Plans include making one in three Eixample streets “green zones” and creating 21 public squares.
Barcelona has launched an ambitious 10-year plan to reclaim the city’s streets from cars and cut down…
Nairobi - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a decree to save a much-loved century-old fig tree from being cut down to make way for a Chinese-funded highway in the capital Nairobi.
The…
European utilities company E.ON is converting a natural gas pipeline in Germany, which is part of the public supply system, to pure hydrogen.
Part of its new research and development project “H2HoWi…
Andrew Forrest’s iron ore mining giant Fortescue Metals has unveiled stunning plans to build more than 235 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity, mostly wind and solar, to become a supplier of green…
More than two-thirds of UN member states have declared they are open to a new agreement to stem the rising tide of plastic waste.
Support is growing internationally for a new global treaty to tackle…
Exclusive: authors find ‘no clear social equity problem related to low-traffic neighbourhoods’ after studying slew of projects sparked by Covid restrictions.
There is no evidence schemes that try to…
DHL has announced it has begun operating the first purpose-built fully electric 16-tonne vehicle in the UK.
The Volvo FL Electric 4x2 rigid is now part of DHL Supply Chain’s fleet in London, making…
Pollutants from farming, heating and vehicles beyond levels needed to ensure breathable air.
Governments across Europe are failing to protect their citizens from toxic air pollution, with most…
Humans now known to have polluted Earth from deepest ocean to highest peak.
Microplastic pollution has been discovered in snow close to the peak of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain. With…
9 November 2020, Johannesburg– A Greenpeace scientific report released today reveals that extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and intense rain are increasing in intensity, frequency and…
Drop in emissions this year is a ‘tiny blip’ in buildup of greenhouse gases, UN agency says.
Climate-heating gases have reached record levels in the atmosphere despite the global lockdowns caused by…
The biggest financier of the troubled Sh200 billion Lamu coal plant project has pulled out, casting doubts on the project’s viability.
The new development was reported by local NGO Save Lamu, citing…
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer MingYang Smart Energy has begun construction of a 2GW hybrid project in Inner Mongolia which, upon completion, will boast 1.7GW of wind power capacity, 300MW of…
Former state department chief under Barack Obama to return to White House to address climate emergency.
President-elect Joe Biden has selected former Secretary of State John Kerry to serve as a “…
Amount of ocean heat delivered to the Arctic has increased markedly since 2001, according to research
An underwater heat blob from the Atlantic is delivering more and more warmth to the Arctic,…
London (CNN)The only known white giraffe in the world has been fitted with a GPS tracking device in an effort to protect him from poachers in Kenya.
The unique male giraffe now stands alone after a…
Katara Towers’ Development at Lusail has become the first hospitality project in Qatar to receive certificate for GSAS Design & Build 5 Stars rating at the design stage. The Global Sustainability…
The official 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to discuss the international response to the climate crisis has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But young people aren't letting that…
Thinktank says deadline of 2026 is needed for government to meet its own carbon budget.
The prime minister’s plan to bring forward a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles by 10 years to 2030…