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12 03 2021 | 08:51

Oil supermajors made $20.5 billion in 2020 but spent $49.9 billion to please investors

Five largest private-sector oil supermajors have dropped more than a half-trillion on shareholders over last decade The world’s five largest private-sector oil and gas companies collectively spent $…

12 03 2021 | 08:50

Australia accused of 'shamefully' holding back global action on climate change.

United Nations calls on all countries to have ‘concrete plans to phase out fossil fuels as fast as possible’ Australia has been accused of “shamefully doing nothing” and weighing down global action…

12 03 2021 | 08:49

Aviva sets target for net zero carbon footprint by 2040.

Asset manager tells 30 biggest carbon dioxide emitters in its portfolio to set net zero goals. Aviva has become the first leading insurer worldwide to set a target to shrink its carbon footprint to…

12 03 2021 | 08:43

Sky-High Levels of Fracking Chemicals Detected in Children's Bodies.

While the hazards of fracking to human health are well-documented, first-of-its-kind research from Environmental Health News shows the actual levels of biomarkers for fracking chemicals in the bodies…

12 03 2021 | 08:13

China’s carbon neutral goal: online trading of emission allowances to start by June in road to 2060 targets

Government to ensure the inauguration of online trading before the end of June, minister of ecology and environment Huang Runqiu says China last month approved a futures exchange in Guangzhou,…

11 03 2021 | 13:48

UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting.

In a move that may reshape decision and policy-making towards sustainable development, the United Nations adopted a new framework today that includes the contributions of nature when measuring…

11 03 2021 | 12:11

It's unavoidable: we must ban fossil fuels to save our planet. Here's how we do it.

Twice before, humanity has mitigated severe global environmental threats. In both cases we did this not with ‘cap and trade’ systems, taxes, or offsets, but with bans.

10 03 2021 | 10:35

The Gulf Stream is slowing to a 'tipping point' and could disappear.

The current could slow down to a point of no return, altering the climate on both sides of the Atlantic. The Gulf Stream — one of Earth's major climate-regulating ocean currents — is moving slower…

10 03 2021 | 10:25

Lockdown-Size Emission Cuts Are Needed Every Two Years to Combat Climate Crisis.

Lockdown measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had the added benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by around seven percent, or 2.6 billion metric tons, in 2020.

09 03 2021 | 13:09

Virtual Conference on Stationary Energy Storage in India(SESI) - 8 April 2021

IESA is organising a focused Virtual Conference & Expo on Stationary Energy Storage in India on 8th April 2021.

09 03 2021 | 08:44

Μήπως ήρθε η ώρα επιτέλους να (ξανα)δούμε τα φορολογικά κίνητρα για την αναβάθμιση των κατοικιών;

Καθώς η συζήτηση σχετικά με τη βελτίωση του Εξοικονομώ - Αυτονομώ βρίσκεται στο επίκεντρο, η κυβέρνηση οφείλει, καταρχήν, να αναγνωρίσει το μέγεθος της πρόκλησης που έχουμε μπροστά μας.

07 03 2021 | 07:53

China’s New Green Target Still Means Pumping Too Much Pollution.

China’s first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world’s biggest polluter from hastening global warming. Thousands of Chinese delegates applauded when…

07 03 2021 | 07:50

Africa is only tapping into 0.01% of its wind power potential.

In 2020, 821 MW of new wind power capacity was installed in Africa and the Middle East, bringing total capacity in the region to over 7 GW, which helps to avoid 10.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions…

07 03 2021 | 07:47

Fossil fuel emissions in danger of surpassing pre-Covid levels.

International Energy Agency data shows steady climb over second half of 2020. The world has only a few months to prevent the energy industry’s carbon emissions from surpassing pre-pandemic levels…

07 03 2021 | 07:43

Countries to consider ground-breaking change to economic reporting that includes natural capital.

New statistical framework linking economy and the environment would go beyond GDP to drive policy decisions 

07 03 2021 | 07:43

Why keeping one mature street tree is far better for humans and nature than planting lots of new ones.

The net ecosystem service of an urban tree is worth thousands of dollars. Thanks to Victorian street planners, many British streets were designed to be full of big trees and, with 84% of the…

07 03 2021 | 07:23

Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars.

Analysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts. Fossil fuel cars waste hundreds of times more raw material than their battery…

07 03 2021 | 07:20

Volvo says it will make only electric cars by 2030.

Swedish carmaker also says it will sell its vehicles to consumers online only. Volvo plans to sell only electric cars by 2030 in the latest move by a legacy carmaker to abandon fossil fuels that…

07 03 2021 | 07:15

'A duty of care': Australian teenagers take their climate crisis plea to court.

Anj Sharma, 16, and her team hope to force change they say is not coming quickly enough from government. Eight teenagers and an octogenarian nun head to an Australian court on Tuesday to launch what…

07 03 2021 | 07:11

Harmful Chemicals Found in 25% of Children’s Toys, UNEP Study Finds.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS -Infants and young children are particularly sensitive to chemical exposure due to their rapid metabolic rate, high surface area to body weight ratio, and fast growing organs and…