What role can faith communities and institutions play in moving the question of climate finance, including through mobilising their own investments? This was a question which was addressed by Lorna Gold, Chief Executive of FaithInvest, an international not-for-profit network of religious groups and faith-based institutional investors, at the Faith Pavilion at Read more…
28 August 2020 The resignation of Irish EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan is an opportunity to bring trade policy in line with climate ambition, Europe’s leading environmental coalition has said. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe has urged the European Commission President Ursla von der Leyen to seek a new commissioner Read more…
21 July 2020 EU leaders must use the “full potential” of the bloc-wide recovery funds to boost climate action, a regional environmental coalition has said. Reacting to the €750 billion COVID-19 recovery package announced by the European Council today, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe welcomed some of the ‘green’ elements Read more…
16 July 2020 The EU’s current target of net zero emissions for 2050 equals “surrender” to the climate crisis, a letter penned by Greta Thunberg and other activists warns. The letter, which continues to gather signatures from activists and scientists the worldover, was sent to EU leaders and heads of Read more…
15 July 2020 Presumptive US Democratic nominee Joe Biden announced another chapter of his climate plan yesterday. His plan, he proclaimed from a lone podium, contained the “most critical investments” the US could make in addressing the climate crisis and would be a cornerstone feature in his “Build Back Better” Read more…
15 July 2020 The post-pandemic recovery presents a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity in rebuilding the Europe-wide economy by overseeing a just and rapid transition from coal to renewable energy, according to a European environmental campaign. The Europe Beyond Coal campaign released its Fool’s Gold update for 2020, a report which examines how Read more…
14 July 2020 Investment in offshore wind energy has shown “great resilience” in the face of ongoing economic and public health crises this year, according to new international analysis. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reported that offshore wind had “by far its busiest half year ever” in terms of investment, Read more…
10 July 2020 Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2024, according to World Meteorological Organization projections. Between 2020 and 2024 there is a 20 per cent chance temperatures will surpass the 1.5 threshold in at least one year, the WMO said on Thursday. The international Read more…
9 July 2020 The newly announced EU Hydrogen Strategy could become “yet another gift to the fossil fuel industry”, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) warns. The European Commission published the document yesterday and said it would, in tandem with energy system integration, “pave the way towards a more efficient and Read more…
7 July 2020 Sustainable land management and habitat protection are key elements of preventing future zoonotic outbreaks like COVID-19, the UN has said. In a joint report by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the “rising trend” in zoonotic diseases is attributed to Read more…
