Tag: Environment

ENVIRONMENT UNDER REVIEW
Europe, Global

Rich countries use six times more resources, generate 10 times the climate impacts than low-income ones

01 MAR 2024 PRESS RELEASE ENVIRONMENT UNDER REVIEW Nairobi, 1 March 2024 – Extraction of the Earth’s natural resources tripled in the past five decades, related to the massive build-up of infrastructure in many parts of the world and the high levels of material consumption, especially in upper-middle and high-income countries. Material extraction is expected to rise by 60 per cent by 2060 and could derail efforts to … Continue reading Rich countries use six times more resources, generate 10 times the climate impacts than low-income ones

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UN Environment
Europe, Global

UN Environment Assembly advances collaborative action on triple planetary crisis

Press Release Nairobi, 1 March 2024 – The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to boost multilateral efforts to address the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution. More than 5,600 people – representing 190 countries – participated in the week-long Assembly held at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters … Continue reading UN Environment Assembly advances collaborative action on triple planetary crisis

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Powin and Pulse Clean Energy
Global, United States, Untied Kingdom

Powin and Pulse Clean Energy Partner on a 50 MW / 110 MWh UK Battery Energy Storage System

This project will increase grid reliability and resiliency, and enable greater renewables integration while helping the UK hit net zero targets PORTLAND, Ore. & LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global energy storage platform provider Powin LLC (Powin) announces an agreement with Pulse Clean Energy (Pulse), an investor, developer and operator of flexibility and stability assets in the UK. The agreement is to deploy a 50 MW/110 MWh Battery Energy Storage … Continue reading Powin and Pulse Clean Energy Partner on a 50 MW / 110 MWh UK Battery Energy Storage System

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Landmark UN report: The world’s migratory species of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing
Africa, Global

Landmark UN report: The world’s migratory species of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing

Samarkand, 12 February 2024 – The first-ever State of the World’s Migratory Species report was launched today by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a UN biodiversity treaty, at the opening of a major UN wildlife conservation conference (CMS COP14). The landmark report reveals: Until now, no such comprehensive assessment on migratory species has been carried out. The report provides a global … Continue reading Landmark UN report: The world’s migratory species of animals are in decline, and the global extinction risk is increasing

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