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08 06 2020 | 07:13

August 22 is Earth Overshoot Day 2020.

It's World Environment Day! Today we announce Earth Overshoot Day 2020 lands on August 22. The date is three weeks later than in 2019 due to the impact from coronavirus-induced lockdowns around the…

08 06 2020 | 07:08

Why are corporate giants pulling out of thermal coal?

Fiduciary duty is driving financial change. A striking development has occurred in the world of corporate finance.  The past few months have seen a string of corporations divest from thermal coal,…

08 06 2020 | 07:04

European Call: 3 solutions for climate and jobs

The European Green Deal is the best way to make the real changes Europe needs to be able to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, writes a group of 700 elected representatives and citizens from all…

08 06 2020 | 06:57

Air pollution in China back to pre-Covid levels and Europe may follow.

Cleaner skies were a silver lining of pandemic but data indicates air quality receding as lockdowns eased. Air pollution in China has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and scientists say Europe…

07 06 2020 | 11:53

IZEN, one of Belgium’s biggest EPC and O&M companies, signing up for SynaptiQ.

Since 1987 IZEN provides renewable energy solutions and services to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The company deals with the design, implementation, operation and maintenance of…

07 06 2020 | 11:44

Fossils’ five-year spending plan shows $17.5b for renewables, $166b for new oil and gas.

Despite fossils’ loud claims to be taking the climate crisis and the renewable energy transition seriously, they only plan to spend US$17.5 billion on solar and wind projects over the next five years…

07 06 2020 | 11:31

Global Environment Facility approves US$8.9 million in funding for new coastal resilience project in Liberia.

UNDP-supported project benefits 80,000 coastal residents in Sinoe County to build climate resilient livelihoods, and protect communities from sea level rise and other life-threatening climate change…

07 06 2020 | 11:14

Visibility study of Nairobi, Kampala and Addis Ababa reveals big air pollution problems.

The global coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on economies worldwide. However, one of the few positive consequences of travel restrictions and industrial downturn has been a…

07 06 2020 | 10:34

Top business leaders call on Boris Johnson to set out green recovery plan.

Heathrow, HSBC and National Grid among 200 CEOs calling for a ‘clean, just recovery’ Britain’s most powerful business leaders have called on Boris Johnson to set out economic recovery plans that…

07 06 2020 | 10:23

6 major financial institutions join alliance to shift away from coal.

Six financial institutions strengthened their commitment to ending coal power financing by signing on to the Powering Past Coal Alliance during Ceres' 2020 Investor Summit on Climate Risk.

07 06 2020 | 10:22

Global Environment Facility approves US$4.5 million grant for five-year climate-resilient water project in Haiti.

UNDP-supported project will ensure access to safe drinking water for 90,000 Haitians, protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change and prevent the spread of disease 3 June 2020…

07 06 2020 | 10:16

Australian Clean Energy Council publishes first ever national study of renewable energy workforce.

The continuing dominance of the small-scale solar sector and the great potential for regional and rural jobs are just some of the findings in the Clean Energy Council’s “Clean Energy At Work”, a…

07 06 2020 | 10:11

China to Dominate Nuclear as Beijing Bets on Homegrown Reactors.

China probably won’t hit its nuclear energy target this year, but that’s unlikely to derail a broader ambition to become the planet’s chief proponent of the climate-friendly fuel by the end of the…

07 06 2020 | 10:03

Belectric builds PV system for Netherlands’ first green hybrid power plant.

Belectric is constructing a solar power system for Vattenfall’s first full hybrid power plant. The Haringvliet Zuid energy park will consist of a wind farm (22 MW), a battery storage system (12 MW)…

07 06 2020 | 09:52

BlackRock warns South Korean utility on planned coal investments in Vietnam, Indonesia.

BlackRock Inc. has challenged Korea Electric Power Corp. over plans to invest in new coal-fired power plants in Vietnam and Indonesia. The world’s top asset manager raised concerns over “several…

07 06 2020 | 09:47

Climate change presents African grazers with tricky decision.

Lions limit their prey, such as zebra and gnu, in their options for adapting to global warming. This is what Leiden researcher Michiel Veldhuis, from the Institute of Environmental Sciences, and a…

07 06 2020 | 09:34

Rwanda bans charcoal for cooking in Kigali.

Rwanda is banning the use of charcoal for cooking in the capital, Kigali, and restricting supplies to the city from rural areas. The ban is aimed at protecting forests by clamping down on the…

06 06 2020 | 09:24

State of emergency: 20,000 tonnes of diesel spill into Arctic river – video

Twenty thousand tonnes of diesel fuel spilled into a river inside the Arctic Circle forcing Vladimir Putin to order a state of emergency. The spill occurred when a fuel reservoir at a power plant…

06 06 2020 | 09:18

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Are at Their Highest in 23 Million Years.

Scientists find coronavirus crisis has had little impact on overall concentration trend. Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen strongly to a new peak this year, despite the impact of…

05 06 2020 | 08:43

IEA: Pandemic likely to push global energy investment down by $400 billion in 2020.

Global energy investment is expected to plunge by around 20% or $400 billion in 2020, its biggest fall on record, because of the new coronavirus outbreak, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said…

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