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04 06 2020 | 08:04

Have COVID-19 global lockdowns cleared the way for a carbon-free future?

The immediate effect of global lockdowns has given the world a rare glimpse into a carbon-free future. Cleaner skies have been seen for the first time, from Los Angeles to New Delhi, and demonstrate…

04 06 2020 | 08:02

Flooding Disproportionately Harms Black Neighborhoods.

The impacts of floods can exacerbate existing racial and social inequality. When Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas in 2017, the neighborhood that suffered the worst flood damage was a section of…

04 06 2020 | 07:17

The world is facing a sixth mass extinction — and it’s happening much faster than expected

Human activities are driving thousands of species to the brink of extinction. The world is facing its sixth mass extinction — it’s happening now and we are the ones to blame, according to a new…

04 06 2020 | 07:07

Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19.

Primatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic. Humanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic…

04 06 2020 | 07:01

NASA scientist Dr. Kate Marvel links ‘climate change’ to ‘white supremacy’ – ‘We’ll never head off climate catastrophe without dismantling white supremacy’ – Calls for climate & racial ‘justice’

Another NASA climate scientist has revealed their charged politics and waded into racially charged linkages between “climate justice” and “racial justice.” and “white supremacy.” NASA’s Dr.

03 06 2020 | 10:39

'The water will come back': why Kenya's struggle against flooding is far from over.

Record-breaking rainfall has devastated communities – and with thousands displaced and more rain predicted the picture is bleak Using a short piece of nylon line with a hook at one end and a long…

03 06 2020 | 10:29

Being black while in nature: 'You’re an endangered species'.

Many black nature-lovers have to employ defense mechanisms – lest a situation turn sticky and they have to answer questions from a suspecting police officer ‘I want to go, to just sit and soak it…

03 06 2020 | 10:19

Climate justice means justice for black lives.

The work of dismantling white supremacy is critical to building a climate movement that is rooted in justice. As we watch people across North America rise up to confront racist police violence and…

03 06 2020 | 10:11

Climate change is making marine species migrate towards the poles faster than those on land.

Rising temperatures, shifts in precipitation patterns, and changes in vegetations, all direct effects of a warmer world, are changing the range and distribution of many species — they are now forced…

03 06 2020 | 10:01

Australia’s Water Is Vanishing.

Scorched by climate change and drained by industrial farms, the country’s most important river system is nearing collapse.

02 06 2020 | 09:04

Africa: COVID-19 - Additional 23 Million People Face Acute Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa - Ifad.

About 23 million more people are expected to be pushed into extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa this year alone, the president, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Gilbert Houngbo, has…

02 06 2020 | 08:47

How and where to “keep it in the ground”.

Construction of the Haringvliet Zuid energy park, that combines a large-scale solar farm (38 MW) with a wind farm and a battery storage system, has begun. Belectric will also take on the operation…

02 06 2020 | 08:33

The coming recession is the best reason to step up the pace of renewables investment.

It will not do to wait until the next power plant announces its closure. Building alternative infrastructure should start now. The Covid-19 recession will bring fiscal stimulus on a massive scale.…

02 06 2020 | 08:16

Exxon Mobil declines to set long-term climate goal, bucking oil industry trend.

ExxonMobil dismissed the idea of setting a date by which it will sharply reduce its contributions to climate change — bucking a recent trend among major oil companies. Darren Woods, the company’s…

02 06 2020 | 08:13

Markets not paying attention to climate crisis, IMF says.

Firms should be made to disclose exposure to global heating, report suggests. Equity markets have generally ignored the increasing number of natural disasters over the past 50 years and tougher…

02 06 2020 | 08:10

The growing urgency of shifting to a low carbon economy.

We have just 10 years left to meet the 2030 Agenda and avert the worst effects of climate change. In many cases, the costs of ignoring the rules of science were laid bare by the coronavirus COVID-19…

01 06 2020 | 07:24

«Ούτε στην Τήνο, ούτε πουθενά...»

Το Νυμφαίο είναι ένας πανέμορφος παραδοσιακός οικισμός στον νομό Φλώρινας. Ομορφότερος από την Τήνο, ακόμη και από τα Αγραφα, που επίσης κινδυνεύουν με «παραμόρφωση τοπίου» λόγω της εγκατάστασης…

31 05 2020 | 09:45

Οι Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας στη Νέα Κανονικότητα .

Η πανδημία του κορωνοϊού ανάγκασε ολόκληρες χώρες να μπουν σε καθολικά μέτρα περιορισμού κυκλοφορίας, με τις επιχειρήσεις, τη βιομηχανία και τις μετακινήσεις να μειώνονται σημαντικά προκειμένου να…

31 05 2020 | 08:40

U.S.: Another nail in the San Juan zombie carbon-capture coffin.

Regional utility-scale solar approvals show how markets continue to move beyond coal In a loud signal on where markets are moving, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission last week approved two…

31 05 2020 | 08:25

The case for turning South Africa’s coal fields into a renewable energy hub.

South Africa is currently one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. And it’s increasingly being viewed as a pariah that isn’t contributing as much as it could to the international fight against…