Ecology
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 dubbed the Dutch Mountains aims to fuse office…
Living Microalgae Lamp Absorbs CO2 from the Air
French biochemist Pierre Calleja has designed a fascinating eco-friendly lamp that could light up streets and parking garages while cutting CO2 emissions. It runs completely free of electricity, powered solely by a tube filled with glowing green algae. The lamp…
Indian Farmers Fight Against Climate Change Using Trees As A Weapon
In 19 years, Ramu Gaviti’s six acres of land have gone from barren, dry and sparsely vegetated to fertile, moist and thick with biomass. Peacocks, wild pigs and rabbits have reappeared and in rejuvenated rivers, boys trap fish in baskets.…
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 poor people’s lives, but also concerned about…
GIZ Accredited by Green Climate Fund
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been accredited as an implementing organisation by the Green Climate Fund. GIZ can now apply for financing from the fund for projects with a total volume of up to USD 250…
Electric Cars Pose ‘Resoundingly Negative’ Threat to Oil Companies: Analyst Fitch
So far, though, the oil industry hasn’t seemed to give plug-in electric cars much attention. ExxonMobil and OPEC have both predicted that, even by 2040, electric cars will make up less than 10 percent of global new-car sales. But a…
UN Environment Finance Initiative’s Global Roundtable Kicks off in Dubai
H.E. Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, inaugurated the UN Environment Program Finance Initiative’s 14th Global Roundtable event, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and in…