February 26, 2021 11:34 AM LONDON (REUTERS) - An expected dash by big corporations for offsets to meet their climate targets has prompted financial exchanges to launch carbon futures contracts to capitalise on what could be a multi-billion dollar market.
State-owned operators Sunwater and Seqwater faced a class action lawsuit following the floods in southeast Queensland in 2011.
NATIONAL Party leader Judith Collins seems to have abandoned her dismissal of the need for urgent action on climate change - and found a love for the Emissions Trading Scheme.
Australia's emissions begin to head back up in latest figures, as the Australian economy recovered from the symptoms of Covid-19. The post Australian greenhouse gas emissions rebound as Covid-19 restrictions lifted appeared first on RenewEconomy.
K-pop superstars Blackpink have emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change.
Known formally as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), it is the driving force which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up to the UK.
Across the world, fire seasons are growing longer and more intense. New research suggests that as fires burner bigger, hotter and more frequently, forests and their carbon storage capabilities are suffering.
February 26, 2021 5:00 AM BEIJING • China has promised to dedicate its new five-year plan to tackling climate change, but concerns about economic growth and energy security are expected to temper the country's green ambitions.
It’s an exciting time for energy policy in Western Australia, after the Liberals’ decision to ‘one-up’ Labor by making an election promise to close all coal fired power stations within a few years and by 2030. Last week there were two significant events: An AIE (Australian Institute of Energy) sponsored debate between the parties’ energy […] The post WA’s “go slow” and “go fast” energy transition plans need proper modelling appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The United Nations said yesterday that new requests by Yemen's Houthi rebels will further delay U.N. experts from examining an oil tanker moored off the war-torn country's coast loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil that is at risk of leaking.
Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue utility Ameren Corp. over toxic discharges from coal ash that they say can ultimately reach the Mississippi River.
The Biden administration today sidestepped its first official opportunity to join in approving a ban on fracking that was adopted across the Delaware River Basin, capping off a debate that's been brewing for more than a decade.
The nation's 574 federally recognized tribes are gaining momentum in their long drive to co-manage the country's national parks and other public lands — and they've got a new occupant in the White House who may help make it happen.
Food waste creates more greenhouse gases than the airline industry. But there are several ways to fix that, starting with your shopping habits.
Experts have performed computer simulations to explain why woolly mammoths went extinct. They suggest it was a combination of climate change and human hunting.
In yellow-green and purple versions of the reef-building Acropora tenuis, the genes that code for particular fluorescent and other colorful proteins become more active in the summer, protecting...
A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil patch.
Israel’s government has imposed a ban on fish sales following a disastrous oil spill
When animals are displaced by deforestation and global warming, that often puts them and the diseases they carry in proximity to humans.
Air quality in China improved so much during last year’s coronavirus-related lockdowns the country beat its national standard for levels of harmful PM2.5 particulates, a key pollution indicator.Liu Bingjiang, head of the environment ministry’s air quality management department, said on Thursday PM2.5 concentrations fell to an average of 33 micrograms per cubic metre in the 337 cities across the country where the pollution is monitored.Lunar New Year fireworks blamed for heavy Beijing fogOnce…
An oil and gas exploration and production company is suing the Biden administration to try and force officials to issue 50 pending drilling permit applications in North Dakota.
Classic Car Gallery - A Journey Through Motoring History, by automotive writer Lance Cole, shows off a treasure trove of motoring beauties. Pictured: The famous Jaguar E-Type.
There are fewer than 100 days until the 2021 Atlantic basin hurricane season begins and you may be asking yourself, "Wait, didn't the last season just end?"
Within a decade, if not a few years, the levelized cost of electricity is coming way down for new utility-scale onshore wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) projects to levels below all fossil or conventional fuels including combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plants, according to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA’s […] The post EIA: Levelized cost of onshore wind, solar PV dropping below gas-fired and conventional generation by 2026 appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
February 25, 2021 7:25 PM SINGAPORE - The fight against climate change could get a leg up with a collaboration between two players to enhance solutions which can be applied to areas such as monitoring the quality of coastal waters and greenhouse gas emissions.
The acting head of the Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding the agency's efforts to push public companies to be transparent about the threats they face from climate change.
Bad news for allergy sufferers: it's getting worse.
[FrontPageAfrica] Bauchi State -- Development Journalist and Environmental Justice Advocate of Liberia, Moses R. Quollin is appointed as national director of the Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative (Global ECC Initiative) in Liberia.
