COP26 Postponed.
Bonn - The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19.
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Good Health and Well-being.
We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one that the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said is “attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods.”
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UN Climate Change Secretariat Has New Organizational Structure.
UN Climate Change News – Effective today, the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat is operating according to a new structure, as part of an organizational change initiative to overhaul the secretariat as the UN lead entity supporting the intergovernmental Climate Change proces
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BNEF predicts slow-down in clean energy economy due to Covid-19.
According to the latest data released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), it appears likely that the coronavirus outbreak will be a significant global crisis, triggering an economic slowdown.
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BNEF: Green hydrogen could curb third of fossil fuel and industry emissions by 2050.
But roughly $150bn of subsidies, carbon pricing and more supportive policies may be needed for green hydrogen to reach full decarbonisation potential, finds analyst
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SDG16: Six top tips for delivering peace, justice, and strong institutions.
Many businesses will conclude that SDG16 is mainly the preserve of governments, but there are tangible steps companies can take to help deliver on its crucial targets
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Research station in East Antarctica reports its first heatwave.
It was recorded during the 2019-2020 Arctic summer. Researchers at the Australian Antarctic Program reported the first recorded heatwave event at the Casey research station in East Antarctica.
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The 5 Most Promising Long-Duration Storage Technologies Left Standing.
Low-carbon grids need longer-duration storage, but few technologies have succeeded at scale. Here’s the current roster of best bets. Rarely has such a crucial enterprise for the future of human civilization led to such little commercial success.
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13th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry (1 - 4 / 9 / 2020) - Call for Abstracts and Call for Keynote Speakers is now open!
From 1 - 4 September 2020, ISES is pleased to present EuroSun 2020 - the 13th International Conference on Solar Energy for Buildings and Industry taking place in Athens, Greece.
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"We can’t go back to normal’: how will coronavirus change the world?
Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse.
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Antarctica's Denman Glacier is sinking into the world's deepest canyon.
The glaciers of Antarctica are melting at unprecedented rates, and a giant canyon in the continent's rocky underbelly could make matters much worse.
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The oceans’ twilight zone must be studied now, before it is too late.
Exploitation and degradation of the mysterious layer between the sunlit ocean surface and the abyss jeopardize fish stocks and the climate.
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Antarctica was warm enough for rainforest near south pole 90m years ago.
Think of Antarctica and it is probably sweeping expanses of ice, and the odd penguin, that come to mind.
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UNFCCC postponment of the SBs and COP 26.
Date: 1 April 2020 Reference: CAS/MTP/O/UNFCCC Conferences/APR.2020
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EU Climate Law: Cities and regions demand 5-year action plan.
The President of the European Committee of the Regions has called on the EU to set out a 5-year action plan to ensure all regions and cities are supported in achieving climate neutrality.
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Cop26 climate talks in Glasgow postponed until 2021.
Crucial UN conference will be delayed until next year as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
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Energy Impact Partners: A primer on the next three decades of the energy transition - Part 2.
Energy Impact Partners research lead, Andy Lubershane, releases a five-part series examining technologies needed to fully decarbonize the energy system, relying on as few technology “moonshots” as possible.
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If The Virus Can Decimate Global Economies So Can Climate Change.
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the Soviet Union ultimately collapsed in 1991, the world changed. The end to the Cold War corresponded with prosperity, balanced budgets and the rise of dot.coms.
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The investment case for energy transition in Africa.
Falling technology costs have made renewable energy a cost-effective way to generate power in countries all over the world, which would drive further development and improved economy.
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Monopoly houses, toy soldiers and Lego: the museum of plastic lost at sea.
Tracey Williams has been a beachcomber for most of her life.
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