Scotland is on the cusp of electric car ‘revolution’
The use of electric vehicle charge points in Scotland has increased by 43 per cent in a year.
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France is awarding ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ grants to U.S.-based climate scientists
Macron unveiled the Make our Planet Great Again grants after President Donald Trump in June said he was pulling the United States out of an international accord to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that was brokered in Paris in 2015.
The National Australia Bank will no longer lend to new thermal coal projects
The National Australia Bank (NAB) is officially the country’s first bank to begin to phase out coal support.
Australia’s Newcastle Port, the world’s biggest coal export port, announces shift away from coal
The new chair of Newcastle Ports in Australia says there’s an urgent need to diversify the regional economy and the port’s business.
First LGBT radio station in the Arab world launches in Tunisia
Broadcasting as of December 15, Radio Shams is the brainchild of the LGBT rights organization Shams, with support from the Dutch embassy.
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte comes out in favour of same-sex marriage
Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday announced plans for the commission as he spoke at the 7th LGBT year-end gathering at Azuela Cove.
U.K. to devote foreign aid money to fighting plastic pollution
In a major win in the battle to turn the tide on plastic, British Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed that the United Kingdom’s foreign aid budget will be used to fight plastic pollution in the developing world.
Belarus to host first parliamentary hearings on SDGs
The open parliamentary hearings on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals will be held for the first time at the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly on 19 December.
E.U. approves Poland’s $11 billion program to develop clean energy
The European Union has approved Poland’s 9.4 billion euro ($11 billion) plan for developing renewable energy sources, the EU’s executive body said Wednesday.
Exxon agrees to disclose climate risks under pressure from investors
Under pressure from investors, prosecutors and global regulators, ExxonMobil Corp. agreed on Monday to strengthen its analysis and disclosure of the risks its core oil business faces from climate change and from government efforts to rein in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.