Climate protesters call provision in US debt ceiling bill to expedite controversial project in Virginia and West Virginia a ‘betrayal’ Climate activists have stepped up protests over the inclusion of a provision to speed up a controversial gas pipeline’s completion in the deal to raise the debt ceiling as Congress prepares to vote on Wednesday, aiming criticism at Democrats Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin. The pipeline project has long been championed by Manchin, the West Virginia senator who was the top recipient of fossil fuel industry contributions during the 2022 election cycle. Continue reading...
Russia may be having major difficulties in Ukraine, but it remains a vast power in the north and the Arctic, where climate change is opening new sea routes for trade and trouble.
The judgments were related to health, safety and environmental violations.
Maria Michalos held several communications posts at the Biden EPA, including leading its press office.
Project Havets Bobler, which translates as 'Bubbles from the Sea', involved 1,700 wine bottles being sunk to 34m on the famed 66 degrees north latitude for six months.
Organized by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, the worker walkout could include over 1,900 employees and kicks off at 12 p.m. local time.
The agreement would overrule federal courts that have repeatedly found the pipeline in violation of environmental laws.
A bacterium found in English oak buds can help separate out the rare earth elements used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines
Climate change did not have a “significant” impact on the likelihood or intensity of recent... The post Climate had no ‘significant’ impact on northern Italy floods in May 2023 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Regulator expected to examine whether sustainability reports on sourcing of wood pellets meet renewables subsidy criteria Drax is facing an investigation by the energy regulator into the sustainability of the biomass it uses at its wood-burning power plant amid growing scepticism over its green credentials. The energy regulator, Ofgem, said it would investigate whether the owner of Britain’s biggest power plant, in North Yorkshire, was in breach of the reporting rules required for its renewable energy subsidy scheme. Continue reading...
City’s weather forecaster records year-high temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius at Tsim Sha Tsui station on Wednesday.
LABOUR’S plan to block all new North Sea oil and gas developments risks repeating the devastation sparked by the closure of coal mines, the party’s biggest donor has warned.
A fire that broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region was likely caused by a drone, the region's governor said early on Wednesday (May 31).
Albert Einstein’s name is synonymous with “genius,” and his wild hair is a trope of its own for mad scientists and professors in popular culture.Einstein’s discoveries led to modern-day inventions like paper towels, solar power, stock market forecasts and laser pointers, but his theory of general relativity is often regarded as his most significant contribution.Here’s a look at the life and work of Einstein, who is considered one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century. What did Albert Einstein invent?Einstein published four notable papers during his “Miracle Year” in 1905 while he was working at a Swiss patent office:In his first paper, Einstein applied German physicist Max Planck’s quantum theory to light to explain the photoelectric effect. He went on to win the Nobel Prize...
The Japanese parliament has passed a bill that would extend the lifespan of nuclear power plants to more than 60 years as the country aims to cut carbon emissions and conserve energy by repurposing its nuclear resources.
When it comes to oil projects, the country already boasts a herd of white elephants
Scientists are using a UC Santa Cruz greenhouse to recreate the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. They want to learn why some species survived when so many did not.
[SciDev.Net] Accra -- An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of climate change and other crises, its developers say.
Inventory shows Australia has burned through 27% of emissions budget under Paris climate accord in 25% of allotted time Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s carbon emissions edged lower in 2022 with reductions from the electricity sector partly countered by increases in pollution from transport and agriculture. The country’s emissions last year totalled 463.9m tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (Mt CO2-e), down 0.4% or 2m tonnes from the previous year. Preliminary estimates for the year to 31 March 2023 indicated emissions totalled 464Mt CO2-e, or 0.2% lower on a rolling 12-month tally, the national greenhouse gas inventory shows. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news...
May 31, 2023 3:15 PM The complaint alleges it does not live up to advertising presenting it as “the world’s first carbon-neutral airline”.
Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, but it also arguably occupies a unique position in the global fight against it. While the financial sector will play a critical role in supporting countries on their journey towards greater sustainability, companies in the region also need access to know-how and technology.
Climate-crisis-fuelled storms have hit New Zealand hard this year. In January, we suffered unprecedented extreme weather and flooding, followed by Cyclone Gabrielle in February – the worst storm in 55 years—which triggered a national state of emergency. In total, we had 5.5 times more rain than Auckland summers typically receive. In the aftermath, we saw […]
Biden administration support for the Mountain Valley pipeline is spurring pushback from environmental groups.
Energy secretary Grant Shapps wants a carbon border adjustment mechanism as part of Britain's drive to cut emissions, while business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch is pushing in the other direction.
Toyota, Daimler Truck, Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso plan to cooperate in reducing carbon emissions and developing other technologies such as autonomous driving, net-connected services and electric vehicles.
Millionaire Ecotricity founder Dale Vince confirmed he spoke with the opposition leader by phone last week, did not discuss his backing for Just Stop Oil.
People in rich countries can lead clean lives quicker if governments make it easy for them to ditch dirty habits.
Recent warm and wet El Niño conditions — which scientists say are likely to be prevalent in the future due to climate change — are ideal for mosquitoes.
Do the global climate models (GCMs) we use for describing future climate change really capture the change and variations in the region that we want to study? There are widely used tools for evaluating global climate models, such as the ESMValTool, but they don’t provide the answers that I seek. I use GCMs to provide […] The post Evaluation of GCM simulations with a regional focus. first appeared on RealClimate.
Climate campaigners are calling on SNP ministers to curb the demand for imported materials needed to move away from fossil fuels amid concern over human rights abuses committed overseas.
This video includes conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). The world is getting hotter and the headlines are scary. So does climate change mean the world is about to pass the 1.5 degree limit set by the Paris Climate Agreement? And what would passing this limit even mean? Rather than showing that it's game over, increasing extreme weather and sea level rise would indicate that it's never been so urgent to stop climate change - it's never been so urgent to stop punching ourselves in the face.. Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
The San Francisco Bay community of West Oakland faces an environmental threat caused by toxic waste lurking in the soil as groundwater levels rise due to climate change
The proposal would push forward a 303-mile pipeline and weaken a bedrock environmental law.
May 30, 2023 9:55 PM “What happens in polar regions and high mountain regions doesn’t stay in those regions."
ExxonMobil Corp. will face the heat on climate change at the oil giant’s annual shareholder meetings—scheduled for May 31—with activist investors proposing several carbon emissions resolutions.Read more...
Salvage of oil tanker stranded off Yemen can begin: UN
A motorist has been videoed telling Just Stop Oil protestors he will 'run' them over after the eco-clowns targeted a number of London's bridges for rush hour this evening.
Among the commons items wrongly placed in recycling are crisp packets, juice cartons, dirty takeaway boxes, soft plastic bags, wet cardboard and toothpaste tubes.
SNP government preparing to accept UK ministers’ demand to exclude glass from deposit return scheme Scottish ministers are poised to accept a UK government ultimatum over a controversial can and bottle recycling scheme after ministers in London said it had to be watered down significantly. Lorna Slater, the minister overseeing a Scottish scheme to charge a 20p deposit for bottles and cans, accused her UK counterparts of “deliberate sabotage” after they demanded that Scotland drop plans to include glass bottles. Continue reading...
The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments The deal to raise the US debt ceiling will have significant ramifications for the climate and nature, by fast-tracking a controversial gas pipeline in West Virginia and limiting the scope of environmental reviews for future developments, environmentalists have warned. The agreement struck between Joe Biden and Republicans who control the House of Representatives states the Mountain Valley pipeline is “required in the national interest” and should be issued its necessary permits within 21 days and be shielded from legal challenge by those who object to it. Continue reading...
Leading scientists and tech industry leaders are warning about the perils artificial intelligence poses to humankind, saying “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
US airline pledged to go carbon neutral but plaintiffs say it is relying on offsets that do almost nothing to mitigate global heating Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit over its $1bn carbon neutrality claim which plaintiffs say is “false and misleading” as it relies on offsets that do little to mitigate global heating. In February 2020, the US airline announced plans to go carbon neutral , pledging $1bn to mitigate all greenhouse gas emissions from its business worldwide over the next decade. It included plans to purchase carbon credits generated from conserving rainforest, wetlands and grasslands along with decreasing the use of jet fuel and increasing plane efficiency. Continue reading...
The hold in two more states further thwarts EPA's effort to limit pollution from coal-fired power plants and other industries that create compliance problems for downwind states.
The environmental agency said some traits to fight insects and weeds introduced into crops don't need reviews under the federal pesticide law.
NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint NATO exercise since becoming the 31st member of the Western alliance in April.
Key European Union legislation including reforms of its power market and climate change goals are up in the air after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election just as Spain is due to take the reins of the bloc.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Nairobi County Government hosted partners to a round table to discuss Climate Change stakeholders mapping.
U.S.-China relations will determine the future of global warming, but it's difficult to set aside superpower rivalries in the bid to reduce emissions.
