president of Eurelectric.
Magnus Hall,…
By 2021 the country is aiming to have well over half of its power generated by wind or solar energy
On the road from Wadi Rum to Petra in Jordan, where signs point to the Sheikh Zayed solar complex…
Natural gas, marketed for years as a “bridge fuel” to cleaner energy sources, cannot be part of any climate solution, according to a new report from Oil Change International.
Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Japan has struggled as many of its nuclear power plants remain off the grid, forcing the country to turn to expensive foreign gas imports. A new…
SEVERAL countries — including France, Norway and the UK — have plans to phase out cars powered by fossil fuel before 2050, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. The idea is to replace…
Το 2018 ο Γ.Γ. Του ΟΗΕ προειδοποίησε ότι έχουμε 2 χρόνια ως το 2020 για να αλλάξουμε κατεύθυνση, ενώ σχετική έρευνα απέδειξε ότι ως το 2030 θα πρέπει να γίνουν όλα όσα χρειάζονται για να αλλάξει η…
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas launched a call for action on Tuesday (4 June) that aims to develop real solutions that would mitigate the security risks of climate change, including involving the…
In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, former Green member of the Bundestag Hans-Josef Fell spoke about Angela Merkel’s climate heritage, record CO2 emissions and why Germany should become carbon…
To say that Donald Trump's jaw-dropping display of environmental ignorance while in the United Kingdom is an embarrassment to all Americans would be an understatement. But the worst part of his…
As the sun sets on California’s solar farms, a backup energy source deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains springs to life.
The huge system of reservoirs and turbines can store energy during the day…