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05 12 2020 | 12:46

Jacinda Ardern to declare climate emergency on behalf of New Zealand next week.

The text of the motion is expected to be released the day before and Parliament will vote on the motion.  "We’ve always considered climate change to be a huge threat to our region, and it is…

05 12 2020 | 10:52

Top Lawyers to Define Ecocide to Enforce Environmental Justice.

An expert panel of top international and environmental lawyers have begun working this month on a legal definition of "ecocide" with the goal of making mass ecological damage an enforceable…

05 12 2020 | 10:24

Scottish homes to be first in world to use 100% green hydrogen.

Some 300 homes in Fife to be fitted with free boilers, heaters and cooking appliances. Hundreds of homes in Scotland will soon become the first in the world to use 100% green hydrogen to heat their…

05 12 2020 | 09:48

Toxic waste dumping in the Gulf of Guinea amounts to environmental racism.

Toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from a wide range of industries – such as health, hydrocarbon or manufacturing – and can come in many forms, such as sludges or gas. E-waste is…

04 12 2020 | 11:10

The first two series of PARIS REINFORCE infographics are out!

The H2020 project PARIS REINFORCE

03 12 2020 | 14:07

Fossils in retreat.

First German coal closure auction oversubscribed as utilities look to exit uneconomic sector RWE AG was the major winner in Germany’s first tender for shutting down hard coal-fired power plants,…

01 12 2020 | 12:19

Air pollution where girl died in London 'should have been treated as emergency'.

Inquest into Ella Kissi-Debrah’s asthma death hears Lewisham council was slow to tackle issue. Illegal levels of air pollution in the area where a nine-year-old girl lived and died should have been…

01 12 2020 | 11:59

Climate crisis making autumn leaves fall earlier, study finds.

Report suggests tree growth will not store nearly as much carbon as scientists hoped. Global heating appears to be making trees drop their leaves earlier, according to new research, confounding the…

01 12 2020 | 11:55

Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study.

Survey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason. People worried about the climate crisis are deciding not to have children because of fears that their offspring would…

01 12 2020 | 11:50

Cooling La Niña may not save Great Barrier Reef from mass coral bleaching, experts warn.

With the world 1C warmer, modelling shows there is still a risk of corals bleaching from heat stress this summer. A global weather phenomenon that would typically keep ocean temperatures lower…

01 12 2020 | 11:50

Alternative Frameworks for Biden-Harris Africa & Climate Policies

Two issues of the Washington, DC-based AfricaFocus Bulletin present several views on why the incoming administration should adopt policies on Africa and the climate crises that differ from past…

01 12 2020 | 11:28

6 Grassroots Activists Win 'Green Nobel Prize'.

Six grassroots environmental activists will receive the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in a virtual ceremony this year. Dubbed the "Green Nobel Prize," this award is given annually to…

01 12 2020 | 11:13

Swiss electorate to vote in referendum on corporate environmental and human rights responsibilities.

Dick Marty, co-chairman of the initiative committee, explains:  “Our initiative aims to be obvious. Having to take responsibility for one's actions is a fundamental principle of our society and of…

30 11 2020 | 10:11

PARIS REINFORCE -NOVEMBER 2020.

Co-creating India's mitigation pathways

30 11 2020 | 09:15

Climate crisis – live: Email carbon footprint ‘not a worry’ while activists protest Biden hiring oil figure.

Follow the action as it happened A report published in the FT yesterday claimed officials involved in preparations for next year’s UN COP26 climate change summit have been “looking at research…

30 11 2020 | 09:15

UK government to subsidise onshore renewable energy projects.

Energy companies will compete for contracts in auction at end of 2021. The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to include onshore…

30 11 2020 | 08:01

New offshore renewables strategy sets the stage for large-scale deployment of ocean energy.

The new European Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy, published today, clearly acknowledges the massive industrial and environmental benefits that ocean energy can bring to Europe. Ocean Energy Europe…

30 11 2020 | 07:57

San Francisco bans natural gas use in new construction projects.

San Francisco will ban natural gas infrastructure in most new construction, reinforcing previous building electrification measures adopted in California’s fourth most populous city. The city’s Board…

30 11 2020 | 07:41

Equinor sees peak oil coming by 2028.

Oil firm Equinor expects global oil demand to peak by around 2027-2028, two-free years earlier than the company previously saw, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Tuesday. “Earlier…

30 11 2020 | 07:40

Government 'reckless' over fossil fuel projects overseas, says Labour.

Labour has accused the government of being reckless with Britain’s international climate credibility by continuing to consider financial support for overseas fossil fuel projects before UN climate…