Διευκρινήσεις από τους οικονομικούς συμβούλους της ΕΕ για την μετάβαση σε μηδενικούς ρύπους
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή ζήτησε από τους συμβούλους της να αναθεωρήσουν τους κανόνες της Ευρωπαϊκής ταξινόμησης (taxonomy) όσον αφορά την “πράσινη” οικονομία, απ΄ τη στιγμή που ορισμένα κράτη μέλη απέρριψαν τα σχέδια για τις εκτελεστικές κατευθυντήριες γραμμές, δ
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Tropical Cyclone Ana: Fiji suffers second deadly storm in a month.
Three-year-old boy among those missing in floodwaters in the country’s northern and western islands.
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Biden set to ban new oil and gas leases on federal lands after Trump sell-off.
Move follows a 60-day suspension of new drilling permits for US lands and waters announced last week.
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‘The war has started. We’re losing’: Kerry apologises for ‘inexcusable’ lack of climate action under Trump
Mr Kerry spoke at the World Economic Forum, typically held in the glitzy Swiss ski resort of Davos, but this year a virtual event due to the pandemic.
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UK electricity from renewables outpaces gas and coal power.
In 2020 wind turbines provided almost a quarter of electricity, and in EU renewable energy outperformed fossil fuels.
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Shell Is Back in Court for Nigeria Oil Spills Liability Ruling.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc faces the latest ruling in a long-running legal dispute with Nigerian farmers who say the energy giant is responsible for oil leaks that have polluted th
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Dizzying pace of Biden's climate action sounds death knell for era of denialism.
Analysis: The new president has framed the challenge of global heating as an opportunity for US jobs, saying: ‘We have to be bold’.
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Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize.
OSLO (Reuters) - Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
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Extraordinary voyage: on the trail of the trillion-tonne runaway iceberg.
Amid fears of huge damage to marine ecosystems from the giant A68a berg, British researchers are setting sail to assess its impact.
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Atmospheric river storms can drive costly flooding – and climate change is making them stronger.
Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably guess that it’s the Amazon, the Nile or the Mississippi.
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Biden Signs Sweeping Executive Orders on Climate and Science.
President Joe Biden signed a sweeping
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Amazon Rainforest on the Brink of Turning Into a Net Carbon Emitter, Study Warns.
Tropical forests are guardians against runaway climate change, but their ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is wearing down. The Amazon, which accounts for more than half of the world's rainforest cover, is on the verge of turning into a carbon source.
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Air Pollution Is Linked to Permanent Vision Loss, Study Finds.
Air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of progressive and irreversible vision loss, a large, long-term study found.
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IKEA Parent Company Buys Georgia Forest With Pledges to Manage It Sustainably
When you think of wooden furniture, you probably think of forest destruction, not conservation.
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Thawing Permafrost Is Full of Ice-Forming Particles That Could Get Into Atmosphere.
The Big Idea Permafrost – frozen soil in the far north – is thawing,
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The Atlantic Ocean Is Getting Wider, Scientists Think They Know Why.
The Atlantic Ocean is getting wider and, after a uniquely ambitious expedition, scientists finally think they know why.
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'Listen to the Science,' Climate Campaigners Urge as New Study Details Global Warming Emergency.
Climate campaigners on Thursday pointed to a study showing that Earth is hotter than it's ever been during the entire epoch of human civilization as the latest proof of the need to treat human-caused global heating like the dire emergency that it is.
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GM Pledges to Eliminate Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035.
General Motors pledged Thursday to stop selling fossil-fuel-powere
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25 Opportunities to Save the Planet After COVID-19.
COVID-19 has presented us with a unique opportunity for a green and inclusive recovery that will make the world a better place for everyone, says the head of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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