The Treaty aims to foster international co-operation to end expansion into new reserves of coal, oil and natural gas to limit carbon emissions and advance an equitable transition to clean energy

A new study measures the environmental impact of cities across the globe, ahead of the 50th Earth Day

Chicago’s percentage of certified green office space increased to 71.1% in 2019, up from nearly 70% last year

The London Business Climate Leaders aim to make the capital the world’s most sustainable city

As it becomes increasingly digitalised, the UK has been urged to up its cyber defences to ensure its energy resilience in the future

A new competition is looking for solutions to the food-water-energy nexus. The aim of Belmont Forum and Joint Planning Initiative Urban Europe’s project is to bring together research and innovation from around the world to solve food shortage, water scarcity and energy resource issues in cities. Called the Sustainable Urban Global Initiative/Food-Water-Energy Nexus, it is […]

The Major of London has said he will double funding to improve London’s air quality. Sadiq Khan announced £875 million of spending over the next five years ahead of the draft publication of Transport for London’s (TfL) business plan later this week. That’s an increase from £425 million the previous Mayor allocated to tackle the […]

A Floridian city has committed to transitioning to 100% renewable energy. St. Petersburg is the first city in the state and the 20th in the US to make the commitment, according to the Sierra Club, a group working to get US cities to adopt renewable energy. The city council has allocated $250,000 (£200,000) of BP […]

  An expert from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has told ELN progress is being made towards the COP21 climate targets. Kamel Bennaceur, Director for Sustainable Energy Policies and Technologies, said the first clear signs of carbon usage and GDP decoupling can now be seen. He told ELN: “In 2015, despite a worldwide growth of 2 […]

Green Building Councils will work with major cities to help save energy in their buildings. Green Building Councils in Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Poland and South Africa will work with the cities of Bogota, Dubai, Warsaw and Tshwane respectively in a bid to double energy efficiency rates by 2030. A partnership of cities, businesses […]