Have you ever wondered how hurricanes form? Get an inside look at their birth and devastating power with this infographic from USA TODAY.
The Ford government has until the end of June to ask Canada's nuclear regulator to inspect its plans in order to keep Pickering nuclear power station open until 2026.
France opens its first electric car battery factory
[Leadership] As part of efforts to stem the tide of the global climate change crisis, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), in partnership with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance of Nigeria (FBRAN), has launched an innovative waste recycling programme at the terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal, Lagos.
Himalayan Clean-Up mountaineer Luc Boisnard, 52, said that climbers also threw waste into Himalayan glaciers from where it would 're-emerge in 200 years'.
Dozens of AI industry leaders, academics and even some celebrities on Tuesday called for reducing the risk of global annihilation due to artificial intelligence, arguing in a brief statement that the threat of an AI extinction event should be a top global priority.
France will launch its first battery factory for electric cars on Tuesday, taking a big step in its race to build up a sector dominated by China.
[Daily News] AHEAD of the World Environment Day on June 5, a non-governmental organisation, 'Environment is Life' (ENLIFE), has planted 1200 seedlings of vetiver grasses at Kibwegere area in Dar es Salaam to prevent soil erosion and environmental damage.
Scientists and tech industry leaders have issued a new warning about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind. The statement posted online Tuesday says that “mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other…
An agency known as Ibama blocked Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s exploration plan for an area of northeastern Brazil known for coral reefs and marine wildlife.
If the Line 5 oil pipeline were to shut, Enbridge Inc. and industry groups say it would crimp energy supplies. Opponents say there are several alternative options to carry fuel.
The International Maritime Organization, which regulates commercial shipping, wants to halve its greenhouse gas releases by midcentury.
The judge pared back the scope of the landmark climate case, but she made it clear that a trial over the state's environmental policies will occur next month.
[IPS] Montevideo, Uruguay -- As a matter of global justice, the climate crisis has rightfully made its way to the world's highest court.
Canada has been a world leader in regulating methane emissions from its oil and gas sector, putting out regulations well ahead of many other major emitters, but it needs to now update those regulations or risk falling behind the U.S. and Europe, experts say.
The factory will manufacture cathode-active materials, a key component of lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars. It is expected to create 200 jobs when it opens in 2025.
KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korea’s latest missile advances mean it is now much harder for the U.S. to prevent Kim Jong Un from launching nuclear weapons.Pentagon insiders and North Korea watchers on Capitol Hill say Kim’s ability to deploy solid-fuel rockets—if proven—would complicate American efforts to launch preemptive strikes and that the Hermit Kingdom has entered a new phase of nuclear power.The North recently claimed that it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. The new missiles would be a breakthrough in the country’s efforts to build a harder-to-detect weapon that threatens the continental United States.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Namwiwat Medical Corporation (Nam), a Thai sterilised medical equipment maker and seller, aims to become a key manufacturer on the global stage by partnering with national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc following a successful expansion in Southeast Asia.
The Category 5 hurricane blasted the barrier island last September with ferocious winds and storm surge as high as 15 feet.
During the Tunguska event, over 8 million trees covering an area of 830 square miles were flattened when an asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere.
May 29, 2023 2:15 PM China is likely to reduce output again this year to help meet its climate goals.
Please stop repeating all this softened wording, such as climate change, climate-related hazards, climate crisis, or extreme weather events… And just call it what it really is: climate carnage. Indeed, several scientific findings, released ahead of the 2023 World Environment Day (5 June), staggeringly indicate that the world-spread climate carnage is predicted to hit all-time […]
On island territories, where most food is imported, achieving a level of food sovereignty is becoming more urgent due to climate change.
Amite BioEnergy, which was fined $2.5m in 2021, notified Mississippi facility had breached emission limits A US plant that supplies wood pellets to the UK power generator Drax has violated air pollution limits in Mississippi, it has emerged. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has written to Amite BioEnergy notifying the Drax-owned company that it had violated emissions rules. Continue reading...
With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way. The post By fighting the ozone hole, we accidentally saved ourselves appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This story was originally published by the Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The plastics industry has long hyped recycling, even though it is well aware that it’s been a failure. Worldwide, only 9 percent of plastic waste actually gets recycled. In the United States, the rate is now 5 percent. Most used plastic is landfilled, incinerated, or winds […]
Gary Smith, general secretary of GMB, warned against 'strangling' the industry and stressed there was a 'national security imperative' to keep producing fossil fuels in Britain.
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) and the Department of Energy are currently assessing prospective government buildings to install photovoltaic panels, said a top official.
[Vanguard] The Charcoal Export Legality and Compliance Group, has flagged-off a tree planting project to address the challenges of climate change in Nigeria.
Voters in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta head to the polls on Monday in a tight election race that is expected to have a significant bearing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate goals, which are already seen as lagging global peers.
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eight months ago, chef Michael Cellura had a restaurant job and had just moved into a fancy new camper home on Fort Myers Beach. Now, after Hurricane Ian swept all that away, he lives in his older Infiniti sedan with a 15-year-old long-haired chihuahua named Ginger.Like hundreds of others, Cellura was left homeless after the Category 5 hurricane blasted the barrier island last September with ferocious winds and storm surge as high as 15 feet (4 meters). Like many, he's struggled to navigate insurance payouts, understand federal and state assistance bureaucracy and simply find a place to shower.“There's a lot of us like me that are displaced. Nowhere to go,” Cellura, 58, said during a recent interview next to his car, sitting in a commercial parking lot along with...
Authorities warned of dangerous tidal surges, flash floods and landslides as Typhoon Mawar blows past the northernmost province of Batanes from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Nepal will not shift base camp due to climate change, after opposition from Sherpas and mountaineers.
“I'm into having a healthy body and a healthy Earth. That's what I'm fighting for. And that's my crusade,” actor says in new interview
Japan's ambitious plan aims to revolutionize clean energy transmission by 2025. Learn more.
Oscar winner Adam McKay, whose films include the Big Short and Don't Look Up, is one of a group of multi-millionaires behind the Climate Emergency Fund.
The controversial natural gas project has been a priority for West Virginia, but its approval will bring new criticism for the Biden administration.
May 28, 2023 6:55 PM The plan is part of a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060.
Distinctive animal was first discovered by nature reserve cameras in April 2019 at 2,000 metres above sea level.
Monday’s election is going to be a political nail-biter but neither candidate has discussed a post oil and gas world Record-breaking wildfires have charred more than a million hectares of land in Alberta, pushing tens of thousands from their homes and choking the skies in a thick haze of smoke. But on the zigzagging campaign trail of the province’s general election, neither party leader has confronted the realities of climate change and how it will likely dramatically reshape life in the Canadian prairies. Continue reading...
Earlier this month Hilary Pinfold's home in Newton Poppleford, Devon, was inundated with water when flash floods hit the region. But she made a wishful phone-call asking for Royal Marines to help.
Two men charged with aggravated trespass after pitch invasion during Gallagher Premiership contest Two men have been charged over a Just Stop Oil protest at the Gallagher Premiership rugby union final at Twickenham on Saturday when activists invaded the pitch and threw orange paint powder during live play. The Met police said Samuel Johnson, 40, of Reydon, Suffolk and Patrick Hart, 37, of Brislington, Bristol had been charged with aggravated trespass. Continue reading...
Shadow work and pension secretary says details of how UK can become ‘world leader’ in green energy transition will be announced soon Labour’s shadow work and pension secretary has confirmed the party’s plans to block all new domestic oil and gas developments if it wins power, instead proposing to invest heavily in renewable sources such as wind, and also in nuclear power. Jonathan Ashworth said details would be announced soon when asked about a report in the Sunday Times , in which unnamed Labour sources outlined the proposal for Keir Starmer to make a bar on new North Sea projects one of his “national missions”. Continue reading...
Republican ‘trying to out-Trump Trump’ on climate, expert says, as governor says he rejects the ‘politicization of the weather’ Ron DeSantis has been accused of a “catastrophic” approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the “politicization of the weather” and questioning whether hurricanes hitting his home state of Florida have been worsened by climate change. DeSantis, the Republican Florida governor who announced his bid for the White House via a glitch-heavy Twitter stream on Wednesday, has previously dismissed concerns about global heating as “leftwing stuff” and he expanded upon this theme during a Fox News interview following his campaign launch. Continue reading...
Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hani Sweilam stressed that the sixth edition of the Cairo Water Week (CWW) aims at merging water issues into climate action, tackling the impact of climate change on the water sector, and promoting the use of modern technology to face climate change. He made the remarks during a meeting with … The post Sweilam: 6th CWW aims at merging water issues into climate action appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Richard Revesz is changing the way the government calculates the cost and benefits of regulation, with far-reaching implications for climate change.
