Carbon neutral Finland by 2035: coalition sets ambitious target
Finland’s coalition government has pledged the country will be carbon neutral by 2035, one of the world’s earliest carbon neutrality targets. In a press conference...
Climate Action Week to be held in London
London’s inaugural Climate Action Week, aimed at exploring solutions to climate change reduction, will take place between 1 July and 8 July. Featuring hundreds of...
Autonomous wind farm inspection robots in development
A new project aimed at developing robots which can conduct autonomous wind farm inspection and repair offshore has launched in the UK. The £4m (€4.52m)...
Green infrastructure investment must increase – UN Environment
United Nations (UN) Member States have urged increased investment in ecosystem-based solutions for disaster risk reduction. The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), the UN’s...
Clean energy innovation fund to invest in new initiatives
The European Commission has partnered with other bodies to establish a €100m investment fund for clean energy innovation projects. The Commission, along with the European...
Satellites monitoring CO2 emissions to launch in 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its plans to launch a fleet of satellites which will monitor carbon emissions around the world. The three...
Biodiversity in France: conservation efforts receive €5 million loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €5 million loan to CDC Biodiversité, a banking subsidiary promoting biodiversity in France. CDC Biodiversité, a subsidiary...
Food supply chain transparency measures proposed
The European Commission has proposed measures to shore up fairness throughout the food supply chain by boosting transparency on food prices. Information on intermediary costs,...
Sustainable energy competition: Danubia NanoTech wins €50,000
Nanomaterial specialist firm Danubia Nanotech has been declared the winner of EIT InnoEnergy’s PowerUp! sustainable energy competition. The annual PowerUp! competition aims to reward sustainable...
International Biodiversity Day 2019: Darwin Initiative funding released
The UK government is commemorating International Biodiversity Day 2019 by releasing a new tranche of funding for conservation projects. The theme of this year’s United...
