Wind turbines are among changes being considered by heir to the Duchy of Cornwall estate to tackle the climate crisis His father thinks windfarms are a blot on the landscape, once saying he feared Britain would end up like Denmark “ knee deep in these damn things ”. But now Prince William is considering overturning their effective ban on royal land. The Prince of Wales has ordered a major review of renewable energy on his 130,000-acre Duchy of Cornwall estate, which is expected to change the face of his hereditary property empire stretching across 20 counties in England. Continue reading...
Chinese scientists have turned discarded solar cells into a high performance lithium battery material that could be used for EVs and grid-scale energy storage.
Public health adviser says higher temperatures caused by climate crisis pose danger for visitors not used to them The climate emergency poses a “real risk” to Spain’s traditional mass tourist model as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves hit the country’s most popular coastal destinations, a senior public health adviser has warned. Héctor Tejero, the head of health and climate change at Spain’s health ministry, said the increasingly apparent physical impacts of the climate emergency had already led the ministry to begin talks with the British embassy on how best to educate “vulnerable” tourists about coping with the heat. Continue reading...
Kyiv has imposed sanctions on Russia's Lukoil that have stopped the company's oil supplies to Slovak and Hungarian refineries.
Fiercely against social media platform TikTok, cryptocurrency bitcoin and electric cars during his presidency, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has recently flip-flopped on several issues that are dear to Silicon Valley.
Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesArizona Senator Mark Kelly is ratcheting up his bid to be wing man to newly crowned Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.And the former astronaut and Navy veteran’s military and scientific bonafides just landed him a shiny new endorsement from the 314 Action Fund, a grassroots organization that elects STEM professionals who want to tackle climate change and health care.“He uses facts, science, and data to make informed public policy decisions,” Shaughnessy Naughton, the president of 314 Action Fund, said. “He can simultaneously energize the base, win swing voters, and profoundly impact this race and we are proud to stand with him.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
Slovakia and Hungary said they stopped receiving oil from Russian group Lukoil via Ukraine.
As the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) undergoes its third program review, it is critical that the program scale its ambition to both meet the demands of the climate crisis and to fully capitalize on the cost-saving potential of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Ensuring ambitious reductions […] The post Setting an 80 by 30 target is critical for the third RGGI program review, new EDF modeling shows appeared first on Climate 411 .
Researchers think climate change will soon cause an increase in the incidence of Naegleria fowleri infections, a "brain-eating" disease.
Energy secretary seeks to reestablish UK as a global leader on the climate crisis with meeting of Cop presidents Labour will honour a pledge of £11.6bn in overseas aid for the climate crisis, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, told an unusual meeting of Cop presidents past and present on Friday, as he sought to re-establish the UK at the heart of international climate discussions. As the Labour government prepares for this year’s climate-emergency summit in November, Miliband hosted Mukhtar Babayev, the Azerbaijan government minister who will lead Cop29 , and Ana Toni, the top official on the climate for Brazil, which will host Cop30 in the Amazonian city of Belem in 2025 in a meeting to discuss what steps are needed to make a success of the next two UN climate Cops, as the “conferences...
[This Day] Experts have tasked the federal and state governments on the need for a system-wide solution to mitigate risks associated natural disasters.
Every three months, the chef at Balcón del Zócalo unveils an artistic tasting menu themed around current affairs such as water shortages and women’s rights.
Communities affected by construction of renewable energy infrastructure ‘have the right to see the benefits’ UK politics live – latest updates Labour will seek to persuade people living near proposed pylon routes and other renewable energy infrastructure that the developments are critical to bring down bills and tackle carbon emissions, the energy secretary said. Ed Miliband promised to consider new benefits for communities affected by the construction of renewable energy infrastructure, and community ownership of the assets, which could include onshore windfarms and solar farms. Continue reading...
The group Climate Defiance is urging the vice president to curb fossil fuel production and boost federal efforts to brace for climate change.
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's desire to fast-track its renewable energy rate had a major boost when a 16.82 megawatts rooftop photo voltaic solar plant was inaugurated in Tema yesterday.
The coast guard is scrambling to head off what could be the worst oil spill in its history.
TOKYO - A panel of Japan's nuclear watchdog decided on Friday against restarting a reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant citing seismic risks, paving the way for the regulator to keep the Japan Atomic Power plant shut.
Philippine authorities were engaged in a race to contain an oil spill from a tanker sunk by typhoon Gaemi and prevent 370,000 gallons of industrial fuel oil remaining on board from escaping into the ocean.
Half a million people evacuated, 21 deaths confirmed so far and capsized tanker in Manila causes huge oil spill Typhoon Gaemi has been wreaking havoc, with the Philippines government forced to declare a state of calamity last week in its capital Manila, and flooding and at least three deaths in Taiwan. . Manila received more than 300mm of rainfall, with resulting floods reaching as high as one-storey buildings in places. More than half a million people have been evacuated or displaced, with 21 deaths confirmed so far. Gaemi initially developed on Sunday as a tropical storm to the east of the Philippines and then tracked north-west, strengthening until it achieved typhoon status on Monday as it drew level with the northernmost tip of the Philippines. Despite not making landfall in the Philippines...
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Authorities are racing to contain the oil spill and prevent it from reaching the capital, Manila.
President Joe Biden may no longer be on the 2024 ballot — but his legacy is. And former President Donald Trump would have multiple tools to thwart his ambitions on energy, infrastructure and climate change.
But one oil industry advocate said Kamala Harris as vice president has toned down her rhetoric toward fossil fuels.
California's Park Fire, caused by a burning car, led to evacuations and scorched 110 square miles. Oregon and Idaho faced lightning-induced fires, while Montana and southern California grappled with heat and strong winds. Climate change has intensified wildfire threats across regions, causing evacuation orders, power outages, and air quality alerts.
Ten Just Stop Oil activists appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with conspiring to disrupt Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, with eight individuals (pictured) remanded in prison.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too slowly to wean itself off coal and roll out renewables to meet them, a key report said on Thursday.
‘Exceptional’ new material could be the answer in search for an efficient, economical source of endless nuclear energy, researchers say.
The world just experienced the hottest day on record and prolonged heat waves have become more common due to climate change, conditions that can alter medications and their effects on patients taking them.
Trees are searching for colder temperatures, with far-reaching consequences for the entire ecosystem.
Open access notables Could an extremely cold central European winter such as 1963 happen again despite climate change? , Sippel et al., Weather and Climate Dynamics: Here, we first show based on multiple attribution methods that a winter of similar circulation conditions to 1963 would still lead to an extreme seasonal cold anomaly of about −4.9 to −4.7 ° C (best estimates across methods) under present-day climate. This would rank as the second-coldest winter in the last 75 years. Second, we conceive storylines of worst-case cold winter conditions based on two independent rare event sampling methods (climate model boosting and empirical importance sampling): a winter as cold as 1963 is still physically possible in central Europe...
Former president Donald Trump isn’t one to mince words. The brash Republican nominee for president has made it clear he’s not a fan of electric vehicles or clean energy and promised to “drill, baby, drill” for more oil. But what would a second Trump administration mean for the EV industry? Read more...
[Greenpeace] Greenpeace Africa hosted a side event on climate finance ahead of the celebration of AU ECOSOCC's 20th anniversary happening this week in Ghana. The theme for this discussion was "Addressing the polycrisis: The role of Financial reforms in fixing the climate and environmental crisis in Africa". This event has been the space to discuss relevant topics such as the link between the current climate and environmental crisis and the financial reforms that are needed by African countries to meet these
Humanity is suffering from an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change.
The oil tanker is one of two vessels to sink in the wider region as Typhoon Gaemi passes through.
Vineyard Wind is one of the first major ocean wind power projects in the United States.
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila as authorities raced against time to contain the spill.
Hotels and other amenities may be lacking for participants at the 30th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP30), in this northern Brazilian city in late 2025, but the bottom line is they will have a unique experience in the Amazon. Discussing the Amazon in the Amazon itself distinguishes COP30 from its predecessors and […]
Entomologists worry the summer flash is fading from habitat loss, pesticides, light pollution and climate change.
Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has announced that the new state-owned Great British Energy firm will partner with the King to help speed up building.
16 of the 17 crew members have been rescued.
This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The day after President Joe Biden said he would not seek reelection, his White House announced more than $4.3 billion in grants from the Environmental Protection Agency to communities to curb climate change, cut pollution, and seek environmental justice. It’s a big announcement, but easily […]
An oil spill has been spotted off the coast of the Philippines, after a tanker carrying about 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil capsized. What are ways to limit the ecological impact of such spills?
Climate change activists glued themselves to the tarmac at Germany's busiest airport on Thursday morning, suspending some flights and air traffic around Frankfurt Airport.
A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, and the coast guard was working to determine whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation, officials said.
One Republican called Harris a "DEI hire." Another accused her of favoring minorities over white hurricane survivors.
The ruling is a win for local governments suing the oil industry. It comes weeks after a Maryland judge struck down a similar legal challenge.
But there are some significant differences between the Biden rule and the Obama-era Clean Power Plan that the justices halted in 2016.
Coal remains the largest source of power globally despite its decline in the U.S.
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill.
In its annual State of the Climate report, the Met Office said 2023 had the hottest June on record, the joint warmest September, and the year as a whole was the second warmest on record for the UK.
Climate change is causing a dramatic increase in the frequency of temperature extremes and number of temperature records the UK experiences.
EDF Heads to Court to Defend EPA Action to Identify Climate Pollution, Including Methane from Landfills
MOSCOW - Hungary and Slovakia have threatened to take Ukraine to court for blocking supplies of oil by Russian producer Lukoil via the Soviet-built Druzhba (Friendship) pipeline, the last remaining route for Russian crude to Europe.
Demonstrators at Queens College called the film shoot for CBS drama FBI: Most Wanted ‘propaganda’ A fake protest encampment set up for a TV shoot on a New York City college campus sparked a real reaction from pro-Palestinian activists, who organized their own demonstration against the filming, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The scenario unfolded on Monday and Tuesday at Queens College, where the CBS drama FBI: Most Wanted was filming an upcoming episode involving a climate change protest, the New York Times reported . Continue reading...
Energy authorities will be given more power to regulate domestic oil and cooking gas prices through taxes and subsidies under a new law, says Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.
Data shows that the global surface air temperature reached 62.87F compared with 62.76F on Sunday. World temperature reached the hottest levels ever measured on Monday, beating the record that was set just one day before , data suggests. Provisional data published on Wednesday by the Copernicus Climate Change Service , which holds data that stretches back to 1940, shows that the global surface air temperature reached 62.87F (17.15C), compared with 62.76F (17.09C) on Sunday. Continue reading...
No country has ever in history produced as much oil and gas as the US does now and Louisiana is ground zero ‘Inexcusable’: should climate hypocrites get the petrostates label? Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion To witness how the United States has become the world’s unchallenged oil and gas behemoth is to contemplate the scene from John Allaire’s home, situated on a small spit of coastal land on the fraying, pancake-flat western flank of Louisiana. Allaire’s looming neighbor, barely a mile east across a ship channel that has been pushed into the Gulf of Mexico, is a hulking liquified natural gas (or LNG) plant, served by leviathan ships shuttling its chilled cargo overseas. Another such terminal lies a few miles to the west , yet another to the...
The country has long been the world’s biggest market – but the government’s interest is more geopolitical than environmental When Kenzi, an advertising worker in Shanghai, bought an electric vehicle in November she wasn’t even thinking about the environmental benefits. She had read Elon Musk’s biography and thought the Tesla 3 looked good. She also knew that if she bought an EV she could bypass the long wait and cost of getting licence plates, which are rationed by the government. “It’s not easy to get a licence plate in Shanghai, but you get a licence for free when you buy an EV,” she said. Continue reading...