Penny Sharpe’s political journey has taken her from street protests to Macquarie Street. Now she is responsible for climate change action and saving the koalas.
Iraq warned to end oil addiction to avoid 'intensive care'
Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought-hit Tunisia
May 27, 2023 9:40 PM This will be the Pacific island nations' third summit in a week with a large economy.
Just Stop Oil protesters force stoppage of the Gallagher Premiership final between Saracens and Sale at Twickenham.
Tim Martin and Joanna Smith, both 53, were taken into custody on Friday after being charged on counts of conspiracy to commit an offense and causing damage to an art exhibit.
Gallagher Premiership match between Saracens and Sale delayed after two men throw orange powder during match Just Stop Oil protesters have forced a stoppage in play during the Gallagher Premiership rugby union final at Twickenham. Two men invaded the pitch midway through the first half of the match between Saracens and Sale, throwing orange paint powder on to the field. Fans jeered the protesters, then cheered as stewards escorted them from the stadium. Continue reading...
Honda has been developing electric vehicles since 1988, and the best is yet to come for the automaker. These are the eight best Honda electric cars ever made.
A new study uses satellites to predict what California’s famous coastline could look like by 2100 California is known for golden sands and endless waves, but much of the state’s famous shoreline could vanish in the future. That’s according to a new study, which found that between 25% and 70% of California beaches might be washed away by the end of the century, leaving only cliffs or coastal infrastructure in their wake. The study used satellite data collected over the past two decades to examine California’s 1,100-mile-long coast. Researchers from the US Geological Survey (USGS) used those satellite images, combined with models of climate crisis-driven sea level rise ranging from 1.6 to 10ft, to estimate the shape and position of the state’s coastline by 2100. The amount of sea level rise...
An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.
Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.
The number of ocean going birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 new species living on the seabed in an untouched area of the Pacific Ocean that has been identified as a future hotspot for deep-sea mining, according to a review of the environmental surveys done in the area. […]
Yellow flower that only grows in York went extinct in 1991 brought back to life by Natural England experts York groundsel was a cheerful yellow flower that slipped into global extinction in 1991, thanks to overzealous application of weedkiller in the city of its name. But now the urban plant has been bought back to life in the first ever de-extinction in Britain, and is flowering again in York. Continue reading...
The global economy and investment climate have been quite volatile this month. Most economic figures have begun to show signs of slowing down, while events that affect investment have been mostly negative.
May 27, 2023 5:48 AM Officials say Russian forces plan to shell the plant, announce a radiation leak and thereby force a ceasefire.
Environmental groups say the event in Perth to court the biggest polluting oil company of all time is ‘akin to a joint trade show with a tobacco major’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A government meet-and-greet to connect Australian industry with the world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has been criticised by environmental groups as “akin to a joint trade show with a tobacco major”. Australia’s international trade agency Austrade will host the event, “Doing business with Aramco 2023”, next Friday at the Duxton Hotel in Perth. Continue reading...
The US$7.9 billion factory will be one of Hungary’s largest foreign investments, but critics fear it will exacerbate environmental problems, hit precious water supplies and further undermining the economy to China.
With the incoming heatwave, drop-in centres like Siloam Mission are extending their hours to provide access to air conditioning and drinking water.
Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoJoe Biden is the Congress whisperer.Facing the toughest sort of Congressional opposition—obstructionist, nihilistic, extremist—the president has, during his first two and a half years in office, achieved extraordinary results. He has produced transformational legislation like the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act and the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act. These were not just complex, major pieces of legislation that impacted the lives of millions, they were each historic in their own way—driving record job creation, leading to the biggest investment in our infrastructure in more than half a century, producing the biggest investment in combatting climate change in...
Firm says multilingual AI can help bring rarely accessed services to remote areas, monitoring the likes of eye issues and falls, pollution and traffic. However, senior executive says big challenge will be ensuring AI is used ethically.
But it needs the government's help to get to net-zero carbon emissions.
The Biden administration's proposed Public Lands Rule elevates conservation as a legitimate use on federal lands, but Republicans say it's an unauthorized land grab.
NASA's TROPICS mission is going to vastly improve the reporting and research of hurricanes and tropical storms, successfully launching multiple new satellites.
The Atlantic hurricane season is just over the horizon, and we can expect a near-normal year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this Thursday. Read more...
Here's the latest for Friday, May 26th: Russian forces strike clinic; Vatican peace envoy discusses negotiations for Russia, Ukraine; Oil giant shareholders met by climate activists in France; Gold mining operations growing in Venezuela.
While the storm is a product of natural randomness, it fits into a pattern of more intense storms, and storms more prone to rapid intensification, in an era earmarked by warming oceans and human-induced climate change.
May 26, 2023 2:35 PM India still relies on coal for roughly three-quarters of power generation.
The state's attorney general accuses EPA regulators of losing sight of the agency's environmental mission and instead moonlighting as "social justice warriors fixated on race."
The recommendations are at odds with EPA staffers' status quo proposal and carry the potential to affect a broad swath of the economy.
PHOTO: Extreme sea level flood maps (1% AEP and up to 2m sea-level rise) for Aotearoa. NIWA. Media release | New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across Aotearoa New Zealand that...
Much of Sequoia National Park, including access to the General Sherman tree, is closed months after heavy storm damage. Work is ongoing on many roads and trails.
Measures come after warning of electricity shortages due to high demand and decreased hydropower production Cities in Vietnam are cutting the use of public lighting to save energy as unusually hot temperatures threaten to stretch the country’s power supplies. A sweltering heatwave has gripped swathes of Asia over recent months, causing school closures and deaths in India , as well as health warnings across many countries in the region. Continue reading...
A 2015 EPA rule blocks states from adding to ozone pollution outside their boundaries. Last year, the agency announced its plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants.
The deteriorating conditions on Mount Everest are raising concerns for the mountaineering community and the people whose livelihoods depend on the flow of visitors.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 128, Issue 6, June 2023.
Ten of broadcaster’s 31 hosts made on-air statements in 2022 rejecting or challenging scientific consensus Almost a third of presenters on GB News have used their platform to cast doubt on the scientific consensus on climate breakdown, according to an analysis. Ten of the broadcaster’s 31 presenters made statements on air in 2022 rejecting or challenging widely accepted scientific findings about how humans are affecting the climate, and the role the climate crisis plays in extreme weather events. Continue reading...
[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholdersin Ghana's rice value chain were yesterday introduced to new Israeli agriculture technologies essential to improving the climate resilience of rice farming in Ghana for increased yields.
Planners always knew choices would have to be made whether to keep building along the edge of the Pacific. They just didn't think it would happen so quickly.
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes, a co-founder of Atlassian Corp., is set to revive the Sun Cable project, aiming to export solar power from Australia to Singapore.
Climate misinformation continues to be a big problem This article originally appeared on ZME Science.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the climate crisis, but experts say that the best way to cure climate anxiety is to take action – and often it’s surprisingly easy to make a substantial change to our greenhouse-gas emissions. Here’s how.
Hong Kong’s upcoming review of the scheme of control agreements with the city’s two power companies presents an excellent opportunity to take drastic action towards a more sustainable future.
[IPS] St Paul, Minnesota, USA -- A new study estimates that global heating will push billions of people outside the comfortable range of temperature and weather in which we have evolved.
Earlier this week, the typhoon battered Guam, before moving away from the Mariana Islands.
French oil giant defends strategy after police teargas climate protesters
Natural gas reserves dropped to the equivalent of 7.2 years of output at the end of last year, from 8 years in 2021, according to the National Hydrocarbons Agency.
A report from the International Energy Agency projected that clean energy investments would total more than $1.7 trillion this year.
The president is getting pushback for his approvals of large fossil fuel projects. Could that jeopardize his reelection chances?
The women scan mangrove forests for illegal cutting and expect to soon start collecting soil samples and mangrove litter to measure the carbon held in remote coastal ecosystems.
The judges say two conservative groups that challenged EPA's 2009 finding failed to show they were harmed by the climate rule.
Environmental and human rights groups say Vietnam's crackdown on civil society will undermine an international climate program that's also aimed at boosting the country's economic development.
A warming in a region of the Pacific Ocean is signalling a potential El Niño, which affects weather around the globe. But there isn't just one type of El Niño, so what can we expect?
When the residents of Armstrong, a town of 15,000 in western Argentina, began to meet to discuss a renewable energy project, they agreed that there could be many positive effects and that it was not just a question of doing their bit in the global effort to mitigate climate change. “The proposal was to use […]
People who live in Cold Lake either, for the most part, work for the military or in oil and gas — but soon, the Alberta city could become major hub for clean energy.
El Niño formation off South America could reduce the number of hurricanes and tropical storms along the Atlantic coast this year, NOAA says.
Judges ruled the Environmental Protection Agency had wrongly issued a diktat to an Idaho couple in forcing them to halt the building of their dream lakeside family home.
