Monthly Archives: April 2016

Originally published on Renewables International.By Craig MorrisIn 2015, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein generated more renewable power than households and businesses in each state consumed.Germany has 16 states, three of which are city-states, leaving us with 13 Flächenländer (which could be roughly … Continue reading →

25 April 2016: Over the past few days, announcements supporting carbon pricing and clean energy have been made. Ten leaders have issued a joint vision statement Source: Outlook on Green Finance: Impetus Grows for Carbon Pricing, Clean Energy | Climate … Continue reading →

To ensure that the Paris agreement on climate change works, two global lenders have begun pressing national governments to ensure that polluters pay for the carbon dioxide they emit. Source: Carbon Pricing Becomes a Cause for the World Bank and … Continue reading →

Winners of Goldman Prize from two of world’s deadliest countries for environmental activism Source: Winners of Goldman Prize from two of world’s deadliest countries for environmental activism | Global Witness

Source: Faith groups petition Congress to honor Green Climate Fund pledge | National Catholic Reporter

The oil industry’s leading pollution-control consultants advised the American Petroleum Institute in 1968 that carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels deserved as much concern as the smog and soot that had commanded attention for decades. Carbon dioxide was “the only … Continue reading →

The blazes, an annual occurrence where farmers clear land by burning it, often for palm oil plantations, have led to the relocation and even deaths of some of the apes. Source: Indonesia’s Orangutans Suffer as Fires Rage and Businesses Grow … Continue reading →

Researchers believe that bleaching, which they attribute to heat stress compounded by climate change, is threatening more than a third of the planet’s reefs. Source: Climate-Related Death of Coral Around World Alarms Scientists – The New York Times

If further research supports the findings of a new paper, it suggests that making progress against global warming will be even harder. Source: Climate Models May Overstate Clouds’ Cooling Power, Research Says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A record number of more than 130 countries will sign the landmark agreement to tackle climate change at a ceremony at U.N. headquarters on April 22, the United Nations said Thursday. Secretary-General… Source: UN: Over 130 … Continue reading →