Climate change is speeding up and getting worse, science shows
The climate is changing in every region and across the whole climate system. That is the inevitable conclusion of the latest IPCC report.
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This solar boat completed an emission-free voyage to Alaska
An electric boat that runs virtually endlessly on solar power – that’s the dream that’s been driving David and Alex Borton for the last 17 years. Now it came true.
Carbon neutral music from Lahti for sinking cities
The carbon-neutral symphony orchestra of Lahti has played a piece titled “ICE” to endangered coastal cities. The piece can be heard only in places threatened by climate change and rising sea levels.
EV demand for all-electric vehicles in the EU surges 3x in 2021
European consumers are increasingly turning to electric vehicles as focus turns to the industry helpt by initiatives from governments.
Environmental behavior makes you happy, research suggests
Behaving environmentally responsible makes people feel happy. That is the outcome of research by the Dutch Groningen University.
How fair is a tomato, research wants to know
Our awareness of problems with human rights arise mainly from the textile chains. But working conditions in other chains, such as the tomato chain, are also under pressure.
Investors Shunning LNG Terminal Projects Over Climate
A proposed boom in new LNG import and export terminals is increasingly going bust, according to a new survey and report by Global Energy Monitor. Coming on the heels of the IEA’s recent call for a halt to new gas, oil, and coal investments, the report finds that more than one-third of proposed new global […]
Ecocide now has a legal definition
Commissioned by the Stop Ecocide Foundation, an expert drafting panel of 12 highly renowned international criminal and environmental lawyers from around the world has just concluded six months of deliberations. The result: a legal definition of “ecocide” as a potential 5th international crime, to sit alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime […]
Support for small-scale farmers to fight climate change
All over the world, it’s small scale farmers who suffer severely from climate change. Effects can differ locally, but hit the poorest hardest. In South Sudan, IFAD set up a support program, investing almost 20 million US dollar which will affect some 40,000 local households of small-scale food producers. A new US$19.9 million project will […]
ABN AMRO launches 425 million euro fund for sustainable impact companies
ABN AMRO is proud to announce the Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF), a fund investing in companies accelerating the transition towards a sustainable and inclusive society. ABN AMRO SIF will make private equity investments of 4 to 30 million euros in companies that have a proven business model and that are ready for the next phase of their […]