The tropics lost 12 million hectares of tree cover in 2018, the fourth-highest annual loss since record-keeping began in 2001. Of greatest concern is the disappearance of 3.6 million hectares of primary rainforest, an area the size of Belgium. The figures come from updated data from the University of Maryland, released today on Global Forest Watch.
The WRI Ross Prize For Sustainable Cities is chosen by a jury of multidisciplinary experts together evaluating the merits of world-class social improvements and sustainable city progress.
Medellín, Colombia used to be the murder capital of the world. With the explosion of the global drug trade in the 1980s, crime burgeoned, plunging the city into a state of lawlessness. Slum communities, stacked up along the perilous slopes of the surrounding Aburrá Valley, were on the front lines of the violence and mayhem.But today, Medellín is transformed.
A green rain of financial support will fall on climate change delegates in Paris next week at the opening of the Green Bank Design Summit on Monday, March 18. At least 24 developing countries representing 27% of global GDP and 44% of global carbon emissions are coming together to craft a new model for advancing clean energy investment, say organizers.
Total installed wind capacity in North, Central, and South America increased to 135 gigawatts (GW) in 2018 with the addition of 11.9 GW of new wind capacity, an increase of 12% on 2017, according to new figures published by the Global Wind Energy Council.
BYD has introduced three electric trucks for the European market. Known mostly for its electric buses, it now wants to expand its lineup as it leads the way forward to a zero emissions future.
Meet the 15-year-old girl who sparked an international School Strike for Climate.
A new guide will empower banks to assess natural capital risk. A week before the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos, the Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA) has launched the world’s first step-by-step guide to help financial institutions conduct a rapid natural capital risk assessment — “not just greenhouse gases, but also how to build wider ecosystem resilience from rainforests to coral reefs.”
British Columbia introduced a revenue neutral price on carbon a decade ago. The plan is reducing carbon emissions and gaining political support. Should it be part of a Green New Deal in the United States?
CleanTechnica reader Jessica Feinleib spent time in Costa Rica and reports that country stands on the edge of an electric car revolution. Read more about her findings in this exclusive report.
