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03 09 2021 | 15:12

‘Eco-anxious’ young people are filing climate lawsuits against their countries

A recent poll found 57 per cent of American teenagers said that climate change made them feel scared. The most comprehensive assessment yet from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (…

03 09 2021 | 15:08

Planting forests could cool Earth’s atmosphere more than previously thought

‘Planting trees over large areas is advantageous and should be done for climate purposes,’ professor says Planting forests could cool the Earth’s atmosphere more than previously thought, a study…

03 09 2021 | 12:45

Concern over climate crisis at highest level in 30 years in wake of IPCC report, poll finds

Nearly a third of Britons now see environmental issues as a big worry for the country. Concern over the climate crisis is at a 30-year high in the UK, a poll finds. Nearly a third (32 per cent) of…

27 08 2021 | 11:30

Webinar: "Time for Youth Action is Now" , Aug 28, 2021 04:00 PM Nairobi time.

Topic: KENYA YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE DIALOGUE   Description:  Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network Kenya and Youth for Our Planet Kenya have partnered to host Kenya Youth Climate Change Dialogue…

26 08 2021 | 08:10

Climate change: why government failure to act isn’t the problem

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report underscored the dire state of the climate crisis, concluding that “immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas…

26 08 2021 | 07:52

Melbourne student and climate activist runs for board seat at energy giant AGL

Ashjayeen Sharif wants Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter to be 100% renewable by 2030. An 18-year-old student and climate change campaigner is bidding for a seat on the board of energy…

25 08 2021 | 12:37

Nine Climate Change Cases You've Never Heard Of

Climate change poses unprecedented challenges. Rising global temperatures are causing more frequent severe weather events, including wildfires and floods, capable of massive disruption that sweeps…

23 08 2021 | 12:23

Maersk secures green e-methanol deal to fuel its first carbon neutral container vessel

Maersk has partnered with the Danish renewable energy firm, European Energy, to produce green fuel for its first vessel to operate on carbon neutral methanol. European Energy and REintegrate, a…

09 08 2021 | 15:49

Renewable investments hit record levels in first half of 2021

Investors poured more money than ever into renewable energy in the first half of the year, but the pace is far from enough to sufficiently curb increasing carbon emissions. As much as $174 billion…

09 08 2021 | 15:15

Earlier Coal Shutdowns on the Agenda as Finance Giants Develop Buyout Plan

Some of the world’s biggest financial and investment firms are hatching a plan to speed up coal power plant closures in Asia, according to an exclusive report published yesterday by the Reuters news…

07 08 2021 | 10:45

Reforestation hopes threaten global food security, Oxfam warns

Over-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80% by 2050 Governments and businesses hoping to plant trees and restore forests in order to reach net-zero…

03 08 2021 | 12:05

European National Stakeholder Workshop Series: The case of the Netherlands

The Dutch climate policy and sectoral developments are characterised by a variety of divergent factors from the civil society-led court-cases obliging both the government and Shell to increase…

03 08 2021 | 12:03

Carbon Neutrality and the Belt & Road Initiative: the PARIS REINFORCE China Workshop

The PARIS REINFORCE China stakeholder workshop was held online on June 8, 2021. The workshop discussed China’s net zero emissions after its carbon neutrality goal, how to achieve it from policy to…

03 08 2021 | 11:51

A workshop on the US Long-term strategy towards net zero

On 24th and 25th May 2021, the PARIS REINFORCE consortium helped to organise a virtual US workshop, in collaboration with key US partners: ClimateWorks, University of Maryland Center for Global…

03 08 2021 | 11:45

From Numbers to Insights: How to Think about Economic-Climate Modelling

Climate-economy models are a powerful tool for providing insight into sensible climate policy choices and how they would impact our economy. As the EU announces stricter climate targets, there are an…

03 08 2021 | 09:52

Retirements to cut US coal plants by half of 2015 levels within 15 years

Based on already planned and announced retirements, less than half of the U.S. coal-fired power generation capacity that existed at the start of 2015 will remain online by 2035, a new S&P Global…

03 08 2021 | 09:20

Global initiative aims to bring transparency to voluntary carbon markets

LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - A global initiative was launched on Thursday to bring transparency and rigour to the voluntary carbon market that is expected to grow rapidly over the next few years as…

03 08 2021 | 04:20

New tool launched to give the UK public a voice on how to tackle climate crisis

Cross-party think tank Demos has teamed up with WWF, National Grid, and ScottishPower to ask people across the UK to consider how we should get on track to reach net zero carbon emissions over this…

30 07 2021 | 12:14

Earth Overshoot Day: Innovative solutions key to a sustainable future.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2021, it falls on Thursday July 29…

30 07 2021 | 11:19

Outrage as Italy faces multimillion pound damages to UK oil firm.

Secretive tribunals allow fossil fuel companies to sue governments for passing laws to protect environment. Italy could be forced to pay millions of pounds in damages to a UK oil company after…