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Participants Endorse ‘Ashgabat Statement’ as First-Ever UN Conference on Sustainable Transport Ends
The first-ever United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded few days ago in the Turkmen capital, with more than 50 countries endorsing the 'Ashgabat Statement on Commitments and Policy Recommendations,' with a...
Report: China Risks Wasting $500bn On Unneeded Coal Plants
China is at risk of wasting almost half a trillion dollars on new coal plants which could quickly become stranded assets as a result of the country's pursuit of a lower carbon...
Finland Set to Become First Country in the World to Ban Coal
The Finnish government has announced plans to stop using coal, one of the the dirtiest fuels on the planet, by 2030.
"Finland is well positioned to be among the first countries in the...
Greenpeace calls timeout for fast fashion
New research on fashion trends and textile waste, released by Greenpeace on the eve of Black Friday, highlights the serious environmental consequences of over consumption. Clothing is among the most sold products...
Heathrow third runway ‘to breach climate change laws’
Plans to expand Heathrow Airport are set to breach the government’s climate change laws, advisers have warned. The Committee on Climate Change says the business plan for Heathrow projects a 15% increase...
China’s Crazy Smog-Sucking Vacuum Tower is Actually Working
Studio Roosegaarde‘s smog-sucking vacuum tower is actually cleaning up the air in China. The Smog Free Tower has been installed in Beijing, a city notorious for its air pollution, and the country’s...
Grundfos: to Be the Best with the Best
Currently in the world, about 13% of primary energy consumption comes from renewable sources although the technological capacities are significantly higher. Contrary to renewable sources are non-renewable energy sources. They could be...
Patagonia: ‘On Black Friday, We’re Donating 100% of Sales to Grassroots Environmental Organizations’
We're just days from Black Friday, one of the biggest consumer shopping days of the year in America. And as people think generously about family and friends, we also want to help...
UK Has Second-Highest Number of Deaths From NO2 Pollution in Europe
The UK is second only to Italy in Europe for the highest number of annual deaths from a major air pollutant, a report has found just days after a court gave UK...
UK’s Largest Community-Owned Rooftop Solar Array Installed at Oxfordshire Aerospace Factory
Installation of the UK's largest community-owned rooftop solar array has been completed at UTC Aerospace Systems CTG's manufacturing site in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
The 2,590 panel project installed at the facility generates 593,304 kWh...
Tesla, SolarCity Power Entire Island With Solar + Batteries
Ta'u, an island in American Samoa, has turned its nose at fossil fuels and is now almost 100 percent powered with solar panels and batteries thanks to technology from the newly combined...
China is Building a Giant Solar Plant at Chernobyl
A new solar summer rises from the ashes of nuclear winter. Two Chinese energy firms will be constructing a new solar power plant in the exclusion zone near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor,...
OPEC Secretary General visits IR Iran
OPEC Secretary General, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, met with IR Iran’s Minister of Petroleum, HE Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, during a closed-door session on November 19 in the capital city of Tehran.
According to...
‘Extraordinarily Hot’ Arctic Temperatures Alarm Scientists
The Arctic is experiencing extraordinarily hot sea surface and air temperatures, which are stopping ice forming and could lead to record lows of sea ice at the north pole next year, according...
GM Accelerates Renewables Pledge With 50MW Texas Wind Farm Deal
General Motors has made its largest renewable energy purchase to date by signing a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with a 150MW wind farm currently under development in Texas.
Announced last week, the...
Beijing Bans Highly Polluting Cars During Smog Alerts
Next year, Beijing will ban highly polluting old cars from being driven whenever air-quality alerts are issued in the city or neighbouring regions, according to its environmental protection bureau.
China has adopted various...