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17 05 2019 | 14:02

The evolving role of gas storage in Europe.

Departing from its usual supply security role, gas storage is vying for a central position in Europe’s vision of a hybrid energy system combining renewable electricity and low-carbon gases like…

11 05 2019 | 17:52

UK aid must focus on climate change, say MPs.

MPs have warned that the UK must put climate change at the centre of their aid strategy. In a new report, the International Development Committee has called for the UK government to set an example…

08 05 2019 | 07:48

Trump isn't fully funding a U.N. climate program. So Michael Bloomberg is.

When Michael Bloomberg announced he was not running for president, the 77-year-old former New York mayor said would rather spend his remaining days (and considerable wealth) addressing issues dear to…

08 05 2019 | 07:10

Claude Turmes: ‘We won the Energy Transition Fund’.

The Energy Transition Fund called for by the European Parliament is more than just a pot of money to support coal-dependent regions, says Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s minister for energy and spatial…

06 05 2019 | 20:28

Eight EU Countries Will Demand Decarbonization By 2050 At Sibiu Summit.

A planned ‘Future of Europe’ summit of European Union national leaders starting in Sibiu, Romania tomorrow was supposed to chart a course for the EU following Brexit. Instead, with Brexit delayed and…

03 05 2019 | 14:33

Renewable energy co-ops launch manifesto for EU elections

REScoop is asking candidates and their political parties to guarantee new rights of citizens under the Clean Energy Package. The European federation of renewable energy co-ops is asking candidates…

24 04 2019 | 17:58

Climate change will be key issue in EU elections, poll shows.

As many as 77% of potential voters identify global warming as an important criterion when deciding who to vote for at the May European elections, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday (16…

24 04 2019 | 00:02

Latin America & Caribbean and Asia-Pacific Climate Weeks Announced.

UN Climate Change News, 23 April, Bonn – Dates and locations for two major events on the 2019 international climate change calendar have been confirmed today: Latin America & Caribbean Climate…

02 04 2019 | 07:00

Nine Million Canadians Cite Climate as vote-determining issue.

Nearly eight million Canadians are “extremely” worried about climate change, and nine million see it as their top or top two vote-determining issue in this year’s federal election, but that concern…

01 04 2019 | 16:11

EU on track for 50% emission cuts by 2030, study says.

While Germany and Eastern European countries continue to oppose raising the EU’s 40% emission reduction target for 2030, a new analysis insists the bloc will actually manage at least 50% cuts under a…

29 03 2019 | 07:43

Nuclear Energy Institute Seizes on Climate Momentum to Push for Policy Boost.

“The answer to the climate crisis won’t be as simple as replacing carbon with renewables and batteries,” according to NEI’s president and CEO.

29 03 2019 | 07:11

Coal, oil, and natural gas demand hits record high in 2018.

If the world is going to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Last year, we took another lurching step toward planetary catastrophe. Demand…

06 03 2019 | 13:00

'Enormous cost' of doing nothing on climate change: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who officially launched his presidential campaign on Friday, decried the "enormous cost" the United States will bear if it does not act swiftly to combat the effects of…

22 02 2019 | 13:14

Climate Change: Enough of the ‘Why?’ Time for the ‘Now’

Solutions Won’t Be Easy to Find, But Collaboration and Innovation Offer New Opportunities—and B Corps Can Help It’s been a busy month for the environment.

12 02 2019 | 16:27

Paris Agreement targets could boost EU’s GDP

A new report has found that meeting the targets set at the Paris Agreement could boost the EU’s GDP. The report assesses the potential employment and economic benefits of transitioning to a low-…

04 02 2019 | 10:29

Cañete: ‘No way around it’, climate neutral EU is needed

EU climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete is in no doubt that the EU has to achieve ‘climate neutrality’ by 2050 and wants to use his final months in the job to push the bloc towards meeting the…

14 01 2019 | 12:44

Bloomberg slams Trump on climate change, which Brown likens to Nazism

Michael Bloomberg slammed Donald Trump’s inaction on climate change on Sunday and said any candidate for president in 2020 – he himself might be one – must have a plan to deal with the problem.

09 01 2019 | 12:46

The Climate Apocalypse Is Now, and It’s Happening to You

What people say they know about climate change is a roller coaster of human ignorance—wait, everyone knows that but no one knows that?