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In the Textile Industry, Old Is Increasingly Becoming New
A clothing company in the Philippines that uses scrap material to make shoes. A technology startup in Ireland that allows strangers to swap little-used clothes. And a fashion house in Brazil that produces zero waste and repurposes...
British Hills Could Soon Be Generating Electricity. Here’s How
Hillsides are hidden sources of power just waiting to be unlocked, according to a British renewable energy company.RheEnergise has developed a way to use hills as ‘batteries’ that create and store electricity for...
Unless we Urgently Rethink Agriculture, More Diseases will Jump Species
As the world grapples with the current pandemic, other threats, not least our climate emergency, have not gone away. In 2020, the economic disruption from Covid-19 cost the world’s economy more than...
Electric Fleets Can Fuel Decarbonisation Efforts. Here’s How
Without drastic action, emissions from mobility are on track to double by 2050 – making climate change irreversible and leading to a global misery greater than the pandemic.During the recent COVID-19 crisis, a...
World Leaders Set for Pivotal Environmental Assembly
In February 2021, representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around the world will come together virtually for the fifth session of the...
New Global Commission Headed by Danish Prime Minister Will Focus on Putting People at the Heart of Energy Transitions
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark will head a new high-level global commission that will examine ways to ensure people are at the centre of clean energy transitions around the world.
The new...
Surge in Court Cases Over Climate Change Shows Increasing Role of Litigation in Addressing the Climate Crisis
Climate litigation cases have spiked in recent years, making the courtroom increasingly relevant to efforts to address climate change around the world. A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today finds that...
Reform Is Not Enough to Build Trust – a Call for System Change
In 2021, the world has a chance to not just move beyond the acute COVID-19 public health crisis, but to do it in a way that sets us on a just and...
Latest EEA Study Finds Multiple Benefits of Switch to Renewable Electricity
The increased use of renewable electricity across the European Union has not only reduced pressures linked to climate change, but also to air and water pollution (particulate matter formation, eutrophication and acidification),...
This Zoo Just Saved One of the World’s Rarest Turtles From Extinction
Some of the rarest turtles in the world have been brought back from the brink of extinction.
The Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska) is a freshwater turtle once common in the waterways of...
IEA to Produce World’s First Comprehensive Roadmap to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
The International Energy Agency announced that it will produce the world’s first comprehensive roadmap for the energy sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as it further strengthens its leadership role in...
The Year that COVID Built: a Look Back on 2020
What will you remember about 2020?
Many of us suffered loss of loved ones from the pandemic; even more of us have seen our livelihoods put in peril.
But there are some memories we...
European Union Approves World’s Largest Green Stimulus
On Friday, EU lawmakers agreed to provide a €672 billion recovery fund boost for the EU economy.
How green is it? Fairly green — 37 percent of the funding has to go to...
Joint Cross-Border Renewable Energy Projects Are Feasible and Beneficial
The EEA briefing Cross-border cooperation for deployment of renewable energy, which looks at the challenges posed by cross-border cooperation on renewable energy, found that several key barriers exist deterring EU Member States...
IRENA and Ocean Energy Europe Partner to Drive Ocean Energy Industry
The CEO of Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), Rémi Gruet and the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Francesco La Camera, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at the annual...
Urgent Action Needed for the Energy Transition in Heating and Cooling
The transition to cleaner, more sustainable heating and cooling solutions can attract investment, create millions of new jobs and help to drive a durable economic recovery in the wake of the global...
