Responding to the climate crisis

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18 04 2019 | 15:33

Climate Strikes: “Whose future? Our future!”.

Another month, another climate strike. Today, students from across the globe went on strike again for climate action. The Fridays for Future concept started in order to raise global awareness and to…

18 04 2019 | 15:26

Turkey's greenhouse gas emissions hit over 526 million tons.

Amid a global battle to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Turkey's emissions amounted to 526.3 million tons in 2017, according to TurkStat figures released Thursday Turkey was one of the first…

18 04 2019 | 14:05

No new funding for coal plants, says OCBC.

OCBC Bank, South-east Asia's second-largest lender, said two Vietnamese coal-fired power plants will be the last it finances as it increases funding for renewable projects. "We won't do any new coal…

01 04 2019 | 16:09

Powering up the ‘last mile’ in renewable energy rollout in Africa.

It takes Habiba Ali at least a three-hour drive to get to her customers – what energy experts would call ‘the last mile’. When she sets off from her base in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, it’s usually…

19 03 2019 | 07:47

SWITCH to Green initiatives show how to build sustainable societies.

SWITCH to Green initiatives aim to guide governments towards sustainability by unleashing access to green financing, policies and standards, and eco-entrepreneurship. One of the regional…

19 03 2019 | 07:40

UN report: Urgent action needed to tackle chemical pollution as global production is set to double by 2030.

The size of the global chemical industry exceeded US$5 trillion in 2017 and is projected to double by 2030.

19 03 2019 | 07:20

School rooftops will generate solar energy for 16000 houses in the West Bank.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) have signed a loan agreement worth USD 18 million to finance the installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems on 500…

19 03 2019 | 07:15

3 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean join Clean Seas.

Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay join Clean Seas campaign during UN Environment Assembly Three new Clean Seas signatories bring number of Latin American and Caribbean…

19 03 2019 | 07:04

UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses damage of ‘fast fashion’.

UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses damage of ‘fast fashion’   Launched today at the UN Environment Assembly, the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion is seeking to halt the…

17 03 2019 | 22:09

Real Betis Balompié has officially joined the Climate Neutral Now initiative of UN Climate Change.

UN Climate Change News, 13 March 2019 – In an unprecedented move for a “La Liga” soccer club, Sevilla-based Real Betis Balompié has officially joined the Climate Neutral Now initiative of UN Climate…

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 | 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 | 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…

12 03 2019 | 17:31

4th UN Environment Assembly: Speeches at the Opening plenary.

Speeches from Mr. Siim Kiisler, President of the fourth UN Environment Assembly and Ms. Joyce Msuya, Acting Executive Director of UN Environment. 1.OPENING PLENARY  FOURTH UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY …

07 03 2019 | 09:02

UN Environment Acting Executive Director issues forceful appeal ahead of UN Environment Assembly

UN Environment Acting Executive Director issues forceful appeal ahead of UN Environment Assembly

06 03 2019 | 09:23

Crete zero emission by 2030.

A productive collaboration begins with a dominant goal: to became Crete zero-emission island in 2030  Greening the Islands Observatory & Crete Region  will involve Crete population in a new…

05 03 2019 | 09:22

MPs debate climate after school strike – but only a handful turn up.

Government benches mostly empty for debate inspired by schoolchildren’s climate strike In the week that the UK experienced its hottest ever winter day, just a handful of government MPs attended a…

04 03 2019 | 16:51

Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been ignoring the bitcoin phenomenon for years — because it seemed too complex, far-fetched, or maybe even too libertarian. But if you have any interest in a future…

04 03 2019 | 16:22

New Gambia Renewable Energy Programme with 20MW of solar energy, 430km new transmission lines and electrification of 1,100 schools and health centres.

What: Media are invited to attend the formal launch of the Gambia Renewable Energy Programme that will generate 20MW of solar energy,provide 430km of new transmission lines and  electrification of 1,…

01 03 2019 | 08:09

Greta Thunberg: "We want politicians to listen to the scientists".

Greta Thunberg: "We want politicians to listen to the scientists" School kids are on climate strike “because we have done our homework” and listened to science, 16-year-old green activist Greta…