Trump Bails Out Oil Industry, Not U.S. Families, as Coronavirus Crisis Intensifies.

Climate action groups and progressive critics expressed disappointment and outrage on Friday afternoon after President Donald Trump — despite a continued failure to offer far-reaching support to the U.S.

Leftist green groups criticize Democratic plan to make US carbon neutral by 2050.

A coalition of left-wing environmental groups is criticizing an environmental plan from House Democrats, arguing it is not ambitious enough to combat climate change with needed speed. 

Coal's Sell-By Date Just Moved Closer.

Vietnam, a key customer in the critical Southeast Asian market, is turning away from the fossil fuel. Hanoi is smudging coal’s prospects.

Green Climate Fund approves US$30.2 million towards climate-resilient development in Viet Nam.

Green Climate Fund approves US$30.2 million towards climate-resilient development in Viet Nam UNDP-supported project to increase water security and enhance livelihoods for half a million smallholder farmers impacted by the climate crisis  

Green Climate Fund approves US$26.6 million grant on ‘Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe’.

Green Climate Fund approves US$26.6

Climate change is a bigger threat than coronavirus, says UN Secretary General.

Don't let a passing crisis, serious though it is, distract you from the real fight.

Why don’t we treat climate change like an infectious disease?

Schools are closed. Entire regions are on lockdown.

Important update: new dates and info for WindEurope's Technology Workshop: 9 - 10 June

Αt WindEurope, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. Pending further developments, our plan is to postpone the workshop until 9-10 June.

Evidence is emerging that warmer temperatures and higher humidity can indeed affect the disease’s spread.

One great unknown about the coronavirus pandemic currently circling the globe is how it will respond as the weather gets warmer.

Neste aims for carbon neutral production by 2035.

Sustainable jet fuel developer Neste commits to its production being carbon neutral by 2035.

O2 teams up with SSE to help its supply chain switch to renewable energy.

O2 and SSE Business Energy have joined forces for a new renewable energy initiative. The new initiative will let O2 suppliers and partners buy renewable energy direct from SSE Business Energy at a reduced rate.

Air pollution likely to increase coronavirus death rate, warn experts.

The health damage inflicted on people by long-standing air pollution in cities is likely to increase the death rate from coronavirus infections, experts have said.

McDonald’s goes green by ditching plastic in Happy Meal toys.

The fast-food chain expects to remove over 3,000 metric tons of plastic from the business from 2021 by abolishing plastic happy meal toys. Fast-food restaurant chain McDonald’s has announced it will phase out all plastic toys from its Happy Meals from 2021 onwards.

COVID-19 Pandemic rekindles discussion on climate change, infectious desease.

From shifting disease patterns in a warming world, to shrinking animal habitats, to the impact of air pollution in making people more vulnerable to infection, news stories over the last several days have rekindled discussion on the various connections between the climate crisis and the spread of

UK Government announces £90m funding boost for ‘shake up’ in clean transport.

The UK Government announces new £90 million fund for a new generation of green transport. The government has launched a consultation to make journeys easier, smarter and greener through new technology as part of the Future of Transport regulatory review.

Can Big Oil Still Fund Its Renewable Energy Push?

Big Oil had just announced overhauled long-term strategies to soothe investor concerns about climate change and become part of the solution in the energy transition—and then came the big oil price crash of 2020.

STUDIES: “Science and Management of Climate Change”: the new editions of the Master of Research and the PhD Programme.

The academic excellence that trains tomorrow's experts for the most urgent challenge of today is in Venice and sees the collaboration of the CMCC Foundation. All the scientific and socio-economic aspects of climate change offered in two high-level training programs.

Why China’s CO2 emissions grew less than feared in 2019.

With the novel coronavirus outbreak jamming the attention of news media and policymakers alike since mid-January, last year seems like a very long time ago.

Κορωνοϊός: Σκληρή προειδοποίηση της Φύσης;

Σε πρόσφατο άρθρο του στους New York Times, ο Κινέζος δημοσιογράφος Γουφέι Γιου χαρακτήρισε την επιδημία του κορωνοϊού «εκδίκηση των παγκολίνων». Πρόκειται για επαπειλούμενο είδος μυρμηγκοφάγου με χαρακτηριστικές, κεράτινες φολίδες, που ζει σε τροπικές περιοχές της Αφρικής και της Ασίας.

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