Climate activist Greta Thunberg told delegates: "planting trees is good of course, but it's nowhere near enough. It cannot replace mitigation." She accused leaders of "cheating and fiddling around…
The suits are pressed and the jets are gassed up, as global political and business leaders prepare to converge in Davos for the World Economic Forum.
To prep the wide variety of world leaders…
US President Donald Trump has decried climate "prophets of doom" in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where sustainability is the main theme.
He called for a rejection of "predictions…
This year’s Annual Meeting featured a wider array of climate heroes than ever before.
Helping bring about systemic change to return our planet to a sustainable path. There was an unprecedented…
Greta Thunberg is the sixteen year old Swedish girl who a year ago began a lone school strike for climate action, spending every Friday striking from school as a form of protest. Owing to her…
The European Union has set targets for renewable energy sources to make up at least 32% of the energy mix, and for energy savings to reach 32.5%, by 2030. Greece must now design and implement…
Vestas plans to eliminate non-recyclable waste from the manufacturing, operation and decommissioning of its wind turbines by 2040, becoming the first turbine maker to announce such a target.
The…
People fleeing immediate danger due to the climate crisis cannot be forced to return home, the UN has said.
The landmark ruling centres on the case of Ioane Teitiota, whose home - the Pacific Island…
Top scientists call for PM to do more on climate crisis as UK expert predicts animal victims will be in the trillions
Two wildfires have merged to form a massive inferno in south-eastern Australia,…
Tennis star Roger Federer has responded to climate change critics - including campaigner Greta Thunberg - by saying he takes the issue very seriously.
Activists oppose Federer's sponsorship deal…
Europe does not need new gas infrastructure to safeguard security of supply, according to a new study by industry consultants Artelys, which warns that there is a risk of €29 billion being wasted on…
Education City Stadium has become the first Qatar 2022 tournament venue to receive a five-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS).
The prestigious award, considered a…
Microsoft has pledged to be carbon negative by 2030.
The Microsoft Corporation has announced an ambitious goal and a new plan to reduce and remove its carbon footprint.
By 2030, Microsoft will be…
Glasgow has unveiled all new electric buses that will be rolled out across the city.
First Glasgow will roll out two all-electric buses as it becomes the city’s first commercial bus operator to…
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has reported that 160,000 lives could be lost in the UK due to high levels of air pollution.
The BHF has said that heart and circulatory disease deaths attributed…
Asda has announced plans to trial a new sustainable store in Leeds to tackle plastic pollution.
Asda has joined forces with some of the UK’s best-known brands to launch its first ‘test and learn’…