There are some places on Earth that just lend themselves naturally to wind and solar power. Inner Mongolia, with its abundant sunshine and steady breezes, is one of them. This week, China General…
In the aftermath of the recent PG&E shutdowns, we wrote about the hardships that Californians faced–especially those who didn’t have solar and battery storage available to them.
Orkney-based offshore marine energy construction specialist Green Marine is exporting its skills to Japan as part of a tidal energy demonstration project.
Simec Atlantis Energy, which developed and…
This week Italy got an A+ — thanks to its education minister, Lorenzo Fioramonti,who announced that starting next year all schools and students in all grades in Italywill be required to spend 33…
India may fall around 7 GW short of its ‘60 GW by 2022’ utility-scale solar target if the power purchase agreement revision proposal by the state government is implemented.
McDonald’s has unveiled innovative packaging solutions to tackle plastic pollution under their new scheme ‘Better M’.
Today, McDonald’s announced a wide-ranging programme to remove and minimise…
The European Investment Bank has agreed to phase out its multibillion-euro financing for fossil fuels within the next two years to become the world’s first ‘“climate bank”.
The bank will end its…
Mirova has announced the final close of an €857m fund to invest in clean energy projects.
The Mirova-Eurofideme 4 fund has already made its first investments and deployed more than €300m, financing…
Pulling on makeshift roped hooks along a sun-drenched bank of the Seine River in Paris, Youva Hadjali and Edison Gompo fish out two electric scooters -- not the most ecological fate for devices…
Daily power cuts lasting up to 18 hours are common after a severe drought reduced water levels at a key hydro plant.
Zimbabwe's state-owned electricity distributor, grappling with drought and ageing…
DNV GL has released an updated version of its battery performance scorecard, which ranks and evaluates of different types of batteries used for energy storage.
The scorecard also provides industry…
Funds are being re-channelled away from traditional projects to more sustainable ones, such as those involving cleaner renewables. In April this year, Singapore’s three local banks announced their…
For its 25th anniversary, Eurostar have announced they will be running their first plastic-free train.
As a mark of its commitment to eco-responsible travel, Eurostar is today running its first ever…
Agency reviews progress and plans new work programme towards a climate-safe, sustainable future.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — More than 370 high-level government representatives from 124…
The chief of the United Nations has warned Asia to quit its "addiction" to coal in a bid to tackle climate change.
UN Secretary General António Guterres said countries in the region were among the…
Severe flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result of climate change, the mayor says.
The highest water levels in the region in more than 50 years will…
Costa Rica is on track to be the first country in the world to achieve carbon neutrality, the country's environment minister has said.
The Central American nation of 4.9 million people has a hugely…
New research show that solar and wind power are directly linked to the sustainable management of groundwater availability.
Researchers at the International Institute for Applies Systems Analysis,…
Researchers based in Brazil have developed a way to better control wind energy systems in electrical generation. Wind energy systems are typically expensive to maintain, and they can only convert a…
Recycling technologies for end-of-life lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste management problem for the…