Resilience for Pacific island communities
Experts and political leaders met for a three-day gathering in Fiji last week to exchange ideas and set up cooperation in the field of resilience. The ...
The dissonance between ambition and action in fighting global warming
The Paris Agreement on Climate Change is an outstanding example for the ambition of fighting global warming and the climate change. Nevertheless, precise ...
High time to apply for the 2019 European Green Capital
Time limit for the receipt of applications (both awards) is 3 November 2016. As today more than two thirds of the Europeans live in towns and cities the ...
Agriculture as key to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Even though agriculture is responsible for most greenhouse gas emissions after the energy sector, its role in reducing its negative impact on the ...
Scotland’s weather a boost for renewable energy
Over the past decade Scotland has set a series of increasingly ambitious renewable-energy targets and has surpassed every one. Politically the climate ...
Burning municipal waste discolours Taj Mahal
A new study finds that the burning of municipal waste in the proximity of the world heritage Taj Mahal adds to the building’s discolouring. ...
American-Japanese cooperation on solar energy?
The American car company Tesla plans to work together with the Japanese electronics company Panasonic Corp. on photovoltaic cells and modules. An ...
Climate agreement signed in Kigali
The agreement is about reducing the emissions of potent chemicals used in air conditioners and refrigerators which will expectedly prevent 0,5 degrees of ...
Solar panels on sidewalks
Solar Roadways, a company in Idaho, recently reveiled an new product: solar panels that can be installed on sidewalks. With the support of federal highway ...
A resilient playground in Rotterdam
This week the probably first square worldwide was opened that functions as both a playground and a storm water collection space. The Frederiksplein in ...
