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The EU must end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, a new report has shown. Unless the automotive industry drastically changes the European...
Fracking, or the process of drilling into the earth to release gas and oil, has made the USA a net exporter of gas. But the controversial technique also produces radioactive waste, with researchers now...
A new study looking at permafrost carbon release and emission budgets shows that the Paris climate targets could be exceeded sooner than expected. A new study is casting doubt on the accuracy of emissions...
A city in the northeastern Netherlands is home to a world premiere: the first pilot bike path made of recycled plastic was opened last week. A second path is set to open in nearby...
A new tool using data from Google Maps can calculate a city’s emissions from transportation and buildings, rooftop solar energy potential and even NASA climate forecasts. Its aim is to help cities identify reduction...
A forthcoming study from McGill University suggests that developers and planning authorities involved in building over one hundred new cities around the world are doing very little to make their projects resilient to rising...
Dutch non-profit organization The Ocean Cleanup has developed a massive floating barrier designed to remove plastic pollution from the world’s oceans. The system was launched over the weekend from the San Francisco Bay, where...
Electronics giant Sony has joined RE100, pledging to use 100 per cent renewable electricity for all its business sites by 2040. Sony announced on Monday that it has joined RE100, which consists of companies...
Many investors are still not embracing sustainable goals, according to the Institutional Investor Study 2018 by the global investment manager Schroders. Around a third of investors said sustainability was less important than strategic asset...
Luxury fashion brand Burberry announced last week that it will stop its practice of destroying unsold products with immediate effect in an effort to become more sustainable. According to the Guardian, British luxury fashion...
Researchers in Spain have discovered that women living closer to urban green spaces like parks or gardens have a lower risk of breast cancer. More and more studies are confirming the health benefits of...
Deforestation is threatening the population of Virunga mountain gorillas in Rwanda with extinction. New, energy-efficient stoves, which reduce firewood consumption, can help protect their habitat. Of the 1,000 mountain gorillas worldwide, some 600 live...
Urbanization figures released by the European Commission in July are wrong, according to a team of researchers at New York University. They calculate that no more than 60 per cent of the world’s population...
Governments are being urged to act now to protect younger generations from the immediate and long-term impacts of extreme weather events. The devastating floods in southern India, wildfires in the western United States and...
Investing in sustainability is looking more and more like a smart move. A new study found that air pollution lowers people’s intelligence. “Polluted air can cause everyone to reduce their level of education by...
An innovative mesh devised by MIT researchers could help farmers dramatically reduce the amount of pesticides they spray. When spraying fertilizers or pesticides onto crops, the size of the droplets makes a big difference....
Levels of some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention are decreasing in the Arctic, according to new research findings from a team who have been actively monitoring the region for almost...
Origin Energy will supply up to 75 per cent of Sydney Airport’s electricity with wind power from a 37-turbine, 135 MW wind farm. Sydney Airport is Australia’s busiest airport. Located just 8 kilometres south...
The capital of Wales is the proud owner of four new benches made of recycled plastic waste collected from the Cardiff stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race earlier this summer. Over 280 kilograms of...
Nineteen global cities have signed a declaration to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from their cities by making all new buildings net-zero carbon by 2030. The mayors of global cities such as London, New...
