Greenhouse gas emissions in France dropped 1.8 percent in 2024, a monitoring group working for the government said on Friday, but pointed out that was less than for the previous year.
Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trial The stunning $667m verdict against Greenpeace last week is a direct attack on the climate movement, Indigenous peoples and the first amendment. The North Dakota case is so deeply flawed – at its core, the trial was really about crushing dissent – that I believe there is a good chance it will be reversed on appeal and ultimately backfire against the Energy Transfer pipeline company. Continue reading...
“The restart of nuclear power plants is critical,” Fatih Birol said, to meet growing demand for electricity.
The French climate minister called for bolstering price-stabilization mechanisms and tweaking some elements of the current Emissions Trading System.
A federal judge rejected oil companies' efforts to move the lawsuit out of the state court where it was first filed.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05905K, Paper Ziwei Xu, Junpeng Li, Yifan Fu, Junjie Ba, Fengxue Duan, Yingjin Wei, Chunzhong Wang, Kangning Zhao, Yizhan Wang An ultrathin, water-repellent Zn 2+ -selective membrane suppresses interfacial water penetration and hydrogen evolution, enabling >10 000 cycles at 99.91% CE for scalable, Ah-level zinc metal batteries. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE90031J, Correction Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Benjamin K. Sovacool, Dylan Furszyfer Del Rio, Kyle Herman, Marfuga Iskandarova, Joao M. Uratani, Steve Griffiths 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
Speaking in the Arctic, Russia's president said Trump's plans were "serious" but nothing to do with Moscow.
The opposition leader’s new national gas plan aims at increasing domestic gas production. But in reality that just means more subsidies for gas companies Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton’s new national gas plan sounds good in theory: force gas companies to supply more gas for domestic consumption, thereby reducing domestic gas prices by about 30%. But the reality is likely to be very different. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The 2025 budget reflects a measured outlook on the energy landscape, highlighting progress that has been made and lingering problems
[Nile Post] Kampala residents face devastation after floods claimed lives and destroyed homes. With growing frustration, they blame government mismanagement, inadequate compensation, and poor waste disposal for worsening the situation.
[World Bank] As countries strive to balance rapid digital transformation with sustainable energy use, a major challenge emerges--how can digital expansion be green and inclusive? Many developing nations, including Mozambique and Madagascar, face this question as they scale up digital infrastructure while ensuring energy efficiency and climate resilience.
The group says it has succeeded in stopping Britain from approving new oil and gas projects and will hold one last demonstration in London.
The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record.
Saskatchewan is set to become the first Canadian province to go “carbon tax free," but the NDP say it leaves a giant hole in the latest budget.
Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.
PARIS - Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned Thursday.
Environment and Climate Change Canada's David Phillips says snowfall over the next 24 hours could be greater than what Manitoba has seen all winter.
COPENHAGEN - Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump's escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland's inhabitants for their resilience in the face of US pressure for control over the Arctic island.
Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' worth of technology to take a peek.
At least six people are feared dead and nine injured after a tourist submarine sank off Hurghada's coast in Egypt's Red Sea. Named Sindbad, the submarine had over 45 Russian tourists on board when it sank during a coral reef exploration. Rescue efforts saved 29 people. Investigations are ongoing as authorities look into the cause of the incident.
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers), the maximum extent fell below the prior […]
President Donald Trump has promised to boost oil production on public lands.
Just Stop Oil has said it is going to stop carrying out its campaign of stunts.
Less use of gas and coal in electricity supply and industry sectors drove reduction, Department for Energy says The UK’s carbon emissions fell by 4% last year, according to official figures. Provisional statistics published on Thursday by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) show UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions were 371m tonnes carbon equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2024, down from 385 MtCO2e in 2023. Continue reading...
Open access notables New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the twenty-first century , Kavan et al., Nature Climate Change: Accelerated climate warming has caused the majority of marine-terminating glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere to retreat substantially during the twenty-first century. While glacier retreat and changes in mass balance are widely studied on a global scale, the impacts of deglaciation on adjacent coastal geomorphology are often overlooked and therefore poorly understood. Here we examine changes in proglacial zones of marine-terminating glaciers across the Northern Hemisphere to quantify the length of new coastline that has been exposed by glacial retreat between 2000 and 2020. We identified a...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 7, 16 April 2025.
The climate protest group that rose to prominence due to a series of high-profile demonstrations has said it is switching tactics. It is 'the end of soup on Van Goghs,' a statement said.
It’s the latest Republican attack on Biden energy efficiency regulations. Several Democrats joined the effort Thursday.
Only 53 percent of Mali's population had access to electricity as of 2021, according to the latest data
Gene Likens, who first identified acidic rainwater in 1960s, said the Trump administration’s ‘rollbacks are alarming’ The US could be plunged back into an era of toxic acid rain, an environmental problem thought to have been solved decades ago, due to the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, the scientist who discovered the existence of acid rain in North America has warned. A blitzkrieg launched by Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on clean air and water regulations could revert the US to a time when cities were routinely shrouded in smog and even help usher back acid rain, according to Gene Likens, whose experiments helped identify acidic rainwater in the 1960s. Continue reading...
A New Orleans native set up a buddy system that pairs people across state lines. The post Hurricane Katrina survivors offer emotional support to Helene survivors appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Clusters of powerful winter storms which bring major impacts to the UK were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.
Cities looking to eliminate fossil fuels in buildings have notched a decisive court victory. Last week, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by plumbing and building trade groups against a New York City ban on natural gas in new buildings. The decision is the first to explicitly disagree with a previous ruling that struck down Berkeley, California’s […]
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has termed climate change as a direct threat to Kenya's environment, economic and national security.
Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday.
A new report finds that while electricity demand skyrocketed, the deployment of new wind, solar, and nuclear power did, too.
A new energy survey from the Dallas Fed found industry leaders hoping for more stability from the Trump administration.
Its absence marks a departure from recent administrations, including President Donald Trump’s first term.
[UN News] Ministers from 40 countries met on Wednesday at the first major climate forum of 2025 to discuss progress in renewable energy generation and the rising toll of inaction over rising temperatures.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05689B, Paper Zhongbin Pan, Yu Cheng, Zhicheng Li, Pang Xi, Peng Wang, Xu Fan, Hanxi Chen, Jinjun Liu, Junfei Luo, Jinhong Yu, Minhao Yang, Jiwei Zhai, Weiping Li Electrostatic capacitors are typically necessary to operate in harsh-temperature environments to fulfill the demanding requirements of renewable energy, electrified transportations, and advanced propulsion systems. However, achieving exceptional capacitive performance in... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Atlantic coast of the United States is set to experience an active and dynamic hurricane season in a possible repeat of last year’s lineup of devastating storm systems, experts warn.
Climate change and overfishing are making it harder to catch the anchovies essential to the condiment that underlies so much of Vietnam and southeast Asia's food.
Astronomers, using the James Webb Space Telescope, captured the first direct images of Neptune's auroras, revealing light shows previously believed to exist but unseen. These auroras appear at unusual mid-latitude positions due to Neptune's unique magnetic field. The JWST also discovered significant cooling of Neptune's upper atmosphere, offering insights into nearly invisible auroral emissions.
The cost of regular gasoline climbed to over $1.80 per litre in many areas -- just days after the province confirmed it would scrap the consumer carbon price next week.
SYDNEY - An “unprecedented” mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia’s western coast, scientists said on Wednesday, turning huge swathes of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
A potentially violent storm is headed into the Pacific Northwest today and it could bring life-threatening tornadoes to states that rarely see them.
Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts Humans are driving biodiversity loss among all species across the planet, according to a synthesis of more than 2,000 studies. The exhaustive global analysis leaves no doubt about the devastating impact humans are having on Earth, according to researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) and the University of Zurich. The study – which accounted for nearly 100,000 sites across all continents – found that human activities had resulted in “unprecedented effects on biodiversity”, according to the paper , published in Nature. Continue reading...
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink Last September the Washington Post published an article about a new paper in Science by Emily Judd and colleagues. The WaPo article was detailed and nuanced, but led with the figure below, adapted from the paper: The internet, being less prone to detail and nuance, ran with the figure, with climate skeptics calling it their “new favorite graph” and reposting it everywhere, claiming that it shows the insignificance of recent human warming relative to the Earth’s long temperature history. The furor over the graph reached its apogee in January when Joe Rogan showed it in a podcast interview with Mel Gibson, saying that “If you believe these silly...
Naming Los Angeles' BIG3 team the Riot might be controversial, but league founder Ice Cube says the moniker 'represents the resilience, passion, and unbreakable spirit of' the city.
Meteorologists are predicting another 'blockbuster' Atlantic hurricane season that could bring even more destruction than the storms of 2024.
Senate Environment and Public Works ranking member Sheldon Whitehouse expressed anger at the agency's actions during a hearing Wednesday.
The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted When Donald Trump won November’s election, a small team working on a key new US government tool charting impacts of the climate crisis scrambled into action. They hastily renamed the resource to remove the word “climate” and quietly released it without fanfare in December, before Trump’s return to the White House. Continue reading...
HANOI — Vietnam’s finance ministry has put forward a proposal to cut preferential import tariffs on a range of products including liquefied natural gas (LNG), cars, wood and agricultural products, as the nation seeks to avoid the imminent threat of US tariffs.
Wind, solar, and battery storage projects are generating billions in tax revenue for communities, a University of Texas study finds. The post Clean energy is powering local economies in Texas appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
"Helene just dropped tons of fuel on the ground," a North Carolina State University forestry professor said. "Then these flash droughts allow that fuel to dry out very fast."
[SAnews.gov.za] With Eskom not meeting minimum emission standards and delaying critical energy reforms, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, warned the power utility that government will not grant it unchecked permission to pollute.
Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report Taking strong action to tackle the climate crisis will increase countries’ economic growth, rather than damage their finances as critics of net zero policies have claimed, research from the world’s economic watchdog has found. Setting ambitious targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and setting out the policies to achieve them, would result in a net gain to global GDP by the end of the next decade, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), in a joint report with the UN Development Programme. Continue reading...
Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China's stranglehold on the market?
Extracting resources from the Earth always comes with costs. As we race toward a cleaner, greener future, there is a risk of repeating the abuses of mining for coal and other fossil fuels.
The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment. The post NOAA issues critical drought warnings during cuts to agency appeared first on High Country News.
An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change.
Advocates fear that the changes could help the agency administrator repossess billions of dollars that were awarded under the Biden administration.
[IPS] Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada -- The central role Indigenous Peoples and local communities in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification has gained widespread recognition over the past decade. Indigenous Peoples' close dependence on resources and ecosystems, exceptional tradition, and ancestral knowledge are invaluable assets for the sustainable management of our planet's natural resources.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00273G, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Hao Zhang, Suwen Wang, Enmin Lv, menghui qi, Chengchao He, Xing-Long Dong, Jieshan Qiu, Yong Wang, Zhenhai Wen The transition to renewable energy sources and the need for efficient energy conversion technologies have led to the development of various types of catalysts, among which atomically dispersed metal catalysts... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Microalgae are tiny organisms that convert energy from sunlight into fuel. The arctic ecosystem depends on them. In springtime, the algae bloom brilliant shades of green and draw tiny crustaceans, fish, birds and more to arctic waters. But what happens in wintertime, when the sun goes down and darkness reins for months? In the depths of the polar night, biogeochemist Clara Hoppe has found evidence that some microalgae are still ready to photosynthesize. Today on the show: how tiny microalgae limbo for their lives and come out more powerful than scientists ever imagined. Want to hear more stories of nature pushing the boundaries of what scientists previously thought possible? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org ! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support...
UN-backed research has found emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from Glencore's Hail Creek coalmine are probably between three and eight times higher than officially reported. Two aircraft with different types of monitoring equipment and flying at different altitudes looked for plumes of methane coming from the coalmine in Queensland's Bowen Basin – a site highlighted in a previous study as a major emitter. Glencore has challenged the results, saying in a statement it had 'significant doubts' about the research, claiming it used 'out of date' data ► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube Methane emissions from Queensland mine may be gross underestimates, UN research finds Continue reading...
Donald Trump signed an order to declassify documents related to the 'Crossfire Hurricane' investigation, which probed whether there was 'collusion' between Russia and the 2016 campaign.
Unloading Coal Exposure: Where Are Banks Now, and What’s Next? margaret.overh… Tue, 03/25/2025 - 17:38 Banks have long funneled billions into coal, sustaining the world's biggest source of energy-related emissions well past the point when investors were aware of the impacts.While some banks are scaling back to manage risks and tap into clean energy opportunities, progress is slow. In 2023, for every $1 of financing for wind, solar and grids, banks facilitated $1.12 into coal and other fossil fuels. In 2022, that figure stood at $1.35. The direction is right, but the pace is deficient.Despite pledges to stop funding new coal projects, many banks, especially in Asia, where coal dependence runs deep, remain entrenched. And the challenge extends beyond power plants; banks are deeply...
Environmental Protection Agency workers from coast to coast devoted their lunch hours Tuesday to protecting planned cuts to reduce the size and scope of the federal agency.
A giant whirlpool of light, known as a "SpaceX spiral," was recently spotted swirling across the night sky over Europe as a Falcon 9 rocket prepared to reenter Earth's atmosphere after deploying top-secret cargo.
The country’s energy regulator called for the ‘healthy and orderly’ growth of small-scale, distributed solar power and dissuaded monopolies.
Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida's Big Bend in late September, caused the deaths of nearly 250 people—a number only dwarfed by the infamous 2005 storm.
Everyone knows that regular oil changes are important for an engine's longevity. But what does motor oil do, and does getting an oil change affect mpg?
About 80 miles west of Charlotte, N.C., officials ordered mandatory evacuations for roughly 165 properties in rural Polk County.
What started with a ‘salty’ cup of tea ended with one couple losing their home to climate-change-induced rising sea levels. Solutions, like sea walls, restoration of mangroves, and water management, are too slow to stop the ruin of once-thriving coastal communities.
Everyday actions like attending a protest, signing a letter of support, or supporting communities at risk should never be considered ‘unlawful’ The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. It will have little meaning if multibillion-dollar corporations can sue peaceful protesters out of existence for their speech. Yet, that’s exactly what was decided in a small courtroom in Morton county, North Dakota. Energy Transfer – a Dallas-based fossil fuel company that is responsible for the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) – sued two Greenpeace entities in the US (Greenpeace Inc and Greenpeace Fund), and Greenpeace International. Energy Transfer was awarded more than $660m in a highly watched, month-long case. Greenpeace will appeal the verdict. Sushma Raman is the interim...
Months before a wildfire, they’d taken steps to prevent fires from reaching their house. The post A Colorado couple invested in wildfire protection for their home. It paid off. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Once a climate champion, Brazil's president Lula is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference.
[Bhekisisa] As climate change intensifies, a toxic legacy grows more dangerous in Soweto. Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as more floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution.
A German court on Monday banned airline giant Lufthansa from saying in its advertisements that passengers could "compensate" for carbon emissions from flights, finding that the claims were 'misleading'.
Climate change will affect human health as well as the environment. An Australian study shows millions will be at greater risk of heart trouble as temperatures rise.
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn.
US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from countries purchasing Venezuelan oil and gas, potentially affecting India, China, and others. These tariffs aim to exert economic pressure on Venezuela, which Trump accuses of hostility and other malpractices. The tariffs, effective from April 2, coincide with his broader plan for reciprocal tariffs on other nations.
A deal to keep two Baltimore power plants open into 2029 is the tale of repeated failures by the largest U.S. power market to plan for a future without coal.
Enbridge has pitched the planned Line 5 tunnel underneath the Straits of Mackinac as a way to avoid oil spills.
The International Energy Agency found demand for air conditioning is driving an uptick in both energy usage and climate pollution.
Increasing global temperatures are causing the world's largest iceberg to melt rapidly, contributing to rising sea levels that could, in turn, accelerate the disappearance of Thailand's coastline over the next 25 years, an academic warned on Monday.
Baseball season is nigh! From Yankee stadium in New York to Dodger stadium in Los Angeles, teams around the country will face off Thursday to mark the start of the 2025 MLB season. And when we here at Short Wave think of baseball, we naturally think of physics. To get the inside scoop on the physics of baseball, like how to hit a home run, we talk to Frederic Bertley , CEO and President of the Center of Science and Industry, a science museum in Columbus, Ohio. In this encore episode, he also talks to host Regina G. Barber about how climate change is affecting the game. Interested in the science of other sports? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you.
From our broken environmental laws to the role of gas, there are some big questions that remain unanswered by both major parties See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Gina: the billionaire who wants to make Australia great Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here A national election campaign is days away and the focus in Canberra is on a federal budget that wasn’t going to happen until a tropical cyclone threatened southern Queensland a fortnight ago. The climate crisis and environment are expected to get passing mentions. But there is a strong case that they should be at the forefront of debate over the next six weeks, understandable cost-of-living concerns notwithstanding. Continue reading...
Firefighters in North and South Carolina are battling multiple wildfires fueled by debris from Hurricane Helene and an ongoing drought. The fires have prompted evacuations and air quality alerts, with containment efforts hampered by rough terrain, strong winds, and dry conditions.
There's a small chance of very high warming even with moderate future emissions, according to a computer model exploring what could happen in the next thousand years
by Annie Waldman and Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The National Institutes of Health will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica. The guidance, which was distributed to several staffers last week, comes on the back of multiple new directives to cut off NIH funding to grants that are focused on subjects that are viewed as conflicting with the Trump administration’s...
Apple (AAPL) announced a new investment fund in China that will support its plans to transition to a 100% renewable energy supply chain by the end of the decade.Read more...
US carmaker’s European market share falls as Chinese rival BYD overtakes it on global revenue, topping $100bn Business live – latest updates Sales of new Tesla cars slumped in Europe last month in the latest indication of a potential buyer backlash over Elon Musk’s high profile and controversial behaviour since becoming a leading figure in Donald Trump’s administration. The Texas-based electric carmaker sold less than 16,000 vehicles across Europe last month, down 44% on average across 25 countries in the EU, the UK, Norway and Switzerland, according to data compiled by the research platform Jato Dynamics. Continue reading...
Rising temperatures and extreme heat have led to a surge in demand for cooling. But, ironically, the more we rely on energy-intensive air conditioners, the more the planet warms. How can we do things differently?
A young person from Whitehorse will be on Canada's Environment and Climate Change Youth Council for the next two years. Pearl Pique Carpina is the sole member from the northern territories among a dozen youth from across the country who will make up the second cohort of the council. They were named earlier this month.
A carbon crime or bright new future? For nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over demolishing the site’s high-rise flats For nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over the future of the Wyndford estate in Glasgow, dividing residents and sparking wider national controversy. Was the demolition of its high-rises an environmental travesty or the first step toward much-needed regeneration? The dispute began in November 2021, days after the city hosted the UN climate conference Cop26, at which politicians and businesses promised to curb wasteful building destruction. Yet residents of Wyndford soon found leaflets on their doorsteps heralding a “bright new dawn” – one that involved the demolition of all four high-rise blocks on the estate. The decision set off years of protests, legal...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright is part of a delegation that top Trump officials are leading to the Arctic island, which President Donald Trump has said he wants to acquire.
At issues is whether biofuel blending and state ozone plan cases should be heard in regional courts potentially more favorable to EPA critics.
The proposal sent to the governor would increase the top royalty rate for oil and gas development from 20 to 25 percent on New Mexico’s state trust lands.
