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UN Announces Satellite-Based Global Methane Detection System
Posted on November 11, 2022 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN today announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions […] -
IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts
Posted on June 10, 2021 | No CommentsIPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services) Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have combined and increasingly threaten nature, human lives, livelihoods and […] -
UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future
Posted on February 18, 2021 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainability Shifting world views and putting nature at the […] -
Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN
Posted on January 22, 2021 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most people on Earth will live […] -
Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN
Posted on December 16, 2020 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve by 2030 to get on […] -
New oil & gas industry framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions
Posted on November 23, 2020 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, major players in the […] -
Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of greenhouse emissions, save $ trillions: UN
Posted on July 17, 2020 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; 3.6 billion appliances in […] -
Falling clean energy costs an opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery: UN
Posted on June 10, 2020 | No CommentsUNEP / Frankfurt School / BNEF As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new report shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever, providing an opportunity to prioritize […] -
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Posted on February 3, 2020 | No CommentsUN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer […] -
Imperfect diamonds paved road to historic Deep Earth discoveries
Posted on October 24, 2019 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Materials trapped inside diamonds offer clues to life’s origin; suggest oceans’ worth of water hidden in Deep Earth Deep Carbon Observatory highlights 10 […] -
Scientists quantify global volcanic CO2 venting; estimate total carbon on Earth
Posted on October 1, 2019 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Scientists update estimates of Earth’s immense interior carbon reservoirs, and how much carbon Deep Earth naturally swallows and exhales 10-year Deep Earth study […] -
A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops US $2.5 trillion
Posted on September 5, 2019 | No CommentsUN Environment / Frankfurt School / Bloomberg New Energy Finance UN-backed report: Decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650 GW; renewables generated 12.9 per […] -
Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes
Posted on April 22, 2019 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory Washington DC Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren’t conventional ‘fossil fuels’ as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and […] -
World added far more solar than fossil fuel power generating capacity in 2017
Posted on April 5, 2018 | No CommentsUN Environment, Paris / Nairobi China leads with more than half of world’s new solar capacity; global solar investment jumps 18 percent to $160.8 billion; cumulative renewable energy investment since […] -
Big data points humanity to new minerals, new deposits
Posted on August 1, 2017 | No CommentsCarnegie Science / Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC The private lives of minerals: Understanding how and where minerals hook up helps predict discovery; At least 1,500 minerals yet to be […] -
UN-backed report: Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost
Posted on April 6, 2017 | No CommentsUN Environment, Paris / Nairobi Global investment of $241.6 billion (excluding large hydro), 23 percent less than 2015, brought 138.5GW of new renewable power capacity in 2016, up 8 percent […] -
Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane vents
Posted on October 19, 2016 | No CommentsNat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Portable observatories and new marine vehicles: The hinge of historic change in deep sea exploration Yet to be found worldwide: A […] -
Heatwaves, typhoons, floods, landslides: Researchers detail rising health risks of disasters
Posted on July 18, 2016 | No CommentsUNU Int’l Institute Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 18 July 2016 Assembled by UNU-IIGH, six papers underline the value of applying science, technology to reduce disaster-related health risks; productivity in many jobs seen […] -
Galapagos: Wind turbines replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007, meet 30% of energy needs
Posted on May 29, 2016 | No CommentsGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal World’s top utilities hand over project keys, chart path for Ecuador’s famously biodiverse archipelago to meet 70 percent of fast-rising energy needs with renewables 29 […] -
Renewable energy investments: Major milestones reached, new world record set
Posted on March 24, 2016 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 24 Mar 2016 For first time, developing world investments in renewables (up 19 percent in 2015) topped developed nations’ (down 8%); World record total […] -
Vast energy value in human waste
