Lawyers take action against BP’s ‘greenwashing’ advertising campaign
Environmental lawyers from ClientEarth have filed a complaint against oil giant BP, claiming that it is misleading consumers by declaring in a multimillion-pound advertising campaign that it is focusing on low carbon energy and solutions to climate change. According to ClientEarth, BP has spent millions of pounds on its current advertising campaign, suggesting it is […]
Tikkurila launches new paint collection to protect endangered species
Finnish paint manufacturer Tikkurila is launching the Endangered Colors collection, which consists of nine different colors, each representing an endangered animal species – such as giant panda, Siberian tiger, and snowy owl, according to a press release from the company. Tikkurila donates one euro per sold Endangered Color package to the protection of endangered animals, […]
Switching from coal, oil to natural gas accelerates climate change – study
Conversion from coal and oil to natural gas increases the greenhouse effect of energy consumption by around 40%, according to a new study released by German think-and-do-tank Energy Watch Group (EWG). The International Energy Agency (IEA) is “repeatedly playing down” the climate impact of natural gas, thus laying the foundation for national governments to continue […]
Ukraine launches renewable auction system
Authors: Maria Orlyk, Partner and Sergiy Datsiv, Associate, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz,Kyiv Starting 1 January 2020, Ukraine launches a new state support mechanism for renewables. Power generating facilities seeking state support must take part in e-auctions and compete for the right to sell power to Ukraine at the lowest possible price. Introduction In the first half […]
University in Denmark working on project to test, refine colorable solar cell modules
DTU, Technical University of Denmark, is joining forces with the Danish Technological Institute and a number of enterprises in a new research project to test and refine a new type of solar cell modules, which are – among other features – to be colorable, so that they can be incorporated in and adapted to the […]
Belgrade joins global climate strike with second Fridays for Future protest
The Fridays for Future global climate strike is taking place around the world today, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, who protested outside the parliament in 2018, demanding climate action in line with the Paris Agreement and who later resumed her “school strike for climate” on Fridays. Millions of people are estimated to […]
Taxes on polluting fuels too low to encourage shift to low-carbon alternatives – OECD report
About 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed, offering little incentive to move to cleaner energy, according to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As world leaders gather for a UN climate change summit amid mounting public pressure for action, a preview of Taxing […]
Regional cooperation crucial for implementing Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Global efforts are under way for preparation of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that will be adopted next year, and the Biodiversity Task Force (BD TF), which is representing the South-East Europe (SEE) regional perspective, has submitted the joint position that regional cooperation is a key prerequisite to implement the new post-2020 framework. The BD […]
