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26 08 2021 | 07:52

Melbourne student and climate activist runs for board seat at energy giant AGL

Ashjayeen Sharif wants Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter to be 100% renewable by 2030. An 18-year-old student and climate change campaigner is bidding for a seat on the board of energy…

26 08 2021 | 07:49

Nearly half of world’s children at ‘extremely high risk’ of climate change impacts, Unicef report says

Report is the first comprehensive analysis of climate risk from a child’s perspective Close to a billion children live in one of the 33 countries most at risk of the impacts of the climate crisis,…

26 08 2021 | 07:48

‘Decarbonising aviation’: the Electric EEL could be the future of flying

The hybrid electric plane uses batteries instead of a conventional engine, the makers argue this means it is quieter, cheaper and greener At first glance it did not look very different from the…

26 08 2021 | 07:44

Here in British Columbia, we have spent the summer running from cruel wildfires

Blazes are destroying whole communities. The Canadian government must act now to tackle this existential threat

26 08 2021 | 07:42

India claims most progress among G20 nations to meet Paris goals

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India has already installed 100 GW of renewable energy, adding that India is the only country among G20 nations that is progressing rapidly to…

26 08 2021 | 07:42

‘You follow the government’s agenda’: China’s climate activists walk a tightrope

The IPCC’s alarming report has Chinese environmentalists wondering how to push a government that brooks no criticism into taking more action. In the wake of the IPCC’s alarming warning last week…

26 08 2021 | 07:41

Muhammadu Buhari signs law in Nigeria to reform oil sector

The bill was first presented to parliament in 2008 and is aimed at removing legal and regulatory uncertainty that has held back industry growth Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law…

26 08 2021 | 07:41

It’s totally our fault: Humans “unequivocally” causing global warming

It's our last chance to transform the economy and prevent catastrophic climate damage. Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system,…

26 08 2021 | 07:36

From 1m trees to a tree graveyard: how Dubai’s conservation plans went awry

Hundreds of thousands of trees have died after costly real estate projects thwarted attempts to halt desertification It all began so beautifully, with the ruler of Dubai photographed planting the…

26 08 2021 | 07:35

BP announces project for blue hydrogen production facility to be completed by 2030

BP has announced that the clean hydrogen facility in Teesside (H2Teesside) will be completed by 2030. The proposed project in Teesside plans to produce up to 1GW of blue hydrogen, 20% of the UK’s…

26 08 2021 | 07:35

Remember Obama’s drill, baby, drill days? Democrats aren’t innocent on climate

Obama campaigned in climate poetry and then governed in fossil fuel prose. Joe Biden may well follow in his footsteps.

26 08 2021 | 07:33

Blue hydrogen is worse for climate than fossil fuels, study finds

It’s usually touted as a clean energy source, but that may not be the case Blue hydrogen, an energy source that involves obtaining hydrogen by using methane in natural gas, is usually described as a…

26 08 2021 | 07:31

Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine

Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", according to the United Nations, which says tens of thousands of people are already suffering "catastrophic"…

26 08 2021 | 07:30

Wildfires ravage Greek island of Evia

Parts of the Mediterranean and central Europe have experienced extreme temperatures this summer, with wildfires causing devastation in both Turkey and Greece. The blaze on Evia, Greece’s second-…

26 08 2021 | 07:27

Invasive fish push westward as the Mediterranean Sea slowly becomes tropical

A host of fish species arriving via the Suez canal look set to stay – with perilous consequences for ecosystems

26 08 2021 | 07:23

Denser cities could be a climate boon – but nimbyism stands in the way

Drawing people into cities could cut emissions and combat housing crises. But even progressives are hard to convince In San Francisco’s Sunset District, rows and rows of pastel-colored, two-storey…

26 08 2021 | 07:22

‘Apocalyptic’ scenes hit Greece as Athens besieged by fire

The city is surrounded by flames. On the ground, there are tales of heroism – and fear for the future. Little had prepared any of us on the Athens-bound flight for the sight of the great fire-…

26 08 2021 | 07:15

China sending mixed climate signals with new coal and steel projects

China continues to announce new steel mills and coal-fired power plants even as the country maps out a path to zeroing out heat-trapping emissions. State-owned firms proposed 43 new coal-fired…

26 08 2021 | 07:12

Is democracy getting in the way of saving the planet?

Our climate is in crisis, but authoritarians and technocrats don’t have the answers

26 08 2021 | 07:04

Big oil coined ‘carbon footprints’ to blame us for their greed. Keep them on the hook

Climate-conscious individual choices are good – but not nearly enough to save the planet. More than personal virtue, we need collective action.