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IUCN and German government support post-COVID recovery through sustainable tourism initiative
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN and the German development agency GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) today announced a new programme...
Better Raw Material Sourcing can Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate-friendly practices for sourcing raw materials hold significant potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions in Europe and globally. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report, published today, focusing on raw material...
Young Tunisian entrepreneur unlocks opportunities in the natural and organic cosmetics industry
Demand for natural and organic cosmetics is booming. Consumers are increasingly aware of the ingredients they put on their skin and want to know how cosmetics are made and by whom. In...
Energy Community Summer School helps its participants in shaping the energy transition
The fifth edition of the Energy Community Summer School kicked off on 21 August at the premises of the Energy Community in Vienna.
Taught over the course of one week at Vienna University,...
Rapid Shift to Evolving Renewable Energy Technologies Poses New Waste Challenge for Europe
A rapid transition to renewable energy is necessary if Europe is to achieve its climate objectives. Developing the infrastructure to enable this change will require substantial resources and generate large volumes of...
Climate change made floods in Western Europe more likely
Climate change has made extreme rainfall events similar to those that led to last month’s floods in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg between 1,2 and 9 times more likely to happen,...
UNESCO MAB Programme Relaunches the Network on Mountainous Regions
In an effort to improve the protection of mountainous ecosystems and the livelihoods of mountain communities, UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is relaunching its World Network of Mountain Biosphere Reserves(WNMBR).
Ahead...
New report shows impacts of climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Climate change and extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food, water and energy security and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The impacts span the entire region, including...
Australia can Expect More Floods, Droughts and Fires
According to the recent IPCC report, Australia can look forward to more floods, more droughts, more fires, and worse — drier conditions, which means more droughts, more fires, and when it does rain, more floods....
Biodiversity leaders at UNDP recommend framework for monitoring ecosystem integrity
Improving ecosystem integrity is essential to ensuring human and planetary wellbeing. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are working to adopt a consistent and accurate method to define and measure...
What Skills do Youth Need for Green Jobs of the Future?
In the next decade, millions of new “green” jobs will be created in new-wave industries, like solar energy, and established fields, like architecture, fashion and farming.
For young people, these jobs will represent...
Climate crisis fires burning from the Amazon and Turkey to California
From Turkey to Brazil, and Russia to the US, we’re seeing fires consuming our forests, killing wildlife and threatening our woodlands’ ability to trap and store carbon, a defense against the climate...
Climate Change Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying – IPCC
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of...
Queensland’s Ambitious Actions To Tackle Climate Change
The Sunshine State has set some ambitious targets in its efforts to go renewable. The state government target is 50 percent by 2030. RenewEconomy’s live feed indicates that as of 12 noon, the...
Cleantech Entrepreneurs Driving a Green Recovery in Barbados
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eastern Caribbean island nation, famed for its beautiful landscapes, pristine white-sand beaches and temperate climate, attracted around a million tourists each year.
But with travel restrictions across...
UNESCO Revises Its Climate Policy for First Time in More Than a Decade
At the 44th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, the World Heritage Convention’s governing body and its States Parties adopted a new climate policy—the first time they have done so in over a...
