The Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon at COP21 in Paris in December, is set to boost wind turbine manufacturer sales, according to a new report from Moody’s. According to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service, the Paris Agreement, which was agreed upon at the 21st session of the … [continued]
Companies failing to account for the impact of climate change and a transition to a low-carbon economy are at risk of decline or even bankruptcy. This is the primary finding from a new submission to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures published earlier this week by the Grantham Research … [continued]
I haven’t been shy to say that I think the inaugural Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum was the best “conference” I’ve ever attended. It offered a perfect mix of inspiration, industry updates, useful case studies, attendee engagement, and, importantly, stimuli for action. It inspired me to kick of CleanTechnica‘s own “Cleantech Freakin’ … [continued]
At least 165 countries—three times the number required for ratification, and over 85% of the entire United Nations—are signing the historic Paris climate change agreement today at a special ceremony in New York initiated by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. All 196 parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change acclaimed the Paris … [continued]
For years, HBO’s investigative news series, VICE, has given viewers a glimpse of how climate change is impacting the world. From glacier melt in Greenland and Antarctica, to rising seas in Bangladesh, VICE has provided alarming documentation that our planet is, indeed, in trouble. But last Friday, Shane Smith, VICE’s co-founder … [continued]
The UN is expecting more than 130 nations to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement later this month in New York. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, over 130 countries have confirmed their attendance for the upcoming signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which will … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Two of the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the world, the US and China, have confirmed that they will be signing the Paris COP21 climate change agreement on April 22 in New York, according to recent reports. The two countries released a joint presidential statement recently … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. If you haven’t heard the news: ~1.3 billion people don’t have electricity… or any electricity at all. The health, education, and economic difficulties that result are impossible to comprehend. Those are some notes from Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability at Masdar and Director of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. The UK government will be enshrining the net-zero emissions climate change goal that resulted from the COP21 talks in Paris into law, following advice from the Committee on Climate Change, according to recent reports. The news was revealed by the UK’s Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom to … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon A new report from Media Matters has revealed that US broadcast news coverage of climate change fell dramatically in 2015 (as compared to 2014), despite the fact that 2015 was a very important (and strange) year as far as climate-change-induced temperature and weather … [continued]
