Apply for a Momentum for Change Award Today
It is almost one month into the call for applications for the 2017 Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities. If you haven’t done so already, be sure to submit your climate action project. The winning activities will be recognized and celebrated…
Siemens Signs Local Talent
RTS Wind has been subcontracted by Siemens to erect wind turbines and install cabling at a project in Germany. The work involves the installation of eight 3MW direct drive turbines, as well as the internal cabling at the project in…
Canadian Province Issues 40MW Renewable Energy Tender
The Canadian province of New Brunswick has issued a request for expressions of interest in a new 40MW tender of renewable energy, according to utility NB Power. Technologies eligible for the tender include solar, wind, hydro and biomass – as…
‘Forest Cities’: the Radical Plan to Save China from Air Pollution
When Stefano Boeri imagines the future of urban China he sees green, and lots of it. Office blocks, homes and hotels decked from top to toe in a verdant blaze of shrubbery and plant life; a breath of fresh air…
The Cost of Climate INaction in the Agricultural Sector
This week key policymakers of the European Parliament discuss the EU’s largest climate instrument. Ahead of the debate, five organizations expose how a loophole in the law could significantly increase the costs of post-2030 climate efforts by delaying the required…
Court Forces Turkish Coal Plant to Suspend Operations
Izdemir coal power station opened in April 2014. Now, a Turkish court has revoked its environmental permit. Without it, the 350MW generator cannot legally run. The judge cited its impact on the ancient Aeolian city of Kyme, a nearby archaeological…
Chinese Firm Prepares to Build 30-MW Biomass Plant in West Africa
Macauhub this week reports that progress is being made on preliminary work for construction of a 30-MW biomass plant in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. The project, which will supply power to the cities of Bissau and Mansoa, will be powered by…