A New Solar Water Heating System Goes Online as Its Developer Enters the US Market

Solar thermal energy could be a “sleeping giant” in the push to reduce emissions from heating and cooling. From a distance, the energy system on top of a college residence hall in Omaha, Nebraska looks like photovoltaic panels.

What Happened to the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Boom?

Offshore wind projects cropped up all over the Great Lakes region in the early 2010s. By the end of the decade, all but one were gone.

Black Women Face Disproportionate Risks From Largely Unregulated Toxic Substances in Beauty and Personal Care Products

Dereliction of Beauty: First in a series on how lax regulation of beauty care products victimizes women of color.

A New Law Regulating the Cosmetics Industry Expands the FDA’s Power But Fails to Ban Toxic Chemicals in Beauty Products

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act empowers the FDA to recall harmful cosmetics.

“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark

Indigenous and traditional groups in the forest are rarely consulted about carbon credit projects they see as the latest gold rush on their lands, and question the community and climate benefits the projects promise. Related

Deep-diving robots checking for climate collapse in our oceans

Scientists in Scotland are using robotic subsea gliders to check ocean currents for signs of climate collapse. They are monitoring the "conveyor belt" which carries warm and cool water between the Caribbean and the Arctic.

Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world's largest coal port

A two-day blockade of the world's largest coal port has triggered 109 arrests. Hundreds of activists swam or used kayaks to occupy the Newcastle port's shipping lane in Australia, to protest against climate inaction.

Groundbreaking transatlantic flight using greener fuel lands in the US

The first transatlantic flight by a large passenger plane powered only by alternative fuels has landed in the US. Operated by Virgin Atlantic, it flew from London's Heathrow to New York's JFK airport.

Climate summit in an oil state: can COP28 change anything?

You are going to be hearing a lot about COP28 over the next two weeks. The world's most important climate meeting, beginning on Thursday, is being hosted in Dubai by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - one of the world's top ten oil producers.

Saving Uganda's mountain gorillas

Uganda's first wildlife vet Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka works to save the country's endangered mountain gorillas, whose habitat is being eroded by climate change.

In historic milestone, 100 cities call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP28

01 December 2023 - In an unprecedented event at COP28 in Dubai, for the first time 100 cities and subnational governments come together to call on national leaders to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The secret plan to ‘hook’ the developing world on oil

As the Cop28 climate summit begins in Dubai today, a secret Saudi Arabian plan to get poorer countries ‘hooked on its harmful products’ has emerged. Damian Carrington reports

Cop28 president denies on eve of summit he abused his position to sign oil deals

Sultan Al Jaber calls allegations false as the United Arab Emirates prepares to host the biggest Cop meeting yet

Enough of endless delays’: will Cop28 force a course change for the world?

A potential peak in greenhouse gas emissions, methane efforts and climate finance are among the reasons for optimism

Firms including Bank of America have made no commitment to cut emissions in line with target system, analysis finds

Firms including Bank of America have made no commitment to cut emissions in line with target system, analysis findsa

What is Cop28 and why does it matter?

What is Cop28? For almost three decades, world governments have met nearly every year to forge a global respo

Why loss and damage funds are key to climate justice for developing countries at Cop28

Nations contributing least to greenhouse gas emissions are least equipped to deal with climate-related destruction

Carbon offsetting, Kyoto protocol and NDCs: a Cop28 jargonbuster

As global leaders ready for the climate meeting in the UAE, here are some of the most common terms and what they mean

Here’s a question Cop28 won’t address: why are billionaires blocking action to save the planet?

It’s obscene that the super-rich can criminalise protest, while they burn the world’s resources and remain untouched by the law

Kids are rallying in the streets for justice like tiny juvenile firebrands! What is going on?