“We have collectively failed to engage with Nature sustainably”, “Our unsustainable engagement with Nature is endangering the prosperity of current and future generations”.
Vanessa Nakate shocked organisers of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue by delivering a speech highlighting how she and a fellow youth activist had to submit their presentations for approval in…
Tens of thousands of large dams across the globe are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and collapses, a new UN study finds. These deteriorating…
If we only keep our eye on the ball of reducing carbon, we will be missing another growing problem that may yet come to haunt us.
Solar photovoltaics, wind power, EVs and batteries… It turns out…
President Xi Jinping has pledged to cap carbon emissions by 2030 and to reach the carbon neutrality by 2060.
China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, succeeded in lowering “carbon…
The UNFCCC has published the Initial NDC Synthesis Report, showing nations must redouble efforts and submit stronger, more ambitious national climate action plans in 2021 if they’re to achieve the …
The global Powering Past Coal Alliance is taking sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic this week, with delegates gathering for a three-day online summit while the PPCA’s two founders and co…
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We have developed a new global food emissions database (EDGAR-FOOD) estimating greenhouse gas (GHG; CO2, CH4, N2O, fluorinated gases) emissions for the years 1990–2015, building on the…
Robots on coral reefs, vast barriers to hold back the glaciers, simulated volcanic eruptions to offset global heating ... Can technology repair the mess we have made? Elizabeth Kolbert is not…
ICE has announced the publication of the auction calendar for the UK's new Emissions Trading Scheme, to increase the climate ambition of the nation’s carbon pricing policy.
A UK Emissions Trading…
According to a global food waste index released on Thursday, some 931 million tons of food waste were generated across the world in 2019. The report, published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP…
Winter is supposed to be the best season for wind power – the winds are stronger, and since air density increases as the temperature drops, more force is pushing on the blades. But winter also comes…
The energy storage industry is shattering records for battery deployments, underscoring its growing role in decarbonizing the economy.
In the last three months of 2020, nearly 2.2 gigawatt-hours (…
Target is in line with previous trends and could mean greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise.
China has set out an economic blueprint for the next five years that could lead to a strong rise in…
KIMANA, Kenya, March 3 (Reuters) - The majestic sight of elephants roaming beneath Mount Kilimanjaro has long lured throngs of wildlife-lovers to Amboseli National Park on Kenya’s border with…
‘Governments today haven’t been spending as green as they should,’ the report’s author told The Independent.
Less than a fifth of the money spent by major economies on long-term Covid recovery…
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Despair is humanity’s worst enemy, I believe, so we—the whole Small Planet team—have created an easy-to-digest tour of inspiring ways US cities, states, and farms…
There are more than 4,000 coal power plants globally. Now you can track every one and see if they’re closing—or if countries are adding more.
Over roughly a decade, 256 coal power plants in the U.S…
Claim: Once global warming reaches 2°C (which we’ve nearly reached already, but scientists are downplaying it), positive feedback loops and tipping points will trigger rapid runaway warming and…
Despite living in dynamic environments and facing an uncertain future due to climate change, New Zealanders generally expect their land and property rights will endure indefinitely.
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