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Earth Overshoot Day is August 22 but Balkans already spent most of 2020 environmental credit
31 July 2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic reduced the overconsumption of nature’s capacity to levels from 15 years ago,...
TAQA, Masdar, EDF, JinkoSolar ink deal for 2 GW PV plant in Abu Dhabi
27 July 2020 - Al-Dhafra, which the United Arab Emirates claims would be the biggest single-site solar power facility...
Plastic – between benefit and harm
24 July 2020 - Author: Danko Kalkan, Green Finance and Environmental Management Expert Plastic is undoubtedly one of the...
E-waste is mostly landfilled, harming environment instead of being recycled
24 July 2020 - The world is far behind international targets in tracking and recycling e-waste, a comprehensive report...
Climate change challenges for chemicals sector are increasing
23 July 2020 - Storms, floods, droughts and heat will disrupt the supply of chemicals as climate change impact...
Global investment in offshore wind power rises fourfold in first half of 2020
18 July 2020 - The allocation of funds for renewable energy from January to June outperformed data from most...
Global warming limit of 1.5 degrees Celsius could be breached within five years – WMO
11 July 2020 - The United Kingdom’s Met Office leads the Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, which is...
RWE boosts renewables portfolio to 9 GW after asset swap with E.ON
03 July 2020 - The major asset swap between RWE and E.ON is finally completed, as RWE took over...
Plastic Free July – there are alternatives to single use packaging
02 July 2020 - The world is marking Plastic Bag Free Day on July 3 alongside Plastic Free July...
Amazon earmarks USD 2 billion in venture capital for Climate Pledge Fund
26 June 2020 - Jeff Bezos’s online retail empire is accelerating its efforts toward carbon neutrality. Amazon decided to...
Join EBRD webinar to rethink district energy systems in COVID-19 age
24 June 2020 - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is organizing a live session titled “Resilient, low...
Goldman Sachs sees renewables investment beating oil & gas for first time ever in 2021
19 June 2020 - Renewable energy investment in 2021 is expected to surpass oil and gas for the first...
Global Wind Day: Sweden’s Vattenfall to build world’s biggest offshore wind farm
12 June 2020 - Swedish state-owned multinational power company Vattenfall has made the final investment decision on building the...
Climate targets warrant closure of all gas, coal power plants soon, study shows
11 June 2020 - If solutions to turn emissions negative aren’t scaled up substantially in the mid-term to cap...
India awards USD 6 billion solar power contract to Adani Green Energy
11 June 2020 - India’s state renewable energy agency SECI has awarded a USD 6 billion contract to domestic...
Electric vehicle prices declining as average range goes up
10 June 2020 - The prices of electric vehicles have been declining, while their average range has grown, making...