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Photo by Jesper Berggreen. Inspecting the giant wind turbine test site at Østerild, Denmark 2020.

Vestas May Expand Even Faster Onshore By Not Aiming For Even Bigger Wind Turbines

A couple of years ago when I visited the gigantic wind turbine test site at Østerild in northern Denmark, I wondered how big these things would end up being. It seems the efficiency limit is about to be within reach, and while this may not be the case in technical … [continued]

The UNESCO World Heritage property, comprises the city of Venice and its lagoon.  Image: Kent Wang from Barcelona, Spain.

A Climate Crossroads for the World Heritage Convention

How will the nations that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention respond to the threat climate change represents to iconic natural and historic sites across the globe? This is one of the biggest questions facing the countries represented at the 45th World Heritage Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Will … [continued]

Green Climate Fund Pledge Tracker

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world’s largest multilateral fund dedicated to helping developing countries address the climate crisis. Created in 2010, the Fund had its initial resource mobilization (IRM) in 2014 receiving $10.3 billion in pledges from 45 countries. The GCF underwent its first replenishment (GCF-1) in 2019, … [continued]