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22 10 2020 | 10:14

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES Verifications Scheme (SURE) starts operation.

REDcert and Bioenergy Europe have united efforts and expertise for the establishment of a new independent and credible certification system to ensure sustainable use of biomass within the energy…

22 10 2020 | 08:56

Polluted air killing half a million babies a year across globe.

State of Global Air report says indoor air quality causing two-thirds of the deaths and affecting health in the womb. Air pollution last year caused the premature death of nearly half a million…

22 10 2020 | 08:51

World Bank Called Out for Continued Investments in Fossil Fuels.

The World Bank has come under fire by a leading European NGO over some of its loans and grants. In a recently issued report, the German group, Urgewald, lambasted the international financial…

19 10 2020 | 08:53

NextEra tops ExxonMobil market capitalization as clean energy transition continues.

In yet another sign of the pace of the global energy transition – and the massive switch taking place in the investment community – the market value of [a] company that describes itself as the world’…

19 10 2020 | 08:46

Rewild to mitigate the climate crisis, urge leading scientists.

Restoring degraded natural lands highly effective for carbon storage and avoiding species extinctions. Restoring natural landscapes damaged by human exploitation can be one of the most effective and…

19 10 2020 | 08:45

Singapore Will Plant One Million Trees by 2030.

Languishing in the soft, silty mud, the living fossil looked as if it didn't have a care in the world as it feasted on the fish left stranded in the tidal mangrove pools of the Sungei Buloh wetlands…

19 10 2020 | 08:45

Enel Green Power breaks ground on 284MW Azure Sky solar-plus-storage project in Texas.

Enel’s subsidiary Enel Green Power North America has started construction on the 284MW Azure Sky solar and storage project in Texas, US. The solar and storage project is located west of the Dallas-…

19 10 2020 | 08:40

Net zero emissions target for Australia could launch $63bn investment boom.

Modelling shows moving towards a net zero emissions economy would unlock financial prospects in sectors including renewables and manufacturing. Australia could unlock an investment boom of $63bn…

19 10 2020 | 08:39

'Aiming Higher’ Environment for Development Initiative

The ‘Aiming Higher’ initiative lead by the International Association of Universities and the BCC seeks to reaffirm the fundamental values of higher education and its role in transforming societies.…

19 10 2020 | 08:34

IEA publishes new report highlighting different pathways out of the global crisis.

The World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2020 provides the latest International Energy Agency’s (IEA) analysis of the pandemic’s impact. The report predicts that global energy demand is set to drop by 5…

19 10 2020 | 08:32

European Top Court Upholds French Ban on Bee-Harming Pesticides.

The European Court of Justice on Oct. 8 found that France did not violate EU rules when it banned certain chemicals considered harmful to bees.   The legal row between the French Crop Protection…

19 10 2020 | 08:30

BrewDog goes carbon negative.

The brewery now removes twice as much carbon from the atmosphere than they emit each year. This shift towards net-zero comes after the company met with acclaimed natural historian, David…

19 10 2020 | 08:30

Africa lines up partners and leads the region in accelerating climate adaptation.

European Union, African Union Commission, The AAI Chair from the Gabonese Republic, UNDP and other partners voice strong commitment to drive enhanced knowledge to scale-up climate change adaptation…

19 10 2020 | 08:29

Top asset owners commit to big carbon emissions cuts.

Group with total portfolio of $5tn seek cuts of 29% from companies they invest in. Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (£3.8tn), have committed to…

19 10 2020 | 08:28

Stop CO2 emissions bouncing back after Covid plunge, says IEA.

Governments are not doing enough to prevent rapid rebound, says agency’s report. The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause a record 7% decline in global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions…

19 10 2020 | 08:25

Namibia dehorns 666 rhinos since 2018 to curb poaching.

Namibia is dehorning most of its endangered black rhinos in an effort to curb poaching, official said Thursday. According to Environment Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda, Namibia has dehorned…

19 10 2020 | 08:24

Coronavirus had bigger impact on CO2 emissions than Second World War, study reveals.

Real-time data show huge side effects of international confinements, curfews and quarantines As countries around the world first grappled with the unfolding Coronavirus pandemic and initiated mass…

19 10 2020 | 08:15

Trump's USDA Sued Over Mass Killing of Native Wildlife.

Days after federal data revealed taxpayers funded the killing of 1.2 million native animal species in 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program was sued Thursday over what…

19 10 2020 | 08:14

Scotland plans ban on plastic straws, plates, knifes and forks and polystyrene cups.

Crackdown on giveaway single-use cutlery would go further than England’s measures. Plastic plates, straws and cutlery could be banned in Scotland, along with polystyrene food and drink containers,…

19 10 2020 | 08:13

State of Climate Services 2020 Report: Move from Early Warnings to Early Action.

Geneva, 13 October 2020 - Over the past 50 years, more than 11,000 disasters have been attributed to weather, climate and water-related hazards, involving 2 million deaths and US$ 3.6 trillion in…