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May 2020
The call for a "Renovation Fund For All Europeans" gains momentum, reaches out to Poland
The case for green buildings in the COVID-19 recovery
World health leaders urge green recovery from coronavirus crisis
'Digital twins' can help create healthier cities after coronavirus
Singapore researchers invent device that produces electricity from light and shadows
Green recovery hinges on the right data
As lockdown clears the air, Cairo looks to keep pollution low
E-bikes could slash transport emissions
Bust-up over climate weighs on EU-UK talks, risks trade rifts
First Dieselgate ruling by Germany’s top court set to flag legal clarity
Could a green new deal turn South Korea from climate villain to model?
Will China’s Covid recovery be green? – Climate Weekly
€90 bln needed to realise deep buildings renovation investments for EU’s post Covid-19 recovery
Our historic duty: A more resilient, inclusive and green recovery
EU plans to protect 30% of land and seas by 2030 for biodiversity
Rwanda submits tougher emission-cutting plan to the UN
Heating electrification amplifies need for efficient buildings, experts say
German cabinet agrees CO2 price of €25 from January 2021
Future shock: COVID-19 failures show need to prep for climate threats
Fossil fuels: Heading down, but not yet out
Heed lessons of 2008 crisis, experts warn global leaders
EU 'green' recovery to target buildings, clean power, hydrogen – draft
Industrial decarbonization is essential for addressing climate crisis, report shows
Business giants call for science-based green economic recovery
EU plans sweeping bioenergy review by end 2020
Natural forests are best at storing carbon
Zimbabwe tenders for 500MW solar power plants in renewable energy drive
No industry support without a commitment to cleaner production
Climate activists line London's Trafalgar Square with kids' shoes
Spain unveils climate law to cut emissions to net zero by 2050
Gas industry urged to ‘accelerate’ transition to hydrogen
Labour to plan green economic rescue from coronavirus crisis
Labour to plan green economic rescue from coronavirus crisis
Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, say experts
A perfect storm? COVID-19 cuts incomes and hikes home energy bills
Germany must become climate-neutral by 2038, says government advisory council
Beware of jobs vs. climate clash in virus aftermath, EU warned
Environmental NGOs launch appeal for green reconstruction
Seizing the moment: how Australia can build a green economy from the Covid-19 wreckage
Drop in pollution may bring hotter weather and heavier monsoons
Confined life under COVID-19 focuses global attention on the need to renovate homes
China enters a new low-sulphur shipping era
Transparent data is the key to Asia’s green recovery in a post-Covid world
UN aviation scheme to supplement, not replace EU carbon trading
Covid-19 outbreak in Polish coal mines heaps further pain on struggling sector
EU urges national governments to take the lead on ‘green’ state aid
Solar could make up 43% of Singapore’s energy mix by 2050: study
The Green Transition at the heart of the EU Recovery Fund
COVID-19 is testing the EU’s ‘Just Transition’ plan
Germany’s solar industry could implode this summer
How is the Covid-19 energy slump affecting the weather?
Green heating: €5.7m EU boost for low carbon home heating research
Boost for bikes as Europeans gear up for coronavirus commute
Renovate Europe calls for a “Renovation Fund For All Europeans"
China’s energy storage boom falters
How to keep cities pollution-free after virus lockdowns lift
How the coronavirus recovery effort can support a European Green Deal
Five ways for governments to green airline bailouts
World cannot return to 'business as usual' after Covid-19, say mayors
How to save economy and climate together
Pandemic makes private cars more popular, public transport loses out – survey
EU eyes green conditions on state aid to virus-hit firms
EU building ‘renovation wave’ set for launch in September
A California utility announces 770 Megawatts of battery storage. That’s a lot
Coronavirus lockdown speeds India’s shift from coal to solar power
UK's coronavirus recovery should have green focus, Johnson urged
Healthy homes for all: the untapped power of energy efficiency programs
Here’s how you can track your carbon footprint and help keep emissions low
One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years – study
Economy bigwigs rank airline bailouts last on virus recovery wishlist
Financiers join EU ‘green recovery alliance’
Is air pollution making the coronavirus pandemic even more deadly?
Air pollution deaths fall during lockdown
Green recovery can revive virus-hit economies and tackle climate change - study
Rich nations must make pandemic recovery plans green - global investors
EU climate neutrality goal not negotiable amid pandemic - lawmakers
April 2020
‘Postcard from the future’: Virus and solar cause record fall in CO2
Renewables most resilient to Covid-19 lockdown measures, says IEA
The city that never sleeps is waking up later
IMF chief: $1 trillion post-coronavirus stimulus must tackle climate crisis
IMF chief: $1 trillion post-coronavirus stimulus must tackle climate crisis
Green Deal will be ‘our motor for the recovery’, von der Leyen says
Merkel reaffirms support for raising EU’s 2030 climate target to 50-55%
UN development chief calls for green shift away from ‘irrational’ oil dependence
No more loopholes: HSBC closes door on new coal projects
France calls for minimum carbon price to counter oil crash
Carbon dioxide pollution dulls the brain
Dutch spell out green ideas for EU recovery fund
Petersberg Climate Dialogue: German ambitions remain blurry
Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began
Climate crisis will make insurance unaffordable for people who need it most
It’s a galloping goodbye to Europe’s coal
EU's COVID recovery spending should be guided by green finance plan - experts
Put clean energy at heart of stimulus plans – IEA's Birol
JBIC becomes third Japanese bank in a month to signal move away from coal
Earth Day message to leaders: After coronavirus, rebuild wisely
A green bailout must put Europe’s energy poor first
Could Microsoft’s climate crisis ‘moonshot’ plan really work?
Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030
Drop in emissions due to pandemic won't fix climate, WMO says
Joe Biden wins climate change campaigner Al Gore's endorsement on Earth Day
Timmermans promises green recovery to EU lawmakers
New Zealand sticks to 2030 climate target while waiting for 1.5C advice
The Guardian joins forces with hundreds of newsrooms to promote climate solutions
Climate crisis will deepen the pandemic. A green stimulus plan can tackle both
UK gas plans a carbon-free future with hydrogen
As investment giant BlackRock pulls back from coal, activists urge the same for biomass energy
Four more EU nations back a green post-coronavirus recovery
Renewables agency charts path to zero-carbon energy system by 2050
Air pollution may be ‘key contributor’ to Covid-19 deaths – study
Von der Leyen: ‘We now need to build a resilient, green, and digital Europe’
Investors hail Shell’s net-zero emissions pledge
New action plan for renovation and economic recovery by BPIE
Now not the time to roll back emissions rules, say big companies, cities and NGOs
Building renovations can unleash future-proof jobs for a green recovery
Which world do we want after COVID-19?
South Korea to implement Green New Deal after ruling party election win
Solar seen claiming up to 60% of EU power mix by 2050
LEAKED: Full list of delayed European Green Deal initiatives
Renewable energies under threat in 2020 from coronavirus, oil price slump
Offshore wind hopes for a livelier future
Greenland ice sheet shrinks by record amount - climate study
How the coronavirus outbreak affects the EU’s 2030 climate targets
European politicians, CEOs, lawmakers urge green coronavirus recovery
Chinese firms struggle to fund renewables projects overseas
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels could fall by 2.5bn tonnes in 2020
As Africa looks for clean power, nuclear interest grows
Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy
Fossil fuels add to world’s marine dead zones
New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
Spain finally sends 2030 climate plan to Brussels
The corona crisis: A catalyst for climate action?
Airlines urge UN body to ease climate goals for 2020s as traffic collapses
VW installed 'defeat devices' to subvert emissions tests, high court finds
Coronavirus could trigger biggest fall in carbon emissions since World War Two
Japan’s failure to set tougher climate target disappoints global community
‘We won’t slow down’ on climate: EU reacts to COP26 postponement
Coronavirus is a once in a lifetime chance to reshape how we travel
Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?
Climate disasters seen increasing conflict risk in large countries
'We must use this time well': climate experts hopeful after Cop26 delay
Dieselgate motorists in search of compensation boosted by EU court
Report shows building energy use in cities is declining: Q&A with author Stefen Samarripas
EU carbon market emissions (excluding aviation) fell 8.7% in 2019
Cop26 climate talks postponed to 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic
March 2020
How energy-efficient LED bulbs lit up India in just five years
Rollback of fuel efficiency standards will harm U.S. economy and public health for years
EU presses on with tighter 2030 climate target despite pandemic
Report and online survey on the Efficiency 1st principle for demand-side alternatives
Barclays sets net zero carbon target for 2050 after investor pressure
COVID-19 is slamming efficiency workforce now, and may bring long-term changes for efficiency
Coal exit will benefit health, wealth and nature
Japan sticks to 2030 climate goals, accused of a ‘disappointing’ lack of ambition
States step up climate efforts by requiring utilities to increase energy efficiency
Coronavirus: The immediate effect on climate change
EU leaders agree to consider climate in coronavirus recovery plan
There isn’t one renovation wave
Greta Thunberg says coronavirus shows world can 'act fast' on crises
EXPLAINER: How the ECB can print ‘green money’
Coronavirus slows US push to produce electric vehicle minerals
Beyond the corona darkness: Bringing light, air and sustainability into people’s homes
Air pollution plummets by up to 50% as virus curbs traffic, new data reveals
EU carbon market ‘the first victim’ as electricity demand collapses
Efficient energy cuts UK electricity’s carbon output
COVID-19 stimulus should address health, economy and climate together
Energy efficiency employs at least 2.4 million Americans. Many of those jobs are now at risk
Energy storage boom stalls in Europe
Governments urged to attach green strings to long-term coronavirus recovery plans
US keeps wary eye on EU carbon border tax plans
Indians breathe easier as lockdowns to halt coronavirus clear smog
ANALYSIS-Coronavirus sparks soul-searching over travel-heavy climate diplomacy
EU cost-benefit study seen backing 55% emissions cut by 2030
Has Covid-19 helped ease air pollution?
What coronavirus means for the EU car industry and what we can learn from the 2009 crisis
Extreme summer heat puts millions at risk
From food to tech, coronavirus to spur urban planning rethink
Enel says digital drive has given it hedge on coronavirus threat
Green Deal deserves a better Energy Taxation Directive in 2020, not years from now
Coronavirus slows developing nations’ plans to step up climate action in 2020
OPINION: Bringing climate justice thinking to the COVID-19 pandemic
German economy heading for deep slump and lower emissions due to coronavirus
India finally takes climate crisis seriously
Big tech could do better at protecting the environment
Climate change will still be a threat after COVID-19 is gone
Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?
Europe warned about virus impact on clean tech
Air pollution ‘likely’ to increase mortality from COVID19: experts
Energy ‘sector coupling’ requires 75% more electricity, study says
Women shouldering the burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches
Six EU countries join call for 100% renewable energy scenario
Air pollution clears in northern Italy after coronavirus lockdown, satellite shows
Coronavirus poses threat to climate action, says watchdog
Online classes, video meetings: Can coronavirus spur low-carbon habits?
Electric vehicle push struggles to accelerate in Pakistan
Can the coronavirus give us hope in tackling climate change?
