Climate protesters call provision in US debt ceiling bill to expedite controversial project in Virginia and West Virginia a ‘betrayal’ Climate activists have stepped up protests over the inclusion of a provision to speed up a controversial gas pipeline’s completion in the deal to raise the debt ceiling as Congress prepares to vote on Wednesday, aiming criticism at Democrats Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin. The pipeline project has long been championed by Manchin, the West Virginia senator who was the top recipient of fossil fuel industry contributions during the 2022 election cycle. Continue reading...
The judgments were related to health, safety and environmental violations.
Organized by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, the worker walkout could include over 1,900 employees and kicks off at 12 p.m. local time.
The agreement would overrule federal courts that have repeatedly found the pipeline in violation of environmental laws.
A bacterium found in English oak buds can help separate out the rare earth elements used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines
Climate change did not have a “significant” impact on the likelihood or intensity of recent... The post Climate had no ‘significant’ impact on northern Italy floods in May 2023 appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Regulator expected to examine whether sustainability reports on sourcing of wood pellets meet renewables subsidy criteria Drax is facing an investigation by the energy regulator into the sustainability of the biomass it uses at its wood-burning power plant amid growing scepticism over its green credentials. The energy regulator, Ofgem, said it would investigate whether the owner of Britain’s biggest power plant, in North Yorkshire, was in breach of the reporting rules required for its renewable energy subsidy scheme. Continue reading...
Russia said Ukrainian artillery hit a Russian town for a third time this week and drones struck two oil refineries in an uptick in attacks on Russian territory as Ukraine prepares a Western-backed push to end Russia's invasion.
Overall there were 36 electric cars on UK roads per standard public charger at the end of last year, up from 31 at the close of 2021. But in the North West, the figure was at 85:1, up from 49:1.
TOKYO: Japan on Wednesday passed a law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years, as it tries to reinvigorate the sector to meet energy challenges and climate targets.
Climate change tightens existing water supplies and can worsen conditions in communities where hauling water is a necessity.
The war in Ukraine has forced Germany to boost coal imports from Colombia even as it seeks to phase out fossil fuels at home. Glencore is benefiting the most from the high demand, but the local people not nearly as much.
Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
[SciDev.Net] Accra -- An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool is using satellite remote sensing and machine learning to predict agricultural yields of key crops across Africa, to help mitigate the harms of climate change and other crises, its developers say.
May 31, 2023 2:45 PM Four senior figures from WMO are in the running for the post.
Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, but it also arguably occupies a unique position in the global fight against it. While the financial sector will play a critical role in supporting countries on their journey towards greater sustainability, companies in the region also need access to know-how and technology.
State legislators did not approve measures that could have done the most to raise renewable energy costs, but they did support incentives for new fossil fuel plants in Texas.
Neom Green Hydrogen is part of Riyadh's ambitious plans to expand in clean-tech industries as it prepares for a future beyond fossil fuels.
To be on track to zero out emissions by midcentury, the country will need to roughly triple its energy transition investment to an annual average of almost $1.7 trillion in the later years of this decade.
A fire erupted at southern Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery on Wednesday after an apparent drone attack.
Recent warm and wet El Niño conditions — which scientists say are likely to be prevalent in the future due to climate change — are ideal for mosquitoes.
Russian authorities say Ukraine drone strike responsible for oil refinery fire; governor of Belgorod accuses Kyiv of shelling region What we know on day 462 of the invasion The drone attacks targeting Moscow early on Tuesday, which have been blamed on Kyiv, were by far the largest wave launched against Russia since the start of its war against Ukraine. There has been speculation that at least one of the drones involved was a UJ-22 produced by the Ukrainian Ukrjet company, which Russia claims has been involved in at least one previous attack. Some other experts disagree, suggesting it is another model of drone, citing differences in appearance. Continue reading...
A day after Russia accused Ukraine of sending kamikaze drones to attack Moscow , a suspected Ukrainian drone struck the Afipsky oil refinery in the early hours of this morning.
The San Francisco Bay community of West Oakland faces an environmental threat caused by toxic waste lurking in the soil as groundwater levels rise due to climate change
Climate activists are livid over a provision in the debt limit agreement that orders federal agencies to issue permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline — and says courts can’t review them.
