Global co-operation is required for dealing with both a pandemic like COVID-19 and climate change. Environmentalists argue that COVID-19 economic rescue plans must be green to meet requirements for…
Green groups come together to warn that welcome financial support from government is failing to go far enough
A group of leading UK nature, science and conservation organisations have today warned…
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…
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-To help countries deliver on climate and environmental targets related to buildings, the report shares best practices on adopting, implementing, and enforcing energy efficiency…
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…
This is the last article of a five-part series examining the technology we’ll need to fully decarbonize our energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible.
I. The Electric…
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a record-shattering new solar cell. The device can convert sunlight to energy at nearly 50% efficiency, much better than…
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…
“No drop-off, no slowdown”: NextEra’s well-oiled renewables development machine powers forward during the coronavirus pandemic.
Companies across the global renewable energy industry are anxiously…
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…
A country fuelled by hydropower has become the world’s electric vehicle leader.
In 1995, the lead singer of the 1980s band A-ha and the head of the Norwegian environmental group Bellona climbed…
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…
Most of us see the COVID-19 pandemic as a health crisis. Big polluters saw an opportunity.
We’ve all heard the line. Never waste a crisis.
Well, the nation’s top polluters took it to heart this…
A broader focus of sustainable finance is needed to support sustainable business models covering both environmental and social elements, argues Constance Chalchat from BNP Paribas CIB
Car owners underestimate total vehicle costs. Giving consumers this information could encourage the switch to cleaner transport and reduce emissions.
The government has told people living in Tana…
Did you know that each year, mangroves store the equivalent of carbon emissions from 26 million cars? And that just 100 meter of mangrove can reduce the force of a wave by half?
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