In a bid to cut down on packaging waste, Britain’s biggest retailer is beginning a trial to remove plastic from a selection of fruit and vegetables.
The month-long pilot began yesterday and will…
South Africa is set to receive US $300 boost from the Development Bank of Southern Africa(DBSA) and New Development Bank (NDB) after they signed a loan agreement to facilitate the Greenhouse Gas…
DURBAN - Small and innovative renewable energy projects battle to raise funds through formal channels.
One possible solution is to reach out to communities with an interest in those projects to…
Kenya has partnered with China for the construction of Friendship City which is expected to start late this year at a cost of US $2bn. The two firms involved; Chinese’s Damei Investment Company and…
Rapid and low-cost development of renewables can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but a lack of affordable energy storage is one factor preventing wind, solar and other clean energy sources from…
The public sector cannot provide enough finance to make African countries resilient to climate change impacts, and funding from the private sector is hard to come by. At the same time, many grassroot…
If you’re an avid viewer of Tiny House Nation on the FYI network, then you’ve marveled at the incredible feats new homeowners go through to downsize their lives. From single-dwellers to families of…
Dutch company GoodFuels and partner Reinplus Fiwado Bunker have fuelled the For Ever, the first inland vessel from Combined Cargo Terminals (CCT) that runs fully on 100 percent sustainable biofuels…
Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of increasing the EU’s 2030 emission cuts target to 55% and a net-zero mid-century target on Thursday (14 March), bringing an end to weeks of…
A bill to mandate that the island’s electric system move to 100% renewable energy by 2050 has passed the Puerto Rico Senate and is being sent to the House for reconciliation, the last stop before it…
OHANNESBURG – With more electricity disruptions likely to occur in the next few years as state utility Eskom struggles to meet demand, South Africa should look at concentrated solar power (CSP)…
The call for abstracts for the 2019 edition of the International Conference on Sustainable Development is now available.
The conference will take place on September 24 and 25, 2019, on the Columbia…
Around 2,000 people – including senior figures from IBM, Google and Barclays – attend the Second Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum
Forum launches initiatives on using big data…
Faced with climate change, transportation and energy are the 2 key sectors in terms of sustainable energy transition. Can automobiles change the world?
The new United Nations Sustainable Development…
At a time when innovation is dominant, shaping and changing the way people live in every part of the world, we have to be intentional about its use to positively impact the lives of women and girls.…
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…
On Feb. 23, two big spinning turbines in Grand Passage, Digby County, started producing electricity from the tide driven current.
For the owner, Sustainable Marine Energy, it was a big day.
For…