Hydrogen as an energy vector is back in fashion due to its potential to support the transition to a decarbonized energy system required to meet the emission reduction goals of the Paris Agreement.…
To achieve its aim of becoming the first climate-neutral continent, EU countries have been trying to increase their energy production from renewable resources.
With the European Green Deal, the EU…
UPS has announced its investment in electric vehicle manufacturer Arrival.
To support the energy transition, packaging delivery company UPS has announced its £339 million investment in electric…
The case for hardwiring social justice into climate action
The very fact that this year’s COP25 climate summit had to be hastily moved to Spain, after street protests against economic inequality…
The General Election is a huge opportunity for a new government to make a transformative difference to climate change through investment in renewables, Juliet Davenport, chief executive and founder…
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-‘REN21 Renewables in Cities 2019 Global Status Report’ examines the role of cities in accelerating a transition to sustainable energy.
-The report emphasizes that cities are…
The Green Workplace Summit will focus on developing a healthy, energy-efficient and sustainable built environment for all.
Developing a green and circular economy that is responsive to national…
The burning of coal is a huge driver of climate change but it’s also estimated that coal mining employs around six million people worldwide and is the lynch-pin of many communities.
Sharan Burrow…
In the search for alternatives to fossil fuels, gas as an energy vector has the capacity to play a decisive role. To do this, it is absolutely necessary to green our gas as much as possible, writes…
The impact isn’t uniform.
The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster and more intensive in some countries than in others. Take the case of South Africa…
Agency reviews progress and plans new work programme towards a climate-safe, sustainable future.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — More than 370 high-level government representatives from 124…
Global Wind Energy Council calls for governments to ensure an open investment climate for the sector.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is calling on governments across the world to refrain from…
Fossil-fuel subsidies are environmentally harmful, costly, and distortive. After a 3 years downward trend between 2013 and 2016, government support for fossil fuel production and use has risen again…
Hydrogen from renewable energy could play a central role in the global energy transformation, the latest report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. ‘Hydrogen: a renewable…
Mpumalanga is not alone in facing a dicey future: Coal regions around the world are in a similar predicament and some governments have already taken steps to compensate coal workers where mines are…
The Energy Policy and Development Centre (KEPA) of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens organizes the 12th Annual International Conference on “Energy and Climate Change” (a 3-day event).
Climate change headlines have grown increasingly dire. While many associate global warming with this summer’s melting glaciers, forest fires and disastrous flooding, it is higher winter temperatures…
Oil production costs will have to come way down to be competitive with renewables a decade from now, a new study says.
The age of gasoline could be over sooner than many people think, a recent…
The global transition from carbon-intensive fossil fuels to cleaner, more reliable renewables like wind and solar is already well underway. But the big question – for the 2020s and beyond – is how…