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16 02 2021 | 10:43

Fighting child hunger in Africa.

FIGHTING CHILD HUNGER IN AFRICA Children are particularly affected by the hunger crisis in Africa. There are far too many starving kids in Africa, every single affected kid is one too much. 3.2…

16 02 2021 | 10:38

After Court Rules Dakota Access Pipeline Operating Illegally, Dems Demand Biden It Shut Down.

Five Democratic lawmakers on Friday encouraged President Joe Biden to order an immediate shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week…

16 02 2021 | 10:27

Youth Climate Advocates Vow to Take Landmark Case to Supreme Court, Following 9th Circuit Rejection.

For the second time in as many years, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a landmark climate lawsuit brought by a group of young people — who say they will now take their case…

16 02 2021 | 10:24

Storm Christoph flooding a harbinger of worsening ‘climate shocks’, warns Environment Agency.

The flooding caused by Storm Christoph is a harbinger of worsening “climate shocks” in the UK, the chair of the Environment Agency has warned. England and Wales faced a deluge this week as the storm…

16 02 2021 | 10:19

Infinium closes funding to decarbonise transportation sector with electrofuels solutions.

  Infinium’s ElectrofuelsTM have the potential to help investors decarbonise their operations and meet their net zero carbon goals. Infinium have announced the close of a funding round, led by AP…

16 02 2021 | 10:13

‘This land feeds our souls’: the battle to save the Rockies from big coal.

Growing opposition to the lifting of mining protections in Alberta has forced the Canadian province to backtrack. To the east of the Bluebird Valley ranch, the grasslands of the Canadian prairies…

16 02 2021 | 09:29

Biden Administration Seeks to Identify Climate Refugees.

A report commissioned by an executive order signed by President Biden last week could have major implicatio

16 02 2021 | 09:14

A Surprise in Africa: Air Pollution Falls as Economies Rise.

Air quality is improving in one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions, researchers have found. If the trend can be sustained, it would be good news for human health and climate change.

16 02 2021 | 09:12

Vales Point coal plant drops controversial bid for government funding.

The Morrison government put the $8.7m upgrade project on its energy underwriting program shortlist before the last election. A controversial Morrison government plan to grant up to $8.7m for an…

16 02 2021 | 09:11

BMW Group to source aluminium produced using solar energy.

The BMW Group has announced it will begin sourcing aluminium produced using solar electricity. Marking an important milestone on the road to BMW Group’s goal of lowering CO2 emissions in its…

15 02 2021 | 12:50

Pharmaceuticals Pollute the Ganges.

Studies increasingly point to the presence of pharmaceutical and personal care products in urban stretches along the Ganges River, which originates pristine in the Himalayas but is heavily polluted…

15 02 2021 | 12:38

Shell to expand gas business despite pledge to speed up net zero carbon drive.

Energy firm seeks to grow operation by 20% but offset expansion via carbon capture and ‘nature-based solutions’. Shell has set new carbon emissions goals to become a net zero carbon energy company…

15 02 2021 | 12:35

How Global Warming Can Cause Europe's Harsh Winter Weather.

As Germans shiver through double-digit negative temperatures and more than 80 centimeters (30 inches) of snow in parts of the country, climate science deniers have taken to social media to argue that…

15 02 2021 | 12:34

U.S. Nuclear Waste Sites Face Sea-Level Rise Threat.

Nuclear power is a source of low-carbon electricity, but producing it creates dangerous radioactive waste that needs to be stored safely and permanently. Recent research suggests that as seas rise,…

15 02 2021 | 12:25

Shell Claims It Reached Peak Oil Production in 2019.

Fossil fuel giant Shell says it has already reached peak oil production.

15 02 2021 | 12:23

EPA to Amazon: Stop Selling Illegal Pesticides.

For the third time in three years, the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Amazon to stop selling illegal pesticides.

15 02 2021 | 12:12

500+ scientists tell EU to end tree burning for energy.

"Regrowth takes time the world does not have to solve climate change”, they write. Over 500 scientists are writing to EU Commission President Von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel…

15 02 2021 | 11:35

Sun-Blocking nanomaterial offers ‘magic’ way to cool buildings without electricity.

Researchers have developed an electricity-free method to cool buildings while simultaneously trapping the sun's heat for future use. A team from the University at Buffalo were able to turbo charge a…

12 02 2021 | 07:33

Ending fossil fuels now.

IEEFA: ExxonMobil 2020 results come as no surprise: still not covering dividends Spent $2.6 billion more cash on capital projects than it generated from operations This morning, ExxonMobil reported…

12 02 2021 | 07:28

Meat-eating creates risk of future pandemic that ‘would make Covid seem a dress rehearsal’, scientists warn.

‘If we could see eating meat as a treat, not a right, we could reduce the speed at which another virus evolves,’ says professor. Demand for regular supplies of affordable meat will create future …