A broad area of low pressure several hundred miles east-southeast of Bermuda, over the central Atlantic Ocean, has a 50% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.
... Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed calls to take a bolder stance on climate change on Friday from investors concerned the organisation's reports enable damaging levels of investment in fossil fuels.
... The global HVAC insulation market is driven by increasing global warming and extensive utilization of eco-friendly systems. Furthermore, it has been observed that the industrial and commercial sectors are major driving forces compared to the residential sector in the HVAC insulation market. Moreover, HVAC saves waste energy and saves heavy energy bills for its users ... The Norwegian government proposes spending 3.6 billion Norwegian crowns ($369 million) on investments to make its economy greener as it gradually emerges from coronavirus lockdowns, the government said on Friday.
... A majority of French oil major Total's shareholders have rejected a resolution by a group of investors aimed at changing the company's statutes to do more to meet its obligations under the 2015 Paris climate accord.
... As coronavirus lockdowns disrupt food supply chains and shuttered restaurants curb demand for some of their produce, Belgium's farmers are grappling with another crisis - drought.
... China intends to impose restrictions on expansion of solar equipment production to tackle overcapacity in the industry in the face of falling domestic installations, a draft plan issued by the country's industrial ministry showed on Friday.
... Two lions attacked a woman worker at an Australian zoo on Friday as she was cleaning their enclosure, inflicting critical wounds on her head and neck, officials said.
... China has excluded "clean coal" from a list of projects eligible for green bonds, according to long-awaited new draft guidelines published by the central bank on Friday.
... Australia's greenhouse gas emissions fell just 0.9% in 2019 as increasing emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants largely offset declines in the power and farm sectors, government data showed on Friday.
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NHC says 50% chance of cyclone over central Atlantic Ocean
Investors, scientists urge IEA head to take bolder climate stance
HVAC insulation market is driven by the increasing global warming
Norway plans $369 million green industry investments
Total shareholders reject motion to boost climate credentials
Drought adds to Belgian farmers’ coronavirus misery
China to restrict expansion of solar equipment producers
Australian zoo worker mauled in ‘harrowing’ attack by lions
China excludes clean coal projects from list eligible for green bonds
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly in 2019