On July 14, 2025, Saudi Arabia signed power purchase agreements for seven utility-scale solar and wind projects totaling 15 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy capacity. The $8.3 billion initiative—led by ACWA Power, Aramco’s SAPCO, and PIF-owned Badeel—marks a major step toward the Kingdom’s goal of installing 130 GW of renewables by 2030, with 70% of […]
Continue ReadingIn our ‘Field Diaries’ series, The Applied Ecologist is sharing stories from a range of different fieldwork experiences. In this first-person pictorial account, Apeksha Khedekar explores their time spent researching the sustainability of homestead farming among tribal populations in Goa. About the author Apeksha Khedekar © Shivanjali Phalke ; Jaya Gaude I was a master’s […]
Continue ReadingOn 14 June 2025, Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera and Vice-Premier of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang chaired the Sixth EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue (HECD) in Beijing, China. EU Commissioners Wopke Hoekstra, Jessika Roswall and Dan Jørgensen also participated in the dialogue. The High-Level Dialogue had valuable and constructive exchanges, identifying new […]
Continue ReadingSongbo Tang, Jianyang Xia, and Liming Yan, East China Normal University, discusses their article: Long-term drought triggers contrasting responses of foliar stable nitrogen isotopes and soil available nitrogen in a subtropical forest Introduction: The Hidden Link Between Drought and Nitrogen Dynamics As climate change intensifies, drought events increasingly threaten the functionality of global forest ecosystems. […]
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When the FIFA World Cup hits North America in June 2026, 48 teams and millions of sports fans will be traveling among venues spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico. It’s a dramatic expansion – 16 more teams will be playing than in recent years, with a jump from 64 to 104 matches. The […]
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📍 Podgorica, July 11, 2025 — Montenegro has initiated its first-ever renewable energy auction, offering 250 MW of solar power generation capacity, in a landmark move to accelerate its clean energy transition. The auction, led by the Ministry of Energy and Mining and supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), marks a […]
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📍 Battlefield, Shropshire — July 10, 2025Veolia has announced plans to build the UK’s first closed-loop PET recycling plant, investing £70 million in a state-of-the-art facility set to open in early 2026. Located in Battlefield near Shrewsbury, the site will process up to 80,000 tonnes of plastic annually, converting used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) trays and […]
Continue ReadingWhile no single extreme weather event can be blamed solely on climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes it clear: human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are very likely to have made weather and climate extremes more frequent and intense. And this dangerous trend is set to continue. Our continent is warming faster than […]
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The Maritsa Iztok Complex in southeastern Bulgaria stands as a relic of the past. Since the 1950s, its four thermal power stations have powered the region, relying on coal from three nearby open-pit mines. This type of mining is among the most environmentally damaging, and a long-overdue transition is now underway, promising to reshape the […]
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📍 Paris, July 9, 2025 — Tikehau Capital has secured €1 billion through its first private equity continuation fund to support the next phase of growth for Egis, a global leader in sustainable infrastructure, engineering, and mobility services. The fund will enable Egis to pursue strategic acquisitions and scale internationally, with a goal to double […]
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