Sea level rise alone could drive 320,000 people from coastal areas to the city. The post Atlanta’s population could boom as people flee sea level rise, wildfires, and hurricanes appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Global warming and international trade offering increasingly hospitable environment Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing in Britain as international trade offers ample opportunities for spider travel and global heating provides an increasingly hospitable climate. A jumping spider new to science has been identified living on the University of Exeter’s Penryn campus in Cornwall. The nearest known relative of the 3-4mm-long Anasaitis milesae is found in the Caribbean, making it highly likely that this tiny species – alongside 17 other non-native jumping spider species – found its way to Britain from distant climes. Continue reading...
BERLIN - Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. climate summit, will defend the right of oil and gas producing nations to invest in the sector, the country's president said on Friday, noting that despite climate targets, fossil fuel demand remains strong.
Climate change-induced flooding has devastated the lives of people living on the Indian and Nepalese sides of the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Although the floods have destroyed their lives and livelihoods, as this cross-border collaboration narrates, neither community has received any substantial compensation.
Waves of Chinese panels are pitting Americans who want cheap equipment against those who want to make it. The feud threatens Biden's climate agenda.
The legal challenge aims to overturn new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling on public lands.
President Joe Biden's power plant regulation could shift the future of carbon capture, hydrogen and natural gas.
The court spiked Obama-era controls on power plant emissions. Biden’s rule may be next.
How groups execute the new plan could mean the difference between saving what’s left on Florida’s 360-mile-long coral reef and another summer of catastrophic loss.
As climate change intensifies hurricanes, some scientists want a Category 6 for the biggest storms
[RFI] At least 155 people have died in floods and landslides in Tanzania following weeks of heavy rain that has pounded East Africa. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said the El Nino climate pattern had worsened the ongoing rainy season.
World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said on Thursday.
Warmer air holds more water, and climate-driven circulation changes are making storms more disastrous.
The bank was accused of indirectly financing the country's coal plants through a $816 million loan.
A group of young girls aged between 15 and 17 sit tight, following attentively a lesson being taught by a Mualim (Islamic teacher) in a makeshift madrassah (Qur’anic school) located in one of the impoverished townships of Benin’s economic capital, Cotonou. They arrived in Benin recently, fleeing poverty, hunger, climate change, and rising insecurity in […]
A new type of rapeseed engineered in China can improve upon yields by 50 per cent, increasing the domestic harvest of edible oil and lessening the country’s reliance on imports.
[Global Fund] Geneva -- The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) held its 51st meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. While anticipating record disbursements this year, with an unprecedented pace of investment in resilient and sustainable systems for health (RSSH) and pandemic preparedness and response (PPR), the Board repeatedly acknowledged the numerous challenges - including climate change, conflict, displacement, geopolitics, the economic situation, and in particular, the
Wealthier nations, most responsible for planet-heating emissions, have been criticised for not paying their fair share.
Hailed by environmental groups as a "gamechanger," the regulations take effect from 2032 and will also mandate that new, high capacity gas-fired plants slash their carbon dioxide output by the same amount -- 90 percent -- a target that would require the use of carbon capture technology.
In 1961, Ed Dwight hoped to become the first Black astronaut in space. But he never made it. Now, at 90 years old, Dwight will get the chance to finally experience space onboard Blue Origin's upcoming mission into Earth's atmosphere. Dwight was selected by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to enter an Air Force training program known as the path to NASA's Astronaut Corps. When he got the letter in 1961 offering him the opportunity to be the first Black astronaut, "I thought these dudes were crazy," Dwight told national correspondent Jericka Duncan in 2022. After completing the program in 1963, the Air Force recommended he join the corps, but he wasn't selected and entered private life in 1966. Dwight said he felt discrimination among his peers during the training. "So, all these White...
While most automakers around the world made a sudden pivot to electric cars, Toyota held off and decided to stick with hybrid models and slowed its rollout of battery-powered cars. Now, that cautious approach to electrification appears to be paying off, as hybrid cars just helped the Japanese automaker to a…Read more...
An ocean current that carries cold water from around Antarctica up to the North Atlantic has weakened in the past two decades, which will cause oceans to warm and sea levels to rise.
Oil consumption in China’s transport sector will peak next year ‘at the latest’ as rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) pulls the plug on petrol consumption, according to the nation’s largest oil and gas producer.
LONDON - The Scottish National Party (SNP) will lead a minority government in Scotland, leader Humza Yousaf said on Thursday, announcing the end of its coalition with the Green Party after a row about climate change targets.
Agricultural methane emissions trace a complex path through the food and dairy industries, but by asking simple questions, investors can gain insight into the enormous opportunities at hand.
Between 10 and 40 percent more rain fell in just one day last week than it would have in a world without the 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit of warming that has come from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas since the mid-19th century.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a slate of new final new rules that will crack down on pollution released by power plants.
Intensive breeding since the 19th century has created thousands of varieties of rose, but a reduction in genetic diversity could leave them vulnerable to diseases and climate change
The environment minister says she is approving windfarms at the fastest rate in history amid industry concerns about an ‘alarming’ slowdown Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Tanya Plibersek has said she is approving windfarms faster than any previous environment minister, rejecting industry claims the sector faces deteriorating investment conditions and lengthening delays. Renewable energy firms have raised concerns that securing environmental approval is becoming more difficult, particularly for wind. Challenges are unlikely to ease soon, given the government’s recent decision to postpone conservation law reforms until after the next election, putting at risk emissions reduction goals, they say. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning...
University of Pennsylvania scientists are predicting an estimated 33 named storms for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
The Government of Nunavut is pushing the federal government to allow tourism, recreational and outfitting activities in the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area in the High Arctic.
Tankers in Dongying discharge Russian oil for China's reserves, exceeding US. Amid rising Russian imports post Ukraine invasion, China consumes 14M barrels/day, preparing for potential future conflicts and building strategic stockpiles.
Open access notables Ice acceleration and rotation in the Greenland Ice Sheet interior in recent decades , Løkkegaard et al., Communications Earth & Environment: In the past two decades, mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet has accelerated, partly due to the speedup of glaciers. However, uncertainty in speed derived from satellite products hampers the detection of inland changes. In-situ measurements using stake surveys or GPS have lower uncertainties. To detect inland changes, we repeated in-situ measurements of ice-sheet surface velocities at 11 historical locations first measured in 1959, located upstream of Jakobshavn Isbræ, west Greenland. Here, we show ice velocities have increased by 5–15% across all deep inland sites. Several...
The projected $860 million compliance cost over 10 years will be double the expected health and climate gains of $430 million.
Next-generation Climate Targets: A 5-Point Plan for NDCs shannon.paton@… Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:29 By early 2025, countries are due to unveil new national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). These commitments form the foundation of international climate action, establishing emissions-reduction targets and other measures that countries promise to implement. The Paris Agreement requires nations to put forward new NDCs every five years, with each round stronger than the last. In short, NDCs are important because they are the main vehicle for countries to collectively confront the global climate crisis. Yet NDCs to date fall well short of what’s needed to avert increasingly dangerous climate impacts and hold...
EPA Unveils Suite of Protections Addressing Power Plant Pollution of Our Air, Land and Water
STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues Strong Pollution Standards for New and Existing Power Plants alison.cinnamo… Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:03 WASHINGTON DC (April 25, 2024) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized strong new pollution standards for the electric power sector, which will result in unprecedented reductions in greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Biden administration’s whole-of-government approach to tackling the climate crisis. The new rule requires existing coal-fired units to begin capturing nearly all carbon dioxide emissions by 2032 or cease operations by 2039, compared to 2030 and 2040 in the draft rule. New natural gas plants that operate more than 40% of the time would need to capture nearly all of their carbon by 2032, several...
First Minister Humza Yousaf of the Scottish National Party ended the three-year power-sharing agreement with the Green Party after he abandoned a key climate change target.
Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions "most likely" exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said Thursday.
The Biden administration has taken its most aggressive action yet on cutting greenhouse gas emissions from the private sector. That includes a strict ultimatum for coal-fired power plants.
Energy watchdog warns pace must accelerate to hit targets after new batteries increased capacity by 130% The rollout of batteries across the global electricity industry more than doubled last year but will need to be six times faster if the world hopes to meet its renewable energy targets, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). A report from the global energy watchdog found that new batteries totalling 42 gigawatts (GW) were plugged into electricity systems around the world last year, increasing total capacity by more than 130% from the year before to 85GW. Continue reading...
First minister terminates Bute House agreement ‘with immediate effect’ after government abandons emissions target UK politics – latest updates The historic power-sharing agreement between the Scottish National party and Scottish Greens is to end after a crisis over the government’s climate strategy. Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, said he had told the Scottish Green co-leaders he was terminating the Bute House agreement with immediate effect. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Campus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating fossil fuels are illegal, the Guardian has learned. The students from Columbia University, Tulane University, and the University of Virginia each wrote to the […]
Tsunamis are rare but can cause mass destruction. Here’s what you need to know about the science behind them.
Kyle Wool, chief executive officer of Dominari Securities, spoke with Quartz for the latest installment of our “Smart Investing” video series.Read more...
Seagrass meadows—marine ecosystems that support biodiversity and provide a range of other ecosystem services—are globally in decline (1). Many species use seagrass meadows as foraging grounds, spawning grounds, and shelter, including migratory species such as brant geese, the dugong, and the green turtle (2, 3). Conserving these valuable ecosystems will require comprehensive global maps of their locations (4) and a better understanding of the species that depend on them (3).
23 states want the Biden administration's EPA to curtail its approach to environmental justice.
Scotland's Scottish Nationalist Party-led coalition fell apart Thursday after a three year-long power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens imploded in a row over the scrapping of carbon emissions targets.
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — At least 32 people have been killed and two are missing after flash floods swept through almost half of Kenya. Some 103,500 people in all have been affected. Kenya has registered heavy rain since mid-March but downpours have intensified over the past week, leading to mass flooding. The Kenyan Red Cross … The post At least 32 dead as flash floods sweep through half of Kenya appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts say Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company. Justice Natalie Charlesworth ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Santos could pursue financial records and communications between activist groups – Sunrise, Jubilee Australia and the NT Environment Centre – and the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) in order to determine whether the company will also pursue the campaign organisations for costs for the lawsuit carried out by the EDO on behalf of Tiwi Island traditional owners. Sign up...
Record low levels of Antarctic sea-ice in late 2023 resulted in breeding failures in a fifth of the continent’s emperor penguin colonies, according to a new study from British Antarctic … The post Emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica suffer as sea-ice diminishes appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
A group of senior Swiss women recently won a powerful victory offering renewed hope for tackling climate change. Earlier this month, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the government of Switzerland is violating human rights because it isn’t doing enough to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Swiss women take the lead More than 2,000 […]
Slater and Harvie should show some leadership and demand that the SNP get serious on climate change and appoint a Green to Cabinet.
The new standards — on everything from carbon pollution to wastewater — are the last major pieces of Biden's first-term push to clean up the power sector.
The federal appeals court will now consider whether to freeze work on the SunZia line, which is designed to expand access to renewable energy.
Budget Chair Sheldon Whitehouse has scheduled a hearing on the oil industry and climate change.
Woodside Energy’s climate strategy has been criticized as too slow or unclear.
Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.
[VOA] Geneva -- A new analysis of the state of global hunger finds conflict, climate change, and economic shocks are driving an increasing number of people into acute hunger, jeopardizing gains made over previous years in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development goal of ending hunger by 2030.
