Key Impact Points Access to safe drinking water and sanitation, reliable water supply for agriculture and industry, and protection against droughts and floods are crucial for development, according to a World Bank report released at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia. The report highlights a worsening crisis: in
Prices for key minerals used in clean energy technologies dropped in 2023, but new IEA analysis shows need for greater and more diversified investment to support efforts to reach energy and climate goals Pressure eased in 2023 on the market for minerals that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar
Key Impact Points On Tuesday, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) expanded the definition of marine pollution under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include greenhouse gases. The decision, made by 21 judges, acknowledges that greenhouse emissions are harmful to
Key Impact Points IFC and the Italian Climate Fund have announced a $210 million investment in Eni S.p.A.’s Kenya subsidiary. This investment will expand advanced biofuel production, supporting decarbonization and benefiting up to 200,000 small-scale Kenyan oilseed farmers. IFC will contribute $135 million, while the Italian Climate Fund will add
Called PREFIRE, this CubeSat duo will boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s polar regions radiate out to space and how that influences our climate. Twin shoebox-size climate satellites will soon be studying two of the most remote regions on Earth: the Arctic and Antarctic. The NASA mission will
Deloitte’s 2024 Gen Z and Millennial Survey, now in its 13th edition, highlights the significant environmental concerns of Gen Z, demonstrating their commitment to addressing climate change and environmental sustainability. The survey, encompassing over 22,800 respondents from 44 countries, underscores how these younger generations are actively pushing for substantial societal
Europe needs smart investments to strengthen disaster resilience, adaptation and finance response to disaster and climate risks, say new reports on the Economics for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness, released by the World Bank and the European Commission today. Europe is warming faster than any other continent and is highly vulnerable to
A small but growing number of countries are well on their way to producing all of their electricity from renewable energy. Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, is planning to join these pioneers and become the first small island developing State (SIDS) to stop using fossil fuels for energy generation. It’s
By Simon Jessop, Reuters A global insurance coalition intended to help curb the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions has relaunched with a new name and weaker membership requirements in response to companies fleeing over allegations of collusion by Republican politicians in the United States. The Net Zero Insurance Alliance The insurance group,
The adoption of verifiable technical criteria to define sustainable economic activities is crucial to reorienting financial flows in the fight against the climate crisis The new study by the Climate Policy Initiative/PUC-Rio (CPI/PUC-Rio) presents ten recommendations for the structuring and implementation of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy, the first national classification system for
