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23 01 2021 | 11:16

Bank Of England Tells Banks to Brace For Sky-High Carbon Price.

he Bank of England told banks and businesses to start assessing the risks they face from climate change immediately, and brace to pay much more for polluting.

23 01 2021 | 11:15

A new archaeology for the Anthropocene era.

Indiana Jones and Lara Croft have a lot to answer for. Public perceptions of archaeology are often thoroughly outdated, and these characterisations do little to help. Archaeology as practiced today…

23 01 2021 | 11:02

This is what emerging technologies mean for the future of infrastructure.

The emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are disrupting traditional infrastructure markets and creating new ones; This change coupled with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

21 01 2021 | 09:25

Celebrity power undermining global conservation efforts, scientists warn.

Hostile dispute over trophy hunting fuelled by ‘myths driven by emotion and morality that ignore critical facts’. Leading scientists have warned that global conservation is being undermined by…

21 01 2021 | 09:13

Biden, in a Burst of Climate Orders, Rejoins the Paris Agreement.

The president also canceled the Keystone XL pipeline and ordered federal agencies to begin the process of reinstating environmental regulations reversed under the Trump administration.

20 01 2021 | 21:04

Bill Gates is accused of hypocrisy after joining bidding war to buy the world's largest private jet operator - one month before he releases his book preaching about climate change.

Bill Gates has been accused of hypocrisy after entering a bid to buy the world's largest private jet operator, just one month before he releases a book preaching about climate change.  The Microsoft…

20 01 2021 | 10:55

Global climate action needs trusted finance data.

An agreed system for measuring funding of green projects in poorer nations will be vital to achieving action on climate change in 2021. A fortnight before the adoption of the 2015 Paris climate…

20 01 2021 | 10:46

Biden plans to fight climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before.

Joe Biden is preparing to deal with climate change in a way no U.S. president has done before – by mobilizing his entire administration to take on the challenge from every angle in a strategic,…

20 01 2021 | 09:47

Why rangers in the Congo’s Virunga national park are under attack.

Armed men have killed at least six rangers and wounded several others in an ambush in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Virunga national park. This park is a sanctuary for endangered…

20 01 2021 | 09:44

Exxon Discloses Full Scope of Fuel Emissions for First Time.

Exxon Mobil Corp. disclosed emissions data on customers’ use of its fuels and other products for the first time after coming under pressure from investors.

20 01 2021 | 09:41

Paris to Transform Champs-Élysées Into ‘Extraordinary Garden’.

Is Paris trading "la vie en rose" for "la vie en verte?" The Mayor of the French capital, Anne Hidalgo, told newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche Sunday that the city would follow through on a $305…

20 01 2021 | 09:32

The 10 Ways Renewable Energy’s Boom Year Will Shape 2021.

Even after Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy. “2020 was the year of positive surprises for the environment in a way…

20 01 2021 | 09:25

Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years – systems for managing e-waste aren’t keeping up.

It’s hard to imagine navigating modern life without a mobile phone in hand. Computers, tablets and smartphones have transformed how we communicate, work, learn, share news and entertain ourselves.…

20 01 2021 | 09:15

10 Solar and Storage Trends for 2021.

California solar veteran Barry Cinnamon is looking forward to more solar and storage — and less COVID-19 — in 2021. Dave Barry said it best when summarizing 2020: “This was a year of nonstop…

20 01 2021 | 09:10

PepsiCo Pledges to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2040.

PepsiCo Inc. has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, adding to the growing list of major companies including Amazon.com Inc. that aim to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions a decade…

20 01 2021 | 08:16

2020 ends earth’s warmest 10 years on record.

The latest data confirms 2020 concludes the earth’s warmest 10-year period on record. The HadCRUT5 global temperature series, produced by the Met Office, University of East Anglia and UK National…

20 01 2021 | 08:16

Shift to renewable energy eases key environmental burdens, EU says.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe’s shift from fossil fuel-based electricity to renewable sources has reduced environmental problems while also cutting the greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change,…

20 01 2021 | 08:06

McKinsey: Low Cost Renewables Will Outcompete Fossil Assets By 2030.

The energy transition is accelerating. 2020 saw renewables replace fossil fuels in Europe for the first time and one of the many impacts of COVID-19 has been on energy demand. According to the latest…

20 01 2021 | 07:53

‘Human fingerprint’ covers global heating seen from before industrial era to today, research says.

The impact of greenhouse gas emissions on global temperatures would have been even larger if were not for the cooling impact of air pollution, study finds. A “human fingerprint” covers the global…

20 01 2021 | 07:50

Environmentalists Should Pay Close Attention to the Racial Justice Movement.

There are parallels and overlaps between climate justice and racial justice, as well as many lessons the climate movement can learn from this global moment of reckoning.