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World Leaders Set for Pivotal Environmental Assembly
In February 2021, representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around the world will come together virtually for the fifth session of the...
These Are the ‘Positive’ Tipping Points That Could Slow Global Warming
There may be light at the end of the tunnel in the battle to reduce carbon emissions.
Governments and institutions could help halt carbon emissions with just a few carefully selected policy measures,...
ABB to Power South Korea’s First Domestic Zero-Emissions Ferry
The new ferry represents the first commitment by South Korean authorities to a plan which will see 140 state-owned conventionally powered vessels replaced with those operating on cleaner alternatives by 2030, in...
New Funding and Strategic Plan Boosts Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service
WMO is supporting the first ever national strategic plan to strengthen Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service (UHM), as well as a new international initiative to build resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts...
ABB Sensor Onboard SpaceX Rocket to Detect Greenhouse Gas Emissions
An optical sensor manufactured by ABB was deployed with the successful launch of satellite Hugo from GHGSat, the emerging leader in greenhouse gas sensing services in space.
The ABB supplied optical sensor can...
Reform Is Not Enough to Build Trust – a Call for System Change
In 2021, the world has a chance to not just move beyond the acute COVID-19 public health crisis, but to do it in a way that sets us on a just and...
This Electric Car Battery Takes the Same Time to Charge as Filling up With Gas
An electric-car battery that can be charged in five minutes, the amount of time it takes to fill up a tank of gas, has been produced for the first time in a...
IEA Calls on Companies, Governments and Regulators to Take Urgent Action to Cut Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector
Drop in methane emissions from oil and gas industry in 2020 due mainly to lower production rather than prevention of leaks, says IEA as it releases new ‘how-to’ guide for policy makers...
Serving up Sustainable Food
Along with a vow to return to exercise, upping personal intake of fruit and vegetables tops the list of New Year’s resolutions for many. But what if this year’s resolution didn’t end...
Norwegian Company to Join Wind Farm Building Efforts in Serbia
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The Norwegian company NBT, which invests in high-power wind farms in Serbia, has become a partner of WV International in developing wind farm projects in Serbia of a total power of 800...
Latest EEA Study Finds Multiple Benefits of Switch to Renewable Electricity
The increased use of renewable electricity across the European Union has not only reduced pressures linked to climate change, but also to air and water pollution (particulate matter formation, eutrophication and acidification),...
2020 Climate Events Were Examples Of How Excess Heat Is Expressed On Earth
By most accounts, 2020 has been a rough year for the planet. It was the warmest year on record, just barely exceeding the record set in 2016 by less than a tenth...
Ministerial Council Adopts Measures Against Bosnia and Herzegovina and List of Priority Infrastructure Projects
Following the 18th Ministerial Council of the Energy Community, convened virtually under the Montenegro Presidency on 17 December 2020, the Ministerial Council by written procedure suspended certain rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
EBRD, EU and Donors Support SMEs and Green Homes in North Macedonia
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing two loans of €3.5 million combined to ProCredit Bank Skopje in order to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to reach EU standards...
Offshore Oil and Gas on the Gulf Coast: Mitigating Risks with Data
In 2016, the US offshore oil and natural gas industries—which are heavily concentrated in the Gulf of Mexico— contributed 315,000 jobs and USD 30 billion to the US economy. These industries are...
IEA to Produce World’s First Comprehensive Roadmap to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050
The International Energy Agency announced that it will produce the world’s first comprehensive roadmap for the energy sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as it further strengthens its leadership role in...