Posted on November 3, 2015 | No CommentsUnited Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health — Hamilton, Canada 3 Nov 2015 Safe, systematic collection of human waste in low-resource countries could yield valuable fuels, invaluable […] -
To reach CO2, energy goals, blend technologies with stable policies: World electricity firms
Posted on October 11, 2015 | No CommentsGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 11 October, 2015 Decarbonizing electricity: After 2 years of international consultations, world’s leading utilities publish major report for Paris summit, catalog innovative means to […] -
World loses trillions of dollars worth of nature’s benefits each year due to land degradation
Posted on September 15, 2015 | No CommentsUN University – INWEH, Hamilton, Canada 15-SEP-2015 To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by […] -
Renewable energy’s record year helps uncouple growth of global economy and CO2 emissions
Posted on June 17, 2015 | No CommentsREN21 (Renewable Energy for the 21st Century), Paris Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014; renewable energy targets created in 20 more countries, new total: 164 Renewable energy […] -
Renewables re-energized: Green energy investments worldwide surge 17% to $270 billion in 2014
Posted on March 31, 2015 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme, Paris, Nairobi 31-Mar-2015 Driven by Solar and Wind, World Investments Reverse 2-year Dip, Brush Aside Challenge from Sharply Lower Oil Price; 103gw Capacity Added in 2014 is […] -
World losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage
Posted on October 28, 2014 | No CommentsUnited Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 28-Oct-2014 Salt-spoiled soils worldwide: 20 percent of all irrigated lands — an area equal to France; Extensive costs include $27 […] -
Developing world policies help power global renewable energy generation to record
Posted on June 3, 2014 | No CommentsREN21, Paris (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) 03-Jun-2014 Now 95 emerging economies nurture renewable energy growth through supportive policies, up six-fold from just 15 countries in 2005 […] -
Renewable energy market share climbs despite 2013 dip in investments
Posted on April 7, 2014 | No CommentsU.N. Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 7-Apr-2014 Renewables account for 44 percent of 2013’s newly-installed electricity generating capacity despite global investment dropping for second year Frankfurt / New York, 7 […] -
Keeping whales safe in sound: Marine species and seismic surveys
Posted on January 20, 2014 | No CommentsInternational Union for the Conservation of Nature, Geneva 20 January, 2014 Unique collaboration between oil/ gas industry, scientists, conservationists proves way to minimize seismic survey impacts on rare whales, other […] -
$100M green energy megafund launched by science, investment experts in Malaysia, Japan
Posted on September 23, 2013 | No CommentsMalaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, Kuala Lumpur 23 September 2013 Venture capital fund to seed building of green energy products, businesses in SE Asia; Meanwhile, Malaysians, General Electric agree […] -
Renewable energy: World invests $244 billion in 2012; shift to developing countries underway
Posted on June 12, 2013 | No CommentsUN Environment Programme / REN21 12-Jun-2013 Installed capacity continues to grow as solar prices drop 30-40 percent New wind installations surge For only the second time since 2006, global investments […] -
Shifting global water systems: markers of a new geological epoch, “The Anthropocene”
Posted on May 24, 2013 | No CommentsGlobal Water System Project, Bonn 19-May-2013 Bonn Declaration issued by ‘Water in the Anthropocene’ science conference: A majority on Earth face severe self-inflicted water handicap within two generations A conference […] -
Deep Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origins and forms in Earth
Posted on March 4, 2013 | No CommentsDeep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil, and the origins of life itself, Deep Carbon Observatory scientists […] -
Global investment in renewable energy powers to record $257B
Posted on June 11, 2012 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and REN21, Paris Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Renewable energy sector maturation recalls early days of auto industry Solar generation surged past wind […] -
State of the Planet: Scientists describe humanity’s global impact as ‘The Great Acceleration’ and offer ominous outlook: An uncertain future on a much hotter world
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsEarth System Science Partnership, Paris 26-Mar-2012 Time is running out to minimize the risk of setting in motion irreversible and long-term climate change and other dramatic changes to Earth’s life […] -
Eyeing resources, India, China, Brazil, Japan, other countries want a voice on Arctic Council
Posted on January 15, 2012 | No CommentsWalter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 15-Jan-2012 International experts to recommend key issues as Canada prepares to assume Arctic Council chair With an eye on rapid changes in the resource-rich […] -
Global investments in green energy up nearly a third to $211 billion
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 07 Jul 11 China, developing countries are now biggest investors in large-scale renewables while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar Wind farms in China and […] -
How to supply sustainable electricity to world’s billions of ‘energy poor’ people
