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USD 43 Million Boost for Developing Countries’ Efforts to Reverse Species Loss

With global biodiversity loss at dangerous levels, 139 countries have received a lifeline to fast-track efforts to conserve, protect and restore species and ecosystems as soon as a new global accord currently...

REPowerEU: A Plan to Rapidly Reduce Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels and Fast Forward the Green Transition

The European Commission has presented the REPowerEU Plan, its response to the hardships and global energy market disruption caused by war in Ukraine. There is a double urgency to transform Europe's energy system: ending the...

Greenpeace: We need #CleanAirNow

Air pollution is the root cause of many serious health problems. During the week of World Health Day, from April 7 – April 10, citizens around the world took to the streets...

Speed Up Green Transition to Break From Russian Fossil Fuels, Say 11 EU Countries

Europe must speed up the rollout of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to eleven EU countries. The invasion of Ukraine put a spotlight on Europe’s...

Record Heat Sends Sea Ice Into Retreat, Worrying Scientists

The recent collapse of a 1,100km2 ice shelf in Antarctica came at a time of record high temperatures and is a symptom of a planet in a climate crisis, experts say.   The...

Eight Actions to Solar-Power EU Energy Independence

On March 31st the international solar community gathered in Brussels for the SolarPower Summit. In light of the Russian war on Ukraine, the Summit publicly launched a landmark paper on the necessary,...

Support Shifts Away from Fossil Fuels Despite Rising Energy Prices, Survey Finds

According to a new survey, there is strong global support – across all countries and demographic groups – for the energy transition to move away from fossil fuels. A majority of consumers worldwide...

What is the Sixth Mass Extinction and What Can We Do About It?

A mass extinction is a short period of geological time in which a high percentage of biodiversity, or distinct species—bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates—dies out. In this definition, it’s...

EU Commissioners Breton and Simson Call for Scale up of European Solar PV Industry

Organized by the French alternative energies and atomic energy commission, CEA; European trade association SolarPower Europe; and EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine for sustainable energy across Europe supported by the European Institute...

WADI + Sun = Free Potable Water

The perfection is in simplicity, which also goes for simple inventions. Thus, a small device, called WADI, which does not require batteries, chemi-cals, or spare parts, can save a large part of...

Why Children and Youth Hold the Key to a Sustainable Future

In a world where climate change-induced environmental emergencies, such as floods, extreme temperatures and fires, are increasingly becoming the norm, the future can often look uncertain. This future is particularly uncertain for...

Green Power, Clean Air

Are the sun and water resources that could clear the path to a climate-neutral world or just another “bad master” who could bring droughts and floods? Both scenarios are equally possible. However,...

2022: Emergency Mode for the Environment

As the new year gets underway, the world continues to grapple with a number of familiar challenges – the continued COVID-19 pandemic, resurgent wildfires, enduring crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and...

Ball Uses Recycling to Dominate the Global Market

Every day in the market we see new products being made with only one goal, which is to make our lives easier. Only a few of us would ask how much does...

IMMOFINANZ to reach emission-free status by 2040

IMMOFINANZ is making an important contribution to the fight against climate change with its new Net Zero Emission Strategy. Plans call for a reduction of 60 percent (below the 2019 level) in...

5 Reasons Why a Healthy Ocean is Linked to Human Rights

We live on a blue planet, with oceans and seas covering more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Oceans feed us, regulate our climate, and generate most of the oxygen we...

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