SET-listed SPCG Plc, a pioneer in solar farm development in Thailand, expects to earn more revenue from sales of rooftop solar panels for residential and commercial buildings as well as industries, as solar power becomes more popular.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-2 launch of a rocket powered by coal-based aviation kerosene is being hailed as an aerospace industry breakthrough.
As a matter of global justice, the climate crisis has rightfully made its way to the world’s highest court. On 29 March 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously adopted a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of states on climate change. The initiative […]
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday significantly restricted the powers of the Environmental Protection agency to regulate and protect United States waters in wetlands under the Clean Water Act of 1972.
A group of unregulated polluting gases known as very short-lived substances are partly responsible for depleting the ozone layer in the tropics
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision that significantly narrows the Clean Water Act’s protections. The majority, 5-4 opinion was authored by Justice Samuel Alito and supported by Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney…Read more...
NOAA says 12 to 17 named tropical storms could develop in the Atlantic basin. How many are expected to turn into hurricanes?
Climate change will push snow higher in California's Sierra Nevada by the second half of the century, bringing more winter rain and faster mountain runoff.
National Cyber Security Centre urges operators of critical national infrastructure to prevent hacks The UK’s cybersecurity agency has urged operators of critical national infrastructure, including energy and telecommunications networks, to prevent Chinese state-sponsored hackers from hiding on their systems. The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, issued the warning after it emerged that a Chinese hacking group known as Volt Typhoon had targeted a US military outpost in the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading...
Plan to drastically dilute bodies’ powers would deal severe blow to Lula’s attempt to reverse Bolsonaro’s era of Amazon devastation Brazilian activists have voiced outrage after congress moved to drastically dilute the powers of the environment and Indigenous peoples ministries in what campaigners called a potentially crippling blow to efforts to protect Indigenous communities and the Amazon. Hopes that Brazil could turn the page on Jair Bolsonaro’s era of Amazon devastation were sky-high after the far-right leader lost last year’s presidential election to the leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva . During his campaign Lula vowed to stamp out environmental crime and champion Indigenous people, and after taking power in January put the veteran environmentalist Marina Silva in charge of environmental...
A wealth of biodiversity has been found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an area earmarked for exploitation by mineral firms Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 new species living on the seabed in an untouched area of the Pacific Ocean that has been identified as a future hotspot for deep-sea mining, according to a review of the environmental surveys done in the area. It is the first time the previously unknown biodiversity of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a mineral-rich area of the ocean floor that spans 1.7m sq miles between Hawaii and Mexico in the Pacific, has been comprehensively documented. The research will be critical to assessing the risk of extinction of the species, given contracts for deep-sea mining in the near-pristine area appear imminent. Continue reading...
A full-building energy efficiency project aims to reduce total campus emissions by 2 percent.
CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon breaks down the two major competing factors influencing this year's upcoming hurricane season.
"We’re moving further and faster than ever before to clean up contaminated sites," EPA Administrator Michael Regan said.
Agency officials said the season that begins June 1 will likely produce one to four major hurricanes.
The landmark decision in Sackett v. EPA has steep implications for the Biden administration's major water regulation and environmental oversight nationwide.
An inquest heard Leah Churchill, 50, and her daughter Brooke Wanstall, 17, died of carbon monoxide poisoning after starting up a petrol generator inside a burger van in Whitstable, Kent.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is ramping up the lobby in favour of changing the way NZ measures agricultural methane emissions in the lead-up to COP28.
[Ghanaian Times] At least , 150 people lost their lives while scores sustained injuries of varying degrees almost eight years ago on June 3, 2015, following a downpour that was met with a fuel station explosion at Circle, Accra.
A have-a-go hero attending the Chelsea Flower Show took it upon herself to hose down three Just Stop Oil protesters who were intent on smearing orange paint on a sustainable garden.
India's economy could expand by 6.5% this fiscal year thanks to strong credit demand, falling crude oil prices, and increased construction activity, according to V Anantha Nageswaran, a top advisor to the Indian finance ministry. Despite economic risks such as slower global growth and weather-related issues, India's economy is performing well due to supportive factors, making it "tick all the right boxes," he said.
The phenomenon has fueled heat waves, floods and massive economic losses across the world. This year, on top of global warming, they stand to be even worse.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new investigation into Chevron’s climate pledge has found the fossil-fuel company relies on “junk” carbon offsets and “unviable” technologies, which do little to offset its vast greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases may actually be causing communities harm. Chevron, […]
The IEA said renewable energy is expanding faster than many people realize, but it warned that investment in fossil fuels is not slowing fast enough to reach goals to slash emissions by 2050.
Earth’s declining ice is without a doubt one of the clearest signs of climate change. A new high-resolution sea-ice concentration data record has just been released as part of ESA’s Climate Change Initiative – providing new insights of sea ice concentration across the globe.
Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Florida Panthers to a Game 4 victory, sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes and clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup Final.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 128, Issue 11, 16 June 2023.
[Government of Mauritius] A clean-up campaign at Camp Levieux, spanning over one week, was launched on Saturday 20 May 2023, by the Minister of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity, Mrs Fazila Jeewa-Daureeawoo, and the Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr Kavydass Ramano.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Africa contributes the least - less than 3% to global warming, yet the continent is the most vulnerable to climate risks. To build resilience against climate change, the countries have outlined tangible ambitions for green growth, including plans to increase climate investment.
Budget provisions aim to help the state leverage federal funds and implement a climate law.
The project will help scientists understand whether the region has a tipping point that could throw it into a state of irreversible decline.
Renewable energy, electric vehicles, mass transit, building electrification and a green bank were among the new programs passed this year after the Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party narrowly regained control of state government for the first time in almost a decade.
International Energy Agency says investment will hit $1.7tn this year, well ahead of fossil fuels Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped ignite a boom in clean energy investment which will significantly outpace spending on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. A report from the IEA has found that clean energy investment is on track to reach $1.7tn (£1.4tn) this year as investors turn to renewables, electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage and other low-carbon technologies. Continue reading...
[Premium Times] "Africa is being shortchanged by climate finance. Africa is choking. Africa will need $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance its climate change needs," Mr Adesina said.
Climate change expert Professor Lennard Gillman recommended Australia reduces the speed limit for high-emission vehicles.
U.S. officials say the proposed 800-mile pipeline, long plagued by its high cost, could be a “strategic tool” for the country.
Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan has praised Germany's "instant SWAT team" approach to dealing with Just Stop Oil protesters blocking road traffic.
Carbon neutrality of low-cost telco Belong relies almost solely on buying overseas offsets, and how an Institute of Public Affairs fellow misread the Great Barrier Reef Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Telstra’s low-cost mobile and internet company Belong is in the middle of a nationwide advertising campaign that is memorable for its imagery of a sliced-off bloodless thumb crawling up a snow-driven mountain. “The average Australian is estimated to scroll the height of Everest on their phone every month. That’s why we proudly offset our network emissions,” the advert declares. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup...
The clean-up begins after catastrophic flooding that has left tens of thousands of people homeless in north-east Italy. Rising waters swallowed houses and landslides isolated hamlets ‘Roads have disappeared’: Italy begins cleanup after catastrophic floods Continue reading...
Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.
A new synthesis technique known as OXZEO has doubled the reaction yield for the raw material used in all kinds of industrial products.
TOKYO: About a dozen Japanese companies, including major shipbuilders, have invested a total of about 10 billion yen (US$72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power plants, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
China Meteorological Administration and Hong Kong Observatory both reclassify Typhoon Mawar as super typhoon, with downward current of air associated with weather event expected to make Hong Kong swelter.
Holed up in her hotel room, Lauren Swaddell could hear the wind howl as the typhoon approached. "The coconut trees are flying everywhere," she said.
A man and a woman were charged after authorities say they intentionally dumped as much as 500 gallons of oil throughout two Alabama counties.
New research published Wednesday (May 24) by Corporate Accountability, a nonprofit corporate watchdog, has found that 93% of Chevron’s carbon offset programs between 2020 and 2022 have not led to reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. The report says that Chevron has exaggerated its investments in green energy and…Read more...
Virtually every country in the world has set a target for cutting emissions under the... The post Guest post: Half of developing countries still struggle to report greenhouse gas emissions appeared first on Carbon Brief.
The company acknowledged its petrochemical facility in western Pennsylvania exceeded emissions limitations for air contaminants.
While deaths caused by disasters have decreased thanks to early warning systems, economic losses from extreme weather events turbo-charged by global warming have skyrocketed.
The state energy minister, Penny Sharpe, promises: ‘We are not going to allow the lights to go off’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales’ two main renewable energy zones will be delayed for as long as two years and cost more to build with landholder opposition to new transmission lines partly to blame, the energy minister, Penny Sharpe, has said. The Minns government briefed journalists about its network infrastructure strategy on Wednesday, revealing that the central-west Orana zone would not hit its “energisation date” until 2027-28, compared with an initial 2025 target. Similarly, the New England zone will now start in 2029 compared with an initial 2027 goal. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email...