EV prices remain high in Saudi Arabia, where fuel costs are lower than in most countries.
There’s a rich blend of stories in this week’s edition. Let’s start with some good news. President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday signed the crucial Climate Change Bill into law. This is the country’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to encourage the development of an effective climate change response, as Sheree Bega writes. Seals with rabies are […]
[This Day] Abuja -- In a significant move to bolster Nigeria's energy sector, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria and Havenhill Synergy Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy up to 250mw of Decentralised Renewable Energy (DRE).
In thrall to the oil and gas industries, wealthy nations are backing calamitous projects. But the tide is turning Tessa Khan is executive director of the climate action organisation Uplift It is a delusion to believe that the world’s climate is being pushed to the brink solely by undemocratic petrostates such as Russia and Saudi Arabia. The truth is that about half of all planned oil and gas developments between now and 2050 will be sanctioned by wealthy governments that position themselves as climate leaders: the US, Canada, Australia, Norway and the UK. It is the countries that like to think of themselves as the good guys that are driving the climate crisis – and not just because of historical emissions and the high-carbon lifestyles of our middle class. It is because our governments...
No injuries were reported, but the Biscuit Basin area was closed for visitor safety. The eruption damaged a boardwalk that keeps people off Yellowstone's fragile and often dangerous geothermal areas.
On Sunday (July 21), the world's average temperature reached 62.76°F (17.09°C) - just exceeding the previous record set last year.
The carbon market barely blinked last week when the coalition government released its major climate policy, the second emissions reduction plan, which is intended to chart a path to reach climate targets to 2030.
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[Greenpeace] Kinshasa -- Following her visit to the Republic of Congo's Conkouati-Douli National Park on 6 July, Greenpeace Africa calls on the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed to denounce the government's decision to award an oil and gas exploration permit there last February.
Project Prosperity, a water-for-energy deal between Israel and Jordan, promised major climate adaption in a drought-stricken region. Then October 7 happened.
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
John Podesta says both nations are focusing on nitrous oxide, which is widely used in industry and has 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide.
But most of its electricity will be generated by fossil fuels for another decade.
The Small Business Administration now guarantees loans of $2 million — up from $350,000 — for emissions-reducing projects.
The measure aligns policies from national to municipal levels and governs mitigation, the reduction of carbon emissions and adaptation.
Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption that shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt dozens of feet into the sky Tuesday sent people running for safety in Yellowstone National Park.The hydrothermal explosion happened around 10 a.m. in Biscuit Basin, a collection of hot springs a couple miles (3.2 kilometers) north of the famous Old Faithful Geyser.Video posted online showed a couple dozen people watching from a boardwalk as the eruption sprayed and grew in front of them. As water and debris began to fall, they ran to keep clear, some yelling “Back up!" and “Holy cow!” People then turned to watch the spectacle under a huge cloud of steam.The eruption damaged the boardwalk, an elevated wooden walkway that keeps people off Yellowstone's fragile and often dangerous geothermal areas...
BUDAPEST - Hungary will block European Union refunds for member states that gave munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv allows the transit of oil from Russia's Lukoil through a pipeline over its territory, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Activists are asking Europe's top rights court to fault Russia for creating a "climate catastrophe", saying Moscow's war on Ukraine is contributing to a spike in its greenhouse gas emissions.
MOSCOW - Russia's Tuapse oil refinery is still operating, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday, a day after local authorities reported that the refinery had been damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack.
The world on Sunday recorded its hottest-ever day, as many parts of the Mediterranean face a heat wave that has led to extreme wildfire risks, climate change monitors say.
Preliminary data from Copernicus suggests temperature records were shattered, taking world into ‘uncharted territory’ World temperature records were shattered on Sunday on what may be the hottest day scientists have ever logged, data suggests. Inflamed by the carbon pollution spewed from burning fossils and farming livestock, the average surface air temperature hit 17.09C (62.76F) on Sunday, according to preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service , which holds data that stretches back to 1940. The reading inched above the previous record of 17.08C (62.74F) set on 6 July last year, but the scientists cautioned that the difference was not statistically distinguishable. Continue reading...
Satellite imagery provides a unique perspective on our planet and can encompass a wide range of different scientific disciplines including climate change, weather, volcanic eruptions and even animal behavior. Every week, we take a bird's eye view of Earth, and see how it affects the people living on it.
Talk of building reactors in Australia is breeding uncertainty and delaying decisions to back major solar and wind projects Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Renewable energy investment figures have revealed growing worries the Coalition’s plans to build nuclear reactors in Australia is breeding uncertainty and is already delaying decisions to back major solar and wind projects. The Coalition’s push to build taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors at seven locations while refusing to back improved climate targets could see investors shifting huge sums of cash to other economies where the clean energy transition has bipartisan support. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup ...
The court must determine whether the UK govt’s policy to adapt to climate change is lawful.
High court hears case brought by claimants who say rights have been breached as result of adaptation plan In December, council officials ordered Kevin Jordan to leave his home, warning him it was at risk of falling into the sea at any moment. On Tuesday, he had his day in court, accusing the government of failing to do enough to adapt to the changes the UK is facing as a result of climate breakdown. Continue reading...
Ah, yes, wind turbines are such a blight on the landscape. These oil fields look much prettier.
The new measures by federal agencies and outside collaborators aim to better track and slash heat-trapping emissions.
If you want to climb like a champ, this is the forearm massager, climbing shoes, and ice vest (hello, climate change) that you need.
Renewable energy projects are rapidly expanding in China, so much so that the country has double the amount of renewable capacity under construction compared to all other countries combined.
Analysis and materials identified by MIT engineers could lead to more energy-efficient fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, or computing devices.
Vice-president’s record on climate crisis strikes stark contrast with Trump in potential 2024 election match-up Kamala Harris has a strong record on the environment that will provide a vivid contrast with Donald Trump, who has vowed to rescind climate change policies should he return to the White House, according to green advocates who have welcomed the prospect of a Harris presidency. “We are confident that she is ready to carry forward President Biden’s historic legacy and set a new high bar for climate ambition in America,” said Lena Moffitt, executive director of Evergreen, one of a raft of green groups, including Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, the NRDC Action Fund, and Climate Power, that has now endorsed the leading contender for the Democratic nomination...
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Talking about climate change doesn’t come naturally to most people, even those who are worried about it. Roughly two-thirds of Americans report discussing it with family and friends “rarely” or “never,” a survey found last fall. They might be intimidated by the science, […]
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) will this week host the 3rd South African Conference on Essential and Vegetable Oils, bringing together 200 oil producers and stakeholders from across South Africa and Southern Africa.
The Biden administration said it would host a Tuesday White House Super Pollutant Summit to bring government officials together with environmental organizations, companies and others to reduce greenhouse gases.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02455A, Paper Qiyan Zhang, Dongmou Li, Yueqi Zhong, Yuna Hu, Shuangwu Huang, Shuxiang Dong, Qiming Zhang Electrostatic capacitors based on polymer dielectrics are essential components in advanced electronic and electrical power systems. An urgent challenge, however, is how to improve their capacitive performance at high temperatures... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Interest in liquefied natural gas could run afoul of the state's climate settlement tied to transportation emissions.
EQT has acquired Equitrans Midstream, the developer of the natural gas pipeline.
Battery makers globally are suffering from lower sales as consumer demand for electric cars wanes.
Last week, five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway were sentenced to lengthy jail terms by a judge who told them they had ‘crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic’. Columnist and campaigner George Monbiot tells Ian Sample why the sentences are so significant, how they fit into a crackdown on protest in the UK in recent years, and what impact they could have on future climate activism in the UK Clips: ITV, Just Stop Oil, BBC, The Sun Read more reporting on this story Continue reading...
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Harris has said, “the urgency of this moment is clear.” Trump has called climate change a “hoax.” The post How Kamala Harris and Donald Trump compare on climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
By Magdalen Sullivan & Kate Roberts As the U.S. oil and gas industry expands, the vast network of largely unregulated pipelines that transport unprocessed natural gas —known as gathering pipelines — has crept closer and closer to residential communities. Most gathering pipelines are currently exempt from regular inspection, which means that leaks and other problems […] The post Mapping the maze: data reveals the need for protective standards for all gas gathering pipelines appeared first on Energy Exchange .
The White House protested cuts to climate and clean energy programs.
CANBERRA - A plan by Australia's federal opposition that would slow the roll-out of renewable power and build a network of nuclear reactors has set the scene for a divisive confrontation on climate policy ahead of an election expected next year.
Some species are doing better than others in the race to adapt to climate change.
Vice President Kamala Harris could chose a running mate that is more moderate on climate action.
While scientists can explain why Patagonia had a freak freeze in July, they say it's harder to pin it on climate change, at this time, without more data.
Hitting target for zero-carbon electricity system will require ‘step-change’, says analyst Cornwall Insight Business live – latest updates Solar and wind power generation will fall well below the target needed to decarbonise Great Britain’s electricity grid by 2030 without an injection of £48bn, according to a forecast from one of the UK’s leading energy analysis companies. The government has promised to deliver a zero-carbon electricity system by 2030, requiring the doubling of onshore wind, tripling of solar power and quadrupling of offshore wind capacity. Continue reading...
Solar developer BrightNight is set to transform the Starfire coal mine into an 800-megawatt solar farm, bringing renewable energy and jobs to southern Appalachia. The post Massive solar farm planned for coal mine site in eastern Kentucky appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Kay Harrison speaking at COP26 in Glasgow in 2022. PHOTO: MFAT Climate change ambassador Kay Harrison has resigned just as the government was set to roll out major climate policies - many of which have been criticised by...
[Ethiopian Herald] In Ethiopia, agriculture is the engine of the economy; it covers over 80% of the economy of the country, employs the majority of the population and contributes significantly to the country's GDP. Out of all the agriculture sectors, coffee plays a significant role in earning huge amount of foreign currency and creating considerable number of employment opportunity.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday that it has 25 projects for some $4.3 billion to implement community-driven solutions to the climate crisis.
The vice president once called for an end to fracking and has been sharply critical of the oil and gas industry.
The California Public Utilities Commission proposed having the state buy more wind power than it had signaled it was considering.
Botanical gardens lost 400 trees during 2022 drought, prompting research into potential loss in coming decades More than half of the tree species at Kew’s Royal Botanical Gardens are at risk of death because of climate breakdown, a study by the public body has found. Founded in 1840, Kew Gardens says it houses the largest botanical collection in the world. During the drought of 2022, the botanical gardens in south-west London lost 400 of its trees. Scientists at Kew decided they should map and chronicle the climate risk to the trees to see how many could feasibly be lost to the changing weather in the coming decades. Continue reading...
Scientists are proposing dropping toxic sodium hydroxide into the ocean just 10 miles southwest of Martha's Vineyard to fight climate change, angering both locals and environmental groups.
Sir Keir Starmer's finance chief warned that failing to make the UK more energy self-sufficiency would leave it 'at the mercy of dictators' like Vladimir Putin and keep bills high.
In the Western U.S., the vast majority of oil wells in high wildfire risk areas are in California, and 2.6 million people live in close proximity.
