During a speech at the Davos World Economic Forum the Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Donald Trump to implement the Paris climate agreement. He said all ...
Oslo is the next capital to ban diesel cars due to pollution
After many cities around the world such as Mexico City, Paris and Madrid, Oslo bans diesel cars from the city for the first time in its history. High ...
2050: Fossiles Energiesystem teurer als Energiewende
Eine von dem Öko-Institut erarbeitet Analyse zur Energiewende zeigt, dass diese Wende bis 2050 zum einen eine klimafreundliche Stromversorgung bringen ...
Rural areas will be supplied with mini-grid solar plants in Kenya
Kenya plans to launch a 150 million USD project to supply markets, schools, shops and homes in poor and off-grid areas with electricity. The project will ...
Californian legislation requires solar installations on new buildings
A new Californian legislation requires certain buildings in California have to be equipped with solar panel installations. All residential and commercial ...
Tesla Gigafactory to be powered by the biggest rooftop solar farm
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada will be powered by a 70-megawatt solar farm on the roof. It will be seven times larger than the world’s next ...
E-waste amount is heavily rising in Asian countries
The United Nations released a new study which finds that electronic waste is rising enormously across Asia. Higher incomes allow millions of people to buy ...
Swedish company to develop global business model for climate change investments
The African Development Bank (AfDB), supported by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has awarded a contract to the Swedish consulting firm CPMA ...
Self-cleaning and air purifying skyscraper has been designed
The materials science company, Arconic, has designed a 4,8 km high skyscraper built from materials in-development or already brought to the market which ...
World largest solar tower to be built in Israeli desert
The sunny and warm climate in Israel is ideal for solar thermal and photovoltaic power generation. Despite these environmental advantages, Israel is still ...