Deep in the Amazon, Brazil is building a complex of towers arrayed in six rings poised to spray carbon dioxide into the rainforest. The aim is to understand how the world's largest tropical forest responds to climate change. (May 23) (AP Video Fernando Crispim)
May 24, 2023 2:45 PM But prices are still too low to drive changes needed to meet Paris climate accord targets.
By Hannah Confino and Ari Rabinovitch TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient coral reefs, an Israeli research team has found. The whole population of black sea urchins, a species known for helping keep coral reefs healthy in the waters also known as the Gulf of Eilat, was wiped out over a couple months, according to a team from Tel Aviv University. Their findings, published in two peer-reviewed journals, cite mass mortality in other countries in the region, including Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The probable culprit is a disease-causing ciliate parasite that brings with it a fast death - perhaps the same one that has wreaked havoc...
Using the Very Large Array, NASA scientists have spotted what they believe is a polar cyclone at Uranus' north pole for the very first time.
Annual profits at power generator and network operator SSE nearly doubled last year as soaring energy prices led to a boom for its gas-fired power plants.
Firm pledges record-breaking investment over next decade as earnings from gas-fired power plants surge near-fourfold SSE has set out plans to invest £40bn in clean energy over the next 10 years as it reported a near-doubling of its annual profits compared with the year before thanks in part to its fossil fuel power stations. The Perth-based FTSE 100 company said it would carry out its record-breaking green energy plan by investing “far in excess of its earnings” after making an adjusted pre-tax profit of £2.18bn for the 12 months to the end of March, up from almost £1.16bn the year before. Continue reading...
The Supreme Court has a chance to upend a legal doctrine that helps agencies like EPA defend environmental rules. It may not go that far.
PHOTO: Mark Brown and Chris Hipkins. SOURCE: Cook Islands News / Losirene Lacanivalu. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins this week met with Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown. The leaders met in Papua New Guinea to discuss...
The typhoon's center passed over the northern tip of Guam on Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service said. It is the strongest storm to hit the territory of over 150,000 people in decades.
The funniest films about global warming. The post Eight climate comedies for those (too) warm summer evenings ahead appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Amtrak is the climate-friendly option — if extreme weather doesn't disrupt your trip.
Investigation finds 93% of fossil fuel company’s climate pledge offsets are worthless. Plus, the truth about booze: how alcohol really affects your body Good morning. A new investigation into Chevron’s climate pledge has found the fossil fuel company relies on “junk” carbon offsets and “unviable” technologies , which do little to offset its vast greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases may actually be causing communities harm. What is a carbon offset? A carbon offset is characterized as having low environmental integrity, or being worthless, if it is linked to a forest or plantation or green energy project, including those involving hydroelectric dams, that doesn’t lead to additional greenhouse gas reductions, exaggerates benefits or risks emitting emissions, among other measures. ...
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Off the coast of southeastern China, one particular fish species is booming: the oddly named Bombay duck, a long, slim fish with a distinctive, gaping jaw and a texture like jelly. When research ships trawl the seafloor off that […]
The Arctic, once again at the forefront of climate change, is experiencing disproportionately higher temperature increases compared to the rest of the planet, triggering a series of cascading effects known as Arctic amplification.As concerns continue to grow, satellites developed by ESA have become indispensable tools in understanding and addressing the complex dynamics at play and the far-reaching consequences for the environment and human societies.
Restoring seagrass meadows is one tool that coastal communities can use to address climate change, both by capturing emissions and mitigating their effects.
CNN — New York City is sinking under the collective weight of all of its buildings, a new study has found. This gradual process could spell trouble for a city around which the sea level has been rising more than twice as fast as the global rate — and is projected to rise between eight … The post New York City is sinking due to its million-plus buildings, study says appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Typhoon Mawar barrelled into Guam as a powerful Category 4 storm Wednesday, pummelling the U.S. Pacific territory with high winds, heavy rains and a dangerous storm surge that swamped low-lying areas as residents hunkered down in homes and shelters.
[Daily News] CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) have launched awards to recognize stakeholders' contribution to the climate change mitigation efforts.
A draft of the Interior Department's rules is expected to come out by next month and could help determine how President Joe Biden's climate agenda affects public lands.
The activists say Shell and other fossil fuel firms are making record profits at the cost of the environment. The oil major reported a record $39.9 billion profit for 2022.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy successfully pushed through the Legislature a bill that would allow the oil-reliant state to cash in on the sale of carbon credits to companies looking to offset their emissions.
Democratic lawmakers joined European Parliament members in a letter urging the withdrawal of an oil company executive as president of the U.N. climate talks. But the State Department is taking a wait-and-see approach.
The panel's comments sent shock waves through the young carbon removal industry, igniting fears that its technologies could be barred from a global carbon trading program.
Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.
Science-Based Targets Network says new schema will ‘get nature into the boardroom’ in the same way as climate footprints Businesses can now assess their impacts on nature loss using science-based targets as part of a move to “get nature into the boardroom”. Research shows that the biodiversity crisis is as serious as the climate crisis, yet there is less information about how companies drive nature loss, because this data is not being disclosed. The Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) is providing the first framework for companies to report their impacts on nature as part a new frontier of corporate environmental reporting. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2023, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D3EE00439B, Review Article Yanli Zhu, Wei Li, Lan Zhang, Wen Hao Fang, Qin Qin Ruan, Jin Li, Fengjie Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Ting Quan, Suojiang Zhang High-temperature batteries (HTBs), which refer to the batteries operated at temperatures higher than 300 °C in this review, have attracted much attention due to their improved thermal stability and power... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As fires blaze in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., new research has drawn a direct and measurable link between carbon emissions traced back to the world's major fossil fuel producers and the increase in extreme wildfires across western Canada and the United States.
A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entire species of sea urchin in the Gulf of Aqaba, imperilling the region's uniquely resilient coral reefs, an Israeli research team has found.
As India's electrical grid strains, rural hospitals find reliable power in rooftop solar panels. More than 250 hospitals or clinics now rely on the technology to ensure modern health care in rural communities. (May 24) (AP Video: Dheeraj Aithal, Produced by: Joshua A. Bickel)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, focusing on boosting overall bilateral ties including in areas of trade and investment, defence and renewable energy. Ahead of the talks, Modi was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at the Admiralty House. The talks took place a day after Modi addressed the Indian community at a rally in Sydney that was also attended by Albanese.
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ADVISORY: WRI and E3G Press Call Ahead of Bonn Climate Negotiations casey.skeens@wri.org Tue, 05/23/2023 - 15:43 WASHINGTON (May 23, 2023) — On Tuesday, May 30 at 9:30 am ET / 3:30 pm CET, World Resources Institute and E3G will host a press call to preview the UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, held June 5 to 15. Register for the press call here. Speakers will share how negotiators in Bonn have an opportunity to align around ambitious outcomes from the COP28 summit at the end of the year. This includes leveraging the first-ever Global Stocktake to accelerate action across all systems and adopt a rapid response plan; fully operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund this year; addressing financing gaps for adaptation and making progress on the Global...
Scientists find high levels of microplastics in wastewater from unnamed UK plant – and in air surrounding facility Recycling has been promoted by the plastics industry as a key solution to the growing problem of plastic waste. But a study has found recycling itself could be releasing huge quantities of microplastics. An international team of scientists sampled wastewater from a state-of-the-art recycling plant at an undisclosed location in the UK. They found that the microplastics released in the water amounted to 13% of the plastic processed. Continue reading...
The super typhoon is predicted to make a direct hit on Guam with 155-160 mph winds, making it an unprecedented ninth category 4 or 5 storm to hit a U.S. state or territory since 2017. The post Mawar closes in on category 5 strength while nearing Guam appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
In a sweeping effort to cut transport emissions, France formally banned short-distance domestic flights where train travel—a greener alternative—is possible. The ban, which took effect on May 23, is part of an environmental effort that’s been in the works for two years.Read more...
May 23, 2023 4:05 PM Meteorologists say Australia is twice as likely to be hit by the El Nino weather pattern this year.
If oil prices reach an average of $83 per barrel during Alaska's next fiscal year, 2024 Permanent Fund dividends would increase by $500.
An environmental group cheered after news reports suggested EPA is backing away, at least for now, from using the renewable fuel standard to spur electric vehicle development.
May 23, 2023 3:00 PM “Parametric” insurance is on the rise across the developing world.
France on Tuesday formally banned domestic flights on short routes that can be covered by train in less than two-and-a-half hours -- a move aimed at reducing airline emissions that has also irked the industry.
Campaigners from Fossil Free London and Extinction Rebellion's Money Rebellion subgroup were joined by Dutch activist group Milieudefensie as they disrupted the conference.