The urgent needs of the road users they held up were ignored during this climate crusade It was “ a dark day ”, according to a UN special rapporteur. Others lamented “a gross miscarriage of justice” and “a farce” marking “a low point in British justice”. Such language would not have been hyperbolic had they been talking about the review highlighting the failings that left Andrew Malkinson jailed for 17 years for a crime he didn’t commit . Or a recent travesty of the single justice procedure , the expedited closed-door process that saw a woman dying from stage 4 breast cancer convicted for non-payment of a TV licence . But it was actually referring to the handing down of five- and four-year prison sentences to five Just Stop Oil activists for their role in masterminding four days of...
Independent MP calls out both major parties for ‘not enough action on climate change’. Follow live Emergency meetings to assess IT outage fallout Further emergency meetings will be held to examine the fallout of a global IT outage in Australia, AAP reports. We are still in recovery stage … there is still more work to do to make sure that the residual issues arising from this outage are able to be addressed. There will be opportunity in time to reflect on what’s occurred over the last couple of days, whether it exposes vulnerabilities that we are able to address. Continue reading...
If we can’t control rising global temperatures by drastically cutting carbon emissions, could something called geo-engineering be a way to cool the planet?
A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry.
KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian coast guard said on Saturday that one of the two large oil tankers involved in a collision that led to fires on both had left the location of the accident and was believed to have turned off its tracking system.
Three battery storage stations will be constructed over the next year.
Twisters is the latest in a long line of movies that fail to address the environmental emergency – experts say it’s a missed opportunity A rodeo crowd waves cowboy hats as a man rides a bucking horse. Then comes a shower of leaves, a chorus of mobile phone rings and a wail of klaxons. Horses run wild and cars collide. One vehicle is whipped into the air by what a weatherman calls a once-in-a-generation tornado outbreak. This is a scene from Twisters, starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, in which rivals come together to try to predict and possibly tame ferocious storms in central Oklahoma. A sequel to the hit disaster movie Twister from 1996, it is a Hollywood summer blockbuster designed to entertain – but also a lost opportunity to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Continue...
Kevin Jordan thought he would spend his retirement listening to the sound of the sea at his home on the Norfolk coast in eastern England.
Few cases have created quite so much controversy as that of the Just Stop Oil protestors who have been sentenced for their part in organising a climate change demonstration on the M25 in 2022.
BUDAPEST - Ukraine's decision to halt the transit of oil from Russia's Lukoil threatens the long-term security of supply for Slovakia and Hungary, Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a news briefing on Friday.
MOSCOW - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday called interruptions in Russian oil transit via Ukraine a \"crisis\" for the affected oil buyers, but said there was little scope for talks with the Ukrainian transit firms because the decision had been political.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously denied an attempt by Republican Attorneys General and fossil fuel industry parties to block EPA’s protections limiting climate pollution from power plants.
Lengthy prison sentences seen by many as heavy-handed and prompt comparisons with other offences The lengthy jail terms handed to five supporters of the Just Stop Oil (JSO) climate campaign on Thursday – believed to be the longest ever meted out in the UK for non-violent protest – have sent shock waves through the protest community an d beyond. The five-year sentence for Roger Hallam and four-year terms imposed on Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin are being seen by many as the latest heavy-handed response to protesters, particularly those urging action on the climate crisis. Continue reading...
Roger Hallam, the eco-fanatic at the very top of Just Stop Oil , Extinction Rebellion and Insulate Britain, is starting a five-year jail term today.
Equitable urban design can help these major population centers respond to and mitigate climate change The post Books for adapting cities to climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Two groups said the agency should share more information to prove its "climate-smart commodities" projects actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The challengers argue that EPA is no longer entitled to “deference” on two points underpinning new emissions standards for coal and oil-fired plants.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01705F, Paper Xinrong Yang, Yuan Gao, Lin-Yong Xu, Xiaohei Wu, Xingyu Chen, Yiming Shao, Bo Xiao, Shanshan Liu, Jianlong Xia, Rui Sun, Jie Min A highly efficient and stable all-small-molecule system with excellent thickness tolerance and recycling capability has been developed, by integrating a new giant molecule acceptor (Se-Giant) into the MPhS-C2:BTP-eC9 binary system. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A European organisation has accused big dairy and meat companies, including New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra, of “distracting, delaying and derailing” action on climate change.
[IPS] New York -- Cities, once thought to be modern utopias that foster innovation, inclusivity, and commerce, actually ended up being hubs for environmental degradation. Although the concept of urban living is inextricable from humanity, there are proposed ways to make them less environmentally taxing. One such solution is the idea of a sustainable city, otherwise known as a metropolis that effectively consumes fossil fuels and disposes of emissions with regards to the longevity of the planet as well as the economic
Bitcoin mining was long under scrutiny due to environmental concerns associated with the industry, but as more studies emerge about the role the sector plays in the world's transition toward sustainable energy sources, the tides may finally be changing.
Climate change hasn’t recently been a Republican priority. But some young conservatives are hoping to change the narrative within their party.
While welcome news as Europe seeks to curb emissions, hotter-than-normal temperatures this summer are leading to higher electricity consumption in the country.
So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer.
Wandering atop a small sand dune in central Mauritania, Aliene Haimoud gazed despondently at the yellowing date palms before him -- the trees are dying if they are not already dead.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02055-6Inadequate information in national adaptation policies limits the ability to track national adaptation progress in Africa. Enhancing coverage, consistency and robustness of these policies offers a clear path to establish effective, nationally led adaptation-tracking infrastructure.
PRAGUE/BUDAPEST - Slovakia and Hungary said they have stopped receiving oil from key supplier Lukoil after Ukraine imposed a ban last month on the transit of resources from the Russian energy company via its territory.
For about $80 you can have a pail-full of food pouches with a 25-year shelf life to help cope with disasters of all sorts The growing threat of climate change and the increase in unpredictable natural disasters that comes with it is leading survival-minded shoppers to a bucket of possible salvation from Costco. The big box warehouse club retailer is selling the “Readywise Emergency Food Bucket” for around $80 to its US customers. Continue reading...
Five Just Stop Oil protesters, including one of its co-founders, have been jailed for conspiring to organise protests that blocked the M25 motorway.
The coal mine promises to be net zero but a recent major ruling has cast doubt on its future.
STRASBOURG - Ursula von der Leyen vowed on Thursday to not weaken Europe's efforts to tackle climate change, if she wins a second five-year term as President of the European Commission, the EU's most powerful body.
[DW] Senegal is the latest African country to start producing oil. But would Senegal and other African countries be better off in the long term keeping their oil and gas in the ground?
Proper oil pressure is vital in order for your vehicle to perform at its best, so if the pressure is low, here are five causes and fixes to try.
Sergey Lavrov criticized the pressure on India over energy ties with Russia, addressing Zelenskyy's remarks about Modi's visit and a hospital strike. He also condemned the Ukrainian ambassador, praised India’s autonomy, and Jaishankar's strategy to secure food and fertilizer by purchasing oil from multiple sources despite Western displeasure towards China and India.
The environmental organizations say that the state has not been complying with federal requirements.
[SAFCEI and Earthlife Africa] Award-winning Russian environmentalist Vladimir Slivyak of Ecodefense is visiting South Africa for the rest of July. Slivyak, a Right Livelihoods Laureate (known as the Alternative Nobel) is being hosted by the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg. The organisations say his visit is both timely and relevant for South Africa, especially with recent announcements concerning government plans for procurement of new nuclear energy (2500MW) and
Marathon Petroleum predecessor warned of potential for ‘social and economic calamities’ in decades-old publication The corporate predecessor to America’s largest refiner of oil, Marathon Petroleum, explained in a company periodical nearly 50 years ago that global temperature rise potentially linked to “industrial expansion” could one day cause “widespread starvation and other social and economic calamities”. This decades-old description of climate breakdown is from a 1977 issue of the magazine Marathon World and is attributed in the article by an unnamed author to several experts including a scientist working for a top US agency. Continue reading...
Lawyers for Climate Action say there are “significant concerns” about whether the government’s new climate plan will achieve its climate targets, and could be in breach of the Climate Change Response Act.
In the first 23 weeks of 2024, Brazil surpassed 6 million cases of dengue (1), a viral disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (2). Dengue is a cyclical disease with seasonal variations, and outbreaks occur every year during the rainy periods (3, 4); however, the previous record infection rate was 1.7 million cases throughout all of 2015 (2). Despite ongoing mitigation efforts, Brazil faces challenges such as the resistance of the A. aegypti mosquito to insecticides (5), climate changes that favor the proliferation of the vector (3, 4), and a failure to eliminate breeding sites (6). Other countries in South America are facing similar infection rates and challenges (4, 7–9). This outbreak burdens Brazil’s public health system, and the resulting workplace absences have placed a substantial...
Silenced and sidelined, women politicians in Nepal fight for their voices to be heard, especially as they represent a population most impacted by climate change.
The conservative outline for a second Trump presidency offers detailed steps for weakening EPA.
As part of the country's first major climate policy, millions of dollars are available for states to create climate action plans. Montana aims to make schools more energy efficient.
The measure is one of ten urgent actions that need to be brought in if the country is going to be able to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) said.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 July 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02067-2Currently, no comprehensive scientific methodology of corporate risk quantification, in response to new disclosure regulations, has been proposed in the literature. Here we develop fundamental principles that are important for the appropriate use of climate scenario science in transition risk assessments.
Governments must step up if we are to make good on Thermal Energy Storage's promise as a cheap and easy way to help tackle wind and solar power's intermittency problem
Fourteen attorneys general petition federal emergency officials as millions in US under excessive heat advisories Fourteen state attorneys general are urging the federal government to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters. The petition comes as millions of people in the south and north-east face excessive heat advisories, and large swaths of the western US and Canada battle ongoing wildfires. “The likelihood of high-severity extreme heat and wildfire smoke events is increasing due in part to climate change,” wrote the Arizona attorney general, Kris Mayes, in a letter submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday. “We urge Fema to update its regulations to prepare for this hotter, smokier future.” Continue reading...
Lawmakers say the standards are "already far behind schedule."
Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of plastic waste into oil each year, but report this year said goal is unfeasible The energy giant Shell has quietly backed away from a 2022 pledge to rapidly increase its use of “advanced recycling,” a practice oil and petrochemical producers have promoted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis. “Advanced” or “chemical” recycling involves breaking down plastic polymers into tiny molecules that can be made into synthetic fuels or new plastics. The most common form, pyrolysis, does so using heat. Continue reading...
Western governors, political celebrities and former Trump aides could land slots in key energy and environmental jobs.
Once a sci-fi staple, the ability to beam solar power from space now seems closer than ever—but a lot of work remains.
Climate change minister Simon Watts has released the second emissions reduction plan for consultation, with proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme including aligning ETS units with emissions budgets and reviewing the free...
Speech to set out 40 bills, from planning and infrastructure to employment rights King’s speech – live updates Keir Starmer has set out a government agenda that he will claim can counter the “snake oil charm of populism”, in a king’s speech pledging change to people’s lives including rights at work, cheaper energy and secure housing. Starmer said the “fight for trust is the battle that defines our political era”, and said the king’s speech – the first under a Labour government for 15 years – would end the performative and divisive politics of the last years and counter the rise of the populist hard right. Continue reading...
Egypt has received five international shipments of liquefied natural gas out of 21 contracted cargoes as part of the country’s urgent plan to provide for the needs of power plants, said the state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). In a statement Monday, EGAS said that the ships carrying the 155,000 cubic meter LNG shipments … The post Egypt receives 5 LNG shipments out of 21 contracted cargoes to meet power stations’ needs: EGAS appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Energy authorities are planning to conduct a feasibility study on small nuclear power plant development in line with the revised power development plan (PDP), which promotes greater use of clean energy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, says an Energy Ministry official.
In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry's terms.