Green NGOs have accused the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal plants in Indonesia through a $600 million loan despite promises to no longer fund projects tied to the fossil fuel, according to a new report.
The package includes what would become the first U.S. carbon regulation to affect existing coal plants — if it survives political and legal attacks.
BRUSSELS - The European Commission is expected to propose sanctions on ships delivering North Korean military equipment to Russia as well as tankers that flout the G7 price cap on Russian oil, European Union sources said on Wednesday.
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have warned that 99 per cent of birds could be wiped out by 2100, if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise at the current levels.
Ukraine's national security service said Wednesday that it had struck two Russian state-owned oil depots in the western Russian region of Smolensk. The Reuters news agency quoted a Ukrainian intelligence official as saying the drone strike had destroyed more than 26,000 cubic meters — slightly less than 1 million cubic feet — of fuel at the depots owned by Russia's Rosneft energy corporation.Unverified videos published on social media showed huge fires and columns of thick black smoke rising from what appeared to be two oil storage tanks at one of the facilities, which are west of Moscow near the country's borders with Belarus and Ukraine. The governor of Russia's Smolensk region, Vasily Anothkin, first announced the strike early Wednesday on social media, saying his "region was again targeted...
IMD officials, led by Sunil Kamble, discuss how Mumbai's high-rise buildings exacerbate heatwaves. They explain temperature criteria for heatwave declaration, rainfall variations, and the importance of accurate forecasts over independent platforms lacking accountability.
Targeted culling of crown-of-thorns starfish has resulted in parts of the Great Barrier Reef maintaining and even increasing coral cover, leading researchers to call for the programme to be dramatically scaled up
Some environmental campaigners claim that attempts to create a circular economy for plastics are doomed to fail – but the arguments can be disingenuous
Without the resources or political will to pursue a policy of climate adaptation, experts warn that this spring's disaster will become the new norm.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at collecting money it's owed, in a growing row with Saskatchewan's premier over the carbon price.
KYIV - Drones sent by Ukraine's SBU security service struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, a Ukrainian intelligence source said.
Global market share for EVs jumped from 3% to 18% in 4 years; costs of solar and wind have dropped dramatically; venture funding has topped $50B for 3 years running, up from $17B in 2020.
A U.N. report suggests that pastoralism may be part of the global emissions problem. Some researchers see the climate math on herders differently.
STATEMENT: EPA Makes Nearly $1 Billion in Funding Available for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Including Electric School Buses and Trucks nate.shelter@wri.org Wed, 04/24/2024 - 10:02 WASHINGTON (April 24, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its new 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, designed to help transition heavy-duty vehicles – including school buses and trucks – to zero-emission models. EPA released program guidance and officially opened the funding program’s application portal on the agency’s website . The program, created by the Inflation Reduction Act, makes nearly $1 billion in funding available to help municipalities, states, territories, Tribes, school districts and nonprofit school transportation associations...
Industry Must Decarbonize: Cross-Sector Initiative Shows the Way in New Blueprint shannon.paton@… Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:39 Industry is the backbone of modern daily life and the country’s economy, from manufacturing clothes, cars, phones and toothbrushes to the materials that make American buildings, roads and bridges — such as chemicals, steel, cement, paper and other essential goods that people and businesses use. The industrial sector is also a critical source of jobs in many small and medium-sized communities. The International Energy Agency has stated that to give the world a chance to be on track for meeting our global climate goals, global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions must reach net zero by 2050. However, as global emissions continue to rise, industry —...
British Medical Association says decision to take Dr Sarah Benn off medical register for five months ‘sends worrying message’ Doctors groups are calling for urgent consideration of the rules for medical professionals who take peaceful direct action on the climate crisis, which they say is the “greatest threat to global health”, after a GP was suspended from the register for non-violent protest. Dr Sarah Benn, a GP from Birmingham, was taken off the medical register for five months on Tuesday by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), the disciplinary arm of the General Medical Council (GMC), over her climate protests. Continue reading...
The Biden administration posted hundreds of job openings this week as part of a climate and clean energy jobs program.
A new study has suggested that the earliest known bioluminescent organism was a type of coral dwelling in the depths of the ocean about half a billion years ago.
A conversation with the Environmental Voter Project’s Nathaniel Stinnett. The post ‘Basic peer pressure’: The plan to turn out millions of pro-climate voters in the 2024 U.S. election appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a distinct group of 39 states and 18 associate members, are making efforts to promote the blue economy as they possess enormous potential for renewable energy relying on the sea. Experts predict that switching to renewables will help SIDS countries decarbonize power generation as an appropriate option for islands to cut […]
[IPS] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Rich nations' climate hypocrisy is accelerating global heating, pushing the planet closer to irreversible catastrophe, with its worst consequences borne by the poorest, both countries and peoples.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Wyoming governor Mark Gordon told the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 that the state would not be applying for federal grant money to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases, he left most communities in the state without access to […]
The United Nations said Wednesday it was launching a new Climate Resilience Fund aimed at boosting protections for "refugees and displaced communities" threatened by climate change.
As Hong Kong phases in its plastics ban, more can be done such as developing reusable systems and regulating corporations to reduce packaging. Fossil fuel and petrochemical interests are impeding progress on global plastics treaty talks but local solutions show we can put an end to the scourge of plastic.
“Everybody is looking for the magic tree.”
Drones sent by Ukraine struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, as the two-year war has featured a wave of attack on energy facilities this spring.
The Finance Ministry has recommended using the Oil Fuel Fund to sustain the subsidy for retail diesel prices, noting the fund has sufficient capacity to support the government's diesel subsidy programme.
Climate Promise 2025 highlights the disconnect between U.N. messaging and the growing possibility of overshooting a key global warming threshold.
Rich nations’ climate hypocrisy is accelerating global heating, pushing the planet closer to irreversible catastrophe, with its worst consequences borne by the poorest, both countries and peoples. Climate injustice While official and other discourses acknowledge or even invoke the need for collective responsibility, the disparity in culpability between wealthy nations and the developing world is […]
Rice paddies contribute 8 percent of all human-made methane in the atmosphere, according to a 2023 Food and Agriculture Organization report.
Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
The WMO report - state of the climate in Asia 2023 - said floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses in Asia whereas the impact of heatwaves became more severe in terms of growing health risks in 2023 -- the year when the annual mean surface temperature over the continent in 2023 was the second highest on record: 0.91 degree Celsius above the 1991–2020 average and 1.87 degree C above the 1961– 1990 average.
Climate change — linked to wildfires, drought and dust — is not only worsening air quality, but also making pollution increasingly difficult to combat, experts say.
NPR's Tom Dreisbach is back in the host chair for a day. This time, he reports on a story very close to home: The years-long battle his parents have been locked in with the local wild beaver population. Each night, the beavers would dam the culverts along the Dreisbachs' property, threatening to make their home inaccessible. Each morning, Tom's parents deconstructed those dams — until the annual winter freeze hit and left them all in a temporary stalemate. As beaver populations have increased, so have these kinds of conflicts with people...like Tom's parents. But the solution may not be to chase away the beavers. They're a keystone species that scientists believe could play an important role in cleaning water supplies, creating healthy ecosystems and alleviating some of the effects of climate...
Venezuela's PDVSA is reportedly planning to speed up crypto adoption in oil transactions after the U.S. Treasury announced it will reimpose sanctions on the country's vast oil sector.
A Labor Premier has sparked outrage after chartering two private jets to the same destination just days after passing a landmark emissions bill.
Climate change’s effects on ocean water temperatures and salinity could shrink sonar detection ranges underwater and make it more challenging to spot submarines
Scientists just uncorked a very useful new material.
[Daily Trust] Nigeria grapples with a complex web of emergencies, from natural disasters from flooding to man-made ones like oil spills.
Over the course of nearly two decades, its powerful radar provided never-before-seen details of clouds and helped advance global weather and climate predictions. CloudSat, a NASA mission that peered into hurricanes, tallied global snowfall rates, and achieved other weather and climate firsts, has ended its operations. Originally proposed as a 22-month mission, the spacecraft was […]
The floods in Guangdong province were caused by intense convective storms that started last week and are expected to last until the end of the month.
AI can analyse satellite images to reveal the movements of dark ships in a shadow fleet that smuggles oil and other cargo from sanctioned countries such as Russia, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea
The agency has issued a new policy to improve collaboration when enforcing environmental laws.
The weather in April is generally hot, but this year’s temperatures have so far been unusually high.
China’s coal consumption - the world’s biggest - may see a minor uptick in the next two years.
An aircraft in reclamation at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona.Taylor Rains/Insider Pinal Air Park in Arizona is one of the largest aircraft storage facilities in the world. The multi-million business boomed during the pandemic as airlines worldwide grounded hundreds of jets. The airpark is also a hub for maintenance, as well as re-configuring jets when they get a new operator. As the aviation industry hopes to reduce its carbon footprint, companies are coming up with new strategies to alleviate CO2 emissions.Mateusz Atroszko/Gettyin April, the Aviation Circularity Consortium, including Australian flag carrier Qantas and other groups, was created as a "joint mission to accelerate supply chain decarbonisation."A Qantas plane.James D. Morgan/Getty ImagesThe plan is to use the 8,000 "end-of-life...
GENEVA - Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the United Nations' (UN) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday reveals.
A giant-hail event that hit Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 was fueled by climate change, with a marine heatwave helping to intensify the storm that killed a small child.
It’s not too late to tackle climate change, but sometimes it sure feels that way. The post How to talk to a climate doomer (even if that doomer is you) appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Media release | Ipsos, one of the world’s leading market research companies, has released a 33-country study as part of Earth Day, looking at how attitudes to climate change are changing.
Claire O’Neill, a former climate minister, says PM’s move was to ‘try and create political division and dividing lines’ The UK government’s decision to weaken some of its climate commitments was a “retrograde step” that will set back vital cross-party action to cut carbon emissions, Claire O’Neill, a former Conservative climate minister, has said. O’Neill, who was known as Claire Perry when she served as a minister under David Cameron and Theresa May, said the rolling back of emission reduction efforts by Rishi Sunak appeared to be a ploy for political advantage. Continue reading...
The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity.
The awards will help government agencies and nonprofits stand up programs to deploy solar power and storage to low-income communities.
The move will establish at least 6 gigawatts of wind power at sea in six parks by 2030, in addition to the Nordic country’s existing 2.7 GW of offshore supply, the Danish Energy Agency said.
The International Labor Organization cited the link between climate change and health threats, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory troubles.
The Scottish Government has axed targets for emissions reductions which experts said were unrealistic but claimed Scotland is set for a renewables boom.
Climate groups criticise nine-year agreement with Tamboran Resources, while chief minister says it will provide ‘competitively priced gas’ for the territory Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Northern Territory government has signed a major deal to buy fracked gas from the Beetaloo basin south of Katherine a year after it gave the green light for production in the region. The chief minister, Eva Lawler, said the government was “backing the growth of the territory’s onshore gas industry” and had signed a nine-year gas sales agreement with the US company Tamboran Resources. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup ...
The vital Munsyari-Milam road, connecting border villages along the Indo-China border, has been rendered impassable by an avalanche in the Chirkani glacier near Mapang in the Munsyari block of Pithoragarh district. Officials suspect the incident happened on Saturday evening. This situation presents challenges for locals who usually migrate to nearly a dozen high-altitude villages in the Johar valley of the district as the summer season begins.
President Joe Biden on Monday announced $7 billion in federal grants to supply more than 900,000 low- and moderate-income homes with residential solar power.
The Advisory Council on the Environment has unanimously endorsed the environmental impact assessment report on the San Tin Technopole with eight conditions.
