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06 06 2021 | 07:19

Nuclear power euphoria in Indonesia is all smoke and mirrors with no current technical, financial or market viability

In growing energy markets like Indonesia, decision makers are facing a barrage of pro-nuclear media coverage as the nuclear industry floods the market with panels and webinars focused on the…

06 06 2021 | 07:07

Big Oil’s Green-Spending Boost Isn’t Enough, IEA Says.

The oil and gas industry is set to boost investments in clean energy this year, but that still won’t be enough to put the world on a path to limit a dangerous rise in global temperatures. That’s the…

05 06 2021 | 13:00

Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California.

Solar canals save water, create energy, and protect natural lands all at the same time. California has around 4,000 miles of canals that shuttle clean water throughout the state. New research shows …

05 06 2021 | 12:53

EU Eyes First-of-a-Kind Border Levy in Climate Fight

The European Union is planning to slap an import levy on steel, cement and aluminum produced in countries with lower environmental standards, as it seeks to become a world leader on climate without…

05 06 2021 | 12:46

Will blockage and wake effects hinder the UK’s offshore wind target?

Investors and environmentalists were thrown in October 2019 when Orsted, the largest offshore wind farm developer, warned that its wind farms were producing less power than had been expected. The…

05 06 2021 | 12:41

‘Mindboggling’ Arctic heatwave breaks records.

‘Profound heatwaves’ in region will be more common, warns meteorologist. A “mind-boggling” heat wave in the Arctic has broken temperature records in north-west Russia,  meteorologists have said.…

05 06 2021 | 12:37

Heatwave deaths set to soar as UK summers become hotter.

Met Office warning over impact of global heating prompts calls for action to protect elderly and vulnerable. Britain is failing to protect its vulnerable citizens from the threat of intensifying…

05 06 2021 | 12:36

Three of Exxon’s refineries on US list of biggest polluters.

The company’s facility in Baton Rouge is the worst soot polluter in the country. Three Exxon Mobil oil refineries are pumping out eight times more than the average rate of soot pollutants than…

05 06 2021 | 12:33

Palaeontologists hope Biden will restore protections on fossil-rich US lands

Trump’s shrinking of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante reserves may be reversed — ensuring archaeological and fossil treasures are preserved for study.

05 06 2021 | 12:31

Poland defies EU court by refusing to close major brown coalmine.

Shutting Turów lignite mine would cause thousands of job losses, says development minister. Poland’s government has defied an injunction by the top European Union court that ordered the immediate…

05 06 2021 | 12:31

The Guardian view on climate change lawsuits: Big Oil is in the dock.

Fossil fuel firms are being held responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. That’s a good thing

05 06 2021 | 12:29

UN Secretary-General’s Remarks to Clean Energy Ministerial Santiago, Chile

Friends,   I thank the Government of Chile for hosting the sixth Mission Innovation Ministerial and for launching Mission Innovation 2.0.   Mission Innovation plays a crucial role in accelerating…

05 06 2021 | 12:22

Miami’s chief heat officer calls for action on ‘silent killer’ in climate crisis

Jane Gilbert urges greater federal and state response to lethal threat posed by rising temperatures. Miami’s new chief heat officer has called for greater federal and state action on the lethal…

05 06 2021 | 12:22

Climate crisis could trigger sewage surge in English rivers, MPs told.

Environmental body calls for investment in nature-based solutions to stem rise in discharge. There will be a rise in the scale of sewage discharge into rivers and waterways due to extreme weather…

05 06 2021 | 12:14

Investing 0.1% of global GDP could avoid breakdown of ecosystems, says UN report.

Nature’s financial value must be considered to avoid ‘irreversible’ degradation to biodiversity and land. The world needs to quadruple its annual investment in nature if the climate, biodiversity…

05 06 2021 | 12:13

Boosting self reliance among refugees through satellite connectivity.

East Africa and Uganda, in particular, host some of the largest refugee populations in the world who fled conflict and violence in especially from South Sudan and DR Congo. The plight of refugees is…

05 06 2021 | 12:12

Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years.

Contamination from an ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, came from some of the world’s largest agricultural companies For years, the people of Mead, Nebraska, have worried about the ethanol plant…

05 06 2021 | 12:12

Tax soaring private jet use to fund green flying, says report.

Taxes of €325m a year should be used to fund zero-carbon aviation technology, report suggests. Climate-heating emissions from private jet flights have soared in Europe since 2005, according to a…

05 06 2021 | 12:06

Big Oil suffered three major blows this week: Is this the beginning of the end for fossil fuels?

Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil were all brought to task over mounting climate concerns. This is just the beginning, writes Harry Cockburn The moment Royal Dutch Shell lost its court case in the Hague…

05 06 2021 | 12:03

Johan Rockström: ‘We need bankers as well as activists… we have 10 years to cut emissions by half’

The eminent Earth scientist argues that we cannot just wait for the world order to change when it comes to tackling the climate crisis – we all have a duty to act now