Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers
Scheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say Drax has received permission from the government to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-burning power plant, in a project that could cost bill-payers more than £40bn.
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EU countries hold first exchange on 2040 climate target
Several EU countries have expressed support for plans to target a 90% emissions cut relative to 1990 levels by 2040, and while Hungary is sceptical, France and Germany have yet to take a stance.
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‘Very worrying’: Trade unions alarmed by EU’s industrial collapse
Europe’s major trade union organisations have expressed deep concern about the scale of the EU’s industrial decline, as structurally high energy prices continue to lay waste to a crucial pillar of the bloc’s economy.
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Certification as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Biofuels are seen as a key means to decarbonise the transport sector, with growing quantities of green fuels set to be used in planes and ships, as well as road transport.
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Franco-British partnership to develop fourth-generation nuclear technology
UK company Newcleo and French company NAAREA are set to form a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of their fourth-generation nuclear technologies, the two announced in an interview with Euractiv France, AFP and Le Figaro on Tuesday (16 January).
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Do we have sufficient skills for the energy transition in the changing labour market?
The energy transition will accelerate demand for labour at a time when industry is already struggling with shortages. The disruption caused by structural changes needs to be managed well to ensure that the labour market is fit for the net-zero age.
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US won't reverse clean energy transition, regardless of election outcome - Kerry
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The transition toward clean energy and electric vehicles will not be interrupted regardless of who wins the 2024 U.S. presidential election, outgoing U.S. climate envoy John
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Hunger, drought, child mortality in Africa fall out of focus
From Angola to Zambia: The 2023 top ten forgotten humanitarian crises all took place in Africa, says Care International, and climate change played a huge role. The organization's takeaway: More media attention is needed.
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20 years ago South Africa had 40 qualified astronomers – all white. How it’s opened space science and developed skills since then
South African astronomy started an important journey two decades ago, when an initiative to attract and train future scientists in the field welcomed its first group of students under the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme.
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Kenya's infrastructure funding from AfDB to be restricted to water and transport projects
The African Development Bank (AfDB), a major financier for Kenya, will limit its funding to infrastructure projects focused on transport and water. This decision is aimed at prioritizing areas that have the highest potential to boost economic productivity.
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MENA: Clean energy transition in top gear
Middle East and North African countries are diversifying their economies towards clean energy.
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60% of Africa’s food is based on wheat, rice and maize – the continent’s crop treasure trove is being neglected
African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three – wheat, maize and rice – accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the continent and globally.
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Europe quietly bids adieu to climate-wrecking F-gases
Fluorinated gases will be phased down to near zero by 2030, according to a new regulation agreed on Tuesday (16 January) in the European Parliament that will officially become law later this year.
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Germany’s dream of building a fleet of hydrogen-fired power plants is faltering
Plans to build a fleet of hydrogen power plants to supplement wind turbines and solar panels are faltering, amid a budgetary squeeze and demands for cost-cutting from industry.
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A French-led energy insurrection
On 19 December, 11 EU countries issued a joint statement urging the EU to take full account of nuclear power – not just renewable energies – when elaborating future policies that will determine how the EU achieves its greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2040 and 2050.
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Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents
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Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it
California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups The controversial plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires to build a new city in northern California farmland could come before voters later this year.
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‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news
A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither reports on high electric bills or utility-related pollution
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‘Very scary’: Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge to build advanced AI alarms experts
Meta CEO accused of being ‘irresponsible’ by considering making tools on par with human intelligence open source
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EU bans ‘misleading’ environmental claims that rely on offsetting
Products and services billed as climate neutral, biodegradable or eco must provide proof, with carbon schemes banned as evidence
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