Yearly Archives: 2016

UN emission credits heading for revival

The value of emission credits will probably increase after a United Nations climate meeting next month, according to a law firm specialising in clean energy and...

Phasing down HFCs, climate’s low-hanging fruit

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and Mario Molina, who shares the 1995 Nobel Prize for...

Why Kigali talks must agree on HFC phasedown

As countries meet in the Rwandan capital of Kigali this week, Christian Aid has warned that if they don’t agree on an ambitious date...

Initiative addressess pressure on Uganda’s water resources

The governments of Uganda and Germany have successfully concluded negotiations aimed at agreeing on the development cooperation programme for the next two years. Both sides...

Kim, World Bank boss, clamours less coal, more green finance

President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, has said that there is no prospect of achieving the goals set out under the historic...

Turning Paris vision into reality

Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), addresses audience at the Chatham House Climate Change Conference in...

First wave-produced power in US goes online

Off the coast of Hawaii, a tall buoy bobs and sways in the water, using the rise and fall of the waves to generate...

EU home owners to benefit from energy efficiency

Home buyers across the European Union (EU) could be offered better borrowing rates on mortgages in return for purchasing more energy efficient homes or...

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Art, film, wildlife drive Dan Yessa’s mission to inspire conservation among DRC’s youth

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI Foundation's Friend of the Month is Dan Yessa, an artist and documentary filmmaker based...
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Regional Collaboration Centres sharpen country-focused support to accelerate implementation

UN Climate Change's Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) strengthened country-driven climate action in 2025, supporting governments across regions to translate national climate plans into...

Lagos launches flood insurance for rapid doorstep relief for residents

The Lagos State Government has launched a flood risk insurance policy aimed at providing rapid financial relief to vulnerable...

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Art, film, wildlife drive Dan Yessa’s mission to inspire conservation among DRC’s youth

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI Foundation's Friend of the...

Regional Collaboration Centres sharpen country-focused support to accelerate implementation

UN Climate Change's Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) strengthened country-driven climate action in 2025,...