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03 01 2021 | 08:52

Pollution is affecting the pandemic, not the other way around.

This material first appeared in The Climate Barometer, our weekly email newsletter covering climate and environmental issues.

27 12 2020 | 07:55

GEF Council provides boost to nature protection amid pandemic.

In a virtual meeting, representatives of the Global Environment Facility’s 184 member countries moved this week to financially support countries seeking to protect nature and tackle environmental…

27 12 2020 | 07:33

After the pandemic - a chance to build forward to a better future.

In 2020, we experienced a year like no other with a pandemic that has already claimed more than a million lives. The associated economic calamity is projected to make the world economy 4.4 per cent…

27 12 2020 | 07:28

Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal.

WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar and other clean power sources while curtailing the use of a potent planet-…

27 12 2020 | 07:09

Five Climate Change Lessons From 2020.

In early January of this year, fresh off the experience of writing a year-end blog post for 2019, I started a project that I thought would make writing this year's year-end post easier. I created a…

21 12 2020 | 11:08

‘No immediate decline in sight’ for global coal-fired power demand, says IEA.

Covid pandemic has driven the largest drop in coal use since the Second World War, but consumption is likely to rise again in 2021. There is “no immediate decline in sight” for coal-fired power…

15 12 2020 | 07:40

Global Carbon Emissions Fall by Record 7% in 2020.

Carbon dioxide emissions in 2020 fell by 7%, the biggest drop ever, as countries around the world imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the…

13 12 2020 | 07:56

The climate crisis should be at the heart of the global Covid recovery.

Governments are pouring resources into economic recovery. It’s an opportunity for visionary climate policies. In the early hours of 12 December, 2015, I stood together with world leaders to welcome…

13 12 2020 | 07:01

UN: Virtual Climate Dialogues: A Successful Milestone on the Road to COP26.

UN Climate Change News, 4 December 2020 - The Climate Dialogues, a series of virtual events to help pave the way towards next year’s climate change conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, wrapped…

13 12 2020 | 06:54

Cities can lead a green revolution after Covid. In Barcelona, we're showing how.

From non-polluting transport to sustainable industries, urban areas are perfect for testing radical solutions to global problems. The pandemic will leave behind a very different world from that of a…

13 12 2020 | 06:22

Peak oil

Peak oil is the year when the maximum rate of extraction of petroleum is reached, after which it is expected to enter terminal decline.[2] As of 2020, peak oil forecasts range from 2019[3] to the…

11 12 2020 | 13:43

Rebound in carbon emissions expected in 2021 after fall caused by Covid

Scientists brand 7% decline a ‘drop in the ocean’ and call on governments to push ahead with structural changes. Greenhouse gas emissions, which plunged by a record amount this year because of the…

10 12 2020 | 12:13

UN Report Finds World Leaders Fall Short of Meeting Paris Agreement Goal.

World leaders could use the coronavirus pandemic to shave 25% off their greenhouse gas emissions with green recovery packages, according to a report released today by the UN Environment Program (UNEP…

07 05 2020 | 06:47

Convergence between technological progress and sustainability is not that obvious

The coronavirus pandemic, like climate change, teaches us about the importance of mitigating risk to ensure our future prosperity. Should we place all our hopes on technology to deliver this safer…