Morgan Stanley aims to support $750 bn in low-carbon investments
Morgan Stanley said it would seek to encourage an additional $750 billion worth of spending on low-carbon solutions
Morgan Stanley said it would seek to...
Multi-disciplinary approach required to tackle climate challenges in cities
Construction Climate Talks , in its latest Web TV series, suggests a multi-disciplinary approach to tackling the complex challenges facing cities.
In the eighth episode...
Investigating the Silent Menace: Plastic Pollution’s Impact on Land Animals in Kenya
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and The Donkey Sanctuary have embarked on a groundbreaking mission to uncover the pernicious effects of plastic pollution...
Six best practices for mining companies
The question whether development should suffer for the environment or vice versa has been a topic of heated debate among industrialists and environmentalists for...
UN appoints new climate chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Patricia Espinosa Cantellano of Mexico as executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The appointment...
Reduced green cover proposal makes Agra activists see red
Environmentalists are up in arms against the Uttar Pradesh government's proposal to reduce the forest area around the Sur Sarovar or Keetham Lake -...
Obama 2016 budget a major headway in tackling climate change
Barrack Obama has initiated one more step towards tackling climate change issues, by announcing a $3.99 trillion budget, with a number of proposals chalked...
One car-free day won’t clean Delhi air, stop trucks, diesel-vehicles
A single car-free day in Delhi is a good gesture, but mere tokenism will not work, environmentalists feel. Simply keeping cars off roads for...
Qinous supplies 200 kW lithium ion battery to ensure clear energy
Berlin-based company Qinous has supplied 200 kW lithium ion battery system to ensure clear energy at Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti.
Following the deployment, Albert...
Drylands can buffer negative impact of climate change: IFAD
World’s drylands play a crucial role in buffering the negative impacts of climate change, land degration and drought, says a new report launched by...