Over one million seagrass seeds will be planted off of the Welsh coast to help prevent global climate change in a project by the WWF.
Seagrass grows in large meadows on the sea floor. It is home to…
India will implement a nationwide ban on 6 single-use plastic items on the 2nd October this year - the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
Single-use plastic bags, cups, plates, straws, small bottles…
The scope of the disaster Hurricane Dorian brought to the Bahamas is becoming more clear as rescue workers reach devastated parts of the country.
Carrying possessions in duffel bags and shopping…
Kenya recently launched the Lake Turkana Wind Power project, Africa’s largest wind energy project and the biggest public-private investment in Kenyan history. The wind farm will produce 300MW of low-…
Analysis reveals the contribution of burning organic material from plants, trees and animals – including millions of tonnes of imported wood pellets from the USA and Canada – to the UK's energy mix.…
A paper published in Nature Sustainability presents the first field-data assessment of outcomes of a multi-year study of agrivoltaics in dryland regions led by UA geographer Greg Barron-Gafford.
A record 90% of people in England are concerned about damage to the natural environment, according to a new survey.
Natural England’s ‘Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment’ report, the…
Copenhagen Sept. 6, 2019 – Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda has been appointed the new Director of the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), the implementation arm of the UN Framework Convention…
European citizens have succeeded in putting climate change onto the political agenda in a way never seen before. As Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission takes shape, it will be looking to…
After a period of zero growth, wind deployment is beginning to take off again in France's overseas territories, but will need to speed up further to achieve the government's 2030 target.
In 2009,…
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CARBON MARKETS ARE UNDERWAY, AS THERE IS NO TIME TO WASTE. VIRENDER KUMAR DUGGAL OUTLINES HOW AN INITIATIVE BY THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK IS HELPING COUNTRIES…
Earlier this year, Tropical Cyclone Idai tore through southern Africa, killing hundreds, injuring thousands, and displacing even more. In Mozambique, as much as half of all annual crops and critical…
Fairphone have announced the launch of their new sustainable smartphone.
The Fairphone 3 smartphone has many sustainable and Fairtrade material components, with its production also striving to be…
Milestone further underscores downward trend in the oil and gas sector
August 30, 2019 (IEEFA U.S.) ‒ ExxonMobil is no longer in the Top Ten of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to S…
Energy-saving light bulbs are the latest Obama-era environmental initiative to face a rollback by the Trump administration. The Department of Energy finalized a rule Wednesday that will block new…
A key factor in boosting New Zealand’s renewable energy contribution to the electricity grid will be the storage options we pursue. Professor Alan Brent explains what they are – and where the big…
With a looming 50% renewable target by 2030, NV Energy is confident on reaching this target well ahead of schedule based on solar power generation, battery storage, and geothermal as key baseload…
Record heatwaves in June and July caused the deaths of 1,435 people in France this year, according to the country's health minister.
Speaking on French radio, Agnès Buzyn said half of those who died…