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The Role of Resource Extraction in a “Circular” World
If the latest major report on global warming makes one thing clear, it’s that humanity must transition to a low-carbon economy, and fast.
To do that, many countries are embracing what’s known as...
RES for Our Health and Survival
The Association Renewable Energy Sources of Serbia (RES Serbia) has taken only three months to become a significant factor in Serbia’s green market and be acknowledged as a regional player.
It is a...
Threats to Crop Wild Relatives Compromising Food Security and Livelihoods
Over 70 wild relatives of some of the world's most important crops are threatened with extinction, according to a new IUCN co-authored study launched today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in...
These Five Cities Are Taking Aim at Air Pollution
Around the world, more than 90 percent of people breathe in air that the World Health Organization (WHO) considers potentially harmful.
While the source of air pollution varies – some come from vehicle...
Energy Community Summer School helps its participants in shaping the energy transition
The fifth edition of the Energy Community Summer School kicked off on 21 August at the premises of the Energy Community in Vienna.
Taught over the course of one week at Vienna University,...
Green Capital in 10 year
The development of rail transport, purchase of electric buses and trams, construction of water waste treatment facility, thermal rehabilitation of buildings, introduction of public bicycle system, bicycle trails expansion, building 10,000 m²...
Climate change made floods in Western Europe more likely
Climate change has made extreme rainfall events similar to those that led to last month’s floods in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg between 1,2 and 9 times more likely to happen,...
New report shows impacts of climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean
Climate change and extreme weather are threatening human health and safety, food, water and energy security and the environment in Latin America and the Caribbean. The impacts span the entire region, including...
Seven Things you Should Know About Household Air Pollution
Every year, nearly 4 million people die prematurely from indoor air pollution. Many succumb to diseases linked to inhaling smoke from kerosene, wood and charcoal fires, which are commonly used in the...
Mediterranean Gripped by Extreme Heat, With New Reported Temperature Record
The World Meteorological Organization is seeking to verify a reported temperature of 48.8°C (119.8°F) in Sicily, Italy, on 11 August 2021 and to establish whether this is a new temperature record for...
Evaluate, Anticipate and Act!
These are three major principles of Portugal’s Air Strategy, one of many adopted by the government of this country to mitigate climate change consequences and safeguard the environment. We talked to the...
Young People Hold the Key to Creating a Better Future
Young people today are coming to age in a world beset by crises. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic devastated lives and livelihoods around the world, the socio-economic systems of the past had...
Climate crisis fires burning from the Amazon and Turkey to California
From Turkey to Brazil, and Russia to the US, we’re seeing fires consuming our forests, killing wildlife and threatening our woodlands’ ability to trap and store carbon, a defense against the climate...
Climate Change Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying – IPCC
Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of...
Queensland’s Ambitious Actions To Tackle Climate Change
The Sunshine State has set some ambitious targets in its efforts to go renewable. The state government target is 50 percent by 2030. RenewEconomy’s live feed indicates that as of 12 noon, the...
Eco-Team Montenegro
The British travel magazine Culture Trip ranked Montenegro on the list of the best sustainable destinations in 2021. That will surely attract a large number of tourists. While they enjoy the exceptional...
