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 […]
ActNow! – Here’s what you can do to save Earth from climate change
The United Nations has launched a new climate campaign called ActNow to encourage individual action on climate change. Here is what we have to add: Change your patterns and routines – to save the planet, both collective and individual change is required. This is what YOU can do as an individual to save Earth from […]
Energy Vault – energy storage made of concrete blocks and cranes
Concrete blocks and cranes that is all that you need to store electricity. How? Simple. The crane uses excess energy from renewables to lift concrete blocks, and when the power is required, the crane lifts blocks, and the generator produces it. The process is similar to a pumped-storage hydropower plant (HPP), with water substituted with […]
What can President Trump learn from the Danes? Answer provided by Ida Auken
“If it doesn’t blow, you can forget about television for that night”. This remark on wind farms by Donald Trump is just one of many in his attempt to derogate green energy and to praise the fossil fuels industry. Trump withdrew the US from the Paris agreement in 2017, and rolled back many rules introduced […]
Apps helping you recognize birds, plants, and other life forms
In spring this year, two tiny birds decided to nest in a cardboard box atop an outdoor AC unit, placed there to fill up the space coveted by less attractive avians. Once they claimed their new “penthouse” in Belgrade, Serbia, they were there to stay until their chicks left the nest. But the question remained: […]
July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet
July 2019 was the hottest month on record for the planet, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said in a press release. The record warmth also shrank Arctic and Antarctic sea ice to historic lows. The average global temperature in July was 1.71°F (0.95°C) above the 20th-century average of 60.4°F (15.8°C), making […]
EIB to ditch fossil fuel projects from 2021
The European Investment Bank intends to stop funding fossil fuel projects from 2021, according to the draft of the EU bank’s new energy lending policy. In the document, titled EIB energy lending policy – Supporting the energy transformation, the bank said that its activities would shift away from fossil fuel projects and focus on four […]
