The short-term prospects for wind and solar power look rocky amid the economic upheaval of the coronavirus. But long term, renewables could emerge stronger than ever, especially if governments…
Crisis has proved renewable energy is now a safer investment, and accelerated the shift.
The global coal industry will “never recover” from the Covid-19 pandemic, industry observers predict, because…
Health crisis pushed emissions down public agenda – but there’s growing appetite for global reset.
When 110 people gathered at a hotel in Birmingham in January for the UK’s first citizens’ assembly…
On Wednesday, nine states sued the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to temporarily relax various environmental regulations during the coronavirus…
The coronavirus pandemic that’s sent the global economy into a tailspin highlights the need for international collaboration to tackle crises posing severe threats to human lives, chief among them…
Energy plays a central role in responding to emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, from ensuring adequate healthcare services to supporting households during lockdowns. Protecting the renewable…
It started with Eve donning a black mask against a backdrop of wisteria flowers, hashtagging her efforts #MaskingForAFriend. Sophia Bush, Matt McGorry, and Mayim Bialik soon followed, with others…
Thunberg isn’t a Covid-19 expert, but she’s world-renowned activist using her platform to inform people about the pandemic.
Shortly after CNN announced yesterday that 17-year-old climate activist …
Companies want to power greener economic recovery following Covid-19 pandemic.
Britain’s biggest green energy companies are on track to deliver multibillion-pound windfarm investments across the…
Exclusive: only one species is responsible for coronavirus – humans – say world’s leading wildlife experts
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to be followed by even more deadly and destructive…
Dividends can benefit consumers while building momentum towards renewables
A world emerging from economic lockdown can seize the opportunity to return to growth on a sustainable path, by introducing…
Earlier this month, health care experts from across the United States gathered to address hundreds of journalists and policymakers by webinar. But their focus was not testing, nor vaccines, nor "herd…
As nations emerge from lockdown, Josef Aschbacher, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at the European Space Agency, discusses why government should link climate change measures to efforts aimed…
The COVID-19 pandemic represents the most serious global public health challenge for over 100 years. When the crisis passes, we will have a unique opportunity to build a new world as the pandemic has…
Nearly 600,000 U.S. clean energy workers have lost their jobs since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic after 447,208 new workers filed unemployment claims in April – tripling the claims filed in…
From prominent international economists to an (almost as prominent?) Canadian think tank, there’s a widening consensus that green investment in projects that are “shovel-worthy” as well as “shovel-…
Republican members of Congress are coming to the defense of oil, gas and coal companies they say face “discriminatory” lending practices from Wall Street banks that have caved to pressure from…
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has set out key principles for a nationwide green recovery.
In letters addressed to the Prime Minister and First Ministers in…