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23 07 2020 | 19:30

UK energy efficiency push offers just a third of the investment needed, says report.

IPPR says 12m homes will need to be refitted to meet net-zero targets but £3bn earmarked is not nearly enough. The government’s new plans to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes will make only a…

23 07 2020 | 19:27

Johnnie Walker maker creates plastic-free paper-based spirits bottle.

Diageo aims to begin bottling Johnnie Walker whisky using ‘world’s first’ design next year. The multinational drinks company Diageo says it has created the world’s first paper-based spirits bottle…

23 07 2020 | 19:24

Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings.

World’s largest soaring bird flaps wings only 1% of time in flight, study shows. A study sheds light on just how efficiently the world’s largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for…

23 07 2020 | 19:23

North Atlantic right whales now officially 'one step from extinction'.

International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List changes ocean giants’ status to ‘critically endangered’.

23 07 2020 | 19:21

The most important renewable energy project in Africa in 2019, with Safiatou Alzouma Nouhou, GSR2020.

Discover what makes the Benban Solar Park special. And why it should inspire other African countries.       10 July 2020 REN21

23 07 2020 | 19:18

Pandemic shows climate has never been treated as crisis, say scientists.

Letter also signed by Greta Thunberg urges EU leaders to act immediately on global heating. Greta Thunberg and some of the world’s leading climate scientists have written to EU leaders demanding…

23 07 2020 | 19:16

Kenya: Sh10bn needed to power idle medical kits.

The Ministry of Energy requires more than Sh10 billion to connect or upgrade electricity connectivity to all Level 2 to Level 5 hospitals for the leased medical equipment service (MES). Under the…

23 07 2020 | 19:07

Birriah elders accuse Shine Energy of using Indigenous links to promote coal-fired power.

Exclusive: Shine Energy, which has proposed a new plant at Collinsville in north Queensland, describes itself as a ‘traditional owner company’ The company proposing a coal-fired power station at…

23 07 2020 | 19:06

Guest post: Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change.

Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already being influenced by human-induced climate change.

23 07 2020 | 19:05

Weatherwatch: the Gambia's pleasant subtropical climate.

Tiny west African country enjoys warm temperatures, which are cooler on its tourist-filled coast. As the smallest country on the African mainland – just 30 miles (50km) across at its widest point,…

23 07 2020 | 18:53

Aldi commits to removing over 2 billion pieces of plastic by 2025.

By 2020 Aldi aims for 100% of all of their own label packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compositable and across all products by 2025. Last year’s report by Environmental Investigation Agency (…

23 07 2020 | 18:40

Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin vs the Gigantic Floating Gas Refinery.

You’re turning a perfectly good planet into a hellworld for money!       10 July 2020 The Guardian

23 07 2020 | 18:40

Samsung investment in Adani's Australian coal operation prompts call for boycott.

Activists protest at Samsung Electronics store in Sydney over debt purchase by affiliate Samsung Securities. A company in the Samsung Group invested in Adani’s Australian coal operation last year in…

23 07 2020 | 09:21

Ban new gas boilers in UK from 2025 or risk missing net zero target, says CBI

The installation of new gas boilers must be banned from 2025 or the UK’s net-zero climate target will be “doomed”, according to a high-level commission convened by the CBI. The ban would apply to…

23 07 2020 | 09:14

Global heating: best and worst case scenarios less likely than thought

Doomsayers and hopemongers alike may need to revise their climate predictions after a study that almost rules out the most optimistic forecasts for global heating while downplaying the likelihood of…

23 07 2020 | 09:13

ECB developing an appetite for green bonds.

In a recent interview Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, announced that they will begin to use the bank’s asset purchase scheme to pursue green objectives. “I want to explore…

23 07 2020 | 08:53

The US is headed for climate disaster – but Joe Biden's green plan might just work.

Biden’s $2tn green agriculture plan is ambitious but realistic. That’s important, because everything is riding on it. The world’s food supply is imperiled by a climate crisis already upon us, and …

22 07 2020 | 13:46

Is there a link between climate change and child slavery in West Africa?

On this edition of the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, we examine the exploitation of young boys in Senegal and why climate change is adding to problems in the region. We are joined by…

22 07 2020 | 09:01

First active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica

The first active leak of methane from the sea floor in Antarctica has been revealed by scientists. The researchers also found microbes that normally consume the potent greenhouse gas before it…

22 07 2020 | 08:53

Tensions mount as Ethiopia allows dam across Nile headwaters to fill.

Egypt fears hydroelectric project will restrict limited waters on which its population depends. Ethiopia has allowed a controversial dam built across the headwaters of the Nile to fill with rain…