Sure, we all complain about the humidity on a sweltering summer day. But it turns out that same humidity could be a source of clean, pollution-free energy, according to a new study."Air humidity is a vast, sustainable reservoir of energy that, unlike solar and wind, is continuously available," said the study, which was published recently in the journal Advanced Materials.“This is very exciting,” said Xiaomeng Liu, a graduate student at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and the paper’s lead author. “We are opening up a wide door for harvesting clean electricity from thin air.”In fact, researchers say that nearly any material can be turned into a device that continuously harvests electricity from humidity in the air.Future shock: On Earth Day, scientists tell us what 2050 could be like...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The deal to raise the US debt ceiling will have significant ramifications for the climate and nature, by fast-tracking a controversial gas pipeline in West Virginia and limiting the scope of environmental reviews for future developments, environmentalists have warned. The agreement struck between Joe Biden […]
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi on Tuesday asked Ukraine and Russia to respect five principles to safeguard Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, suggesting he had not secured their agreement to protect the facility.
The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments The deal to raise the US debt ceiling will have significant ramifications for the climate and nature, by fast-tracking a controversial gas pipeline in West Virginia and limiting the scope of environmental reviews for future developments, environmentalists have warned. The agreement struck between Joe Biden and Republicans who control the House of Representatives states the Mountain Valley pipeline is “required in the national interest” and should be issued its necessary permits within 21 days and be shielded from legal challenge by those who object to it. Continue reading...
An environmental assessment by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management found that leasing would not cause significant environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico.
The EPA administrator's trip to the continent could deepen relationships with countries vital for clean energy technology.
Burning coal to create electricity is shockingly inefficient. The post The little-known, massive advantage that renewables hold over coal appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
On February 14, 2023 we announced our Rebuttal Update Project . This included an ask for feedback about the added "At a glance" section in the updated basic rebuttal versions. This weekly blog post series highlights this new section of one of the updated basic rebuttal versions and serves as a "bump" for our ask. This week features " How reliable are climate models? ". More will follow in the upcoming weeks. Please follow the Further Reading link at the bottom to read the full rebuttal and to join the discussion in the comment thread there. At a glance So, what are computer models? Computer modelling is the simulation and study of complex physical systems using mathematics and computer science. Models can be used to explore the effects of changes to any or all of the system components...
The Ford government has until the end of June to ask Canada's nuclear regulator to inspect its plans in order to keep Pickering nuclear power station open until 2026.
France opens its first electric car battery factory
Researchers discovered that rocks could be the next generation of solar energy storage materials.
France will launch its first battery factory for electric cars on Tuesday, taking a big step in its race to build up a sector dominated by China.
The state-controlled driller that produces more than half the nation’s oil and gas plans to grow its renewable power portfolio to 10,000 megawatts by 2030.
Rising temperatures could increase global inflation by as much as 1 percent every year until 2035.
[IPS] Montevideo, Uruguay -- As a matter of global justice, the climate crisis has rightfully made its way to the world's highest court.
United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith's election victory in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Monday is likely to herald further friction with Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, particularly over climate change.
KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korea’s latest missile advances mean it is now much harder for the U.S. to prevent Kim Jong Un from launching nuclear weapons.Pentagon insiders and North Korea watchers on Capitol Hill say Kim’s ability to deploy solid-fuel rockets—if proven—would complicate American efforts to launch preemptive strikes and that the Hermit Kingdom has entered a new phase of nuclear power.The North recently claimed that it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. The new missiles would be a breakthrough in the country’s efforts to build a harder-to-detect weapon that threatens the continental United States.Read more at The Daily Beast.
May 29, 2023 5:00 PM We need oil producers at the table if the next UN climate conference, COP28, is to succeed.
Big four have pledged to align business practices with Paris agreement but loophole allows them to fund sector, activist group says Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s big banks have loaned more than $13bn for fossil fuel projects over the past two years even as they publicly advocate for emissions reductions, a new report suggests. Analysis by environmental activist group Market Forces has found that while Australia’s major banks largely avoid providing direct project finance to new coal, oil and gas projects, they do fund corporate entities that develop them. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...
Please stop repeating all this softened wording, such as climate change, climate-related hazards, climate crisis, or extreme weather events… And just call it what it really is: climate carnage. Indeed, several scientific findings, released ahead of the 2023 World Environment Day (5 June), staggeringly indicate that the world-spread climate carnage is predicted to hit all-time […]
On island territories, where most food is imported, achieving a level of food sovereignty is becoming more urgent due to climate change.
The new site off the A3 near Buriton, Hampshire was approved in March and will feature a host of green amenities including 120 EV charging points and 60 solar powered 'eco-lodges'.
Gary Smith, general secretary of GMB, warned against 'strangling' the industry and stressed there was a 'national security imperative' to keep producing fossil fuels in Britain.
