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17 03 2019 | 13:12

UN leads new united push on green tech solutions.

Around 2,000 people – including senior figures from IBM, Google and Barclays – attend the Second Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum Forum launches initiatives on using big data…

17 03 2019 | 11:57

Paradise lost? EU funds to polluters will trash some of the world’s most beautiful islands.

2019 may be the year Europe stops financing the incineration of precious resources: the European Parliament’s proposal to cut EU subsidies to waste disposal and incineration facilities within the…

17 03 2019 | 10:48

Climate change: Rain melting Greenland ice sheet 'even in winter'.

Rain is becoming more frequent in Greenland and accelerating the melting of its ice, a new study has found. Scientists say they're "surprised" to discover rain falling even during the long Arctic…

17 03 2019 | 10:33

Marine heatwaves are threatening global biodiversity

A new study has found that marine heatwaves (MHWs) are starting to affect global biodiversity. The report, published in Nature Climate Change, has found that heatwaves in oceans are becoming more…

16 03 2019 | 19:18

4th UNEA Press Conference on the GEO6 Report, 13th March 2019 (complete)

The sixth Global Environmental Outlook. Press Conference 13th March 2019 (Part A) by President of the Environment Assembly Siim Kiisler, UN Environment's Acting Executive Director Joyce Msuya,…

16 03 2019 | 06:50

4th UNEA: Good but not good enough. Failure to deliver what is urgently needed, thanks to infamous few.

Once again, just as in Katowice, a few countries, managed to derail the will of the vast majority of nations.

15 03 2019 | 06:54

SOLAR AFRICA 2019 - Region's Prime International Trade Exhibitions On Solar.

ABOUT SOLAR KENYA 2019   2nd Solar Africa 2019 Date: 21- 23 March 2019 Location: Ethiopia - Millenium Hall, Addis Ababa The overwhelming response from the Solar Industry has encouraged Expogroup…

15 03 2019 | 06:21

'It Will Be Too Late for My Generation.' Meet the Young People Organizing a Massive Climate Change Protest

Thousands of schoolchildren across the U.S. will be protesting on Friday, uniting with young people around the globe in a goal they believe is critical to their collective future: pressuring world…

14 03 2019 | 17:53

Coastal wetlands play vital role in mitigating the effects of climate change

A new study has found that coastal wetlands play an important role in reducing the effects of climate change. The study, a collaboration between global universities, including the University of…

14 03 2019 | 16:45

California tops 2020 goal of 33% renewable energy.

California has passed its 33% renewable energy target two years before the 2020 deadline. The state’s next renewable milestone is at 44% by 2024, a 33% growth in just over five full years. The…

14 03 2019 | 16:34

Report: Is there any green under the hood? Energy transition metals

Faced with climate change, transportation and energy are the 2 key sectors in terms of sustainable energy transition. Can automobiles change the world? The new United Nations Sustainable Development…

14 03 2019 | 15:52

Barcelona’s Metropolitan Area commits to a Zero Waste plan.

Spain’s second largest area just released its Zero Waste strategy plan with clear objectives for 2025. With 4.5 million inhabitants and a current 30% separate collection rate, it seems that…

14 03 2019 | 15:45

Africa-Europe Alliance: European Commission committed to a sustainable African agri-food sector

Africa-Europe Alliance: European Commission committed to a sustainable African agri-food sector.

14 03 2019 | 13:48

Shedding light on the Hitachi/ABB joint venture and why renewables play a key role.

As renewable energy proliferates, major players like Hitachi, ABB and GE are seeing value in combining grid and generation business units. During DISTRIBUTECH 2019, Terrance Donnelly, COO at ComEd…

14 03 2019 | 13:14

Chronic coal pollution

There is a dark cloud forming over Europe.

14 03 2019 | 11:31

Digital commerce will transform African economies, starting with cheaper phones

There’s a $700-billion opportunity for African countries over the next five years if they can close the gender gap in mobile-phone ownership, according to GSMA, the global mobile-trade body. It bases…

14 03 2019 | 11:12

Next UN climate summit scheduled for December in Chile.

Cop25 will take place 2-13 December 2019 in Santiago, the Chilean capital, UN officials announced. Cop25, as it is known, was originally scheduled for November in Brazil, but the plan changed after…

14 03 2019 | 11:10

In Cape Town, 'If It's Yellow, Let It Mellow' Is Practically Law.

The South African capital’s crippling water crisis has spawned a host of new taboos and industries. It’s 11 am on a Saturday, and both my Cape Town local mall and my bladder are pumping. After one B…

14 03 2019 | 10:44

South Africa: How Droughts Will Affect South Africa's Broader Economy

Droughts have become more commonplace in South Africa in recent years. In the past two decades since 1990, 12 of those years were defined as drier years compared to only seven years in the previous…

14 03 2019 | 10:21

DOE earmarks $28 million for floating offshore wind turbine R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy’s innovation arm wants to disrupt floating offshore wind turbine technology. On February 1, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced it was…