A new wave energy project is pledging €20million to propel the 'most promising' wave energy technologies from across Europe and beyond.
The growth of hydropower plants worldwide is set to slow significantly this decade, putting at risk the ambitions of countries across the globe to reach net-zero emissions, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.
Norway’s whale hunters are on track to kill record numbers of minke this year despite falling national demand, according to international charity Whale & Dolphin Conservation.
The IKEA Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation have announced plans to launch a $1 billion fund to boost access to renewable energy in developing countries – one of the key commitments made during a series of virtual UN ministerial forums.
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.
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.
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.
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is this year focusing on ambitious plans to restore 1 billion hectares of land - close to the size of China - over the next decade.