IMF chief urges countries to shift fossil fuel subsidies to fight climate change 19/1/2024

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Wednesday that countries need to shift some $7 trillion in direct and indirect annual subsidies for fossil fuels to help finance the fight against climate change. ...more

Seaweed is turning into a billion-euro industry also in Europe, but potentials for an inclusive sustainable transition are marginalised 19/1/2024

Interest in the seaweed industry is growing rapidly across Europe, and seaweed farming is viewed as a forerunner of a sustainability transition with widespread local benefits. However, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland questions if the industry is able to deliver on its promises of an inclusive transition. Conducted in Norway, the study found a mismatch between the seaweed farming industry’s projected development pathways and the possibilities for an inclusive participation of coastal communities in this novel economy. ...more

Atlas of ocean life unveiled by Saudi Arabian university 18/1/2024

An extensive catalogue of ocean life has been unveiled by university researchers in Saudi Arabia. ...more

Dubai's first vertical axis wind turbine to power RIT's sustainability park 18/1/2024

Dubai now has a vertical axis wind turbine, a first for the emirate, installed on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s branch in the emirate. ...more

UN chief says phase-out of fossil fuels 'essential and inevitable' 18/1/2024

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the phase-out of fossil fuels was essential and inevitable to avoid a global climate catastrophe. ...more

London underprepared for deadly climate change risks, report warns 18/1/2024

London is underprepared for the heatwaves, flooding and rising sea levels it is forecast to experience in coming years, a report commissioned by Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday. ...more

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness 18/1/2024

Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are developing resistance to chemicals faster than companies including Bayer (BAYGn.DE) and Corteva (CTVA.N) can develop new ones to fight them. ...more

'Biohuts' at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi 17/1/2024

AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, CMA CGM Group, a global player in maritime, land, air and logistics solutions, and Ecocean, an innovative company serving aquatic biodiversity, have signed a scientific cooperation framework agreement that will see the installation of 48 Biohuts in Khalifa Port. ...more

Energy from data centres could heat UK swimming pools after green investment 17/1/2024

Up to 150 public swimming pools in the UK could be offered an innovative way to cut their energy bills by recycling heat from computer data processing centres after a £200m investment by Octopus Energy into a green tech firm. ...more

Indoor solar power: These cells can harvest energy from any light source for battery-free devices 17/1/2024

Can solar cells work indoors? This tech turns any light into power eliminating need for batteries. ...more