These include excessive heat, UV radiation, air pollution, vector-borne diseases and agrochemicals.
Did Neanderthals wear clothing, jewelry or other accessories? There's not much in the archaeological record to suggest so, but researchers are turning to indirect evidence for clues about ancient fashion styles.
[Ethiopian Herald] Bayan Tesema, a resident of Diredawa City, has earned a nickname that resonates with his remarkable achievements: "The Green Man." Through his tireless dedication to reforestation and environmental conservation he has transformed two hectares of once degraded land into a captivating forest, earning him admiration and recognition within the community.
Landfills are producing more methane than we realised, according to a new study
Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.
In 1898, the crew of the first scientific expedition to Antarctica became trapped inside sea ice around the southernmost continent. Much of that once thick ice is dwindling, says polar researcher Edward Doddridge.
MOSCOW - Russia said on Monday that U.S., British and French military support for Ukraine has pushed the world to the brink of a direct clash between the world's biggest nuclear powers that could end in catastrophe.
The chilly weather is due to continue with temperatures around three to six degrees below the average for late April and could drop as low as 3C overnight.
As electricity prices go negative, the Golden State is struggling to offload a glut of solar power.
AustralianSuper says it has ‘ongoing concerns’ about how the country’s biggest oil and gas company will reach net zero emissions by 2050 Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s biggest superannuation fund has joined a protest vote against Woodside Energy’s failure to do more to address the climate crisis, saying it has unanswered questions about the fossil fuel company’s plans. AustralianSuper said it had spent “a lot of time reviewing and engaging” with Woodside on its climate transition plan before the company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday, and still had “ongoing concerns” about how it would reach net zero emissions by 2050. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news...
LUXEMBOURG - The European Union's next package of sanctions should include steps against a shadow fleet of tankers moving Russian oil to circumvent sanctions, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
UN Live’s CEO, Katja Iversen, says the way to engage people in the environment is through popular culture—film, music, gaming, sports, food, and fashion. She is excited about the Sounds Right project, which puts the sounds of nature—bird songs, waves, wind, and rainfall—at the center of a campaign to support those involved in climate action. […]
Thunderbolt Solar panels can give you free renewable energy without a huge investment. But where can you buy them, and are they any good?
E-bikes have exploded in popularity recently as more people try to reduce their carbon footprint. Here are some of the best budget e-bikes you can buy.
New scientific analysis details impacts of climate change in Europe, where temperatures are running at 2.3 degrees above pre-industrial levels, compared to 1.3 degrees higher globally.
[DW] El Nino is causing extreme weather events in East Africa and a crippling drought in the south of the continent. Experts say immediate action is needed to tackle famine and displacement.
The new wastewater discharge standards for coal plants are expected to be finalized Thursday, along with other regulations.
Happy Earth Day 2024. Ask people worldwide “is climate change a problem?” and the answer is usually a clear “yes.” But ask a follow-up, “what is the real nature of that problem?” and the picture is murkier. Answers might range … Continue reading →
Historic hearing will receive submissions from people whose human rights have been affected by climate change Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers in the north of Colombia’s Gulf of Morrosquillo who use small-scale and often traditional methods to catch species such as mackerel, tuna and cojinúa. Medina went into business as a young man but was drawn back to his roots, and ended up leading a fishing organisation. For years he has campaigned against the encroachment of fossil fuel companies, pollution and overfishing, which are destroying the gulf’s delicate ecosystem and people’s livelihoods. Continue reading...
Germany was further confronted with extreme weather conditions and their consequences last year. With this summer likely to break records again, a new report shows the impact climate change is having.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has urged manufacturers and industries to embrace energy efficiency and management to lessen their energy costs during operation.
Transmission Gully. PHOTO: Mark Tantrum, NZTA. Fast-Track legislation will take New Zealand further off track from meeting climate change obligations - and places the country at risk of breaching them, according to Lawyers...
Shading the planet by spraying aerosols into the stratosphere might stave off ice sheet collapse, modelling studies suggest, but we are running out of time
Europe saw its warmest year on record in 2023, both on land and sea, with climate change driving the rate of warming at double the global average, according to a new international report published Monday.
[Africa Renewal] Integrity is key as world's largest carbon market auction is held in Nairobi
Funds will be targeted at disadvantaged areas to create 200,000 jobs, after last week’s oil and gas lease restrictions in Alaska Joe Biden will mark Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7bn investment in solar energy projects nationwide, focusing on disadvantaged communities, and unveiling a week-long series of what the White House say will be “historic climate actions”. The president is traveling to Virginia’s Prince William Forest Park to deliver a speech touting his environmental record, including measures to tackle the climate crisis and increase access to, and lower costs of, clean energy. Continue reading...
COP29 could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders are calling for a moratorium before it's too late.
Environmentalists fear focus on economy may undermine country’s climate transition – one of most radical in Europe Portugal has been among Europe’s more ambitious countries in terms of climate action, but the rise of the far right in recent elections could threaten the positive steps the country has taken. At the end of 2023, Portugal broke records as it went for six consecutive days relying solely on renewable energy. But national elections in March this year marked a significant shift in the political landscape, with the far-right party Chega (Enough) making a major breakthrough. Having more than quadrupled its number of MPs from 12 to 50, Chega holds considerable sway in the 230-seat parliament, where it could influence legislation. Continue reading...
CNN — Iranian authorities have warned that crocodiles are being forced from their natural habitats as floods devastate parts of the country’s southeast. Three road construction workers have died in the flooding, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday, which came after a record-breaking storm hit the Middle East. Heavy downpours and subsequent flash … The post Iranians told to watch out for loose crocodiles as flooding hits country’s southeast appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The next international climate meeting could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders call for a moratorium before it’s too late. The post Indigenous people rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of COP29 appeared first on High Country News.
The world is facing multiple crises that must be tackled quickly, with innovative approaches and brave decisions. The global financial architecture is an area that needs reform and thinking outside the box. The system created 80 years ago is not able to deal with today’s problems that range from climate change to pandemics, to increasing […]
The number of heat-related deaths in Europe increased 30% in the last 20 years. Climate change is to blame.
Thailand's sugar cane output declined in the 2023-24 crop year, resulting from severe drought, which may affect sugar supply in the global market, says the Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB).
The National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health said companies would benefit by helping employees cope with extreme events.
by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. For the first time in more than 60 years, the Bureau of Land Management will force oil and gas companies to set aside more money to guarantee they plug old wells, preventing them from leaking oil, brine and toxic or climate-warming gasses. The rule, finalized this month, comes at a critical time. Money previously...
Michael Hubrich via Getty ImagesA new report urges Europe to invest in more renewable energy after it was reveled to be the fastest-warming continent—heating up at approximately twice the global average. According to the joint report by the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s climate agency, Copernicus, Europe has seen a rise in renewable resources in 12 months–up to 43% in 2023 in comparison to 36% in 2022. More renewable energy has been generated than from fossil fuels in Europe for the second consecutive year.But not all of the news is so good. 2023 was the second-warmest year on record for Europe, at 1.02–1.12°C above average, according to the report. Meanwhile, Europe has recorded the three warmest years on record since 2020, and the ten warmest since 2007...
On April 22, 2016, world leaders from 175 countries gathered in New York on Earth Day to sign the Paris Agreement
Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress” than its scientists have ever seen. Heat-trapping pollutants that clog the atmosphere helped push temperatures in Europe last year to the highest or second-highest levels ever recorded, according to the EU’s Earth-watching service Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Continue reading...
Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators increasingly threatened by climate change.
Drought, wildfires, floods and record heat in Europe. Last year, was one of extreme climate impacts for humans and nature. But there's some positive news too.
Resolution Foundation calls for fourfold increase in renewable power investment to reduce pressure on household bills A permanent shift to higher interest rates could add billions of pounds to the UK’s renewable energy transition, a leading thinktank has warned. Borrowing costs have soared since the easing of pandemic lockdowns and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the world’s leading central banks raised interest rates to tackle inflation – pushing up the costs of investment in infrastructure across advanced economies including for green power generation schemes . Continue reading...
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Climate protesters gather for the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march in Glasgow in November 2021
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho defends government after watchdog accuses PM of setting the UK back.
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflow Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people. Calling the situation “grim“, local weather officials said sections of rivers and tributaries at the Xijiang and Beijiang river basins are hitting water levels in a rare spike that only has a one-in-50 chance of happening in any given year, state broadcaster CCTV news said on Sunday. Continue reading...
Whether and how much the approach helps the environment is hotly debated. Critics say it creates the impression of benefit at the expensive of more effective efforts.
South-east Queensland is set to be drenched by up to 100mm of rain after a low pressure system formed on the Coral which will cause the heavy downpour.
Our climate is influenced not just by Pacific weather patterns but by the Indian and Southern oceans, as well as global heating trends Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Bureau of Meteorology has declared the end of the 2023-24 El Niño event . Since 1910, there have been 29 El Niños, a phase that sees easterly equatorial winds in the Pacific slow or even reverse. These increase the odds in eastern Australia for a dry winter into spring. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
In California’s boom-and-bust climate, Death Valley has offered some of the strangest scenes over the past few years. Some of the area’s perennial creosote bushes died back during a severe drought that hampered the region through 2022. Then torrential downpours — from the remnants of Hurricane Hilary and subsequent storms — revived annual wildflowers from seed over the last year. During the winter, extreme rainfall resurrected an ancient lake that is now disappearing once again. Together, these extremes have created bizarre juxtapositions in the famed desert. “I could take you to a field of dead creosote bushes with nice wildflowers springing up in between,” said Patrick Donnelly, a conservation biologist at the Center for Biological Diversity. “For a plant, it’s a post-apocalyptic wasteland...
Nasa utilizes AI and open science to address climate change challenges through technological advancement, transparency, data sharing, global collaboration, and educational outreach, setting a precedent for effective environmental stewardship and scientific inquiry.
The motorway speed limit used to be 130kmh (81mph) until 2019 when it was cut to 100kmh (62mph) after Dutch courts ordered the government to cut air pollution to meet EU net zero targets.
Though Isles coach Patrick Roy had said earlier in the day that Pageau would see how he felt after warm-ups, the center did not make it onto the PNC Arena ice pregame.
The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two PFAS substances, commonly known as "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances under the United States' Superfund law.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has focused its efforts on dismantling oil refineries and energy facilities within Russia.
DUBAI - The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets — and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world’s hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.
In a BBC interview, Chris Stark says the PM has not made climate change "as much of a priority as his predecessors".
Green members demand meeting after Scottish government abandons pledge to cut emissions 75% by 2030 Scottish Greens are to hold a vote to determine the future of the party’s power-sharing agreement with the Scottish National party, after the government abandoned its pledge to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030. Members will be able to vote on whether their party should continue to cooperate with the SNP after the announcement on Thursday that the Scottish government was scrapping its key climate pledge. Continue reading...
AS someone who was working to establish the Greens when they were still the Ecology Party and Patrick Harvie would have still been in short trousers, I am appalled that neither he nor his co-leader Lorna Slater did not resign from the Government over dropping climate change targets.
West Asia oil shipments remain stable amidst Israel-Iran tensions. Speculators influence Benchmark Brent prices. Opec's Hai Tham al-Ghais engages with India on oil imports. Potential disruption if Hormuz Strait blocked."}
The Supreme Court has decreed that Article 48A of the Constitution, which aims to preserve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife, is intricately linked to the citizens' right to life. It has urged governments to prioritize forest protection as a means to shield both the nation and the world from the adverse impacts of climate change.