Methane management is increasingly factored into the valuation of oil and gas assets. Investors need a clear picture of updated US methane rules.
New York CNN — At first glance Elon Musk and Donald Trump wouldn’t seem to be natural allies. One has made cutting greenhouse emissions a major business selling point. The other questions the need to cut emissions at all, denouncing most forms of clean energy as at best unnecessary and at worst destructive. One wants … The post Elon Musk is going all-in on Donald Trump appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Federal regulators will have to redo an analysis for a planned liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana.
In the new strategy, Ottawa commits to a regulatory framework that will phase out oil-fueled furnaces by 2028 with some exemptions.
EPA has until September to spend $27 billion. But the agency is short on cash needed to avoid expensive mistakes.
The show must go on despite the carbon footprint.
The world's biggest technology firms are investing billions in cloud storage facilities in the northeastern Spanish region of Aragon, drawn to its abundance of renewable energy sources.
From forest fires to hurricanes and other natural disasters: climate change risk is increasingly influencing oil prices, just as the world is struggling to shift away from high-polluting fossil fuels.
Deciphering the back of the sunscreen bottle is no easy task, especially amid warnings that UV filters are killing coral reefs. From the good, to the bad and the gloopy, here are a few things to know about sunscreen.
Could a recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion be the start of a new global race to dominate the ‘holy grail’ of clean energy?
We’re changing how Earth rotates — and it’s affecting the length of our days.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01993H, Paper Huan Xia, Wei Zhang, Chunyang Miao, Hao Chen, Chengjie Yi, Yihan Shang, Tao Shui, Xin Cao, Jiacheng Liu, Song-Zhu Kure-Chu, Feifei Liang, Nosipho Moloto, Yipeng Xiong, Takehiko Hihara, Wei Bing Lu, Zhengming Sun Hydrogel electrolytes are the ideal platform to construct flexible zinc-ion batteries. However, they usually require immersion in salt solutions to the swollen state for high ion transportation, resulting in a... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Google's goal to power its data centers with clean energy isn't "necessarily a linear thing," said chief scientist Jeff Dean.
Buildings are the third-most polluting sector in Canada, and the federal government plans to cut emissions by phasing out home heating oils in favour of heat pumps.
DUBAI - Oman's maritime security center told Reuters on Tuesday the Prestige Falcon, a Comoros-flagged oil tanker, had capsized off the major industrial port of Duqm.
Ohio Senator J.D. Vance introduced a bill during the 1st session of the 118th Congress that would, if passed, cost American taxpayers billions of dollars, run in the face of climate change, and would sell all of us out to the oil and gas industry. Vance, once a critic of Trump’s firebrand “America’s Hitler” image, has…Read more...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to install a 42.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant along the Seven Forks dams, where the company generates most of its hydroelectricity.
Company insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approved The company behind the first new coalmine in the UK for 30 years has argued in the high court on Tuesday that it would be “unique net zero” mine. West Cumbria Mining (WCM) continued to defend the legality of their mine, which will produce 60m tonnes of coking coal in its lifetime, in the court days after the government said its planning permission was unlawful because it had not taken into account downstream emissions from using the coal. Continue reading...
There was much fanfare at the turn of the decade when rental giant Hertz announced it was investing big to electrify its fleet. The firm and a whole host of other renters spent millions adding Tesla and Polestar models to their fleets, only to start selling them off cheap when the problems started mounting.Read more...
A new study shows that renovations for energy efficiency in single-family homes pays off in Germany. Investments made today would result in net savings before 2045.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02332C, Review Article Caidi Jin, Mingxia Han, Yuheng Wu, Shurong Wang Selective conversion of renewable biomass to value-added chemicals/fuels via environment-friendly photoelectrochemical (PEC) technology has enormous development potential for solving the increasingly serious problems on energy crisis and environmental pollution. However,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[African Arguments] In one of the countries most vulnerable to extreme weather, mostly women farmers are struggling after losing land, livestock, and livelihoods.
Roughly 10 percent of the world’s energy is used for cooling, with much of the necessary electricity generated by fossil fuels. Companies need to make AC much more efficient—as soon as possible.
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad confirmed that Egypt is pursuing a strategic path to turn climate change challenges into opportunities to achieve low-emission development and increase resilience and adaptation within the framework of Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy 2030 through a comprehensive plan for all sectors of development. She reviewed the efforts made to enhance climate … The post Fouad: Egypt adopts strategic path to face climate challenges appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Former President Donald Trump has selected Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate for the presidential election. Here’s more about him. And, a sultry R&B song about heat pumps.
The Al-Nukhida field, east of Failaka Island, has initial estimated reserves of about 2.1 billion barrels of light oil and 5.1 trillion standard cubic feet of gas, said Kuwait Oil Co.
The industry knew about the dangers of its products, and the island is paying the price, a top government official said.
[WFP] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a call for applications for its Climate Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme, supported by the Adaptation Fund.
Artificial intelligence companies have lofty ambitions for what the technology could achieve, from curing diseases to eliminating poverty. But the energy required to power these innovations is threatening critical environmental targets. Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, and UK technology editor, Alex Hern, to find out how big AI’s energy problem is, and whether it can be solved before it is too late Continue reading...
As Alberta braces for up to 10 days of soaring temperatures, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for nearly all of the province.
The Royal College of Physicians today issued new guidance that tells doctors to raise the topic during consultations and 'repeat it often'.
Agency’s technology development prepared fuel cells for tomorrow’s renewable energy grids
PRETORIA - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa warned other developing nations on Monday that future carbon taxes proposed by rich countries would damage their economies unless they act swiftly to ditch fossil fuels in favour of green energy.
Alibaba’s Energy Expert will analyse power usage at 35 locations to help optimise energy demand and minimise waste, according to Alibaba, as Paris Olympics organisers aim to produce the first carbon-neutral Games.
Oslo's 'Climate Budget' Is Building a Cleaner City alicia.cypress… Mon, 07/15/2024 - 11:35 In the stylish Grünerløkka neighborhood in Oslo, construction workers are busy rehabilitating Sophies Minde, an old medical clinic, into a new nursery school and maternal health center. Tidy piles of building materials along the perimeter of the construction site wait to join the choreography of excavators and workers moving in deliberate sequence. But amid the activity, one tell-tale indicator of construction remains notably absent: noise. Oslo is one of fastest growing cities in Europe and construction is critical to transforming its urban landscape. But thanks to the city’s climate policy, construction is now going net zero — eliminating greenhouse gas emissions...
Lending puts banks in ‘complete violation’ of commitments to Paris agreement, climate group says, even as overall funding to sector ebbs Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s big four banks are in “complete violation” of commitments to the Paris climate accord by funding fossil fuel expansion even as their overall lending to the sector continues to ebb, according to a new report. The climate activist group Market Forces said in the report that the banks lent the industry $3.6bn in 2023, bringing their total loans to more than $61bn since 2015. Last year, though, was first year in the past eight that banks avoided explicitly backing a new or expanded fossil fuel project. Continue reading...
Without additional research to combat the warming climate, four major crops may not keep up with global demand, a study said.
The associations, which included those representing oil and gas, mining, and ranchers, filed the lawsuit in Wyoming.
Progress roundup: An international tribunal links ocean health to climate change. In the U.S., new laws address the well-being of disabled travelers.
Improperly discarded batteries leak toxic chemicals and are prone to exploding. A new program funded by the Department of Energy will prop up battery drop-off sites across the US.
Party says it will table an amendment to the king’s speech Nick Thomas-Symonds , the minister for EU relations, has said that having “a strong UK-EU alliance is vital”. In a statement issued ahead of his meeting in Brussels today with Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission vice-president who leads for the EU on Brexit negotiations with Britain, Thomas-Symonds said: Our government is committed to resetting the relationship with the European Union, to strengthen ties, reinforce our security and tackle barriers to trade. The EU and Member States are among the UK’s closest friends and allies. With war in Europe, and shared global challenges, in areas such as climate change and illegal migration, a strong UK-EU alliance is vital. How many bills does a monarch’s speech typically contain?...
[The Green Connection] The Green Connection say that they are relieved to hear that TotalEnergies may abandon its offshore production right application to exploit an estimated 1 billion barrels of oil equivalent from the Brulpadda and Luiperd gas fields in Block 11B/12B. This block is located off South Africa's south coast and is situated between Mossel Bay and Cape St. Francis.
Political parties often play lip service to climate change, but farmers in India, faced with unpopular policies and uncertainty in their livelihoods due to climate change, ensured their views were heard during the recent general elections.
The 80-page draft touts benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the bipartisan infrastructure law.
The tech giant purchased enough renewable energy to match its power demand, even as it consumes an increasing amount of electricity.
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says South Africa will seek to build a nuclear plant for electricity generation at "a scale and speed that we can afford".
[Daily Maverick] Climate activists Extinction Rebellion Vaal and the Coal-ition Committee say a lack of transparency about electricity usage, the potential damage from blasting, threats to heritage sites and socioeconomic disruptions from job losses at the planned project are of great concern.
Bill praised for targeting corporate climate responsibility but lawyers say it could allow polluters to avoid public scrutiny for longer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The climate plans of Australian companies would be immune to private litigation for three years under an Albanese government proposal before parliament. The grace period is included in legislation before the Senate that would expand the information companies must provide about the risk the climate crisis poses to their business and what they will do about it. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Exclusive: solar developer Trinzic to voluntarily shut down as holding company seeks to recoup more than £25m A solar energy project developer linked to Thames Water is to be liquidated and its staff made redundant as the crisis engulfing the debt-laden water supplier puts strain on its complex corporate structure. Trinzic Operations Ltd, which is ultimately owned by Thames’s parent company Kemble Water Holdings, is to be voluntarily shut down, the Guardian can reveal. Continue reading...
A subclass of PFAS has been found near manufacturing plants and landfills, and in remote regions of the world Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” used in lithium ion batteries essential to the clean energy transition present a dangerous source of chemical pollution that new research finds threatens the environment and human health as the nascent industry scales up. The multipronged, peer-reviewed study zeroed in on a little-researched and unregulated subclass of PFAS called bis-FASI that are used in lithium ion batteries. Continue reading...
The energy secretary approved the project for energy firm Sunnica to build a 2,792-acre solar farm and energy storage infrastructure facility in eastern England.
Ed Miliband sets new rules on solar panels and approves three giant solar farms as Labour seeks to end years of Tory inaction Keir Starmer’s new Labour government today unveils plans for a “rooftop revolution” that will see millions more homes fitted with solar panels in order to bring down domestic energy bills and tackle the climate crisis. The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, also took the hugely controversial decision this weekend to approve three massive solar farms in the east of England that had been blocked by Tory ministers. Continue reading...
Johannes-Harm Hovinga has to take painkillers to complete the 20-day artistic protest at Museum Arnhem Every day for the last two weeks, Johannes-Harm Hovinga has sat at a raised table in Museum Arnhem, using a two-hole page puncher to systematically perforate the 7,705-page sixth assessment report produced by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). He has printed it out on coloured paper and the result is a vibrant heap piling up at the artist’s feet. Continue reading...
China has invested billions in Niger’s oil industry. Now it must solve a political spat if it wants to see any money back.
Campaigners welcome ‘seismic shift’ and urge museum bosses to review links with other fossil fuel sponsors The Science Museum has been forced to cut ties with oil giant Equinor over its sponsor’s environmental record, the Observer can reveal. Equinor has sponsored the museum’s interactive “WonderLab” since 2016, but the relationship is now coming to close , a move that will be seen as a major victory for climate change campaigners. Continue reading...
