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Pakistan Falling Short of Meeting the Targets Set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030

Monday, 09 March 2020

Guest Post by Naila Saleh,Research Officer, Institute of Policy Studies - Islamabad

The Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group calls on UK Government for clear leadership to accelerate climate action

Monday, 09 March 2020 Robin Whitlock As the UK begins preparations to host this year's global climate summit, businesses including Unilever, Anglian Water, EDF, Tesco, Sky, Coca-Cola European Partners, and others are urging Prime Minister ...

Heathrow Targets Zero Carbon Airport by Mid-2030

Monday, 24 February 2020 REM Heathrow Airport in London has announced it’s become one of the world’s first major aviation hubs to become carbon neutral for its infrastructure, and the first to target zero carbon by the mid-2030s. ...

California Energy Commission to vote on local policies for all-electric energy in buildings

Wednesday, 19 February 2020 Robin Whitlock The California Energy Commission (CEC) is to vote tomorrow (Thursday) on whether to approve new building codes in nine cities that hope to move to all-electric new construction to reduce harmful pollution ...

Danfoss Targets CO₂ Neutrality by 2030

Monday, 10 February 2020 REM Danish company, the Danfoss Group has initiated activities to further reduce energy consumption and transition the remaining energy demand at all Danfoss operations towards renewable energy. Furthermore, ...

As climate change threatens US cities, Mayors are taking action

Thursday, 23 January 2020 Robin Whitlock A new report released by the Alliance for a Sustainable Future – a joint effort from the US Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the Centre for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) - shows that America’s ...

New Jersey Congressman announces CLEAN Future Act

Thursday, 09 January 2020 Robin Whitlock The plan details deep decarbonization strategies for each sector of the U.S. economy within the Energy and Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction and novel concept for achieving nationwide net-zero greenhouse ...

Ten schools in Puerto Rico receive resilient microgrids

Friday, 20 December 2019 Robin Whitlock A year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and left millions without power, Rocky Mountain Institute has equipped schools to withstand future weather events and grid outages to continue ...

IRENA to Encourage Renewable Energy Ambition at COP25

Monday, 25 November 2019 REM IRENA will be present at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) that takes place in Madrid, Spain, from December 2-13, 2019. Together with a wide range of partners, through a series of high-level events, ...

EU Bank Launches New Climate Strategy and Energy Lending Policy

Thursday, 14 November 2019 REM

The board of the European Investment Bank has agreed to a new energy lending policy and confirmed its increased ambition in climate action and environmental sustainability.