The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) have agreed to extend existing co-operation on energy transition.
According to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), close to two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world’s cheapest new coal plants.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that famine – already present in four countries – could become a reality for millions of people around the world, without urgent funding to stave off a catastrophe, and without access to families cut-off by conflict.
The United Nations has released a new report claiming that Australia’s government has not done enough to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change.
There is a surplus of ocean energy projects to meet the European Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy’s target of 100 MW by 2025 but the clock is ticking, according to Ocean Energy Europe (OEE).
The UN Secretary General has called for the rapid scale up of renewable energy, within a raft of other measures, in efforts to reach net-zero emissions by mid century.
A ground-breaking new international collaboration between academics, business, civil society and citizens has been unveiled today by the UK COP26 Presidency, aimed at helping all nations of the world envision what a climate-resilient, net zero future would look like for them.
Launched on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, a new initiative by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to support communities by enhancing the degraded lands of the Sahel on the Sahara Desert’s southern edge.
A severe global crisis awaits if countries do not take greater action managing water and land, the UN has warned.