Usage of the term increased 100-fold in the space of 12 months, dictionary says.
Oxford Dictionaries has declared “climate emergency” the word of the year for 2019, following a hundred-fold increase…
European powerhouses hold powwow to discuss power-to-x options for offshore wind
The German and UK offshore wind sectors can play a key role in decarbonising national economies by support the…
Issuing new clean energy credits devalues the existing ones, energy firms say.
Six foreign and Mexican renewable energy companies have launched legal action against the federal government over a…
Britain’s easyJet (EZJ.L) is implementing plans to become the world’s first major airline to operate with net-zero carbon across its flight network, the budget carrier said on Tuesday as it also…
Lowering carbon emissions in social housing can yield multiple benefits and improve the ability of tenants to stay comfortable in periods of intense heat or cold weather.
One of the opportunities is…
Brussels – Entitled “Powering a climate neutral, competitive and secure Europe", this declaration calls on EU policymakers to accelerate the uptake of clean and renewable electricity as the most cost…
Netherlands takes ‘rotten measure’ of reducing 130km/h limit to protect nature reserves.
The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has taken what he has described as the “rotten measure” of cutting the…
Veneto’s regional council rejected a plan to combat climate change minutes before its offices on the Grand Canal, in Venice, were flooded, it has emerged as the city continues to battle high water …
A new study has found that an increase in global wind speeds is set to give a boost to green energy.
The research, led by a team at Princeton University, found that as average daily wind speeds are…
Arctic sea ice receded to record lows in October, according to data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Ice coverage recorded in October was 32.2 percent…
Report claims 400,000 insect species face extinction amid heavy use of pesticides.
The “unnoticed insect apocalypse” should set alarm bells ringing, according to conservationists, who said that…
Exclusive: tiny particles produced by motor traffic can invade the brain and carry carcinogens.
New research has linked air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer for the first time.
The ultra-…
A solar panel that can generate electricity from falling raindrops has been invented, enabling power to flow even when skies cloud over or the sun has set.
The impact isn’t uniform.
The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster and more intensive in some countries than in others. Take the case of South Africa…
Denmark, backed by 10 other European Union countries, on Friday (4 October 2019) called for a strategy to phase out diesel and petrol cars, including allowing the ban of sales at national-level by…
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have synthesized magnetically-doped quantum dots that capture the kinetic energy of electrons created by ultraviolet light before it's wasted as heat.
"This…
The UK is exporting products and services from wind, wave and tidal energy to 37 countries across six continents, according to a new report from RenewableUK.
The report – 'Export Nation' – reveals…
How does one renew an area devastated by nuclear waste? I think of brilliant Akira Kurosawa’s film Dreams. One of the dreams depicts the horror and abyss after the fallout of a nuclear accident.…
Although many have called for improvements to the German climate package, the government wants to impose a weaker formulation of the core climate protection goals.EURACTIV’s partner Der Tagesspiegel…
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