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Senate passes Renewable Energy Bill, Setting Talks for July
An energy bill passed 39-0 by the Senate Thursday evening would require the solicitation of long-term contracts for at least 2,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027 as part of an effort...
The Paris Agreement Asks Businesses to Be Bold
Ahead of the historic climate negotiations in December at COP21, BSR and our partners at We Mean Business recognized that the Paris Agreement could be more than a diplomatic settlement among nations—that...
In Ontario, Going Coal-Free Costs Less Than a Coffee and a Donut
How electricity generation from coal in Canada’s most populous province went from 25 percent to zero in just over a decade.
On April 8, 2014 the last remaining coal-fired power plant in Ontario,...
Mexico, Canada, U.S. to Make Clean Power Pledge
The U.S., Mexico and Canada are expected to pledge Wednesday to collectively generate 50 percent of their electricity from zero-carbon sources by 2025, according to White House officials.
The agreement is expected to...
Global Air Pollution Crisis ‘Must not Be Left to Private Sector’
The global air pollution crisis killing more than 6 million people a year must be tackled by governments as a matter of urgency and not just left to the private sector, a...
Environmental projects of UEFA Euro 2016
Organising an event on the scale of UEFA EURO 2016 is an environmental challenge, thus the organisation of the event started in 2014.
Each of the organisational domains involved in the tournament (including...
Paris Agreement Signing on 22 April in New York – Over 130 Countries Confirm Attendance
The Paris Climate Change Agreement opens for signature on 22 April 2016 during a high-level ceremony convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, marking an important international push on the...
Official COP21 passenger car
With great pleasure, it was announced that Renault-Nissan Alliance was the official partner of COP 21 in Paris. Thanks to Alliance’s fleet, consisted of 100% electric vehicles, we could contribute to our...
With renewable energy sources to cleaner future
The use of renewable energy has become one of the key components of sustainable development after developed countries have recognized the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Although Serbia has great energy...
Obama says confident in legal footing after Supreme Court carbon decision
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called the Supreme Court's decision to delay implementation of his administration's Clean Power Plan "unusual" and expressed confidence that the White House would prevail. "We’re very...
Global initiative introduces first proposal to reduce airplane pollution
Governments proposed for the first time on Monday to reduce climate pollution from airplanes, plugging one of the biggest loopholes in last December’s landmark Paris agreement. The global initiative was a first...
Belgrade Has Regional Significance and the Duty To Be the Leader
Secretariat for environmental protection presented the Action plan for adaptation to climate change on 19th November 2015. This is just one of the activities that is in accordance with the ambitions and...
Global warming could stave off next ice age for 100,000 years
Global warming is likely to disrupt a natural cycle of ice ages and contribute to delaying the onset of the next big freeze until about 100,000 years from now, scientists said on...
Africa Renewable Energy Initiative to build 10,000 MW of renewables in Africa by 2020
Solar for sunny Africa
The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) aims at enabling the installation of large-scale renewable energy capacity on the African continent by 2020. The African-led plan has just received a...
Costa Rica Powers 285 Days of 2015 With 100% Renewable Energy
In March, EcoWatch reported that Costa Rica powered the first 82 days of the year solely with renewable energy. Now that we’re closing in on the end of the year, the Costa...
Serbia was among the first countries to deliver its national commitments UNFCCC*
By entering the industrial era, mankind entered the era of climate change on the planet. People’s activity is directly affected by the increase in emissions of greenhouse gases, in addition there was...
