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11 10 2019 | 15:13

It’s not just Greta Thunberg: why are we ignoring the developing world’s inspiring activists?

idhima Pandey was just nine years old in 2017 when she filed a lawsuit against the Indian government for failing to take action against climate change. Pandey’s fierce, astounding passion for the…

11 10 2019 | 14:56

'It's heartbreaking': a coastal community watches its beach wash away.

Manmade sea walls and the effects of climate change eating away at Stockton beach, and locals are rallying to save it. Noel Burns started work on Stockton beach as a council lifeguard in 1971 and…

11 10 2019 | 14:49

The women taking the plastic out of periods.

Sanitary products litter Europe’s beaches, and 200,000 tonnes a year end up in UK landfill. Meet the people fighting for ‘environmenstrual’ alternatives. Ella Daish has lost count of how many tampon…

11 10 2019 | 14:46

'Once they're gone, they're gone': the fight to save the giant sequoia.

A conservation group plans to buy the largest privately owned sequoia grove as the climate crisis threatens the species’ future. Few living beings have experienced as much as the giant sequoias.…

11 10 2019 | 14:00

Vaclav Smil: We Must Leave Growth Behind.

On September 23, the United Nations opened its Climate Action Summit here in New York, three days after the Global Climate Strike, led by Greta Thunberg, swept through thousands of cities worldwide.

09 10 2019 | 16:11

Hundreds of temperature records broken over summer.

Almost 400 all-time high temperatures were set in the northern hemisphere over the summer, according to an analysis of temperature records. The records were broken in 29 countries for the period…

09 10 2019 | 14:41

Yale women in clean energy defy industry’s gender imbalance.

Women may be underrepresented in clean energy careers in general, but there is no shortage of Yale women alumni working in renewable energy. Credit the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental…

09 10 2019 | 14:28

A novel European Green New Deal to tackle climate change.

Support has been surging on both sides of the Atlantic for the idea of a Green New Deal. Time to turn it into action, and jobs, on the ground.

09 10 2019 | 14:24

Climate and Energy Experts Debate How to Respond to a Warming World.

Experts in energy and environmental fields weigh in on the need for an urgent transition to alternative energy. As energy demand rises around the globe, so does concern about climate change. The…

09 10 2019 | 14:17

A Green New Deal beyond growth.

A genuine European Green New Deal must place social justice and ecological protection ahead of fiscal discipline and economic growth.

09 10 2019 | 13:59

Community Microgrids: Renewables-Driven Resilience.

The Climate Crisis is very much in the news now. This is a global problem, but some of the solutions are happening at a local or regional level. Craig Lewis of the Clean Coalition gave a spirited…

08 10 2019 | 08:14

The Paris Agreement Hinges on a European Hydrogen Economy.

After economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin predicted the rise of The Hydrogen Economy 17 years ago, history failed to cooperate with him. The US, then hooked on foreign oil and destined to run out of its…

06 10 2019 | 18:14

Ramaphosa’s $11bn climate fund, or, how the smart money could turn Mpumalanga into the envy of the world.

In a nation that’s become used to operating in the shadows, sometimes even the mention of sunlight can be met with disbelief.

06 10 2019 | 17:55

Can Southeast Asia Ditch Coal?

Rising anti-coal movements, shifting finances and the growth of renewable energy could help end the region’s reliance on coal.

06 10 2019 | 17:27

How the U.S. Power grid is evolving to handle solar and wind.

As renewable energy sources move mainstream, electricity generation and distribution systems are getting an extreme makeover

06 10 2019 | 17:19

Want a Healthy Planet? Put Energy Efficiency to Work!

Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective and comprehensive solution to solving the climate crisis–and it can help improve our health, cut energy bills, and address equity challenges. But some…

04 10 2019 | 09:18

As the climate collapses, we can either stand together – or perish alone.

Collective action is our only hope for enduring climate breakdown. Calls for survivalism will only hasten catastrophe.

04 10 2019 | 08:59

Renewables To Provide Half Of The World’s Electricity By 2050.

Renewable energy sources including hydropower are set to account for 49 percent of the world’s electricity generation by 2050, up from 28 percent in 2018, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (…

03 10 2019 | 08:24

Scientists estimate Earth's total carbon store.

There are 1.85 billion, billion tonnes of carbon on Earth, with more than 99% of it resident beneath our feet. Scientists from the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) project have spent 10 years assessing…

01 10 2019 | 10:43

South African teenager creates her own brand of biodegradable, edible straws.

A 19-year-old South African student has created her own brand of edible, biodegradable straws.  Leila Siljeur, a chemical engineering student of Stellenbosch University, developed Eat Me Straws as a…