Ireland Publishes Biomethane Sustainability Charter to Drive Green Energy Transition

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Summary: Ministers Darragh O’Brien and Martin Heydon have unveiled the Biomethane Environmental Sustainability Charter, a cornerstone of Ireland’s National Biomethane Strategy. The Charter sets out best practice standards to ensure the country’s emerging biomethane sector develops sustainably, with a target of producing 5.7 terawatt hours (TWh) annually by 2030—equivalent to 10% of Ireland’s current gas […]

Ahead of COP30, EU joins CHAMP, backing cities and regions as key partners for boosting climate action and resilience

November 5, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

The European Union has formally endorsed the Coalition for High Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP), underscoring the importance of coordinated climate action across all levels of governance. Effective multilevel governance would greatly contribute to reap the emission reduction potential from cities and regions, help reduce significantly the current emission gap by up to 40% and support […]

Can a 50,000-person conference still tackle climate change?

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025Dr Hayley Walker, Assistant Professor of International Negotiation, IÉSEG School of ManagementLeave a Comment

Governments from around the world will soon descend upon Belém, Brazil for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and with them, many actors from industry and business, civil society, research institutions, youth organisations and Indigenous Peoples’ groups, to name but a few. Since the […]

New climate pledges do little to correct global warming projection, UN warns

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

The warning comes in the latest Emissions Gap Report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), issued on Tuesday ahead of the COP30 climate conference which opens in Belém, Brazil, next week. Nearly a decade has passed since world leaders adopted the Paris Agreement, which aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and preferably to a 1.5°C threshold. Climate action plans Countries outline their efforts to reduce greenhouse […]

What Millions of Volunteer Observations Can Tell Us About the Effects of Climate Change on Plants |

November 4, 2025curtislubbeLeave a Comment

Amanda Gallinat, Colby College, USA, and Theresa Crimmins, USA National Phenology Network, discuss their article: Combined volunteer and ecological network observations show broad-scale temperature-sensitivity patterns for deciduous plant flowering and leaf-out times across the Eastern USA Around the globe, the timing of seasonal activity in plants and animals – termed phenology – is shifting substantially […]

EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change launches 18 new projects. Spotlight on REGILIENCE+ and the National Adaptation Hubs

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

News ItemCreated 03 Nov 2025Published 03 Nov 2025Modified 03 Nov 2025 Two major initiatives – REGILIENCE+ and the Adaptation Hubs projects have officially launched under the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. They join 16 additional Mission projects that will develop and test innovative solutions for climate adaptation across more than 85 European regions […]

EIB Group and Santander Mobilize $1B to Boost Spain’s Green and Inclusive SME Sector

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and Banco Santander have launched a $1.08 billion financing initiative to support green and inclusive growth among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Spain, with targeted investments in sustainable building and women-led businesses. Strategic Investment in Sustainability and Inclusion On 31 October 2025, the EIB Group—comprising the European Investment […]

Iberdrola Raises €1 Billion in Landmark EU Green Hybrid Bond

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Spanish energy giant Iberdrola has successfully issued its first EU Green Hybrid Bond, raising €1 billion after attracting overwhelming investor demand, underscoring both the company’s financial strength and the growing appetite for sustainable finance. Record Investor Demand Iberdrola announced on 29 October 2025 that it had placed a €1 billion green hybrid bond, becoming the […]

Spooky ecology! – The Applied Ecologist

October 30, 2025Journal of Applied EcologyLeave a Comment

To help usher in Halloween, let’s take a look at some recent articles from Journal of Applied Ecology that explore different spooky animals and their environments! Bats are probably the first creature to come to mind when Halloween is mentioned, but are they top of the list when someone mentions insectivores? A recent paper by […]

Bringing people together for “climate action that works for you”

October 30, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

On 30 September 2025, more than 1,600 people took part in a high-level conference under the heading Climate action that works for you: an agenda for competitiveness, prosperity and resilience. The event gathered policymakers, business leaders, and civil society to reflect on current climate policies and to further boost learning and cooperation for increased impact. […]

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