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09 01 2020 | 11:19

GWEC's call for action: 'We need to be installing 100GW a year. Now'

GWEC's Ben Backwell is calling on the world to declare a climate emergency, take fossil fuels off the grid and push renewables installations as he talks to Windpower Monthly. The argument for…

09 01 2020 | 09:23

Kenya Says Starts Spraying of Locusts Seen as Threat to Food Security.

NAIROBI - Kenya said on Saturday it had started aerial spraying in three counties in the country’s north to try to head off a locust invasion which has already caused extensive damage to farmland in…

09 01 2020 | 09:16

Equinor aims to cut emissions in Norway towards near zero in 2050.

Equinor has committed to slash greenhouse gas emissions in Norway. Equinor has launched a new climate ambition to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas emissions from its operated offshore fields and…

09 01 2020 | 09:12

Co-op commits to 100% recyclable packaging for own brand products.

The Co-op has announced a new commitment to only use 100% recyclable packaging for its own brand products. The Co-op has banned black plastic packaging from all its products and by the summer of…

09 01 2020 | 09:07

The UN climate talks ended in deadlock. Is this really the best the world can manage?

Last week, a whistle rang out in a buzzing conference fairground on the edge of Madrid. Instantly, a swell of protesters rose up, determined to “bring in the streets and tear down the walls”, enraged…

09 01 2020 | 09:02

‘Stop taking up space with your false solutions,' say furious activists at UN COP25 – video

NGO delegates at the UN's COP25 conference express their anger at the lack of progress by world governments to act on climate change. 'Stop taking up space with your false solutions and get out of…

09 01 2020 | 08:53

Πλαστικά και κυκλική οικονομία – Τί αλλάζει το 2020 και οι επόμενες προκλήσεις.

Η ευρωπαϊκή πολιτική για τα απόβλητα και την κυκλική οικονομία έχει θέσει φιλόδοξους στόχους για την ανακύκλωση πλαστικών και τη χρήση ανακυκλωμένων πλαστικών υλών, με την Ελλάδα ωστόσο να επιδιώκει…

09 01 2020 | 08:47

UN climate talks: Australia accused of 'cheating' and thwarting global deal.

Morrison government criticised for planning to use accounting loophole to meet emissions target. Disagreement over Australia’s plan to use an accounting loophole to meet its climate target will…

09 01 2020 | 08:38

Water wars: early warning tool uses climate data to predict conflict hotspots.

Tension over water scarcity is increasing across the globe. A new system flags up where this threatens to erupt into violence. Researchers from six organisations have developed an early warning…

09 01 2020 | 08:38

This startup is using geo-tagging and blockchain to fight deforestation in Africa.

Every year, about 15 billion trees are cut down globally, and across Africa, deforestation rates has surpassed the global annual average of 0.8 percent.

08 01 2020 | 14:58

Africa embraces an $8 billion solar market for going off-grid.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Tanzania, where 80 percent of the population has no reliable access to electricity, is planning to import biomass as fuel from Ethiopia this year and…

08 01 2020 | 14:28

Fossil fuel political giving outdistances renewables 13 to one.

During the latest midterm election cycle, the fossil fuel industry paid at least $359 million for federal campaign donations and lobbying. Corporations, special interest groups, and individuals…

08 01 2020 | 14:23

Next Generation Battery Materials Project Exceeding Expectations.

Nexeon – the UK company developing silicon materials for next generation Li-ion batteries – has reached the halfway stage in its £10million SUNRISE project, and has already produced silicon battery…

08 01 2020 | 14:13

These Three European Countries Broke Major Renewables Records In 2019.

In climate terms, 2019 was a calamitous year for the planet. Hurricanes, cyclones and flooding killed and displaced thousands across Asia, Europe and Africa and in both North and South America;…

08 01 2020 | 14:07

UK’s first grid-injected hydrogen pilot gets underway.

A new ground-breaking hydrogen trial has begun in the UK. A new pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and businesses is now fully operational. This is the first time…

08 01 2020 | 14:03

UK Chancellor vows a ‘decade of renewal’ after prioritising environment in March budget.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain has vowed to prioritise the environment in the March budget. Sajid Javid has this week launched the beginning of the Budget process and announced…

08 01 2020 | 13:41

How States Will Continue to Drive Climate Action in 2020.

The “State of the States”: How State and Local Action Drove Climate Action in 2019 – and What to Watch For in 2020 Part of NRDC's Year-End Series Reviewing 2019 Climate & Clean Energy…

08 01 2020 | 13:37

The Renewable Rather than Roaring Twenties: A Sustainability Decade.

With the Trump Administration trying to drive science out of environmental decision making and climate change out of environmental impact statements, it is easy to be pessimistic about our ability to…

08 01 2020 | 11:51

Registration is now open for GORD’s 2020 workshops

A new year has already begun, and it won’t be long before we roll out our 2020 workshops starting from February. Last year, 500+ practitioners benefited from GORD’s training series and many qualified…

08 01 2020 | 11:44

WINDEUROPE Technology Workshop 2020 - 23-24 April 2020 in Naples, Italy.

 Two technical workshops in one unmissable event