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UNIDO hands out cleaner production certificates in Bosnia and Herzegovina
JAHORINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 2016 – Twenty national experts and 10 company representatives working in different sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina last week received certificates of cleaner production from the United...
Obama power plant rules face key test in U.S. court
The centerpiece of President Barack Obama's climate change strategy, federal rules curbing greenhouse gas emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, faces a key test on Tuesday when opponents try to convince a...
China Tops WHO List for Deadly Outdoor Air Pollution
China is the world’s deadliest country for outdoor air pollution, according to analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The UN agency has previously warned that tiny particulates from cars, power plants and...
ABB Wins $85 Million Orders to Strengthen Power Grid in Canada
Ultra-high voltage circuit breakers and power transformers to support upgrade of Quebec grid
Zurich, Switzerland, September, 2016 – ABB has won orders worth over $85 million from leading Canadian utility Hydro-Québec (HQ) to...
Planes Need to Stop Existing in a Parallel Universe when it Comes to the Climate Fight
Curbing flight emissions is essential to meeting the Paris pact, but planes are completely absent from the text, face no legal fuel efficiency requirements or limits on CO2 emissions. But all that...
Climate change and migration vote on the Agenda This Week
Defence, climate change and migration are the three issues topping the EU's agenda this week, with discussions and a vote that could shape EU policies in the long run.
On Monday and Tuesday...
Methane Progress Should Guide Regulatory Approach
API Upstream Group Director Erik Milito discussed ongoing industry efforts to reduce methane emissions and the risk to emissions reductions progress posed by adding new layers of regulation during testimony this week...
The key challenge for Serbia is to move toward low carbon economy
The author of the text: Miroslav Tadić, UNDP
Based on the state of environmental infrastructure in the Republic of Serbia and the extrapolation of the situation in the countries that have recently become...
Roadmap to Close World’s Biggest Dumpsites Unveiled at ISWA Congress 2016
The International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) has presented a roadmap for closing the world’s biggest waste dumpsites yesterday at the start if its annual Congress in Novi Sad, Serbia.
As a measure to...
New International Solid Waste Association President Inaugurated
At the ISWA Congress 2016 in Novi Sad, Serbia Antonis Mavropoulos was formally elected and inaugurated as the new President of the International Solid Waste Association.
A Chemical Engineer by profession, Antonis has...
Climate Week NYC Kicks-off Today with the Climate Group’s Opening Ceremony
The eighth edition of Climate Week NYC was officially launched yesterday at the The Climate Group’s Opening Ceremony and a series of high-profile events, once again bringing essential debate on global climate challenges...
Fast food Chains Largest Contributors of Carbon Emissions: Study
Rapidly growing multinational fast food chains in India are the largest contributors to hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) emissions and could add the equivalent of nearly one million tonnes of carbon emissions by 2020, says a new...
China Embarked on Wind Power Frenzy, Says IEA
China has been building two wind turbines every hour, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has told BBC News.
This is the world's biggest programme of turbine installation, double that of its nearest rival,...
Pump CO2 Into Rocks Under The North Sea, Ministers Told
The huge undertaking would require planning not seen since the 2012 Olympics.
Parliamentary advisors have urged the government to invest in a vast network of pipes designed to store CO2 in rocks under...
France Bans the Use of Plastic Crockery and Cutlery to Aid Battle against Climate Change
Plastic crockery and cutlery is to be banned in France unless it is made from biologically sourced materials.
The law comes into force in 2020. It is part of a French environmental initiative called...
Up to 340 Million Tons of CO2-equivalent per year Avoided Thanks to UNIDO Activities
Between 1990 and 2015, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) helped avoid the use and potential emission of 340 million tons of CO2-equivalent per year. This is equivalent of 71 million...