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23 07 2019 | 10:36

Economic growth at odds with the environment, NGO says.

Policymakers should urgently support alternatives to ‘green growth’ and face the reality that tackling environmental breakdown may require a downscaling of economic production, the European…

22 07 2019 | 09:29

America’s mayors prioritize renewable energy and EVs at national convention.

Many municipal leaders are acting boldly in the battle against global warming. Mayors get it. When they met Last weekend at the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Hawaii, these local…

17 07 2019 | 16:47

Higher and Further Education Institutions across the globe declare Climate Emergency.

New York - Networks representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from 6 continents announced that they are declaring a Climate Emergency, and agreed to undertake a three-…

16 07 2019 | 12:32

Unions, Environmental Groups Join Forces on Climate Action.

On the heels of the polarizing “Green New Deal,” the BlueGreen Alliance has released a “Solidarity for Climate Action” plan. The plan is the product of a partnership between 14 organized labor and…

15 07 2019 | 17:05

EU ‘climate leaders’ praised on goal-setting but falling short on detail.

Finland, Sweden, Portugal, France and Germany are often seen as “climate leaders” when it comes to setting ambitious carbon reduction objectives for 2050. However, they lack concrete measures to…

15 07 2019 | 15:27

Getting the 2030 Agenda back on track.

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, universally adopted in 2015, is a plan to create a better and more sustainable future for all in just 15 years, through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (…

15 07 2019 | 15:15

Cost-benefit analysis does not work well for wicked problems like climate change.

What is the monetary value of being able to breathe in Beijing or New Delhi without discomfort? Beyond the simple numerical challenges, cost-benefit analysis has an inherent ethical blind spot,…

15 07 2019 | 09:07

UK not prepared for rising temperatures, warns CCC.

A new report by the Committee on Climate Change has warned that the UK Government is not prepared to deal with the climate crisis. A month after the UK made it legally binding to be net zero by 2050…

12 07 2019 | 14:54

EU top jobs leave big questions hanging on climate policy.

Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated to lead the EU’s executive at a critical moment for climate policy, but she has no record on the issue. EURACTIV’s media partner Climate Home News reports. It…

11 07 2019 | 15:25

Elena Giannakopoulou BNEF: Renewables will deliver half of world's power by 2050.

ROME- The rise of renewable energy is likely to help the world stay on track for the goal of limiting climate change to within 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, but only until the…

10 07 2019 | 08:36

EU leftists demand ‘climate emergency’ Parliament committee.

The European Parliament’s leftist group (GUE/NGL) has proposed setting up a special climate emergency parliamentary committee to shift the spotlight on to green issues even more over the next five…

10 07 2019 | 08:27

Brussels ministerial shows US still isolated on climate change.

Ministers from China, Canada and the EU met for a third annual climate summit in Brussels on Friday (28 June), in a format meant to demonstrate that the world continues the climate fight even if…

05 07 2019 | 08:48

Asia-Pacific Climate Week Gears Up to Boost Climate Ambition.

UN Climate Change News, 4 July 2019— Seizing the opportunity of the incredible momentum of climate action, and Asia-Pacific countries being at the forefront of innovation to tackle the climate crisis…

04 07 2019 | 10:13

UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa Appointed for Second Term.

UN Climate Change News, 3 July 2019 - The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is pleased to announce that, following official communication by the office of UN Secretary-…

03 07 2019 | 13:56

We have too many fossil-fuel power plants to meet climate goals.

The fossil-fuel burning power plants, factories, vehicles, and buildings we've already built will, if operated normally over their full lifetimes, almost certainly warm the Earth more than the Paris…

28 06 2019 | 14:56

Exclusive: Investors with $34 trillion demand urgent climate change action.

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world’s invested capital, are demanding urgent action from governments on climate change, piling pressure on…

28 06 2019 | 11:27

Bonn Climate Conference Ends with UN Call to Fully Deliver on Paris Agreement Mandates.

Bonn, 27 June 2019 - The 2019 UN Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB50) wrapped up today after having considered a large number of decisions for adoption at the UN Climate Change Conference in…

28 06 2019 | 08:35

Renewable news from East Africa.

                 Climate Change Project Launched In Turkana-Kenya.

28 06 2019 | 08:32

Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition.

UN Climate Change News, 24 June 2019— Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s…

24 06 2019 | 06:37

At SB50, Events on Transparency to Showcase Greater Climate Ambition for 2020.

Bonn, UN Climate Change News, 13 June 2019 – At the UN climate change talks in Bonn in June of this year (17 – 27 June), developed and developing countries will showcase their climate action and…