The extinction of woolly mammoths was hastened by a warming climate that shrank and fragmented their habitat, and was then exacerbated by human hunting
[Ethiopian Herald] The role of market adaptation during massive levels of catastrophe like climate change should not be underestimated as they can play a big role. For example a study by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFRPI) issued on October 2020 indicates that the food price in Addis Ababa remained steady despite COVID-19 outbreak.
[IPS] Bonn, Germany -- For Sudanese youth, climate change is synonymous with insecurity.
February 25, 2021 12:23 PM China will seek to keep average levels of PM2.5 at 34.5 micrograms per cubic metre over the course of 2021.
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola says it will have 95GW of wind and solar capacity by the end of the decade, and another 900MW in Australia by 2025. The post Iberdrola to spend €150bn trebling its growing wind and solar empire appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The UK will never hit its carbon reduction targets unless a grant scheme is rescued, a watchdog says.
Trina Solar launches new business unit focused on providing solar and storage solutions, grid services, and microgrids. The post Trina Solar launches battery storage business appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Murdoch papers and Murdoch's Sky News have ramped up their campaign to have nuclear laws repealed, and far-right Coalition MPs and former MPs are along for the ride. The post Legislation banning nuclear power in Australia should be retained appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Misleading claims by prominent conservatives including Fox News personalities that wind turbines caused Texas power outages whipped through Facebook.
A clean powered world will be better than a fossil fuelled one, but there's still room for improvement in the human rights space. The post How the clean energy revolution can tackle the human rights challenge appeared first on RenewEconomy.
After the one-year respite caused by COVID-19, carbon emissions will be staying stubbornly high, just as they were before the pandemic pushed down world ...
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Hong Kong’s new budget will have a greener focus, with authorities set to phase out the purchase of fossil fuel-powered private cars by 2035, placing an increased emphasis on green finance and upgrading facilities at the city’s country parks.But local green groups said the budget missed the mark when it came to funding for renewable energy that would help Hong Kong transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy, raising questions over whether the city would be able to hit its stated goal of…
Glacier dammed lake formation at HPN4 Glacier, Chile between Landsat images of Feb. 2020 and Feb. 2021, yellow arrows indicating new calving fronts on either end of lake. HPN4 Glacier drains the southern side of NPI just east of Steffen Glacier. The terminus retreated little from 1987-2015, see below (Pelto, 2015 and 2017). The main change is in the eastern tributary 1-2 km north of the terminus. In 1987 there were … The post HPN4 Glacier, Chile New Lake Forms and Drains in 2021 appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
Colombian power generator Isagén has completed the acquisition of two small hydroelectric plants with a total capacity of 39.8 MW from Generadora Luzma. In a statement, the Medellín-based firm did not provide details of the transaction but said the Luzma I and Luzma II facilities in northwestern Antioquia department formed part of its clean energy strategy. “With […] The post Isagén in Colombia acquires two small hydro plants from Generadora Luzma appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
Royal Marines from 45 Commando have been diving into sub-zero temperature waters, building shelters out of snow and wood and traversing harsh terrain in a training exercise.
Renewable energy developer RP Global announced that it is investing in the development of PV and wind power projects across Poland. Wojciech Glocko, former EPA Wind and utility manager, has been hired to head up project development together with a team of senior local experts from Poland’s leading public and private renewable energy organizations. The first […] The post RP Global has 1-GW pipeline of renewable projects to develop in Poland appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
Experts warn of the impact of environmental change on two Arctic species - the polar bear and the narwhal, which is known as 'the unicorn of the sea'.
An Iowa man who filled in wetlands along the Des Moines River in order to build a recreational vehicle campground has reached an agreement with federal officials for violating federal clean water laws, EPA said yesterday.
Thirty environmental groups are calling on EPA to improve guidelines around disposal of "forever chemicals," highlighting concern over the toxic substances in landfills and incinerators.
Indirect effects of climate change are driving a split down the middle of the United States in how trees produce seeds.
[Vanguard] IN a sense, and as in the case of petrol, countries that do not have as much sunshine as Africa are already 'selling sunshine' to Nigeria through photovoltaic solar panels and other renewable energy equipment.
Building and construction generates near 40% of global carbon emissions. As urbanization skyrockets, the sector needs to find ways to rapidly decarbonize through net zero building.
Australia's summer of sport under threat from more frequent heat waves and bushfires, sport stars issue a joint call for greater action on climate change. The post “We don’t have a credible climate policy:” Sport stars want stronger targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The 12x12 inch panel is an early experiment for a technology that could one day harness solar radiation from the sun and beam it to anywhere on the Earth.