Greenland’s prime minister says move is ‘demonstration of power’ and accuses US of interfering in its political affairs Greenland’s prime minister, Múte B Egede, has called for the international community to step in after it was announced that Donald Trump’s national security adviser and the US second lady will visit the Arctic island, accusing Washington of “foreign interference”. Mike Waltz and Usha Vance are due to arrive in Greenland this week as part of a delegation that will also include the US energy secretary, Chris Wright. Continue reading...
[Liberian Investigator] Suakoko -- Under a blazing sun on the serene campus of Cuttington University, Mr. Joseph Ndebeh, a respected agricultural scientist at the Central Agricultural Research Institute (CARI) and lecturer at the university's College of Agriculture & Sustainable Development, voiced growing alarm over the climate-related threats confronting Liberia's farmers. Calm yet passionate, Ndebeh is not only an academic but also a farmer whose connection to the land reflects his deep commitment to Liberia's agricultural future.
President Trump announced Monday all countries who purchase oil or gas from Venezuela will be subjected to a 25% tariff on all trade with the US, marking one of the harshest economic crackdowns on the dictator regime yet. “Any Country that purchases Oil and/or Gas from Venezuela will be forced to pay a Tariff of...
A 78-year-old grandmother who was imprisoned for joining in a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25 has blasted the conditions of the female prison she spent Christmas in.
Melting ice is revealing new coastal zones in the Arctic, but while this new landscape might fuel speculation about natural resources, it is vulnerable to rockfalls and landslides that can cause dangerous tsunamis
Commitment may quell caucus angst about party’s environment credentials, but could face backlash from Western Australia’s industry and government Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor has vowed to establish a federal environment protection agency if it wins the election, just weeks after the 2022 election promise was shelved amid a political and industry backlash in Western Australia. The public commitment will help placate Labor MPs anxious about the party’s green credentials after the government went ahead with laws to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal challenge over its impact on the endangered Maugean skate. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Advocates fear the agency will “justify avoiding any enforcement whatsoever” of millions of tons of coal ash nationwide.
It has support from the Trump administration and has advanced thanks to oil and gas techniques. But it accounts for just 1 percent of American electricity.
Talks to take place with operators about the scheme, announced in 2020, which has failed to make any grants Ministers are considering diverting money from a £950m scheme to install rapid chargers for electric cars on the UK’s motorways, announced five years ago, after it failed to make a single grant. Much of the cash allocated to the rapid charging fund (RCF) could be redirected to investments in other charging schemes, or to support the transition to electric vehicles more broadly, although decisions have yet to be made, according to a person close to discussions in government. Continue reading...
Canada's third-most-populous province is following Prime Minister Mark Carney, who ended a federal tax on gasoline, diesel and natural gas.
Declared by the U.N. General Assembly in 2022, the March 21 celebration aims to promote the conservation of glaciers, a crucial source of drinking water.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre launches his first campaign as party leader, promising a firm stance on U.S. tariffs and criticizing Liberal policies for weakening Canada's economy. Poilievre aims to reduce taxes, improve cost of living, and eliminate the carbon tax, while also addressing resource sector employment and crime reduction.
One of the newer types of engine oil is 0W-8. Here are the cars that use it, how it is different from other oils, and why it's so expensive.
As the threat of global climate collapse grows, Beijing is considering a plan to turn the Tibetan Plateau into an agricultural stronghold.
As one of the regions most affected by the global climate crisis, local scientists are struggling with canceled research grants and funding cuts from federal agencies.
Ancient sponges and corals were found on the exposed seafloor, in an area previously inaccessible to humans.
A wholesale gutting of the United States weather service is placing international weather and climate modelling at risk.
From July 1 households and small businesses will see rebates automatically applied to their electricity bills. Follow today’s news live Greens unveil plan to divert $4bn defence spending to domestic, ‘defensive’ missiles The Greens have unveiled a plan to divert billions of defence spending on American technology to the domestic production of “defensive” missiles and vehicles. They are both supplied by the US with little to no sovereign input, are expensive and outdated. Like Aukus, this equipment is much more about signalling our loyalty to the US than defending Australia. A national Climate Response Service would help co-ordinate the thousands of volunteers who already do this lifesaving work across the country, and we’ll make the coal and gas corporations pay for it. Continue reading...
Scientists say widespread damage to both world heritage-listed reefs is ‘heartbreaking’ as WA reef accumulates highest amount of heat stress on record Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s two world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and the Great Barrier Reef on the east – have been hit simultaneously by coral bleaching that reef experts have called “heartbreaking” and “a profoundly distressing moment”. Teams of scientists on both coasts have been monitoring and tracking the heat stress and bleaching extending across thousands of kilometres of marine habitat, which is likely to have been driven by global heating. Continue reading...
Spring is about transformation, a season often marked by its dynamic sights, smells, sounds and tastes. As humans change the climate, our experience of the season is changing, too.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 6, 28 March 2025.
Stardust, an Israeli–US startup, intends to patent its unique aerosol technology for temporarily cooling the planet.
Chandrayaan-3's Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE) achieved unprecedented in-situ temperature measurements at the Moon's south pole, revealing higher than expected surface temperatures. These findings are crucial for understanding lunar thermophysics and potential water-ice deposits, which are essential for human habitat and exploration. The research, bridging critical knowledge gaps, was published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment.
Many glaciers in the world will not survive the 21st century, according to reports published by the United Nations. Five of the past six years have experienced the most rapid glacier retreat on record; 2022-24 was the largest three-year loss of glacier mass. Reports from the United Nations Water, United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural […]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 3, March 2025.
Planetary Technologies in Nova Scotia uses magnesium oxide to reduce carbon dioxide via the ocean, backed by $1 million from Elon Musk's foundation, despite debate over potential ecological impacts. Ocean-based carbon removal strategies show promise but face challenges, including scaling efforts to influence global warming and ensuring environmental safety.
After the last ice age, sea levels rose rapidly over a period of about 8,000 years, new research reveals.
The Trump EPA is delaying deadlines under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
A climate activist who chained himself to fragile pipes containing explosive hydrocarbons at Scotland's only oil refinery was jailed yesterday.
Whitaker's extensive experience at the policy level and in the field, spearheading fuel cell power plant initiatives, managing large-scale renewable energy and hydroelectric projects, and more informs his insights regarding reimagining how the US delivers infrastructure support overseas.
A tense situation among members of an isolated base in Antarctica could foretell conflicts among astronauts on a long distance journey to Mars.
World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on, especially glaciers. Although glaciers may be remote for many of us, they are an essential component of the water cycle, nourishing rivers and lakes that are […]
How Philanthropy Can Boost Adaption Finance in Developing Countries alicia.cypress… Fri, 03/21/2025 - 09:10 The deadly destruction around the globe from increased floods, scorching temperatures and other extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change is setting back progress on economic development in developing nations. These events contribute to a vicious cycle of deepening poverty and worsening vulnerability to climate change. This means that investing in adaptation and resilience — helping nations and communities not just prepare for and recover from climate impacts but have the infrastructure in place to stand up to future climate-related challenges — is crucial to boosting their development and well-being. Investing more on adaptation also generates...
Scientists now warn that glaciers in many parts of the world 'will not survive the 21st century', potentially triggering catastrophic floods around the world.
Melting glaciers, climate crises and access to clean water are some of the messages emerging ahead of World Water Day and the first ever World Day for Glaciers. Join us for live coverage of events at UN Headquarters in New York, Paris and around the world on the 2025 theme of preserving glaciers. UN News app users can follow here.
Gov. Gavin Newsom cited a desire to minimize costs to small businesses when he hit redo on the recycling rules earlier this month.
Once the darling of alternative energy advocates, the electric vehicles are now the unlikely target of political violence.
Chile's goat tradition began in 1544. Now, despite a prolonged drought, the women herders are adapting it to climate change and producing award-winning cheese.
[Premium Times] Officials said to curb the menace of lead poisoning and other risks associated with battery recycling, Nigeria must adopt a multi-stakeholder and multidisciplinary approach
A federal judge dismissed a challenge to New York City’s local ban on fossil fuel appliances in new buildings.
Taking aim at the Department of Energy would undercut the agency that took on a bulk of the spending from the Democrats’ massive climate law.
The nation’s capital is among dozens of states, cities and counties that have sued the oil industry for misleading consumers about the dangers of fossil fuels.
It is a far cry from the heady days of the North Sea oil boom, which brought such great wealth to Aberdeen and the surrounding area.
The first World Day for Glaciers is less a celebration than a reckoning as years of record, rapid glacier retreat means many will not survive the 21st century.
The controversial Climate Change Secretary had the highest approval rating of any Cabinet minister in a survey of more than 2,000 party members.
All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter of "survival".
A researcher at a station in Antarctica allegedly turned into a violent madman, leaving his team living in fear and revealing a terrifying culture of violence developing at the South Pole.
The island nation plans to build a series of photovoltaic electricity plants to supplement its aging infrastructure.
The Liberals introduced draft regulations back in November that require producers to cut emissions by about one-third over the next eight years.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE06091A, Paper Songyang Chang, Wentao Hou, Angelica Del Valle-Perez, Irfan Ullah, Xiaoyu Du, Lisandro Cunci, Gerardo Morell, Xianyong Wu Aqueous multivalent metal batteries represent an attractive option for energy storage. Currently, various metals have been attempted for aqueous battery operation, ranging from divalent metals (zinc, iron, nickel, manganese) to... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, was half a ton overweight for a trip into icy conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
‘All nuclear power plants belong to the people of Ukraine,’ Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Norway Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson said he was “cautiously optimistic” about the progress made on Ukraine, but was growing frustrated with Russia’s “ifs and buts” on ceasefire, adding it was up to Moscow to “prove it” that it is serious about ending the conflict. He also pointed to later talks in the UK with army chiefs and planners as an important part of discussions on how Europe can support any future peace agreement. Continue reading...
Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.
