Electric cars are great at reducing tailpipe emissions, but building them is also highly energy-intensive, so Volvo is using the launch of its new XC40 Recharge EV to commit to a 40% reduction across…
The new model "provides an extremely important tool to inform policy decisions and shape responses"
As many as five billion people will face hunger and a lack of clean water by 2050 as the warming…
Kenya: Site of GivePower’s Solar Water Farm
Kiunga, Kenya is a small fishing community of about 3500 people located just a few miles south of the Somalian border. The village is situated along the…
20 October 2019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Today marks the official launch of the Regional Collaboration Centre Dubai, a collaboration between UN Climate Change and the World Green Economy…
Unilever has announced a new strategy to reach a ‘waste free world’.
The consumer goods company has confirmed that by 2025, it will halve its use of virgin plastics. They will do this by reducing…
World Bank loan condition to Eskom was to install several clean energy projects in South Africa.
On 9 October 2019, the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities, and Tourism convened.…
German railway operator Deutsche Bahn [DBN.UL] has launched a tender for 5% of its annual electricity supply from renewable sources for the next eight years, aiming to get nearer to its long-term…
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has taken a huge step regarding disaster risk management and financing in the region after signing a deal with the African Risk Capacity (ARC).
We tend to blame meat-eaters and plastic-straw-users when it comes to climate change. However, according to a report released in 2017, only 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global greenhouse…
C40 Cities will create a Global Youth Initiative, bringing together leaders of climate movements from all over the world, to work with with mayors.
Announcement comes out of several days of…
A seismic shift is under way. According to author and futurist, Jeremy Rifkin(The Third Industrial Revolution, The Zero Marginal Cost Society), we are in the final phases of the fossil fuel era. In…
Business leaders, practitioners, policy makers, researchers and scholars are gathering in Doha to attend Qatar Sustainability Summit (QSS) on October 27 & 28. THE AGENDA IS SIMPLE – drive climate…
In an interview with EURACTIV Germany, Karsten Neuhoff, a climate expert and professor, spoke about Germany’s hotly-debated climate protection bill, stressing that a clear regulatory framework with “…
With the rising share of renewable energy, questions are being raised regarding the future of coal-based power plants.
Kevin Cogo, who leads GE Steam Power’s rotating equipment product line globally…
Over a dozen rows of blue solar panels stand in a grassy lot. This is the new solar field opened by Clif Bar. The panels will produce about a third of the energy needs for the company’s manufacturing…
Sanitary products litter Europe’s beaches, and 200,000 tonnes a year end up in UK landfill. Meet the people fighting for ‘environmenstrual’ alternatives.
Ella Daish has lost count of how many tampon…
A conservation group plans to buy the largest privately owned sequoia grove as the climate crisis threatens the species’ future.
Few living beings have experienced as much as the giant sequoias.…
San José, Costa Rica, 10 October 2019 - After three days of panels, high-level discussions and exchanging best practices for climate action, PreCOP25 in San José concluded today with calls for more…
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