[Greenpeace] In response to the Auditor General's report revealing irregular and wasteful expenditure by the Department of Environment, Forest and Fisheries (DEFF), to the tune of R2.9 billion, Greenpeace Africa's Climate and Energy Campaigner Thandile Chinyavanhu has said:
Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Borough plans to submit a bid to host the 2024 Arctic Winter Games.
A Russian commercial vessel has sailed the Northern Sea Route in February for the first time ever, with multi-year-old ice no longer present.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Zaki Yamani, the embodiment of the ascent of Arab petroleum power and the face of the 1973 oil embargo that brought the West to its knees, has died. Yamani was a witness to the 1975 murder of the Saudi king who had plucked him, a non-royal, from obscurity to … Continued The post Obituary: Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees appeared first on Egypt Independent.
US President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries' deep ties and pledging to work together to counteract Chinese influence and address climate change. "The United States has no closer friend, no closer friend than Canada," Biden told Trudeau via an electronic video link with the Canadian leader.
Dominion Energy Inc. will remove all remaining coal from its system in South Carolina by 2030, replacing it with natural gas, solar and battery storage, according to documents filed yesterday.
February 24, 2021 7:12 AM Trudeau stressed the countries’ deep ties and pledged to work together on Covid-19 and climate change.
The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls, and elevating homes and other buildings in a report later this year on combating back bay flooding, a major problem in New Jersey that gets comparatively less attention than oceanfront storm surge.
California risks missing its 2030 goals for emissions reductions because a top regulator likely double-counts some cuts, a state report said yesterday.
Utilities across the northern U.S. have long fortified themselves against extreme cold, preventing the widespread outages seen in Texas last week. The dirty secret: The power systems remain highly reliant on fossil fuels to keep the lights on.
[Ethiopian Herald] Action on adaptation is of paramount to foster climate change resilience. As the COP26 Climate Conference President Designate has recently highlighted in his first foreign visit since his full time appointment, action on adaptation is essential to avert climate loss and damage.
February 24, 2021 5:00 AM DUBAI • Saudi Arabia's Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, the embodiment of the ascent of Arab petroleum power and the face of the 1973 oil embargo that brought the West to its knees, has died.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] With the COVID-19 crisis nowhere near an end, climate change ever accelerating and an economic crisis in the making, the stakes are higher than ever
[IPS] Nairobi -- Its time for the world to radically change our ways if we are to make peace with the planet and create the environmental conditions so that all of humanity can thrive, delegates attending the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) heard this morning.
Queensland government owned Stanwell Corporation calls for offers of new wind and solar investment opportunities. The post Stanwell issues calls for renewable energy deals, as it plans for life after coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
February 24, 2021 12:39 AM British PM also noted how farmers become more susceptible to radicalisation when their crops dry up.
( University of Exeter ) New research has highlighted the value of recycling general anaesthetic used in routine operations.
Two new studies conclude that if greenhouse emissions are not curbed thunderstorms will triple in Alaska, resulting in widespread flash flooding, landslides and lightning-induced wildfires.
Jonathan Thompson writes that there are jobs to be had in cleaning up the West as its fossil fuel economy comes to a halt.
Haaland defended not only President Biden's efforts to stop drilling on public lands but also her public statements opposing fossil fuel extraction.
With the construction of aqueducts, water purification and desalination plants, and investments to upgrade hydraulic infrastructure, Cuba is seeking to manage the impacts of droughts and floods that are intensifying with climate change. The “initiative to strengthen hydrological monitoring” in Cuba, signed in Havana on Feb. 11, aims to boost capacities to measure, transmit, process […] The post Cuba Prioritises Sustainable Water Management in the Face of Climate Challenges appeared first on Inter Press Service.
He was Saudi Arabia's oil minister for nearly 25 years, rising to fame for engineering the 1973 oil embargo and negotiating Saudi control of Aramco from U.S. fuel giants.
Climate change could destroy "entire cities" in a matter of decades, says Sir David Attenborough.
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, the former Saudi Arabian energy minister who helped direct the 1973 oil embargo and was later kidnapped by Carlos the Jackal, has died. He was 90.He passed away in London and will be buried in Islam’s holiest city of Mecca, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported.Yamani, with counterparts in other Arab oil exporters and Iran, managed a series of production cuts in 1973 and halted supplies to the US and other countries. The embargo, which caused an international crisis after…
During her first term on Capitol Hill, New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland (D) came out swinging in defense of national monuments, making her first bill one to protect sites created under the Antiquities Act.