Open access notables The severe 2020 coral bleaching event in the tropical Atlantic linked to marine heatwaves , Rodrigues et al., Communications Earth & Environment: Marine heatwaves can amplify the vulnerabilities of regional marine ecosystems and jeopardise local economies and food resources. Here, we show that marine heatwaves in the tropical Atlantic have increased in frequency, intensity, duration, and spatial extent. Marine heatwaves are 5.1 times more frequent and 4.7 times more intense since the records started in 1982, with the 10 most extreme summers/falls in terms of marine heatwave cumulative intensity and spatial extension occurring in the last two decades. The extreme warming during the summer/fall of 2020 led to the largest bleaching event recorded...
The plan launched in 2022 may be too light on logging and say too much about climate change for the Trump administration.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders say they want to better understand how EPA managed its funds “to escape oversight.”
The massive fine resolves claims that the company falsified results and used improper tests on its diesel engines to duck federal and state emissions requirements.
[GroundUp] Large-scale public art project to raise awareness about climate change
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.
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Brianna Pagán, a satellite expert, lost her home in a wildfire. The post Wildfire survivor says it should be easier for the public to access satellite information appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The leading Chinese electric carmaker BYD has soared in value after it said its latest batteries charge fast enough to 249 miles of range in only five minutes. BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares gained 4.1 percent on Tuesday to hit […]
Marine mammals rely on maintaining sufficient blood oxygen levels while diving to prevent drowning. Generally, oxygen is cognitively imperceptible to mammals that instead sense rising carbon dioxide as a proxy for low oxygen. Not perceiving oxygen, ...
[SNA] Port Sudan -- The Supreme Council for Oil, Energy, and Mining held its first meeting on Wednesday, chaired by President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, and attended by the Ministers of Finance and Economic Planning, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Oil and Minerals, and the TSC Secretary-General.
The Forest Declaration Assessment Partners have called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to halt deforestation and protect biodiversity. It has also pitched for redirecting the public subsidies to mitigate the direct and indirect environmental risks from both public and private finance. The report, titled Transforming Forest Finance, has termed the role of finance […]
A jury in North Dakota ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages to Dakota Access pipeline developer Energy Transfer.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave House Republicans a 2023 study on liquefied natural gas exports.
Four state attorneys general say the agency is violating separation of powers and causing “irreparable reputational harm to the green banks.”
KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that he and US counterpart Donald Trump had discussed possible US ownership of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
[Premium Times] "While acknowledging the fact that there exists a celestial incidence called Equinox, the Katsina State Climate Change Secretariat however wishes to inform the general public; especially the people of Katsina state that there is no cause for alarm whatsoever.
Recent climate catastrophes underscore the need to harden communities against natural disasters even as emissions are cut, says the federal independent MP.
Peter Dutton was addressing the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Thursday morning when an audience member leapt out of his seat to protest the Coalition's pro-nuclear power policy.
Civil society groups and academics urged governments Thursday to take actual steps toward fulfilling a stalled pledge to end deforestation before this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon. "In 2025, governments must take bold action to get on track," the coalition of nearly 40 non-governmental organisations, think-tanks and forest research bodies said in a document outlining policy proposals.
America's ice-climbing epicenter was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an unlikely savior came to its rescue: a nearby silver mine.
Alberta's premier said the ban is necessary because she doesn’t trust how the federal government will calculate greenhouse gas emissions as it crafts its proposed emissions cap.
The environmental group had said the lawsuit, over its role in a protest movement, could mean an end to its operations in the United States.
Non-profit, which will appeal decision, says lawsuits like this are aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’ A jury in North Dakota has decided that the environmental group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable for defamation and other claims over protests in the state nearly a decade ago. Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, had sued Greenpeace, alleging defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, claiming the organization “incited” people to protest by using a “misinformation campaign”. Continue reading...
Greenpeace must pay $660 million to Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners and subsidiary Dakota Access LLC for inciting illegal activities during anti-pipeline protests nearly a decade ago.
Towngas says its renewable energy business on the mainland was a strong profit contributor.
Authorities warned that 120 homes in the town of Minusinsk, located north of the Mongolian border, were at risk of flooding.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that he and US counterpart Donald Trump had discussed possible US ownership of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
Glaciers are important indicators of climate change. A recent study published in the leading journal Science shows that glaciers in the tropical Andes have now retreated further than at any other time in the entire Holocene – which covers the whole history of human civilisation since the invention of agriculture. These findings are likely to […] The post Andean glaciers have shrunk more than ever before in the entire Holocene first appeared on RealClimate.
Learn more about how climate change brings dire consequences for the mental health of young adults.
Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov said his office had identified “miscalculations” in disaster response efforts carried out by emergency officials.
The recent boom in EV production may have catapulted electric cars into the automotive spotlight, but battery powered automobiles actually have a long history.
The case reaches back to protests in 2016 and 2017 against the Dakota Access oil pipeline and its Missouri River crossing upstream of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation.
The letter comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canadian sovereignty and proposes massive tariffs on Canadian goods, including oil and natural gas.
Increased cost of the fossil fuel has also cut forecasts of how much gas will be needed in Australia’s southern states Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast High gas prices and a shift towards running homes and businesses on electricity has helped delay an expected gas shortage in Australia’s southern states until 2028, a government agency says. A report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) said the increased cost of the fossil fuel and trend towards electrification had combined with mild winters to reduce gas use. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The Defense Ministry called the attack a “carefully planned provocation by the Kyiv regime aimed at undermining... peace initiatives.”
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and the Netherlands have pledged to strengthen their collaboration on climate action and human rights advocacy during inaugural political consultations held in Nairobi on Wednesday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05845C, Paper Yun Cao, Chuannan Geng, Chen Bai, Linkai Peng, Jiaqi Lan, Jiarong Liu, Junwei Han, Bilu Liu, Yanbing He, Feiyu Kang, Quan-Hong Yang, Wei Lv A micropore confinement and fusion strategy is proposed to eliminate the interfacial mismatch and achieve molecular-level integrated catalysis interfaces for long-life all-solid-state Li–S batteries. 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
Although warming around the world spiked last year, the United Nations’ lead climate agency says there is still time to act.
Zelenskyy says he will contact US president to discuss the call with Russian leader following the attack. Plus, dolphins welcome Nasa astronauts back to Earth Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Russia attacked Ukraine with kamikaze drones and S-300 surface-to-air missiles overnight, Ukrainian authorities said, hours after Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump he would sign up to a partial and temporary ceasefire. What has Volodymyr Zelenskyy said? The Ukrainian president said he would contact Trump today to discuss the call with Putin, adding that the “next steps cannot be done without us”. What could be repealed? One of the most consequential actions will see the EPA reconsider a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases harm human health...
The oldest ice ever extracted from Antarctica is on its way to Europe, marking a major milestone in climate science. The ice cores, obtained through the Beyond EPICA – Oldest … The post Antarctica’s oldest ice heading to Europe appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Up until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of "Climate Fresk" and at a guess, this will also be the case for many of you. I stumbled upon it in the self-service training catalog for employees at the company I work at in Germany where it was announced as a 3-hours workshop called "Klima Puzzle" (Climate Puzzle). Intrigued, I signed up and was one of 7 colleagues to be led through what turned out to be quite an interesting experience. After the workshop, I spend some time browsing the Climate Fresk website and then signed up for a training to become a "Climate Fresker" myself. This allows me to lead people through a Climate Fresk, which I now "only" need to find some time for! The background story Climate Fresk encourages the rapid and widespread spread of an understanding...
Allen Ferguson carried his son through a wildfire to safety during Friday’s extreme weather conditions A community in Oklahoma is lamenting the death of a local wrestling coach who carried his teenaged son through a wildfire to safety and sacrificed his life in the process. Allen Ferguson, of the Oklahoma City suburb of Chandler, died “a hero, and his dedication to his family and our community will never be forgotten”, said a statement from local state representative Jim Shaw. Continue reading...
In the scorching Australian opal mining town of Coober Pedy, White people live in cool “dugouts” while their Aboriginal neighbors suffer above, often without AC.
Rising sea levels, ocean heat and the highest atmospheric carbon levels in 800 000 years point to a climate crisis that's escalating rapidly
The court will still require more National Environmental Policy Act review for a pair of liquefied natural gas terminals in the Lone Star State's Port of Brownsville.
Some downplay the threat of global warming. Others question the efficacy of climate policy. All could be of interest to the new administration.
The Science-Based Targets initiative proposed an update to allow some corporations to use technologies to meet their climate goals.
[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa's promulgation into law the badly needed Climate Change Act.
Flash floods in southern Spain prompt officials to evacuate hundreds of homes.
The administration has failed to show “credible evidence” of fraud it cited to freeze Citibank funds and kill signature Biden “green bank” program, court rules.
The potential layoffs listed in documents reviewed by Democrats are part of the White House'’s broader push to shrink the federal government The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants. As many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists – 75% of the research programme’s staff – could be laid off , according to documents reviewed by Democratic staff on the house committee on science, space and technology. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00542F, Paper Pengfei Ding, Xugang Rong, Daobin Yang, Xueliang Yu, Zhenxin Shao, Hongqian Wang, Xiaochun Liao, Xinyue Cao, Jie Wu, Lin Xie, Jintao Zhu, Fei Chen, Guo Chen, Yan Huang, Ziyi Ge The majority of host/guest materials used in organic solar cells (OSCs) are currently synthesized via Stille reaction, which suffers from poor atom/step economics, low cost-effectiveness, and environmental risks. Therefore, organic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Climate change is spiralling out of control, with many of the consequences now 'irreversible', a damning report from the World Meteorological Organization has found.
Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced The devastating impacts of the climate crisis reached new heights in 2024, with scores of unprecedented heatwaves, floods and storms across the globe, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. The WMO’s report on 2024 , the hottest year on record, sets out a trail of destruction from extreme weather that took lives, demolished buildings and ravaged vital crops. More than 800,000 people were displaced and made homeless, the highest yearly number since records began in 2008. Continue reading...
