Solar energy is on the rise. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) there is over 480 GW of grid-linked solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity worldwide — around 175 GW of it in…
The International Emissions Trading Association today launches the Markets for Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) Initiative.
NCS draw on the power of nature to actively manage land use emissions,…
WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Saturday 7th December 2019, 1pm
WHERE: Mocha Press Conference Room, Zone 4 IFEMA
WHO: International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change
Feminists from all over the world gathered together for the Climate March held at the sidelines of COP 25 in Madrid, calling attention to the disparities and injustices women and non-binary people…
The UN Climate Change secretariat, the Chilean government and the Spanish government are working together to make COP25 (2 – 13 December) in Madrid, Spain, as sustainable and climate-friendly as…
The pace of the present rise in greenhouse gas concentrations is unprecedented in climate history over the past 66 million years and weather extremes are the “new normal,” according to some of the…
Όσοι είχαμε τη χαρά να μεγαλώσουμε παιδιά θα θυμόμαστε ότι ένα από τα από πιο ακλόνητα επιχειρήματα που ρίχναμε στο τραπέζι για να πείσουμε το παιδί μας που είχε στηλώσει τα πόδια, ήταν η επίκληση…
The climate crisis is threatening to roll back progress on child rights without sufficient urgent investment in solutions that benefit the most vulnerable children, UNICEF said today as the UN…
As the crisis becomes dominated by urgent survival needs, the political window to prevent further climate change will close.
“Eleven years to save the world” reads a common sign at the global…
MADRID — Tens of thousands took to the streets of Madrid demanding urgent climate action on Friday. Yet inside climate talks across town, diplomats were struggling to respond.
“We don’t want more…
A 3-meter version of Lorenzo Quinn’s monumental sculpture “Support” is on display at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid (2-13 December) to remind participants of rising sea…
Two multi-billion dollar government guaranteed investment funds say they will continue investing in fossil fuel companies, despite the government's efforts to fight climate change.
Combined, the…
Two publications were presented at the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid this week that shine a light on current climate action and lay down pathways to climate neutrality by mid-century,…
Global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is expected to exceed 8,000 Gigawatt (GW) by 2050, 18 times the current levels, according to an analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
-‘REN21 Renewables in Cities 2019 Global Status Report’ examines the role of cities in accelerating a transition to sustainable energy.
-The report emphasizes that cities are…
LONDON - Millions of people in southern and eastern Africa are facing emergency food insecurity partly caused by climate change, half of them children, according to the charity Save the Children. The…
The world's oceans act as a massive carbon sink trapping 50 times more than is in the atmosphere.
A global network of ocean sanctuaries is needed to help the seas store carbon and protect nature,…
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