Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe school hit by landslide

Two boarding school pupils are among 31 people to have been killed in eastern Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai. They were asleep in their dormitory when rocks swept down a mountain and knocked over a wall, officials say.

All that transpired in the 4th session of the UNEA from 11-15 March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) took place from 11-15 March 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Offices at Nairobi (UNON), organized on the theme of “Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production.” The conference

New alternative to Trump's wall would create jobs, renewable energy, and increase border security.

A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.

Concentrated solar power could help ease electricity woes - Stellenbosch University.

OHANNESBURG – With more electricity disruptions likely to occur in the next few years as state utility Eskom struggles to meet demand, South Africa should look at concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies as an alternative when coal power stations fail, Stellenbosch University has said.

Korea’s renewable energy subsidy hits $2.29 bn last year.

The government last year shelled out 2.6 trillion won ($2.29 billion) in state subsidies for promotion of solar panels and other renewable energy source, up by 530 billion won from a year ago, as a part of state energy policy shifting away nuclear and fossil fuel. 

Saudi Arabia to launch 2nd phase of renewable energy program with 7 projects.

RIYADH, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia is ready to launch its second phase of the renewable energy program with seven solar photovoltaic energy projects, Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.

China can’t quite match appeal of European firms as Asia’s windpower infrastructure boom begins.

South African leading parties aren’t in the green for environmental policies.

On 8 May South Africans won’t see a green party on the ballot paper.

China plans a solar power play in space that NASA abandoned decades ago.

Science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov is credited with bringing the idea of space-based solar power projects to prominence in 1941. Space stations and satellites already use solar panel arrays for their power needs, but NASA abandoned the concept of stand-alone space solar after so

Trickle of States Around the World Producing All Power From Renewable Sources.

Power generation from wind and solar also depends on where on the planet's surface they are utilised and at which time of the year.

School rooftops will generate solar energy for 16000 houses in the West Bank.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a loan agreement worth USD 18 million to finance the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems on 500 public schools in the West Bank.

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

The

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 programmes, SWITCH Africa Green, has benefitted more than 3,000 micro, small and medium enter

UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses damage of ‘fast fashion’.

UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses damage of ‘fast fashion’  

3 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean join Clean Seas.

Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay join Clean Seas campaign during UN Environment Assembly

China to host World Environment Day 2019 on Air Pollution.

China to host World Environment Day 2019 on Air Pollution

Last Call_ASEAN Wind Energy 2019 Is Coming in Two Weeks (01- 02 April, 2019; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam).

ASEAN Wind Energy 2019 is a large-scale business platform that anticipates and manages the changes of the immense wind market in ASEAN countries, highlighting the Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia etc,.

Cyclone Idai: Mozambique president says 1,000 may have died

The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai could reach 1,000, President Filipe Nyusi has said. It made landfall close to the port city of Beira on Thursday with winds of up to 177 km/h (106 mph), but aid teams only reached the city on Sunday.

Energy and oil majors turn to rural Africa in grab for world’s next billion customers.

Once basic energy is established in disconnected regions, the companies that supply it hope to cash in on demand for a slew of new products and services.

Turkish supreme court blocks coal plant, as wave of new projects stalls.

Local opposition won a legal ruling against a major project on the Black Sea coast – the latest challenge to Turkey’s plans to expand coal use.