The European Union has set targets for renewable energy sources to make up at least 32% of the energy mix, and for energy savings to reach 32.5%, by 2030. Greece must now design and implement…
Vestas plans to eliminate non-recyclable waste from the manufacturing, operation and decommissioning of its wind turbines by 2040, becoming the first turbine maker to announce such a target.
The…
People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said.
The landmark ruling centres on the case of Ioane Teitiota, whose home - the Pacific Island…
Top scientists call for PM to do more on climate crisis as UK expert predicts animal victims will be in the trillions
Two wildfires have merged to form a massive inferno in south-eastern Australia,…
Tennis star Roger Federer has responded to climate change critics - including campaigner Greta Thunberg - by saying he takes the issue very seriously.
Activists oppose Federer's sponsorship deal…
Europe does not need new gas infrastructure to safeguard security of supply, according to a new study by industry consultants Artelys, which warns that there is a risk of €29 billion being wasted on…
Education City Stadium has become the first Qatar 2022 tournament venue to receive a five-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS).
The prestigious award, considered a…
Microsoft has pledged to be carbon negative by 2030.
The Microsoft Corporation has announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and remove its carbon footprint.
By 2030, Microsoft will be…
Glasgow has unveiled all new electric buses that will be rolled out across the city.
First Glasgow will roll out two all-electric buses as it becomes the city’s first commercial bus operator to…
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has reported that 160,000 lives could be lost in the UK due to high levels of air pollution.
The BHF has said that heart and circulatory disease deaths attributed…
Asda has announced plans to trial a new sustainable store in Leeds to tackle plastic pollution.
Asda has joined forces with some of the UK’s best-known brands to launch its first ‘test and learn’…
India is home to one of the largest clean-energy expansion programmes.
Support from the government and foreign investors is driving this growth.
There is still more the state can do to support…
Heavy rainfall has triggered flooding in southern Iran, particularly in the Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormozgan and Kerman provinces. The downpour has led to blocked roads and destroyed bridges, crops…
Τα νέα ντιζελοκίνητα οχήματα ξεπερνούν τα όρια ως προς τις εκπομπές μικροσωματιδίων, καταγγέλλει σε έκθεσή της που δίνει στη δημοσιότητα σήμερα η ευρωπαϊκή οικολογική οργάνωση Μεταφορές και…
The cost of a global transition to 100% renewable energy would be $95 trillion CAD, but researchers say the investment would pay for itself in only seven years.
Transitioning to 100 per cent…
Renewable energy sources overtook fossil fuels as Europe’s primary electricity source for the first time in 2019, according to energy market data analyst EnAppSys.
The company’s latest report on the…
DHS listed activists engaged in non-violent civil disobedience targeting oil industry alongside white supremacists in documents.
A group of US environmental activists engaged in non-violent civil…