The Scottish Greens have called an EGM after the Scottish government ditched key climate change targets.
Polestar, which has dreams of toppling Tesla one day, is making a gorgeous phone that will live as part of its connected electric car ecosystem.
This Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend and her guests discuss how realistic a transition to renewable energy is, and how long it could take.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has listed two chemicals as 'hazardous' and added them to the Superfund law that holds industries accountable for the cost and clean-up of the toxins.
Carbon storage calculations don’t always take into account the effects of animals – when they eat, defecate and die, they help store lots of carbon
Tit-for-tat attacks have breached taboo of direct strikes on each other’s territory but Tehran has no ‘immediate’ plans to retaliate Middle East crisis – live updates World leaders urged calm on Friday after Israel conducted a pre-dawn drone sortie over Iran following a cycle of tit-for-tat attacks that crossed an important red line that has for decades held the Middle East back from a major regional conflict. There were tentative hopes late on Friday that the apparent strike attempt against an airbase near the city of Isfahan was sufficiently limited to fend off the threat of a bigger Iranian response and an uncontrolled spiral of violence between a nuclear power and a state with the capacity to develop nuclear weapons quickly. Continue reading...
YANVARTSEVO, Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan braced on Friday for levels on the Ural River to rise sharply, something that could threaten two of its western regions and key oil infrastructure, while Russia grappled with floods in and near Siberia.
Environmental groups say bosses should ‘hang their heads in shame’ as firm bows to pressure from shareholders to cut costs Unilever is to scale back its environmental and social aims, provoking critics to say its board should “hang their heads in shame”. The consumer goods company behind brands ranging from Dove beauty products to Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream was seen as perhaps the foremost proponent of corporate ethics – particularly under the tenure of its Dutch former boss Paul Polman . Continue reading...
Governments and regulators should recognize oil and gas mergers as an important inflexion point to ensure environmental harm is minimized and emissions are reduced.
Volt Typhoon hacking campaign is waiting ‘for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow’, says Christopher Wray Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into US critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow”, the director of the FBI , Christopher Wray, has warned. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access to numerous American companies in telecommunications, energy, water and other critical sectors, with 23 pipeline operators targeted, Wray said in a speech at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. Continue reading...
MOSCOW - Russian oil producer Bashneft has installed anti-drone nets to protect key facilities at its refineries from potential Ukrainian attack, the head of the republic of Bashkortostan where the company is based was quoted as saying on Friday.
Travelers are still stranded in Dubai due to the historic floods that hit the desert nation as visitors camp out at the airport with very little food and scenes of chaos.
The Israeli military attacked Iran early Friday, and oil markets have gotten the jitters in response. Initial reports suggest that Iran is downplaying the impact of the strikes, which might mean that tensions between the two countries could de-escalate. Read more...
Environmentalists celebrate new rules but Alaska politicians call it an ‘illegal’ attack on state’s livelihood and predict lawsuits The Biden administration said on Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13m acres (5.3m hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision – part of an ongoing, years-long fight over whether and how to develop the vast oil resources in the state – finalizes protections first proposed last year as the Biden administration prepared to approve the controversial Willow oil project . Continue reading...
The Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances.
Some projects that will receive support are in communities with closed coal mines or coal-fired plants.
“The Department of the Interior seems to believe that they care about this land more than we do,” said North Slope Borough Mayor Josiah Patkotak.
The United States on Friday blocked oil, gas and mining operations across tracts of unspoiled wilderness in Alaska, winning praise from environmentalists for safeguarding habitat for polar bears, caribou and other Arctic species.
Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, minister says.
A new Bureau of Land Management rule says that conservation is a "use" of public land, just like grazing, mining or recreation. The State of Utah is ready to sue over it.
Research into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines Ocean waves crashing on the world’s shores emit more PFAS into the air than the world’s industrial polluters, new research has found, raising concerns about environmental contamination and human exposure along coastlines. The study measured levels of PFAS released from the bubbles that burst when waves crash, spraying aerosols into the air. It found sea spray levels were hundreds of thousands times higher than levels in the water. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Study released at Cop28 misused research to underestimate impact of cutting meat eating, say academics A flagship UN report on livestock emissions is facing calls for retraction from two key experts it cited who say that the paper “seriously distorted” their work. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) misused their research to underestimate the potential of reduced meat intake to cut agricultural emissions, according to a letter sent to the FAO by the two academics , which the Guardian has seen. Continue reading...
The Ross Ice Shelf, a platform of ice measuring nearly 200,000 square miles, moves suddenly like plate tectonics that cause earthquakes, say scientists at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
[UN News] Renewable energy, if supported by governments, can "truly change the landscape" in terms of achieving equitable access to affordable and clean energy, but only if those governments can move from "commitment to action"; That's according to the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
State revealed as America’s overwhelming emitter of sulfuryl fluoride, used by $4.2bn pest-control industry to kill termites Levels of a potent greenhouse gas are quietly spiking in the atmosphere and increasingly worrying environmental groups that say its use needs to be reined in if the US is to avoid climate catastrophe. Furthermore, recent research has found the vast majority of the little-known gas, known as sulfuryl fluoride, is attributable to a state typically known for its climate-forward policies: California. Continue reading...
India faces drought in 125 districts as per SPEI data by IMD, Pune, impacting agriculture and water resources. States like Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu affected. El Nino effect observed in some districts.
The Interior Department finalized a rule limiting future oil and gas development across 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
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Latin American nations must be on high alert as the weather phenomenon known as El Nino rapidly switches over to La Nina, experts said on Thursday, leaving populations and crops little time to recover.
An older demographic and greater use of electric vehicles (EV) are the driving forces behind the solar power business in Thailand, says New Energy Plus Solutions Co (NEPS), which expects 66% growth in its earnings this year from sales of rooftop solar panels and installation.
Experts warn that if deep-pocketed tech companies buy up carbon-free electricity from large nuclear baseload power plants and take that power off the grid too quickly, they will exacerbate the reliability risks now facing the broader network.
The goal is to ensure consumers are benefiting from major public investments in wildfire risk reduction.
The poll suggests that although the Inflation Reduction Act has already affected some Americans, it's not widely known among the general population.
[IFRC] This press release was originally published by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group. An expert from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre contributed to the study and is quoted below.
[African Arguments] Projections that assume the Global North will continue to over-emit help perpetuate inequalities and violate principles of equity, warn scientists.
Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a possibility and hadn't set a firm timeline.
Oil prices rallied and equities sank Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis after last weekend's missile attack on Israel by Tehran.
Heavy rain has devastated Dubai causing massive floods and damage.
As extreme weather events increase around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into our warming planet has increased as well. For NASA, climate research involves not only conducting studies of these events, but also empowering outside researchers to do the same. The artificial intelligence (AI) efforts spearheaded by the agency […]
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden revealed that a top-level review is under way into whether hostile states could use the vehicles (EVs) as intelligence-gathering devices.
An ex-NASA physicist tells DailyMail.com that space junk could strip Earth's atmosphere - as Starlink becomes an 'unplanned geoengineering experiment'
Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.
The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July, but for now, our weather is likely to be typical allowing for the 1.5 degrees of warming already baked into the climate.
The rate of retreat of the ice caps in the northern Sredinny Range from 2002 to 2017 was 4.3 times higher than from 1950 to 2002.
Patrick Harvie will tonight face angry members of the Scottish Greens - some now questioning the value of the Bute House Agreement - following this afternoon announcement by the Scottish Government to formally ditch a key climate change target.
The European Court of Human Rights has given one of the most extraordinary judgments it has ever handed down. It ruled that Switzerland had acted unlawfully in failing to take adequate steps to combat climate change, and that this failure was a breach of human rights.
[RFI] An extreme heatwave in the Sahel region in March and April would not have been as lethal without human-caused climate change, the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group of climate researchers has found. It warned of an increase in extreme weather if carbon emissions are not rapidly reduced.
[Leadership] Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) on Tuesday clear the air over the purported crisis between it and other unions stating that it neither had any issues with Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, Petroleum Tanker Drivers nor any other group in the downstream sector of the petroleum industry in the country.
Màiri McAllan has confirmed that the Scottish Government is scrapping a key climate change target.
Science in Space: April 2024 Everyone on Earth is touched by the effects of climate change, such as hotter temperatures, shifts in rain patterns, and sea level rise. Collecting climate data helps communities better plan for these changes and build more resilience to them. The International Space Station, one of dozens of NASA missions contributing […]
Parts of Ecuador were facing power cuts of up to 13 hours on Thursday amid an electricity crisis sparked by a drought that has left key hydroelectric reservoirs nearly depleted.
Image: Dubai floods seen from space
The annual and interim climate targets will be replaced with a system measuring emissions every five years.
The burning of fossil fuels plays a major role in the region's unusually intense heat wave.
Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions.
The change in the much-anticipated BLM rule puts protection and restoration of lands on par with other uses, such as oil drilling and grazing.
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Renewable energy, if supported by governments, can “truly change the landscape” in terms of achieving equitable access to affordable and clean energy, but only if those governments can move from “commitment to action”; That’s according to the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry has maintained that no one was killed directly by the floods.
Japan expects AUVs to be used for inspecting offshore wind power generation facilities and underwater surveillance.
Climate Change and Revenue minister Simon Watts and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon are leading a business delegation to South East Asia. New Zealand has signed separate partnership agreements with Singapore and Thailand,...
The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat.
Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.
CNN — Unseasonal rainfall has lashed Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past few days, killing more than 100 people across the neighboring countries, authorities said. In Afghanistan, heavy rain and floods in 23 provinces killed 66 people and wounded 36 others, according to preliminary reports from Mullah Janan Sayeq, a spokesman for the Ministry of … The post More than 100 killed across Pakistan and Afghanistan as flash floods and heavy rains sweep the region appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Exclusive: Experts say bank is misleading public over ‘sustainable’ financing for Eni as it vastly expands fossil fuel production Barclays is being accused by environmental groups of greenwashing after helping to arrange €4bn (£3.4bn) in financing for the Italian oil company Eni in a way that allows them to qualify towards its $1tn sustainable financing goal. Environmental groups have said the London-based bank is deliberately misleading the public by labelling the financial instruments as “sustainable” at the same time that Eni is in the midst of a multibillion-pound fossil fuel expansion drive designed to increase production. Continue reading...
Plan to break up Noaa claims its research is ‘climate alarmism’ and calls for commercializing forecasts, weakening forecasts Climate experts fear Donald Trump will follow a blueprint created by his allies to gut the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), disbanding its work on climate science and tailoring its operations to business interests. Joe Biden’s presidency has increased the profile of the science-based federal agency but its future has been put in doubt if Trump wins a second term and at a time when climate impacts continue to worsen. Continue reading...
Asia is on the cusp of a summer of life-threatening dengue fever.
The newly approved renewable energy project is planned across an eco-corridor and ceremonial sites. The post Wildlife habitat and tribal cultures threatened by Washington’s largest wind farm appeared first on High Country News.
Mild winter weather and increasing air and car travel also affected carbon dioxide emissions from electricity, fuel and heating.
There's broad debate over how best to help countries that did little to contribute to global warming but stand to suffer greatly from it.
With rivers across the West running low, utilities must get creative if they are to meet demand without increasing emissions.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01994-4The authors perform a meta-analysis to assess current and future capacities of healthcare systems under climate change. They summarize the key focus points of current literature and highlight the need for effective policies, trained workforces and redesigned infrastructure to meet future burdens.
The Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands recently welcomed a pair of self-bred corals from the World Coral Conservatory project into Europe's largest coral reef.