The crash unfolded at around 6.45am Tuesday outside the town of Cameron, about an hour northeast of Austin. The train was carrying oil tankers that exploded on impact with the semi-truck.
Dozens of sea turtles that were left cold-stunned by a winter storm in Texas were released back into the ocean on February 22. Credit: Texas Sealife Center via Storyful
Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday peppered Rep. Deb Haaland with questions over fracking, fossil fuels and a past Twitter post during her confirmation hearing to be President Joe Biden's interior secretary.
Belmont Regional Park - 1350ha of grazing land ripe for afforestation for carbon storage. By JEREMY ROSE | Greater Wellington and Waikato regional councils' climate change committees both meet this afternoon to consider, among...
Ahmed Zaki Yamani, a long-serving oil minister in Saudi Arabia who led the kingdom through the 1973 oil crisis and the nationalization of its state energy company and who once found himself held hostage by the assassin Carlos the Jackal, died today in London. He was 90.
Older adults face a variety of health perils from long-term exposure to three common pollutants, including those in tailpipe emissions, even at levels below EPA air quality standards, researchers have found.
Maryland's capital is suing 26 oil and gas interests over their decadeslong contribution to — and alleged deception about — the dangers of climate change.
Despite Biden's ambitious climate plan, Haaland told lawmakers the country would not abandon fossil fuels "overnight." If confirmed, she would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary.
When a shipping company from the United Arab Emirates hit financial trouble in 2017 and abandoned its oil tanker off the coast of Dubai, it left a small crew still aboard, stranded at sea without pay or a way home.
A 60-day pause on major Interior Department actions remains in place for another month, following a series of executive orders on climate change and public lands that President Joe Biden signed in his first week in office. During that time, officials will be mulling a to-do list for Interior that is ambitious and, in some ways, daunting.
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Tuesday arrived at Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee's home in Kolkata to question his wife Rujira Banerjee in the alleged illegal coal mining scam. Ahead of the CBI team's arrival, West Bengal chief mister Mamata Banerjee had paid a visit to her nephew Abhishek's home at Harish Mukherjee Road in Kolkata.
Using a 25-year record of satellite observations over the Getz region in West Antarctica, scientists have discovered that the pace at which glaciers flow towards the ocean is accelerating. This new research, which includes data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission and ESA’s CryoSat mission, will help determine if these glaciers could collapse in the next few decades and how this would affect future global sea-level rise.
Last week, US residential solar and storage installer Sunnova announced it has secured a position of 85 megawatts in the recent ISO-New England Forward Capacity Auction (FCA15). Sunnova’s aggregated residential solar portfolio will offer competitive renewable energy capacity to help meet the region’s future energy needs. The company expects the complete portfolio to begin participating […] The post Sunnova secures 85 MW in most recent ISO New England forward capacity auction appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels. A 25-year record of satellite observations has been used to show … The post Glaciers accelerate in the Getz region of West Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
[This Day] Agriculture is a primary economic activity amongst less industrialised countries, on the average, accounting for 30 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in those countries.
President Joe Biden held his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as they reaffirmed their commitment to work together to combat COVID-19 and climate change.
[This Day] The federal government yesterday inaugurated the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) in the Southwest Nigeria as part of its efforts to make gas an alternative energy for industrial, transportation and domestic uses.
The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said yesterday that two seismometers at one of its three melted reactors have been out of order since last year and did not collect data when a powerful earthquake struck the area earlier this month.
The oil and natural gas industry is running a new advertising campaign to fight President Biden's halt to leasing for drilling on federal land.
In California, a collection of quasi-utilities is pooling its members' resources to buy clean power, starting with a massive and groundbreaking battery investment that could store midday solar energy for use in the evening.
[WHO] Your Excellency Dr A. K. Abdul Momen, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh,
States and municipalities around the country want to curtail the use of natural gas to fight climate change. Conservative and industry groups want to block them.
February 26, 2021 11:44 AM LONDON (REUTERS) - The voluntary carbon offset credit market has the potential to play a major role in allowing society to continue to emit greenhouse gases, while striving to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius as stipulated in the Paris climate deal.
Renewable Energy Zones and large-scale storage added to the federal government's Infrastructure Priority List. The post Renewable Energy Zones, network expansions, added to Infrastructure priority list appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Hyundai will recall 82,000 electric cars globally to replace their batteries after 15 reports of fires involving the vehicles. Despite the relatively small number of cars involved, Hyundai's recall is one of the most expensive in history, signaling how electric car defects could create hefty costs for automakers — at least in the near future.
