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29 03 2021 | 10:21

Major climate polluters accused of greenwashing with sports sponsorship.

Report reveals more than 250 deals between high-carbon industries and leading sports teams. Polluting industries are pouring hundreds of millions of pounds into sports sponsorship in an attempt to “…

29 03 2021 | 10:12

Japan looks to end support for overseas coal power projects.

Country will align with US and Europe on moving away from carbon. TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering ending support for the exportation of coal-fired power plants to follow the lead of…

29 03 2021 | 09:54

BP board wants shareholders to vote against Paris Agreement climate resolution.

LONDON (Bloomberg) --BP’s board urged shareholders to reject a climate resolution filed by Dutch activist investor Follow This, despite pledging to work with the group last year to draft such a…

29 03 2021 | 09:49

UK government to allow new North Sea oil and gas exploration.

Joint investment of up to £16bn tied to industry promise to cut carbon emissions by 50% by end of decade. Ministers will allow oil drillers to keep exploring the North Sea for new reserves, despite…

24 03 2021 | 12:47

GREENPEACE AFRICA: Pollution is killing Kenya's lakes, NEMA must Act

The recent tragedy of poisoned fish in Kenya's Lake Nakuru and Lake Victoria is threatening both the health of consumers and the livelihoods of communities living around them.

24 03 2021 | 12:44

Scientists Want to Build a Solar-Powered Ark on the Moon to Protect Earth Species.

Scientists at the University of Arizona have proposed a literal conservation moonshot. The plan? A solar-powered ark containing seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from 6.7 million Earth species, to…

24 03 2021 | 11:55

New Report: World’s 60 Largest Banks Have Poured $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Agreement.

Climate groups sound alarm as fossil fuel financing continues to rise even amidst the global economic downturn

23 03 2021 | 09:56

Announcing the SDGs Discussion Series.

The Institute for Sustainable Development of the European Public Law Organization, as an International Organization with Permanent Observer status at the United Nations General Assembly, proudly…

22 03 2021 | 14:56

US climate envoy John Kerry warns UK government coal has ‘no future’ amid growing concern over Cumbria mine

Mr Kerry warns UK ministers coal is ‘dirtiest fuel in the world’ amid international concern over Cumbrian mine. Coal has “no future”, US climate envoy John Kerry has warned UK ministers amid growing…

22 03 2021 | 14:41

Global oil demand 'could exceed pre-Covid levels without clean energy moves'.

Figures from International Energy Agency dash hopes that world consumption had peaked. The world’s oil demand could exceed pre-Covid 19 levels within the next two years unless concrete government…

22 03 2021 | 14:41

Climate crisis: recent European droughts ‘worst in 2,000 years’.

Study of tree rings dating back to Roman empire concludes weather since 2014 has been extraordinary. The series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for more…

22 03 2021 | 14:30

Russia’s Getting Left Behind in Global Dash for Clean Energy.

Russia has the most to lose among big powers from a shift from fossil fuels. The Kremlin’s betting that won’t happen anytime soon. As the man in charge of developing Russia’s vast Arctic north,…

22 03 2021 | 14:21

Climate fight 'is undermined by social media's toxic reports'.

Scientists warn that Nobel summit and long-term decisions to save the planet are at risk from targeted attacks online Fake news on social media about climate change and biodiversity loss is having a…

22 03 2021 | 14:13

Canadian Conservative party votes not to recognize climate crisis as real.

Delegates vote 54%-46% against policy change request Leader O’Toole has sought ambitious climate change agenda Canada’s main opposition Conservative party members have voted down a proposal to…

22 03 2021 | 14:06

Majority of directors from UK’s top banks ‘have links with big polluters’.

Nearly 80% of directors on the boards of five of the UK’s largest banks have connections to highly polluting industries. Nearly 80 per cent of directors from five of the UK’s top banks have links…

22 03 2021 | 13:28

UK's Cop26 president calls for world to get on track to hit net zero by 2050

Alok Sharma sets out UK’s aims as host of climate talks, including new emissions targets for 2030. The world must be put on a path to reaching net zero by 2050 if the goal of holding global…

22 03 2021 | 10:28

One of the largest ecosystems on Earth lives beneath the seafloor and eats radiation byproducts.

That's pretty metal! Researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Graduate School of Oceanography report that a whole ecosystem of microbes below the sea dines not on sunlight, but on…

22 03 2021 | 10:14

Monumental ‘Eye’ watches over Geneva.

A flag the size of a ten-storey building has been raised in the Swiss city of Geneva to warn of the negative impact of global climate change. The work of art consists of 13,250 of portraits from 190…

22 03 2021 | 10:05

Shipping industry proposes ‘moonshot’ fossil fuel levy.

Proposed levy, backed by nine governments, would raise funds for developing zero-carbon ships. Shipping industry representatives, backed by several countries, have submitted a proposal to the UN to…

22 03 2021 | 10:03

Youth Climate Activists Change Legal Strategy.

A group of youth climate activists who sued the U.S. government in 2015 are changing tactics in their fight to force the feds to address climate change.