Circular Economy
Here's why one city in Finland is turning to its sewers to achieve net zero
Turku, Finland has slashed its emissions by more than half. Using its sewage plant to generate energy, the city is able to heat homes for 12,000 people.
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Nature and Biodiversity
Air-to-rock: This Icelandic facility is turning CO2 into stone
In Southwest Iceland, Carbfix is working with Climeworks to build a site which collects carbon dioxide from the air and turns it into stone underground.
Energy Transition
The Oceanbird: Swedish firm develops largest wind-driven cargo shop
A huge, wind-driven cargo ship could help end the fossil fuel era and curb climate change, its designers in Sweden say. The ship will be 200m long and carry 7,000 cars.
Nature and Biodiversity
This is Norway's cash incentive for other nations to protect their forests
Norway is the top donor for safeguarding rainforests, ahead of nations including Germany and Britain, and has spent $330 million a year since 2008 to protect them.
Climate Action
Se acelera el deshielo de la Antártida y crece el riesgo de un alza del nivel del mar
La pérdida anual de hielo de la Antártida se aceleró con fuerza en los últimos 40 años lo que podría llevar a un aumento de varios metros del nivel del mar en los próximos siglos, debido ...
Climate Action
As ice melts, Greenland could become a big sand exporter
The Greenland ice sheet locks up enough water to raise global sea levels by about seven metres. But it also carries sediment to the coast as it melts.
Nature and Biodiversity
Antarctica's krill shift south as icy waters warm
Krill are shifting south towards Antarctica as the oceans warm, disrupting stocks that are eaten by penguins and whales.
Nature and Biodiversity
Last year was the fourth hottest on record, according to the UN
2018 was the fourth hottest year on record, with global average temperatures reaching 1.0 degrees Celcius above the pre-industrial average.
Nature and Biodiversity
Fighting climate change could add $26 trillion to the global economy by 2030
A new report shows that investing in clean energy won't impact growth.
Energy Transition
This Swiss company is taking on climate change - by sucking CO2 out of the air
Climeworks AG has won $31 million in new investment for technology that uses filters and fans to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Nature and Biodiversity
This Swedish city has cut emissions at rates only seen after economic crashes, recessions or war. And it's thriving
Ringed by forests in southern Sweden, the city of Vaxjo is thriving even as it cuts greenhouse gas emissions by almost 60%.
Nature and Biodiversity
Plastic waste has reached the most remote parts of Antarctica
Greenpeace recently announced that microplastics have been found in Antarctic snow.
Climate Action
Investors urge G7 nations to phase out coal for good
Ahead of the G7 meeting, big investors are looking to nation leaders to renounce coal as a source of electricity production.
Climate Action
Why fighting climate change is good for the global economy
A new report shows that achieving some of the most ambitious targets outlined in the Paris Agreement could have economics benefits too.
Nature and Biodiversity
Tourism is responsible for a staggering 8% of global greenhouse emissions
Flights are the single biggest contributor to tourism’s emissions total.