Global green bond issuance hit new record high last year.
Green bonds are a growing category of fixed-income securities that raise capital for projects with environmental benefits, such as...
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- Jan 3, 2022
Silvan Photo Award Winner December 2021
Photo by petlove122333. 22 likes. Click here to enter your photography for the award.
- Dec 27, 2021
E.O. Wilson Dies
Edward O Wilson, a US naturalist known to some as the “modern-day Darwin”, died on Sunday at the age of 92 in Massachusetts, his...
- Nov 30, 2021
Silvan Photo Award Winner - November 2021
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- Nov 22, 2021
The truth behind corporate climate pledges.
Even if all current Paris agreement climate pledges are met, the world is still set to see temperature rises of about 2.4C by the end of...
- Nov 15, 2021
How Cop26 played out.
As weary delegates trudged into the Scottish Event Campus on the banks of the Clyde on Saturday, few realised what a mountain they still...
- Oct 31, 2021
Silvan Photo Award Winner - October 2021
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- Oct 28, 2021
What is Cop26 and why does it matter?
For almost three decades, world governments have met nearly every year to forge a global response to the climate emergency. Under the...
- Oct 18, 2021
Harvard University will divest its $42bn endowment from all fossil fuels
Harvard will divest itself from holdings in fossil fuels, the university’s president, Lawrence Bacow, announced late on Thursday. Harvard...
- Oct 1, 2021
Silvan Photo Award - September 2021
This image of the Peruvian Andes wins the award and $500 for having the most Likes on Silvan last month. Click here for your chance to...
- Sep 10, 2021
World's Largest Carbon Capture Machine Goes Online
The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock has started running, the companies behind...
- Aug 31, 2021
Silvan Photo Award Winner - August 2021
Kevin Frick wins the August Photo Award and $500 with his photo...winning by only one like! Click here for your chance to win the award.
- Aug 28, 2021
Carbon-sucking concrete is capturing attention and funding
Carbon-sequestering concrete is having a moment. In mid-April, two climate-tech startups focused on decarbonizing the world’s most widely...
- Aug 24, 2021
'Boom or Bust? Economy, wellbeing and population' Conference Registration Open
This year's Population Matters conference, 'Boom or Bust? Economy, wellbeing and population', will examine how demographic changes can...
- Aug 3, 2021
Silvan Photo Award Winner - July 2021
Kaycie Harper wins the July Photo Award and $500 with this photo taken in Twin Falls State Park, West Virginia. Click here for your...
- Jul 21, 2021
Bee-friendly Urban Wildflower Meadows
To escape the Berlin bustle on a summer afternoon, all that Derek O’Doyle and his dog Frida have to do is lap the noisy building site...
- Jun 30, 2021
Silvan Photo Award Winner - June 2021
Johnny Bradley wins with his waterfall photo taken in the San Diego Zoo Lost Forest. Click here to submit your photography for a chance...
- Jun 24, 2021
Forests Regrow
An area of forest the size of France has regrown around the world over the past 20 years, showing that regeneration in some places is...
- Jun 14, 2021
Counting Elephants From Space
Satellite images processed with the help of computer algorithms are a promising new tool for surveying endangered wildlife. For the first...
- May 31, 2021
Airships could cut flying’s CO2 emissions by 90%
For those fancying a trip from Liverpool to Belfast or Barcelona to the Balearic Islands but concerned about the carbon footprint of...
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