Research, released by C40 Cities, finds that consumption-based emissions from almost 100 of the world’s biggest cities represent 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The report, Future of Urban…
Investors in General Electric, once one of the world's most valuable companies, lost tens of billions of dollars after the Paris climate deal as it failed to adapt to the pace of the green energy…
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization has inaugurated a floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of the Asian country.
The Hibiki machine was installed in waters…
• Innovative storage technology as key to the next step in the energy transition
• Newly-opened pilot plant in Hamburg-Altenwerder can store 130 MWh of energy for up to one…
While the global production of plastics is increasing, it is decreasing in Europe, according to PlasticsEurope, the leading pan-European association of plastics manufacturers. EURACTIV’s partner le …
The German Greens struggled to ride the wave of support it received a few years ago but, following their recent success in the EU elections, this time it looks like things could be much more long-…
Environmental groups calling current levels of pollution in the Highveld Priority Area a violation of people’s constitutional rights.
South Africa’s government is being sued for failing to crack…
Shipping, oil and gas exploration, military sonar, and underwater construction are all creating an enormous amount of noise that reduces the ability of whales, dolphins, and other marine wildlife to…
European citizens increasingly demand energy that is greener and available when needed. European gas storage operators are preparing to become a driving force of that transition by storing excess…
Tunisian authorities have announced plans to commission and connect to the national electricity distribution grid the 10 MW Tozeur photovoltaic solar power plant located in the west of the country by…
The British multinational investment bank Barclays has entered RE100, a global initiative committing to source 100% renewable electricity for their global operations by 2030.
RE100 is an initiative…
Globeleq has completed the acquisition in South Africa of four renewable generation plants and the asset management company from an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management.
Boreal Light has completed the installation of a water desalination system to Yemen as well as the furthering growth of its WaterKiosk Project in Africa.
The Boreal team recently completed the…
A consortium of EDF Renewables, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Green of Africa has emerged the winner of a tender for the Noor Midelt Phase 1 multi-technologies hybrid solar project.…
European countries are committed to increase their electricity generation from renewable resources to meet the European targets for 2030. Several strategies to meet this goal focus on increasing the…
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday (5 June) a budget worth €168.3 billion for the bloc in 2020, aimed at promoting a more competitive European economy and solidarity and security in the EU…
As more and more funds pull out of coal, Andrew Tunnicliffe talks with the IEEFA’s Tim Buckley about what’s leading the exodus and what it means for the future of coal.
For more than two centuries…
Europe’s chocolate habit is driving the world’s fastest rising deforestation rates. We need new EU laws to stop this, writes Julia Christian.
Using satellite imagery and remote sensing algorithms…
Experts of energy authorities and R&D organisations from the Gulf region are visiting solar thermal power sites in Spain this week in the framework of a 5–day study tour on “Solar thermal…