As climate change disrupts ocean temperatures, a significant trend is emerging: more sharks are heading north into Canadian waters.
California's prisons are uniquely unprepared for climate change because of remote locations, aging infrastructure and overcrowding, experts say.
Afghanistan’s rulers, cut off from foreign assistance, are tackling climate change on their own while debating whether it is God’s doing or a foreign plot.
EDF Statement regarding the release of a draft equivalency agreement between Environment and Climate Change Canada and Saskatchewan on oil and gas methane emissions
Residents suffer sleepless nights without air-conditioning as energy company blames fallen trees for outages Nearly 800,000 Houston residents remain without electricity five days after the category-1 Hurricane Beryl downed power lines across the city. The outages come as the city is under heat advisory, with heat index values over 100F (37.8C). Residents have described insufferable heat, sleepless nights, and fear for the wellbeing of elderly parents, young children and disabled relatives amid scorching temperatures. Continue reading...
Dormant nuclear power plants across Pennsylvania, Iowa and Michigan are considering revival as the proliferation of A.I. data centers fuels a boom in power demand.
Mike Luckovich cartoon on Republicans and climate change.
In a new book, Professor Susan Solomon uses previous environmental successes as a source of hope and guidance for mitigating climate change.
Chief executive Dan Marokane says coal is important for the country to drive industrialisation
Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023 the UN’s weather and climate agency said on Friday, but they are still well above the long-term average in the worst-hit areas.
The company is in talks with potential partners to co-invest in battery materials and battery production facilities in Europe, Frank Ha Chun-shing told the Post in an exclusive interview.
Once providing half of Mexico’s revenue, the debt-laden state oil firm has been in decline for years. But government efforts to revive it in pursuit of energy self-sufficiency is stalling the drive for renewables Read more: Latin America forges ahead on new oil frontier The coastline of Tabasco, a waterlogged and oil-rich state on the Gulf of Mexico, is a tangle of mangroves and pipelines belonging to Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the state-owned hydrocarbons company. Its new $17bn (£13bn) Olmeca refinery at Dos Bocas, in President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s home state of Tabasco, symbolises his commitment to reviving Pemex and making the country energy self-sufficient – even if it means going all-in on oil. But storms, floods and rising sea levels have put Mexico’s coastal life at risk...
Ninety-nine countries vote in favour, nine are against and 60 abstain.
Production has yet to begin, but TotalEnergies' controversial East African oil project is already taking a dire environmental toll in Uganda's largest national parks, a leading conservationist group said Friday.
The oil slick has more than tripled in size from July 25.
The Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi said that the total proven oil reserves of Belayim Petroleum Company (PETROBEL) and Suez Oil Company (SUCO) amounted to nearly 227 million barrels. The post Petroleum Ministry: Oil reserves of Belayim Petroleum & Suez Oil companies amounted to 227 mn barrels appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The MT Terra Nova sank in bad weather in the busy waterway early on Thursday, killing one crew member and leaving the country potentially facing its worst oil spill disaster.
Divers will attempt Saturday to inspect the hull of a Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil that sank off Manila as authorities race to avert an ecological catastrophe, the coast guard said.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02365J, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Hao Zhang, Lei Chen, Feng Dong, zhiwen lu, Enmin Lv, Xing-Long Dong, Huanxin Li, Zhong-Yong Yuan, Xinwen Peng, Shihe Yang, Jieshan Qiu, Zhengxiao Guo, Zhenhai Wen Active sites play a pivotal role in photo/electrocatalysis, particularly in the transition from fossil fuels to clean, efficient and renewable energy sources. Precise identification of catalyst active sites and understanding... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A molten salt nuclear power plant that uses thorium as fuel instead of uranium is set to be built in the Gobi Desert.
The two spills in the Pointe-aux-Trembles district involved motor oil that flowed into the river from a city storm sewer but it's unclear how the oil ended up in the sewers.
[Ethiopian Herald] As we navigate the complex challenges of the 21st century, it has become increasingly clear that the success of any country depends not just on the actions it takes today, but on the long-term vision and foresight it cultivates. Countries are becoming well aware of the undesirable and severe impacts of climate change on the environment and are advocating for more practical interventions and impactful actions including seedling plantations and natural conservation measures.
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said Friday the department and NOAA are recommending $575 million in funding for 19 projects to boost coastal climate resilience.
Danielle Smith and her government’s refusal to combat global heating is said to have made blazes more intense When Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta, began her grim update about the wildfire damage to Jasper, the famed mountain resort in the Canadian Rockies, her voice slipped and she held back tears. Hours earlier, a fast-moving wildfire tore through the community , incinerating homes, businesses and historic buildings. She praised the “true heroism” of fire crews who had rushed in to save Jasper, only to be pulled back when confronted by a 400ft wall of flames. She spoke about the profound meaning and “magic” of the national park. Continue reading...
Electrifying your home will lower energy bills and emissions – and it pays to get ahead of the curve Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com The glory days of gas are over. As the cost of renewable energy comes down, many Australian households are making the shift away from the fossil fuel. But not everyone has got the memo, with about 5m Australian residences still relying on gas for heating and cooking. Those gas connections might have been a good idea at the time, but in the current (and foreseeable) energy market, getting off gas will lower a household’s energy bills – not to mention their emissions...
The Treasury Department and Brazil's Ministry of Finance announced Friday a partnership to align best environmental and climate policies.
Industry and environmental groups weigh in on how biofuel production can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The tanker Terra Nova, with about 370,000 gallons of industrial fuel oil stored in tanks, sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay.
Climate change minister Simon Watts Climate change minister Simon Watts has not ruled out supporting a controversial private member’s bill to stop regional councils from considering climate change impacts in...
High temperatures, droughts and wildfire last year caused some forests to wilt and burn enough to degrade the ability of the land to lock away carbon dioxide.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a pact last month to revive a Cold War-era mutual defense pledge between two of the world’s nuclear powers, it also had the implicit support a third nuclear power standing in the shadows: China. The new nuclear alliance, which has triggered fears […]
A new study warns that the push for renewable energy could exacerbate socioeconomic disparities among Indigenous communities.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Climate change has made extreme weather events like drought, higher temperatures, and heavy rainfall become common and severe in Kenya, the Kenya Meteorological Department has said.
From Los Angeles to Cairo, the global water crisis is escalating – but Valencia’s Tribunal de les Aigües could inspire a solution Every Thursday at noon, outside the west door of Valencia’s cathedral, nine black-cloaked figures – one wearing a banded cap and with a ceremonial harpoon by their side – gather for their weekly meeting, as they have done for hundreds of years. This is the Tribunal de les Aigües (Tribunal of Waters) – a water court that may be the oldest institution of justice in Europe. It may seem like a relic of the past, but in fact, in the midst of a global water crisis, the tribunal is more relevant than ever. We are a civilisation at risk of committing aquacide. Due to droughts caused by climate change, expanding industrial agriculture and growing urbanisation, one in...
Rystad Energy said exploration has dropped given worries about the transition to electric vehicles.
The initiative spreads funding from the Inflation Reduction Act across regions vulnerable to climate warming on the coasts and in the Great Lakes.
The Philippine Coast Guard planned Friday to deploy oil dispersant and floating barriers a day after a tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel sank off Manila.
STATEMENT: United States’ Bipartisan IMPACT Act 2.0 Fills Gaps in Concrete and Asphalt Climate Legislation casey.skeens@wri.org Thu, 07/25/2024 - 16:25 Washington, DC (July 25, 2024) – Today Representatives Max Miller (R-OH-7) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC-4) introduced the IMPACT Act 2.0 ( H.R. 9136 ) to bolster the manufacturing of low-emission cement, concrete, and asphalt binder and mixes to propel U.S. industrial decarbonization. These actions are particularly important as the industrial sector will likely become the U.S.’s top source of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade — overtaking the transportation sector as the country’s number one source of planet-warming pollution. This bill complements the IMPACT Act introduced in the House of Representatives...
This blog was co-authored by Lulu August, State Climate Policy Intern This month marks five years since New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) was signed into law. At the time of its enactment in 2019, the groundbreaking climate law set New York apart as a national and global climate leader. Indeed, […] The post Five years into New York’s climate law, the state needs a bold cap-and-invest program to bring emissions goals into reach appeared first on Climate 411 .
The leader of America's best organized secessionist movement says Kamala Harris' record on immigration and climate change turn off voters in his frontier state.
While many vintners are forced to grapple with extreme weather brought on by climate change, some regions are seeing more consistent harvests and better-quality wines.
Online sales appear to be compounding threats from climate change and habitat loss, according to new research.
Secretary general said wealthiest countries are ‘signing away our future’ with more production and called for phase-out of fossil fuels The world’s wealthiest countries are “signing away our future” by leading a “flood” of expansion in fossil fuel activity that threatens worsening heatwaves and other climate impacts that imperil billions of people, the head of the United Nations has warned. António Guterres, secretary general of the UN, on Thursday called on countries to “fight the disease” of the world’s “addiction” to coal, oil and gas, warning that tumbling heat records this week must spur rich nations to lead the way in phasing out fossil fuels. Continue reading...
It could be among most destructive typhoons on record in terms of wind and rain damage, adding pressure to disaster prevention efforts.
[Greenpeace] Johannesburg/ 24-07-2024 The South African President has just "signed into law the Climate Change Bill which sets out a national climate change response", says the official communique. This decision implies among other that the law will include the mitigation and adaptation actions, which will play a key role in regulating the country's contribution to the climate change response as it strengthen the country's ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build climate resilience"
Prime minister says energy plans will bring down bills and help planet as he accuses Tories of shortsightedness The former Lib Dem leader Vince Cable is testifying at the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal today. My colleague Mark Sweney will be sharing updates on that in the live blog here: “The days of government ministers waging culture wars against civil servants are over,” chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden , has said. Yesterday I met the civil service unions together with my colleague, the new minister [Georgia Gould]. We had a very positive discussion covering a whole range of issues. I made it clear that the days of government ministers waging culture wars against civil servants are over. Instead, we want a civil service that’s motivated, valued...
People’s livelihoods depend on the coffee industry, but climate change is changing weather patterns, introducing or increasing pests and diseases and disrupting where the plants can be grown
There is a lot at stake as the UK government stays silent on where its energy company will be based.
The pipeline runs through a national park in the Canadian Rockies.
“Firefighters like me can see the link between climate change and the escalating wildfire crisis. Fire seasons are becoming longer, and the summers are hotter and drier.”
We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up. The post The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
MANILA - One crew member was still missing after a tanker carrying industrial fuel capsized early on Thursday morning off the Philippines, the country's transportation minister said, and the incident had caused an oil spill.
Wind farms are key to a clean energy future but expansion in green zones faces growing opposition. Wind turbines on buildings, rail lines or airports could be a breath of fresh air.
Brazil court freezes assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay climate compensation for illegal deforestation A Brazilian cattle rancher has been ordered to pay more than $50m (£39m) for destroying part of the Amazon rainforest and ordered to restore the precious carbon sink. Last week, a federal court in Brazil froze the assets of Dirceu Kruger to pay compensation for the damage he had caused to the climate through illegal deforestation. The case was brought by Brazil’s attorney general’s office, representing the Brazilian institute of environment and renewable natural resources (Ibama). It is the largest civil case brought for climate crimes in Brazil to date and the start of a legal push to repair and deter damage to the rainforest. Continue reading...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Africa's green economy has the potential of creating up to 3.3 million new direct green jobs on the continent by 2030, with the majority particularly in the renewable energy solar sector.
