Government has nominated ‘clean hydrogen’ using gas and CCS but for many countries ‘clean’ already means without fossil fuels.
“Green hydrogen” made with wind and solar electricity could become the…
To preserve its own survival, and secure its own prosperity, Africa must provide global leadership on responsible environmental stewardship and offer the world a novel model of climate led…
Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens.
This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a collaboration…
Greece can transform its power system away from heavy reliance on fossil fuels to potentially become one of the leaders of the energy transition in Europe by 2030, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF)…
When President Donald Trump visited California on September 14 and dismissed the state Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot's plea to recognize the role of climate change in the midst of the…
To understand the planetary importance of this autumn's presidential election, check the calendar. Voting ends on November 3—and by a fluke of timing, on the morning of November 4 the United States…
UGHELLI, Delta State, Nigeria (Reuters) - Jonah Gbemre often has no electricity, but he says his home is permanently lit at night by the flames of waste gas being “flared” near his home town in…
France, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans.
World leaders have pledged to clamp down on pollution, embrace…
Hanako, a female Asian elephant, lived in a tiny concrete enclosure at Japan’s Inokashira Park Zoo for more than 60 years, often in chains, with no stimulation. In the wild, elephants live in herds,…
After decades on the political periphery, the climate movement is entering the mainstream in 2020, with young leaders at the fore. The Sunrise Movement now includes more than 400 local groups …
Lake Chad is an extremely shallow water body in the Sahel. It was once the world’s sixth largest inland water body with an open water area of 25,000 km2 in the 1960s, it shrunk dramatically at the…
Greta Thunberg leads protests as Covid rules restrict numbers compared with last year.
School pupils, youth activists and communities around the world have turned out for a day of climate strikes,…
The 2.5m-year-old tree would be first plant species protected by law in state as current habitat increasingly becomes less viable.
The western Joshua tree will be considered for protection under the…
Activists in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda are helping lead the way in advocating for environmental issues and climate justice.
On Fri., Sept. 25, people around the world will participate in Global…
Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a low point in mid-September. This year it measures just 1.44 million square miles (3.74 million square kilometers) – the second-lowest value …
US researchers calculate as much as 10,600TWh in annual power generation potential from water-top PV installed on hydro-dam reservoirs.
Wiring in floating solar arrays to existing hydropower…
When he talks about the Trump administration, David Doniger likes to say: "Imagine where we'd be if they knew what they were doing." The climate lawyer and senior advisor to the NRDC Action Fund…
Maparasha Hills, KenyaThousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ocher gathered this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to…
A more stable ocean sounds idyllic, but it creates a dangerous feedback loop for our warming planet.
Humans have made the oceans more stable, and the result will be more extreme weather and the…