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13 12 2020 | 07:39

Global Treaty Needed to Halt Deep Sea Mining, Greenpeace Investigation Concludes

  Deep sea mining is leading private mining firms and arms companies to carve up the seabed in plans that should be halted by an international ocean treaty, argues a new report from Greenpeace.

13 12 2020 | 07:37

Over 70 businesses urge UK PM to set strong climate targets for 2030.

77 businesses including Tesco, BT, Coca-Cola, and Sky are calling on Boris Johnson to announce a substantial emissions reduction commitment. In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris…

13 12 2020 | 07:36

14 Countries Commit to Ocean Sustainability Initiative.

On Wednesday, governments responsible for 40 percent of the world's coastlines and 20 percent of global fisheries announced a series of new commitments that comprise the world's biggest ocean…

13 12 2020 | 07:36

UK urged to follow Denmark in ending North Sea oil and gas exploration.

Britain’s credibility as climate champion rests on bold and urgent action, say campaigners.

13 12 2020 | 07:26

IRENA and African Development Bank Partner to Scale up Renewables Investments in Africa.

The Bank’s partnership with IRENA will support Africa’s energy transition and our goal to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy in Africa by 2030.” – Bank VP…

13 12 2020 | 07:17

Ending UK’s climate emissions ‘affordable’, say official advisers.

CCC recommendation includes half of cars being electric by 2030, gas boilers phased out and 10,000 wind turbines. The world’s first detailed route map to ending a nation’s use of fossil fuels is…

13 12 2020 | 07:16

Beer and crisps used to help tackle climate change.

The much-loved combination of beer and crisps is being harnessed for the first time to tackle climate change. Crisps firm Walkers has adopted a technique it says will slash CO2 emissions from its…

13 12 2020 | 07:01

UN: Virtual Climate Dialogues: A Successful Milestone on the Road to COP26.

UN Climate Change News, 4 December 2020 - The Climate Dialogues, a series of virtual events to help pave the way towards next year’s climate change conference (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, wrapped…

13 12 2020 | 07:00

Global citizens' assembly planned to address climate crisis.

Project hopes to influence policymakers at Cop26 UN climate change conference in Glasgow. People around the world will have a chance to discuss responses to the climate crisis in a planned global…

13 12 2020 | 06:55

MPs urge government to create a 'minister for the dark sky'.

Group suggests 10 policies to reduce ‘night blight’, including commission to regulate excess lighting. MPs have called for urgent action to reduce light pollution, promote “dark towns” and restore a…

13 12 2020 | 06:51

Australia's record spring heat one-in-500,000 without climate change: analysis.

This year’s spring temperatures would be ‘virtually impossible’ without human greenhouse emissions, according to new report. Australia’s hottest spring on record, which saw temperatures more than 2C…

13 12 2020 | 06:49

Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report.

It takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists. Global soils are the source of all life on land but their future looks “bleak” without action to…

13 12 2020 | 06:47

US plans to protect thousands of miles of coral reefs in Pacific and Caribbean.

Proposals cite climate change as most severe threat to US reefs, which may be in danger of disappearing in some places.

13 12 2020 | 06:46

GRIDSERVE opens UK’s first Electric Forecourt to support mass market EV charging

UK-wide network of over 100 Electric Forecourts® powered by net zero carbon energy will solve EV charging concerns and pave the way to mass EV adoption well ahead of 2030 petrol and diesel ban.…

13 12 2020 | 06:35

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13 12 2020 | 06:31

Barclays shares update on new transparency tools for 2050 net-zero ambition.

Barclays Group Chairman Nigel Higgins has released a statement addressing what Barclays has done to help address the climate challenge since setting its 2050 net-zero target. The letter details the…

13 12 2020 | 06:30

5 Things to Know About Plastic Pollution and How to Stop It.

  Our plastic pollution problem has reached new heights and new depths.

13 12 2020 | 06:26

Kenya’s Sokowatch launches commercial electric tuk-tuks in Uganda.

Kenyan e-commerce platform Sokowatch has added electric tuk-tuks to its delivery fleet in Uganda, making the vehicles the first to be used commercially in East Africa.  Launched in Nairobi in 2016, …

13 12 2020 | 06:24

Conservationists trying to save Kenyan giraffes stranded on flooding island.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Conservationists are working to rescue giraffes stranded on an island in Lake Boringo in western Kenya after heavy rains led to the flooding of their rangeland habitat,…

13 12 2020 | 06:24

The world’s ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series.

Oceans 21 is a Conversation international series examining the history and future of the world’s ocean. Five profiles open our series on the global ocean, delving into ancient Indian Ocean trade…