Responding to the climate crisis

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30 06 2019 | 09:33

CNN: Mondelez is buying enough solar power from Enel Green Power to produce 10 billion Oreo cookies per year.

New York (CNN Business)Mondelez is trying to accelerate America's renewable energy boom by purchasing enough solar power to produce 10 billion Oreo cookies per year. It's Mondelez's (MDLZ) largest…

28 06 2019 | 14:56

Exclusive: Investors with $34 trillion demand urgent climate change action.

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world’s invested capital, are demanding urgent action from governments on climate change, piling pressure on…

28 06 2019 | 11:27

Bonn Climate Conference Ends with UN Call to Fully Deliver on Paris Agreement Mandates.

Bonn, 27 June 2019 - The 2019 UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50) wrapped up today after having considered a large number of decisions for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference in…

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…

28 06 2019 | 09:32

Communities step up to claim their rightful place in Africa's wildlife economy.

Nairobi/Victoria Falls, 25 June 2019 - Community representatives participating in Africa’s first Wildlife Economy Summit this week in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, have called on African Governments, the…

28 06 2019 | 09:08

UN report on 1.5C blocked from climate talks after Saudi Arabia disputes science.

There will be no further formal discussions of the IPCC’s findings at the UN after Saudi Arabia fought to undermine the findings of the global scientific community. A major report on 1.5C has been…

28 06 2019 | 08:56

New Conservation Investment Initiatives launched at Africa Wildlife Economy Summit.

Summit closes with new conservation tourism investment initiatives for Gabon and Zimbabwe, following Uganda’s $60m pilot  

28 06 2019 | 08:44

African leaders, communities seek a new and effective wildlife economy.

Nairobi/Victoria Falls, 24 June 2019 - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the African continent’s first-ever Wildlife Economy Summit in Victoria Falls this morning, which…

28 06 2019 | 08:35

Renewable news from East Africa.

                 Climate Change Project Launched In Turkana-Kenya.

28 06 2019 | 08:32

Nike takes action and joins the UN Sustainable Fashion Charter for Climate Action.

Nike has announced its support for the United Nations 2050 net zero emissions initiative. The fashion industry is a considerable contributor to the deterioration of our environment which is why Nike…

28 06 2019 | 08:25

Nigeria’s 300,000 tonne e-waste gold mine drives a new circular economy.

A $15 million circular electronics initiative in Lagos is launched today by the Nigerian Government, the Global Environment Facility and UN Environment With 100 times more gold in a tonne of e-…

28 06 2019 | 08:07

Boots switches to brown paper bags to cut plastic pollution.

Boots has announced a switch to brown paper bags in a bid to cut plastic pollution. Boots has become the first national pharmacy, health and beauty retailer in the UK to ban plastic bags in all of…

28 06 2019 | 08:05

Burberry commits to reducing emissions with new Science-Based Target.

Burberry has revealed their new Science Based Target to expand their ambition for a more sustainable future. The high end fashion brand has set two new Science Based Targets, building on the…

27 06 2019 | 17:24

Renewables for global peace and security in an age of cyberwar.

On the occasion of the Bonn Climate Change Conference, June 17 - 27, Eurosolar calls for a long overdue emergency response: The massive deployment of decentralised renewable energy systems. The most…

27 06 2019 | 10:09

Solar for every building in Europe.

SolarPower Europe has unveiled its new campaign: all new and renovated buildings in the EU should have solar installed – on residential, commercial and industrial buildings.

26 06 2019 | 17:40

'Tax us more': A group of US billionaires is calling for a wealth tax.

Some of America's richest people are urging US presidential candidates to back a wealth tax on the super-rich. "Tax us more!" was the message on Monday from about 20 super-wealthy Americans who…

26 06 2019 | 14:36

David Gilmour auctioned his guitars and raised $21M for a climate change charity.

(CNN)Pink Floyd's David Gilmour auctioned 126 of his guitars for a record-breaking $21 million at a New York charity auction Thursday to fight against climate change.

26 06 2019 | 10:15

New figures show G20 nations need to end support for coal.

A new report has found that G20 nations are not on track to phase out the use of environmentally damaging fossil fuels. After global coverage on the climate emergency, a report by the Overseas…

25 06 2019 | 14:38

Fonterra burning coal to dry milk 'insane' and must stop, says British energy expert.

British clean energy expert Michael Liebreich has called on Fonterra to stop using coal-powered boilers to dry milk into milk powder, describing the process as "insane". "Drying milk with coal is…