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09 06 2021 | 11:22

EREF:Commission’s new proposed guidelines on State aid for climate, energy and environment are still incomplete and unfit for the green transition

The European Commission has launched yesterday a targeted public consultation on the proposed revision of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy (“Energy and…

09 06 2021 | 10:40

Answer regarding the article of Windpower monthly : "Are vertical-axis wind turbines really the future?"

*The answer below is written form the authors of "Numerical modelling and optimization of vertical axis wind turbine pairs: A scale up approach" Joachim Toftegaard Hansen, Mahak Mahak & Iakovos…

06 06 2021 | 07:41

Biodiversity Disclosures Set to Become Part of Company Reporting.

Taskforce backed by French President Emmanuel Macron presses financial-services and other industries to more closely assess their nature-related risks. A global initiative aimed at measuring the…

06 06 2021 | 07:34

Satellites may have been underestimating the planet's warming for decades.

A new comparison of measurements finds that some don't add up. The global warming that has already taken place may be even worse than we thought. That's the takeaway from a new study that finds…

06 06 2021 | 07:29

Half a million new workers needed to meet global wind demand by 2025 – report

Building and maintaining wind turbines will create plenty of new jobs in the coming years, but the health and safety of employees must remain front and centre of all training, says the not-for-profit…

06 06 2021 | 07:19

Nuclear power euphoria in Indonesia is all smoke and mirrors with no current technical, financial or market viability

In growing energy markets like Indonesia, decision makers are facing a barrage of pro-nuclear media coverage as the nuclear industry floods the market with panels and webinars focused on the…

05 06 2021 | 13:00

Solar panels and water canals could form a real power couple in California.

Solar canals save water, create energy, and protect natural lands all at the same time. California has around 4,000 miles of canals that shuttle clean water throughout the state. New research shows …

05 06 2021 | 12:46

Will blockage and wake effects hinder the UK’s offshore wind target?

Investors and environmentalists were thrown in October 2019 when Orsted, the largest offshore wind farm developer, warned that its wind farms were producing less power than had been expected. The…

05 06 2021 | 12:41

‘Mindboggling’ Arctic heatwave breaks records.

‘Profound heatwaves’ in region will be more common, warns meteorologist. A “mind-boggling” heat wave in the Arctic has broken temperature records in north-west Russia,  meteorologists have said.…

05 06 2021 | 12:36

Three of Exxon’s refineries on US list of biggest polluters.

The company’s facility in Baton Rouge is the worst soot polluter in the country. Three Exxon Mobil oil refineries are pumping out eight times more than the average rate of soot pollutants than…

05 06 2021 | 12:31

Poland defies EU court by refusing to close major brown coalmine.

Shutting Turów lignite mine would cause thousands of job losses, says development minister. Poland’s government has defied an injunction by the top European Union court that ordered the immediate…

05 06 2021 | 12:29

UN Secretary-General’s Remarks to Clean Energy Ministerial Santiago, Chile

Friends,   I thank the Government of Chile for hosting the sixth Mission Innovation Ministerial and for launching Mission Innovation 2.0.   Mission Innovation plays a crucial role in accelerating…

05 06 2021 | 12:12

Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years.

Contamination from an ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, came from some of the world’s largest agricultural companies For years, the people of Mead, Nebraska, have worried about the ethanol plant…

05 06 2021 | 12:12

Tax soaring private jet use to fund green flying, says report.

Taxes of €325m a year should be used to fund zero-carbon aviation technology, report suggests. Climate-heating emissions from private jet flights have soared in Europe since 2005, according to a…

05 06 2021 | 12:06

Big Oil suffered three major blows this week: Is this the beginning of the end for fossil fuels?

Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil were all brought to task over mounting climate concerns. This is just the beginning, writes Harry Cockburn The moment Royal Dutch Shell lost its court case in the Hague…

05 06 2021 | 12:01

Rapid heating of Indian Ocean worsening cyclones, say scientists.

Rising ocean temperatures caused by climate crisis increasing number of cyclones and intensity of storms, say experts. India’s cyclone season is being made more intense by the rapidly heating Indian…

05 06 2021 | 10:57

‘If we don’t change we’re f*cked’: Greta Thunberg warns humanity in new video

Climate activist shifts focus onto farming and veganism in latest campaign Greta Thunberg has warned humanity must shift to a plant-based diet quickly to prevent more ecological and health crises.…

04 06 2021 | 13:46

Simulations Find Answers Blowing in the Wind

The Energy Exchange explores the complex and critical intersection of energy, money and technology. Experts will use their insights and forecasts to outline what energy is available to us, the costs…

04 06 2021 | 12:50

Gas industry ‘kicking the can down the road’ with green hydrogen.

Several current and former policymakers expressed skepticism that hydrogen and renewable natural gas are mature enough to play a major role in their states’ transition from natural gas.

02 06 2021 | 18:38

Australian court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis.

Eight teenagers, along with 86-year-old nun, launched case to prevent the approval of a massive coalmine. The federal court of Australia has found the environment minister, Sussan Ley, has a duty of…