Subsidies that harm nature and the environment cost the world an estimated $1.8tn each year... The post Q&A: How can countries stop subsidies harming biodiversity? appeared first on Carbon Brief.
David Antonioli to step down from Verra, which was accused of approving millions of worthless offsets for major companies The head of the world’s leading carbon credit certifier has announced he will step down as CEO next month. It comes amid concerns that Verra, a Washington-based nonprofit, approved tens of millions of worthless offsets that are used by major companies for climate and biodiversity commitments, according to a joint Guardian investigation earlier this year. Continue reading...
[Vanguard] President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina says Africa will need about $2.7 trillion by 2030 to finance climate change.
Trevor Higgins officially took the helm of the Center for American Progress' influential energy and environment team in March.
[African Arguments] Poor countries aren't disproportionately vulnerable to climate change because of geography or bad luck.
CNN — If the current pace of global warming goes unchecked, it will push billions of people outside the “climate niche,” the temperatures where humans can flourish, and expose them to dangerously hot conditions, according to a new study published Monday. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, evaluated the impact on humans if … The post Global temperature rise could see billions live in places where human life doesn’t flourish, study says appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus.
1.5C of warming is too hot for a just world: study
Developers of clean energy and critical mineral projects can get incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act for projects in communities with closed mines or coal-fired power plants.
The measures have been implemented by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan in a bid to improve air quality and reduce the overall carbon footprint of motorists in the capital.
Today will be very similar to the past few days where some will see some afternoon scattered showers and storms, a few of which may be on the feisty side. Closing out the work week and heading into the weekend hot and mostly dry, then next week things look to take a turn to the soggy side. Hurricane Season begins tomorrow, and our daily tropical briefings have resumed. One area is being ...
Russia on Wednesday said that Ukrainian drones targeted a pair of oil refineries on Wednesday, a day after the two sides exchanged strikes.
Almost all global thresholds for a “safe and just” planet have already been breached, including... The post ‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study appeared first on Carbon Brief.
The FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's coast, holds more than a million barrels of oil.
Tesla and BYD are leading the race to electric transport, according to an international report, while traditional automakers Toyota, Mazda and Suzuki languish Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s most popular carmaker is among the slowest to transition to electric transport and the country’s most popular electric car brand has ranked as the world’s most advanced. The ratings, released on Wednesday by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), also found car manufacturers in Japan and India were among the slowest to move to zero-emission vehicles, although all vehicle manufacturers had “more work to do”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and...
Russia said Ukrainian artillery hit a Russian town for a third time this week and drones struck two oil refineries in an uptick in attacks on Russian territory as Ukraine prepares a Western-backed push to end Russia's invasion.
Overall there were 36 electric cars on UK roads per standard public charger at the end of last year, up from 31 at the close of 2021. But in the North West, the figure was at 85:1, up from 49:1.
TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.
Climate change tightens existing water supplies and can worsen conditions in communities where hauling water is a necessity.
The war in Ukraine has forced Germany to boost coal imports from Colombia even as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels at home. Glencore is benefiting the most from the high demand, but the local people not nearly as much.
Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Environment and Climate Change Principal Secretary Festus Ng'eno says Kenya was accelerating the adoption of circular economy as part of its sustainable waste management so as to create green jobs alongside a safe and clean environment.
You can get up to $7,500 in federal tax credits when you buy these electric, plug-in hybrid, or fuel-cell electric cars, trucks, and SUVs. The post Which EVs qualify for new federal tax credits? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
May 31, 2023 2:45 PM Four senior figures from WMO are in the running for the post.
May 31, 2023 3:05 PM The city will need to restore stormwater drains damaged by property developments.
To build the clean energy sector the world needs, nuclear power advocates must sway public opinion their way. Just crashing through won’t cut it.
State legislators did not approve measures that could have done the most to raise renewable energy costs, but they did support incentives for new fossil fuel plants in Texas.
Neom Green Hydrogen is part of Riyadh's ambitious plans to expand in clean-tech industries as it prepares for a future beyond fossil fuels.
To be on track to zero out emissions by midcentury, the country will need to roughly triple its energy transition investment to an annual average of almost $1.7 trillion in the later years of this decade.
Recovery is far from complete in hard-hit Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Pine Island, with this year's Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning June 1.
A fire erupted at southern Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery on Wednesday after an apparent drone attack.
For the second time in 11 months, the court rebuked the Environmental Protection Agency for overstepping its authority.
Russian authorities say Ukraine drone strike responsible for oil refinery fire; governor of Belgorod accuses Kyiv of shelling region What we know on day 462 of the invasion The drone attacks targeting Moscow early on Tuesday, which have been blamed on Kyiv, were by far the largest wave launched against Russia since the start of its war against Ukraine. There has been speculation that at least one of the drones involved was a UJ-22 produced by the Ukrainian Ukrjet company, which Russia claims has been involved in at least one previous attack. Some other experts disagree, suggesting it is another model of drone, citing differences in appearance. Continue reading...
A day after Russia accused Ukraine of sending kamikaze drones to attack Moscow , a suspected Ukrainian drone struck the Afipsky oil refinery in the early hours of this morning.
An annual white paper on fisheries said the poor catch is likely to continue in the long term due to rising sea temperatures.
New modelling on the country's energy system reveals the government’s 2035 emissions target can be met but will require significant investment, changes to the current regulatory environment as well behavioural change.
A giant Ice Age era mastodon tooth was discovered and subsequently taken from a Northern California beach after the woman who found it left it thinking it was driftwood.
Climate activists are livid over a provision in the debt limit agreement that orders federal agencies to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline — and says courts can’t review them.
Sure, we all complain about the humidity on a sweltering summer day. But it turns out that same humidity could be a source of clean, pollution-free energy, according to a new study."Air humidity is a vast, sustainable reservoir of energy that, unlike solar and wind, is continuously available," said the study, which was published recently in the journal Advanced Materials.“This is very exciting,” said Xiaomeng Liu, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and the paper’s lead author. “We are opening up a wide door for harvesting clean electricity from thin air.”In fact, researchers say that nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air.Future shock: On Earth Day, scientists tell us what 2050 could be like...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The deal to raise the US debt ceiling will have significant ramifications for the climate and nature, by fast-tracking a controversial gas pipeline in West Virginia and limiting the scope of environmental reviews for future developments, environmentalists have warned. The agreement struck between Joe Biden […]
Artificial intelligence researchers, scientists and tech industry leaders issued a dire warning Tuesday about AI's threat to humankind, saying "mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority."
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday asked Ukraine and Russia to respect five principles to safeguard Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, suggesting he had not secured their agreement to protect the facility.
Nepal’s head of tourism says variable weather on the mountain has led to one of the deadliest years on record Experts say this is likely to be one of the deadliest years on record on Mount Everest, with variable weather caused by climate change being blamed as one of the main reasons for the deaths of up to 17 people. A total of 12 people have now been confirmed dead during Everest expeditions this season and another five are missing, presumed dead, as no contact has been made for at least five days in all cases, according to the Himalayan Database, which tracks mountain fatalities. Continue reading...
May 30, 2023 2:10 PM Record temperatures are adding burden to the national grid.
Typhoon Mawar is approaching southern Japan after skirting past Taiwan's eastern coast and lashing it with wind, rain and large waves on Tuesday.
An environmental assessment by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management found that leasing would not cause significant environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico.
The EPA administrator's trip to the continent could deepen relationships with countries vital for clean energy technology.
PHOTO: Friis Hills and Taylor Glacier; East Antarctic Ice Sheet beyond, credit: Adam Lewis. It’s a question that’s long puzzled Antarctic researchers, but Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington...
Although the slow-moving typhoon has lost some of its ferocity since smashing into Guam last week, weather forecasters said Mawar remained dangerous with maximum sustained winds of 96 mph and gusts of up to 118 mph.
Burning coal to create electricity is shockingly inefficient. The post The little-known, massive advantage that renewables hold over coal appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
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 " How reliable are climate models? ". 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 So, what are computer models? Computer modelling is the simulation and study of complex physical systems using mathematics and computer science. Models can be used to explore the effects of changes to any or all of the system components...
A recent study has revealed that changes in the circulation of the Southern Ocean are happening faster than expected, raising concerns about deep ocean currents and climate regulation.
The UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights said Bangladesh has millions of ‘new poor’, hovering just above poverty line and at high risk of falling below it.
After getting her linguistics degree, Nicole Horseherder planned to return home to Black Mesa and teach. But with the region’s aquifers under threat from coal companies, she rallied against them – and won.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The research was separated into three phases: (1) designing the survey, (2) conducting surveys and focus group discussions in the field, and (3) continually analyzing the data.
Researchers discovered that rocks could be the next generation of solar energy storage materials.