Hyundai Australia confirms it will recall electric Kona and Ioniq cars sold in Australia and replace their battery packs due to potential fire risk. The post Hyundai Australia to recall Kona and Ioniq electric cars and replace batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
In two opinions written by Chief Justice Matthew Durrant, the Utah Supreme Court reversed lower courts' decisions to punish an environmental group for challenging private meetings three county commissions held with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Those 2017 meetings led to the reduction of Utah's two large national monuments.
The head of a major Texas energy corporation appeared before lawmakers and apologized for a blackout during a deadly winter freeze. "We could not solve the riddle of a winter storm. And for that, I'm very sorry." (Feb. 25)
The “social cost of carbon,” or SCC, was created to show policy makers the gap between the market price of fossil fuels and the cost of the environmental damage they cause.
EPA's decision to leave a key ground-level ozone standard unchanged was flawed due to a failure to consider the impact on imperiled plant and animal species, a conservation group lawyer said today in announcing a legal challenge.
A natural gas pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea from Russia to the German coast is shaking up geopolitics. Nord Stream 2, as it’s called, fuels worries in the U.S. and other countries that the link could give the Kremlin new leverage over Germany and other NATO allies. Pipe construction, halted in 2019, resumed in December 2020, yet U.S. sanctions still threaten to pull the brakes on the project backed by the Russia’s Gazprom PJSC.
When a top Biden appointee joined EPA last month, one of his first agenda items was a briefing on options for strengthening an interstate smog rule thrown out by federal judges more than a year ago.
Climate change will be a top priority for Sara Gonzalez-Rothi, the White House's first adviser focused solely on water.
After shunning the term "climate change" for four years under President Trump, EPA's Twitter account has overflowed in recent weeks with posts about climate justice, climate scientists and the "climate crisis."
US president Joe Biden emailed Cardiff player Anna Hursey, 14, who is a UN climate change champion.
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, a system of currents, has long been considered capable of a sudden shutdown, which could have dramatic climate effects.
As the European Union looks to hit ambitious climate targets, policymakers are getting more vocal about a potential fork in the road: China.In a speech touting the bloc’s “industry strategy” this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pointed to the scarcity of raw materials needed to power the switch to electric vehicles and green energy sources, much of which are buried in China.“We import lithium for electric cars, platinum to produce clean hydrogen, silicon metal for solar…
Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting climate change and for social justice.
Photo Illustration: Scouted/The Daily Beast/Amazon We may still be trying to figure out if CBD actually works, but I’m here to say that it’s time to start thinking about CBN, instead. I got the opportunity to try out Calm by Wellness’s Sleep Oil Tincture , a non-melatonin-based sleep aid that’s packed with 1000mg of CBD plus 90mg of CBN. After trying it out for a full week, I can say it has earned itself a permanent place on my bedside table. So, let’s start quickly with what CBN oil is and why you should care about it. According to the brand, CBN oil features a similar component to CBD (that is, a non-intoxicating, hemp-derived compound). It’s made from the decomposition of THC molecules which are released after CBN-a (CBN acid) is created in the harvesting process. Early evidence...
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- "The urgency to get a vaccine to everyone, everywhere cannot be underestimated. As a country, we will be joining efforts to help the world recover better by ending the pandemic as a priority, addressing food security and hunger, getting all our children back to school, addressing climate change, and protecting the most marginalized. We must ensure that no one is left behind."
Exxon Mobil Corp. is selling most of its drilling and exploration assets off the coast of the U.K. in the North Sea for more than $1 billion.
Republican-held congressional districts running through the nation's center hold the most potential for creating jobs in wind and solar power and could be a key to jump-starting successful clean energy political strategies, a Brookings Institution study concludes.
The storm that left dozens of Texans dead, millions without power and nearly 15 million with water issues could be the costliest disaster in state history, exceeding the $125 billion in damage from Hurricane Harvey.
Mangrove forests with a greater variety of plant and animal species store more carbon than more biologically homogenous mangrove forests, according to a new study.
[This Day] Ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, the President-Designate, Alok Sharma MP, recently visited Nigeria to discuss the United Kingdom's collaborative partnership on adaptation and action to avert climate damage.
The European Union is bolstering its €14 trillion ($17 trillion) economy against damage caused by the impacts of climate change, from droughts to floods and forest loss.