[Greenpeace] Ottawa, Canada, 25 April 2024 - Over 195 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have gained access to the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC4) to negotiate for a Global Plastics Treaty, according to an analysis conducted by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). Greenpeace Africa is very much concerned about the growing number of these lobbyists seeking to produce a treaty that works more for the fossil fuel sector than our planet.
Coal plants must cut their emissions by 90 per cent under new rules that coal executives say are impossible to meet.
The 196 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists outnumber any single delegation in Ottawa.
International marques are mounting a spirited fightback, focusing on reliability and safety, and providing a mixed bag of petrol and electric cars for a new generations of local customers.
Highlights from the Islanders' 3-2 Game 3 loss to the Hurricanes, putting them in a 2-0 playoff series hole.
[WFP] World Food Programme enables refugee and local women to challenge gender norms in conservative pastoralist communities
Simon Watts giving his maiden speech, 2021. Photo: Wikimedia Climate Change minister Simon Watts now has a seat at the Cabinet table.
Steam is still needed in many industries, but much of it is still made with fossil fuels.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is critical to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was not enough to avoid blackouts during heat waves.
India's six-week election juggernaut resumed on Friday with millions of people expected to line up outside polling stations in parts of the country hit by a scorching heatwave.
Corruption in Venezuela's oil industry is a many-headed monster that has devoured billions of dollars in taxpayers' money in the past 20 years, experts say.
Despite considerably back-to-back rainy winters in California, new research finds the region has seen much wetter years in the last 3,000 years. Experts worry that variability, coupled with climate change, could leave the state unprepared.
Artificial intelligence provides amazing potential for advancement across fields, from medicine to agriculture to industry to the entertainment business, even as it generates significant concerns. AI can also improve the efficiency of energy production and use in ways that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But AI requires a lot of computational capacity, powered by electricity […]
A powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found.
In the short run, China and India are showing no real intention of cutting coal dependence. Instead, both are building or proposing new coal-fired capacity, never mind their climate pledges.
Glasgow City Council has published an updated version of its plan to tackle air pollution, with a focus on the city centre.
World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death trap” conditions during recent record flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, a study has found. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution team said downpours in El Niño years such as this one had become 10-40% heavier in the region as a result of human-cased climate disruption, while a lack of natural drainage quickly turned roads into rivers. Continue reading...
Channel Ten show’s planned use of biomethane and hydrogen in cooking challenges ‘completely out of sync’ with changing attitudes, critics say Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Environmentalists have accused the hit reality TV show MasterChef Australia of greenwashing after the Network Ten program announced sponsorship deals with gas companies. The official sponsors for MasterChef’s 16th season include the Australian Gas Network (AGN), a subsidiary of Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, which is responsible for a national fossil fuel distribution network. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Experienced snorkeller Les Finch, 72, died on February 27 after he was found unconcious in the water in a renowned coral hotspot known as Three Pools in Egypt.
World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday.
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we learn how native plants help boost biodiversity in your garden, get an update on global and federal action on plastic pollution and get tips for making your wardrobe more sustainable.
Fossil fuel and petrochemical campaigners at Ottawa summit outnumber scientists, EU and Indigenous delegates The number of fossil fuel and petrochemical industry lobbyists has increased by more than a third at UN talks to agree the first global treaty to cut plastic pollution, analysis shows. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels via a chemical process known as cracking, and 196 lobbyists from both industries are at the UN talks in Ottawa, Canada, where countries are attempting to come to an agreement to curb plastic production as part of a treaty to cut global plastic waste, according to analysis by the Center for International Environmental Law (Ciel). Continue reading...
Zero-emission Zones Are Helping Some Cities Fight Pollution alicia.cypress… Thu, 04/25/2024 - 09:15 With growing urban populations and increases in cars, trucks and buses, cities are poised to experience more harmful pollution threatening people’s health and livelihoods. But some cities around the world are turning to an emerging solution called zero-emission zones (ZEZs). These are designated small areas of about 1.5 square miles to 11 square miles inside large cities in Europe, Asia and North America where only zero-emission vehicles (such as electric cars and trucks), pedestrians and bikes are granted unrestricted access, with gas and diesel vehicles either prohibited or forced to pay an access fee. What Are the Pros and Cons of Zero-emission Zones? The policy...
Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high • Business live – latest updates A serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the price of oil above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflation, the World Bank has said. The Washington-based institution said the recent fall in commodity prices had been levelling off even before the recent missile strikes by Iran and Israel – making interest rate decisions for central banks tougher. Continue reading...
The new rules targeting coal wastewater and coal ash are part of a suite of regulations expected to reshape the power sector.
Scheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex A UK deposit return scheme for recycling drinks bottles has been delayed to 2027, meaning it will not be in place until almost a decade after it was proposed. Campaigners say the delay is a “huge disappointment”, adding they are doubly dismayed that the plan will not include glass bottles. Continue reading...
Every spring, creepy black 'spiders' sprout up on Mars as buried carbon dioxide ice releases dusty geysers of gas. New ESA images show the phenomenon has begun in the strange Inca City formation.
Globally, malaria infections increased from 233 million in 2019 to 249 million in 85 countries in 2022.
New EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’ Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation’s second-largest contributor to the climate crisis . The rules are a key part of Joe Biden’s pledge to eliminate carbon pollution from the electricity sector by 2035 and economy-wide by 2050. Continue reading...
[Nile Post] Environmental conservation ensures the sustainability of ecosystems, helps preserve biodiversity, maintains the balance of natural resources, mitigates climate change, and protects the health and well-being of current and future generations.
This timely book by Abrahm Lustgarten argues that mass migration triggered by climate change will fundamentally rock U.S. society. The post Book review: “On the Move” is a must-read account of U.S. climate migration appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Daily Trust] The Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Celeste Saulo, has said the world economy has so far lost about $8 billion due to climate change threats.
As the climate crisis has deepened, protesters have become more confrontational – and their ambitions have grown The head of ExxonMobil told to “eat shit” as he was about to receive an award. A US senator and coal boss called a “sick fuck”, almost sparking a brawl. Theatre shows interrupted. As the climate crisis has deepened, protests aimed at those deemed responsible are becoming starkly personal, and often confrontational. At the vanguard of this new style of in-your-face activism is Climate Defiance , a group of just a handful of core staffers now marking its first birthday following a year of disrupting, often crudely, the usually mundane procession of talks, speeches and panels that feature Joe Biden administration officials , oil company bosses and financiers . Continue reading...
The Biden administration released a major climate regulation aimed at virtually eliminating carbon emissions from coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and a driver of global warming.
The Biden administration has expressed growing alarm that efforts to fight climate change could falter unless the electric grids are quickly expanded.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a set of rules aimed at reducing harmful pollution from gas- and coal-fired power plants nationwide.
How explorers and conservationists protect our planet along Africa’s Zambezi River, on Canada’s Mount Logan, Swiss Alps’ glaciers, and plains of Chile and Argentina.
The majority of Germans want a motorway speed limit and environmental groups say it would help cut emissions. But are their arguments strong enough to convince those opposed to slower speeds on the Autobahn?
A new scientific study has renewed hopes of restoring coral reefs at the Red Sea through the observation and encouragement of natural reproductive cycles, thereby reviving coral reef areas destroyed over the past years. The study was carried out by an Egyptian-Saudi scientific team which included an environmental researcher in the Red Sea Reserves, Ahmed … The post Study offers renewed hope for saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs appeared first on Egypt Independent.
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday finalized sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's fossil fuel plants as part of the United States' efforts to confront the climate crisis.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 9, 16 May 2024.
For the first time in 15 years, the United States is reportedly planning to station nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom, a decision many experts interpret as attempting to counter growing geopolitical instability. As the war in Ukraine rages on, nuclear posturing—including stationing nuclear weapons in other countries—is seen by nuclear powers as an important […]
Agencies will be required to eliminate on-site fossil fuel use in buildings that start construction in 2030 or later.
The International Energy Agency said global storage needs to increase 25 percent annually this decade to avoid grid bottlenecks.
As environmental disasters push more people into poverty, families are forced to pull children from school and put them to work in farm and field.
The new standards — on everything from carbon pollution to wastewater — are the last major pieces of Biden's push to clean up the power sector.
After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.
WMO report warns of glacier retreat in High Mountain Asia, emphasizing the impact on natural hazards. Uttarakhand's 2013 GLOF incident at Kedarnath underscores the urgent need for climate action to mitigate risks in mountainous regions.
Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hear Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said. The insects spread illnesses such as malaria and dengue fever, the prevalences of which have hugely increased over the past 80 years as global heating has given them the warmer, more humid conditions they thrive in. Continue reading...
Along the mighty Bay of Bengal, the forces unleashed by climate change are overwhelming lives and livelihoods.
Pope Francis spoke out against climate change deniers, calling them 'fools' in his first ever interview on American television.
A greenhouse is a great way to grow plants and produce, but they need energy for lighting, heating, and airflow. Here's how solar panels can help.
Americans are suffering from the worst levels of air pollution in 25 years, according to a new report. West Coast cities are primarily affected because of the large number of wildfires and drought.
The Interface of Change project will support five years of research to boost climate resilience for mariculture and traditional harvesting.
Electric cars have the benefit of being much more quiet than their gas-powered counterparts. So why are carmakers building in fake engine noises?
Shercom Industries, a Saskatchewan business that used to handle tire recycling in the province, lost their contract to an American firm in May of 2023.
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is gearing up to commence a new drilling initiative in June for India's first geothermal venture in Ladakh. The project aims to establish a sustainable source for emission-free electricity, space heating, and irrigation in challenging landscapes.
Nearly $1 Billion in New EPA Funding will Help Accelerate the Electrification of America’s Hardest Working Trucks and Buses Statement by Lindsay Shigetomi, Manager, Fleet Electrification
The German carmaker, which saw its market share shrink in China last year, said it plans to launch 30 new electric cars on the mainland by 2030 as it vies to keep up with the rapid pace of electrification in the world’s largest vehicle market.
Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a sudden shift.
Two New Dairy and Milk-Sourcing Companies Join Environmental Defense Fund's Dairy Methane Action Alliance
The latest batch of e-cars to sail into the UK docked at the Port of Bristol last week. Almost 4,700 arrived on a colossal transport, the Wisdom Ace.
The divestment movement has a long history among US student activists, including in the overlapping movements of today Cameron Jones first learned about fossil fuel divestment as a 15-year-old climate organizer. When he enrolled at Columbia University in 2022, he joined the campus’s chapter of the youth-led climate justice group the Sunrise Movement and began pushing the school in New York to sever financial ties with coal, oil and gas companies. “The time for institutions like Columbia to be in the pocket of fossil fuel corporations has passed,” Jones wrote in an October 2023 op-ed in the student newspaper directed toward Columbia president Minouche Shafik. Continue reading...
Gas and coal accounted for just 2.4% of power generation for an hour last week, data shows, amid ‘zero-carbon grid’ plans The share of Great Britain’s electricity generated by burning fossil fuels plummeted to unprecedented lows this month, ahead of plans to begin running a “zero-carbon grid” for short periods from next year. Electricity generated by burning gas and coal fell to a record low of just 2.4% for an hour at lunchtime on Monday 15 April, according to an analysis of data from National Grid’s electricity system operator (ESO). Continue reading...
The new space at agency headquarters is free and open to the public.
[New Dawn] Brussels -- An investigation by Côte d'Ivoire NGO suggests that the European Union law on deforestation urgently needs to be implemented to significantly strengthen supply chain traceability mechanisms.
