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Number 9 – December 2017
We have dedicated the new number of our magazine to an important topic on Eco-Health that is not sufficiently represented in our public, as opposed to global institutions and media, where data...
Paris: World Bank Will No Longer Finance Oil and Gas Projects Starting from 2019
In a move meant to aid countries reach greenhouse gas-curbing targets set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, the World Bank has announced that it will stop financing oil...
Jet Fuel Made From Sugar Cane? It’s Not a Flight of Fancy
The aviation industry produces 2 percent of global human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. This share may seem relatively small – for perspective, electricity generation and home heating account for more than 40 percent...
20 Companies Pledge to Phase Out Coal
Twenty companies including Unilever and the Virgin Group announced on Tuesday that they will phase out usage of coal in order to combat climate change.
The companies announced their decision at the One...
World Temperatures To Rise By Up To 15% More By 2100 Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Earlier estimates may have understated the extent by which world temperatures will rise by 2100 by up to 15%, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
In other words, if...
UN Decrees Ocean Plastic a ‘Planetary Crisis’
Nations from around the world have agreed a new UN resolution to halt the tide of ocean plastic that scientists warn is poisoning global waters.
The agreement acknowledges the urgent need to curb...
Boston City Council Approves Plastic Bag Ban
You might want to bring a tote if you plan on shopping in Beantown next year. Boston City Council voted 12-0 on Wednesday to ban single-use plastic bags across the Massachusetts capital.
The...
Wales Urges UK Government to ‘Think Again’ on Onshore Wind Ban
The Welsh Government, RenewableUK and several green groups have jointly called for onshore wind and solar projects to be allowed to compete in future UK clean energy auction rounds, arguing that the...
Oregon and Washington Join 20 Countries to Phase Out Coal By 2030
Even though the Trump administration used its only public forum at the COP23 climate talks in Bonn to promote coal, it's clear that many individual U.S. businesses, cities and entire states would...
Canada & UK Form Alliance To Dump Coal
At the COP 23 climate conference in Bonn, Germany this week, Canada and the UK announced that they are spearheading a global alliance to phase out the use of coal completely. The...
15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Warn Humanity of Environmental Catastrophe
More than 15,000 scientists have signed a chilling article titled “World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice," urging global leaders to save the planet from environmental catastrophe.
The plea, published Monday in...
Scottish Supreme Court Gives Final Go-Ahead For 450 Megawatt Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm
A long-running legal battle between Mainstream Renewable Power and RSPB Scotland over the fate of the 450 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm has finally come to a close, with Scotland’s...
GE and Green Investment Group Team Up for 650MW Swedish Onshore Wind Project
GE Renewable Energy and the Green Investment Group are teaming up to deliver a 650MW wind project in Sweden, having acquired what they claim will be one of the largest single-site onshore...
US Signs Deal With Denmark To Expand Offshore Wind Energy Cooperation
A new deal calling for further cooperation in the offshore wind energy sector has been signed by the US and Denmark, thanks to a fairly positive view of wind energy within the...
Carbon Intensity of Global Economy Falls, but not Fast Enough
The carbon intensity of the global economy is falling faster than ever before, but the pace of change is still not enough to hit global climate targets, new research published by PwC...
Air Pollution Kills 9 Million, Costs $5 Trillion Per Year
"For decades, pollution and its harmful effects on people's health, the environment, and the planet have been neglected both by Governments and the international development agenda. Yet, pollution is the largest environmental...