For a long time, there were two big knocks against solar power: It’s expensive, and it can’t keep the lights on after sundown.
A contract approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles Department of Water and…
The international community is falling well short of providing the cash needed to ensure universal access to electricity by 2030, according to a report released on Monday (12 November 2018).
At the…
Welcome to the 12th International Scientific Conference on Energy and Climate Change website. PROMITHEASnet – the Energy and Climate Change network, as the organizer, invites you to this three-days…
We are excited to announce that the UN Global Compact Academy is offering eighteen new sessions from October 2019 – March 2020. Designed to help you build the skills and knowledge you need to…
According to the report three major challenges that are expected to intensify in the years ahead, are over-building of coal-fired capacity, declining water supplies and increasing competition from…
Το Ευρωκοινοβούλιο ενέκρινε σήμερα επιπλέον 100 εκατομμύρια ευρώ για τα «προγράμματα-ναυαρχίδες» της ΕΕ, δηλαδή, το Horizon 2020 και το Erasmus+ , που αφορούν τη χρηματοδότηση της έρευνας (80 εκατ.…
I was 18 when I started college at the University of East Anglia in England. I had just completed eight years at a British Army school in Germany. My parents dropped me off on campus with a couple of…
Την καταψήφιση των συμβάσεων παραχώρησης δικαιώματος έρευνας και εκμετάλλευσης υδρογονανθράκων(1) σε Κρήτη και Ιόνιο, που κατατέθηκαν σήμερα στη Βουλή, ως εθνικά επιζήμιων, ζητούν με επιστολή τους…
Will California show the nation how to take on the enormous problem of single-use plastic? Or will state lawmakers chicken out under heavy lobbying by plastic makers who are happy to continue to…
New York, 18 September—United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring that decent job creation and protecting livelihoods are at the center of…
Amid growing international calls for the burning of fossil fuels to be made a crime against humanity, South Africans have been reminded how much public and private funds still prop up carbon…
Extreme events linked to climate change, such as the heatwave in Europe this year, are occurring sooner than expected, an ex-chief scientist says.
Prof Sir David King says he's been scared by the…
«Θα κοστίσει πολύ. Αλλά θα πρόκειται για χρήματα που θα χρησιμοποιηθούν σωστά και τελικά θα επιστραφούν στους πολίτες. Το να μην κάνουμε τίποτα δεν αποτελεί επιλογή». Μιλώντας από το βήμα της…
Κι όμως υπάρχει και "πιάστηκε" εν δράσει,Και η δράση της, δεν ήταν άλλη από την κατασκευή fake news για να συκοφαντήσει τη μεγαλειώδη κλιματική πορεία στην καρβουνο-κυβερνώμενη Αυστραλία,…
Around the world, climate change is already impacting lives and livelihoods, especially in the world’s poorest countries. Good adaptation can deliver good development. It can help improve lives,…
Lawyer Farhana Yamin explains what drove her to civil disobedience after three decades of environmental advocacy for the IPCC, the United Nations and more.
On 16 April this year, I superglued my…
Burger King has announced that they will no longer include plastic toys included with childrens' meals in the UK.
The fast food chain has asked customers to bring unwanted plastic toys to their UK…