The year 2024 is projected to be the warmest on record with a global temperature rise of 1.55 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, per the WMO report. Despite this, long-term warming stays below the Paris Agreement's 1.5-degree threshold. The increase is driven by greenhouse gas emissions and climate events like El Niño.
As the current US administration seeks to play down and even question human-caused climate change, new findings paint a very different picture.
An abandoned oil well in a remote Texas town has created a massive sinkhole on a family owned ranch. The Kelton Ranch is also experiencing contaminated water and an awful crude oil smell.
It’s not limited to Colorado though– other states can and should take note that early collaboration with stakeholders can deliver big wins for the economy and climate. By Nini Gu As the first state to address oil and gas methane in 2014, Colorado racked up another first in February, when it began implementation of the […] The post The Colorado Way Delivers with a Unanimous Vote for a Groundbreaking Oil and Gas Methane Rule appeared first on Energy Exchange .
This blog was authored by Suzi Kerr, Senior Advisor, Economics and Carbon Pricing, EDF and Juan Pablo Hoffmaister, former AVP, Global Engagement and Partnerships, EDF. Last November at COP29 in Baku, countries agreed on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) and set a target of mobilizing $1.3 trillion annually by 2035, including a commitment of at […] The post Multiple Roads to the 1.3T Goal: Integrating Quality Finance for Climate Action appeared first on Market Forces .
Immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra is being held at the Aurora, Colo., Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility after her arrest by ICE agents on Monday afternoon.
President Trump Signals Mandating More Coal Power, Action Would Impose High Health and Electricity Costs
Meteorologist and climate journalist on growing concern of dust storms and why recent storms were a preview of future Over the weekend, more than 120 tornadoes rampaged across at least 11 states in a three-day severe weather outbreak that killed more than 40 people. In addition to the tornadoes, the storm system brought extremely strong winds to drought-stricken parts of the plains states, kicking up dust storms and wildfires from Texas to Kansas. The combined impact has now become one of the deadliest non-hurricane weather disasters in decades in the US. At the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (Noaa) Storm Prediction Center – the nerve center of severe weather forecasting in the US – scientists worked around the clock for days to anticipate the storms and give ample...
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday a Can$6 billion (US$4.2 billion) deal with Australia to develop an Arctic radar system, warning that Canada must take more responsibility for its defence as US priorities shift.
BYD unveils platform with charging power of 1,000 kW, which would be twice as fast as Tesla’s supercharging Can BYD’s batteries really charge in five minutes? The Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has unveiled a new charging system that it said could make it possible for EVs to charge as quickly as it takes to refill with petrol. BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares gained 4.1% on Tuesday to hit a record high of 408.80 Hong Kong dollars, as investors bet that the company could strengthen its already commanding position as one of the world’s biggest electric carmakers. Continue reading...
Josh F.W. Cook will oversee the Trump administration’s environmental work in California and other Western states.
NASA's Landsats captured views of a Swiss glacier 40 years apart, showing how a warming world has reduced its footprint.
What appeared to be a terrorizing experience at a remote base in Antarctica may be under control, according to officials.
The US stock market is spooked and his henchmogul’s companies are floundering. Has the great dealmaker been building up … the wrong nation? Naturally I assumed the feeling would pass, but one whole week after the US president turned the lawn of the White House into a crappy car dealership , I keep finding myself feeling … optimistic. I know, I know. But if anything, I find myself feeling a little bit more optimistic every day – and sometimes a lot more. Not for America, which keeps electing him, but for the rest of the world. It really would take a heart of stone for governments from Beijing to Delhi to Warsaw to look at the clip of this old guy trying to sell his friend’s electric cars and not think: “Ooooooooh, that is very, very bad vibes. Still, it’s good for us!” In China they have...
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced investments into the military’s infrastructure and presence in the Arctic and into Nunavut infrastructure while visiting its capital of Iqaluit on Tuesday — the first domestic trip of his leadership of Canada.
The effects of human-driven climate change surged to alarming levels in 2024, with some consequences likely to be irreversible for centuries - if not millennia – according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Ottawa will expand the Canadian military's presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia.
Satellite images taken more than three decades apart show the disappearance of Iceland's Okjökull, the first glacier to be officially declared dead as a result of human-caused climate change.
Check for structural damage and gas leaks and take pictures of damage before you move back in. The post What to do when you return home after a wildfire appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office minister, says changes to be announced today are about giving people ‘hope of work in the future’ Badenoch says reaching net zero by 2050 is impossible. Net zero by 2050 is impossible. I don’t say that with pleasure. First, the published plans are completely muddled. It is true that the UK has made the greatest progress on carbon emissions in the developed world, yet we are only responsible for 1% of global emissions. Even if we hit absolute zero, we will not have net zero around the world … Let’s start by telling the truth on energy and net zero. Every single thing we do in our daily lives is dependent on cheap, abundant energy. When energy became cheap and abundant, living standards began to rise, health and life expectancy grew. Of the 22 MPs who spoke...
The closures include offices belonging to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, Forest Service and U.S. Geological Survey.
Herbie Hancock, Barbara Hannigan und Queen erhalten Polar Music Prize. John Deacon und Queen-Kollegen melden sich per Statement Die britische Rockband Queen, der amerikanische Jazzmusiker Herbie Hancock und die kanadische Sopranistin und Dirigentin Barbara Hannigan erhalten den Polar Music Prize 2025. Die Verleihung findet am 27. Mai 2025 im Grand Hôtel in Stockholm statt Die verbliebenen Mitglieder Brian May, Roger Taylor und John Deacon äußerten sich begeistert: „Wir fühlen uns sehr geehrt, dieses... Der Beitrag Queen erhalten Polar Music Prize – John Deacon meldet sich erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc aims to cooperate with two Japanese companies on an initiative to cut carbon dioxide emissions and develop bio-based feedstocks for the petrochemical business.
Dr Chalmers had just begun his speech at the Queensland Media Club on Tuesday afternoon when a man appeared behind him carrying a sign which read: 'no new coal or gas'.
Pierre Poilievre is likely to run against Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, who just removed a carbon tax. Poilievere pledged Monday to kill a second carbon fee.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00342C, Paper Zhiyang Xu, Runnan Yu, Tangyue Xue, Qiang Guo, Qianglong Lv, Chen Zhang, Erjun Zhou, Zhan'ao Tan Flexible perovskite solar cells (f-PSCs) have garnered increasing research interest owing to their high power-to-weight ratio and ability to integrate into buildings. However, the mismatch of the thermal expansion coefficient... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
President Trump plans to discuss ending the Ukraine war with Russian President Putin, focusing on territorial concessions and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Trump aims to secure a 30-day ceasefire proposal accepted by Ukraine. Russia demands security guarantees excluding Kyiv from Nato membership. Britain's and France's peacekeeping force offer may aid truce enforcement.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he was ending the consumer carbon price, touting the move as helping “hard-pressed Canadians.”
Climate change has been eclipsed by the cost of living and Donald Trump in terms of Canadians top concerns. Will the Conservatives’ plans matter?
Not just a future problem: The world is changing before our eyes. The post Before and after photos show the destruction of climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Australian meteorologists and scientists will be impacted by mass firings at Noaa, experts warn Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Staff cuts and a freeze on international collaborations at a leading US science agency will have a “chilling effect” on climate science and may “severely degrade” Australia’s ability to accurately forecast the weather, scientists have warned. The Trump administration fired 880 workers at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) on 27 February , and reportedly plans to cut 1,000 more staff . Continue reading...
Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on Tuesday US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump is to speak to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday – with the two expected to discuss territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – after the Russian president last week pushed back on a US-brokered plan for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine with a series of sweeping conditions he said would need to be met. The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that the two leaders were due to speak by phone, after Trump’s statement that he planned to discuss with Putin ending the war in Ukraine. The US president also said that negotiators had already talked about “dividing up certain assets”, including power stations. Continue reading...
Poilievre made the announcement after Prime Minister Mark Carney began the process to end the consumer carbon price on things like gasoline.
Sub-Saharan Africa is already paying a high price — this is what businesses can do to mitigate its effects
Wettest March day for 15 years in some parts of northern Australian state, while storms and hail hit Mediterranean More heavy rain has hit Queensland, Australia, just weeks after the devastation of Cyclone Alfred. Much of north and central Queensland was put under severe weather alert for heavy rainfall earlier this week, as six-hourly rainfall totals of 30-60mm were anticipated, with the risk of seeing up to 120mm locally in this period. In the north-west of the state, this rain caused the Haughton River to rise rapidly, with water levels reaching 2.68 metres on Wednesday night, exceeding the 2.5-metre major flood level. Continue reading...
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world's largest seagrass fields and the planet's most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
Several lists circulating at the Department of Energy and on Capitol Hill propose eliminating carbon capture projects, transmission lines and grid upgrades.
Overfishing compounds the problem, and geopolitical tensions make management difficult.
President Trump’s environmental rollbacks, aided by surging energy demand from the tech sector, could extend the life of coal power plants.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00197H, Review Article Jiguo Tu, Yan Li, Bokun Zhang, Xiaoyun Wang, Ramachandran Vasant Kumar, Libo Chen, Shuqiang Jiao High-voltage spinel lithium nickel manganese oxide (LNMO) stand out as a promising cobalt-free cathode material for lithium-ion batteries, due to its low cost, high voltage and energy density capabilities. However,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The arrival of spring brings a question: How to manage the disruption brought by climate change?
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia has developed a national Blue Economy strategy to harness its maritime resources for sustainable economic growth, focusing on areas like fisheries, marine tourism, shipping, and renewable energy, while also promoting environmental stewardship and improved livelihoods.
