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11 01 2024 | 12:06

EU is ‘driving without a map’ on biofuels policy, auditors find

The EU’s complex policy approach to biofuels lacks a long-term outlook and risks undermining the bloc’s transport decarbonisation targets, an analysis by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has…

11 01 2024 | 11:59

Austria boasts Europe’s second-greenest power sector in 2023

Austria generated 87% of its power from renewable sources in 2023 following record years of solar panel expansion, putting it behind Luxembourg in the EU rankings. Much of Austria’s electricity has…

11 01 2024 | 11:52

Bratislava to build its first LNG terminal despite fossil fuel phase out

Fears that Slovakia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal could end up as a stranded investment are reinforced by experts who warn that too much LNG infrastructure is being built as fossil fuels are…

11 01 2024 | 11:41

‘Forever chemicals’ found in foetuses pose risk of adulthood diseases

A year after a universal ban on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was proposed in the EU, a new study found that PFAS affect people as early as the fetal stage of development.

11 01 2024 | 11:11

France, Czechia defy EU sceptics on nuclear power

France and Czechia reiterated calls on Tuesday (9 January) for the European Commission to put nuclear power on an equal footing with renewable energies in all EU policies, putting traditional nuclear…

11 01 2024 | 11:02

German industry joins forces with green groups on CO2 capture

Some of Germany’s most influential business and green lobbying groups have joined forces to urge Berlin to quickly adopt a carbon management strategy in order to kickstart the country’s industrial…

11 01 2024 | 10:44

2024 lookahead: Climate target for 2040 will be EU Commission’s ‘legacy’, activists say

The European Commission is expected to table its proposed climate target for 2040 on 6 February, in what many see as the current administration’s legacy for the new team that will be appointed to…

11 01 2024 | 10:35

Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species

Volcano-top orchid also named by scientists contending with extinctions caused by the human destruction of nature Two types of tree and a palm that live underground are among the new plant species…

11 01 2024 | 10:27

It’s not snow, it’s styrofoam: Lake Tahoe littered with thousands of ‘detrimental’ beads

Beads, believed to be remnants of a floating dock and made of polystyrene, can harm environment and aquatic life, say experts The shores of Lake Tahoe were dusted with white after winter weather hit…

11 01 2024 | 10:18

Deep-sea mining: why is interest growing and what are the risks?

As Norway becomes the first country to approve deep-sea mining, scientists are alarmed but supporters insist it will aid the energy transition What is deep-sea mining?

11 01 2024 | 10:07

US oil lobby launches eight-figure ad blitz amid record fossil fuel extraction

Campaign pushes idea oil is ‘vital’ to global security and capitalizes on war in Gaza to escalate production, climate advocates say The American oil lobby has launched an eight-figure media…

11 01 2024 | 09:52

UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

Ministers hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs The government has set out plans for what it claims will be…

11 01 2024 | 09:38

‘We can’t pretend the ecological crisis is separate’: the economist thinking differently about climate breakdown

James Meadway, once a Labour adviser and now a podcast host, says the separation between climate and economy has to end James Meadway is an economist who is not at all impressed with economics.…

11 01 2024 | 09:17

Conservative ‘failures’ have led to more sewage pollution, say water experts

Increased flooding blamed on years of government delays over ‘sponge cities’ rules Increased sewage pollution, urban flooding and water supply interruptions are the result of a decade of failures by…

10 01 2024 | 23:31

Putin’s free Russian classes are taking off in Africa

NAIROBI — Russia has recruited hundreds of young Africans to its Russian language and cultural programs across the continent over the past year as the spearhead of a wider push by the Kremlin to use…

10 01 2024 | 23:18

World's biggest mining project set to begin in Guinea Republic this year

A $20 billion iron ore, rail, and port development in the Republic of Guinea is expected to commence this year, following a 27-year wait marked by several legal and political setbacks. Set to be the…

10 01 2024 | 23:04

Burkina Faso: A Model for Green Building in West Africa

Burkina Faso.’s commitment to sustainable development and environmental consciousness is exemplified through the presence of top-notch green buildings with innovative design and a harmonious blend…

10 01 2024 | 22:37

Deep-sea mining: Norway approves controversial practice

Norway has become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining. The bill, passed on Tuesday, will accelerate the hunt for…

10 01 2024 | 20:48

EDF Energy plans to extend life of four UK nuclear power plants

French energy company to invest a further £1.3bn in its British nuclear fleet up to 2026 EDF is planning to extend the life of four nuclear power stations in the UK and increase investment in its…

10 01 2024 | 20:35

Bird that migrates to Victorian wetlands slated for wind industry terminal added to threatened species list

The sharp-tailed sandpiper migrates from Siberia to a Port of Hastings site that Tanya Plibersek last week blocked a state plan to develop A migratory shorebird that visits globally important…