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07 09 2020 | 09:25

Investing in jobs and climate is key.

Richard Murphy and Colin Hines stress the importance of the government spending money on creating jobs as well as on infrastructure to deal with the impact of coronavirus on people and the planet.

07 09 2020 | 09:22

HSBC and Pollination Group partner for first large-scale investment opportunity to protect nature.

HSBC Global Asset Management and Pollination have partnered with the ambition to create the world’s largest dedicated natural capital asset management company. HSBC Global Asset Management Limited…

07 09 2020 | 09:11

Africa declared free of wild polio after decades of work.

Achievement comes following Nigeria vaccination drive, with last cases of wild virus recorded four years ago. Africa has been declared free from wild polio, after decades of work by a coalition of…

04 09 2020 | 11:36

TWRE: Turkish Women in Renewables and Energy - Enablers of Gender Equality in Energy Transition of Turkey.

Sustainability is crucial for the future of the world and energy transition has an important role in it. To be able to achieve a sustainable future men and women has to be equal. Turkish Women in…

03 09 2020 | 08:54

Celebrate World Energy Storage Day and Join #WESD Global Conference & Expo on 22nd Sept 2020!!

On the 4th World Energy Storage Day, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), India’s leading alliance on energy storage & e-mobility is organizing a one-of-its-kind Global Conference & Expo to…

03 09 2020 | 08:32

Researchers will develop a technology heat mitigation plan for one of the world's hottest cities.

Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Royal Commission has engaged UNSW’s High Performance Architecture team to reduce the city’s temperatures and make it more sustainable. The Royal Commission for Riyadh has…

31 08 2020 | 08:32

Scottish nuclear power station to shut down early after reactor problems.

Exclusive: EDF Energy to close Hunterston next year after spending £200m on repairs. Hunterston nuclear power station, one of the UK’s oldest remaining nuclear plants, is to close down next year,…

31 08 2020 | 08:29

50 new green hydrogen projects show Europe, Australia, Asia are lead players but US$75 billion in costs and government inaction could create delays.

The green hydrogen industry needs more government backing to reach demand goals. The renewable rich green hydrogen industry is accelerating with 50 new projects announced in the last year including…

31 08 2020 | 08:04

Britain to get first commercial refinery for extracting precious metals from e-waste.

Cheshire-based facility will be world’s first to use bacteria-based recycling processes. The UK is to get its first commercial refinery for extracting precious metals from electronic waste, which…

31 08 2020 | 08:01

PV cheapest power generating technology in UK.

New Government figures indicate that large-scale solar will be lowest cost deploy and maintain over the next two decades. New analysis on electricity generation costs published by the department…

31 08 2020 | 07:59

Renewable Energy Remains One of America’s Most Attractive Investment Options.

Investors who know the renewables market best believe its brightest days are still to come, writes Gregory Wetstone. Gregory Wetstone is president and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy…

31 08 2020 | 07:57

Weatherwatch: solar farms with added food.

New panels harvest blue and green light for electricity, letting red light through to crops below. With solar farms in the sunny south of England now being economically viable without subsidy there…

31 08 2020 | 07:33

Children raised in greener areas have higher IQ, study finds.

Research also found lower levels of difficult behaviour in rich and poor neighbourhoods. Growing up in a greener urban environment boosts children’s intelligence and lowers levels of difficult…

31 08 2020 | 07:14

Fight Climate Change With Your Undies — A Hang Drying Manifesto.

Hang drying clothes is a simple practice that holds nothing short of immense power and pollution-saving potential. This most humdrumiest of daily chores, in which we simply hang damp clothes over a…

25 08 2020 | 07:45

Ocean energy industry calls for European target of 100MW by 2025.

The new EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy must include a target of 100MW of ocean energy installed in Europe by 2025. This would be enough to power 100,000 European homes a year, and would…

23 08 2020 | 07:50

National Energy & Climate Plans: 3 key elements for effective delivery.

Too lazy to read 26 National Energy & Climate Plans? No problem! WindEurope has assessed them, focusing on three crucial dimensions for the expansion of wind energy: auction schedules,…

23 08 2020 | 07:21

How Carbon-Smart Farming Can Feed Us and Fight Climate Change at the Same Time.

Farmers are the stewards of our planet's precious soil, one of the least understood and untapped defenses against climate change. Because of its massive potential to store carbon and foundational…

23 08 2020 | 07:18

Goal of the Month | August 2020: Responsible Consumption and Production.

Did you know that every year about one third of all food produced – equivalent to 1.3 billion tonnes – is wasted, yet food security continues to be a growing global concern, affecting millions of…

19 08 2020 | 07:16

Boris Johnson poised to stop UK funding overseas fossil fuel projects.

New policy will rule out future loans and guarantees made through UK Export Finance. Boris Johnson is poised to sign off new rules barring the UK government’s chief foreign lender from offering…