The UNFCCC has confirmed the postponement of both the Bonn Conference and COP26. Although climate summits look unlikely in the near future, climate action cannot be delayed any further and countries…
COP26 President steps up calls for 'clean, inclusive and resilient recovery' that delivers on the goals of the Paris Agreement, as polling reveals huge support for accelerate climate action
UK…
A start-up company that has repurposed upcycled solar cells to generate ultraviolet light to disinfect people’s hands has won €20 000 in a hackathon designed to share and rapidly develop ideas to…
Oil giant to update investors on sweeping new strategy to deliver net zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2050
Shell is to outline plans today detailing how it intends to become a net…
Just days after Austria completed its coal power phase out, Sweden follows suit with closure of Stockholm plant
Sweden has become the third European country to complete its phase out of coal power,…
State’s SMART program will grow to 3.2 gigawatts, in a boost for an industry reeling from pandemic-related uncertainty.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources unveiled emergency revisions…
Scientists say insects are vital and the losses worrying, with accelerating declines in Europe called ‘shocking’.
The biggest assessment of global insect abundances to date shows a worrying drop of…
Empirical data from the China Electric Institute (CEI) verified the power generation performance of LONGi’s bifacial half-cell module at its pilot project in Qionghai, Hainan.
Further analyses are showing the continued low levels of nitrogen dioxide concentrations across Europe – coinciding with lockdown measures implemented to stop the spread of the coronavirus. New data…
UN warns of ‘alarming and unprecedented threat’ to food security and livelihoods in the region.
A second wave of desert locusts is threatening east Africa with estimates that it will be 20 times…
Seven countries have submitted new NDCs so far, including the Marshall Islands, Suriname, Norway, Moldova, Japan, Singapore, and Chile.
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are countries'…
BlackRock has launched a new Global Impact Fund which enables investors to direct finance towards companies that are supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As the world’s largest…
Leaders condemn backing of global sectors that disregard green economy goals.
Polluting industries around the world are using the coronavirus pandemic to gain billions of dollars in bailouts and to…
Antonio Guterres argues leaders must act decisively to deal with both the coronavirus and climate crisis - just hours after President Trump vows to bail out the US oil industry
United Nations…
IRENA’s first Global Renewables Outlook shows decarbonisation of the energy system supports short-term recovery while creating resilient and inclusive economies and societies
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) said on Thursday it would no longer lend to new coal-fired power plants from May 1, a day after peer Mizuho Financial Group Inc said it would stop…
The failure of a model project in West Virginia signals increasingly dire industry problems
This week’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Longview Power offers a harsh glimpse into the increasingly…
Siemens has signed an agreement with Uniper for the development of green hydrogen.
d cooperation is the production and use of “green hydrogen”. The companies intend to implement projects in this…