Posted on June 2, 2011 | No CommentsGlobal Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 02 Jun 11 UN Summit to launch 2012 as ‘International Year of Sustainable Energy for All’ New York – How can the world’s 2.5 billion people with […] -
Humanity can and must do more with less: UNEP
Posted on May 22, 2011 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 12 May 2011 By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – […] -
Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries
Posted on September 15, 2009 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many destined for uncontrolled disposal without change in policies, consumer practices […] -
Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No Commentse8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a consortium of G8 country electricity firms Amid worsening climate change-related […] -
UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide
Posted on June 9, 2009 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme Nairobi / Paris 3-Jun-2009 Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched […] -
Clean energy investment not on track to avoid climate change
Posted on March 5, 2009 | No CommentsNew Energy Finance London 4-Mar-2009 Impact of recession and low energy prices may postpone peak of world CO2 emissions by more than a decade The world economic crisis has hit […] -
‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands
Posted on November 11, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to be an effective potential alternative […] -
Massive greenhouse gases may be released as destruction, drying of world wetlands worsens: UN
Posted on July 20, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription to remedy wetlands crisis Leading world scientists convene in Brazil […] -
UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil
Posted on July 3, 2008 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; new investment surpasses $148 billion in 2007, a 60 […] -
$1 trillion US carbon trading market by 2020: study
Posted on February 20, 2008 | No CommentsNew Energy Finance London, Washington 14-Feb-2008 The United States will be home to a $1 trillion carbon emission market by 2020 if federal and state policymakers continue on their current […] -
Global corporate giants ask suppliers to volunteer CO2 emissions information
Posted on January 31, 2008 | No CommentsCarbon Disclosure Project London, UK 20-Jan-2008 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors (including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Allianz and HSBC, with assets under management […] -
Global corporate climate change report released
Posted on September 27, 2007 | No CommentsCarbon Disclosure Project London 24-Sep-2007 ‘Climate Disclosure Leadership Index’ launched, President Clinton to speak New York / London — The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional […] -
Restoring soils vital to feed world, forestall climate change: experts
Posted on August 30, 2007 | No CommentsSoil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix to counter climate change; 150 world experts meet in Iceland […] -
Investors flock to renewable energy and efficiency technologies: UN study
Posted on June 20, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris 20 Jun 07 Renewables shed fringe image — Transactions leap to record $100 billion in 2006, says UNEP study […] -
UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor
Posted on June 6, 2007 | No CommentsUnited Nations Environment Programme Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark 29-Apr-2007 UNEP-led project expands to other developing countries Life for an estimated 100,000 people in poverty-stricken rural […] -
How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change
Posted on May 29, 2006 | No Comments29 May 06 United Nations Environment Programme / World Bank Without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil within a single human generation (by 2030) will more […]
![UN Announces Satellite-Based Global Methane Detection System United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN today announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-09-at-10.58.27-AM-115x115.png)
![Study quantifies metal supplies needed to reach EU’s climate neutrality goal KU LEUVEN / EUROMETAUX Independent KU Leuven university study, commissioned by EU industry, echoes IEA warning of severe global competition for several metals needed in Europe’s energy transition away from […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Low-Res_Screen-Shot-2022-04-14-at-11.23.34-AM.png-115x115.png)
![IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services) Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have combined and increasingly threaten nature, human lives, livelihoods and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/New-cover-115x115.png)
![UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future UN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainability Shifting world views and putting nature at the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Coal-plant-climate-change-02.01.21-115x115.jpg)
![Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to decommissioning dams By 2050, most people on Earth will live […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-01-at-12.35.03-PM.png)
![Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve by 2030 to get on […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/251397_web-115x115.jpg)
![New oil & gas industry framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions UN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis, major players in the […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/249469_web-115x115.jpg)
![Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of greenhouse emissions, save $ trillions: UN UN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement goals; 3.6 billion appliances in […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/buildings-455239_640-115x115.jpg)
![Falling clean energy costs an opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery: UN UNEP / Frankfurt School / BNEF As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new report shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever, providing an opportunity to prioritize […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/233976_web-115x115.jpg)
![Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/treatment-plant-wastewater-2826988_640-115x115.jpg)
![Imperfect diamonds paved road to historic Deep Earth discoveries Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Materials trapped inside diamonds offer clues to life’s origin; suggest oceans’ worth of water hidden in Deep Earth Deep Carbon Observatory highlights 10 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/04_diam_110208425476-scale-light-115x115.jpg)
![Scientists quantify global volcanic CO2 venting; estimate total carbon on Earth Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution, Washington DC Scientists update estimates of Earth’s immense interior carbon reservoirs, and how much carbon Deep Earth naturally swallows and exhales 10-year Deep Earth study […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/212301_web-115x115.jpg)
![A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops US $2.5 trillion UN Environment / Frankfurt School / Bloomberg New Energy Finance UN-backed report: Decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650 GW; renewables generated 12.9 per […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wind-energy-7394705_640-115x115.jpg)
![Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes Deep Carbon Observatory Washington DC Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren’t conventional ‘fossil fuels’ as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/merlin_153964779_fc07ba93-b8c4-43de-9458-4df9b7537cb6-superJumbo-115x115.jpg)
![World added far more solar than fossil fuel power generating capacity in 2017 UN Environment, Paris / Nairobi China leads with more than half of world’s new solar capacity; global solar investment jumps 18 percent to $160.8 billion; cumulative renewable energy investment since […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Panda_PowerPlant-1024x576-115x115.jpg)
![Big data points humanity to new minerals, new deposits Carnegie Science / Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC The private lives of minerals: Understanding how and where minerals hook up helps predict discovery; At least 1,500 minerals yet to be […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/iStock-477196585.jpg.2556097-115x115.jpg)
![UN-backed report: Record new renewable power capacity added worldwide at lower cost UN Environment, Paris / Nairobi Global investment of $241.6 billion (excluding large hydro), 23 percent less than 2015, brought 138.5GW of new renewable power capacity in 2016, up 8 percent […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/photo_126339-115x115.jpg)
![Exploring vast ‘submerged America,’ marine scientists discover 500 bubbling methane vents Nat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Portable observatories and new marine vehicles: The hinge of historic change in deep sea exploration Yet to be found worldwide: A […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Purple-orb-115x115.png)
![Heatwaves, typhoons, floods, landslides: Researchers detail rising health risks of disasters UNU Int’l Institute Global Health, Kuala Lumpur 18 July 2016 Assembled by UNU-IIGH, six papers underline the value of applying science, technology to reduce disaster-related health risks; productivity in many jobs seen […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1736605-nato-broni-krajow-czlonkowskich-657-323-115x115.jpg)
![Galapagos: Wind turbines replace millions of liters of diesel since 2007, meet 30% of energy needs Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal World’s top utilities hand over project keys, chart path for Ecuador’s famously biodiverse archipelago to meet 70 percent of fast-rising energy needs with renewables 29 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Galapagos-San-Cristóbal-Island-Wind-Project-turbines-crew-2-115x115.jpg)
![Renewable energy investments: Major milestones reached, new world record set UN Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 24 Mar 2016 For first time, developing world investments in renewables (up 19 percent in 2015) topped developed nations’ (down 8%); World record total […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AP-pic-115x115.jpg)
![Vast energy value in human waste United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health — Hamilton, Canada 3 Nov 2015 Safe, systematic collection of human waste in low-resource countries could yield valuable fuels, invaluable […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/102210-115x115.jpg)
![To reach CO2, energy goals, blend technologies with stable policies: World electricity firms Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 11 October, 2015 Decarbonizing electricity: After 2 years of international consultations, world’s leading utilities publish major report for Paris summit, catalog innovative means to […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Pg.-28-Tidal-project-Iberdrola-115x115.jpg)
