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03 10 2019 | 08:14

Barbados Prime Minister Warns of Mass Migration Backlash Because of Climate Crisis.

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 1 2019 (IPS) - The Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley tells IPS her patience is running thin, as she challenges the world to tackle the climate crisis. She warned of a…

03 10 2019 | 07:55

UNECE guidance to reduce emissions of methane from abandoned coal mines will support climate action.

Methane is a powerful short-lived climate pollutant. It is also the main precursor of tropospheric ozone (O3). Over a 20-year period, methane’s effect on global warming is 84 times greater than…

03 10 2019 | 07:41

Siemens partner with UK100 for £100bn of clean energy projects.

Siemens has joined forces with UK100 to drive development of £100 billion of clean energy projects. A network of mayors and council leaders is joining forces with one of the world’s biggest…

02 10 2019 | 10:31

Sustainable fashion celebrated at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards 2019.

On Monday, activists and celebrities walked the green carpet in the name of sustainable fashion. For the third year running, the Green Carpet Fashion Awards have brought together the biggest names…

02 10 2019 | 10:10

‘We are a disease that is infecting our planet’: Jason Momoa urges climate action.

Hawaiian-born actor Jason Momoa joined leaders from small island developing states at a special event to urge action to address the devastating impact of climate change on vulnerable countries. Game…

02 10 2019 | 10:00

Global environmental movers and shakers receive UNEP Champions of the Earth Awards.

New York, 27 September 2019 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has officially honoured 12 environmental changemakers from around the world with the 2019 UN Champions of the Earth Award…

02 10 2019 | 08:00

UK’s Hinkley Point C expansion costing up to $3B more than expected, EDF says.

The French company building the United Kingdom’s first new nuclear reactor construction in years has raised its estimate of the project’s cost by several billion Euros. EDF Energy, which is leading…

01 10 2019 | 11:06

GORD and Al-Attiyah Foundation Celebrate Partnership Agreement.

The Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development (Al-Attiyah Foundation) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gulf Organisation for Research…

01 10 2019 | 10:48

ITV News at Ten increases climate change coverage.

ITV has launched a new series that will focus on the devastating impacts of climate change. ITV News at Ten will devote a portion of their show to highlight the severity of the climate crisis this…

01 10 2019 | 10:43

South African teenager creates her own brand of biodegradable, edible straws.

A 19-year-old South African student has created her own brand of edible, biodegradable straws.  Leila Siljeur, a chemical engineering student of Stellenbosch University, developed Eat Me Straws as a…

01 10 2019 | 10:42

Gabon will be paid by Norway to preserve its forests.

Gabon will become the latest African nation to receive funding to preserve its rainforests to mitigate the effects of climate change. As part of a 10-year deal announced on Sunday (Sept. 22), Norway …

01 10 2019 | 10:35

Hit for Six Report.

Documenting the impact of climate change on cricket, from batsman struggling in extreme heat to drought and flood affecting pitches, game needs to react say experts. From drought to heatwave and…

01 10 2019 | 10:15

How smart meters saved water and money in drought-ravaged Cape Town.

London (CNN Business)In 2018, a severe drought brought Cape Town close to "Day Zero," when it could have become the world's first major city to run out of water. Dam levels in South Africa's Western…

01 10 2019 | 09:59

IKEA is investing $2.8 billion in renewable energy infrastructure.

The world’s largest furniture company is determined to go off-grid, and it’s developing an affordable solar energy program to convince you to do the same. Timed for the UN Climate Action Summit in…

01 10 2019 | 09:24

Renewables displace oil as top world energy source late 2040s: US EIA.

Washington — Renewable energy will displace petroleum as the most-used global energy source in the late 2040s, but oil demand is not expected to peak before 2050, the US Energy Information…

01 10 2019 | 09:11

World’s first dedicated climate resilience bond, for US$ 700m, is issued by EBRD.

EBRD launches first ever dedicated climate resilience bond, raising US$ 700 million Proceeds to finance investments in climate resilience projects Launch follows adoption of Climate Resilience…

01 10 2019 | 08:03

IPCC report: extreme sea level events will be ‘once a year’ by 2050.

The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report has warned of extreme sea level rise by 2050. The latest IPCC report ‘Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’ highlights the damaging…

30 09 2019 | 08:18

Only 2 countries are meeting their climate pledges. Here’s how the 10 worst could improve.

In front of a gathering of arguably the most powerful leaders in the world, 16-year-old Greta Thunberg opened with a warning: “We’ll be watching you.” Thunberg made her speech to the United Nations…

27 09 2019 | 10:51

ΕU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network Newsletter: Issue September 2019.

WHERE TO MEET US: Dubai Solar Show 2019 – Visit us at the Q20 Pavilion  Dubai, UAE 21-23 October 2019

27 09 2019 | 10:51

Murmansk Launches Construction of Russia’s Largest Wind Power Park.

The turbines built near the windy coast of the Barents Sea will account for a major share of the green power produced by Russia over the next decade. While ice-cold fall storms were gathering force…