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles' Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) and the Department of Energy are currently assessing prospective government buildings to install photovoltaic panels, said a top official.
[Vanguard] The Charcoal Export Legality and Compliance Group, has flagged-off a tree planting project to address the challenges of climate change in Nigeria.
Voters in Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta head to the polls on Monday in a tight election race that is expected to have a significant bearing on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate goals, which are already seen as lagging global peers.
Nepal will not shift base camp due to climate change, after opposition from Sherpas and mountaineers.
“I'm into having a healthy body and a healthy Earth. That's what I'm fighting for. And that's my crusade,” actor says in new interview
Jane Fonda is facing backlash after she called for men to face 'arrest and jail' for the destruction done to the planet as she blamed white men specifically for creating the 'climate crisis.'
May 28, 2023 10:02 PM Police are looking into whether the phosphorescent waters could be a protest by climate change activists.
May 28, 2023 6:55 PM The plan is part of a target to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2060.
Dale Vince, the multi-millionaire founder of Ecotricity, has made a series of donations to Labour over the years including directly to party leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Climate change is spurring interest in remaking local infrastructure to accommodate renewable energy, minimize power failures, and expand consumer choice.
Two men charged with aggravated trespass after pitch invasion during Gallagher Premiership contest Two men have been charged over a Just Stop Oil protest at the Gallagher Premiership rugby union final at Twickenham on Saturday when activists invaded the pitch and threw orange paint powder during live play. The Met police said Samuel Johnson, 40, of Reydon, Suffolk and Patrick Hart, 37, of Brislington, Bristol had been charged with aggravated trespass. Continue reading...
Shadow work and pension secretary says details of how UK can become ‘world leader’ in green energy transition will be announced soon Labour’s shadow work and pension secretary has confirmed the party’s plans to block all new domestic oil and gas developments if it wins power, instead proposing to invest heavily in renewable sources such as wind, and also in nuclear power. Jonathan Ashworth said details would be announced soon when asked about a report in the Sunday Times , in which unnamed Labour sources outlined the proposal for Keir Starmer to make a bar on new North Sea projects one of his “national missions”. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by the Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Writing clean energy policies and implementing them is hard. It takes experts. Those people serve on task forces, stay up late writing policy briefs and fret over the details. In an era when many states are making rapid […]
Malaysia sees boosting renewable energy exports, principally to Singapore, as the logical way to fund its ambitious energy transition plans.
Penny Sharpe’s political journey has taken her from street protests to Macquarie Street. Now she is responsible for climate change action and saving the koalas.
Iraq warned to end oil addiction to avoid 'intensive care'
Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought-hit Tunisia
May 27, 2023 9:40 PM This will be the Pacific island nations' third summit in a week with a large economy.
Just Stop Oil protesters force stoppage of the Gallagher Premiership final between Saracens and Sale at Twickenham.
Tim Martin and Joanna Smith, both 53, were taken into custody on Friday after being charged on counts of conspiracy to commit an offense and causing damage to an art exhibit.
The Rugby Premiership final at Twickenham has ground to a halt after a Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the pitch. They have been identified as GP Dr Patrick Hart and Sam Johnson, 40.
May 27, 2023 2:00 PM The move is aimed at boosting exports of high-quality rice, ensuring domestic food security, protecting the environment and adapting to climate change.
New York achieved a significant renewable energy milestone by generating a record-breaking 20% of its electricity from solar power.
State auditors say California's Department of Water Resources is failing to adequately account for climate change in its water-supply forecasts.
Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sewilam has stressed that the water sector counters challenges related to the negative effects of the climate change. The minister made his remarks on Saturday during his participation at an international conference organized by the American University in Cairo on efforts to cut the bad emissions of climate change. … The post Irrigation Minister: Water sector faces climate change-linked challenges appeared first on Egypt Independent.
EU’s Josep Borrell condemns move while US president Joe Biden has ‘extremely negative’ reaction to reports it is going ahead Day 458 of Russia’s war against Ukraine Ukraine’s defence ministry has claimed Russia is planning to simulate a major accident at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station to try to thwart Kyiv’s long-planned counter-offensive. The plant, in an area of Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, has been repeatedly hit by shelling that each side blames the other for. Continue reading...
May 27, 2023 5:48 AM Officials say Russian forces plan to shell the plant, announce a radiation leak and thereby force a ceasefire.
Environmental groups say the event in Perth to court the biggest polluting oil company of all time is ‘akin to a joint trade show with a tobacco major’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A government meet-and-greet to connect Australian industry with the world’s largest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has been criticised by environmental groups as “akin to a joint trade show with a tobacco major”. Australia’s international trade agency Austrade will host the event, “Doing business with Aramco 2023”, next Friday at the Duxton Hotel in Perth. Continue reading...
