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05 07 2021 | 10:41

Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment

China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units Five Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new…

05 07 2021 | 10:40

Dear Bank CEO, You Are Cordially Invited to Defund This Pipeline

Anti-oil activists are turning their focus on fossil fuel funding, aiming to stop the flow of money for good. Even by the standards of the chief executive of America’s biggest bank, March 31 looked…

05 07 2021 | 10:30

Summer Is Already Off to a Wild Start

Extreme weather events are popping up all over the world—from heat waves to tropical storms, droughts, and tornadoes—and climate change is a unifying factor. Extreme temperatures in China coupled…

05 07 2021 | 10:28

Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price

Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels After a century of wielding extraordinary economic and political power…

05 07 2021 | 10:27

Flesh eating parasites multiplying across US due to climate crisis

Experts say it is now endemic to US states like Texas and Oklahoma. Experts have warned that climate crisis and land-use changes could be creating a conducive environment for flesh-eating leishmania…

05 07 2021 | 10:26

Eskom Needs $10 Billion to Repurpose Most Coal Plants by 2050

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state power utility, needs $10 billion to shut most of its coal-fired plants by 2050, a company official said. The utility is in talks with development…

05 07 2021 | 10:21

Damaging ‘fly-shooting’ fishing in Channel sparks concerns

Small-scale fishers say mostly EU fleet is devastating catches with method that nets entire shoals of fish. The UK has been accused of allowing a fleet of mainly EU “fly-shooting” fishing boats “…

05 07 2021 | 10:15

Canadian heatwave: Why are some of the planet’s coldest areas getting hotter?

Western Canada and Siberia are currently enduring worrying record-breaking temperature highs being caused by a ‘heat dome’ Why are we asking this now? Parts of Canada, the US Pacific Northwest and…

05 07 2021 | 10:00

5,000 burgers a day: World’s first lab-grown meat factory opens up in Israel

It can produce up to 500 kilograms of cultured products per day. The facility has made scalable cell-based meat production a reality, with a production equivalent to 5,000 hamburgers per day. Israel…

05 07 2021 | 09:43

EU Carbon Market to Expand to Shipping, Housing and Transport

The European Commission plans to include maritime transport in the world’s biggest carbon market and create an adjacent emissions-trading program for heating and road transport. The EU executive arm…

05 07 2021 | 09:41

Voters Support Biden’s Infrastructure Package, Including Its Climate Provisions

Republicans argue green energy investments don’t belong in an infrastructure package. Polling shows the public disagrees. A majority of American voters support President Joe Biden’s landmark…

05 07 2021 | 09:33

California fires 2021: What to know about this year's wildfires

Wildfire season came early this year in the Bay Area after a meager rainy season left the landscape tinder-dry, offering an abundance of fuel for wildland blazes. In just the past few years,…

05 07 2021 | 09:08

We can now track ocean microplastics from space, by looking at how winds and water interact

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have developed a new approach to tracking microplastics in ocean waters, anywhere in the world, on a daily basis. This relies on satellites from the…

05 07 2021 | 09:01

Rare orchids to flood resilience: How can green roofs help to tackle the climate and nature crises?

Eleven stories high in the heart of the City of London, there is a hidden haven for wildlife. Around 159 species of plants are flourishing on the rooftop of Nomura, a Japanese bank. By day, orchids,…

02 07 2021 | 09:16

ΕΚT - ESRB: Αυξημένοι κίνδυνοι για την Ελλάδα από την κλιματική αλλαγή και το χρέος

Οι τράπεζες στην Ελλάδα, την Ισπανία και την Πορτογαλία αντιμετωπίζουν αυξημένους κινδύνους από την κλιματική αλλαγή, σύμφωνα με κοινή έκθεση της ΕΚΤ και του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου Συστημικού Κινδύνου…

01 07 2021 | 16:46

Over 100 fire scientists urge the US West: Skip the fireworks this record-dry 4th of July

The heat wave hitting the northwestern U.S. and Canada has been shattering records, with temperatures 30 degrees Fahrenheit or more above normal.

30 06 2021 | 10:55

Billions needed to protect Glasgow from climate effects, report says

Exclusive – Study says 2m in Clyde area – due to host Cop26 – face severe disruption without urgent investment Nearly 2 million people living in the greater Glasgow area face severe disruption from…

30 06 2021 | 10:17

Canada weather: Heatwave hits record 46.6C as US north-west also frazzles.

Canada has recorded its highest ever temperature as the country's west and the US Pacific north-west frazzle in an unprecedented heatwave. Lytton in British Columbia soared to 46.6C (116F) on Sunday…

30 06 2021 | 10:12

Offshore wind clusters ‘to lower energy production’ – study

Study warns of greater impact of wake effect on wind turbines’ energy output as more offshore wind farms are built Cluster wake effects could significantly reduce the energy generated by turbines as…

30 06 2021 | 09:10

Διασύνδεση Κρήτης: Ρύθμιση του ΥΠΕΝ για μεταφορά των παγίων στον ΑΔΜΗΕ – Την πρόταση του ΕΧΕ πρόκρινε η ΡΑΕ για την αγορά

Άμεσα πρόκειται να προωθήσει το υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας νομοθετική ρύθμιση για τη μεταφορά των παγίων της Κρήτης στον ΑΔΜΗΕ, επιλύοντας έτσι μία σημαντική εκκρεμότητα για την έναρξη…