Bonn, 1 August 2019 - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) are jointly ramping up efforts to fight climate change by promoting the widespread adoption and…
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the author of ’Superpower’ outlines the state’s pioneering role in America’s transition towards fossil fuels alternatives.
In the weeks following the celebration of humankind’s first successful landing of two men on the moon, who stayed there for over 21 hours and left their lunar module to walk on the moon’s surface, we…
After a loss in sales, Iceland has said there is still a long way to go where plastic pollution is concerned.
The frozen supermarket has revealed that it had to re-introduce plastic packaging across…
The company that owns Zara has announced all clothing will be made from sustainable fabrics by 2025.
Inditex, the company that owns high street fashion brand Zara, released their sustainably report…
UN Climate Change News, 31 July 2019 - The UN Climate Change secretariat’s Momentum for Change initiative has released an interactive, online report, showcasing shining examples of diverse climate…
Sebastien Soleille, head of energy transition at BNP Paribas, explains how a raft of different financial measures and are helping to rapidly build out clean energy worldwide
“Following the Ministry of Energy's policies, the organization will mobilize all its facilities and potentials to support the export of renewable electricity to neighboring countries,” IRNA reported…
The Chinese government takes a rather blunderbus approach to renewable energy policy. For years, it offered generous subsidies for renewables and saw installed capacity for wind and solar soar. But…
The predominantly Inuit town of Kugaaruk, Nunavut in Canada’s far North pays more than a dollar per kWh for electricity — nearly ten times the cost of power in southern Canada. Like many of its…
India has emerged as the market leader with the lowest renewable energy cost in Asia Pacific, new research from Wood Mackenzie found.
India’s levelized cost of electricity using solar photovoltaic…
Global energy storage deployment is expected to increase 122-fold over the next two decades to 1,095 GW/2,850 GWh by 2040, according to a new BloombergNEF (BNEF) report, published Wednesday.
BNEF…
Οι πρόσφατες δηλώσεις του Υπουργού Ενέργειας κ. Χατζηδάκη περί του κλεισίματος των λιγνιτικών μονάδων με το επιχείρημα ότι: «μας κοστίζουν περισσότερο από ότι θα μας κόστιζαν εάν ήταν κλειστές και…
Την πιο δύσκολη στιγμή, τώρα που η σύγκρουση με τα συμφέροντα των ορυκτών καυσίμων γίνεται αναπόφευκτη, μια και δεν υπάρχει χρόνος για τακτικούς ελιγμούς, χάθηκε ένας μοναδικός άνθρωπος, μια…
After months of record temperatures, scientists say Greenland's ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean -- equivalent to 4…
Commission president hopeful Ursula von der Leyen tried her hand at a spot of climate diplomacy on Wednesday (10 July) but her efforts fell flat. Finland’s EU presidency showed her how it’s done…
Clicking through videos on YouTube, watching porn online or binge-watching shows like Game of Thrones are growing threats to climate goals, according to a French study published on Thursday (11 July…
Let’s face it, when it comes to the environment, there isn’t much to rejoice about. So to spare you a long summer of eco-anxiety, we looked for some glimmers of hope. Here are five reasons to be…
In August, the Department of Global Communication's Goal of the Month editorial initiative will highlight Sustainable Development Goal 13 - Climate Action. Our full editorial content will be…
Bids to build utility-scale solar projects in the country have come in as low as €20/MWh, which would deliver some of the lowest priced power in the world to date
Record low bids for solar PV…