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11 05 2019 | 16:53

Vietnam Wind Power 2019

We’re just over one month away from the second edition of GWEC’s Vietnam Wind Power 2019 which will take place in Hanoi from 11-12 June, in partnership with GIZ and the Danish Embassy Hanoi. Why…

11 05 2019 | 16:36

Air pollution hurts the poorest most.

From Lagos and Lahore to London, it’s the poorest people who are most affected by air pollution. The poor tend to be priced out of the leafy suburbs where there are fewer highways and air quality is…

11 05 2019 | 16:22

Breast ironing is a harmful practice to young girls that isn’t getting sufficient attention.

Recent news reports in the UK of breast ironing portray yet more ways in which culture causes harm to young girls. The reports followed renewed calls for stronger action against the practice, which…

11 05 2019 | 10:22

Global warming could create 'greater migratory pressure from Africa'.

Europe can expect even greater migratory pressure from Africa unless action is taken to prevent global warming, Sir David Attenborough has said in a strongly worded warning to policymakers that time…

10 05 2019 | 14:07

Making polluters pay for loss and damage.

The recent devastation in Mozambique due to two successive hurricanes (Aida and Kenneth) of unprecedented severity for southern Africa, are a clear indicator that we are now living in a climate…

10 05 2019 | 14:05

Selfridges announces own-brand food is now palm oil free.

This is the first major retailer in the UK that has made all of their own-brand foods palm oil free. Selfridges now has all of their own-brand foods palm oil free, nine months ahead of the original…

10 05 2019 | 13:32

Climate Emerges As Ballot Box Question As Greens Win British Columbia Byelection.

The Green Party’s win in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection in British Columbia signals that climate change and other environmental issues will be at the top of Canadians’ minds during the federal…

10 05 2019 | 11:58

Trump’s plan to save coal: anti-environment, monopolistic, and probably unconstitutional

  Trump is planning to curtail the energy market and potentially the U.S. Constitution in order to save coal, ignoring his own government’s dire warning on climate.

10 05 2019 | 08:38

Make an impact: Go vote! [video]

If you want a Europe powered by renewables, go vote!

09 05 2019 | 18:32

UK goes coal-free for entire week.

This is the longest time the UK has been coal free since the industrial revolution. The UK has now produced coal-free energy for seven days in a row, breaking the previous record set in April of 90…

09 05 2019 | 17:52

UN - World Migratory Bird Day: birds globally threatened by plastic waste.

Bonn, 9 May 2019 – Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including whales, turtles, fish and birds. On World Migratory Bird Day,…

09 05 2019 | 11:22

UN: Rising demand for sand calls for resource governance.

·       New report explores sustainability challenges in sand extraction and consumption. ·       The Fourth UN Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on mineral resource governance. ·       …

09 05 2019 | 11:18

Namibia declares national state of emergency over drought.

The Namibian government has declared a national state of emergency with respect to a drought that has hit several areas in the southern African nation. A statement from the presidency said: “the…

09 05 2019 | 11:06

How a Key Energy Technology Can Help Developing Countries.

The World Bank has a new program for financing the advanced battery storage systems essential for making wind and solar power work.

09 05 2019 | 10:52

Nigeria to receive US $21m boost for solar power projects.

Nigeria is set to receive US $21m from the United Kingdom and Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to support the deployment of solar generated electricity small businesses in the country. The…

09 05 2019 | 10:44

Marine Mammal Monitoring Equipment Undergoes Testing.

The Balmoral Subsea Test Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland, has carried out hydrostatic tests on equipment that will be used to monitor the interaction between tidal turbines and marine mammals in the…

09 05 2019 | 10:33

34 MW Ngonye project in Zambia starts operations.

The Ngonye Solar photovaltic (PV) plant in Zambia has started operations and has been connected to the national grid. Enel Green Power (EGP), a subsidiary of Italian power giant Enel, confirmed the…

09 05 2019 | 10:25

Water Becomes the New Land for Solar Plants in India.

Utilities and companies in India are planning hundreds of megawatts of solar projects floating on water bodies as it becomes increasingly difficult to secure large parcels of land. “Land…

08 05 2019 | 11:35

Caffeine gives solar cells an energy boost.

Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China have discovered that caffeine can help make a promising alternative to traditional solar cells more…

08 05 2019 | 10:53

Kenya to go all out for renewable energy.

Kenya authorities plan to invest more in solar energy as results from the Garissa solar power plant in eastern Kenya helps to stabilize electricity prices in the Eastern African nation. According to…