PM Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation NLC’s two 500 MW thermal power plants -- built at a cost of Rs 8,000 crore -- and a 709 MW solar power plant. At Coimbatore’s Codissia Trade Fair Complex, the PM laid the foundation stone for the modernization of the lower Bhavani project and inaugurated infrastructure and housing projects for western and southern regions.
For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. Xcel reported that it broke its own record for a single-year drop in emissions in 2020, cutting carbon emissions company-wide by approximately six million tons, a 12% reduction over […] The post Xcel celebrates milestone as utility is now halfway to 100% carbon free electricity appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
A keen awareness about the intersection of our ecosystem and the “accelerating destabilisation of the climate” is helping shift the narrative for climate action and can help us transition from being polluters to becoming protectors of the climate, said Marco Lambertini, Director General at the World Wide Fund for Nature. “Science has never been clearer. […] The post A Growing Shift in the Narrative about Climate Action appeared first on Inter Press Service.
[New Times] Rwandans could start using locally produced cooking gas from Lake Kivu by the end of 2022 thanks to a project that seeks to process methane into Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
( Frontiers ) Climate change is contributing to longer pollen seasons, but one element that's often understudied is pollen transport. The spring irritant can travel from hundreds of kilometers away; understanding how much pollen is non-local can give scientists better insight into the length, timing, and severity of allergy season. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have analyzed data in Bavaria, Germany in order to better understand how the pollen season is changing over time.
[East African] South Sudan was among countries most impacted by extreme weather events in recent years according to the global Climate Risk Index 2021. The index ranks countries according to their vulnerability both in terms of fatalities and economic loss.
February 25, 2021 12:35 PM Experts said Beijing is still likely to give regions leeway to focus on growth and build new coal-fired power stations to head off energy shortages.
Coal generators and oil and gas producers dominate latest list of Australia's largest emitters. The post Coal giant AGL again tops list of Australia’s biggest emitters appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Google's decision to snub RenewEconomy - apparently because it does not do "public interest" journalism - and include Sky News and a celebrity gossip site on its "showcase, bodes ill for Australian media. The post Morrison’s media code could be catastrophic for climate and energy news appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Bad weather, Covid and a surging Australian dollar leads New Energy Solar to report $74m loss for 2020 - but the ASX-listed remains optimistic. The post New Energy Solar optimistic despite wild weather, bushfires and Covid-19 impacts appeared first on RenewEconomy.
TAXING carbon dioxide emissions would be popular with British voters, polling suggests, as the government moots ways to put a price on carbon that could help tackle the climate crisis and fund a green recovery from the...
Did you know that Texas isn't even that great a performer in terms of proportion of wind power? Here's every state that's better! The post Chart of the day – Every US state with more wind power than Texas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
It is grim findings for our glacier region in the days of Covid-19. A new report looks at the pandemic effects of businesses in and around the towns of Fox Glacier and Franz Josef. It found 518 jobs ...
Chinese scientists have upgraded the world’s first Covid-19 pandemic forecast system to factor in complex climate data for more accurate predictions and the next generation will include input relating to air traffic and natural disasters to further improve its precision.The “Global Prediction System for the Covid-19 Pandemic” combines dynamic climate statistics with epidemic modelling, taking into account temperature and humidity as well as the effectiveness of government pandemic control…
Scientists are developing a 'digital twin' of Earth that creates and tests simulations to predict future events like extreme weather and food shortages to help world leaders better prepare.
Vowing to simplify, amplify and accelerate the energy transition, this new cleantech company brings to business and local communities around the world the benefits of smart energy efficiency services and access to affordable clean energy Portugal, 24, February 2021 - 2021 brings many new and exciting prospects, and Cleanwatts is one of them. Emerging from the tech company Virtual Power Solutions (VPS), Cleanwatts combines the power of digital and industrial technology with deep domain expertise... Source: RealWire
Manchin, the most pro-fossil fuels Democrat in the Senate, is seen as a crucial vote for Haaland’s nomination given the emerging opposition from Republicans.
National Grid Renewables, which includes the renewables development company formerly known as Geronimo Energy, announced today the start of construction on the 200-MW Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Coles County, Illinois. The project is poised to generate tax revenue, landowner income and charitable initiatives, all while adding more clean energy to the electric grid. As […] The post National Grid and Cargill’s 200-MW Prairie Wolf solar project in Illinois under construction appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
At least $14 trillion needs to be invested in the grid worldwide by 2050 to support an evolved power system, according to BloombergNEF’s new Power Grid Long-Term Outlook 2021 published this week. The transition to electric heating and transport will drive up electricity demand, while the tremendous growth of wind and solar add additional strain on the grid. […] The post The grid needs $14T to support full decarbonization appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
All rocky planets within the galaxy could have the same building blocks as Earth at their core - originally forming from tiny particles of ice and carbon, University of Copenhagen researchers claim.