CNN — Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage. Continuous heavy rains, massive flooding and landslides across the Philippines killed at least 13 people and displaced more than 600,000, Philippine authorities … The post Thousands stranded by floods in Philippine capital as deadly typhoon prompts calls for climate action appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Germany’s busiest airport says operations ‘gradually resuming’ after protest by Letzte Generation climate activists carrying posters reading ‘oil kills’ Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest, temporarily suspended flights after climate activists staged a demonstration near the airport runways. The airport earlier posted on X that “Passengers are asked not to go to the airport for the time being”, advising travellers to check their flight status and allow for extra travel time. The tweet was later deleted and a later update said “flight operations are gradually resuming”. Continue reading...
Weather pattern changes are turning countries previously inhospitable to dengue-carrying mosquitoes into possible habitats.
Groups say the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management hasn't significantly updated its air pollution rules in four decades.
State of the UK Climate report shows sea surface temperatures 0.9C higher than the 1961 to 1990 average The water near the UK’s coasts was hotter in 2023 than scientists have ever before recorded, a report has found, with children today experiencing a hotter and wetter climate than that in which their parents and grandparents grew up. The sea surface temperature near coasts was 0.9C hotter and winter rainfall across the country was 24% greater over the last decade than the average from 1961 to 1990, according to the State of the UK Climate 2023 report. It found the number of “hot” (28C) days has more than doubled over that period, and the number of “very hot” (30C) and “extremely hot” (32C) days has more than tripled. Continue reading...
Administrator Michael Regan called it a “historic” effort to help low-income communities grapple with climate change.
GB Energy to partner with the Crown Estate to push forward offshore windfarm projects
We’re making the case for 21st-century, modern public ownership that serves our communities Ed Miliband is the energy secretary The public voted for change at the general election. Perhaps nowhere more than when it comes to energy. Every person and business has paid the price of our country’s energy insecurity. As Vladimir Putin sought to use energy as a weapon in his illegal invasion of Ukraine, bills went through the roof in a cost of living crisis unprecedented in modern times. As the Climate Change Committee (CCC) recently made clear, there is one obvious answer to preventing us being so exposed again – a sprint for homegrown clean energy. As it said in its progress report to parliament last week: “British-based renewable energy is the cheapest and fastest way to reduce vulnerability...
The King is in line for a cash boost after partnering with Labour 's new Great British Energy company. His Majesty is an avid supporter of both onshore and offshore wind power.
The Maine representative speaks of her worries of what the world will be like for her children and seven grandchildren, dispute having been called out years before for hypocrisy.
Ten activists arrested at Heathrow, over 30 flights cancelled at Cologne-Bonn, and planes delayed or diverted Climate activists acting under the banner “oil kills” have glued themselves to the tarmac and grounded flights across Europe as holidaymakers attempt to make summer getaways. In a wave of protests at airports from Oslo to Barcelona, activists disrupted flights and demanded that rich and polluting countries phase out fossil fuels by 2030. The protests, which the activists said had led to several arrests, came a day after climate scientists logged the world’s hottest day on record . Continue reading...
[Daily Trust] The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has announced that it has received the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accreditation and has thus become the first Direct Access Entity (DAE) and the only authorized Nigerian channel for accessing green financing from the GCF.
Just Stop Oil activist, Phoebe Plummer, 22, who flung tomato soup over Van Gogh's priceless Sunflowers is prepared to be jailed for her cause, a court hears.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson Those who’ve trawled social media during heat waves have likely encountered a tidbit frequently used to brush aside human-caused climate change : Many U.S. states and cities had their single hottest temperature on record during the 1930s, setting incredible heat marks that still stand today. The critical context that’s typically left out is that the 1930s were the decade of the Dust Bowl — the grim result of relentless overplowing of the Great Plains followed by natural oceanic cycles that favored a multiyear drought, which coincided with the Great Depression. It’s a U.S. disaster almost a century old, one that draws little attention today and whose...
As a huge solar storm strikes Earth tonight, the Met Office predicts that the Northern Lights will be visible as far south as Northern Ireland and parts of the North of England.
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service.
Vice President Kamala Harris is all but set to be the Democratic nominee for president, and that may end up being a very good thing if you care about the environment. Harris has long been a proponent of taking action to slow climate change, even before she was the vice president.Read more...
Nine Just Stop Oil activists were arrested Wednesday near London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of conspiring to interfere with key national infrastructure.
[This Day] Victor C. Ariole argues that France is yet to handle its technology and renewable energy adequately, and are telling on its prosperity
CNN — Sunday was the hottest day in recorded history, according to preliminary data from a climate tracking agency monitoring temperatures since the mid-1900s. It’s the second consecutive year average global temperatures have crashed through shocking climate records and will not be the last, as planet-warming fossil fuel pollution drives temperatures to shocking new highs. … The post The planet saw its hottest day on record appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Many extremes over the past 40 years might have triggered transformational change – but didn't. The post Can a colossal extreme weather event galvanize action on the climate crisis? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Suggestions definition of petrostate is too narrow as many rich countries that could phase out fossil fuels double down Wealthy countries lead in new oil and gas expansion, threatening 12bn tonnes of emissions “Drill, baby, drill!” Donald Trump’s ominous avowal to pump up the oil and gas production of the US has horrified many people around the world about the intentions of the Republican candidate, who has also declared he wants to be “dictator for a day”. Rather than the prospective leader of the free world, the election frontrunner sounds more like the tyrant of a petrostate. That should not be entirely surprising given the country’s recent record: it has ramped up fossil fuel production to become the world’s biggest producer. As a Guardian investigation reveals , the total number...
A Just Stop Oil eco clown wants hard up Brits to stump up for her £1,200 legal bill after moaning she was nearly run over while blocking a road.
The US and the UK among countries with low dependence on fossil fuels criticized for ‘hypocrisy’ on climate pledges ‘Inexcusable’: should climate hypocrites get the petrostates label? A surge in new oil and gas production in 2024 threatens to unleash nearly 12bn tonnes of planet-heating emissions, with the world’s wealthiest countries – such as the US and the UK – leading a stampede of fossil fuel expansion in spite of their climate commitments, new data shared exclusively with the Guardian reveals. The new oil and gas field licences forecast to be awarded across the world this year are on track to generate the highest level of emissions since those issued in 2018, as heatwaves, wildfires, drought and floods cause death and destruction globally, according to analysis of industry data...
[SAnews.gov.za] The Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) has welcomed the signing of the Climate Change Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa, into law.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettySunday saw the hottest day on Earth ever recorded—the average surface air temperature hit 17.09C (62.76F), according to preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. “What is truly staggering is how large the difference is between the temperature of the last 13 months and the previous temperature records,” Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo told the Guardian. “We are now in truly uncharted territory—and as the climate keeps warming, we are bound to see new records being broken in future months and years.”Buontempo is right. We’ve gotten off to an unusually hot start to the summer in the United States, and July numbers from around the globe are alarming. No matter where you look on the globe—here, the African continent...
A slanging match has opened up between Chris Bowen and Gerard Rennick with the climate change and energy minister labelling the LNP Senator a 'conspiracy theorist' and 'cooker'.
Consumers paid $1.1 billion in excess costs because utilities generated electricity with coal instead of cheaper alternatives.
The European Commission also said it doesn’t see any "immediate" oil supply risks after Ukraine partially banned Russian oil exports to Europe.
The French capital cut costs and emissions by using existing infrastructure and emphasizing climate-friendly construction.
by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Last October, California passed the nation’s strongest law to address the glut of oil and gas wells that are unplugged and ownerless, many leaking pollutants into the environment. The legislation required that, as part of any sale or transfer of wells, the purchasing company set aside enough money in financial instruments known as bonds to cover the entire...
For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a fuel-guzzling four-wheeler favoured by motorists in the desert kingdom.
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city to publish an adaptation plan.
LONDON - Britain failed to set proper objectives in its climate adaptation strategy, environmental campaigners argued on Tuesday in a case which relies on a landmark recent ruling by Europe's top human rights court.
Efficient solar panels have helped make solar power the cheapest form of energy on the planet, and new designs based on space-age technology are going further
Thanks to Earth's atmosphere, solar flares can appear as beautiful aurorae.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler Headline from 2021 The Texas grid, run by ERCOT, has had a rough few years. In 2021, winter storm Uri blacked out much of the state for several days. About a week ago, Hurricane Beryl knocked out power to millions of Houstonians, and a week later, hundreds of thousands of Houstonians still hadn’t had their power restored. It might seem that these two events are completely different — one was a winter storm that caused a blackout by knocking out the natural gas supply , while the other one is a hurricane that knocked out the power distribution system. Headline from 2024 . Some things don’t change. But the root cause of these two incidents is actually the same. To understand...
The vice president accused her GOP rival of promising to do oil companies’ “bidding” in exchange for campaign contributions.
Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?
The extreme weather raises risks of damage to everything from croplands and coal mines to offshore oil platforms.
[The Conversation Africa] Nature-based solutions are actions that use nature to solve environmental problems. Examples in cities would be setting up a wetland near a group of buildings to absorb floodwater, or building permeable pavements.
[Leadership] Nasarawa State governor and chairman of the North Central Governors Forum, Abdullahi Sule and other members of the federal government's delegation are expected to visit China on Monday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01936A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Jinglin Jiang, Jorge Ontaneda, Subhajit Pal, Zhenyu Guo, Chloe Forrester, Kaitian Zheng, Mengnan Wang, Joe Briscoe, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Heather Au Lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries are a promising technology due to their high energy density and low cost. However, the polysulfide shuttle effect remains a significant cause of degradation in Li-S... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A solar storm could bring the northern lights to the northern United States this week, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said.
Toronto city councillors are set to discuss how to make the metropolis more resilient to climate-fuelled floods.
Harris, a Californian who calls climate change an "existential threat," has prioritized investments in clean energy jobs and environmental justice.
Environmentalists have praised her climate record. Possible running mates from battleground states may take a more cautious stance.
New analysis by Rhodium finds nation is reducing planet-warming emissions, but not fast enough to cut such pollution in half by 2030.
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Climate Change Bill, which sets out a national climate change response, including mitigation and adaptation actions, which also constitutes South Africa's fair contribution to the global climate change response.
From solar power to gas, the president's record can be assessed through key metrics.
Vice President Kamala Harris could choose a running mate who is more moderate on climate action.
There was “a discharge of natural gas, salt water and condensate coming from a recirculation line above the water at the platform, creating a light silvery sheen,” said a Coast Guard official.
Battery storage is growing fast, with around a third of India's total battery infrastructure coming online just this year.
Initial efforts to salvage a fishing boat which sank off the coast of Mull have failed amid concerns from environmental campaigners over an oil spill where salmon are being farmed.
State-owned oil and natural gas corporation Pertamina added two Russian oil grades alongside others to its tender lists for purchase in September.
Yvonne Niego, Nunavut's deputy Environment minister, confirmed to Radio-Canada Monday afternoon that there was a gasoline leak at the community's fuel tank farm and the territory suspects approximately 5,000 litres of gasoline had leaked.
Despite hotter summers and more intense heat waves, local authorities have decided to close the only pool in the small southern Ontario community of Clinton
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections Global society may have finally slammed on the brakes for climate-warming pollution released by human fossil fuel combustion. According to the Carbon Monitor Project , the total global climate pollution released between February and May 2024 declined slightly from the amount released during the same period in 2023. Many experts believe that the clean energy transition has reached the point where emissions will stabilize and then begin to decline. The critical milestone of peak climate pollution might be happening right now. And it’s happening none too soon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported in early June that “carbon is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever —...
A look at Kamala Harris' record on clean energy, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice in California, the Senate, and the White House.
