Tiny Tuvalu to be wholly powered by sun and wind by 2020

clock • 2 min read

Threatened by rising sea levels, Pacific island unveils zero-carbon strategy in attempt to boost clout at Copenhagen talks

In a move designed to strengthen its bargaining position at the upcoming international climate change talks in Copenhagen, the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has set a target of having all its energy...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Climate change

Experts call for serious, long term climate action to prevent UK becoming 'ungovernable'

Experts call for serious, long term climate action to prevent UK becoming 'ungovernable'

UK policymakers urged to rise above 'comfortable short-term options' and adopt a 'World War Two level' of leadership on climate at National Emergency Briefing in Westminster

Stuart Stone
clock 27 November 2025 • 6 min read
'Triple planetary crisis': OECD warns climate, nature and pollution impacts increasingly reinforcing each other

'Triple planetary crisis': OECD warns climate, nature and pollution impacts increasingly reinforcing each other

Climate, biodiversity and pollution challenges therefore 'cannot be addressed separately in isolation', OECD tells policymakers

Michael Holder
clock 27 November 2025 • 3 min read
Danone becomes largest B Corp to date

Danone becomes largest B Corp to date

European food giant achieves global B Corp status, having secured certification in over 60 countries

Stuart Stone
clock 26 November 2025 • 3 min read