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27 04 2021 | 10:23

UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035.

  UK government to set in law world’s most ambitious climate change target, cutting emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels for the first time, UK’s sixth Carbon Budget will incorporate…

27 04 2021 | 10:08

Cycling Is More Important Than Electric Cars for Achieving Net-Zero Cities

Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the…

27 04 2021 | 09:57

IEA forecasts 5 per cent rise in global CO2 emissions in 2021.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecasted that global CO2 emissions will rise by 5 per cent in 2021   The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecasted that global CO2 emissions will…

27 04 2021 | 09:56

How Bitcoin trade is hurting climate change mitigation.

The Bitcoin cryptocurrency has made it easier to become a millionaire in Kenya, appreciating more than 1,200 per cent since March last year to hit an all-time-high of Sh6.9 million last week, but…

27 04 2021 | 09:53

Climate change: 2020 was the warmest year on record in Europe, study finds.

The continent's annual temperature was warmer than the next five warmest years, which were all also in the last decade. 2020 was the warmest year on record in Europe, a major climate study has found…

27 04 2021 | 09:48

Climate crisis has shifted the Earth’s axis, study shows.

Massive melting of glaciers has tilted the planet’s rotation, showing the impact of human activities The massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the…

27 04 2021 | 09:28

The Carbon Market Gold Rush in American Agriculture.

Agriculture accounts for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Industry giants and startups are setting up carbon credits as Biden's Green plan gains momentum. President Joe Biden’s green push is…

27 04 2021 | 08:29

Warnings as Alaskan glacier moving 100 times faster than normal.

The glacier’s movement may make traversal to the summit of Denali impossible for climbers this year. An Alaskan glacier has been recorded as moving between 50 and 100 times faster than its previous…

27 04 2021 | 08:17

What is climate change? A really simple guide.

While Covid-19 has shaken much of human society, the threat posed by global warming has not gone away. Human activities have increased carbon dioxide emissions, driving up temperatures. Extreme…

27 04 2021 | 08:00

Supercomputing leap in weather and climate forecasting.

Met Office and Microsoft join forces to build world’s most powerful weather and climate forecasting supercomputer in UK The Met Office has signed a multimillion-pound agreement with Microsoft for…

23 04 2021 | 14:44

Brazilian miner acquires Mozambique coal mine as part of exit strategy.

Vale SA (NYSE : VALE) has inked a deal to acquire Mitsui & Co’s stake in the Moatize metallurgical and thermal coal mine and port project in Mozambique, as the Brazilian miner works to exit the…

23 04 2021 | 14:42

South Korea pledges end to state financing of coal-fired plants

South Korea will halt state-backed financing of coal-fired power plants overseas and also plans to strengthen its emissions reduction commitment under the Paris agreement. President Moon Jae-in made…

23 04 2021 | 14:35

Breakthrough as EU negotiators clinch deal on European climate law.

European Union negotiators reached a deal on the European Climate Law after 14 hours of talks on Wednesday (21 April), allowing the EU to go into this week’s US-hosted climate summit with an…

23 04 2021 | 14:32

The Green Brief: Europe’s green finance taxonomy wars, part 3.

Greetings and welcome to EURACTIV’s Green Brief. Below you’ll find the latest roundup of news covering energy & environment from across Europe. You can subscribe to the weekly newsletter here.…

23 04 2021 | 14:28

EU spells out criteria for green investment in new ‘taxonomy’ rules.

The European Commission on Wednesday (21 April) unveiled a first batch of implementing rules under the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, spelling out detailed technical criteria that companies need…

23 04 2021 | 08:02

Rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide continues unabated.

Despite Covid-induced reductions in industrial activity last year, climate concerns remain. Every day, above where this column appears in the newspaper, the latest daily atmospheric carbon dioxide…

23 04 2021 | 07:52

David Remnick: ‘There is no vaccine for climate change’

The New Yorker editor on Fragile Earth, a new collection of the magazine’s climate crisis writing, the continuing dangers of Trumpism – and seeing his family for the first time in a year David…

23 04 2021 | 07:30

Global carbon dioxide emissions are set for their second-biggest increase in history.

New IEA report sees global energy-related CO2 emissions rising by 1.5 billion tonnes in 2021, driven by a strong rebound in demand for coal in electricity generation. Global energy-related carbon…

22 04 2021 | 23:05

United Nations Secretary-General’s remarks to Leader Summit on Climate.

Friends,   Thank you, President Biden, for bringing us together to focus on the existential threat of climate change.     Mother Nature is not waiting.     The past decade was the hottest on record…