Union minister for forest and environment Bhupendra Yadav will visit Kuno National Park on June 6 to assess the progress of Project Cheetah. A team of the newly constituted steering committee will visit Kuno on May 31 for a review.
[VOA] Windhoek, Namibia -- Since the start of the year, at least six rhinos have been poached in Etosha National Park, home to the highest concentration of black rhinos in the world. Last week, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism kicked off the annual dehorning campaign with a goal of removing the horns of 600 rhinos in the next 12 months.
Just Stop Oil radicals have waged a high-profile campaign in Britain disrupting sporting and other prominent events while causing misery to the public with a series of go-slow marches.
An international team of five scientists have used 20 years of satellite data from Ocean Beach in San Francisco to model how rising sea levels will affect California's 1,100-mile coastline.
Reparations are one way to confront the rising sea levels in West Oakland, Calif.
The state-controlled driller that produces more than half the nation’s oil and gas plans to grow its renewable power portfolio to 10,000 megawatts by 2030.
New research estimates the city's landmass is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year.
Rising temperatures could increase global inflation by as much as 1 percent every year until 2035.
Lava flow from Big Ben on Heard Island about 4,100km south-west of Perth part of eruption first noted more than a decade ago Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast One of Australia’s two active volcanoes on an island near Antarctica – known as Big Ben – has been spotted by satellite spewing lava. The lava flow on the uninhabited Heard Island, about 4,100 kilometres south-west of Perth and 1,500km north of Antarctica, is part of an ongoing eruption that was first noted more than a decade ago. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
[IPS] Reducing carbon emissions is critical for combating climate change. And one effective way to do this is through the use of carbon taxes.
United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith's election victory in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday is likely to herald further friction with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, particularly over climate change.
Rising sea levels will eventually claim the heavy buildings of New York.
Two Just Stop Oil activists have appeared in court charged with criminal damage and aggravated trespass after allegedly forcing a stoppage in play during Saturday's final at Twickenham.
May 29, 2023 5:00 PM We need oil producers at the table if the next UN climate conference, COP28, is to succeed.
This story by Aaron Cantú was originally published in Capital & Main and is part of Covering Climate Now , a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Monic Uriarte was thrilled to get approved for an affordable apartment in Los Angeles’ University Park, close to USC. But soon after she and her family moved there in 2004, they started experiencing headaches and other illnesses. Her mother was diagnosed with asthma at age 70. Her daughter had to sleep propped up because she’d get nosebleeds so bad she’d choke. On sweltering days, when they opened the windows, they noticed the air had a nauseatingly sweet taste. Uriarte eventually learned they’d moved into an apartment just 30 feet from an area...
Big four have pledged to align business practices with Paris agreement but loophole allows them to fund sector, activist group says Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s big banks have loaned more than $13bn for fossil fuel projects over the past two years even as they publicly advocate for emissions reductions, a new report suggests. Analysis by environmental activist group Market Forces has found that while Australia’s major banks largely avoid providing direct project finance to new coal, oil and gas projects, they do fund corporate entities that develop them. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
May 29, 2023 2:10 PM Countries want to limit plastic production but industry players favour recycling.
Incinerators, plastics companies and big agriculture race to position as climate-friendly as billions in federal subsidies flow
Carbon prices collapsed at the end of 2022, causing more than 20% loss to Salt Management’s carbon fund in the 12 months to March.
As Just Stop Oil clowns launched yet another slow-march in north London, the cyclist blasted: 'I hope you feel better about yourselves because all you're doing is harming the cause.'
The new site off the A3 near Buriton, Hampshire was approved in March and will feature a host of green amenities including 120 EV charging points and 60 solar powered 'eco-lodges'.
A study is under way in the water-scarce region to see if commodity farmers can use the regenerative technique of cover cropping as a way to adapt to rapidly changing weather conditions In one of the toughest growing regions in the US, commercial farmers like Frank Machac are experimenting with a style of ancient agriculture more known for soil health than profit. They are perhaps unlikely budding agroecologists. “My number one concern is yield, I’m not worrying about climate change,” said Machac, 60, a ruddy-faced straight talker with 30 years’ farming experience in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). Continue reading...
Low demand combined with sunny conditions and meltwater lifts hydro and solar production Over the last week, several European countries had power prices in the wholesale energy market dip into negative values during daylight hours. The decline in prices was mostly driven by the abundance of available energy generated by renewable sources, combined with the relatively low demand for energy for heating or cooling, caused by normal springtime temperatures. Negative prices often occur when there is an excess supply of electricity in the market. This can happen when renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, or hydro produce a large quantity of electricity which exceeds demand and cannot be stored for later use. In such cases, producers may offer negative prices to incentivise wholesale consumers...
Reducing carbon emissions is critical for combating climate change. And one effective way to do this is through the use of carbon taxes. Carbon taxes are among some of the most efficient policies in pricing carbon, particularly if employed at “choke points” – specific points in the production or supply chain where carbon taxes can […]
[Daily News] THE Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) is tomorrow expected to sign an agreement with Total Energies for construction of the largest solar power plant in the country in Kishapu, Shinyanga Region.
[Daily Maverick] Rural residents in KwaZulu-Natal have scored another legal victory against the Johannesburg-based Tendele coal mining company, winning an interim court interdict that compels the company to cease bulldozing community land with immediate effect.
In the months after Hurricane Ian made landfall, residents in Fort Myers Beach, Pine Island, and Sanibel, Florida have struggled to navigate insurance claims, building permits, and government aid as they rebuild their lives. (May 29) (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld)
Another monster American-style 'pick-up truck' is coming to Australia, with Toyota announcing the development of the Tundra ute for local conditions.
Women suffer increasing risks to their health in the wake of natural disasters, according to a UN report. Indian women tell the story of how Cyclone Amphan impacted their health.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Accepted Article.
Jane Fonda is facing backlash after she called for men to face 'arrest and jail' for the destruction done to the planet as she blamed white men specifically for creating the 'climate crisis.'
May 28, 2023 10:02 PM Police are looking into whether the phosphorescent waters could be a protest by climate change activists.
Subsiding air from Super Typhoon Mawar to cause sweltering temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to city’s weather forecaster.
Right-wing populist Javier Milei gains support in Argentina by blasting 'political caste'. He believes selling human organs should be legal, climate change is a "socialist lie," sex education is a ploy to destroy the family and that the Central Bank should be abolished. (May 28) (AP Video: Cristian Kovadloff)
Dale Vince, the multi-millionaire founder of Ecotricity, has made a series of donations to Labour over the years including directly to party leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Climate change is spurring interest in remaking local infrastructure to accommodate renewable energy, minimize power failures, and expand consumer choice.
Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday, with solar projects expected to outpace outlays on oil production for the first time. Annual investment in renewable energy was up by nearly a quarter since 2021, compared with a 15 percent rise … The post Investment in solar power to outstrip oil for first time, says IEA appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The historic buildings at 10-12 Downing Street - including offices and the flats occupied by Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt - received a score of 130 in an assessment this month.
A chronological listing of news and opinion articles posted on the Skeptical Science Facebook Page during the past week: Sun, May 21, 2023 thru Sat, May 27, 2023. This week, several shared articles did quite well on our Facebook page: The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns , At a glance - Global cooling - Is global warming still happening? , Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’ , and Can Climate Change spark (zombie) Pandemics? Links posted on Facebook The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns by Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360, May 18, 2023 Can Climate Change spark (zombie) Pandemics? by Adam Levy, ClimateAdam on Youtube, May 11, 2023 At a glance...
This story was originally published by the Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Writing clean energy policies and implementing them is hard. It takes experts. Those people serve on task forces, stay up late writing policy briefs and fret over the details. In an era when many states are making rapid […]
Malaysia sees boosting renewable energy exports, principally to Singapore, as the logical way to fund its ambitious energy transition plans.
Frederick Cook claimed to have reached the top of the world, but a new book says he was lying Who was the first person to reach the north pole? According to American adventurer Frederick Cook, it was him. But now a new book will set out the evidence that the explorer’s 114-year-old claim was an instance of fake news on a global scale. In The Explorer and the Journalist , author Richard Evans has examined the greatest scandal in polar history, reigniting a debate that has smouldered since September 1909, when Cook, who had been missing for a year, sent out a telegram announcing he had reached the pole in 1908. Continue reading...
Activists blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of The Hague during the afternoon in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies. Police said 40 people would be prosecuted on charges including vandalism.
Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood says coal remains vital in the steel-making process which is an “uncomfortable truth” for the Greens and the left side of politics who demonise the industry. Mr Greenwood sat down with Coronado Global Resources CEO Douglas Thompson to discuss the future of the energy industry and the possibility of green steel.
Several Dutch celebrities among protesters, including Game of Thrones actor Carice van Houten More than 1,500 people were arrested during a protest by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague on Saturday, Dutch police said. Activists blocked a section of a motorway during the afternoon in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies. Continue reading...