For the surprisingly affordable price, customers might wonder who actually makes Costco's Kirkland brand motor oil and whether the product is any good.
[UN News] Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they've done and what's to come.
Pohokura gas field, Taranaki. PHOTO: Te Are By Jeremy Rose New Zealand is an associate member of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) an international grouping committed to ending “new concessions, licensing or leasing...
High winds, rains, winter storms and tropical cyclones accounted for 80% of power interruptions over the last 20 years Power outages in the US are surging, as climate-related extreme weather strain an already burdened energy grid. Over the last decade, severe storm outages increased by 74% compared with the previous 10 years. Continue reading...
Footage published on social media showed an oil refinery in the western Smolensk region in flames.
A huge fire has broken out at a Russian oil refinery following reports of overnight drone attacks.
£2.2bn-worth of oil processed in China, India and Turkey – to whom Russia supplies crude – was imported in 2023, data shows The UK has been accused of “helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine” by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries processing Kremlin fossil fuels. Government data analysed by the environmental news site Desmog shows that imports of refined oil from India, China and Turkey amounted to £2.2bn in 2023, the same record value as the previous year, up from £434.2m in 2021. Continue reading...
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier."
Investors lodge 58% protest vote against emissions report but defiant chair Richard Goyder maintains company is part of solution to climate change Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Woodside Energy has suffered an embarrassing rebuke of its climate credentials after its emissions plan was overwhelmingly rejected by shareholders at its annual general meeting on Wednesday. Investors lodged a 58% vote against Woodside’s climate report, representing the strongest protest recorded against any of the dozens of listed companies around the world that regularly put climate-related resolutions to shareholders. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
A heating network using waste energy from a data centre may show a new future for warming and decarbonisng Scotland's buildings.
Conservatives are aggressively targeting efforts to reduce carbon emissions across the continent.
The lawsuit says state regulators are under an "existing and ongoing statutory obligation" to reduce emissions and have failed to do so.
Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.
[The Conversation Africa] Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE00561A, Minireview Mohsin Muhyuddin, Giovanni Zuccante, Piercarlo Mustarelli, Jonathan Filippi, Alessandro Lavacchi, Lior Elbaz, Yu-Han Chen, Plamen Atanassov, Carlo Santoro Complete decarbonization of hard-to-abate industrial sectors is critical to reach the carbon neutrality goal set for 2050. The production of nitrogen-containing fertilizers (N-fertilizers) is responsible for 2.1% of the overall... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
American Lung Association’s State of the Air report states nearly 131 million people are exposed to ozone and particle pollution Nearly four in 10 people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, a new report has found. Four of the five most polluted cities are in California, where wildfires, drought and extreme heat are driving the rise in hazardous air quality. More than 131 million people are exposed to harmful ozone and particle (PM 2.5) pollution, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report . That figure, which incorporates new, more stringent federal standards for particle pollution, represents an 11.7 million increase from the previous year. Continue reading...
BERLIN - A German court on Tuesday handed down suspended eight-month prison sentences to three climate activists who sprayed orange paint on the columns of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate last September to demand a stop to the use of fossil fuels by 2030.
The International Energy Agency is forecasting that one in five cars sold globally is set to be electric. China continues to dominate the global market.
If they can get their act together, it could be the most significant pact since the 2015 Paris Agreements.
This spring and summer will again be dry ones in the Northwest Territories, according to a senior climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.
In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers? shannon.paton@… Tue, 04/23/2024 - 13:50 California is often considered the United States’ greenest state — a first-mover on climate policy, renewable energy, electric vehicles and more. But at the same time, the state is still a fossil-fuel production powerhouse. This is especially true for its petroleum refineries, which turn crude oil into transportation fuels (like gasoline) and feedstocks for making chemicals. Despite declining oil production in the state, California still has the third-largest crude oil refining capacity in the country, just after Texas and Louisiana. About 83% of its refined petroleum is used for transportation, a sector that produces half of the state’s...
[Premium Times] But even if we are to continue to play the ostrich on this matter, as the idea of the coastal highway suggests we are minded to, we may still wonder whether this highway is an optimal solution to part of our infrastructure challenges. The same way we continue to ask why our focus on rehabilitating our rail infrastructure is on moving people, rather than goods.
The good news is we can still avoid even worse outcomes.
With vehicle electrification expected to take 10-20 years, Chinese manufacturers are breaking energy-saving records in an old technology.
With severe climate impacts becoming more and more apparent, many scientists think we should explore ways to block out solar radiation, but doing so would be risky
The dystopian picture of renewables painted by the opposition leader is full of inconsistencies, partial truths and misinformation Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition leader, Peter Dutton, has been trying to paint a picture of what life in Australia will be like if it tries to power itself mostly with renewable energy and without his technology of choice: nuclear. Towering turbines offshore will hurt whales, dolphins and the fishing industry, factories will be forced to stop working because there’s not enough electricity and the landscape will be scoured by enough new transmission cables to stretch around the entire Australian coastline. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily...
Philippe Lamberts says far-right gains in June elections could mean deal to protect nature and biodiversity is scrapped The EU’s green deal to restore biodiversity, clean the continent’s soil, air and water, and mitigate climate change is at high risk of being killed off, the co-president of the Green group of MEPs has warned. The Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts said the green deal, which has informed everything from tax policy to environment law making, would be a thing of the past if the far right made significant gains in the June EU parliamentary elections. Continue reading...
Climate change raised Asia's temperatures last year by nearly 2 deg C above the 1961 to 1990 average.
The agency’s latest annual greenhouse gas inventory has mixed messages on the carbon-saving performance of forests and agricultural land.
The study found the heat dome in June and July 2021 was 34 per cent larger and lasted 59 per cent longer than a similar event would have without climate change.
Sie wuchsen mit dem Internet auf – und beseitigten althergebrachte Vertriebsstrukturen und Abhängigkeiten Oktober 2005: Die Blitzkarriere – Arctic Monkeys beflügeln den Web 2.0-Mythos In jenem ereignisreichen Jahr 2005 überschlugen sich die Meldungen. Dauernd hörte man von dieser jungen, aufregenden Band aus Sheffield, der es angeblich alleine mit Hilfe des Internet gelungen war, einen enormen Bekanntheitsgrad zu erlangen. Die Zukunft, so schien es, hatte begonnen. Die Verursacher des... Der Beitrag Warum die Arctic Monkeys 2005 die Musikwelt veränderten erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
As diplomats search for a deal to curb the world’s growing problem of plastic, piles of bottles, buoys, nets and packaging keep building up in what should be a pristine environment As our small fishing boat slows to a halt in a shallow bay south-east of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, in the Galápagos Islands, a green turtle surfaces next to us, followed by a second, then a third a few metres away. A spotted eagle ray glides underneath the vessel. The skipper, Don Nelson, steps on to the black volcanic reef, slippery with algae. We follow, past exposed mangrove roots and up on to higher ground. Pelicans swooping into the trees and small birds, perching on branches, ignore our approach. Continue reading...
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project . This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a "bump" for our ask. This week features " The difference between weather and climate ". More will follow in the upcoming weeks. Please follow the Further Reading link at the bottom to read the full rebuttal and to join the discussion in the comment thread there. At a glance How do you go about weather forecasting by yourself? Study the computer models. With experience, you will become familiar with the art - for it takes human interpretation of model output to make the calls. That's what...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Unilever is to scale back its environmental and social aims, provoking critics to say its board should “hang their heads in shame.” The consumer goods company behind brands ranging from Dove beauty products to Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream was […]
Sebastian Aho and Jordan Martinook beat goalie Semyon Varlamov for third-period scores within a 9-second span, helping the Carolina Hurricanes rally past the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their playoff series.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) issued an urgent statement warning that the country will be exposed to very hot weather from Tuesday until Thursday. Weather maps revealed that the peak temperature will be Wednesday, where the maximum temperature in Cairo will reach 40C. The maximum temperature in Cairo on Tuesday is expected to reach 38C. … The post Heatwave hits Egypt until Thursday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Although ships using LNG result in about 25 percent less CO2 emissions than traditional marine fuels, older vessels often fail to burn all the methane.
[The Conversation Africa] Tree planting is one of the nature-based solutions being used to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Trees absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Many of these tree planting projects target Africa's rangelands (open grasslands or shrublands used by livestock and wild animals).
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE00646A, Paper Hui Li, Peipei Zuo, Wenyi Wu, Gonggen Tang, Junkai Fang, Tongwen Xu, Zhengjin Yang State-of-the-art high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells enabled by the phosphoric acid-doped polybenzimidazole material platform are promising for long-haul transport, but suffer from low output power, low Pt utilization, and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Jobs will change, communities will be affected, but we have a shot at rising to the challenge of global heating The climate crisis has long been defined by its lies: From the original sin of science denial, to Tony Abbott’s confected carbon tax panic, to the latest yellowcake straw man. But the most damaging porky of all might be that the transition to renewable energy will be easy. Government messaging has propagated this myth, vacillating between the torpid technocracy of targets, acronyms and megawatt hours and the sunny spin that promises “a cheaper, cleaner energy future!”. Continue reading...
Even before that, the Islanders were beyond fortunate to hold a three-goal lead in the first place before letting it go to waste in a crushing 5-3 Game 2 defeat to the Hurricanes. And they knew it.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-01992-6Residents of informal settlements suffer from extreme weather due to their precarious living environment. Now, findings show that extreme weather event thresholds do not fully capture the negative impacts experienced by women in Nairobi, Kenya.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Joe Biden marked Monday’s Earth Day by announcing a $7 billion investment in solar energy projects nationwide, focusing on disadvantaged communities, and unveiling a week-long series of what the White House say will be “historic climate actions.” The president was […]
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) “most often asked about” Donald Trump's doctored map of Hurricane Dorian while seeking presidential records from the ex-commander in chief after he left office, according to unclassified FBI files and emails revealed in Monday court filings.
Paris is becoming a city of bikes. Across China, people are snapping up $5,000 electric cars. On Earth Day, a look at a few bright spots for emission reductions.
Chris Stark says populist response and culture war around the term is inhibiting environmental progress The concept of “net zero” has become a political slogan used to start a “dangerous” culture war over the climate, and may be better dropped, the outgoing head of the UK’s climate watchdog has warned. Chris Stark, the chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), said sensible improvements to the economy and people’s lives were being blocked by a populist response to the net zero label, and he would be “intensely relaxed” about losing the term. Continue reading...
Critics call the grants an own goal for Biden - undercutting his bid to revive US manufacturing with clean energy factories through his signature climate change law, the Inflation Reduction Act.
Travel reporter Andrea Sachs, environment reporter Kasha Patel and climate coach Michael Coren will answer questions during a live chat on Monday at 1 p.m. ET.
Solar panels can shrink your carbon footprint and your energy bill, but they can be fragile. Here are some ways help them achieve a long, productive life.
The fledglings are typically reared on floating platforms of sea ice, but an unprecedented decline in the ice extent has driven young onto cliffs.
Organizers at Columbia, Tulane and the University of Virginia write to attorneys general arguing schools’ investments are illegal Campus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating fossil fuels are illegal, the Guardian has learned. The students from Columbia University, Tulane University and the University of Virginia each wrote to the attorneys general of their respective states calling on them to scrutinize their universities’ investments. They accuse their universities of breaching the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act, a law adopted by 49 states that requires non-profit institutions to consider their “charitable purposes” when investing, and exercise “prudence” and “loyalty”. Continue...
The Newtok-to-Mertarvik transformation is the most advanced of several village relocation efforts prompted by climate change.
