New recipe for a fast acting Europe to profit from going it alone on climate action
A major new European study of the costs of climate protection shows that avoiding dangerous consequences of climate change at manageable costs is only possible with early action – but Europe would profit from taking a leadership role even if other countries continued to hesitate.
Too many A-Grades lead to failure on European appliances
Brussels, Belgium: Negotiations between Europe’s Presidency, Parliament and the European Commission have failed to reach agreement on new energy labeling requirements for electrical appliances.
Train from Kyoto to Copenhagen to Raise Awareness of Climate Change Ahead of Crucial UN Conference
The International Union of Railways (UIC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the global conservation organization WWF today launched the symbolic one-month and nearly 9,000 kilometer-long train journey from Kyoto to Copenhagen to document the impacts of climate change and raise awareness of low-carbon transport solutions.
G20 contemplates perverse subsidies, ducks decisions on climate financing
Heads of the world’s 20 largest economies signalled they may be ready to act on perverse subsidies for fossil fuel use at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. But they yet again put off making any firm commitments on the potential Copenhagen deal breaker of climate financing.
A week where leaders can grasp climate opportunities
World leaders meeting in New York for the UN Climate Summit on Tuesday 22 September have a historic opportunity to shape a ground breaking climate agreement that can help save the world from the ravages of runaway climate change, WWF said today.
WWF welcomes fading of Europe’s incandescent glow
WWF welcomes the ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs, coming into effect in the EU from 1 September, but it says that equally energy wasting light bulbs like standard halogens should also be removed from the market.
WWF urges EU to ban all energy wasting light bulbs
WWF welcomes the ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs, coming into effect in the EU from 1 September, but it says that equally energy wasting light bulbs like standard halogens should also be removed from the market.
WWF urges EU to ban all energy wasting light bulbs
WWF welcomes the ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs, coming into effect in the EU from 1 September, but it says that equally energy wasting light bulbs like standard halogens should also be removed from the market.
Let clean economy begin, global companies urge government leaders
Some of the world’s highest-profile companies today called on G8 leaders meeting in Italy to agree on a global climate deal by the end of 2009 and to set ambitious targets to cut carbon emissions.
Renewable energy wave rolls across Australia
Waves around Australia and hot rocks beneath it have the capacity to power Australia into a clean energy future and provide tens of thousands of new jobs, according to new reports from WWF. “What we are seeing here is the birth of new industries," said WWF-Australia CEO Greg Bourne.