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22 06 2020 | 07:49

To Save the Climate, Look to the Oceans.

They can be a source of clean, renewable energy, sustainable food, and more. Learning to swim, in a pool in the Florida Keys, was pure joy. I was five and reveled in blowing bubbles and doing…

22 06 2020 | 07:49

UAE energy sector is ripe for ‘green’ funds.

COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in need for new realities in the energy space. According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), renewable energy could power an economic recovery from COVID…

22 06 2020 | 07:39

A New Weapon Against Climate Change May Float.

The wind power industry sees an opportunity in allowing wind turbines to be pushed into deeper water. This article is part of a special report on Climate Solutions. FERROL, Spain — A strange-…

22 06 2020 | 07:35

How Simple Math Can Help Predict the Melting of Sea Ice.

To better predict climate change, scientists need accurate models which predict the behavior of many natural processes. One of these is the melting of Arctic sea ice, which requires expensive and…

22 06 2020 | 07:29

5 Youth Activists Who Are Demanding Urgent Climate Action in Africa.

Africa is already feeling the disproportionate impact of climate change.Africa is already feeling the disproportionate impact of climate change. Young people around the world are rising up against …

19 06 2020 | 07:51

Καθ. Αρθούρος Ζέρβος, Πρόεδρος REN21: «Πρέπει οι κυβερνήσεις να δημιουργήσουν τους κανόνες και το περιβάλλον για την στροφή σε ένα αποτελεσματικό ενεργειακό σύστημα με βάση τις ανανεώσιμες πηγές. Παγκοσμίως. Τώρα.»

«Είναι σαφές ότι η παραγωγή ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας από ανανεώσιμες πηγές αποτελεί πλέον βασική ενεργειακή επιλογή, και αυτό είναι υπέροχο. Όμως, η πρόοδος σε αυτόν τον τομέα δεν πρέπει να μας οδηγήσει…

19 06 2020 | 07:06

Plunging renewable energy prices mean U.S. can hit 90% clean electricity by 2035 without extra cost.

Renewable energy has historically been considered too expensive and too unreliable to power our grid, but new research has overturned that trope for good. 

18 06 2020 | 07:39

Deadly heat is killing Americans: A decade of inaction on climate puts lives at risk.

Heat now causes more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years, creating a new public health threat. An investigation reveals why the CDC’s prevention efforts have faltered.

18 06 2020 | 07:25

Credit from Safaricom's Farming App Sows Seeds Of Change in Kenya.

BOMET, Kenya, June 15 (Reuters) - Rachel Bor's neighbours chatted, laughed and shared milky tea from her tarnished kettle as they celebrated their most bountiful maize crop yet on her half-acre plot…

18 06 2020 | 07:25

Global oil demand could hit record growth rate next year, IEA warns.

With no plans to raise clean energy investment, demand will soon reach pre-crisis level. The world’s oil demand could climb at its fastest rate in the history of the market next year, and may reach…

18 06 2020 | 07:23

Jobs gone, investments wasted: Africa's deserted safaris leave mounting toll.

MABARHULE, South Africa - When Khimbini Hlongwane spent most of his small safari tour company’s savings on the deposit for a new minibus in February, it seemed like a safe bet. His revenues had…

18 06 2020 | 07:03

Half the planet is still free from a significant human influence – and it should remain like that.

Conservationists call to expand the amount of land formally protected. About half of the Earth’s ice-free land remains free of significant influence from humans, according to a new study, which…

18 06 2020 | 07:03

Forest Service sparks controversy for pushing logging, oil during pandemic.

The Trump administration's “blueprint” paving the way for more logging, grazing and energy extraction is the newest flashpoint over regulatory rollbacks during the coronavirus pandemic. 

18 06 2020 | 06:41

To Stop Amazon Deforestation, Brazilian Groups Take Bolsonaro to Court.

Civil society groups and public prosecutors in Brazil are taking President Jair Bolsonaro's government to court for failing to protect the Amazon rainforest, adding pressure to an administration…

17 06 2020 | 07:33

As solar energy rises in the Middle East, will the sun set on the oil & gas sector?

As a plentiful source of energy, the sun’s rays have the potential to energize our daily lives with less damage to our planet than fossil fuels. Discovered by French scientist Edmond Becquerel in…

16 06 2020 | 12:13

REN21: We need a Total Fossil Lockdown for a Climate Revolution.

Report shows renewables' progress limited to power sector We need a Total Fossil Lockdown for a Climate Revolution.

16 06 2020 | 09:47

The COVID-19 recovery can be the vaccine for climate change.

COVID-19 was not just a predictable crisis — it was predicted. An array of official guidelines for pandemic preparedness and response, from the World Health Organization and others, highlights just…

16 06 2020 | 07:55

Good news: US classrooms are warming to evolution, thanks in part to scientist outreach.

Advocacy works, but more must be done to protect against misinformation.

16 06 2020 | 07:48

Cuba’s Clean Rivers Benefit From Sustainable Agriculture.

For most of the past 60 years, the United States and Cuba have had very limited diplomatic ties. President Barack Obama started the process of normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, but the Trump…