The president urged young people to become part of the inaugural group of American Climate Corps members.
The most surprising revelation from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover — that methane is seeping from the surface of Gale Crater — has scientists scratching their heads. Living creatures produce most of the methane on Earth. But scientists haven’t found convincing signs of current or ancient life on Mars, and thus didn’t expect to find methane […]
An energy startup aimed at cleaning up artificial intelligence’s massive use of electricity is getting a multi-million dollar boost from investors, including the AI industry’s top leader.Read more...
Climate snapshots suggest carbon dioxide levels were surprisingly modest during ancient warm period
Weather events in China have become more intense and unpredictable because of global warming.
CNN — The world’s oceans, lakes and rivers are under mounting pressure from climate change, growing demand, urbanization, and pollution, threatening their ability to sustain life. Without better data to understand the health of increasingly stressed waterways, the fight to save these most precious of resources will be ineffective, says Simeon Pieterkosky, co-founder of the … The post These supersized clownfish robots could be coming to waterways in the Middle East appeared first on Egypt Independent.
State officials unveiled 81 targets to transform millions of acres in the Golden State into landscapes that can absorb more carbon than they release by 2045.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in neighbouring Iraq on Monday for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil and regional security issues topping their agenda.
The president heads to a Virginia national park Monday as the White House plans a slew of election-year climate and conservation announcements.
SINGAPORE - Oil that is more sulphurous and dense is gaining popularity in the Asian physical market in a rare shift away from the usual pattern as global crude flows change and rewards from refining move in its favour.
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday.
[Daily Trust] In 2023, there was an oil spill in Uzere, in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, which spread into farmlands and fishing ponds of Uzere.
JWST's surprise discovery of methane emissions and likely aurorae over a distant brown dwarf could indicate this "failed star" is orbited by an active moon.
Heat was singled out by two climate agencies as the biggest climate-related threat.
Giant sun shades, 40-foot-tall air filters, stratospheric sulfur injections: Here are some of the wild and wondrous ways we might save the planet.
Ships burn some of the dirtiest fuels and generate 3 percent of global emissions. Mechanical sails could help solve their environmental problem.
Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
North America's 2021 fire season, including massive Northern California blazes, was made worse by a supercharged heat dome. What did the supercharging? Climate change.
On this Earth Day, we reflect on the importance of protecting our planet for future generations. Understanding the Earth system and the complex interactions that shape our planet is paramount for addressing environmental challenges, mitigating climate change, preparing for natural disasters, managing resources sustainably and conserving biodiversity.Each component of the Earth system – from the atmosphere and oceans to land surfaces and ice sheets – influences and interacts with one another in complex ways. ESA works all-year round to provide satellite data to monitor the health of our planet. Here are 10 examples of how Earth’s systems intertwine and how satellite measurements are key to understanding these complex processes.
Anticyclonic conditions have allowed temperatures to reach 35-45C across much of the country Mexico has been undergoing its first heatwave of the season. The heatwave started on Sunday 14 April, when Mexico City recorded a new date record with a high of 32.9C, surpassing the previous record of 32C from 1998. Anticyclonic conditions over the region have been responsible for this heatwave by inhibiting cloud formation, allowing temperatures to rise significantly. These conditions persisted through much of last week, allowing temperatures to reach 35-45C across much of the country. Continue reading...
Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back.
Hong Kong CNN — Heavy rains hammered southern China on the weekend, flooding homes, streets and farmland and threatening to upend the lives of tens of millions of people as rescuers rushed to evacuate residents trapped by rising waters. Days of rainstorms have lashed Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse home to 127 million people, bringing widespread … The post Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China appeared first on Egypt Independent.
President Joe Biden will announce $7 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency's Solar for All grant competition along with the first jobs climate-related positions at ClimateCorps.gov.
Once-in-a-century rains are wreaking havoc in the manufacturing powerhouse of Guangdong. Floods and landslides are expected, and schools have been closed.
Questions about the wording of a fire code have safety advocates calling for stricter and clearer rules on liquefied natural gas.
The president will spend the week touting climate policies to young voters, while EPA will finalize four final Clean Air Act rules.
The United Arab Emirates was slammed last week by its heaviest downpour since records began in 1949.
[New Zimbabwe] Mazowe district of Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central province is struggling with prolonged severe drought, threatening the country's maize supply, and impacting business of its grain millers.
A Saskatchewan teen who suffered severe carbon monoxide poisoning while working at his part-time job at a local grocery store may suffer long-term health problems, but the employer faced no serious consequences. A workplace safety expert says many provinces lack the authority to financially penalize employers that risk worker safety.
Europe's overall temperature last year was 1.8°F (1°C) above average, the EU's climate change programme has revealed - putting it on a par with 2020.
Tom Mutch/The Daily BeastCHERNOBYL, UKRAINE—Nuclear terror has been the nightmare scenario ever since the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants got caught up in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The U.N. nuclear watchdog convened a meeting of Russian and Ukrainian officials last week to plead for sanity to prevail after drones struck Zaporizhzhia—Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant.While missiles, mines, drones and gunfire continue to be deployed around nuclear plants, the risk of an accident is sky high.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Norway’s KLP and the UK’s LGIM among those who say they have concerns over energy giant’s carbon transition goals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Woodside Energy is facing the prospect of an overwhelming protest vote against its climate plans when shareholders meet on Wednesday, as global investors pick apart the emissions strategy of Australia’s biggest oil and gas company. Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, and Britain’s biggest asset manager, LGIM, are the latest investors to disclose they will vote against Woodside’s climate report, citing concerns over its carbon transition plans. Continue reading...
Venice's 60th Biennale international art show has opened its doors, exploring humankind's relationship with the fragile planet, from Greenland's icecaps to deforestation in the Amazon.
Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent.
Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang expected to be able to make enough of the material to meet the country’s demand.
Study finds groundwater changes and building weight appear linked to subsidence; a quarter of China’s coastal land will sink below sea level within a century.
The annual World Bank and IMF meetings have concluded without a concrete plan to mobilize the trillions of dollars needed to fight climate change. Rich countries are expected to raise more than the 'USD 100 billion' they promised to provide every year from 2020, but repeatedly failed.
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 14, 2024 thru Sat, April 20, 2024. Story of the week Our story of the week hinges on these words from the abstract of a fresh academic publication : Here we use recent empirical findings from more than 1,600 regions worldwide over the past 40 years to project sub-national damages from temperature and precipitation, including daily variability and extremes 7 , 8 . Using an empirical approach that provides a robust lower bound on the persistence of impacts on economic growth, we find that the world economy is committed to an income reduction of 19% within the next 26 years independent of future emission choices (relative to a baseline...
Louisiana State University allowed Shell to influence studies after a $25m donation and sought funds from other fossil fuel firms This story is co-published with the Lens, a non-profit newsroom in New Orleans For $5m, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company weigh in on faculty research activities. Or, for $100,000, a corporation can participate in a research study, with “robust” reviewing powers and access to all resulting intellectual property. Those are the conditions outlined in a boilerplate document that Louisiana State University’s fundraising arm circulated to oil majors and chemical companies affiliated with the Louisiana Chemical Association, an industry lobbying group, according to emails disclosed in response to a public records request by the Lens . Continue...
Some biologists are predicting climate change could mean the arrival of new insects on Atlantic Canada's shores.
Was there enough good in this Game 1 loss to the Hurricanes that the Islanders could feel like they had a blueprint to win the series?
MIT researchers are developing a system for reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas at dairy farms and other sites.
BBC nature presenter delivers eulogy at protest aimed at ‘scaring people a bit’ about the loss of biodiversity in the UK The BBC nature presenter Chris Packham has joined hundreds of environmental activists in a mock funeral procession for nature to spotlight biodiversity loss in the UK. The procession aimed to sound “code red for nature” and highlight the UK’s position as “one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world”, organisers said. It was planned to coincide closely with Earth Day on 22 April. Continue reading...
EVs are getting more popular, but there's more to their warranties than those for traditional cars. Here's what you need to know about EV battery warranties.
Chris Stark, head of the Climate Change Committee, says Tories’ decision to dilute key green policies has had huge diplomatic impact Rishi Sunak has given up Britain’s reputation as a world leader in the fight against the climate crisis and has “set us back” by failing to prioritise the issue in the way his predecessors in No 10 did, the government’s green adviser has warned. Chris Stark, the outgoing head of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), said that the prime minister had “clearly not” championed the issue following a high-profile speech last year in which he made a significant U-turn on the government’s climate commitments . The criticism comes after Sunak was accused of trying to avoid scrutiny of Britain’s climate policies by failing to appoint a new chair of the CCC . Continue...
The country’s top legislature will review the proposed framework designed to secure supplies and encourage the shift to low-carbon power.
Green members are to vote on whether to remain in government after the SNP ditched key climate change targets.
Weather forecasters knew days in advance that a major storm was heading for the United Arab Emirates and authorities issued warnings asking citizens to stay home. Yet its largest city Dubai was still brought to a halt this week, with one of the worst rain events in decades flooding streets, homes and highways.
As aviation is responsible for significant CO2 emissions, the industry is striving to clean up its act. Here we look to the future with five electric planes.
Recordings of healthy fish are being transmitted to attract heat-tolerant larvae back to degraded reefs in the Maldives An underwater experiment to restore coral reefs using a combination of “coral IVF” and recordings of fish noises could offer a “beacon of hope” to scientists who fear the fragile ecosystem is on the brink of collapse. The experiment – a global collaboration between two teams of scientists who developed their innovative coral-saving techniques independently – has the potential to significantly increase the likelihood that coral will repopulate degraded reefs, they claim. Continue reading...
The administration said it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.
ACAPULCO - Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said that if elected, her administration would focus on water management and renewable energy as part of a plan to boost the country's sustainability.
Diagram of PACE satellite imagery We know NASA mostly for launching rockets and humans into outer space, but for about 60 years the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has also played a vital role in understanding the spaceship humans call home-planet Earth. Data from NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite will provide insight into ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate. In the lead-up to Earth Day, which falls on April 22, NASA officials in Washington on Friday documented how climate change is affecting the planet, this time using data from a program that watches for changes in the ocean and the air from space. Earth Day draws attention to negative effects human activity has on the environment and asks people to focus on things they can do to better care...
The Post’s Ethan Sears breaks down the matchups that'll define the Islanders' series against the Hurricanes in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
The UN body on climate change in New Delhi announced the launch of the global Art Charter for Climate Action (ACCA) to unite arts and entertainment sectors for impactful climate action, aiming to decrease carbon footprints in alignment with the Paris Agreement's goals.
WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers have tucked sanctions on Iran's oil exports in the House of Representatives' aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific after Tehran's missile and drone strike on Israel last weekend.
Humans aren’t the only mammals working to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Western United States. People there are also enlisting the aid of nature’s most prolific engineers – beavers. Using NASA-provided grants, two open-source programs from Boise State University in Idaho and Utah State University in Logan are making it possible for […]
Despite significant progress, Scotland was falling short on cutting vehicle emissions, switching to heat pumps and even restoring peatland, the government said.
Ryan Connon, a hydrologist with the Environment and Climate Change, said that also means an elevated risk of high water at breakup this year for the Peel River.
[New Dawn] Government of Liberia strategizes on Climate Change regime.
Plastic waste gets lots of attention, but producing plastics actually produces more planet-heating greenhouse gases than the airline industry and coal-fired powerplants - notoriously bad sources.
The Biden administration moved to restrict the use of 13 million acres of federal petroleum reserves in Alaska leading to fury from the state's lawmakers who say the energy is vital to the local economy.
