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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...
EU invests €20 million for expansion of solar film manufacturing facility in Germany
The European Investment Bank announced last week a €20 million loan agreement with German-based Heliatek, a world leader in the production of organic photovoltaic devices and solar films. The EU-funded loan, part...
Climate Change Solutions: 65% Want Australia to Be World Leader – Study
Public support for Australia to be a world leader in climate change solutions has rebounded to its highest since the major political parties agreed on emissions trading, research shows.
About 65% of the...
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...
U.S. Start-up SunCulture Solar Reveals Integrated Solar-Plus-Storage Devices
SunCulture Solar Inc. (Mountain View, CA, U.S.) on September 22nd, 2016 announced the launch of “SolPad”, a new series of integrated energy products for solar homes or off-grid photovoltaic (PV) applications.
According to...
Paris Climate Agreement Moves Closer to Entry into Force in 2016 as 60 Countries Accounting for 48% of Emissions Have Joined
The Paris Agreement on climate change moved closer towards entering into force in 2016 as 31 more countries joined the agreement today at a special event hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban...
100 Countries Push to Phase out Potentially Disastrous Greenhouse Gas
A loose coalition of more than 100 countries, including the US and European nations, is pushing for an early phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a powerful greenhouse gas that if left unchecked is...
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...
Greenland’s Huge Annual Ice Loss Is Even Worse than Thought
The huge annual losses of ice from the Greenland cap are even worse than thought, according to new research which also shows that the melt is not a short-term blip but a...
BMW will electrify its regular cars; what happens to ‘i’ models?
When the BMW i3 went on sale in the U.S. back in May 2014, it marked not only the debut of the German automaker's first mass-market electric car, but also a new...
Solar and Energy Project Financing on Agenda at World Energy Forum 2016
The World Energy Forum 2016 on September 14th, 2016 announced an update to the program agenda and exhibition, focused on ”Securing Energy Access for All”, to be held at the United Nations...
Enel starts construction of Latin America’s largest solar power plant in Brazil.
Enel through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Brasil Participaes Ltda. (“EGPB”), has started construction of the 292 MW Nova Olinda solar power plant in Brazil which, once completed, will be the largest...
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...