Russia's Black Sea Tuapse oil refinery, owned by oil major Rosneft, was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, officials from the Krasnodar region said on Monday.
The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday.
Project 2025 proposes breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency for the National Weather Service, describing it as “one of the main drivers of the climate change alarm industry.”
Authorities said nearly 100 firefighters were sent to battle a fire that broke out at the Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea coast.
With less than half of Georgia Power's electricity carbon-free, businesses and governments are scrambling to meet looming clean energy targets.
[Daily News] CLIMATE change and environment activists have requested for financial support from the Group of 20 (G-20) so as to increase investments in affordable and renewable energy.
Scientists at Kew believe half its 11,000 tree species could be at risk by the end of the century.
Steel production is one of the most carbon-intensive industries globally, in part because of its frequent use of coal.
Major oil field service companies are pivoting to more work in international and offshore fields amid a slowdown in U.S. shale activity.
The agency plans to dole out the funding ahead of the presidential election, which would make it nearly impossible for a new administration to stop it.
The Azerbaijani presidency made that claim while presenting a flurry of initiatives for the Baku summit.
An oil tanker that left the site of a collision and fire east of Singapore has been intercepted off the coast of Malaysia in the early hours of Sunday, Malaysian maritime authorities said.
NSW, Victoria and Queensland local governments have limited roles in approving developments, but advocates say they’re best placed to keep communities onside Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Rural councils should be “deeply engaged” with the planning of renewable energy projects in their backyards to keep communities onside and streamline the energy transition, local government advocates have said. But not all renewable projects require local government approval, meaning developers are left to deal directly with the community – to mixed results. Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading...
A listing of 32 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, July 14, 2024 thru Sat, July 20, 2024. Story of the week As reflected by preponderance of coverage, our Story of the Week is Project 2025 . Until now traveling mostly unobserved below the surface of public attention, this public policy submarine launched by the Heritage Foundation and loaded with missiles targeted at civil society as we express it via competent and impartial governance (or sincere attempts at such) now emerges as a hot topic of concern, spanning many domains of public administration. What's Project 2025? If you didn't follow the link above, here's shorthand supplied by the instigators: Our goal is to assemble an army of aligned...
Extreme temperatures have caused problems for the beverage service on some Southwest Airlines flights, with hot cans exploding when opened.
Slovakia and Hungary said they had stopped receiving oil from key Russian supplier Lukoil.
A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. - 'The lake is lost' - A few oil pumps still operate on Lake Maracaibo's polluted shore, but dozens of machines stand idle.
Special statements from Environment and Climate Change Canada on Saturday warned of very poor air quality for some areas.
The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change issued fire restrictions for the South Slave region on Saturday, and for the North Slave and Dehcho regions on Friday evening.
Trump’s VP pick flip-flopped on global warming as he rose in GOP politics, earning a zero score on climate from a leading environmental group
Countries and companies involved in oil and gas extraction to be asked to join scheme aimed at tackling global heating Fossil-fuel producing countries and companies are being asked to pay into a new international fund to help poor countries cope with the effects of the climate crisis. The climate investment fund is being set up by the Azerbaijan government, host country of the Cop29 UN climate summit in November. Continue reading...
ANKARA - Turkey is set to send navy support to Somali waters after the two countries agreed Ankara will send an exploration vessel off the coast of Somalia to prospect for oil and gas.
The administration also seeks tougher regulations on plastics manufacturers, which use fossil fuels to make many products in everyday use.
[ISS] Could policy convergence on climate change be a ray of hope in the country's new Government of National Unity?
Michel Forst, UN special rapporteur, joins growing chorus of voices criticising jail terms handed to five defendants The lengthy multi-year sentences handed to Just Stop Oil activists are “not acceptable in a democracy”, a UN special rapporteur has said, as the government faced growing pressure to reverse the previous administration’s “hardline anti-protest” approach. Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur for environmental defenders, joined a growing chorus of voices condemning the sentences handed down to the five defendants for planning non-violent protests on the M25. Continue reading...
The incident raises questions over the risks to maritime traffic, the environment and human lives in one of the world’s busiest waterways.
Thousands have joined a new federal program that links young people with jobs in green energy and conservation Did you ever imagine spending a year restoring paths along the Appalachian Trail? Developing community gardens on a Caribbean island? Or helping neighbors electrify their homes? This summer, thousands of people in the US joined the American Climate Corps (ACC), a new federal program that connects young people with jobs in conservation, climate adaptation and green energy. Continue reading...
Azerbaijan said Friday it hopes to raise money from fossil fuel producers for green projects in developing countries as the petro-state prepares to host the world's most important climate summit.
The climate regulation will remain in place as the court considers challenges from states, industry and utility groups.
Exactly 100 years ago, Germany’s northernmost research facilities on the North Sea island Sylt were opened. What began as a small field outpost for oyster research in 1924 would evolve into a modern, fully equipped research station that has been part of the Alfred Wegener Institute since 1998. Today, the AWI Wadden Sea Station on Sylt is pursuing answers to what is likely the most important question concerning the fragile ecosystem at its doorstep: how will climate change affect the Wadden Sea and North Sea in the long term?
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE01793E, Paper Xingxing Wang, Ziyu Song, Hao Wu, Jiayi Chen, Wenfang Feng, Michel Armand, Zhi-Bin Zhou, Heng Zhang Among existing electrochemical energy storage technologies, lithium carbon fluoride (Li°||CFx) batteries have captured enormous attention owing to their surprisingly high energy density and low self-discharge rate. The features of nonaqueous... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Chris Packham calls for meeting with attorney general as prominent figures condemn long jail terms for M25 activists Chris Packham has called for a meeting with the attorney general for England and Wales as he joined a chorus of prominent voices condemning long jail terms for Just Stop Oil protesters. Speaking after five activists were sentenced to up to five years for planning protests on the M25, the broadcaster and naturalist said: “Be clear, be very, very clear, this is not just about climate activism. Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires in regions that are already hot, dry and water scarce.
The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
The state's move to promote direct power purchase agreements (PPAs) is gathering momentum, with the authorities and business people to jointly conduct a study over a plan to support direct sales of renewable energy from producers to factories in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), says the EEC Office.
The Australian Industry Group joined with a coalition of organizations to call for a “credible and consistent energy framework,” including greater investment in renewable energy.
Former President Donald Trump went well past his own record for longest convention speech, going on for more than 90 minutes and venting about electric cars and other pet peeves.
From weekend runners to Olympians, people are changing when, where and even whether they run as heat, wildfire smoke and smog make certain types of exercise dangerous.
The jail sentences handed down to Just Stop Oil activists take up many of Friday's front pages.
Ukraine’s president will ask for more help to block Putin’s growing ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers carrying sanctioned crude to buyers The Ukrainian president, Volodmyr Zelenskiy, will attend an extraordinary meeting of the British cabinet on Friday to bring fresh impetus to efforts to stop Russia evading sanctions on its oil exports. Zelenskiy will be the first foreign leader to visit Downing Street since Keir Starmer was elected prime minister two weeks ago and the first foreign leader to address cabinet in person since the US president Bill Clinton in 1997. Continue reading...
The re-election ensures leadership continuity for the 27-nation bloc as it wrestles with crises ranging from the war in Ukraine to climate change, migration and housing shortages.
Mining executive Andrew Forrest has denied he is abandoning his ambitions for green hydrogen, saying the fuel is imperative for combating climate change.
The agencies hope the 17 technological innovations from the private sector will accelerate their path to net-zero emissions in federal facilities by 2045.
Introduction Observations of the Sun and Earth from space continue to revolutionize our view and understanding of how solar variability and other natural and anthropogenic forcings impact Earth’s atmosphere and climate. For more than four decades (spanning four 11-year solar cycles and now well into a fifth), the total and spectral solar irradiance and global […]
Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway have been sentenced to lengthy jail terms. Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu and Cressida Gethin were found guilty last week of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance for coordinating direct action protests on the M25 over four days in November 2022. Continue reading...
MAALE GILBOA, Israel - Maale Gilboa, a remote kibbutz on a rocky hilltop in northern Israel, was an unlikely spot to build a farming community let alone the future of Israel's energy supply.
The land use proposal has won the support of both industry and wildlife advocates.
Editor’s Note: Jeff Goodell is a journalist and author of several books on climate change, most recently “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more CNN Opinion. CNN — Earlier this week, the Third Avenue Bridge in Manhattan had to be … The post Opinion: We built our world for a climate that no longer exists appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Fracking supporters have long touted it as a green technology. Enhanced geothermal energy is finally making that a reality.
Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
Natural gas plays a pivotal component in Australia’s energy transition.
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
Subsidising domestic oil prices through the state's rapidly dwindling Oil Fuel Fund is not the only way to deal with the fluctuations in global crude prices.
A landlocked country with limited options for wind and solar power, the Czech Republic is betting on nuclear energy as a key part of its plan to wean itself off coal, as well as Russian oil and gas.
CCC says delays and reverses under Rishi Sunak have left UK drastically off track from Paris commitments The new Labour government must oversee a massive ramping up of renewable energy generation in this parliament or the UK will breach its international obligations under the Paris agreement, the government’s climate watchdog has said. The Conservative government left the country drastically off track to meet its international commitments, despite setting the carbon-cutting target before hosting the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in 2021, the Committee on Climate Change found in its most recent annual report. Continue reading...
Groups that often support Coalition – including Australian Industry Group and National Farmers’ Federation – call for ‘credible and consistent framework’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Major business and farming groups say Australia’s existing 2030 climate targets are “critical” and have warned against chopping and changing energy policy, in a shot across the bows of the Coalition. On Thursday 18 organisations – including some closely aligned with the Coalition’s core constituencies – issued a joint statement saying investors required a “certain, credible and consistent policy framework”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily...
ATHENS - The Greek navy this week extended an advisory effectively banning ship traffic off the coast of the southeastern Peloponnese and further, in a bid to deter ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil off Greece, three sources said.
The storm, which knocked out power for tens of thousands of people, flooded a major highway and a key transit hub in Toronto on Tuesday.
Jinko Solar, TCL Zhonghuan and Envision Energy will join Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and a private firm to expand their global footprints amid US and EU trade barriers and competition at home.
The repeal comes in response to legislation that Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law.
The Houthi rebels has released a video of an attack it claims to have carried out on an oil tanker in the Red Sea.
The plan would address the effects of wind turbines in Iowa and Minnesota.
But authorities warned that an ongoing heatwave in southern Russia may lead to more blackouts and emergency power use restrictions.
Boosting soil organic carbon can combat climate change while improving agriculture.
New studies, which utilized AI to monitor the effects of climate change on Earth's spin, have shown that our days are getting increasingly longer and that our planet will get more wobbly in the future. These changes could have major implications for humanity's future.
The host of this year's UN climate summit on Wednesday urged governments to start compromising to break a deadlock over how to help poorer countries tackle global warming.
VALENCIA, Spain - The city council of Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday closed three beaches on the Mediterranean coast after oil or fuel from a spill washed up on a 2-km (1.2-mile) line of sand. The cause of the spill was not immediately clear.
[The Herald] A $52.3 million project approved today by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims to help Malawi cope with the devastating effects of climate change and boost the country's long-term food security.
Breakthrough Energy is calling for a $200 million program to expedite the commercialization of promising low-carbon technologies.
In recent years, investment in exploration projects by Bolivia’s state-owned energy company has dwindled and natural gas extraction has faded fast.