[SAnews.gov.za] Cabinet has welcomed the proclamation of the Climate Change Act by President Cyril Ramaphosa as it enables the development of effective climate change policies and the long-term plan for a transition to a low-carbon economy and society.
[350Africa.org] The StopEACOP Coalition strongly condemns the financial institutions that have chosen to bankroll the destructive East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), as announced by the EACOP Ltd. company on Wednesday. While concerning, the announcement marks a desperate attempt by the EACOP company to inspire investor confidence. The announcement, which does not disclose the loan amount committed by the five banks, cannot conceal the project's failure to reach full financial close after more than seven
CANBERRA - Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over climate action, nuclear power and a runaway housing market.
China has rushed ahead in recent years as the world's forerunner in wind energy, propelled by explosive local demand as Beijing aggressively pursues strategic and environmental targets.
Learn about the climate changes that followed the end-Permian extinction, allowing select species to take over the planet’s oceans.
Close to a dozen US-sanctioned tankers are idling off Malaysia with Iranian crude, with some having been stationed in the oil-transfer hub for more than a month — a possible sign of slowing logistics for the sensitive trade to China.
EPA sets up email address where ‘regulated community’ can request exemption to evade air pollution rules Donald Trump’s administration has offered fossil fuel companies an extraordinary opportunity to evade air pollution rules by simply emailing the US president to ask him to exempt them. Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set up a new email address where what it calls the “regulated community” can request a presidential exemption from their requirements under the Clean Air Act , which is used to regulate dangerous toxins emitted from polluting sources. Continue reading...
Greenland has 56,000 people, one grocery store chain and enough rare earths to keep a superpower humming. Washington wants it—openly. Vice President Vance’s surprise visit with his wife has reignited tension with Denmark and opened a fresh chapter in the U.S.’s increasingly un-subtle Arctic ambitions. But even if America gets the minerals, does it have the means to process them? Or is this just one more high-stakes handout to Beijing?
Putin warns the Arctic could be a springboard for future conflicts.
The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But new research shows how the declines are contributing to sea level rise more than previously thought.
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin announced his decision to terminate a $2 billion grant for a Stacey Abrams-linked non-government organization.
[Nile Post] WHO estimates that air pollution is responsible for approximately seven million premature deaths each year, linked to chronic respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and cardiovascular conditions.
The Environmental Protection Agency is allowing entities subject to the Clean Air Act to seek exemptions via email through Monday while the agency reconsiders relevant rules.
Scientists say their new method adds more evidence that the agency is underestimating the health harms from environmental pollution.
Photosynthesising microbes in soil may increase their activity as temperatures rise, offsetting some of the carbon emissions expected to be released from peatland and permafrost
The Belize National Forensics Science Service executive director, Gian Cho, said Thursday that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three American women found dead while at a vacation resort there in February.
The Labor Environment Action Network says it won’t ‘sugar coat’ its reaction after working ‘so hard’ on obtaining commitment for EPA Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor’s grassroots environment action network has told its members it does not support legislation that Anthony Albanese rushed through parliament this week to protect salmon farming in Tasmania, describing it as “frustrating and disappointing”. In an email on Thursday, the Labor Environment Action Network (Lean) said it would not “sugar coat” its reaction to a bill that was introduced to end a formal government reconsideration of whether an expansion of fish farming in Macquarie Harbour, on the state’s west coast, in 2012 was properly approved. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking...
The agency argues in a new legal brief that the $20 billion in grants don't reflect Trump administration priorities.
[Daily Maverick] Africa is blessed with enormous potential from solar, wind, geothermal and hydro. Renewables can meet 75% of Africa's electricity needs by 2040 and 100% by 2050.
Net zero is a target that countries should be striving for to stop the climate crisis. But beyond the buzzword, it is a complex scientific concept – and if we get it wrong, the planet will keep heating. Biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield explains how a loophole in the 2015 Paris climate agreement allows countries to cheat their net zero targets through creative accounting, and how scientists want us to fix it Continue reading...
Final gathering in April will mark end of street protests although campaign to continue ‘in courts and prisons’ Supporters of the climate group Just Stop Oil have announced that, after three years of disruptive protests, they are ending their campaign of civil resistance. Hannah Hunt, whose speech on Valentine’s Day 2022 marked the beginning of the campaign, made the announcement outside Downing Street in London on Thursday. Continue reading...
EPA documents released by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works include a list of 400 grants targeted for elimination, including 62 in California.
The oil and gas industry is ramping up its attacks on climate Superfund laws that seek billions of dollars from major polluters.
The Department of Transportation considers freezing funding for bike lanes and other pedestrian safety projects as the Trump administration leans into fossil fuels.
The landmark Juliana v. United States sparked a global movement to defend children's rights to a healthy climate, a campaign that's already scored two wins.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Thursday to Guyana to offer to put the newly oil-rich nation under the US security umbrella as neighboring Venezuela asserts claims.
China added almost 374 billion watts of renewable power — three-quarters of it from solar panels — in 2024. That's more than eight times as much as the United States did and five times what Europe added last year.
Trigg Talley has been a fixture at global climate talks for two decades.
Drought relief came at a price, as flash floods forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, closed schools and highways, and swept cars away.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to allow tokenised carbon credits to be traded via digital asset exchanges as well as brokers and dealers, in a bid to promote Thailand as a carbon credit trading hub.
Nationals senator questioned whether Labor’s proposed carbon emissions standard for car makers will make them more expensive. Follow today’s news live PM expected to call Australian election on Friday morning with poll likely to be held in early May Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Taylor on reports Dutton had to tell colleagues to stop leaking It’s been reported that Peter Dutton has had to read the riot act to the Coalition party room to tell MPs to stop leaking and undermining their colleagues. We will continue to fight hard for those hard-working Australians who deserve relief at the bowser, who are paying too much for everything right now and who can get a better deal. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 4, April 2025.
Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for future spaceflights.
Moe said the move will give consumers a break and make industries more competitive as the United States imposes tariffs on Canada.
What are ice quakes? Learn how the discovery of ice quakes deep within the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet is helping scientists better understand the dynamics of glacial ice.
A federal judge in Alaska on Tuesday ruled the Biden administration lacked the authority to cancel seven oil and gas leases that had been issued for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
With the right incentives, adoption of electricity-based furnaces and green hydrogen can help the steel industry reduce carbon emissions.
The Minns government’s key environmental promise was the Great Koala National Park. Two years after the election, government loggers are still cutting down trees in the area.
The project in southern Wyoming is the first of its kind considered by the Bureau of Land Management.
U.S. Department of Agriculture removed prior requirements related to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and climate change from rural grant funding requests to support U.S. energy independence.
Democrats questioned Sean Donahue's legal experience and involvement in EPA's efforts to block funding for climate programs.
The court upheld the agency’s rejection of similar plans from Texas and Louisiana.
As droughts reduce hydropower and clouds dim solar output around the world, experts say meteorology and climate science must be at the heart of the energy transition.
Oil prices rose on Tuesday for a fifth day on expectations that global supply may tighten after the U.S. announced tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan crude, although OPEC+ plans to go ahead with an output hike in May limited gains. - REUTERS
The Biden administration said it had canceled the leases because of legal errors it found in the first Trump administration’s environmental review for the sale.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat has delivered a recorded speech at the National Conference of the National Initiative for Smart Green Projects (Round Three) stressing that digital technology is one of the most powerful tools for addressing societal challenges, particularly climate change. The event – hosted by the Ministry of Planning, Economic … The post Digital technology most influential, powerful tool to address societal challenges: Talaat appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[UN News] As droughts reduce hydropower and clouds dim solar output around the world, experts say meteorology and climate science must be at the heart of the energy transition.
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.
Recycling provides economic, national security, and environmental benefits. But the United States is playing catch-up to Asian countries, particularly China.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE06192F, Paper Jiacheng Liu, Yan Wen, Wei Yan, Zhongliang Huang, Xiaozhi Liu, Xuan Huang, Changhong Zhan, Yuqi Zhang, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Chih-Wen Pao, Zhiwei Hu, Dong Su, Shunji Xie, Ye Wang, Jiajia Han, Haifeng Xiong, Xiaoqing Huang, Nanjun Chen The production of value-added liquid fuels via the electroreduction of CO has received widespread attention. Although copper (Cu) has demonstrated promising activity in producing multi-carbon products, the yield of a... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[ENA] Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has urged stakeholders to coordinate efforts in response to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which poses significant challenges to Ethiopia's critical exports.
The House legislation would ban oil and gas drilling within 10 miles of the state's three national estuarine research reserves, including Apalachicola Bay.
by Sharon Lerner and Lisa Song ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Although it was too late for him to benefit, Daniel Kinel felt relieved in December when the Environmental Protection Agency finally banned TCE. The compound, which has been used for dry cleaning, manufacturing and degreasing machines, can cause cancer, organ damage and a potentially fatal heart defect in babies, according to independent studies and the EPA. It has also been shown to greatly increase...
[The Conversation Africa] Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels. This was the biggest cause of climate change, which now affects every country in the world, even developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa which are responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Wealthy nations owe a climate debt.
Alarming levels of coral bleaching have been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-00954-yStudies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.
Among the types of facilities listed are refineries, pipelines, oil and gas storage facilities, electricity transmission infrastructure, and power plants, including hydroelectric and nuclear.
British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province.
Experiment onboard upcoming SpaceX mission will examine how nutrient-rich oyster mushrooms grow in microgravity Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian company will attempt to be the first to grow a crop of mushrooms in space, aboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission set to launch in early April. In an experiment aboard Fram2, the first human spaceflight mission to orbit Earth’s polar regions, the Australian firm FOODiQ Global is aiming to grow oyster mushrooms in microgravity. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Data collected by two planes suggests large open-cut coalmine in Bowen Basin is releasing methane at higher rates than official estimates Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane at a Queensland coalmine were likely between three and eight times higher than officially reported, according to UN-backed research that flew aircraft over the site. Queensland’s open-cut coalmines are known to be a major source of methane and experts are worried that official figures could be a gross underestimation of actual emissions. Continue reading...
