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23 08 2020 | 07:10

Ocean Warming Threatens Coral Reefs and Soon Could Make It Harder to Restore Them.

Anyone who's tending a garden right now knows what extreme heat can do to plants. Heat is also a concern for an important form of underwater gardening: growing corals and "outplanting," or…

23 08 2020 | 07:08

These African World Heritage Sites are under threat from climate change.

Very few academics or policy makers are talking about the impact of climate change on heritage. Yet heritage is essential for social wellbeing, for identity creation, for safeguarding traditional…

23 08 2020 | 07:04

Oil Spill Disasters: How to Limit Environmental Damage.

After a Japanese-owned oil tanker struck a reef off Mauritius on July 25, a prolonged period of inaction is threatening to become an ecological disaster. Carrying nearly 4,000 metric tons of fuel…

21 08 2020 | 20:35

How to turn 'not-in-my-backyard' wind opponents into 'please-in-my-backyard' supporters

The key to winning hearts and minds is treating people with respect, writes Peter L Kelley Picture a majestic wind turbine collecting energy out of thin air. Now picture it close enough to see each…

21 08 2020 | 08:52

Fridays for Future: Can They Keep the Pressure Up?

On Thursday, two years to the day after Great Thunberg first skipped school, she is to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Joining her will be Luisa Neubauer, Anuna de Wever and Adélaïde…

21 08 2020 | 08:36

UNFCCC calls on countries to submit Paris Agreement plans ahead of COP26

UNFCCC urges countries to submit updated Paris Agreement plans “9-12 months” ahead of 2021 COP26 conference. Late last week, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa sent out a letter to all 197…

21 08 2020 | 08:04

Greenland ice sheet lost a record 1m tonnes of ice per minute in 2019.

Climate-driven loss is likely to be the worst for centuries, and is pushing up sea levels The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute…

21 08 2020 | 07:36

Revealed: how the gas industry is waging war against climate action.

In a nationwide blitz, gas companies and their allies fight climate efforts that they consider an existential threat to their business When progressive Seattle decided last year to wipe out its…

19 08 2020 | 10:34

Greenland’s Ice Sheet Has Reached ‘Point of No Return’

Greenland's ice sheet has reached the "point of no return" and would continue to melt even if the climate crisis were halted, a new study has found.

19 08 2020 | 07:16

Boris Johnson poised to stop UK funding overseas fossil fuel projects.

New policy will rule out future loans and guarantees made through UK Export Finance. Boris Johnson is poised to sign off new rules barring the UK government’s chief foreign lender from offering…

19 08 2020 | 07:11

New FOI ruling orders disclosure of CSIRO internal documents on its response to Murray-Darling criticisms.

The information commissioner says release of material previously redacted by the scientific agency is a matter of public interest. An important freedom of information ruling from the information…

19 08 2020 | 07:09

Wind and solar’s share of global electricity mix doubled in last five years—study.

Wind and solar energy doubled its share of the global power mix over the last five years, moving the world closer to a path that would limit the worst effects of global warming. The sources of…

19 08 2020 | 07:06

Review of nine African ‘blue economy’ projects shows what works and what doesn’t.

Africa has 38 coastal countries and six islands whose maritime industry is estimated to be worth US$1 trillion per year. This figure will increase as they develop their offshore hydrocarbon, energy,…

19 08 2020 | 06:56

National Grid fires up coal power station for first time in 55 days.

Heatwave brings wind turbines to standstill and causes gas plants to struggle. National Grid has fired up a coal-fired power station for the first time in 55 days after Britain’s record-breaking…

19 08 2020 | 06:52

Oman’s largest solar power plant to start operation next year.

Muscat: Oman’s largest solar power plant that can power up to 33,000 homes and remove 340,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from the country’s footprint per annum is likely to be up and running…

19 08 2020 | 06:51

Peabody’s $1.42 billion write-down concedes coal mines have little value and dim future.

Trouble at biggest mine in Powder River Basin speaks volumes about state of industry Peabody Energy, the world’s largest privately owned coal company and the biggest U.S. coal producer, has finally…

19 08 2020 | 06:49

Mexico's Yucatan state inaugurates 90-MW Progreso wind farm.

The governor of Yucatan on Monday inaugurated the 90-MW Progreso wind farm, which became the fifth renewable energy project realised in the Mexican state. Mauricio Vila Dosal said the three wind…

19 08 2020 | 06:45

E-trains gain upper hand over hydrogen locomotives.

Rail operators could make big savings by choosing electric battery power over hydrogen fuel cells when replacing diesel engines, a new study has suggested, although the ever-changing price of energy…

19 08 2020 | 06:43

Polish solar capacity grows to 2.26 GW.

Poland’s installed solar power capacity reached 2,261 GW on August 1, 2020, up from 882.6 MW a year ago, according to data available to the transmission system operator (TSO) PSE SA . About 150 MW…