Fugro has been awarded a contract by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to perform high-resolution topographic lidar base mapping for the Republic of Palau.

Fugro has been awarded a Geo-data acquisition contract to support the World Bank in its efforts to support the Government of Romania in preparing flood hazard and risk maps, and flood risk management plans, at national level.

The mining machinery industry in Germany expects a decline in sales of 10 to 15 percent in 2020. Nevertheless, the industry is optimistic about the future, because only state-of-the-art mining technology will be able to ensure the raw materials needed for climate protection and digitization.

Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, in collaboration with the gas networks, has produced a feasibility study that will contribute to the ongoing assessments of the ability to use the existing UK gas transmission and distribution networks to transport hydrogen. The project is the first to bring together all the gas distribution networks, working collaboratively to develop an innovative hydrogen solution that could be an answer to decarbonised energy for heat, transport, industry and power generation, helping the UK meets its target to be net zero carbon by 2050.

Due to the corona pandemic the Symposium on “Adaption of Water Management to Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities and Goals” will take place digitally on January 7, 2021.

The world needs a sustainable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Led by the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, Finland has joined forces with Canada and the Netherlands to host three high level events to address the important role circularity plays in the economies of the future, as well as in the fight against climate change and the nature crisis.

With climate change recognised as one of the most significant issues facing Australian businesses and vulnerable people, KPMG Australia has unveiled a new Climate Action Plan outlining new targets and programs to improve education and accountability.

UK Research and Innovation recently announced funding for the first phases of the Deployment and Roadmap programme for industrial decarbonisation strategies, run on behalf of the UK government.

COP26 President Alok Sharma's closing remarks at the 11th Annual Petersberg Climate Dialogue, a virtual conference co-hosted by the UK and Germany.

HYBRIT's owners SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall welcome the higher ambitions to reach climate targets discussed at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid. The companies cite the need for powerful measures to secure industrial transition. The HYBRIT initiative for fossil-free steel production shows that zero net emissions is possible.

Fugro is embarking on a coastal mapping project in Jamaica and Haiti to support The Investment Plan for the Caribbean Regional Track of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience.

Pöyry has developed a Climate Risk Management Plan for Albania's state-owned hydropower operator Korporata Elektroenergjitike Shqiptare (KESH), which was approved by KESH's supervisory board last week in Tirana. It is a strategic approach to address the challenges posed by rising temperatures and increasing hydrological variability. Implementation of the Climate Risk Management Plan will start in January 2019.

Global alliance, launched by UK and Canada, to lead the rest of the world in committing to an end to the use of unabated coal power.

Fourty-two countries signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November 15, at COP22 Moroccan Pavilion with the aim of enhancing cooperation among nations so that developing countries have more effective access to the technical knowledge and financial support necessary to deliver on their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) released last week its annual “Global Status of CCS” report. The report highlights that current CCS developments appear to be promising; it also notes that the deployment of CCS projects must rapidly increase over the next three decades to meet targets consistent with the two degree scenario.

Vattenfall has agreed to phase out 1,000 MW lignite power capacity, corresponding to 8 million tonnes of CO₂-emissions. Two 500 MW plants will be taken out of regular operation 2018 and 2019 – remaining on stand-by during a transition period to guarantee security of supply.

EURACOAL has released a report on the funding of anti-coal campaigns by NGOs.  It finds that a wave of money is flooding into the EU policy space from a small number of super-rich donors, many from the US, who hope to influence EU climate and energy policy in favour of their own preferred solutions, whatever the cost to European consumers.  This is a story about money and power;  a story in which Europe is viewed as a “laboratory for the world”.

Anglo American published its 14th annual Sustainable Development Report today, detailing the global diversified mining company's sustainability performance for 2014. The focus of this year's report is effective partnerships and collaboration with key stakeholders, which Anglo American believes are essential for a sustainable future for the mining industry.

Csiro and the Bureau of Meteorology today released climate change projections for Australia that provide updated national and regional information on how the climate may change to the end of the 21st century.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has registered the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC ) as the world’s first transport sector project under the Program of Activities or PoA, which will make the DMRC the managing entity for all other metros of India for fast tracking Clean Development Mechanism registration of all upcoming rail based metro systems in India, in future.