What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more
Big cities breathed a little easier Air quality has improved dramatically in some of the world’s biggest cities, a report…
Middle East war is another wake-up call for fossil fuel-reliant food systems
Lena Luig is the head of the International Agricultural Policy Division at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a member of the…
UK cuts support for climate action abroad to fund military instead
The UK will cut overseas climate spending by more than 10% to fund higher defence budgets, despite agreeing to a…
Will the EU finally make waste pay for its growing carbon footprint?
Janek Vahk is a circular economy and sustainability expert working to accelerate Europe’s transition to a zero-waste society. He is…
Amid energy market turmoil, the people taking power into their own hands
As war exposes the fragility of global energy supplies, communities are showing how clean power can be local, affordable and…
Landmark deal to share Chile’s lithium windfall fractures Indigenous communities
Rudecindo Espíndola’s family has been growing corn, figs and other crops for generations in the Soncor Valley in northern Chile,…
Roadmap launched to restart deadlocked UN plastics treaty talks
Diplomats will hold a series of informal meetings this year in a bid to revive stalled talks over a global…
10 ways that future urban living will be greener
6. People-powered lighting Laurence Kemball-Cook founded Pavegen with a simple but ambitious aim: to create affordable off-grid electricity in cities.…
As Trump’s attacks on science escalate, Big Oil moves to avoid legal accountability
Carly Phillips is a research scientist with the Science Hub for Climate Litigation at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The…
‘Turning a moment of loss into something hopeful’
Britain’s illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree is set to be transformed into a public artwork – and citizens are being…
UN climate chief attacks “delusional” fossil fuel investments
Doubling down on fossil fuels in response to the spikes in oil and gas prices unleashed by the Iran war…
China and Brazil join pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity
China, Brazil, Italy and Belgium have joined a pledge, launched at COP28 two years ago, to triple global nuclear energy…
Watchdog weighs action against countries missing UN climate plan
The Paris Agreement’s official oversight body is set to decide this month how to deal with over 60 countries that…
EU Chief Calls Europe’s Nuclear Phase-Down A Strategic Mistake
European Commission proposes €200 million ($217 million) guarantee for private investment in innovative nuclear technologies funded through the EU carbon…
Financial sponsors increasingly back European battery storage platforms – pv magazine International
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are now an investable asset class, and infrastructure funds are acquiring developer platforms and financing…
We must invest in early-warning systems to tackle crises like Kenya’s drought
Dancliff Mbura is the advocacy and communications manager at Action Against Hunger Kenya. He works to influence policy and resource…
TOPCon solar modules show self-healing under UV stress – pv magazine International
Researchers from Nanchang University and Trina Solar found that TOPCon solar modules exhibit metastable “degradation–recovery” under UV exposure, with light…
Water-spray cooling can improve PV module efficiency by 28% in arid environments – pv magazine International
An Algerian research team has developed a smart water-spray cooling system for PV panels that activates only when temperatures exceed…
ESG News Week In Review: 25 February – 09 March
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, regulators tightened climate disclosure and financial risk oversight as governments recalibrated transition…
New summit in Colombia seeks to revive stalled UN talks on fossil fuel transition
A landmark conference hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands will aim to lay the foundations for renewed talks on transitioning…