United Nations
- FROM THE FIELD: ‘Eco-warriors’ fight climate change in South Africa August 12, 2019Schools in South Africa have been designating students as “eco-warriors” as part of an initiative supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), to drive environmental and climate change awareness amongst the young and old in their communities.
- FROM THE FIELD: Conversations about Conservation August 9, 2019Indigenous peoples in the Philippines are increasingly involved in the national conversation about protecting and conserving the South East Asian country’s key biodiversity areas, thanks to support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
- Thursday's Daily Brief: Climate crisis and food risks, fresh violence threat for millions of Syrians, calls for calm in Kashmir August 8, 2019Thursday’s top stories: food security risk from climate crisis, fresh violence threat for millions of Syrians, UN chief urges “maximum restraint” in Jammu and Kashmir, calls for investigations into “brutal abduction” of Libyan politician.
BBC Science & Environment
- Elephant protection debate to dominate conservation meeting August 17, 2019Some countries are seeking extra protection while others want to re-open ivory markets at key trade meeting in Geneva.
- Welsh bees threatened by deadly disease American Foulbrood August 16, 2019One keeper says he spotted the signs and had to burn an entire hive to protect others.
- Early fish tapeworms found at 'Britain's Pompeii' Must Farm August 16, 2019Prehistoric inhabitants were infected with intestinal worms from eating raw fish, experts say.
Renewable Energy World
- Softbank invests $110M in new energy storage system August 16, 2019Energy Vault, the creator of a new way to perform utility-scale energy storage, announced that SoftBank Vision Fund (Vision Fund) invested $110 million in its Series B funding round. Energy Vault will use the funds to accelerate global deployment of its technology, which enables renewables to deliver baseload power for less than the cost of […]
- The energy transition is underway: 10 charts tell the story August 16, 2019The renewable energy transition promises to reduce carbon emissions, but it’s happening at different speeds around the world. Read on for some key insights from BloombergNEF’s New Energy Outlook 2019, which provides a detailed road map to the future.
- ARENA to provide $40 million funding for South Australia’s first pumped hydro plant August 15, 2019The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), on behalf of the Australian government, has announced up to $40 million in funding towards the deployment of a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project in South Australia.