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Global Carbon Intensity Falls as Coal Use Declines
The amount of carbon needed to power the global economy fell to record lows in 2015, as coal consumption in major economies plummeted.
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) annual Low Carbon Economy Index report has found...
Make Central London Diesel-Free to Solve Air Pollution Crisis – Report
Ridding inner London of virtually all diesel vehicles would solve the capital’s air pollution crisis, according to research published as the high court is due to rule on the government’s air quality...
Puducherry Government to Implement Waste Management Rules
Puducherry government will implement the Municipal solid waste management rules, 2016, notified by the Union environment, forest and climate change ministry within a month following a direction from the National green tribunal...
Ministers Reject Calls for Charge on UK’s Disposable Coffee Cups
Ministers have rejected calls for a charge on the 2.5bn disposable coffee cups thrown away each year because they believe coffee shop chains are already taking enough action to cut down waste.
Therese...
World’s Largest Thermal Solar Plant Could Be Coming To Nevada
While thermal solar power plants have had a bit of trouble catching on in the US, solar energy company SolarReserve is hoping to change that. The company recently announced it’s hoping to...
The Mediterranean Will Become a Desert Unless Global Warming is Limited to 1.5°C
Southern Spain could look like the Sahara unless global warming is held to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. That’s the conclusion of a new study published in the...
The Dutch Mountains is the ‘Interactive Work and Residential Environment of the Future’
Mixed-use buildings are the future of sustainability, according to many in the movement, and it’s likely that no place on Earth is implementing that concept faster than the Netherlands. A proposed project...
Poverty-Fighting Organizations Ready to Speak Out on Coal
A year ago, a group of poverty-fighting organizations from the global North and South, including our own, began a discussion about coal.
We were keenly aware of how important energy is to improving...
Humans Create Carbon Emissions which Spawn Australia’s Extreme Weather – Report
Carbon emissions from human activities have driven significant changes to the climate in Australia, including about 1C of warming and an increase in extreme hot days and fire weather, according to the...
Victorian Government to Boost Solar Energy Tariffs from July 2017
Victorians with solar panels will be compensated for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a planned reward scheme set to increase power costs for other households.
Tens of thousands of rooftop solar homes on...
AUTOBEST 2016 Awards for Opel Ampera-e and Opel Group
Opel has been very successful at the 2016 AUTOBEST Awards. The Rüsselsheim-based carmaker took home trophies in two categories. The expert AUTOBEST jury, consisting of independent journalists from 31 European countries, voted...
Environmental Group Calls for Electric Car Infrastructure
Members of environmental groups and electric car owners gathered at The Peacock Inn in Princeton on Monday to call for increased electric car infrastructure in New Jersey.
They also touted a study with...
Petrol Cars Allowed to Exceed Pollution Limits by 50% Under Draft EU Laws
New European cars with petrol engines will be allowed to overshoot a limit on toxic particulates emissions by 50% under a draft EU regulation backed by the UK and most other EU...
U.S. Energy Shakeup Continues as Solar Capacity Triples
Solar power capacity in the U.S. will have nearly tripled in size in less than three years by 2017 amid an energy shakeup that has seen natural gas solidify its position as...
COP22: from Paris to Marrakesh
After close to 200 countries signed up to a historic Climate Agreement in Paris at the end of 2015, the focus this year is firmly on the follow-up meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco...
Oslo Introduces First-of-its-Kind “Climate Budget” to Cut Emissions in Half by 2020
When Oslo’s city government launches its budget in 2017, the city will no longer simply count money, but it will also track carbon emissions. For a long time, Oslo has had ambitious...
