More climate and ‘an end date’ for coal: Poland’s new green tide arrives in Brussels
The new Polish government has announced its ambition to become a green player in Europe, backing a 90% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2040 and looking to pull forward the country’s coal exit.
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EU built record new wind farms last year but lags green energy goal
European Union countries built 17 gigawatts of new wind power farms in 2023, the most for any year so far, but still not enough to reach its renewable energy goal, industry data showed on Friday (12 January).
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Greens chief warns new debt rules will strengthen EU far right, Putin
Ahead of a vote in the European Parliament on new debt rules for EU countries, the Greens co-president Philippe Lamberts warned against the “end of the European Union as we know it” in a worst-case scenario where renewed austerity gives rise to populists and too little military spending lets Puti
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Spanish pellet spill puts EU law on microplastic pollution in the spotlight
A recent spill of plastic pellets on the Spanish coast has highlighted the need for regulation at the EU level, with environmental groups pushing for a zero-tolerance approach to plastic pollution.
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Australia's Forrest promises investments for 14 gigawatt of clean energy
SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest committed on Thursday to launch new projects that will help deliver 14 gigawatt (GW) of clean energy in the country by the end of the decade, or a third of the government's renewable energy target.
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3 Energy Stocks Leading the Clean Energy Transition in 2024
The world is experiencing a substantial transition toward cleaner energy sources as part of its commitment to combat greenhouse gas emissions. Energy companies are facing mounting pressure from various angles to address climate change.
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Climate anxiety: 'I don't want to burden the world with my child'
Awareness of the climate crisis has generally been strongest in developed countries, but "climate anxiety" is now also leading some couples in other parts of the world to decide against having children.
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Snowfall in Davos belies climate change toll across Europe
Number of snow days in the Alps has fallen more in the past 20 years than over the previous 600 Heavier snowfall ahead of this week’s World Economic Forum at Davos belied a broader downturn in snow coverage across Europe in recent years.
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Comment: To tackle climate change, we must protect human rights
January 15 - Coming off the hottest year on record, the dangers of climate change are increasingly understood, including by business and wider society. Less understood is the link between combatting our climate crisis and supporting basic rights and liberties.
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Floating solar market will be as big as onshore solar sector, says Oceans of Energy CEO
The industry needs to start shifting its focus from wind farms to energy farms as we have limited space which we need to make use of in an efficient way. A synergy of offshore wind and floating solar is the way to go.
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Why Europe’s farmers are protesting – and the far right is taking note
For some farmers already struggling, paying for more of their pollution is a step too far. Germany is the latest country to see anger boil over
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‘Cheaper to save the world than destroy it’: why capitalism is going green
Akshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices drop
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Azerbaijan appoints no women to 28-member Cop29 climate committee
Campaigners condemn decision as regressive, saying ‘climate change affects whole world, not half of it’
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Third of UK teenagers believe climate change exaggerated, report shows
YouTube criticised for amplifying lies about the climate with disinformation videos watched by young people
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Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug
Largest study of ocean DNA reveals abundance of fungi thriving in extreme environment of the deep sea Large numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may match the power of penicillin.
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Murder, drought and peyote: the deadly struggle for Mexico’s water
Every year, members of Mexico’s Indigenous Wixárika people make an arduous 800km (500-mile) pilgrimage from San Andrés Cohamiata in the highlands of Jalisco to the semi-arid desert of San Luis Potosí.
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This pristine lake has endured for 2m years. Why are its fish in crisis?
In one of the world’s oldest lakes, Hovsgol grayling, a species found only in these azure waters in Mongolia, are struggling to survive
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Deteriorating flood defences blamed on Environment Agency budget shortfalls
MPs find agency has reduced number of properties it aims to protect in England despite more new homes being built on floodplains Deteriorating flood defences mean more than 200,000 homes in England are at risk of flooding, with MPs blaming Environment Agency budget shortfalls.
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Shell faces shareholder rebellion over climate activist resolution
Investors including UK’s biggest pension scheme agree to back call for oil firm to set bigger emissions targets Shell’s board faces a shareholder rebellion as large investors including the UK’s biggest pension scheme prepare to back a climate activist resolution.
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The Ukraine war is no excuse for endless fossil fuel expansion
We need to get serious about transitioning off fossil fuels
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