Icelandic capital plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2040 by reversing urban sprawl and promoting walking, cycling and public transport.
Reykjavík used to be marketed as a place of...
The European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union yesterday.
With today’s European Parliament approval of the Paris Agreement ratification – in the presence of European Commission...
Capping a day-long futurist fair and alternative music fest on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, President Obama told actor Leonardo DiCaprio and atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe “we’re really...
Prime minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in parliament as debate started over whether Canada should ratify the Paris accord on climate change.
The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Monday that...
India’s largest power generation company – government-owned NTPC – is on track to complete one of the largest solar power parks in the country.
NTPC Limited is working on 1 GW solar power...
The UK could treble the amount of solar power on the system without pushing up costs, a study suggests.
Concerns have been raised about the costs of integrating intermittent renewables, such as solar...
The total share of chargeable cars in Norway is continuously increasing, showing yet again how much the Norwegians appreciate their battery driven cars.
The sales numbers so far this year show that the...
In the first six months of the 5p charge in England, 6bn fewer bags were handed out. Watch out coffee cups and plastic bottles.
England’s plastic bag charge was a long time coming...
Since the last IEA in-depth review in 2009, Turkey has made significant progress in reforming its energy sector. Completing the reforms will allow Turkey to tap into its renewable and energy efficiency...
Two days ago, Volkswagen held one of the first press conferences at the Paris Motor Show, unveiling the first of several electric cars from different makers.
Its Volkswagen I.D. Concept is a preview...
In case your week was going well so far, we’re here to bring you calmly crashing back down to Earth again.
Now we’ve been reassured that this news is nothing to lose sleep...
NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total enterprise value of 836 million euros (US$934 million). High voltage cables are key components in sustainable energy networks, used...
Oslo's leftist city government issued its first "climate budget" on Wednesday aiming to halve greenhouse gas emission within four years in one of the world's most radical experiments to slow global warming.
The...
We are now living in a 400ppm world with levels unlikely to drop below the symbolic milestone in our lifetimes, say scientists. Climate Central reports.
In the centuries to come, history books will...
The Formula E series of electric car races will be headed to New York City towards the end of July 2017, putting on a pair of races along the Brooklyn waterfront.
The tentative...
Only two U.S. states, California and Massachusetts, have set targets for energy storage deployments. Now New York City has joined them.
The city government unveiled a storage goal of 100 megawatt-hours by 2020...