Our not-to-distant future relatives could be in for a rough ride even if we manage to curb our carbon emissions, a new study suggests.
[The Point] Global coastal areas are at risk due to geomorphological issues, climate change-induced sea-level rise, and increasing human population, settlements, and socioeconomic activities.
Arguments over the proper jurisdiction for cases related to ozone pollution and biofuel mandates proved complicated for the high court Tuesday.
Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution
The central role Indigenous Peoples and local communities in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification has gained widespread recognition over the past decade. Indigenous Peoples’ close dependence on resources and ecosystems, exceptional tradition, and ancestral knowledge are invaluable assets for the sustainable management of our planet’s natural resources. Globally, Indigenous Peoples manage or have […]
An ancient Antarctic ecosystem is revealed after a massive iceberg breaks free.
[Nile Post] Karamoja, one of Uganda's most climate-vulnerable regions, faces rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and frequent droughts and floods, threatening food security, livelihoods, and natural resources.
Swiss scientists say the biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, although significant ice loss is now inevitable. - REUTERS
According to an internal email, EPA officials knew they had no contractual right to cancel some grants. They did it anyway.
Increase in pay package comes despite fall in profits and as oil company watered down pledge to cut emissions Business live – latest updates The oil company Shell has revealed plans to ramp up cost savings and cut spending, as it handed its chief executive an increase to his pay package which angered environmental campaigners. The pay package for the energy company’s chief executive, Wael Sawan, rose by 8.5% last year, to £8.6m, according to its annual report, released on Tuesday. The payout was labelled “obscene” by green campaigners. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05922K, Paper Shuang Han, Minghai Li, Qiyu Fan, Zhuoyi Han, Xuewen Ming, Wen Wang, Wanan Cai, Haijun Niu The BHED additive optimizing the Zn 2+ solvation structure and in situ building the β-ME SAM with highly active zincophilic sites on the Zn anode surface, Zn-ion batteries exhibit excellent interfacial stability, cyclic reversibility, and longevity. 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
[New Times] Rwanda joined the global community in reaffirming its commitment to consumer rights and environmental sustainability as the world marked World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD).
The illegal makeshift plants cause serious health problems and huge environmental damage.
The lawsuit comes as EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has suggested walking back mandatory reporting for big polluters.
Rising temperatures are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that wreak havoc on people and the environment.
Union Technical chief declares work on Glasgow housing development provided blueprint to roll out across country
Amid fears of a ‘wide-scale rollback’ of protections, there are questions over whether ‘rushed legislation’ would actually work Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A new bill being introduced by the Albanese government to protect Tasmanian salmon farming could stop communities challenging other decisions, including coal and gas developments, and may not even be effective in its principal aim, experts have warned. The government plans to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act to end a formal reconsideration by the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, into whether an expansion of fish farming...
Trump’s latest tariffs threat suggests the US will take bolder moves against China, the biggest consumer of Venezuelan oil.
Floating platforms of wood could draw up seawater and help it to freeze, seeding the formation of new sea ice
We’ve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back. Large animals like wolves, bison and whales may already be tackling the problem
In an era where electric cars are either toxic political footballs or niche buys that face a troubled public charging infrastructure, the ID Buzz, long-anticipated and now arrived, has the opportunity to change the conversation.
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Wang Zhongying, chief national expert, China Energy Transformation Programme of the Energy Research Institute, and Kaare Sandholt, chief international expert, China Energy Transformation Programme of the Energy Research Institute China will need to install around 10,000 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar capacity to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, according to new Chinese government-endorsed research . This huge energy transition – with the technologies currently standing at 1,408GW – can make a “decisive contribution” to the country’s climate efforts and bring big economic rewards, the China Energy Transformation Outlook 2024 (CETO24) shows. The report was produced by our research...
US President Donald Trump announced Monday steep tariffs on imports from countries buying oil and gas from Venezuela, a punitive measure that could hit China and India, among others, and sow fresh global trade uncertainty.
Brazilian environmental campaigner and tribal leader Raoni Metuktire is pitting himself against the government to stop plans for an oil mega-project at the mouth of the Amazon river.
[ISS] Local populations feel the effects of climate change, but new research shows only indirect links to violent extremism.
Just after midnight, the Emergency Line received a distress call from Langjökull glacier, near the mountain Klakka. Upon investigation, it was found that two men traveling on snowmobiles had encountered significant trouble.
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, will this week lead the Group of Twenty (G20) Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) as part of South Africa's Presidency of the G20.
The tax breaks come on top of $862 million in spending that Georgia lawmakers earlier allotted for Hurricane Helene relief.
[Liberian Investigator] Buchanan -- In a major step toward legislative engagement in climate governance, the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), with support from the Government of Canada through NovaSphere, opened a high-level Climate Learning and Exchange Forum for members of the Liberian Senate under the theme, "Advancing Legislative Actions for Climate Mitigations in Liberia."
You don’t need to travel far to witness the impact of climate change up close.
For young adults, air pollution may increase risks of some kinds of heart attacks more than others. The post Higher ozone levels tied to heart attack risk appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For Chris Wright, there may be no simple truths. At his Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 15, the man poised to take control of the U.S. Department of Energy and its vast apparatus of technological research and development sat behind a walnut desk wearing a gray suit and a crisply knotted red tie. Wright, the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, a $3 billion natural gas fracking company, harkened back to his days...
This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Oil and gas executives in Canada are calling on Canadian federal leaders to take their cues from US President Donald Trump—they’re asking the government to declare a national energy crisis to fast-track expensive fossil fuel infrastructure that would […]
Fossil fuels powered the industrial revolution. Would aliens need a similar power source to jump-start a technical revolution?
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dr Dion George, will this week represent South Africa at the 15th Petersberg Climate Dialogue (PCD), where the country will reinforce its commitment to climate action.
The cooperatively owned projects managed by Ripple Energy operate the Kirk Hill wind farm in Scotland and the Graig Fatha wind farm in Wales.
Party’s full caucus endorsed legislation on Monday morning after three meetings, meaning it can go before parliament this week Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor’s bid to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal challenge over its impact on the endangered Maugean Skate is one step closer, amid unease about the government’s commitment to environmental protection. In a sign of internal angst, sources told Guardian Australia that Labor’s environment caucus committee needed three meetings between Friday and Sunday night to finally reach agreement on the legal intervention . Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
But the field remains rife with debate over the consequences if the strategies are deployed at large scale and over the exact benefits for the climate.
[IPS] Bloemfontein, South Africa -- World Water Day calls us all to promote the essential element of life: water. But we must also look this year at the rapidly vanishing sources of freshwater that we depend on, especially glaciers. Although glaciers may be remote for many of us, they are an essential component of the water cycle, nourishing rivers and lakes that are important for millions of people around the world. As precious resources with sources under threat, glaciers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region are an
South Carolina governor declares emergency as North Carolina announces mandatory evacuation in Polk county Three major wildfires that broke out in one North Carolina county still recovering from Hurricane Helene have exploded to burn more than 3,000 acres combined as South Carolina’s governor declared an emergency in response to a growing wildfire in the Blue Ridge mountains. The North Carolina department of public safety announced a mandatory evacuation starting at 8.20pm on Saturday for parts of Polk county in western North Carolina about 80 miles (129km) west of Charlotte. Continue reading...
A stretch of the Yellowhead Highway east of Edmonton was affected Sunday morning as RCMP searched in the area for two suspects in Elk Island National Park.
Exclusive: Australia’s top green organisations suspend anti-nuclear power ads to fund campaign against Labor’s move to protect salmon industry Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s leading environment organisations have abruptly suspended advertising campaigns attacking the Coalition’s plan to introduce nuclear power and are instead funding ads accusing Anthony Albanese of signing “the death warrant” of an endangered species . The shift from criticising the Coalition to Labor on the cusp of an election campaign was agreed by the bosses of green groups – including the Australian Conservation Foundation, Greenpeace, the WWF Australia and the Climate Council – at what campaigners described as an emergency meeting on Saturday. Sign up for Guardian...
A listing of 31 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 16, 2025 thru Sat, March 22, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks! Stories we promoted this week, by category and number of articles shared: Climate Change Impacts (14 articles) Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, according to NASA analysis Ocean water expands as it warms, researchers said. by Julia Jacobo, International, ABC News, Mar 14, 2025 How Can We...
With the help of the agency, the Trump Administration is doing everything it can to make emissions grow again.
Every year since 2007, people have been urged to switch off their lights in a symbolic show of support for environmental awareness. The WWF says the campaign is a reminder to take climate action before it's too late.
Australia’s world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and the Great Barrier Reef on the east – are being hit by simultaneous coral bleaching, with teams of scientists on both coasts monitoring and tracking the event across thousands of kilometres of marine habitat. On Western Australia’s Ningaloo reef, waters have accumulated the highest amount of heat stress on record during an extended marine heatwave that has hit coral reefs all the way along the state’s vast coastline AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported Continue reading...
Miliband said he wanted ‘to understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure’ Willie Walsh , the International Air Transport Association ’s director general, criticised Heathrow airport in as a result of the disruption, reports the PA news agency. “This is yet another case of Heathrow letting down both travellers and airlines,” he said. Walsh added: From that arises the question of who bears the costs of taking care of disrupted travellers. We must find a fairer allocation of passenger care costs than airlines alone picking up the tab when infrastructure fails. Until that happens, Heathrow has very little incentive to improve.” I’d like to stress that this has been an incident of major severity. It’s not a small fire. We have lost...
Zinc additives are fairly common in oil, especially when treating a classic or high milage engine, but what does the additive actually do for your engine?
Rising energy costs are a problem in the U.S. Ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and ramping up fossil fuels would make it even worse.
