In Rome you can swap plastic bottles for metro tickets
Just finished a drink? What if, instead of ending up in the trash, the container could go towards your metro fare? That’s an option just...
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UNICEF is turning plastic waste into building blocks for school children in Cote d’Ivoire
UNICEF, in partnership with Colombian social enterprise Conceptos Plasticos, today announced it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind...
Berkeley, California bans: straws, plastic bags — and now gas pipelines too
Environmentalists have cheered “valve turners” who illegally cut off oil and gas flows through pipelines. Now their political allies are...
Cooper’s Gap wind farm in Queensland, biggest in Australia will be finished end 2019
The wind farm, located between Dalby and Kingaroy in the Darling Downs region to the north-west of Brisbane, began generating in June,...
UN climate report focuses on change to land use and human diet, to keep global warming below 2ºC
Land is already under growing human pressure and climate change is adding to these pressures. At the same time, keeping global warming to...
Portugal’s solar energy auction sees record low paid for a licence - 14.76 euros per megawatt hour
Portugal’s huge auction of solar energy broke a world record, with one of the 24 licences on offer selling for 14.76 euros per megawatt...
San Francisco International Airport will ban sale of single-use plastic water bottles from 20 August
San Francisco International Airport is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles. The unprecedented move at one of the major...
Seychelles bans plastic bags, cups, plates and cutlery
Seychelles has banned the importation, sale and commercial use of plastic bags, cups, plates and cutlery. The importation ban took effect...
Scotland Now Generates Sufficient Wind Energy, It Could Power Two Scotlands
Seeing countless renewable energy records broken and milestones passed has been a constant source of encouraging news for our...
South Korea has banned single-use plastic bags in stores
As of April 1st, the government has now imposed a complete ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and large-sized supermarkets,...
Record solar power generation in France in June
Electricity production from solar panels in France rose 15.4% to a record 1.4 terawatt hour (TWh) in June due to long sunny spells and...
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries on Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China, Unesco World Heritage Site
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I) The property features an intertidal mudflat system...
Africa’s largest wind farm launches in Kenya
Kenya’s position as a leader for renewable energy continued with this month’s launch of the Lake Turkana Wind Project. The president of...
Malawi's ban on plastic bags is reinstated, campaigners hail 'fantastic victory'
Judges overturn injunction won by plastic manufacturers after thin plastic bags were outlawed Malawi’s highest court has imposed a ban on...
Wind Turbines Deliver More Energy Than Coal in Texas–the Largest Consumer of Coal in US
For the first time in history, wind energy accounted for more electrical usage in Texas than coal. The Electrical Reliability Council of...
Costa Rica set become the first country to be plastic and carbon-free by 2021
Costa Rica is setting itself an aim of becoming the first country to be plastic and carbon-free by 2021. This huge target, one that will...
Morocco to build largest global solar plant and achieve 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030
Morocco's status as a global poster-boy for renewable energy was confirmed in May when it signed a $780mn contract to build Noor Midelt,...
Six offshore wind farms in France granted EU approval for go live 2022
The European Commission has given the green light for plans to build six new offshore wind farms in France. Each of the wind farms will...
Tesco to remove plastic carrier bags from online business - 250m bags + 2000 tonnes less plastic
Tesco will stop using carrier bags to deliver groceries from its online business as part of its work to use less plastic. The move will...
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