One World – One Environment – One Network
India’s transition to clean cooking fuels may be hampered by users’ belief that using firewood is better for their families’ wellbeing than switching to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), a new study reveals. Understanding these...
Fertiliser and pesticide used in agriculture are the largest source of sulfur in the environment. Amounts are up to 10 times higher than the peak sulfur load seen in the second half of the...
Canberra – Coal will need to be phased out of the world’s economy to meet the climate change challenge, but this can work properly only if social objectives and local stakeholders are involved in...
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of crops. The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby...
UN-backed report has found that renewable energy investments over the past decade quadrupled renewable capacity and avoided 2 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions. Solar energy led the way. Global investment in new renewable energy...
The price of renewable energy throughout the international economy should give heart to those who hope renewable energies and technologies might be the key to saving the world’s environment. John Dyer reports. Renewable energy...
The world’s largest democracy is undergoing a green transformation after years of economic growth have taken an enormous toll on India’s environment. The country is now one of the fastest builders of solar projects....
A new study has found that China could adopt technologies that actually reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere in an economically competitive way. Bioenergy would play a big role here. Many of us are...
Is carbon capture and sequestration the answer to our climate woes or merely a way to preserve the fossil fuel industry? John Dyer reports. Politicians, corporate leaders and others have been calling for more...
Investors managing $32 trillion are accusing governments of failing to address the financial risks of climate change. John Dyer reports. Politicians around the world stood idle as a real estate bubble, Eurozone debt and...
Insurance companies around the world are ending insurance for coal companies, mines and power plants, according to Unfriend Coal’s second annual scorecard on the coal industry. Unfriend Coal’s second annual scorecard ranks 24 of...
The same week that the UN issued a dire warning on climate change, the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to two Americans conducting ground-breaking research on sustainable economies, offering hope that solutions do...
China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas in an effort to address the country’s severe air pollution. A new study shows that although such a switch generally has benefits for air...
The Trump administration has put forth new energy proposals that seek to save struggling coal and nuclear power plants by forcing utilities to purchase energy from these economically faltering companies. John Dyer reports from...
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that his state intends to end all coal-fired power plants by 2020. The move is part of an overall strategy to reduce state-wide greenhouse gas emissions by...
Windfarms in the UK provided more electricity than nuclear power stations in the first three months of 2018. It is the first time wind has overtaken nuclear across a quarter. Data drawn from the...
Effective immediately, global insurance giant Allianz is no longer insuring single coal-fired power plants and coalmines. Investments in coal-based business models will also be phased out by 2040. One of the world’s largest insurance...
Italian insurance giant Generali announced that it will divest €2 billion from coal as part of its new climate change strategy. The company will also offer more products with environmental value. The coal divestment...
Ireland’s government has announced plans to invest €22 billion to transition the country to a low carbon and climate resilient society with nearly zero emissions by the middle of the century. According to Ireland’s...
Danish beer giant Carlsberg is taking concrete steps towards eliminating coal by 2022. Last year it stopped using coal at nine breweries in China and also converted its Falkenberg brewery to 100 per cent...
