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22 01 2019 | 09:48

'The Garden of Eden is no more', David Attenborough warns Davos summit – video

Broadcaster David Attenborough challenged business leaders at the World Economic Forum to "move beyond guilt and blame" and focus on the practicalities of preventing climate change from reaching…

22 01 2019 | 09:42

New study finds significant decline in North American glaciers

A new study has found that there has been a significant decline in glaciers in Western North America. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, found that glaciers have been losing mass…

22 01 2019 | 09:22

Meghan Markle 'to have £50,000 green energy unit installed at Frogmore Cottage'

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are going green in their new family home, it has been reported. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are installing a £50,000 low-carbon energy unit at Frogmore Cottage,…

21 01 2019 | 14:18

Drilling Towards Disaster: Why U.S. Oil and Gas Expansion Is Incompatible with Climate Limits

A new study released by Oil Change International and 17 partner organizations examines the urgent need for U.S. leadership to manage a rapid and just decline of fossil fuel production.

21 01 2019 | 13:20

MPs say ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude won’t work for ocean pollution

In a new report by the Environmental Audit Committee, MPs have urged for immediate action to protect the oceans from plastic pollution. The report states that 40 per cent of oceans are currently…

21 01 2019 | 13:15

Warning to Davos: world 'sleep-walking' into climate disaster

The risks of catastrophic weather and flooding from climate change top the list of concerns for business leaders heading into next week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

21 01 2019 | 10:44

World’s 26 richest own as much as 3.8 billion poorest: Oxfam

Billionaire fortunes increased by 12% a day in 2018, while the 3.8 billion poorest people saw their wealth decline by 11% a day, according to a report released by charity Oxfam to mark the opening of…

21 01 2019 | 09:26

Microplastics

For something so small, microplastics have created big confusion. Depending on the source, microplastics are the secret to perfect skin, the world’s greatest environmental threat, or already illegal…

21 01 2019 | 09:16

Guardian to be first national newspaper with biodegradable wrapping

The Guardian’s print edition will no longer be sold in plastic packaging, becoming the first national newspaper to switch to biodegradable wrapping. The Saturday edition of the paper contains a…

20 01 2019 | 12:44

Davos climate obsessions contain clues for policymaking

The environment has replaced the economy and finance on the global elite’s worry list What are the biggest risks stalking the world today? A cynic might gripe that the list is so depressingly long…

18 01 2019 | 16:10

French wind energy ‘in limbo’ for more than a year

Not a single wind energy project has been approved in France since December 2017, an embarrassing fact for Paris as it tries to position itself as a champion of climate action in Europe. New wind…

18 01 2019 | 15:25

Clean Energy Investment Exceeded $300 Billion Once Again in 2018

Solar commitments declined 24% in dollar terms even though there was record new photovoltaic capacity added, breaking 100GW barrier for the first time.

18 01 2019 | 14:46

These Eye-Opening Memes Show the Real 10-Year Challenge

Before-and-after photos of your friends have probably taken over your Facebook and Instagram feeds, but environmentalists are using the #10YearChallenge to insert a dose of truth.

18 01 2019 | 12:48

Your city street may soon turn into a grocery aisle

Quincy-based supermarket chain Stop & Shop said it will send remote-controlled mobile grocery stores rolling through the streets of Greater Boston this spring. Just one problem: It may not be…

18 01 2019 | 09:26

Hitachi pulls the plug on plans for nuclear power plant in the UK

Hitachi have announced their decision to shelve plans to build a nuclear power plant in the UK due to rising costs. The £16 billion power plant was planned for the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant on…

18 01 2019 | 09:02

Morocco: renewable energies reached 35% in the electric mix in 2018

Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Aziz Rabbah, reported on Wednesday (January 9th) that the share of renewable energies in the national electricity mix reached 35% at…

17 01 2019 | 15:49

Solar Farms Shine a Ray of Hope on Bees and Butterflies

The tidy rows of gleaming solar panels at Pine Gate Renewables facility in southwestern Oregon originally sat amid the squat grasses of a former cattle pasture. But in 2017 the company started sowing…

17 01 2019 | 14:24

EBRD green financing hits 36 percent of total investments in 2018

EBRD green financing in 2018 reaches 36 per cent of total business volume Green Cities programme quadrupled to almost €1 billion New Energy Sector Strategy ends investments in coal The EBRD…

17 01 2019 | 13:08

US $32.5m approved for the energy projects in Africa

US $32.5m has been approved by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to help in the energy projects within Africa. US $40m will help in investments in Africa while the bank investment will help…

17 01 2019 | 12:27

Marks and Spencer trials plastic-free packaging

Marks and Spencer will trial plastic-free packaging in a bid to curb the growing plastic pollution in the UK. The UK supermarket are launching over 90 lines of loose fruit and vegetables to reduce…