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07 03 2019 | 09:02

UN Environment Acting Executive Director issues forceful appeal ahead of UN Environment Assembly

UN Environment Acting Executive Director issues forceful appeal ahead of UN Environment Assembly

06 03 2019 | 14:51

EU invests over €10 billion in low-carbon technologies

The European Commission has invested over €10 billion in clean technology to boost their global competitiveness. Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, said: “Less than…

06 03 2019 | 14:44

Parliament must declare a climate emergency – not ignore it

Westminster’s lacklustre approach is incredible. We need nothing short of a transformation of the way we live our lives

06 03 2019 | 13:40

Green New Deal vs. Carbon Tax: A Clash of 2 Worldviews, Both Seeking Climate Action

Congress is in uncharted territory on climate policy. For the first time ever, lawmakers face competing approaches to reviving U.S. climate action. And despite hostility from the White House, each…

06 03 2019 | 13:00

'Enormous cost' of doing nothing on climate change: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who officially launched his presidential campaign on Friday, decried the "enormous cost" the United States will bear if it does not act swiftly to combat the effects of…

06 03 2019 | 12:54

Heatwaves sweeping oceans ‘like wildfires’, scientists reveal

Extreme temperatures destroy kelp, seagrass and corals – with alarming impacts for humanity The number of heatwaves affecting the planet’s oceans has increased sharply, scientists have revealed,…

06 03 2019 | 11:30

It is time to fix the broken nitrogen cycle, says UN Environment.

On the 4th of March 2019, UN Environment launched its latest Frontiers report, which explores five of the most significant emerging issues on the environment. The topics identified in the report…

06 03 2019 | 09:23

Crete zero emission by 2030.

A productive collaboration begins with a dominant goal: to became Crete zero-emission island in 2030  Greening the Islands Observatory & Crete Region  will involve Crete population in a new…

05 03 2019 | 15:39

Holistic Climate Action At Its Finest – A Tour In Ikea’s New London Store.

As The Climate Group works to inspire and showcase the highest levels of leadership on climate action in the private sector, our Corporate Actions Engagement Manager Ole Jakobsen shares his…

05 03 2019 | 13:28

If U.S. Emissions Rose In 2018 Despite Clean Energy Growth, How Can We Meet Climate Goals?

New research finds the United States’ energy mix is rapidly decarbonizing largely due to economics, as coal-fired generation keeps retiring in favor of cheaper clean energy additions, but U.S.…

05 03 2019 | 12:28

The Good News About a Green New Deal.

Last month’s rollout of the Green New Deal, a fourteen-page legislative resolution, sponsored by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey, that called for “net-zero greenhouse…

05 03 2019 | 12:01

Business groups say natural-gas delivery has reached a crisis point

New York is a city of canyons. But for Ashley Fallon, a child of Breezy Point who now lives in Rockaway Beach, her portion of Queens can seem closer to California than Manhattan. The view from her…

05 03 2019 | 10:59

UK’s carbon emissions fall for sixth consecutive year

New analysis shows UK carbon emissions have fallen for the sixth consecutive year. New data from Carbon Brief has found that carbon emissions in the UK have fallen for the sixth consecutive year,…

05 03 2019 | 09:22

MPs debate climate after school strike – but only a handful turn up.

Government benches mostly empty for debate inspired by schoolchildren’s climate strike In the week that the UK experienced its hottest ever winter day, just a handful of government MPs attended a…

04 03 2019 | 17:45

Report links climate change to majority of 2018’s under-reported humanitarian disasters.

Climate change caused the majority of the world’s under-reported humanitarian disasters last year, and nine of the top 10 occurred in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, according to an analysis…

04 03 2019 | 16:45

Achieving Paris climate target could net additional billions in fisheries revenue

Achieving the Paris Agreement global warming target could protect millions of tonnes in annual worldwide fisheries catch, as well as billions of dollars of annual revenues for fishers, workers'…

25 02 2019 | 14:28

Climate Change May Have Brought Ancient Egypt to Its Knees.

New analysis of pollen grains and radiocarbon dating suggests that climate change played a major role in Ancient Egypt’s downfall. In 1500 B.C., Egypt’s New Kingdom and its neighbors were thriving.…

25 02 2019 | 13:08

20th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation Limassol, Cyprus - September 25-28, 2019.

It's time to start planning for the 20th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (GCET20)! This year's organizer and host is the Cyprus University of Technology, which has announced the Call for…

22 02 2019 | 17:17

How working together for greener cities can help save the planet.

The EBRD’s Terry McCallion at a Brussels gathering of the Covenant of Mayors Urban rivers choked with plastic, exhaust fumes hazing up the sunset over traffic jams, industrial chimney stacks…

22 02 2019 | 15:12

Becoming Greta: ‘Invisible Girl’ to Global Climate Activist, With Bumps Along the Way

STOCKHOLM — It’s complicated being Greta. Small, shy, survivor of crippling depression, Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish girl skipping school to shame the world into addressing climate change…