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In June it was a little uncertain how the wind industry would be affected by the global pandemic, as its competitive position had been eroded by falling gas and oil prices. More recently, however,…

The Australian government has announced a A$190 million (US$130 million)investment in the nation's first Recycling Modernization Fund, with the aim of transforming the country's waste and recycling…

Rapid progression in increasingly more affordable storage technologies has enabled renewable energy units to become progressively more reliable. On account of their decentralised nature, renewable…

As climate change heats up the weather in Southern California, coastal populations from San Diego to Santa Barbara may face an increased risk of contracting West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne…

Rats and bats that host pandemic pathogens like Covid-19 increase in damaged ecosystems, analysis shows. The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other…

In Kenya's Maasai Mara game reserve, livelihoods are suffering as coronavirus guts tourism. Maasai Mara, Kenya - You have to wake up at dawn to catch the sun rising while having breakfast in the…

BANGKOK: For Bangkok’s “Spiderman Team”, dangling on ropes and rappelling down the city’s tallest buildings is just one of the risky parts of their job. High above the choked streets, on many days…

Packages marked as ‘earrings’ spark biosecurity concerns and global investigations into origins. There is not much that Jan Goward does not grow in her small Eastbourne garden. “I grow everything,”…

Government investment in coastal wetlands protection and restoration is pathway to green recovery The world is facing unprecedented challenges in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, with millions…

For investors concerned about climate change it’s the number one question: what impact will the Covid-19 pandemic and the massive economic and social response to it have on efforts to address the…

EBRD supports PPC in Greece with working capital during coronavirus pandemic €160 million loan to ensure stability of energy sector and support decarbonisation Engagement under Bank’s Vital…

Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, continues to wrangle world leaders to make and meet ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions…

While the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated huge swathes of the global economy over the past six   New figures from research company BloombergNEF show that worldwide investment in new renewables…

This Autumn, the school strike movement Fridays For Future calls for a global climate action day. On September 25th, demonstrations and manifestations will take place all across the globe, all…

The pandemic has set back efforts to achieve the original 2015 targets. The need for change to make them more attainable is stronger than ever. The United Nations has confirmed an unwelcome…

Letter also signed by Greta Thunberg urges EU leaders to act immediately on global heating. Greta Thunberg and some of the world’s leading climate scientists have written to EU leaders demanding…

Egypt fears hydroelectric project will restrict limited waters on which its population depends. Ethiopia has allowed a controversial dam built across the headwaters of the Nile to fill with rain…

Lockdowns, travel bans and factory closures drive reduction Dramatic decline falls short of necessary global heating cuts   The coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest drop in heat-trapping…

Exclusive: best analysis to date indicates significant increases in infections, hospital admissions and deaths. There is “compelling” evidence that air pollution significantly increases coronavirus…

Report says 400m jobs could be created, and warns there will be ‘no jobs on a dead planet’. Tackling the global nature crisis could create 400m jobs and $10tn (£8tn) in business value each year by…