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Single-use is Collins Dictionary’s word of the year
08 November 2018 - ‘Single-use’, a term that describes items whose unchecked proliferation are blamed for damaging the environment...
Green Climate Fund supports EBRD’s Green Cities Facility with EUR 87 million
05 November 2018 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has received a EUR 87 million contribution...
Solar helps University of Virginia save USD 1 million annually – find out how
02 November 2018 - The University of Virginia (UVA) has saved USD 1 million per year by using solar...
Macedonia, Montenegro among only 16 countries to set climate targets to meet pledges under Paris Agreement
30 October 2018 - FYR Macedonia and Montenegro are among 16 countries out of 197 parties to the Paris...
Istanbul’s deposit system lets you pay transit fare with recyclables
30 October 2018 - As cities around the world start deploying deposit systems, Istanbul, with a population of nearly...
Global warming report calls for “unprecedented changes” in all aspects of society
08 October 2018 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the leading world body for assessing the science...
Effa creates eco-friendly disposable toothbrush to help beat plastic pollution
30 August 2018 - Now that a number of global coffee shop and restaurant chains have pledged a phase-out...
Europe’s 1st automotive renewables PPA bolsters corporate drive to fight climate change
10 August 2018 - Even as climate change deniers hold some of the world’s top political offices and corporate...
Earth Overshoot Day 2018 – Slovenia has region’s largest ecological footprint
31 July 2018 - August 1 marks this year’s Earth Overshoot Day, the day when humanity’s annual demand on...
IRENA seeking to hire Associate Programme Officer, Geothermal Energy
26 July 2018 - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a vacancy announcement for the position of...
From Seattle to Tirana, global fight against plastic pollution gathers steam
20 July 2018 - From individual initiatives to cities and corporations banning plastic straws, the global anti-plastic movement is...
World Water Day – The answer is in nature
22 March 2018 - Today’s World Water Day (WWD) campaign The answer is in nature suggests that by using...
GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date, Serbia included
16 November 2017 - The Green Climate Fund (GCF), set up by 194 countries which are parties to the United...
30 years of Montreal Protocol – environmental success story
18 September 2017 - This year the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol designed to reduce...
42 Governments sign ‘Florence Declaration’, new IRENA report on geothermal energy released
14 September 2017 - 42 countries and 29 partner institutions, members of the the Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA), have...
Montenegro to host meetings on Aarhus Convention and Protocol on PRTRs in September
07 August 2017 - In September 2017, the coastal town of Budva, in Montenegro, will host meetings on the Convention...