Amazon, Ikea, Patagonia pledge zero-carbon shipping by 2040

Nine big companies including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed up to a pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040. They hope the “aggressive” target will push the heavily-polluting shipping industry to decarbonise faster.

Press Conference: Wave of actions across the globe demand an end to fossil finance

Ford Foundation to divest from coal, oil and natural gas

The Ford Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, announced Monday that it will divest millions from fossil fuels, following similar investment decisions made by other sizable foundations in recent years.

Banks using loopholes to dodge pledges to stop funding Arctic drilling

Some of the world’s largest banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., HSBC Holdings and BNP Paribas SA pledged in recent years to stop direct financing of Arctic oil exploration. The idea was to choke off money for fossil-fuel extraction in a pristine natural environment.

India: Energy crisis shows coal is an expensive and unreliable source of electricity generation

Any knee-jerk reaction that urges more investment in coal completely misses the point India is teetering on the brink of joining a growing global energy crisis.

Solar investments produce 2.7 times more jobs than fossil fuel work

As Congress debates whether to pare down the Biden administration’s signature climate proposals or allow the fossil fuel industry to benefit more from new government programs, new research suggests doing so would create far fewer jobs.

Humans to blame for warming lakes

While the climate crisis is, unfortunately, a reality, it is all too easy to assume that every aspect of our changing world is a consequence of climate change.

EUFORES: αντιμετώπιση της κλιματικής κρίσης με ανάπτυξη των ΑΠΕ

«Αν δεν αναπτύξουμε τις ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας δεν πρόκειται να αντιμετωπίσουμε την κλιματική κρίση ούτε να απολαύσουμε την περιβαλλοντική οικολογική ισορροπία την οποία χρειαζόμαστε ως προϋπόθεση της ανθρώπινης υγείας…»

Government announces Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050

The Government today (October 8) announced Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050, setting out the vision of "Zero-carbon Emissions‧Liveable City‧Sustainable Development", and outlining the strategies and targets for combating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality.

Hong Kong to invest about 30.8 bln USD on climate change mitigation in next 15 to 20 years

HONG KONG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has announced it will invest about 240 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 30.8 billion U.S.

Malaysia pledges spending, green goals in 5-year economic plan

Why the silence on key climate change report, Putrajaya asked

PETALING JAYA: Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan has questioned the government’s silence on a key United Nations (UN) report on climate change and its effects.

INVITATION: MFA/EPLO ISD Towards COP26 Conference (25 October 2021 )

The EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development in collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs cordially invite you on Monday, October 25th, at 10am CET/ 11am EEST to the Towards COP26: Challenges for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in the EU event in anticipation of the 2

US plastics to outstrip coal’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, study finds

American plastics industry, described by experts as ‘the new coal’, releasing at least 232m tons of gas annually

Climate crisis likely to fuel conflicts over water and migration, US analyses say

The Biden administration has released three reports on security and humanitarian disasters that could strike as world heats up

No formal Cop26 role for big oil amid doubts over firms’ net zero plans

Officials from fossil fuel firms may attend fringe events but campaigners hail lack of official role

Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of being in denial over climate crisis

Activist says countries such as UK, US and China use ‘creative carbon accounting’ to augment green credentials

There are no real climate leaders yet – who will step up at Cop26?

Like other rich nations, the UK is more talk than action on the climate crisis. Something needs to change in Glasgow

It's almost too late to stop global warming – so what's Malaysia doing about it?

It was almost 25 years ago when I was in the office of the CEO of the Multimedia Development Corporation in Bangunan Getah Asli, Kuala Lumpur. Outside the window, through the haze, you could see the Petronas Twin Towers under construction.

Climate change threatens to squeeze out Indonesia’s medicinal plants

More than half of medicinal plant species in Indonesia won’t be able to grow in most of their current range by 2050 due to climate change, a new study says. Researchers say medicinal plant species on the islands of New Guinea, Java and Sulawesi will see the largest r