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25 06 2021 | 09:58

Cloud spraying and hurricane slaying: how ocean geoengineering became the frontier of the climate crisis

Around the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to ‘trick’ the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequences. Tom Green has a plan to tackle climate change.…

25 06 2021 | 09:45

High Levels of Mercury Found in Greenland's Glaciers

When British environmental geochemist Jon Hawkings arrived in Greenland for the first time in 2012, he was impressed. "It's mind-blowing: You look onto the horizon and it's just ice and it goes on…

25 06 2021 | 09:38

Microbes and solar energy could make finally make the food on our plates sustainable

Microbes could produce 10 times more food than plants, researchers find Population growth and changes in the world’s dietary patterns are placing more and more stress on the environment. This means…

25 06 2021 | 08:03

How to do a more carbon-neutral supermarket shop.

The popularity of plant-based diets continues to grow around the world, but the indent of your carbon footprint probably isn’t at the forefront of your mind when doing your weekly supermarket shop.

23 06 2021 | 14:22

Pollution could be sucking the youth out of you, quite literally.

Our messy ways were bound to catch up to us at some point. Exposure to pollution in all its forms could be making us age faster, according to new research.

23 06 2021 | 11:57

‘It’s virtually impossible’: Transition to renewables at risk as oil and gas workers struggle to access green jobs

Exclusive: Survey of 600 offshore workers suggests expensive training costs could be stopping many from moving from fossil fuels into renewables The UK’s transition away from fossil fuels to…

23 06 2021 | 09:09

ΥΠΕΝ, ΓΔΟΠΥ: Το νέο κανονιστικό πλαίσιο για την ανάπτυξη της γεωθερμίας στην Ελλάδα

Το πρώτο σημαντικό βήμα για την ανάπτυξη της γεωθερμίας και την αξιοποίηση του πλούσιου γεωθερμικού δυναμικού της Ελλάδας ολοκληρώθηκε από το Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας (ΥΠΕΝ), Γενική…

22 06 2021 | 09:57

DRC copper holds key to greening global economy, says mining magnate

Robert Friedland says country has the best deposits of the metal, used in everything from electric cars to solar panels. An African nation emerging from decades of conflict and corruption holds the…

22 06 2021 | 09:53

Pressure on UK as Germany backs ending free carbon permits for airlines

Boris Johnson has pledged to give details of how UK will meet its climate targets before Cop26. The German government is backing an extension of EU carbon pricing that will end free carbon permits…

22 06 2021 | 09:49

Building Britain’s Biggest Nuclear Power Station review – so boring it’s a masterpiece!

There’s a scene more dull than watching paint dry ... and yet somehow, this BBC documentary on a new nuclear reactor is a staggering, bravura-filled feat.

22 06 2021 | 09:44

The media is still mostly failing to convey the urgency of the climate crisis.

We asked the world’s press to commit to treating climate change as the emergency that scientists say it is. Their response was dispiriting.

22 06 2021 | 09:40

China drives rise in coal-fired power plants as IEA warns countries must spend more on clean energy.

China makes up two-thirds of the heavily polluting power stations approved globally in 2020. China is driving a global increase in heavily polluting coal-fired power plants in an attempt to reboot…

22 06 2021 | 09:32

Mining in the Pacific: a blessing and a curse

Millions of tonnes of fuel, oil and minerals are extracted from the region – but some communities have little to show for it but devastation

22 06 2021 | 08:49

Από τα εμβόλια έως την κλιματική αλλαγή, η G7 ελπίζει να δείξει ότι η Δύση δεν έχει «πεθάνει»

Οι πλουσιότερες δημοκρατίες του κόσμου καλούνται να βρουν απαντήσεις απέναντι στη δύναμη της Κίνας και την επιθετικότητα της Ρωσίας. Η Ομάδα των Επτά πλούσιων δημοκρατιών του πλανήτη (G7) θα…

22 06 2021 | 08:47

Where mining meets rainforest: the battle for Tasmania’s Tarkine.

Campaigners say plans for a new tailings dam threatens wilderness that should be declared a heritage area. Four days before the Morrison government was due to decide the future of a mining…

21 06 2021 | 09:24

Solar keeps the lights on for rural Kenyans during pandemic blackouts.

As the pandemic and extreme weather disrupt electricity supplies for Kenyans, alternative energy sources like solar power are providing sustainable options. One in four Kenyans - mostly in rural…

18 06 2021 | 11:24

Coalition of MPs and unions urge Alok Sharma to consider shorter working week at climate summit

Exclusive: In letter to Cop26 president, signatories including John McDonnell urge discussion of benefits of four-day week in ‘race to limit the worst effects of climate change’ A coalition of MPs,…

18 06 2021 | 11:10

More than half of Europe’s cities still plagued by dirty air, report finds

Data shows only 127 of 323 cities had acceptable PM 2.5 levels despite drop in emissions during lockdowns. More than half of European cities are still plagued by dirty air, new data shows, despite a…

18 06 2021 | 10:51

How are our cities going to look in a rapidly heating world? It won’t be long before 50C will be normal

Hot weather bakes in disadvantage. Regenerating natural and living ecosystems will help us all Acentury ago the British critic and crime writer GK Chesterton declared that crime fiction is the…

18 06 2021 | 10:18

Earth is trapping ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat, Nasa says.

Scientists from agency and Noaa say Earth’s ‘energy imbalance’ roughly doubled from 2005 to 2019 in ‘alarming’ way The Earth is trapping nearly twice as much heat as it did in 2005, according to new…