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Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half…
Reports: EU eyeing stronger corporate reporting rules for climate and pandemic risks
European Commission reportedly weighing up options for stronger disclosure rules governing climate, biodiversity loss and pandemic risks. Green corporate reporting rules that could see European…
Five trees or a latte? Coastal communities seek crowdfunding for mangroves
Would you forgo a cup of coffee to plant mangroves aimed at helping coastal communities fend off climate change? A Singapore-based online platform is counting…
VTT to explore biomass and waste plastic fuel oil for ship engines
As part of the Business Finland BioFlex project, the companies aim to identify the most economically and ecologically sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. The use…
Antarctica’s ozone hole has company: A rare hole over the Arctic
The Antarctic ozone hole in the Southern Hemisphere is known for its yearly variations. This year, it has a counterpart. An ozone hole has developed…
UK to give frontline charities more cash during virus lockdown
Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday an extra 750 million pounds ($930 million) of funding for frontline charities so they can continue their…
French lockdown helped slow coronavirus but too soon to lift it, PM says
France’s lockdown, in place for more than three weeks, has helped contain the spread of the new coronavirus but the time to lift the restrictions…
EU unveils coronavirus app tracking guidelines
The European Commission on Wednesday recommended establishing a pan-European approach to using mobile technologies and data to better tackle the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Commission…
Hungary: Law to fight coronavirus creates ’uncertainty’ for journalists
A law that holds a prison sentence of up to five years for spreading ”false information” is part of new measures against COVID-19. As Fanny…
Canada, U.S. farms face crop losses due to foreign worker delays
Mandatory coronavirus quarantines of seasonal foreign workers in Canada could hurt that country’s fruit and vegetable output this year, and travel problems related to the…
Climate Week NYC given September go-ahead as ’virtual’ event
The Climate Group group has today (6 April) confirmed that its major week-long event designed to ramp up corporate action on climate change will still…
Chile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis
With historically low river flows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile have found themselves particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic….
World short of six million nurses, WHO says
As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the world needs nearly six million nurses. The UN’s health agency along…
Coronavirus: EU Medical Teams deployed to Italy
A team of European doctors and nurses from Romania and Norway, deployed through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, is being immediately dispatched to Milan and…
New wind farm financing in Europe to face delays in 2020: report
Investment in new wind power projects in Europe fell almost 25% to 19 billion euros ($20.7 billion) in 2019 compared to a year earlier and…
Millions in US at risk of ’water shutoffs’ amid layoffs triggered by pandemic
Millions of Americans risk losing running water if they fall behind with bill payments in coming months, as mass layoffs triggered by the coronavirus pandemic…
ClimateWorks reports shows Australia can reach zero emissions by 2035
A new report shows that Australia has the capacity to meet its Paris Agreement targets by 2035 if it sets out on economy-wide decarbonisation in…
IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019
Renewable electricity capacity growth slowed just a touch in 2019, yet still made up almost three quarters of all new power capacty that came into…
Women and low-paid among worst hit by UK coronavirus job cuts
Low-paid workers, young people and women are most likely to have lost work in Britain due to the economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus lockdown,…
After-coronavirus, SE Asia strongly favours crackdown on wildlife trade, says WWF
The coronavirus pandemic has generated overwhelming support for the closure of markets selling illegal wildlife across Southeast Asia, an epicenter of the multi-billion-dollar trade, the…
