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A new study by Oxford University revealed the enormous challenge facing power companies in the EU if they delay taking climate action.
IPCC reports still underestimate risk for extreme climate events because of downplaying language and choice of calculation methods.
Two American men, father and son, shared a dream about an electric boat that runs virtually endlessly on solar power. Now they built it.
A new survey reveals that for the first time European citizens consider climate change as the single most serious problem facing the world - despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Air pollution levels remain high in Europe. As a result, many EU citizens are still exposed to illegal and dangerous levels of pollution. Conditions are especially bad in Italy and Poland, new data from the European Environment Agency (EEA)
Describing the agreement as a “farce”, the EEB’s climate expert Barbara Mariani said a -55% emissions target is below what science requires.
The European Commission will not decide on whether to classify gas and nuclear energy as a possible green investments until later this year.
GRI is launching a Business Leadership Forum on corporate reporting as a driver for achieving the SDGs. This forum is to commence in March.
More than 30 world leaders expressed their firm support for climate adaptation action at the international online Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021, hosted by the Netherlands. During the high-level opening, various concrete initiatives and enhanced ambitions from governments, development banks, institutions and cities were launched to drastically enhance climate adaptation worldwide during the coming decade. […]
Despite overwhelming support for new corporate due diligence rules in the EU Parliament voting will be close.
A Norwegian firm for technical and safety certificates for Russia's gas pipeline to Germany has abandoned the project due to US sanctions.
The COVID-19 pandemic will be yet another powerful catalyst to increase the financialisation and the power of Big Tech companies. Research on the business models of Alphabet (Google), Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Alibaba and Tencent shows how the 2008 financial crisis already accelerated the trend towards market consolidation. The present crisis is likely to do […]
Massive consumer demand must not cost Amazon staff their health and safety, Amnesty International warned in a new report.
Carbon markets are poised to expand dramatically in 2021 and beyond, driven by a rapid acceleration of corporate climate commitments.
The EU Parliament is headquartered in the French city of Strasbourg, but it has also offices in Luxembourg as well as Brussels
At the start of the German presidency of the EU Council it committed itself to a "fair taxation" agenda. But time is running out.
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