The European Council failed to agree on Thursday (20 June) on a landmark climate strategy for 2050 as the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland baulked at the mention of a specific date,…
UN Climate Change News, 21 June 2019 - Mobilizing stronger and more ambitious climate action is urgently required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
To connect the work of governments with…
The state would pledge to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with all its electricity coming from carbon-free sources.
New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan…
Recently, questions have been raised about climate science. The National Academies have addressed many of these questions in our independent, evidence-based reports. We are speaking out to support…
A combination of renewable energy and electrification can reach 75% of the energy-related emission reductions necessary to meet global climate goals established by the Paris Agreement, a new report…
The biggest wind power seminar in Finland gathers over 150 people from at least 10 different countries to learn from the latest winds in the industry and to network. Annual seminar is followed by…
The UK Government has published a press release which confirms its proposal for COP26 in partnership with Italy.
The UK and Italy have today agreed to present a proposal for the UK to assume the…
The G20, ahead of the 2019 G20 summit in Japan, have agreed a framework to support members to reduce their marine plastic pollution.
The decision was made after a two day meeting of G20 environment…
The UK Government has announced that it has rejected recommendations from the Environmental Audit Committee over fast fashion.
The Environmental Audit Committee released a report in February which…
UN Climate Change News — UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa, sent out very clear signals for more ambitious climate action at the start of the UN Climate Change Conference in…
A new asset class is coming to the energy industry.
One of the most exciting innovations in energy over the past decade has been the development of energy storage technology. Batteries have become…
When it comes to producing power the environmentally friendly way, Greece is ahead of the game.
Greece has been recognised as one of 10 countries in the world that is producing over 20 per cent of…
Keeping watch over ice on the Himalayan glaciers was certainly not the intended mission of a U.S. spy satellite program, called Hexagon, which operated from 1971 to 1986. Nevertheless, the…
By 2030, wind and solar will "undercut existing coal and gas almost everywhere."
A new study reveals just how stunningly rapid the clean energy transition is.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)…
Many nations are beginning to recognize the importance of acting now to minimize the threat of climate change. Germany, long a leader in renewable energy, declared in January 2019 that over the next…
Agency to present grid integration solutions that can support the rapid scale up of variable renewable energy in G20 power systems
The G20 group of countries, whose members represent nearly 80 per…
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 13 June 2019 — A broad coalition of business, civil society and UN leaders today issued a call to action for private companies to make their critical and necessary…
Southern African nation aiming to limit starvation and generate conservation funds.
Drought-hit Namibia has authorised the sale of at least 1,000 wild animals – including elephants and giraffes – to…
The European Commission will warn EU countries later today (18 June) that draft national plans for the coming decade are insufficient to achieve the bloc’s 2030 energy and climate targets, according…