The US$7.9 billion factory will be one of Hungary’s largest foreign investments, but critics fear it will exacerbate environmental problems, hit precious water supplies and further undermining the economy to China.
The FBI and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have opened a joint investigation into the release of hazardous materials from a Bay Area oil refinery.
But it needs the government's help to get to net-zero carbon emissions.
Surging wholesale prices have paved the way to bonanza profits for oil and gas companies, but in the debate over secure, affordable and green energy for the future, there are few clean answers.
Here's the latest for Friday, May 26th: Russian forces strike clinic; Vatican peace envoy discusses negotiations for Russia, Ukraine; Oil giant shareholders met by climate activists in France; Gold mining operations growing in Venezuela.
Former culture secretary says prime ministerial diaries ‘are frequently wrong’ The government has announced that £7m is now available for grants to fund “policy-relevant research on how the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity can help address climate change and improve livelihoods of some of the world’s most vulnerable populations”. The money is available from the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate , set up by the UK government with £40m funding at the Cop26 climate summit. Railway catering workers have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, PA Media reports. PA says: Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) employed by DHL, which provides catering services for Avanti trains, backed industrial action by 97% on a 66% turnout. The union said the workers...
[New Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 24 approved a disbursement of $98.6 million (approx. Rwf101 billion) for Rwanda's Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) in climate resilience targets.
The confrontations between protesters and police occurred as demonstrators contest the burning of coal, oil, natural gas and biomass blamed for air pollution that researchers say kills 1.2 million people worldwide per year.
As part of a series on how key emitters are responding to climate change, Carbon... The post The Carbon Brief Profile: Pakistan appeared first on Carbon Brief.
[Ghanaian Times] Stakeholdersin Ghana's rice value chain were yesterday introduced to new Israeli agriculture technologies essential to improving the climate resilience of rice farming in Ghana for increased yields.
The transport sector continues to be a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for 20% of the global total, and the trend is on the rise
May 26, 2023 9:10 AM Some US Republicans say the group could be violating antitrust laws by working together to reduce clients’ carbon emissions.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the climate crisis, but experts say that the best way to cure climate anxiety is to take action – and often it’s surprisingly easy to make a substantial change to our greenhouse-gas emissions. Here’s how.
Hong Kong’s upcoming review of the scheme of control agreements with the city’s two power companies presents an excellent opportunity to take drastic action towards a more sustainable future.
Paris police on Friday fired tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies.
[Daily News] Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has acknowledged the Late President John Magufuli's contribution in the successful implementation of the Kikagati Murongo Hydroelectric Power Project located across the Kagera River, along Uganda's International border with Tanzania.
Since the 2004 appointment of Antonio Brufau, the oil industry's longest-serving chair, the company has fought off a takeover attempt, weathered the fallout from the nationalization of assets in South America and announced a major push into green energy.
Environmental groups had urged the Biden administration to cancel the sale, the first of several planned by the Bureau of Land Management.
Canada's corporate oil capital Calgary will be a crucial battleground in Alberta's provincial election on Monday, with the latest polling suggesting Rachel Notley's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) holds a slight edge in the city.
A report from the International Energy Agency projected that clean energy investments would total more than $1.7 trillion this year.
Environmental and human rights groups say Vietnam's crackdown on civil society will undermine an international climate program that's also aimed at boosting the country's economic development.
When the residents of Armstrong, a town of 15,000 in western Argentina, began to meet to discuss a renewable energy project, they agreed that there could be many positive effects and that it was not just a question of doing their bit in the global effort to mitigate climate change. “The proposal was to use […]
ThermaFY Group from Kelso, Scottish Borders achieves B Corp certification, reinforcing commitment to social and environmental responsibility in energy industry.
Space Pioneer’s Tianlong-2 launch of a rocket powered by coal-based aviation kerosene is being hailed as an aerospace industry breakthrough.
4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System alicia.cypress… Thu, 05/25/2023 - 14:25 Avoiding the worst impacts of climate change will require a drastic shift in the global power system as the world moves from fossil fuels to carbon-free electricity. While the technologies and investments that can get us there are now available, it will be necessary to dramatically speed up efforts and do so more equitably to create a decarbonized energy system. Fossil fuels still dominate electricity production: 76% of electricity is from polluting fossil gas, coal, and other fossil fuels. These sources generate 23% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions , and in 2022, the power sector’s emissions continued to grow by 1.8% .