Rules To Cut carbon Emissions: A First-Of-Its-Kind Study

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is slated to release the nation’s first-ever carbon pollution standards for existing power plants on June 2, 2014. Syracuse and Harvard Universities teamed up to analyze how carbon pollution standards for existing power plants will decrease the emission of several co-pollutants, improve local air quality, decrease atmospheric deposition, and benefit people and ecosystems.

Solar1 Ocean Races, Monte Carlo Cup 2014

The first edition of the Solar1 Monte-Carlo Cup will take place from July 10th to July 12th, 2014. Solar powered boats from all over the world are set to race in the first truly ‘green’ solar boat world championship. Developed by universities all over the world and driven by young students, this race is destined to be a future facing sport.

Climate Action Is An Opportunity, Not a Burden!

At the end of its week-long meeting in Berlin, the IPCC, which brings together the world’s top energy and climate experts, concluded that preventing catastrophic climate change requires an urgent and fundamental transformation of energy systems around the world.

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dampen Shift Towards Renewables

Despite evolving public awareness and alarm over climate change, subsidies for the production and consumption of fossil fuels remain a stubborn impediment to shifting the world’s energy matrix towards renewable sources.