One World – One Environment – One Network
In an effort to reduce agriculture emissions, researchers around Europe are finding ways to turn nutrient-rich farm waste such as chicken feathers and cow dung into eco-friendly fertiliser. According to an article in Horizon,...
A new study from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich has found that 77% of major cities around the world will experience a climate in 2050 that is closer to that of another existing...
The transition towards renewable energy could drive energy poverty around the world, according to a new Portland State University study. While the shift away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal can help...
Valvert in Belgium has launched a new water bottle made entirely from recycled PET, a first for Nestlé in Europe. Valvert is now using recycled PET (rPET) for its 1.5 litre water bottles, and...
Germany registered 48,000 new electric vehicles in the first half of 2019, making it the third largest e-mobility market in the world – and now the largest in Europe. China and the USA remain...
Networks representing more than 7,000 higher education and further education institutions from around the world have declared a climate emergency and will go carbon neutral by 2050 at the very latest. The Alliance for...
Swiss start-up Planted develops substitute meat products from plant-based proteins. Its ‘chicken’ made from peas comes astonishingly close to replicating real chicken and is already on offer in ten restaurants across Switzerland. Planted has...
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, an MIT study finds. MIT researcher Daniel Rothman has found that when the rate at which carbon dioxide enters the...
Global warming is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, which in turn will damage productivity and cause job losses, finds a new ILO report. The poorest countries will be worst...
Representatives of civil society and senior UN officials will meet at the UN Civil Society Conference at the end of August to discuss how cities can become more inclusive and sustainable. The theme of...
A new study from Switzerland shows reforestation would be the most effective method to combat climate change. Researchers from the Crowther Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) conduct research on...
Researchers in Switzerland have calculated how the heat that is produced in metro tunnels can be captured and used to heat and cool neighbouring residences. Researchers at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)...
Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched a new initiative for European capital cities that will help accelerate digital innovation to tackle urban issues such as air pollution and affordable housing. Cities across Europe are already undertaking...
Sixteen per cent of global GDP is now covered by net zero emissions targets set by nations, regions and cities, according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). The analysis...
Zurich becomes the first insurer to sign up to the UN business pledge to limit global temperature rise and announces that it will use only renewable energy by 2022. In the long term, it...
Volkswagen is entering the growing car sharing sector with a fleet of 1,500 e-Golf vehicles in Berlin. WeShare will later expand to Prague and to Hamburg. German automaker Volkswagen announced that it launched its...
Kenya’s National Environmental Tribunal agreed with environmental campaigners that the authorities had failed to conduct a proper environmental assessment before awarding the contract for the country’s first-ever coal plant. The coal-fired plant near Lamu...
Global furniture giant IKEA is kicking off its furniture rental scheme in Switzerland. It sees this as an important step towards the circular economy. IKEA announced months ago that it would roll out a...
CO2-neutral synthetic fuels could one day replace fossil jet fuels. The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology recently had a breakthrough producing such a fuel using solar thermal energy. Aviation is one of the fastest...
The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights is warning that climate change is leading to a ‘climate apartheid’ where the wealthy can better adapt to the effects of climate change. In...
