‘Carbon footprint gap’ between rich and poor expanding, study finds
Researchers say cutting carbon footprint of world’s wealthiest may be fastest way to reach net zero
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Extreme weather has cost Europe about €500bn over 40 years
European Environment Agency data shows worst-hit countries to be Germany, France and Italy
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Climate change: Mount Everest ice which took 2,000 years to form has melted in just 25, scientists say
Ice on Everest's highest glacier, South Col, has reduced 80 times faster than than it formed in what scientists have described as a climate "wake-up call".
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Innovation, pastoralism and climate change in Africa’s drylands
Research shows how social and technological innovations can help pastoralists cope with increasingly unpredictable rainfall patterns
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Ο «τελευταίος χορός» του φυσικού αερίου στις αγορές
Εδώ και πάνω από δεκαπέντε χρόνια το φυσικό αέριο είναι ο βασιλιάς των ενεργειακών αγορών. Έχει χαρακτηρισθεί ως το καύσιμο γέφυρα για τη μετάβαση από τα ορυκτά καύσιμα στις μηδενικές εκπομπές αερίων θερμοκηπίου.
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MENA Climate Week 2022 Postponed
UN Climate Change News, 8 February 2022 – The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, MENACW 2022, has been postponed due to concerns around COVID-19.
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EREF – a call for constructive improvements of the European Commission’s proposal for the amendment of the current Renewable Energy Directive and Related acts
EREF certainly and foremost welcomes the draft proposal for the amendment of the current Directive for the promotion of renewable energies (Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as well as Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council an
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NatWest launches green loans to help UK businesses go and grow greener
The new Green Loans proposition will offer borrowing with no arrangement fee to qualifying SMEs investing in eligible clean buildings, energy, transport and agriculture.
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BMW Group significantly increases use of low-carbon steel in series production at European plants
Salzgitter AG and H2 Green Steel will provide 40% of steel demand for standard production at BMW Group’s European plants, saving 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
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Sustainable investing: no longer just an equity game
Investors are stepping up to embrace Sustainable Development Goal Strategies. Read how Detailhandel evolved its fixed income approach with SDGs in mind.
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Beloved Symbol of Australian Wildlife, Koalas Officially Become Endangered Species
The Australian government has declared the koala — a symbol of Australian wildlife throughout the world — “
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White House Announces Nearly $5 Billion for EV Charging Stations
The Biden Administration announced plans on Thursday to spend nearly $5 billion to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations along U.S. highways.
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Toxic Forever Chemicals Found in Michigan Beef
Toxic forever chemicals have been found in beef grown on a Michigan farm.
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Trump-appointed judge blocks Biden administration climate metric
Judge bars higher cost estimate which puts a dollar value on damages caused by additional greenhouse gases emitted
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Architects call for mass insulation of England’s interwar suburbs
RIBA says scheme targeting efficiency and heating of older 20th-century housing could cut emissions by 4%
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Future of world’s most exclusive horse race on thin ice due to global heating
White Turf race in St Moritz at risk because water in frozen lake is melting
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Tory group fighting net zero ‘a small minority’, say parliamentarians
Chairs of eight all-party parliamentary groups pledge to support the UK’s green agenda
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Force pension funds to align with net zero goal, says Richard Curtis
Film-maker urges UK ministers to make it mandatory for schemes to align portfolios with climate target
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NSW activists ‘delighted’ as high court rejects Kepco’s coalmine in Bylong Valley
Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next steps
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AGL brings forward closure date of two largest coal-fired power plants as market shifts to renewables
Climate groups dismiss energy giant’s amended schedule for Loy Yang A and Bayswater as a ‘token effort’ that is ‘next to meaningless’
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