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The Danish Parliament has announced that it will cancel all future licensing rounds for new oil and gas exploration and production permits in the Danish part of the North Sea and end existing production by 2050. As a major oil-producing country in the EU, Denmark’s announcement is a landmark decis

Business , Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Governance , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 12/02/2020

Countries intend to increase fossil fuel production while research says it needs to be limited by 6% per year

Countries plan to increase their fossil fuel production over the next decade, even as research shows that the world needs to decrease production by 6% per year to limit global warming to 1.5°C, according to the 2020 Production Gap Report. A special issue of the Production Gap Report – from lead

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Launches & Events , Sustainable Development / 11/22/2020

Climate Action Nonprofit Launches ‘Clean Creatives’ Campaign Aimed at Pressuring PR and Ad Firms to Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients

Julia Conley A new campaign unveiled this weekend by the nonprofit organization Fossil Free Media aims to expand on the goals of the fossil fuel divestment movement, cutting into oil and gas companies’ profit margins through their public relations and ad campaigns. Along with the support fos

Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 11/15/2020

Argentine provinces clash over a new large-scale dam

Damian Profeta Downstream provinces challenge the Portezuelo del Viento dam over the reduction of water availability After fits and starts that date back to the 1950s, Argentina’s Mendoza province is preparing to make the Portezuelo del Viento mega-project a reality. The dam in the west of the c

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/04/2020

Two Indian banks linked to ecosystem destruction

Soumya Sarkar Although top global banks are bankrolling biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction at an unprecedented scale, the finance sector has largely evaded scrutiny till now At least 50 global banks invested more than USD 2.6 trillion in 2019 alone in projects identified as drivers of biodi

Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Featured , Health , Sustainable Development , Transport / 11/03/2020

Export of used vehicles a major contributor to air pollution

Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a new report by the UN Environment Progra

Aid , Business , Climate , Energy , Environment , Governance , Resources , SDGs , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 10/11/2020

A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?

Pippa Gallop The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was followed on Wednesday by a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expected to be endorsed by the countries’ leaders at a summit in Sofia in No

Climate , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Featured , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 09/18/2020

The Carbon Footprint of Streaming Movies and Videos

HD-quality video streaming produces different levels of greenhouse gas emissions depending on the transmission technology. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced considerably, depending on the data transmission technology used. The COVID Pandemic with the lockdowns, and the rise of the home office

Business , Corruption , Economy , Energy , Environment , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development , Waste / 09/06/2020

Industries lobby to counter Africa’s fight against plastic

The American Chemistry Council has lobbied the US government during the COVID-19 pandemic to use a US-Kenya trade deal to expand the plastics industry’s footprint across Africa. Documents obtained by Unearthed — Greenpeace’s investigative journalism platform — through the Freedom of Informat

Climate , Data & Reports , Energy , Environment , Forests , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/04/2020

Argentina can be carbon neutral – but does it want to be?

Jazmín Rocco Predassi A new report looks at the different pathways for Argentina to achieve a zero-emissions economy by 2050 Stabilising global temperature rises to below 2°C and as close to 1.5°C as possible is the 2015 Paris Agreement’s goal and requires reaching net zero greenhouse gas emi

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