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15 04 2019 | 10:17

AFRICA: Masen partners with IDB to finance renewable energy.

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Masen have signed two memoranda of understanding to support the development of renewable energy in member countries of the IDB in Africa. The Moroccan…

12 04 2019 | 09:42

Global sustainable investment assets worth $30 trillion in 2018.

A new sustainability report has found that global sustainable investment is on the rise.  The Global Sustainable Investment Review 2018, now in its fourth edition, has found that global sustainable…

11 04 2019 | 17:57

Danish billionaires plan to rewild large swath of Scottish Highlands.

The Danish billionaires who are now Scotland’s largest private landowners are trying to restore the Highlands for generations to come, one of their closest advisers has said. Tim Kirkwood said that…

10 04 2019 | 17:06

Greening Kenya Initiative: 50 million Trees!

Greening Kenya Initiatives: 50 million Trees to Pave the Way for the Forest Coverage in Kenya

10 04 2019 | 08:04

Linking the electricity, heat and gas networks key for a cost-effective energy transition.

The European energy sector stands in front of a gargantuan task of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. Apart from the many technical challenges for achieving this ambitious goal, there is also a social…

06 04 2019 | 09:12

Why Should Schools Teach Climate Education?

When we think about schools, we first come up with subjects such as math, science, reading, and writing. However, these subjects, while important to success, are not all that schools teach. Schools…

05 04 2019 | 08:22

Kenya partners with China to construct the Friendship city in Nairobi.

Kenya has partnered with China for the construction of Friendship City which is expected to start late this year at a cost of US $2bn. The two firms involved; Chinese’s Damei Investment Company and…

05 04 2019 | 07:55

ABB and Rolls-Royce in microgrid and automation collaboration.

ABB and Rolls-Royce have announced a global partnership on microgrid technology and advanced automation.

01 04 2019 | 16:09

Powering up the ‘last mile’ in renewable energy rollout in Africa.

It takes Habiba Ali at least a three-hour drive to get to her customers – what energy experts would call ‘the last mile’. When she sets off from her base in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, it’s usually…

01 04 2019 | 06:47

Majority of coal plants are uneconomic to nearby wind, solar, report finds.

Dive Brief: 74% of existing coal plants cost more to operate last year than replacing them with new local wind and solar power, according to a report released on Monday from Vibrant Clean Energy…

31 03 2019 | 07:50

Global conference aims to link climate action, sustainable development agendas more closely.

Experts, leaders gather in Copenhagen to promote ambitious action while ensuring no one is left behind.

27 03 2019 | 07:00

Lake Chad's shrinking waters.

Title Lake Chad’s shrinking waters Released 22/03/2019 10:00 am Copyright contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA (For Landsat image: USGS/ESA), CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO…

27 03 2019 | 06:59

Join us at Sustainability Summit 2019!

This year Sustainability Summit 2019 will focus on the introduction of state-of-the-art technologies and solutions in addition to the latest national and international policies and regulations in…

26 03 2019 | 08:13

Zero-Waste Cleaning and Laundry Tips.

Similar to a forest ecosystem, zero-waste cleaning systems produce nothing that can’t be reused and repurposed. Waste to one system is food for another. This concept is inspiring to many people…

25 03 2019 | 15:30

Africa Climate Week Signals Continent’s Huge Investment Opportunity

UN Climate Change News, Accra, 20 March 2019 – The high-level segment of the Africa Climate Week in Accra, Ghana, got firmly underway this morning with the official opening ceremony at the capital’s…

22 03 2019 | 12:26

UNFCCC 25th Anniversary: Climate Action is More Urgent than Ever.

UN Climate Change News, 21 March 2019 - Today marks a special day in the history of global climate action: It marks the day when the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) first came into…

21 03 2019 | 12:15

Bright skies for plant-based jet fuels.

With an estimated daily fuel demand of more than 5 million barrels per day, the global aviation sector is incredibly energy-intensive and almost entirely reliant on petroleum-based fuels. Unlike…

20 03 2019 | 05:42

Launch of GSAS 2019

Sustainable Built Environment Community and Colleagues, GORD is pleased to announce the launch of the 4th edition of Global Sustainability Assessment System GSAS 2019. GORD is committed to…

19 03 2019 | 07:47

SWITCH to Green initiatives show how to build sustainable societies.

SWITCH to Green initiatives aim to guide governments towards sustainability by unleashing access to green financing, policies and standards, and eco-entrepreneurship. One of the regional…

19 03 2019 | 07:40

UN report: Urgent action needed to tackle chemical pollution as global production is set to double by 2030.

The size of the global chemical industry exceeded US$5 trillion in 2017 and is projected to double by 2030.