UK Infrastructure Bank has announced it intends to invest up to £200 million across two investment funds to accelerate the development and deployment of crucial storage technologies, helping to drive the country’s transition to a cleaner, greener and more resilient electricity network.
Scottish Widows has announced the launch of a new Global Environmental Solutions Fund, focused on directing pension investment into companies that provide solutions to critical environmental issues, such as global greenhouse gas emissions, food security, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Three cutting-edge projects will receive a share of £9.13 million in government funding to carry out research and development on proposals to boost agricultural productivity, sustainability and climate resilience.
Government must develop stronger staying power and focus on fewer, bigger, better targeted initiatives to deliver the infrastructure needed to meet its long term goals for economic growth and a lower carbon economy, the UK’s independent advisers on infrastructure have said.
China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged to peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2060, emphasising the need for a “green revolution”.
With the coronavirus diminishing demand for oil, OPEC plans to cut its output by an additional 1.5 million barrels per day.
China, one of the world’s biggest plastic producers, has unveiled a new plan to phase out single-use plastics.
A recent study led by the University of Queensland reveals massive amounts of unchecked habitat clearance continues in Australia despite environmental legislation.
India will implement a nationwide ban on 6 single-use plastic items on the 2nd October this year - the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
A new report has found that Australia power stations are big contributors to toxic air pollution.
A new report has found that India is now investing more in solar energy than coal.
The German company has promised to make its entire business carbon neutral by 2020.
A new environmental report has found that New Zealand’s environment is facing a climate crisis.
Ethique, a zero-waste beauty brand, has officially launched in the UK.
The Great Barrier Reef is losing its ability to recover after coral bleaching.
The new UV-LED purification system aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste that gets sent to garbage dumps and landfills in the Philippines.
The whale had over 40kg of plastic in its stomach when it was found on a beach in the Philippines.
School students across Australia set to strike as new data has found that Australia’s carbon emissions are at an all-time high.
A new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has identified tree species that are resilient to climate change and support threatened East Bornean orangutan populations.
A new study has found that a 2 degree temperature rise could melt half of glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.