A crew for a private contractor hired by EPA removed an abandoned boat from Lake Tahoe yesterday that sank off the lake's south shore in January and was believed to be leaking oil.
When it comes to saving sea turtles, Israeli rescuers have discovered that mayonnaise is a miracle.
AOC wants to dissolve ICE and DHS in massive immigration overhaul after it was revealed Joe Biden reopened facilities for housing unaccompanied minors arriving at the border.
Scientists who study the marine ecosystems have frequently failed to involve local researchers in projects, a study finds.
For Sudanese youth, climate change is synonymous with insecurity. “We are living in a continuous insecurity due to many factors that puts Sudan on top of the list when it comes to climate vulnerability,” said Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese climate activist and chair of United Nations Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. She said […] The post The Global Insecurity of Climate Change appeared first on Inter Press Service.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is visiting the northern state of Acre, in the Amazon rainforest, where several cities have been hit by floods
Carbon-positive Otago? THE OTAGO Regional Council is considering joining a Carbon Zero Alliance proposed by the Dunedin City Council late last year.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned world leaders that climate change is a threat to security of all nations and sharply criticised people across the globe who say this is "green stuff from a bunch of tree-hugging, tofu-munchers...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday held his first virtual bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden and dissed Donald Trump without mentioning the ex-president’s name.Trudeau thanked Biden for last month reentering the U.S. into the Paris climate accords, saying “U.S. leadership has been sorely missed over the past years.”(Watch the video above).“And I have to say as we were preparing the joint rollout of the communique from this, it’s nice when the Americans are not pulling out all the references to climate change and instead adding them in,” Trudeau added.Trump routinely dismissed the climate crisis, contrary to the opinion of the vast majority of scientists worldwide. He called it “bullshit” and a Chinese hoax and his administration pursued a decidedly anti-environment agenda...
[This Day] The Women in Energy Network (WIEN) in collaboration with the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) have concluded plan to host the International Women in Energy symposium with the theme: 'Light Up Africa.'
A major oil and gas group has lost significant portions of its membership in recent years, according to a new analysis.
Rep. Deb Haaland offered few hints about the future of the federal oil and gas program under President Biden when grilled by GOP senators from oil states yesterday at her confirmation hearing.
Bill Gates is aiming to work more closely with Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos to combat a climate crisis that the Microsoft Corp. co-founder said could dwarf the current pandemic in fatalities and global impact.
A tiny, creeping menace is threatening forests across Europe. And scientists believe climate change is a big part of the problem.
New calculations by the electric power industry show it can mount the most ambitious carbon dioxide emissions-cutting plan in U.S. history.
MINISTER of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change Pearnel Charles Jr is calling for positive behaviour change towards plastic pollution as the Government gears up to implement the third phase of the ban on single-use plastics come June 2021.
The massive disruption of Texas and what turned out to be a highly vulnerable power grid to a super snow and ice storm last week should have been no surprise. Nor should the COVID-19 pandemic.
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As the U.N. Security Council meets to discuss growing threats from a heating planet, here are some places where storms, wildfires and drought are fuelling security risks
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Climate change aggravates conflict and unrest all over the world. Could investing in climate adaptation reduce the risk of war and civil strife?
According to the Global PV Installer Monitor 2020/2021, JinkoSolar maintained its leading position as the best known module brand in Australia in 2020. The post JinkoSolar retained its crown as the top module brand for the Australian PV market in 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
When it comes to saving sea turtles, Israeli rescuers have discovered that mayonnaise is a miracle.Employees at Israel’s National Sea Turtle Rescue Centre are treating endangered green sea turtles affected by a devastating oil spill that has coated Israel’s coast with thick black tar.The spill, which Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority has called one of the country’s worst ecological disasters on record, has coated most of Israel’s 120 miles (195km) of Mediterranean coastline with sticky tar.It…
Campaigners call for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to make system changes including a carbon emissions tax.
The government hopes to establish a market for the fuel with more flexible pricing, while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.
February 23, 2021 7:12 PM STOCKHOLM (BLOOMBERG) - A startup called H2 Green Steel will build a large fossil-free steel plant in northern Sweden as the industry seeks new ways of curbing carbon emissions.
