United Nations
- UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate action February 14, 20192019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday, during a briefing to announce the UN’s roadmap to the Climate Summit in September.
- Guterres underlines climate action urgency, as UN weather agency confirms record global warming February 6, 2019In the wake of data released by the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO), showing the past four years were officially the ‘four warmest on record,’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for urgent climate action and increased ambition, ahead of his climate summit in September.
- World in grip of ‘high impact weather’ as US freezes, Australia sizzles, parts of South America deluged February 1, 2019“High impact weather” has gripped much of the world so far this year, the UN weather agency, WMO, reported on Friday, with “dangerous and extreme cold in North America, record high heat and wildfires in Australia, heavy rains in parts of South America, and heavy snow on the Alps and Himalayas.
BBC Science & Environment
- Climate strike: Schoolchildren protest over climate change February 15, 2019Students in cities around the UK walked out of school to call for action from the government.
- BP: Plastic ban "could have unintended consequences" February 15, 2019The oil and gas company believes a prohibition on single-use plastic could increase CO2, but is that true?
- Space harpoon skewers 'orbital debris' February 15, 2019A British-led mission demonstrates a projectile that could one day be used to clear up space junk.
Renewable Energy World
- World's biggest battery to boost solar in Texas February 15, 2019The world’s largest battery could soon be storing solar energy deep in the heart of Texas oil country.
- 6 key trends in sustainable and renewable energy February 15, 2019The 2019 Sustainable Energy in America factbook was released this week by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BloombergNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE). The factbook highlights a number of key trends in sustainable and renewable energy growth, emissions and jobs in the sector. Take a glance at the six charts below to learn […]
- India energy storage milestone as battery plant goes live February 15, 2019India’s first grid-scale battery energy storage system is now operational.