Global warming is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, damaging productivity and causing job and economic losses. The poorest countries will be worst affected.
EKOenergy is a nonprofit and international ecolabel for renewable electricity and gas. The ecolabel is hosted by Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and was launched in February 2013 with the…
In April, renewables provided 23% compared to coal’s 20%
‘The fate of coal has been sealed. The market has spoken’
The US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the…
MELTDOWN – a visualisation of climate change has opened at Natural History Museum of Vienna. Created by the climate crisis charity Project Pressure, the exhibition on vanishing glaciers uses art to…
At least three African nations will need to import more corn this year after extreme weather from cyclones to drought devastated crops, sparking some unusual trade flows.
Corn is a staple grain…
Chinese manufacturer Jetion Solar has supplied 221 MW of its polycrystalline modules to the scheme, which is being developed by Irish firm WElink Energy with state-owned China National Building…
In the aftermath of WRAP’s new progress report, UK Plastics Pact signatories have committed to eliminate eight “problem plastics” by 2020.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has…
Festival organisers have already started banning plastic bottles and diesel generators. Although this is positive, there is more to being sustainable.
Shambala, organized by eco-enthusiast Chris…
Insurer signs up to United Nations’ business pledge to limit global warming.
Zurich has become the first insurer to commit to the UN Global Compact Business Ambition Pledge that aims to limit…
Oil and gas companies have been up for a bumpy ride as more investment funds divest from fossil fuels. It is not only institutional investors such as the Norwegian sovereign fund doing so, but also…
With some places expecting to be hit with air temperatures of over 40°C in the next days, much of Europe is in the grip of a heatwave – and one that is setting record highs for June. According to…
Residents and environmentalists cheered Wednesday's ruling which blocks East Africa's first coal-fired power station.
Nairobi, Kenya - Plans for the development of a coal-fired power plant near a…
Employment could triple by 2020.
Off-grid solar energy is about to experience a rapid rise in employment as isolated communities rush to get connected, a new report Thursday revealed. The technology…
New York (CNN Business)Mondelez is trying to accelerate America's renewable energy boom by purchasing enough solar power to produce 10 billion Oreo cookies per year.
It's Mondelez's (MDLZ) largest…
Traditional power Germany and a rejuvenated Spain will top the chart for new capacity additions as Europe prepares to hit more than 250 GW of new PV by 2024. Small scale systems for self-consumption…
A report published by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has found that almost one-sixth of global GDP is contributed to by nations, regions and cities that have committed to net zero…
Green energy and natural gas will have similar proportions in the power generation mix, but coal will prevail.
Non-hydro renewables, led by wind and solar, will reach 2.4 terawatt of installed…
Netherlands-based EV startup Lightyear has released a prototype for its first solar-powered, long-range EV. Is the car really the environmental dream it’s pitched as?
We are partnering with the sun…
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