European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday (9 May) that the EU should “concentrate on immediate and urgent” climate policies for 2030 rather than a proposed 2050 target defended…
The Dutch government will introduce a €7 levy per air passenger in 2021 if the EU does not manage to set up a pan-European tax, as momentum builds behind calls to crack down on aviation’s…
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…
When Michael Bloomberg announced he was not running for president, the 77-year-old former New York mayor said would rather spend his remaining days (and considerable wealth) addressing issues dear to…
EU leaders must prioritise climate action to combat dangerous climate change when they gather in Sibiu for the ‘Future of Europe’ summit on 9 May, write the plaintiffs of the People’s Climate Case,…
No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response.
Ηad we put as much effort into preventing environmental catastrophe as we’ve spent on making excuses…
People taking part in protests in London and Edinburgh explain their reasons for doing so.
Nathan, 15, from Wanstead, east London
Nathan, who was into his second day of protest, was sitting in the…
Greta Thunberg visited Parliament today to meet with British MPs to discuss the climate crisis.
After meeting with MPs, Greta addressed a group of people to warn of the consequences of the climate…
UN Climate Change News, 23 April, Bonn – Dates and locations for two major events on the 2019 international climate change calendar have been confirmed today: Latin America & Caribbean Climate…
Police made 29 arrests as about 300 climate change protesters blocked one of the main roads into Edinburgh's city centre.
Supporters of Extinction Rebellion Scotland targeted North Bridge as part of…
Another month, another climate strike.
Today, students from across the globe went on strike again for climate action. The Fridays for Future concept started in order to raise global awareness and to…
Iberdrola will supply 40MW from new wind farm in northern Spain, as the world's largest athletic shoe company aims to go 100% renewable.
US sports apparel maker Nike has signed a power-purchase…
Well, that happened fast.
Not too long ago, Ikea promised 100% electric delivery fleets in key cities by 2020. Given the growing but still nascent state of electrified road freight transport, it…
US corporations embracing renewable power are finding increasingly elaborate - and expensive - ways of communicating their green credentials to customers.
The corporate renewables boom received one…
A number of New Zealand supermarkets have taken the initiative to abandon the use of plastic wrapping for fruit and vegetable in an effort to bring people ‘food in the nude’.
The move has yielded…
Waitrose and Partners have launched a £1 million fund which will be used to target plastic pollution.
The initiative is aimed at awarding money to projects that can demonstrate an impact on plastic…
Adidas sold 1 million shoes made out of ocean plastic last year, CEO Kasper Rorsted told CNBC on Wednesday.
The German sportswear giant launched last year three new versions of its UltraBoost shoe…
The Guardian’s print edition will no longer be sold in plastic packaging, becoming the first national newspaper to switch to biodegradable wrapping.
The Saturday edition of the paper contains a…