U.S. solar industry sheds five years of job growth amid the coronavirus
The steep losses were mostly among workers unable to install solar energy equipment as businesses closed during COVID-19 lockdowns
Spain readies law on clean energy, hails potential economic boost
"Faced with COVID-19 ... the energy transition will become a strong driving force to generate economic activity and employment in the short term," says environment minister
Cities hastily add pandemics to long list of 21st-century threats
Officials are harnessing networks and tools devised for responding to better-known risks like climate change to tackle the COVID-19 crisis
Zimbabweans go hungry as coronavirus compounds climate woes
In a country where millions already suffer food insecurity, climate-induced crop failures and lockdowns have created a perfect storm
Climate activists line London's Trafalgar Square with kids' shoes
Campaigners urged the government to think of future generations by halting coronavirus bailouts for polluting industries
France to focus aid on greener car sector after virus hit
France's finance minister said an industry support plan was coming, the latest in a series of measures aimed at a greener recovery
China smog rises in April for first time this year
Air pollution in China plummeted during the lockdown but has now overshot its pre-crisis levels, Finnish researchers found
India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic
Prime Minister will hold a meeting in New Delhi, to plan how to mitigate damage and injuries from the strengthening storm, as the country eases its COVID-19 lockdown
Zimbabwe tenders for 500MW solar power plants in renewable energy drive
Zimbabwe has endured long power cuts after a drought reduced dam levels at its hydro plant, while ageing thermal stations constantly break down
Trump admin slaps solar, wind operators with retroactive rent bills
The bills will add to woes for green energy firms already facing cancelled projects and lower demand due to coronavirus