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12 02 2020 | 06:12

Airlines want you to think they’re serious about the climate crisis. They’re not.

An offer to plant trees to offset carbon emissions isn’t a solution – it’s a licence to continue with business as usual

12 02 2020 | 06:12

US government sees renewables passing natural gas in 20 years.

....but renewables' prices seem to make the report's projections obsolete already.

10 02 2020 | 04:22

EU warned to implement sustainability tax on meat.

The European Union has been warned to implement a meat tax to reduce consumption and tackle the climate emergency. The True Animal Protein Price coalition organised a summit, bringing together key…

07 02 2020 | 14:13

Innovate4Climate 2020: May 27 and 28, 2020

  Workshop Proposals due Feb 17 All ideas, solutions, and initiatives on climate action are welcome. An opportunity to present your workshop at I4C! Are you ready to tap into ideas in and from…

07 02 2020 | 08:28

Post Davos: The Elite’s New Climate Narrative Has Dangerous Flaw.

We’re living in a real life experiment of ‘wealth gone wild’ and it’s destroying our planet. As the Davos conference came to an end, the jet flying plutocrats seemed to unite around a new climate…

07 02 2020 | 08:22

Animals' body sizes shrinking from climate change, study finds.

University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have collected clear evidence—over a 23 year period between 1976 and 1999—that climate change is shrinking animals' body sizes.   Associate Professor Res…

07 02 2020 | 07:46

When it comes to climate hypocrisy, Canada's leaders have reached a new low.

A territory that has 0.5% of the Earth’s population plans to use up nearly a third of the planet’s remaining carbon budget. Americans elected Donald Trump, who insisted climate change was a hoax –…

06 02 2020 | 07:58

Greta Thunberg on Averting a Climate Apocalypse | DAVOS 2020.

Global emissions of carbon dioxide remain on course to rise above 1.5°C despite clear and present risks. How can business and government work together to accelerate the fast and far-reaching changes…

04 02 2020 | 16:01

Energy efficiency slows climate change, saves money. Why haven’t we embraced it more?

The choices we make in the next decade will either lock us into a future of fossil fuel dependence or transition us toward a clean energy future. Energy efficiency has the power to replace dirty…

04 02 2020 | 08:54

87 Major Companies Lead the Way Towards a 1.5°C Future at UN Climate Action Summit.

UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK,— 87 major companies — with a combined market capitalization of over US$2.3 trillion and annual direct emissions equivalent to 73 coal-fired power plants — are taking action…

01 02 2020 | 10:56

Lawyers challenge government over gas plant.

Lawyers challenge UK Government approval of Europe’s largest gas plant. ClientEarth has launched a High Court challenge against a UK decision to greenlight what would be Europe’s largest new gas…

01 02 2020 | 10:29

Australia fires: State of emergency declared for Canberra region.

Authorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have declared a state of emergency as massive bushfires rage south of Canberra. It is the worst fire threat to the territory in nearly two…

31 01 2020 | 16:39

Going Green: A climate policy toolkit for investors.

Climate change has become a central concern for investors. At Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), we have already made huge strides to enhance engagement with companies on climate risk, carbon-foot-…

31 01 2020 | 16:32

‘Enhanced’ Environment Bill returns to UK Parliament.

The UK Government has introduced a new enhanced Environmental Bill into Parliament. The new Environment Bill, introduced into Parliament this week, will introduce measures to improve air and water…

31 01 2020 | 12:45

Dates Shifted for Africa Climate Week in Kampala: 20 to 24 April 2020.

Bonn/Kampala,  - In consultation with the secretariat of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Republic of Uganda has decided to move the dates of the upcoming Africa Climate Week to 20 to 24 April 2020.…

30 01 2020 | 14:41

How the 'Venice of Africa' is losing its battle against the rising ocean.

Saint-Louis, the old colonial capital of Senegal, faces a flooding threat that has already seen entire villages lost to the Atlantic Ameth Diagne points to a single tree submerged in the ocean. It…

30 01 2020 | 11:24

New global record ‘likely’ within five years.

Latest predictions suggest that Earth’s global average temperature is likely to reach record warmth during the five-year period 2020-2024. The current warmest year on record is 2016, but the latest …