Sixteen more signatures needed. Photo: © Shutterstock – Roman Motizov

Doha Amandment must be ratified

The United Nations is encouraging governments to ratify as soon as they can the amendments relating to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, the international emissions reduction treaty. Ratification of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol is a valuable part of the momentum for global climate action for the years leading up to 2020. As of 8 May 2019, 128 Parties have deposited their instrument of acceptance, 16 more countries have still to sign for the amendment to be ratified.

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A first vision of a Common Food Policy

IPES-Food presents a plan to transform the European Union food system, including proposals for 80 policy reforms and a new governance architecture.

Editorial: Taking the next steps

The drought in Northern Europe last summer was a climate wake-up for many of us living in the region. It is one thing to grasp the basic science ...

In pursuit of net-zero farming

Slashing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is a tricky balancing act: we will need to use all the tools available, while making sure we do not sacrifice other environmental interests along the way.

Phase-out of coal in Europe during 2019 is ongoing

Coal is being phased out in Europe, but not fast enough to get totally coal-free by 2025.

Western Balkans’ chronic coal pollution

Sixteen outdated coal power plants in the Western Balkans are a public health and economic liability for the whole of Europe, with people in the EU bearing the majority ...

CCS: Time to move on

With coal on the decline, for political, economic and technical reasons, the argument for CCS in the power sector is weaker than ever before.

Sweeping Europe’s emissions under the rug

Enthusiasm for CCS has waned across much of Europe as the technology has failed to advance and renewables have convincingly demonstrated their ability to cost-effectively decarbonize the energy system. But don’t tell that to Norway.

1.5-degree lifestyles

A new report “1.5-Degree Lifestyles” evaluates the implications of the Paris Agreement from a lifestyle perspective. It analyses scientific emission ...

Air pollution death toll much higher than previously thought

Air pollution causes nearly 800,000 early deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

Large potential for offshore wind energy in the Baltic and North Sea

Low-cost renewable electricity shows that climate-protecting measures may improve industrial competitiveness and prosperity.

Science confirms that students are right – we can act now

State-of-the-art Climate Model “One Earth” backed by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation maps out a feasible pathway to keeping global warming below 1.5°C – joining the dots between energy strategies and nature conservation measures for the first time.

World air quality status – city ranking

New air pollution data compiled in the IQAir AirVisual 2018 World Air Quality Report and interactive World’s most polluted cities ranking, prepared in collaboration with Greenpeace Southeast Asia ...

Global coal power emissions mapped

Closing down the 10 per cent most polluting coal-fired plants would reduce air pollution health impacts from coal power generation by nearly two-thirds.

Flemish Green Deal on domestic wood heating

An accelerated replacement or phasing out of old wood-fired heating devices can bring significant additional reductions in PM_2.5 emissions.

Global health impacts of vehicle exhaust

Study links ambient levels of toxic particles and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to 385,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2015, of which 60,000 were due to emissions from shipping.