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CLEANTECH: A Catalyst for Climate Action
On the third day of the 18th Session of its General
Conference, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
organized an event on innovative Cleantech solutions...
Rooting for the environment in times of conflict and war
Eighteen years ago, on 5 November 2001, the United Nations General
Assembly declared 6 November the
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in...
More countries than ever hit by forest fires in 2018
Today, the European Commission
published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the
Middle East and North Africa. According to the...
Climate Risks: Wildfires, Glacier Melt, Coastal Flooding … A Beautiful Antelope
California
wildfires are again in the news as the Kincade Fire now raging risks 50,000
people, who have been evacuated. It might come as a surprise...
Major Environmental Groups Call On Businesses To Lead On Climate Policy
Eleven leading environmental
and sustainable business organizations published an open letter in the New York
Times today, urging the CEOs of Corporate America to step up...
Develop while you still can
The last
week saw the United Nations General Assembly as the focal point for global
affairs, with the center stage given to the confrontation between a...
First steps in a reshaping of the energy industry landscape
Authors: Alessandro
Blasi and Alberto Toril
Recent data shows that there is a growing disconnection between current
energy trends and climate goals. With global emissions on the...
IRENA Urges Leaders to Build Climate Response around Renewables
Public and private sector leaders are being urged to
double annual investments in renewable energy to keep the world well below 2°C
of warming, says a...
Thank You Greta: The Young Lead in the Climate Crisis
To say
Greta Thunberg is a remarkable young girl is to understate her
accomplishments. She is phenomenal. She has successfully exploited social media
and through dogged persistence...
Taxes on polluting fuels are too low to encourage a shift to low-carbon alternatives
Taxing polluting
sources of energy is an effective way to curb emissions that harm the planet
and human health, and the income generated can be used...