Review says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and ‘heat plan’ for vulnerable people Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended. The city also needs a new reservoir, improved flood defences, and a “heat plan” to protect vulnerable residents from the increased risk of heatwaves, the report on the impact of the climate crisis has found. Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] There are huge profits to be made in exploiting South Africa's natural resources, but these come at a cost to society and the environment. Pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and depletion of natural wealth have a disproportionate impact on the country's Black and low-income communities and workforce.
Choosing more sustainable options in the same food group can significantly reduce the environmental footprint. Here are some simple swaps Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast You might think eating more sustainably requires drastic changes, such as shifting to a vegan diet . While a plant-based diet is undeniably good for the Earth, our new research shows modest changes to your eating habits can also have significant environmental benefits. We assessed how food products on Australian supermarket shelves stack up against key environmental indicators, such as carbon emissions and water use. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily...
CAIRO - Liberia-flagged oil tanker Chios Lion was assessing damage and investigating a potential oil spill after it was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Tuesday.
13 Indians who were on board of a Comoros-flagged oil tanker that capsized off Oman are still missing, the country's maritime security centre said on Tuesday, a day after the sinking was reported. The crew of "Prestige Falcon" comprised 13 Indian nationals and three Sri Lankans, the Omani centre said in a post on the social media platform X.
President Biden claimed Tuesday that former President Donald Trump would believe in climate change if he visited Las Vegas "in his bare feet."
Dramatic footage shows the moment Houthi rebels took aim at Chios Lion, a Liberia-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea before causing the hapless vessel to burst into flames.
Scientists have made major strides in predicting rapidly intensifying storms over the past decade, but even the best tech can't keep up as climate change fuels rapidly intensifying storms
The $86,000 fine, issued Friday, is the fourth levied against Alaska's second-largest North Slope oil and gas producer this year.
Embattled Energy Absolute (EA) is seeking a strategic partner to help it with debts of 19.5 billion baht due this year, after a credit downgrading caused the SET-listed renewable energy company difficulty in mobilising fresh funds via bond issuance.
Biden approved a massive offshore wind project off the coast of New Jersey that will raise energy bills 55%. Coastal residents are suing the state in an attempt to stop the project.
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It's the latest Republican pushback against President Joe Biden's plans to curb coal leasing.
Vance’s record shows ‘pattern of prioritizing fossil fuel interests’ over the climate crisis, environmentalist says JD Vance’s close ties to the fossil fuels industry and eagerness to please Donald Trump poses a major threat to Americans and the planet, environmental advocates have warned. The Republican nominee for vice-president, a wealthy venture capitalist who was elected to the US Senate in 2022, went from voicing concern about the climate crisis before running for political office to voting to roll back environmental protections and to repeal landmark climate legislation boosting renewables and electric vehicles. Continue reading...
CNN — The impacts of human-caused climate change are so overwhelming they’re actually messing with time, according to new research. Polar ice melt caused by global warming is changing the speed ofEarth’s rotation and increasing the length of each day, in a trend set to accelerate over this century as humans continue to pump out … The post Climate change is messing with time more than previously thought, scientists find appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[GroundUp] Climate change means extreme events are likely to happen more often
Clean technology like solar panels, wind turbines, heat pumps, and electric vehicles are helping the world clean up its act. The post A major milestone: Global climate pollution may have just peaked appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Jarden is launching its renewables trading platform in Australia, looking to grow carbon credits trading as the energy transition continues.
Researchers from ETH Zurich say that climate change is making the length of Earth's days longer at an 'unprecedented' rate.
Oil and gas companies have been issued a warning by the regulator over slow decommissioning of their sites in the North Sea
SET-listed Energy Absolute (EA) has set up a committee to look into the alleged fraud committed by its former chief executive and chief financial executive, yet the renewable energy producer insisted it would go ahead with a 5.5-billion-baht bond issuance, despite the recent negative developments pertaining to the company's credibility.
The Republican vice presidential candidate has championed oil and gas, panned wind turbines as “hideously ugly” and called for repealing climate policy.
[263Chat] Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. It is not a distant threat but a present reality, affecting everyone without exception.
The Environment Programme report focuses on potential dangers to the planet, from disease to unlivable places.
Former NSW Liberal minister calls on renewables sector to ‘put your mouth where your money is’ in first speech as incoming Climate Change Authority chair Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The incoming Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean has issued a call to arms for the clean energy industry to “enter the arena” and push back against vested interests seeking to erode public confidence in renewable energy. Kean, a former energy minister in New South Wales and Liberal MP for another three weeks, told the Australian Clean Energy Summit 2024 in Sydney the industry had the science and the financial heft to counter the “propaganda” of vested fossil fuel interests. Sign up for Guardian...
“Our land is being washed away by the sea. Climate change is a threat we face every day,” Ms Finau said.
The Science Museum has caved in to pressure from campaigners to cut ties with an energy firm over concerns about its environmental impact.
The Energy Security Secretary was already under fire for risking Britain's food security by giving the go-ahead to the renewable energy projects.
LONDON - A Chevron-chartered oil tanker seized by Iran more than a year ago has dropped anchor near the United Arab Emirates port of Khor Fakkan, ship tracking data showed on Monday.
Melting of ice is slowing planet’s rotation and could disrupt internet traffic, financial transactions and GPS The climate crisis is causing the length of each day to get longer, analysis shows, as the mass melting of polar ice reshapes the planet. The phenomenon is a striking demonstration of how humanity’s actions are transforming the Earth, scientists said, rivalling natural processes that have existed for billions of years. Continue reading...
Travelers and flight attendants are already steeling themselves for increased turbulence and weather delays thanks to climate change now face a new problem while on the runway—extreme heat.Read more...
President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 but that will require finance and partnerships
Climate change is affecting all aspects of the northern housing industry, from the structures themselves to the transportation of materials. One way to fix the issue is to put more reliance on northern community-based knowledge, says Julia Christensen.
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says with the effects of climate change worsening, as seen in the Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal, government is seeking more ways to make both the economy and country more climate resilient.
Journalist Boyce Upholt’s new book “The Great River” explores the Mississippi’s past, present and future under warming climate.
On July 11 my InBox contained this contribution from a New York Times (subscription) service, a thoughtful piece by David Gelles entitled A.I.’s insatiable appetite for energy. He cited an interview that he and other reporters had held some weeks … Continue reading → The post AI impact on global energy demand. Further incentive to think like the Wright brothers. first appeared on Living on the Real World.
The concern is the state's dams have outlived their usefulness and climate change could bring storms they were never built to withstand.
ACT MP Mark Cameron ACT MP Mark Cameron has lodged a new member’s bill to stop regional councils from considering climate change impacts in consenting decisions.
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Global energy companies and financial entities - Africa Oil Corp., Standard Bank, and the Liberia Petroleum Regulatory Authority - discussed where global funds should flow and Africa's pathway to enhanced energy project finance
Climate, public lands and tribal law regulations are now likely to face legal challenges. The post Repeal of the Chevron doctrine will have profound consequences for federal rulemaking appeared first on High Country News.
Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ that can put energy back into the National Grid when solar panels and windfarms do not provide much power Electric cars make some people afraid of the dark. While the batteries produce much less carbon, they require much more electricity to run. This has prompted ominous warnings that Great Britain and other wealthy countries set on banning new petrol and diesel cars risk plunging their populations into darkness. In recent months British net zero-sceptical newspapers have warned that the shift to EVs would “risk overwhelming the grid, and threaten catastrophic blackouts” when intermittent sun and wind fail to provide the necessary power. Another article claimed: “It won’t take an enemy power to put us all in the dark – just energy customers doing...
The region is slowly moving away from fossil fuels. But it's taking longer than many people had envisioned.
Heat was among the first hazards raised with the agency when it was formed in the 1960s. No proposal came until heat became impossible to ignore.
Opponents say the process is experimental and more expensive than fighting climate change by boosting energy conservation and renewables.
Senior climate figures welcome move after Conservative government largely left the role to junior ministers Ed Miliband is to take personal control of the UK’s negotiations at vital international climate talks, in stark contrast to his Tory predecessors. The energy security and net zero secretary will attend Cop29, this year’s UN climate summit, in Azerbaijan this November to head the UK’s delegation and meet political leaders from around the world. Continue reading...
Authorities warn of severe water shortages in Greece following the warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record. The Mornos reservoir's levels have dropped 30 percent. Athens, home to 3.7 million people, is on "yellow alert" to reduce water consumption. The influx of tourists, poor management, and climate change exacerbate the crisis.
"But people’s beliefs and interests need not align if everyone finds some benefit in the recommendations."
A proposal to create Germany's biggest motorway has sparked a backlash, with critics fearful the "monstrosity" will increase climate-damaging emissions, worsen noise pollution and harm biodiverse habitats.
Letter urges environment minister to investigate alleged breaches at Doongmabulla Springs Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast There is growing concern that a culturally significant and nationally important wetland is under threat from Adani’s controversial coalmine in Queensland, with an Indigenous group demanding the government investigate alleged breaches of the conditions that protect the site. Scientists say drops in water levels in bores around the Doongmabulla Springs have been detected hundreds of times since mining started, and allege hydrocarbons associated with coal have been found in bores and the springs themselves. Continue reading...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused the two top executives of the renewable energy firm Energy Absolute (EA) of procurement fraud that earned the perpetrators 3.5 billion baht.
An oil depot in the Tsimlyansky district, deep inside Russia’s southwestern Rostov region, was set ablaze in the early hours of Saturday following a Ukrainian drone attack — the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region.
Multnomah County recorded its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people.
Climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many of which are more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding, and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe.
Scientists at Environment and Climate Change Canada have said that climate change made the June heat wave in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada up to 10 times more likley.
The Supreme Court's recent term illustrates the judiciary's outsized role in government's ability to address climate change. The coming election could shape the judicial landscape for decades to come.
BRUSSELS - The European Union will pressure other countries at this year’s COP29 climate summit to follow through on their pledge to transition away from fossil fuels, a draft of the bloc’s negotiating position seen by Reuters showed.
A detailed study of 'potential' turbine sites in England shows just how far the move to wind power could go and the possible impact on our green and pleasant land.
A Chevron-chartered oil tanker seized by Iran more than a year ago is heading toward the Sohar port in Oman, LSEG ship tracking data showed on Friday.
New research says climate change has caused toxic metal pollution to double in some Colorado rivers and mountain streams. It's complicating efforts to clean up abandoned mining sites.
A major oil company is paying a major fine for years of polluting Native land. The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had secured a $241.5 million settlement from Marathon Oil for befouling the air of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota with methane from natural gas flaring.Read more...
The generative artificial intelligence boom is boosting revenue for major tech companies — but the massive demand for energy is making these companies big-time contributors to climate change.Read more...
The ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee said that climate change vulnerability assessments have been underused by the agency.
The coalition government’s plan to lift a ban on oil and gas exploration will lead to an extra 51.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions up to 2050, according to the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment.
Regional collaboration and self-reliance are crucial for preparing for potential weather-related disasters and addressing the challenges posed by cooling inflation.
As Tata Steel and British Steel close their polluting blast furnaces, will Labour get behind the switch to more energy-efficient technology – and secure jobs? The warning is to “wait for the snap, crackle and pop” as three glowing electrodes are dropped into an electric arc furnace in Cardiff. What follows sounds like thunder and lightning. It is a human-induced storm in a massive, ceramic-lined cup, holding 140 tonnes of rapidly melting steel. The plant, owned by Spain’s Celsa, melts scrap steel using high-voltage electrical currents that generate the 1,600C needed to turn the metal to liquid. The glowing steel is then ready to be cast, twisted and crushed into the rods used to reinforce concrete. Continue reading...
Energy industry players and some environmentalists will be on hand in Milwaukee next week.