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Energy Positive: How Denmark’s Samsø Island Switched to Zero Carbon
Anyone doubting the potential of renewable energy need look no further than the Danish island of Samsø. The 4,000-inhabitant island nestled in the Kattegat Sea has been energy-positive for the past decade, producing more energy from wind and biomass than…
Minister Tiilikainen: Finland to Achieve Carbon-Neutrality by 2045
Finland has every opportunity to serve as a model country in climate and energy policy, says Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Kimmo Tiilikainen. Making use of the available and new solutions will also boost investments and employment. Finland aims…
End Fossil Fuel Subsidies by 2020, Insurers and Investors Tell G20
A coalition of 16 leading investors and insurers, including Aviva Investors, Aegon Asset Management and Legal & General, have today urged G20 nations to halt all subsidies for fossil fuels by the end of the decade, warning ongoing government support…
Humans Causing Climate to Change 170 Times Faster than Natural Forces
Researchers behind ‘Anthropocene equation’ say impact of people’s intense activity on Earth far exceeds that of natural events spread across millennia. For the first time, researchers have developed a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on the…
Melbourne Trams to Be Solar-Powered under Andrews Government Proposal
Building large-scale solar farms in northern Victoria part of plan to reduce state’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050. Melbourne’s tram network will become entirely solar-powered under a proposal by the Andrews government to build large-scale solar farms in…
Trump Administration Tells EPA to Cut Climate Page from Website: Sources
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website, two agency employees told Reuters, the latest move by the newly minted leadership to erase ex-President Barack Obama’s climate change…
EBRD and AIFC Launch Study for Green Financial System in Kazakhstan
In a new step to support Kazakhstan’s path towards a greener economy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching a study that will assess the potential of developing a green financial system for the country. A system…