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25 01 2020 | 08:30

Climate Change Could Blow Up the Economy. Banks Aren’t Ready.

Like other central banks, the E.C.B., which met on Thursday, is scrambling to prepare for what a report warns could be a coming economic upheaval. FRANKFURT — Climate change has already been blamed…

25 01 2020 | 08:27

Africa's 'first fully solar-powered village' wants to be a model for a renewable future.

Near Morocco's sunny Atlantic coast, the tiny community of Id Mjahdi is being touted as Africa's first completely solar-powered village. Solar power has the potential to become one of Africa's top…

25 01 2020 | 08:27

It Could Only Cost 1% of GDP to Solve Global Water Crises.

Statistics on global water challenges are daunting: 3 billion people don’t have basic handwashing facilities. A quarter of the world’s population live in countries facing extremely high water stress…

25 01 2020 | 08:09

Prof. Santamouris: Decreasing temperature and energy poverty in our cities.

Through High-Performance Architecture, Professor Mattheos Santamouris tackles problems affecting most of the population of the world.     9 January 2020 UNSW Sydney

25 01 2020 | 07:58

Χαντάβας (Enel Green Power): Το πράσινο δεν είναι πάντοτε βιώσιμο - Απαιτείται ολιστική προσέγγιση της βιωσιμότητας των ΑΠΕ

Στη σημασία της βιωσιμότητας των Ανανεώσιμων Πηγών Ενέργειας και στην ανάγκη επίσπευσης των απαιτούμενων διαδικασιών για αύξηση της διείσδυσης των ΑΠΕ στη χώρα, εστίασε ο επικεφαλής Ευρώπης της…

24 01 2020 | 12:59

Imperial Oil ignored its own findings on climate change decades ago.

It's disturbing and infuriating. Major fossil fuel companies are alleged to have known about the science of climate change for decades. One of them–Imperial Oil, the Canadian subsidiary of ExxonMobil…

24 01 2020 | 10:38

Green bonds issuance hit $255 billion in 2019.

A new report by Climate Bonds Initiative has found that in 2019, green bonds issuance hit a record $255 billion. Global green bond and loan issuance climbed by 49% last year to a record high of $249…

24 01 2020 | 09:54

New solar power source and storage developed.

A new form of combined solar power generation and storage is being developed for the UK. It couples thin, flexible, lighter solar sheets with energy storage to power buildings or charge vehicles off…

24 01 2020 | 09:49

Australia fires: Malcolm Turnbull accuses Scott Morrison of 'misleading' nation.

Australian PM Scott Morrison has been accused of lacking leadership during the bushfire crisis - by the man he replaced after a party room coup. Malcolm Turnbull, who was deposed in 2018, told the…

24 01 2020 | 08:48

Nigel Topping appointed UK High Level Climate Action Champion.

Joint announcement by the incoming UK Presidency of COP26 and UN Climate Change Nigel Topping has today been appointed by the UK Government as its High Level Climate Action Champion ahead of UN…

24 01 2020 | 08:07

Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates.

Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases. The heat in the world’s oceans reached a new record level in 2019, showing “irrefutable and…

23 01 2020 | 13:37

Unsafe levels of radiation found in Chernobyl crops.

The effects of the explosive 1986 disaster can still be seen in nearby crops. Crops grown near the Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine are still contaminated with radiation from the explosive 1986…

23 01 2020 | 10:38

'Our house is still on fire': Greta Thunberg's full speech at the World Economic Forum

Climate activist Greta Thunberg told delegates: "planting trees is good of course, but it's nowhere near enough. It cannot replace mitigation." She accused leaders of "cheating and fiddling around…

23 01 2020 | 10:10

At Davos economy leaders rank climate and environment risks highest.

The suits are pressed and the jets are gassed up, as global political and business leaders prepare to converge in Davos for the World Economic Forum. To prep the wide variety of world leaders…

22 01 2020 | 09:43

Davos: Trump decries climate 'prophets of doom' with Thunberg in audience.

US President Donald Trump has decried climate "prophets of doom" in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where sustainability is the main theme. He called for a rejection of "predictions…

22 01 2020 | 09:13

Africa's Climate Heroes in Davos.

This year’s Annual Meeting featured a wider array of climate heroes than ever before.  Helping bring about systemic change to return our planet to a sustainable path. There was an unprecedented…

22 01 2020 | 09:07

UN finds that prospects for economic growth in 2020 hinge on reducing trade disputes and uncertainty.

1 in 5 countries will see per capita incomes stagnate or decline this year.

22 01 2020 | 08:59

Historically high levels of inequality closing the door to a better life for millions of people.

Greater inequality stifles economic growth and can escalate political instability  

22 01 2020 | 08:47

Greta Thunberg, not Donald Trump, is the true leader of the free world.

Greta Thunberg is the sixteen year old Swedish girl who a year ago began a lone school strike for climate action, spending every Friday striking from school as a form of protest. Owing to her…