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;
Shalom Center for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, Nairobi Founded by Ireland’s Fr. Patrick Devine in aftermath of national post-election violence, Kenya’s Shalom Centre pioneers successful formula
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
Nat’l Ocean Exploration Forum – New York 19 Oct 2016 Mysterious purple orb — likened to a disco ball — may prove to be a new-to-science
Grand Challenges Canada (#1 most viewed release (415,000+ page views) of 29,500 news releases hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science at its EurekAlert
American Mineralogist 12 Feb 2016 What do 2,500+ obscure, isolated mineral species reveal about Earth? Nevadaite, a category 1 and 2 rarity — formed from
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health — Hamilton, Canada 3 Nov 2015 Safe, systematic collection of human waste in low-resource countries
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
UNSG’s Scientific Advisory Board Paris 9 July 2015 UN Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board calls for advisor, not observer seat for science at leaders’ policy-making table; recommends
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,
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
UN University INWEH (Institute for Water, Environment & Health ), Hamilton CANADA 23-DEC-2014 Large Parts Of Europe, South America Face Rising Vulnerability The first-ever maps of
European Marine Board, Oostende, Belgium 9-Oct-2014 North Sea Trawler Some 340 European scientists, policy-makers and other experts representing 143 organizations from 31 countries spoke with one
United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health 2-Jul-2014 Business-as-usual management policies risks well-being of 2 billion+ people Satellite Images Depict the Growth
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
International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Geneva 20 January, 2014 Unique collaboration between oil/ gas industry, scientists, conservationists proves way to minimize seismic survey
United Nations University, Solving the Ewaste Problem, Bonn 15 December, 2013 Annual world volume of end-of-life electronics expected to jump one-third to 65.4 million tonnes
UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Bonn 8 December 2013 IPBES experts cite importance of ‘co-production’ of information with indigenous people With
Deep Carbon Observatory, Washington DC 8 December 2013 New formula for fast, abundant H2 production may help power fuel cells, helps explain expansive chemical-eating microbial
UN Intergov’l Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services, Bonn 5-Nov-2013 Most of the world’s nations — unanimously committed to protecting biodiversity — nevertheless cannot measure
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;
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada 5 Sept. 2013 UN-backed study says annual treated wastewater in North America roughly equals