Money talks. And today it had something to say about the impending global climate crisis. Investors managing nearly half the world’s capital, more than $34 trillion in assets, demanded governments around the world take action to stop the impending global climate crisis, as Reutersreported in an exclusive. In an open letter to the leaders of the G20...Read More

Earlier this month, a study found that the U.S. had more capacity installed for renewable energythan coal for the first time That potential is now being realized. The U.S. generated more electricity from renewable sources than from coal for the first time ever this April, The Guardian reported Wednesday. Data from the Energy Information Administration showed that wind, solar and hydroelectric generated nearly 68.5...Read More

A giant floating, trash collecting boom is en-route to return to the Pacific ocean after necessary repairs. Initially placed between California and Hawaii in 2018, the boom broke apart due to constant wind and wave pressure and had to be brought back to mainland for service. The 2,000 foot device is now ready to return to the...Read More

As the host of the G20 summit to be held in Osaka this week, Japan is under fire to show ‘climate leadership’ by shaking itself free from coal. Its banks are among the world’s biggest financiers of the fossil fuel. Protesters from Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD), a regional alliance of 50 member...Read More

The US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time ever in April, new federal government data has shown.  Shell is not a green saviour. It’s a planetary death machine George Monbiot Read more Clean energy such as solar and wind provided 23% of US electricity generation during the month, compared...Read More

Wildlife thrives in one of Sumatra’s largest intact peatland forests, and an unlikely coalition of NGOs and businesses is ensuring it remains that way. An aerial view of a river in Riau Province where APRIL is restoring 150,000 ha of degraded peat forest. Image: Caine Delacy/ APRIL Amid recent reports of an increasing crisis in global...Read More

To win its war on waste, Singapore needs to invest in a network of machines and plants across the island to better manage discarded food, plastics and electronics, say experts. Hawker fare in Singapore. The city-state generated 788,600 tonnes of food waste in 2014, or about two bowls of food per person per day. Image: T.Dallas / Shutterstock.com Singapore...Read More