Idea Angela Rawlings had a decade ago for Snæfellsjökull has snowballed into a full-blown campaign with a team of 50 people Standing in the shadow of Iceland’s Snæfellsjökull, – a 700,000-year-old glacier perched on a volcano and visible to half the country’s population on any given day – in 2010, Angela Rawlings was struck by an unconventional thought. “It suddenly just came to me. What if the glacier was president?” said Rawlings. It was a seemingly unorthodox way to push forward a movement that was already swiftly advancing; Ecuador had enshrined legal rights for nature while Māori in New Zealand were working to secure legal personhood for the Whanganui River. Continue reading...
China faces severe land subsidence issues, affecting major cities like Beijing and Tianjin. The study warns that nearly a quarter of coastal lands could sink below sea level within the next century, posing significant threats to coastal areas.
[New Era] Johannesburg -- A drought that pushed millions of people into hunger across southern Africa has been driven mostly by the El Nino weather pattern -- not climate change, scientists said yesterday. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared a national disaster over the severe dry spell that started in January and has devastated the agricultural sector, decimating crops and pastures.
Birdwatching may have started out as a hobby, but active volunteers are helping bridge data gaps of threatened species and reaping real world outcomes as they go Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Sean Dooley first started birdwatching as a 10-year-old with a notebook in hand at a place then known as the “Seaford swamp”, a freshwater wetland beside his primary school in Melbourne’s south-east. “I was just going out as a kid doing what I loved but recording the birds I saw as I did,” he says. On one of his early visits he met another birdwatcher, Mike Carter, who had been recording birds there...
NASA has selected six new airborne missions that include domestic and international studies of fire-induced clouds, Arctic coastal change, air quality, landslide hazards, shrinking glaciers, and emissions from agricultural lands. NASA’s suite of airborne missions complement what scientists can see from orbit, measure from the ground, and simulate in computer models. Funded through the […]
Superfund law requires industries responsible for PFOA and PFOS contamination in water or soil to pay for cleanup The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others responsible for contamination to pay for their removal. Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law does not ban the chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS. But it requires that release of the chemicals into soil or water be reported to federal, state or tribal officials if it meets or exceeds certain levels. The EPA then may require cleanups to protect public health and recover costs that can reach...
It's a major blow to New York's climate plan and to President Joe Biden's energy ambitions.
The rule is part of a suite of Biden administration actions to elevate the fight against climate change and aid communities saddled with pollution.
The environmental reviews for the projects come a week after the Biden administration released its rule to streamline permitting for renewable energy on federal lands.
[TI] The rising demand for land due to the global food crisis, climate change, rising sea levels, desertification, and extreme weather events, all limit its availability and accessibility. As global crises exacerbate inequalities, people who experience discrimination see their land rights affected the most.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE00865K, Paper Muyang Chen, Tingting Niu, Lingfeng Chao, Xiaozheng Duan, Jingpei Wang, Tengfei Pan, Yajing Li, Junhan Zhang, Chenyue Wang, Biyun Ren, Lijuan Guo, Mohammad Hatamvand, Jing Zhang, Qingxun Guo, Yingdong Xia, Xingyu Gao, Yonghua Chen Preparation of low defect density FAPbI 3 perovskite thin films by adjusting the process temperature to −20 °C for high-performance perovskite solar cells. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Small-scale farmers and local NGOs work together to create resilience in the face of climate change in this Western African country. The post Water is at the heart of farmers’ struggle to survive in Benin appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
She was 'unsinkable' and 'indestructible' - until she sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg. This was the story told by author Morgan Robertson in his 1898 novel. Above: Titanic departing Southampton.
At the time of writing, the national average price of regular gas is $3.62 per gallon, $0.02 higher than this time last year. Drivers who use premium gas are paying $0.07 more this year than last year at $4.42 per gallon. While Americans are currently paying about 15 percent less for gas than in 2022, prices are expected to climb higher throughout 2024. Numerous factors impact the price drivers pay at the pump, including the cost of crude oil, taxes, distribution and refining. Gas prices also depend on the ZIP code you fill up in, with states in the West paying the highest gas prices on average and Southeastern states paying the lowest. Key gas price statistics Here’s what to know about regular gasoline prices: The current national gas price average is $3.62 per gallon. The average cost of...
By Jeremy Rose Former Tuvalu prime minister Enele Sopoaga declared Australia’s climate change policy a threat to the survival of the Pacific at a gathering in Wellington yesterday.
A flood of cheap Chinese electric car exports has raised the specter of another trade war with the U.S. And it has Tesla worried.
OKYO: Asian shares and bond yields sank on Friday while the dollar, yen, oil and gold surged after reports of a sharp escalation in Middle East hostilities.
Nearly a quarter of coastal land could be lower than sea levels, putting hundreds of millions at risk of inundation.
The world is already committed to warming that will undercut the global economy by 20 percent between now and 2050. That’s six times the price of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
From low birth weight to wildfire smoke, kids can bear the brunt of climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE00796D, Review Article Shipeng Jia, Shinichi Kumakura, Eric McCalla With the increasing demand for energy and growing environmental concerns, sodium-ion batteries have garnered significant attention in recent years as a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries. This is due to... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Exclusive: India seeking to use approach of UK election as bargaining chip and any exemption would be controversial India is demanding an exemption from the UK’s planned carbon tax as part of negotiations aiming to finalise a free trade deal before the UK election. India’s negotiating team have spent this week in London in a surprise set of talks to try to overcome the remaining hurdles to an agreement. Continue reading...
The decisions underscore the Biden administration’s attempt to curb mining and drilling on public lands.
The regulation will determine which fossil fuel operators have to pay fees for leaked gas.
The new bank boss is trying to stretch balance sheets to address climate and other shared global challenges, largely at the urging of G7 countries that continue developing fossil fuels.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that officials at Ukraine's Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had reported a new attempted drone attack on the facility's training centre -- less than two weeks after other similar incidents.
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa is feeling the impacts of global warming. Heat is frequent and more intense. Human-induced climate change made the severe 2015-2017 drought three to six times more likely. But climate change also doubled the likelihood of the heavy rain that hit parts of South Africa in April 2022, which led to 400 people being killed and many thousands forced to flee their homes.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE00341A, Paper Xiaoru Zhao, Feng Zhang, Houzhen Li, Huitong Dong, Chuncheng Yan, Chao Meng, Yuanhua Sang, Hong Liu, Yu-Guo Guo, Shuhua Wang Manganese oxide (MnO2) has attracted significant attention for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) due to its excellent theoretical capacity and high output voltage. However, irreversible phase transitions, the manganese dissolution and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater.
Indian experts dismiss cloud seeding as the cause of Dubai's flooding, attributing it to climate change. The heavy rainfall in Dubai is linked to a synoptic system and global warming, leading to extreme weather events in the region.
The Amazon founder is looking for innovators with ideas about how to combat climate change with technologies powered by artificial intelligence.
This blog was authored by Francisco Pinto and Rodrigo Bórquez, economists of the Climate Action Teams (CAT) initiative, and by Environmental Defense Fund economist Luis Fernández Intriago. Source: Climate Action Teams Reducing emissions is imperative to address climate change. The mechanisms established in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can serve as vital tools in […]
Much of the Northwest Territories is entering its third year of drought, said officials during the first wildfire briefing of the year.
Trudi Warner was arrested on March 27 last year for holding up a sign outside an entrance used by jurors at Inner London Crown Court.
Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.
A brutal, deadly stretch of heat in West Africa would not have been possible without human-caused climate change, a new report has found.
Real satellite imagery from NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Landsat missions takes the shape of whales and swirling clouds in the agency’s Earth Day 2024 poster, “Water Touches Everything.” The major ocean basins – Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, and Southern – shape our planet’s climate and weather by absorbing, storing, and moving heat, water, and carbon […]
Report claims nickel mining in Sulawesi is causing severe environmental damage and endangering the livelihoods of indigenous communities
A provincial environmental team is measuring air quality in an industrial area in southwestern Ontario after data indicated high levels of benzene and Aamjiwnaang First Nation urged the shutdown of a facility. Members of the Sarnia-area community describe their symptoms and how air quality fears are impacting them.
Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country. Climate change is likely to make the problem even bigger.
Open access notables Glacial isostatic adjustment reduces past and future Arctic subsea permafrost , Creel et al., Nature Communications: Sea-level rise submerges terrestrial permafrost in the Arctic, turning it into subsea permafrost. Subsea permafrost underlies ~ 1.8 million km2 of Arctic continental shelf, with thicknesses in places exceeding 700 m. Sea-level variations over glacial-interglacial cycles control subsea permafrost distribution and thickness, yet no permafrost model has accounted for glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA), which deviates local sea level from the global mean due to changes in ice and ocean loading. Here we incorporate GIA into a pan-Arctic model of subsea permafrost over the last 400,000 years. Including GIA...
Consider the weasel. It is Scotland’s smallest carnivore, the nemesis of mice and other small animals, and a sleek, elusive shadow when spotted in the wild...
Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan confirmed that the plan to get 75 per cent of the way to Net Zero emissions by 2030 was being binned.
[The Point] The Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, Rohey John Manjang, has informed lawmakers that the forestry department is working on implementing a participatory forest management scheme for communities to take ownership of their forests to avoid bush fire and other forest disasters.
[The Point] Rohey John Manjang, the minister for Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource, has made it clear that the government would not take "lightly" the illegal sale of the Manduar Forest.
[Global Witness] Together with Access Now and IPANDETEC, we're hosting a side event at the UNESCO 2024 World Press Freedom Day Conference on the online dangers to freedom of expression in Latin America and the fundamental links to environmental and climate communication globally.
Nearly a third of China's urban population lives in areas that are subsiding, according to a sweeping national survey of 82 major Chinese cities. In coastal areas, that makes sea level rise worse.
The United States said it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela’s crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro’s government continued its repression of opponents.
The lawmakers pointed to the categorical exclusions used to permit Deepwater Horizon before the 2010 oil rig blowout that killed 11 workers and caused an 87-day oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Exclusive: By the middle of the century, pollution from plastic industry could ‘undermine world’s effort’ to control climate crisis By the middle of the century, global emissions from plastic production could triple to account for one-fifth of the Earth’s remaining carbon budget, an analysis has found. The stunning new estimates from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, published on Wednesday, provide yet more evidence that the plastic industry is “undermining the world’s efforts to address climate change”, said Heather McTeer Toney, executive director of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Beyond Petrochemicals campaign, which helped fund the new report. Continue reading...
The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 8, 28 April 2024.
Using existing expertise and innovative new data management software to ease teething troubles in the offshore sector is the way forward in Scotland’s renewable energy journey, says Mike Allan, Global Director, Operational Support, at Xodus
In a heartbreaking moment on BBC series Mammals, desperate foxes are seen feeding on one of their own who himself is believed to have collapsed and died from starvation.
A extreme once-in-a-century heatwave in Africa's Sahel and western regions that saw temperatures soar to a high as 48.5 degrees Celsius at the end of March and early April was caused by human-induced climate change.
In ‘acute global embarrassment’, Scottish government expected to follow UK and Wales by adopting five-year carbon budgets The Scottish government is to abandon its “world-leading” goal to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030, after repeatedly missing its legally binding targets. Màiri McAllan, the Scottish net zero secretary, is expected to announce that Scotland will instead follow the UK and Welsh government’s lead by adopting five-yearly “carbon budgets”, in a significant policy climbdown. Continue reading...
To understand vulnerable glaciers, climate scientists extract ice from continent’s remote and stormy coast
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