![World loses trillions of dollars worth of nature’s benefits each year due to land degradation UN University – INWEH, Hamilton, Canada 15-SEP-2015 To better inform the tradeoffs involved in land use choices around the world, experts have assessed the value of ecosystem services provided by […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Indonesian-land-clearing-credit-GIZ-Andreas-König-115x115.jpg)
![Renewable energy’s record year helps uncouple growth of global economy and CO2 emissions REN21 (Renewable Energy for the 21st Century), Paris Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014; renewable energy targets created in 20 more countries, new total: 164 Renewable energy […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/wind-115x115.png)
![Renewables re-energized: Green energy investments worldwide surge 17% to $270 billion in 2014 UN Environment Programme, Paris, Nairobi 31-Mar-2015 Driven by Solar and Wind, World Investments Reverse 2-year Dip, Brush Aside Challenge from Sharply Lower Oil Price; 103gw Capacity Added in 2014 is […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LA-Times-image-115x115.jpg)
![World losing 2,000 hectares of farm soil daily to salt damage United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton CANADA 28-Oct-2014 Salt-spoiled soils worldwide: 20 percent of all irrigated lands — an area equal to France; Extensive costs include $27 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/photo-115x115.png)
![Developing world policies help power global renewable energy generation to record REN21, Paris (Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) 03-Jun-2014 Now 95 emerging economies nurture renewable energy growth through supportive policies, up six-fold from just 15 countries in 2005 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/masdar-115x115.jpg)
![Renewable energy market share climbs despite 2013 dip in investments U.N. Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi 7-Apr-2014 Renewables account for 44 percent of 2013’s newly-installed electricity generating capacity despite global investment dropping for second year Frankfurt / New York, 7 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/71132_web-115x115.jpg)
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![$100M green energy megafund launched by science, investment experts in Malaysia, Japan Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology, Kuala Lumpur 23 September 2013 Venture capital fund to seed building of green energy products, businesses in SE Asia; Meanwhile, Malaysians, General Electric agree […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/solar-300x201-115x115.jpg)
![Renewable energy: World invests $244 billion in 2012; shift to developing countries underway UN Environment Programme / REN21 12-Jun-2013 Installed capacity continues to grow as solar prices drop 30-40 percent New wind installations surge For only the second time since 2006, global investments […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Untitled-2-115x115.jpg)
![Shifting global water systems: markers of a new geological epoch, “The Anthropocene” Global Water System Project, Bonn 19-May-2013 Bonn Declaration issued by ‘Water in the Anthropocene’ science conference: A majority on Earth face severe self-inflicted water handicap within two generations A conference […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/North-America-115x115.jpg)
![Deep Carbon: Quest underway to discover its quantity, movements, origins and forms in Earth Deep Carbon Observatory, Carnegie Institution of Washington DC 4-Mar-2013 Probing the secrets of volcanoes and diamonds, sources of gas and oil, and the origins of life itself, Deep Carbon Observatory scientists […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/EarthsCarbonConcentrations_black_low-115x115.jpg)
![Global investment in renewable energy powers to record $257B United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi and REN21, Paris Installations up but manufacturer overcapacity drives down margins; Renewable energy sector maturation recalls early days of auto industry Solar generation surged past wind […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/temp_file_German_Solar1_230_150_s_c1-1-115x115.jpeg)
![State of the Planet: Scientists describe humanity’s global impact as ‘The Great Acceleration’ and offer ominous outlook: An uncertain future on a much hotter world Earth System Science Partnership, Paris 26-Mar-2012 Time is running out to minimize the risk of setting in motion irreversible and long-term climate change and other dramatic changes to Earth’s life […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/image-jpeg-115x115.jpg)
![Eyeing resources, India, China, Brazil, Japan, other countries want a voice on Arctic Council Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, Toronto 15-Jan-2012 International experts to recommend key issues as Canada prepares to assume Arctic Council chair With an eye on rapid changes in the resource-rich […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/CP-Hamilton-Spec-photo-115x115.jpeg)
![Global investments in green energy up nearly a third to $211 billion United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 07 Jul 11 China, developing countries are now biggest investors in large-scale renewables while Germany surges ahead on rooftop solar Wind farms in China and […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/UNEP-trends-115x115.jpg)
