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04 07 2020 | 10:26

Shooting of Zimbabwe workers by Chinese mine owner shows 'systemic' abuse, watchdog says.

Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)The shooting of two Zimbabwean workers by a Chinese boss shows the "systematic and widespread" abuse that locals face in Chinese mining operations, says the Zimbabwe…

04 07 2020 | 10:21

Germany’s RWE, E.ON complete asset swap, RWE Renewables now a leading global green energy firm.

The major asset swap between RWE and Eon has completed, with RWE Renewables now taking on Innogy’s operations to make the new company one of the largest renewables players. The closing of the deal…

04 07 2020 | 10:18

Cooking up a solution to Uganda’s deforestation crisis with mud stoves.

Badru Kyewalyanga’s home-produced cooking devices use less wood and mean villagers are breathing cleaner air. People are “constantly cutting down trees”, says Badru Kyewalyanga, as he squelches his…

04 07 2020 | 10:18

Southeast Asian nations face a simple choice – lock in costly coal or invest in renewables.

Market design failures and poorly conceived incentives burden consumers with high power prices and unstable supply. Southeast Asia is young. Its median age is under 30, and its demand for energy has…

04 07 2020 | 10:12

Summer of the cannibal rats! Hungry, aggressive, highly fertile – and coming to our homes.

With restaurants closed and less food discarded on UK streets, rats have had to find new places to feed. Luckily for them, people are eating more in their houses, flats and gardens … Lockdown has…

04 07 2020 | 10:08

Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state.

Extreme weather has contributed to the vast blazes – with the pandemic complicating the emergency response For residents of Tucson in southern Arizona, the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado…

03 07 2020 | 15:02

Big nations aid fossil fuels more than clean energies amid pandemic, researchers find.

US, Russia are among many G20 nations helping coal, oil and gas more than clean energy as part of recovery packages, a major study will show. Major nations including the United States and Russia are…

03 07 2020 | 10:41

$10bn of precious metals dumped each year in electronic waste, says UN.

A fast growing mountain of toxic e-waste is polluting the planet and damaging health, says new report. At least $10bn (£7.9bn) worth of gold, platinum and other precious metals are dumped every year…

03 07 2020 | 10:03

17 μέτρα για τη μείωση των πλαστικών απορριμμάτων στην Ελλάδα από το WWF Ελλάς.

Η Ελλάδα έχει πολύ δρόμο να διανύσει για να περιορίσει αποτελεσματικά την πλαστική ρύπανση, όπως προκύπτει από νέα έκθεση του WWF Ελλάς, ενόψει της διαβούλευσης για την ενσωμάτωση της οδηγίας της ΕΕ…

02 07 2020 | 11:12

Scientists Say New Strain of Swine Flu Virus Is Spreading to Humans in China.

A new study warns that the strain of H1N1, common on China’s pig farms since 2016, should be “urgently” controlled to avoid another pandemic. HONG KONG — A new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus is…

02 07 2020 | 08:09

South pole warming three times faster than rest of the world, our research shows.

Dramatic change in Antarctica’s interior in past three decades a result of effects from tropical variability working together with increasing greenhouse gases Climate scientists long thought…

02 07 2020 | 08:05

Utilities in western U.S. announce coal plant closures, new renewable energy investments.

Coal continues to disappear from the western United States. Two utilities in the region announced plans Friday to close their coal stations — the latest in a series of moves by Western power…

02 07 2020 | 07:35

Fitch Solutions: Global installed solar capacity will climb 125% in next 10 years.

Solar energy capacity addition is set to expand 125 per cent globally over the next decade as countries switch from fossil fuels to greener alternatives, according to a study by Fitch Solutions.…

02 07 2020 | 07:29

NTT, Japanese telecom giant, planning $9.3 billion investment in green energy, transmission assets.

NTT will enter the renewable energy market and invest more than 1 trillion yen ($9.3 billion) by 2030 to set up its own transmission network, Nikkei learned on Monday. NTT hopes to generate 7.5…

02 07 2020 | 07:23

U.S. shale pioneer Chesapeake Energy files for bankruptcy.

Chesapeake Energy, the poster child of the U.S. shale revolution, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday. The move comes as the company and industry more broadly has been rocked by a drop in oil…

30 06 2020 | 09:01

Either we change or we die': the radical farming project in the Amazon

A growing movement for sustainable agriculture in Brazil has taken on new urgency with the coronavirus pandemic. The cumaru trees could have been planted elsewhere in this Amazon reserve, where they…

30 06 2020 | 09:00

France's oldest nuclear reactor to finally shut down.

Environmentalists have welcomed news that the 43-year-old Fessenheim reactor will close, nine years after it was first planned. France’s oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after…

30 06 2020 | 08:51

German far right infiltrates green groups with call to protect the land.

Extremists exploit rural nostalgia and farmers’ anger at globalisation to smuggle in ideology. The poster advertising the evening of debate and organic canapés in Halle’s university district looked…

30 06 2020 | 08:42

Solar-Power Costs Falling Even Faster Than Expected Due to Virus.

The cost of U.S. solar power is dropping faster than expected as the coronavirus stifles demand, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie.

30 06 2020 | 08:40

The Arctic heatwave: here's what we know.

It’s 38°C in Siberia. The science may be complicated – but the need for action now couldn’t be clearer