NGOs take Total to court over greenhouse gas emission
Fourteen local authorities, together with the NGOs Notre Affaire à Tous, Sherpa, France Nature Environnement, Eco Maires and ZEA, are taking the oil giant Total …
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19th Edition of World Sustainable Development Summit to focus on 2030
The 19th edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) flagship event, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), will be held from January 29-31, 2020, …
Spain declares climate emergency, signals move to renewables
Spain’s new government on Tuesday declared a “climate emergency” and pledged to unveil a draft bill on transitioning to renewable energy within its first 100 …
Amazon India to add 10,000 Electric Vehicles in its delivery fleet by 2025
Amazon India has announced that its fleet of delivery vehicles in the country will include 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. This commitment comes after …
Hungary unveils ‘Christian democratic’-based climate strategy
Hungary unveiled a climate change strategy on Thursday that has been described by Prime Minister Viktor Orban as a “Christian democratic” approach to tackling global …
Voice against climate change got louder than ever in 2019
The chorus against climate change got louder than ever in 2019, and the government took a slew of measures to mitigate its impact such as …
UN Green Climate Fund approves first project for North Korea
The UN Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $752,000 in funding for North Korea to help Pyongyang deal with climate change, marking the first financing …
Longest UN climate talks end without deal, UN chief ‘disappointed’
The longest UN climate talks ended here on Sunday with no deal on carbon markets as delegates from almost 200 countries failed to come up …
India among top 10 nations on climate change performance index: Power minister
India is among the top 10 nations as per the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) which is based parameters like renewable power and energy use …
Sri Lanka to launch green projects to maintain the ecosystem
Sri Lanka’s new interim government will launch green projects in the island country as part of a mega beautification programme to maintain the ecosystem, parliamentarian …