In order to meet emissions goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, electricity must cover 60% or more of the European Union’s final energy consumption, according to
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Avoiding meat and dairy products is the single best way a person can reduce his or her environmental footprint, according to new research examining the impact of global food production.
Over the past 20 years, metropolitan areas across France have been invaded by several species of hammerhead flatworms, according to a new study. The predatory worms are native to Asia
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a new agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Eximbank) to support the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The EIB said on
The amount of methane emitted by freshwater lakes in the northern hemisphere could nearly double over the next 50 years due to climate change, according to a new study. Scientists
Countries in the tropics could face extreme temperature swings due to global warming, according to new research. In a study examining how climate change will impact weather extremes including heat
The European Union decided on Friday to ban neonicotinoid insecticide use throughout the bloc because of the risk the chemicals pose to bees. Although environmental campaigners welcomed the move, farmers
Over one thousand small islands in the Pacific and Indian Oceans will become uninhabitable sooner than scientists thought, according to new research. The study warns that sea-level rise and wave-driven
The world invested nearly twice as much in renewable energy production in 2017 than in coal and gas generation capacity, according to a new United Nations report. Data show that
In an interview with CNBC on Sunday, Riccardo Puliti, the World Bank’s global head of energy and extractives, said that he expects a significant increase in renewables in the global