![How to supply sustainable electricity to world’s billions of ‘energy poor’ people Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership, Montreal 02 Jun 11 UN Summit to launch 2012 as ‘International Year of Sustainable Energy for All’ New York – How can the world’s 2.5 billion people with […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/solar-panels-115x115.jpg)
![Humanity can and must do more with less: UNEP United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi / Paris 12 May 2011 By 2050, humanity could consume an estimated 140 billion tons of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass per year – […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/download-1-115x115.jpeg)
![Set world standards for electronics recycling, reuse to curb e-waste exports to developing countries United Nations University 15 September 2009 Sold in 2006: 230 million computers, 1 billion cell phones, 45.5 million TVs; many destined for uncontrolled disposal without change in policies, consumer practices […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ewaste1-115x115.jpg)
![Tuvalu hopes solar project inspires climate talks; nation sets goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2020 e8, Montreal 19 July 2009 Pacific nation of 9 islands seeks to expand first solar system, donated by e8, a consortium of G8 country electricity firms Amid worsening climate change-related […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/2use-115x115.jpg)
![UNEP report details surprising green energy investment trends worldwide United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi / Paris 3-Jun-2009 Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/2009-115x115.jpg)
![Clean energy investment not on track to avoid climate change New Energy Finance London 4-Mar-2009 Impact of recession and low energy prices may postpone peak of world CO2 emissions by more than a decade The world economic crisis has hit […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Reuters-photo-115x115.jpg)
![‘Arid aquaculture’ among livelihoods promoted to relieve worsening pressure on world’s drylands United Nations University 11-Nov-2008 “Arid aquaculture” using ponds filled with salty, undrinkable water for fish production is one of several options experts have proven to be an effective potential alternative […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/130327_UNCCDScC-115x115.jpg)
![Massive greenhouse gases may be released as destruction, drying of world wetlands worsens: UN United Nations University 20-Jul-2008 700 leading experts convene at edge of Brazil’s vast Pantanal to take stock, offer policy prescription to remedy wetlands crisis Leading world scientists convene in Brazil […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/080720150209-large-115x115.jpg)
![UNEP: Clean energy investments charge forward despite financial market turmoil United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya 01 Jul 08 With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; new investment surpasses $148 billion in 2007, a 60 […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/2008-115x115.jpg)
![$1 trillion US carbon trading market by 2020: study New Energy Finance London, Washington 14-Feb-2008 The United States will be home to a $1 trillion carbon emission market by 2020 if federal and state policymakers continue on their current […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/carbon-trading-1-115x115.jpg)
![Global corporate giants ask suppliers to volunteer CO2 emissions information Carbon Disclosure Project London, UK 20-Jan-2008 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional investors (including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Allianz and HSBC, with assets under management […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/102110bsr-115x115.jpg)
![Global corporate climate change report released Carbon Disclosure Project London 24-Sep-2007 ‘Climate Disclosure Leadership Index’ launched, President Clinton to speak New York / London — The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of over 315 institutional […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/MP900437274-115x115.jpg)
![Restoring soils vital to feed world, forestall climate change: experts Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, Reykjavik, and United Nations University 30 Aug 07 Protecting soils claimed as an immediate fix to counter climate change; 150 world experts meet in Iceland […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/download-3-115x115.jpeg)
![Investors flock to renewable energy and efficiency technologies: UN study United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, Paris 20 Jun 07 Renewables shed fringe image — Transactions leap to record $100 billion in 2006, says UNEP study […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/2007-115x115.jpg)
![UN engages banks to light up rural India; Solar loans, energy access transform life for poor United Nations Environment Programme Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Denmark 29-Apr-2007 UNEP-led project expands to other developing countries Life for an estimated 100,000 people in poverty-stricken rural […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/A_roadside_tuckshop-115x115.jpg)
![How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change 29 May 06 United Nations Environment Programme / World Bank Without significant gains from energy efficiency efforts, China, India and Brazil within a single human generation (by 2030) will more […]](https://www.terrycollinsassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/22_09_32_57_India-china-brazil_H@@IGHT_400_W@@IDTH_610-115x115.jpg)