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24 07 2019 | 08:41

Air travellers face carbon charge to offset emissions.

A new consultation has been opened by the Department for Transport to look at introducing a carbon charge to offset emissions. Under new plans announced by the Government, companies selling travel…

22 07 2019 | 09:01

Why We Can't Ignore U.S. Military Emissions.

The U.S. military's carbon bootprint is enormous. Like corporate supply chains, it relies upon an extensive global network of container ships, trucks, and cargo planes to supply its operations with…

18 07 2019 | 08:50

GORD: Sustainability Summit 2019

The Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (GORD) announces the 6th edition of its annual Sustainability Summit 2019 taking place on October 15 & 16at Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Doha, Qatar.…

16 07 2019 | 12:32

Unions, Environmental Groups Join Forces on Climate Action.

On the heels of the polarizing “Green New Deal,” the BlueGreen Alliance has released a “Solidarity for Climate Action” plan. The plan is the product of a partnership between 14 organized labor and…

15 07 2019 | 15:46

Official EU petition calls for minimum carbon price.

The European Commission registered an official petition on Wednesday (7 July) that calls on the EU executive to set up a minimum carbon price, “discourage the consumption of fossil fuels” and keep…

15 07 2019 | 08:46

Shipping heavyweights at risk of missing climate targets.

The world’s shipping heavyweights are not investing in key technologies to reduce their carbon footprint, putting the sector at risk of missing targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by…

13 06 2019 | 09:17

Barclays commits to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

The British multinational investment bank Barclays has entered RE100, a global initiative committing to source 100% renewable electricity for their global operations by 2030. RE100 is an initiative…

03 06 2019 | 15:39

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions up for four years in a row.

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions in 2018 rose for a fourth year in a row, an increase at odds with the country's Paris climate pledge, according to a government submission to the United Nations.

28 05 2019 | 08:06

The NOAA annual greenhouse gas index (AGGI).

Introduction The AGGI is a measure of the climate-warming influence of long-lived trace gases and how that influence has changed since the onset of the industrial revolution. The index was designed…

21 05 2019 | 14:50

Google teams up with Stella McCartney for new sustainable fashion initiative.

Google has teamed up with fashion designer Stella McCartney for a new sustainable fashion initiative. Google has announced the launch of an experiment in collaboration with innovation consultancy…

20 05 2019 | 10:07

Juncker insists 2030 climate target is EU’s top priority, not 2050 plan.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday (9 May) that the EU should “concentrate on immediate and urgent” climate policies for 2030 rather than a proposed 2050 target defended…

17 05 2019 | 11:42

Humans are greening the planet, but the implications are complicated.

  New study shows humans are influence the growth patterns of plants, but it’s not as simple as ‘greener is better’. The Earth’s climate is changing – in fact, it always changes. But in the current…

13 05 2019 | 16:58

IEA alarmed as new renewables capacity stalls.

Last year was the first time since 2001 that growth in renewable power capacity failed to increase year on year. Statistics from International Energy Agency (IEA) reveal that new net capacity from…

09 05 2019 | 18:32

UK goes coal-free for entire week.

This is the longest time the UK has been coal free since the industrial revolution. The UK has now produced coal-free energy for seven days in a row, breaking the previous record set in April of 90…

06 05 2019 | 14:29

Coal’s future is in the hands of the people, not banks.

As climate change concerns grow, new polling suggests strong support around the globe for clean energy, putting coal-related investment in jeopardy.

03 05 2019 | 15:36

Our Zero Emission Future.

A low-cost shift to clean energy is now feasible for every region of the world, owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of…

18 04 2019 | 15:26

Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions hit over 526 million tons.

Amid a global battle to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Turkey's emissions amounted to 526.3 million tons in 2017, according to TurkStat figures released Thursday Turkey was one of the first…

18 04 2019 | 14:07

Renewable energy could meet 86% of global power demand by 2050, IRENA concludes

If policymakers, businesses and investors across the world collaborate to scale-up renewable energy and to electrify sectors such as transport and heavy industry, 86% of the global power demand could…

15 04 2019 | 07:08

Young people have a smaller ‘allowance’ of CO2 emissions than the generation before.

New analysis from Carbon Brief has found that younger generations need to significantly lower their carbon emissions for future climate targets.  The analysis has found that global CO2 emissions…

11 04 2019 | 17:50

Russia floats first law to regulate CO2 emissions.

Draft bill would give government powers to regulate CO2 and create carbon markets, but faces stiff opposition inside and outside Moscow administration. Russia is considering climate legislation that…