Experts welcome Xi Jinping’s announcement at UN as hugely influential, but concerns remain over domestic emissions
President Xi Jinping has announced that China will not build new coal-fired power…
Global -- On September 24th, 2021, Fridays for Future will take to the streets, online and in-person, once again, some in the face of increasing repression from state authorities towards climate…
President tells UN general assembly that US will become the world’s leading provider of climate finance
Joe Biden has vowed to double the financial aid given to developing countries vulnerable to…
Energy use is responsible for about one-third of greenhouse gases emitted by food systems. However, large disparities remain in the access to and use of sustainable, clean energy for agricultural…
India added 521MW of rooftop solar in Q2 2021, an increase of 517% compared to the 85MW added in the same quarter last year despite a slight increase in costs, according to a Mercom India report. The…
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell sold its oil and gas business in the Permian Basin, the country’s largest oilfield, to ConocoPhillips for $9.5 billion cash on Monday.
The deal is a major move for…
Energy Ministers and the energy industry should reject the ESB capacity mechanism proposal
21 September 2021 (IEEFA Australia): The Energy Security Board’s (ESB) proposal for consumers to pay…
Overseas demand, high prices and climate issues give Teck cover for met coal exit.
Teck Resources, the Canada-based copper, zinc and coal mining company that is one of the biggest exporters of…
This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to cope…
Today’s report from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on the Nationally Determined Contributions of all Parties to the Paris Agreement shows that the world is on a…
UN Climate Change News, 17 September 2021 – UN Climate Change today published a synthesis of climate action plans as communicated in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Organization:ICLEI
Position:Junior Officer, Resilient Development
Duty Station:Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Deadline for Application:27 September 2021
Organization:Solidaridad North America
Position:Climate Innovation and Green Growth Specialist
Duty Station:US
Deadline for Application:1 October 2021
Experience Requirements:10+ years of…
Scientists have warned that coal burning needs to be phased out by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and avoid the worst impacts of the climate…
Sieves in hand, soaked for hours in water, in the hope of finding some gold nuggets. In this open-pit mine, the gesture has become commonplace for gold miners in the village of Kambélé 3, located…
Indigenous-led resistance to 21 fossil fuel projects in the U.S. and Canada has prevented or delayed the equivalent of one-quarter of those countries' climate warming pollution, a recent report says.