February 23, 2021 6:14 PM SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea and Iran have agreed a way forward that could see billions of dollars of frozen oil money unblocked, Seoul said on Tuesday (Feb 23), but signalled that the agreement was effectively subject to US approval.
We’re unlikely to see an iceless planet any time soon. But even modest decreases in ice have big consequences.
The same is likely true for forests all around the world.
The Justice Department attorney who shaped some of the Trump administration's biggest legal fights on energy and climate is heading back to his former law firm.
Senate hearing begins for Interior nominee Rep. Deb Haaland, who is in line to become the first Native American in a Cabinet post.
Climate change is profoundly altering our oceans and marine ecosystems. Some of these changes are... The post Guest post: The threat of high-probability ocean ‘tipping points’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
On Friday 19 February 2021 the RRS James Clark Ross made her final call to Rothera Research Station. After 30 years of service, the JCR will retire at the end of the 20/21 … The post RRS James Clark Ross departs Antarctica for the final time appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
If we learn anything from the Texas blackouts, and the death and suffering that have resulted, it should be this: distributed resilient solar+storage systems are no longer a luxury – they are an essential tool to protect citizens from power outages, and modernize the grid so outages become less frequent and severe. The post The lesson of Texas – and a new program states can use to quickly fund the distributed energy storage solution appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
For us at ABB, it’s an exciting time. Our customers are pushing us to help them maximize their efficiencies and increase long-term sustainability with digital and cloud-connected technologies. The post Customers are driving the push towards renewables and digitalization appeared first on Renewable Energy World.
Some West Virginia residents must wait longer than anticipated for their power to come back on after utility crews found new damage from ice storms earlier this month.
EPA Inspector General Sean O'Donnell is pressing the agency to reconsider the Trump administration's rejection of recommendations to alert communities at risk from a cancer-causing chemical.
The Interior Department has agreed to a settlement that could let a Wyoming mine company off the hook for tens of millions in unpaid royalties in order to complete a coal lease transfer.
Yukon Energy is one step closer to having the largest battery storage site in the North.
New analysis warns lower electricity prices caused by "tidal wave" of new wind and solar investment could push multiple coal plants into early retirement. The post “Tidal wave” of new wind and solar will force early coal plant closures appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The White House has released a fact sheet in advance of this afternoon's virtual meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden.
Redesigning ship propellors and installing acoustic “curtains” could lower the volume on anthropogenic noise that disrupts ocean life -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Across North America, seed production patterns in eastern and western forests are responding differently climate change, new research suggests.
EVs are key to manufacturing jobs and reducing climate change emissions. The on-ramp to these benefits is exciting drivers the way the Model T did.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in collaboration with the Conservation International concluded two days energy training workshop on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Data collection inventory software.
CLP Holdings is boosting its investment in low carbon electricity generation and distribution in the Greater Bay Area as part of efforts to tackle climate change and ensure its long-term sustainability.The company, the larger of Hong Kong’s two power utilities, has put an undisclosed sum into a fund spearheaded by state-owned China Southern Power Grid that is dedicated to energy investment in the region encompassing nine Guangdong cities as well as Hong Kong and Macau.The CSG Energy Innovation…
PALMACHIM BEACH, Israel (AP) — A small Israeli task force scoured the sands of a nature reserve along Israel’s Mediterranean coast Monday, taking part in a widening effort to clean up a disastrous oil spill that has blackened most of the country’s shoreline and reached beaches of neighboring Lebanon. The roughly dozen workers on Palmachim … Continued The post Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[The Conversation Africa] Around the globe, concern is mounting about the unfolding climate and ecological catastrophe. Yet the extraction of natural resources through mining and energy projects continues on a large scale, with disastrous environmental consequences.
A small Israeli task force scoured the sands of a nature reserve along Israel's Mediterranean coast yesterday, taking part in a widening effort to clean up a disastrous oil spill that has blackened most of the country's shoreline and reached beaches of neighboring Lebanon.
The Biden administration on Thursday will get its first chance to decide on a fracking ban.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has launched two new investigations into last week's devastating Texas power outages and will explore how to protect the grid against future disruptions, the agency announced yesterday.
IT began on the morning of Valentine's Day when her car, with a three-year-old among three people on-board, fell into a ditch as a deadly snowstorm began to take shape in Texas. The next few days then became progressively worse for Jamaican-born nurse Leonie Hall-James who now calls Houston home. Power and water outages plus a carbon monoxide poisoning scare are among her most vivid memories of the ordeal.
Banco Santander SA pledged to support the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, including client emissions resulting from its financing, advisory or investment services.
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