Shadow Climate Change and Energy Minister Ted O’Brien says Australians “won’t get an answer” to what the Voice to Parliament is all about. “The more the Australian people ask the question what’s it all about, the more likely it is going to fail because they won’t get an answer,” Mr O’Brien told Sky News Australia. “The Prime Minister is asking the Australian people to make a permanent change in our constitution … but says he’s not going to design what it actually means until after people cast their vote. “That’s enormously unfair.”
It comes as the Biden administration lectures ordinary Americans about the dangers of climate change and a cost-of-living crisis thanks to two years of rampant inflation..
The Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to summer across the nation, and the weather will cooperate in most areas, forecasters say.
The Rugby Premiership final at Twickenham has ground to a halt after a Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the pitch. They have been identified as GP Dr Patrick Hart and Sam Johnson, 40.
May 27, 2023 2:15 PM Towers arranged in a circle will “pump” carbon dioxide into a ring, replicating levels that may happen with global warming.
May 27, 2023 2:00 PM The move is aimed at boosting exports of high-quality rice, ensuring domestic food security, protecting the environment and adapting to climate change.
New York achieved a significant renewable energy milestone by generating a record-breaking 20% of its electricity from solar power.
State auditors say California's Department of Water Resources is failing to adequately account for climate change in its water-supply forecasts.
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam has stressed that the water sector counters challenges related to the negative effects of the climate change. The minister made his remarks on Saturday during his participation at an international conference organized by the American University in Cairo on efforts to cut the bad emissions of climate change. … The post Irrigation Minister: Water sector faces climate change-linked challenges appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Pacific island leaders will meet South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday, their third summit in a week with a large economy as the region seeks stronger action on climate change as it becomes a focus of geopolitical power attention.
EU’s Josep Borrell condemns move while US president Joe Biden has ‘extremely negative’ reaction to reports it is going ahead Day 458 of Russia’s war against Ukraine Ukraine’s defence ministry has claimed Russia is planning to simulate a major accident at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station to try to thwart Kyiv’s long-planned counter-offensive. The plant, in an area of Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, has been repeatedly hit by shelling that each side blames the other for. Continue reading...
PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) is bracing for possible challenges caused by oil price fluctuations and a global economic slowdown that could affect the company in the second half of this year.
AS oil and gas firms enjoy a bonanza in the North Sea experts warn investment in the area could halve soon although the company leading work on the controversial Cambo development reckons ministers will ensure such giant projects go ahead.
The German Last Generation climate activist group has published an open letter to Chancellor Olaf Scholz online. In it, they call for a citizen's assembly to be formed to find ways for Germany to stop using fossil fuels.
May 26, 2023 10:33 PM As circulation of waters in the deep ocean slows, it reduces the ability of oceans to absorb carbon dioxide and heat.
Thousands of animals drowned in the floods in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region according to animals rights activists.
The FBI and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have opened a joint investigation into the release of hazardous materials from a Bay Area oil refinery.
Society might be willing to make sacrifices if it meant avoiding even worse damage from global warming.
Police have launched an investigation into the furious motorist who mounted the pavement to get round Just Stop Oil protesters blocking the road so he could get to hospital.
Surging wholesale prices have paved the way to bonanza profits for oil and gas companies, but in the debate over secure, affordable and green energy for the future, there are few clean answers.
Rising electricity costs could have a severe impact on ski centres, which rely on man-made snow to keep their cover deep and even.
As the mountaineering community prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest, there is growing concern about temperatures rising, glaciers and snow melting, and weather getting harsh and unpredictable on the world's tallest mountain. (May 26)
Former culture secretary says prime ministerial diaries ‘are frequently wrong’ The government has announced that £7m is now available for grants to fund “policy-relevant research on how the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity can help address climate change and improve livelihoods of some of the world’s most vulnerable populations”. The money is available from the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate , set up by the UK government with £40m funding at the Cop26 climate summit. Railway catering workers have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, PA Media reports. PA says: Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) employed by DHL, which provides catering services for Avanti trains, backed industrial action by 97% on a 66% turnout. The union said the workers...
The plans announced by EPA Administrator Michael Regan follow his Journey to Justice tour in West Virginia last December.
Both critics and supporters of a Bureau of Land Management proposal to elevate conservation as a priority on public lands showed up Thursday night for a meeting with Director Tracy Stone-Manning and others.
The outcome in Sackett v. EPA is expected to send the Biden administration back to work on its WOTUS rule — the third version of the regulation in 10 years.
[New Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 24 approved a disbursement of $98.6 million (approx. Rwf101 billion) for Rwanda's Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) in climate resilience targets.
The United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts “near-normal hurricane activity” in the Atlantic this coming storm season, said the UN weather agency on Friday, forecasting between five and nine major storms that could become hurricanes.
Officials said it could take weeks to clean up the mess after Typhoon Mawar briefly made landfall as a Category 4 storm Wednesday night on the northern tip of the island of roughly 150,000 people
The confrontations between protesters and police occurred as demonstrators contest the burning of coal, oil, natural gas and biomass blamed for air pollution that researchers say kills 1.2 million people worldwide per year.
Much of the rise in allergies and asthma 'can be directly linked to climate change,' said the president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
As part of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon... The post The Carbon Brief Profile: Pakistan appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Scientists are “watching with bated breath” to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge.
Recycling batteries could reduce the need to mine critical minerals - but only if the packs are properly recovered.
The transport sector continues to be a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for 20% of the global total, and the trend is on the rise
May 26, 2023 9:10 AM Some US Republicans say the group could be violating antitrust laws by working together to reduce clients’ carbon emissions.
Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expected
To slow climate change, the EU wants to reduce agricultural emissions and promote sustainable soil use. A new law would see the restoration of CO2-storing peatlands, but critics fear farmers will lose out.
Entrepreneur says plan to send renewable energy to Singapore from Northern Territory a ‘nation-building project for Australia’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Mike Cannon-Brookes has prevailed over Andrew Forrest in a billionaires’ battle for control of Sun Cable , an ambitious development promising to transmit solar-generated electricity from the Northern Territory outback to Singapore. Cannon-Brookes and Forrest had been involved in a bidding process for the $30bn-plus project after they fell out over its future direction and the company, also called Sun Cable, went into voluntary administration. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters...
Paris police on Friday fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies.
Wind and rain bring island to a standstill but eye replacement cycle fortuitously weakens it temporarily Earlier this week, Typhoon Mawar whipped up a storm in western Micronesia as the category 4 storm came close to landfall on the island of Guam. Starting out as a tropical depression over the weekend, Mawar rapidly deepened and intensified over the following couple of days, almost reaching category 5 by Tuesday evening. Wind gusts peaked at 155mph (250km/h), briefly making Mawar a super typhoon about 100 miles south-east of the US island territory. In a stroke of luck an eyewall replacement cycle occurred overnight, hours before the then super typhoon was due to reach Guam. The cycle involves the slight degradation of the storm’s structure as a new eye develops around the old eye. Consequentially...
[Daily News] Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has acknowledged the Late President John Magufuli's contribution in the successful implementation of the Kikagati Murongo Hydroelectric Power Project located across the Kagera River, along Uganda's International border with Tanzania.
Since the 2004 appointment of Antonio Brufau, the oil industry's longest-serving chair, the company has fought off a takeover attempt, weathered the fallout from the nationalization of assets in South America and announced a major push into green energy.
Environmental groups had urged the Biden administration to cancel the sale, the first of several planned by the Bureau of Land Management.
Canada's corporate oil capital Calgary will be a crucial battleground in Alberta's provincial election on Monday, with the latest polling suggesting Rachel Notley's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) holds a slight edge in the city.
The agency's power plant rule raised objections by officials in the White House or agencies that it had failed to account for the carbon emissions of hydrogen.
Two clashing climatic behemoths will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.
French police teargas protesters at oil giant's meeting
May 26, 2023 2:05 AM Of those 12, five to nine could become hurricanes.
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May 25, 2023 9:00 PM The ocean is a key route for Chinese oil supplies, with Beijing improving its access to the area in recent years.
ThermaFY Group from Kelso, Scottish Borders achieves B Corp certification, reinforcing commitment to social and environmental responsibility in energy industry.
These deep ocean tides supply almost half of the world's oceans with vital nutrients and oxygen, but melting ice shelves are slowing them down.
4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System alicia.cypress… Thu, 05/25/2023 - 14:25 Avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require a drastic shift in the global power system as the world moves from fossil fuels to carbon-free electricity. While the technologies and investments that can get us there are now available, it will be necessary to dramatically speed up efforts and do so more equitably to create a decarbonized energy system. Fossil fuels still dominate electricity production: 76% of electricity is from polluting fossil gas, coal, and other fossil fuels. These sources generate 23% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions , and in 2022, the power sector’s emissions continued to grow by 1.8% .
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