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25 05 2020 | 09:59

Antarctic Penguin Poop Emits Laughing Gas.

A colony of king penguins in Antarctica emit so much nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, in their poop that researchers went a little "cuckoo," while studying them, according to Agence France Presse,…

25 05 2020 | 09:00

Bristol reveals plans to pedestrianise historic centre in Covid-19 revamp.

Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city. A scheme to turn part of Bristol’s historic centre into a pedestrian-only zone within months has been set out as part of…

25 05 2020 | 08:58

Leaked Covid-19 commission report calls for Australian taxpayers to underwrite gas industry expansion.

Exclusive: The report does not consider alternatives to gas, or mention climate change and the financial risk of investing in fossil fuel as emissions are cut Australian taxpayers should underwrite…

25 05 2020 | 08:17

Paris airports to be powered by solar systems.

Starting next year, the airports in Paris will be partially powered by solar energy. Urbasolar is building three solar parks for this purpose. Further plants - integrated into car park roofs and on…

25 05 2020 | 08:17

Tropical cyclones have become more destructive over past 40 years, data shows.

US study identifies statistically significant trend in line with climate scientists’ predictions. Tropical cyclones have become more intense around the globe in the past four decades, with more…

25 05 2020 | 08:10

He opposed public lands and wildlife protections. Trump gave him a top environment job.

Under the leadership of William Perry Pendley, the Bureau of Land Management is failing to fulfill its most basic duties of safeguarding America’s public lands, his critics say. In July 2017,…

25 05 2020 | 07:59

Biden pledges to cancel Keystone XL.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is promising to cancel the intensely controversial Keystone XL pipeline after he enters the White House in January.

25 05 2020 | 07:25

Poland: New tender round boosts up large-scale PV pipeline to 2 GW.

Large-scale PV is increasingly competitive in Poland. The pipeline of new PV projects reached 2 gigawatts. For a long time photovoltaics played a negligible role in the Polish power mix. But…

24 05 2020 | 09:45

Northvolt and Vattenfall Launch Mobile Battery System Capable of Patching Up Grids.

Volkswagen-backed Northvolt unveils Voltpack Mobile System as it rolls ahead with Swedish “gigafactory.” Swedish battery maker Northvolt and state-owned utility Vattenfall launched a new modular and…

24 05 2020 | 09:44

Strata Blazes Ahead With California Gas Peaker Replacement Battery, Taps Tesla.

Tesla will install Megapacks at the huge facility, which will be a test case for grid alternatives to fossil fuel infrastructure. Another of the world’s largest battery projects is moving forward…

24 05 2020 | 09:38

Dewa's 700MW solar project on track despite Covid-19 challenges.

Work on the 700 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant being built for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) by NoorEnergy 1 is progressing as per schedule despite the Covid-19…

24 05 2020 | 09:23

Coal industry will never recover after coronavirus pandemic, say experts.

Crisis has proved renewable energy is now a safer investment, and accelerated the shift. The global coal industry will “never recover” from the Covid-19 pandemic, industry observers predict, because…

24 05 2020 | 09:13

Renewables Surpass Coal in Both the U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts.

April 2020 was the first month ever that renewables generated more electricity than thermal coal in the United States every single day, while across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom's rapid…

21 05 2020 | 11:59

RSPB flooded with reports of birds of prey being killed.

Charity says lockdown has been seen as green light to target birds in belief there is less chance of getting caught. The RSPB has been “overrun” with reports of birds of prey being illegally killed…

21 05 2020 | 11:53

The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year.

Carlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles. Beer and soft drinks could soon be sipped from “all-plant” bottles under new plans to turn sustainably grown crops…

21 05 2020 | 11:45

'Car-Free Zones' Launching in London.

Following in the footsteps of leaders in Milan and New York City who are heeding global calls to #BuildBackBetter from the coronavirus pandemic, London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday 

21 05 2020 | 11:45

NASA Satellites Enable Scientists to Observe Climate Change.

For much of human history, it's been hard for scientists to learn about remote areas of the Earth that they cannot observe directly. Jack Kaye is associate director for research in NASA's Earth…

21 05 2020 | 11:36

States Sue Trump EPA for Suspending Environmental Regulations During Pandemic.

On Wednesday, nine states sued the Trump administration over the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to temporarily relax various environmental regulations during the coronavirus…

21 05 2020 | 11:35

Do Fuels Made From Plastic Make Eco Sense?

Yogurt pots, shampoo bottles, coffee-to-go lids, bubble wrap — plastic products are all composed of the same building blocks: long carbon chains.

21 05 2020 | 11:28

Climate Activists Prepare for November Election.

Democratic party power players and funders, green groups, and Joe Biden's campaign rolled out multiple climate-focused initiatives this week, signaling climate change's likely starring role in the…