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16 08 2020 | 08:38

The EU can and must cut emissions by more than 55% by 2030.

The European Commission has proposed to strengthen its 40% greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 50% or 55% on 1990 levels in the next ten years. But this step does not meet the minimum level…

16 08 2020 | 08:36

Covid-19 lockdown will have 'negligible' impact on climate crisis – study.

Drop in emissions was a blip, say scientists, and a green recovery is vital to halt global heating. The draconian coronavirus lockdowns across the world have led to sharp drops in carbon emissions,…

16 08 2020 | 08:31

Thousands of baby turtles released into sea off Bali.

The Olive Ridley turtles are part of conservationists’ attempts to boost the population and promote environmental protection. More than 10,000 baby turtles were released into the sea off the…

16 08 2020 | 08:30

Indigenous Peoples Hold the Past and Future of Food in Their Hands.

August 9 is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples – a celebration of the uniqueness of the traditions of Quechua, Huli, Zapotec, and thousands of other cultures, but also of the…

16 08 2020 | 08:27

Kenya: Weather Alerts At Risk As Kenya's Radio Stations Struggle Amid Virus Downturn

As advertising disappears amid the coronavirus downturn, radio stations helping farmers adapt to climate shifts could disappear KANGEMA, Kenya, Aug 6  - In these hills a two-hour drive north of…

16 08 2020 | 08:24

New generation of Greenwich Council eco-homes unveiled.

Royal Borough of Greenwich unveil new generation of eco homes that will tackle both the housing crisis and the climate emergency. Tenants have begun moving into the first of a new generation of…

16 08 2020 | 08:23

Facebook signs contracts for 806MW of new renewable energy in U.S., Ireland.

Facebook has signed contracts to buy 806 MW of solar and wind power from projects across Utah, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee and Ireland. All of the contracts will support its goal of becoming 100%…

16 08 2020 | 08:21

UK’s next-gen warplane could tap battery power.

BAE Systems, the defence company behind the British air force’s new fighter jet, has teased the prospect of electric-battery systems playing a substantial role in powering the RAF’s next-generation…

16 08 2020 | 08:20

Calls for Woodside to pay $200m to clean up moribund Timor Sea oil site it ran until 2016.

Review recommends ‘trailing liability’, where owners remain liable for decommissioning sites after selling them. Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is facing calls to pay more than $200m to clean up a…

16 08 2020 | 08:19

Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner.

The law excludes ordinary people from 92% of English land, but that doesn’t stop activist, artist and writer Nick Hayes.

16 08 2020 | 08:19

Disease-bearing ticks thrive as climate change heats up US.

Blood-sucking ticks can spread Lyme disease and are extending beyond their traditional north-eastern range. Growing up in north-eastern Ohio, Kimberly Byce spent much of her childhood running around…

16 08 2020 | 08:18

Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?

Our present course puts humans on track to be among the species that expire in Earth's ongoing sixth mass extinction. In my conversations with thoughtful people, I am finding increasing acceptance of…

16 08 2020 | 08:14

'As the tundra burns, we cannot afford climate silence': a letter from the Arctic.

I study the Arctic. The decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord is reprehensible – but we can’t give up hope. When you stand facing an exposed edge of permafrost, you can feel it from a…

16 08 2020 | 08:10

The government is looking the other way while Britain's rivers die before our eyes.

Across the UK, once thriving waterways are being wiped out by farming and water companies. You can judge the state of a nation by the state of its rivers. Pollution is the physical expression of…

14 08 2020 | 13:45

Why invest in Concentrating Solar Power (“CSP”)?

Why is Bill Gates backing a CSP company? What is oil major ENI doing with a CSP startup? Why has Zurich airport agreed to purchase aviation fuel from a CSP company? Why are investors purchasing…

14 08 2020 | 09:52

In just 15 years, the Arctic Ocean may be ice-free in summer, study says.

Just 15 years from now, the Arctic Ocean may be functionally ice-free for part of the year, a new study has found. Research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change projects that due to…

14 08 2020 | 09:47

New report on the state of global climate in 2019.

A major report on the state of the global climate for 2019 published today reveals further evidence of climate change. The 30th edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is a…

14 08 2020 | 09:32

With the Biden-Harris Ticket, Environmental Justice Is a Focus.

Climate change leaders said the choice of Harris signaled that Democrats will try to ensure that communities burdened by pollution would benefit from a transition to clean energy. WASHINGTON — Just…

14 08 2020 | 09:28

Mauritius Rushes to Contain Oil Spill Before Ship Breaks Apart.

The tiny island nation of Mauritius, known for its turquoise waters, vibrant corals and diverse ecosystem, is in the midst of an environmental catastrophe after a Japanese cargo ship struck a reef…

13 08 2020 | 17:00

The state climate deniers: which countries have not ratified the Paris climate agreement?

The 7 climate deniers: Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Eritrea, Libya, South Sudan and Yemen. More than four years after the Paris Agreement was adopted, eight of 197 signatories have not formally backed the…