This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the first six weeks of the new Trump administration, it’s become clear that the president intends to undo not just Joe Biden’s environmental legacy, but an entire generation’s worth of action on climate change. The administration has announced it […]
Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.
U.S. President Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with his suggestion that American interests could somehow take control of Ukraine's largest nuclear power station, which has been occupied by Russian forces for the past three years.
He told broadcasters yesterday that the investment from Great British Energy will immediately save the public sector money on electricity bills.
Low waste doesn’t have to mean no fun – with a little creativity you can celebrate an occasion without hurting the planet 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 When planning a big bash to celebrate my 40th last year, I wanted a stylish and memorable celebration that didn’t cost the earth. Between food waste, plastic packaging, single-use decorations and fast fashion, the environmental footprint of festivities can quickly add up. Thankfully though, low waste doesn’t have to mean no fun. Continue reading...
Authorities found two men and one woman dead in Otay Mountain wilderness due to harsh terrain and cold weather Three people died last week as they attempted to cross the US-Mexico border near San Diego, California, amid a storm that brought near freezing temperatures to the challenging mountain terrain, according to the US border patrol. Border patrol agents responding to two separate distress calls – that came within less than an hour of each other on 14 March – discovered two men and one woman deceased in the Otay Mountain wilderness area, the agency said in a statement . The following evening authorities responded to another call from someone stranded in the mountains with a broken ankle, according to the statement. Continue reading...
Anja Windl is a member of activist group Last Generation who disbanded their Austria branch last year and has glued herself to roads to block traffic in a similar vain to British group Just Stop Oil .
When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf, they knew they had to stop what they were doing and go check it out. But they didn't expect to find a rich and flourishing ecosystem.
Multiple energy reports all underscore the same finding: The U.S. is going to need more affordable electric power to supply data centers, manufacturing and homes around the country. A lot more of it. Our country’s vast supplies of wind and solar resources are ready to be tapped to support that demand – from vast windy […] The post Faster, affordable clean energy? This bipartisan bill delivers appeared first on Climate 411 .
World Water Day, celebrated on March 22 every year, raises awareness about the importance of water and advocates for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme for 2025 focuses on glaciers — those grandiose ice masses that are a crucial part of the world’s water resources. In this article, we explore the critical need for glacier […]
The waters surrounding South Georgia, nestled beneath glaciated mountains, are among the most biologically rich in the Southern Ocean. In February, a team of scientists from the British Antarctic Survey … The post Groundfish survey reveals key insights into South Georgia’s marine life appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05866F, Paper Shaojie Zhang, Zhongpeng Li, Yixin Zhang, Xuanpeng Wang, Peiyang Dong, Saihai Lei, Weihao Zeng, Juan Wang, Xiaobin Liao, Xingye Chen, Dongqi Li, Shichun Mu Gel polymer electrolytes with moderate Li + -solvent binding (MB-GPE) achieve an optimal balance between weak solvation modulation and lithium-ion transport performance, leading to long-term stable cycling of lithium–metal batteries (LMBs). 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
The "Age of Electricity" is here.
Ngaporo Waimarino Forest Trust chair Tawhiao McMaster (left) and Blair Jamieson, co-founder and chief executive of forestry developer Tamata Hauha, sign off the first carbon credit leasing deal of its kind. Photo: Supplied via...
As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activism A pipeline company’s victory in court over Greenpeace , and the huge damages it now faces, will encourage other oil and gas companies to legally pursue environmental protesters at a time when Donald Trump ’s energy agenda is in ascendancy, experts have warned. On Wednesday a North Dakota jury ruled that three Greenpeace entities collectively must pay Energy Transfer, which was co-founded by a prominent Trump donor, more than $660m, deciding that the organizations were liable for defamation and other claims after a five-week trial in Mandan, near where the Dakota Access pipeline protests occurred in 2016 and 2017. Continue reading...
Carbon isn’t an enemy to “combat” or “tackle,” the environmentalist Paul Hawken writes, but the animating force of life.
The Defense secretary aims to purge climate work from the Pentagon. But critics say his carve-out for weather resiliency misses the point.
But the state's highest bench left the door open for a group of young activists to revise their challenge against Utah's promotion of fossil fuels.
The calving of the 30km iceberg revealed seafloor that had not received sun for decades.
The WMO released its (now) annual state of the climate report this week. As well as the (now) standard set of graphs related to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations, rising temperatures, reducing glacier mass, etc., Zeke Hausfather and I wrote up a short synthesis on the contributions to recent temperature anomalies. Readers will recall our previous […] The post WMO: Update on 2023/4 Anomalies first appeared on RealClimate.
China is largest importer of Iranian oil and ‘teapot’ refiners are private Chinese refineries that are primary buyers of Iranian oil.
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences. Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture in the world is likely to be affected in some way by receding glaciers and dwindling snowfall in mountain regions, driven by the climate crisis, according to a Unesco report. Continue reading...
Trump officials said they would open parts of Alaska that Joe Biden made off-limits to oil and gas production, and build a gas pipeline across the state.
Civil society groups on Thursday condemned a US court order that Greenpeace pay over $660 million in damages to an oil pipeline company as a chilling attack on climate action around the globe.
US president’s plan for American firms to run power plants is unrealistic and is opposed by Putin and Zelenskyy As a demand, it is Donald Trump at his most confusing. The American president appears, at least according to Marco Rubio , the US secretary of state, to have told Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that “American ownership” of Ukraine’s four nuclear power plants would be their best protection in future – although the Ukrainian president said on Thursday that “the issue of property, we did not discuss” . Of the four, the most significant, and the one that Trump has repeatedly referred to in the past week, is the vast, six-reactor Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. It is Europe’s biggest nuclear generator, located on the southern bank of the Dnipro River. Before the full-scale Russian invasion...
A Wisconsin man said he 'doesn't regret' voting for Donald Trump , even after ICE agents arrested his wife as the newlyweds were returning home from their honeymoon.
[Premium Times] The GIVO Centre, Ikota launch brought together community members, government officials, diplomatic representatives, and sustainability enthusiasts, demonstrating the company's continued expansion of circular economy solutions across Africa.
Campaigners condemn North Dakota jury’s ruling as Greenpeace must pay Energy Transfer at least $660m Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time . The verdict against the environmental group Greenpeace finding it liable for huge damages to a pipeline company over protests has been described by advocacy groups as a “weaponization of the legal system” and an “assault” on free speech and protest rights. A North Dakota jury decided on Wednesday that Greenpeace will have to pay at least $660m to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable for defamation and other claims over protests in the state in 2016-2017. Continue reading...
ANTARCTICA: Scientists have discovered vibrant communities of ancient sponges and corals on the newly exposed seafloor following the calving of the giant A-84 iceberg. This offers new insights into how … The post Thriving ecosystem discovered following iceberg calving appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Federal officials have sanctioned a Chinese oil refinery, as well as an oil storage facility and their owners to cut off Iranian revenues from illicit oil sales that violate international sanctions.
“If the United States owned them, that would offer the best protection for this infrastructure and support Ukraine’s energy needs,” the White House said.
[allAfrica] Air pollution is a growing global concern, with significant implications for public health.
The Trump administration released details of canceled grants to groups that represent cement, wood and glass manufacturers. At least one hadn’t heard about it from EPA.
The Environment and Public Works Committee approved two Trump picks last week. It's looking to advance three more.
[Ghanaian Times] The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) officially launched Phase II of the Youth Climate Action Fund, which seeks to empower young people to take meaningful action plans towards combating climate change in the capital.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00132C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Kun Zhang, Yijia Yuan, Gang Wang, Fangzheng Chen, Li Ma, Chao Wu, Jia Liu, Bao Zhang, Chenglin Li, Hongtian Liu, Changan Lu, Shibo Xi, Xing Li, Keyu Xie, Junhao Lin, Kian Ping Loh Rechargeable aqueous zinc metal-based batteries present a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries due to their lower operating potentials, higher capacities, intrinsic safety, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability. However, the use... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Environmental group Greenpeace must pay more than $660 million US in damages for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline's construction in North Dakota, a jury found Wednesday.
Image: Depositphotos Signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World...
Emergency crews were seen outside a business called Aussie Recycling, where it is understood the man, in his 50s, had a body part amputated.
OURAY, Colorado - America's ice-climbing epicentre was facing a bleak future, with climate change endangering its water supply, until an unlikely saviour came to its rescue: a nearby silver mine.
The ancient Mediterranean city is at risk as sea levels rise. But most people in the vulnerable fishing village of El Max believe it will always weather the storms of time On a sunny January morning in El Max, west of Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, where a canal meets the Mediterranean Sea, Ahmed Gaz is untangling his fishing net on the beach after landing his catch at dawn. Like almost everyone in the neighbourhood, Gaz was born and raised by the water, destined to fish for a living: “My whole life is in the sea. My life, my work and my livelihood.” Continue reading...
[ENA] Climate change experts convened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Wednesday to discuss ways to bridge the climate finance gap in Africa.
The once-pristine white oil tanks of Sudan's largest refinery have been blackened by nearly two years of devastating war, leaving the country heavily dependent on fuel imports it can ill afford.
The Energy and Interior secretaries joined the president in a discussion with industry leaders Wednesday at the White House.
APA, formerly known as Apache, is the worst-performing energy stock in the S&P 500 over the past 12 months.
The scrutiny comes as Solar for All and other Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund programs face attacks from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
As the world gets closer to the Paris agreement threshold, the World Meteorological Organization races to establish a single way to monitor current warming.
The legislation would direct the state to create pipeline safety regulations and, once they’re in place, end the moratorium.
As South Africa observes National Water Week from March 20 to 26 with the aims of recognising the crucial role water plays in global efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience, the spotlight falls on the country’s efforts to secure water amid the growing challenges of scarcity, climate change and the increasing demand […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05669H, Communication Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Craig Burdis, Romain Tort, Anna Winiwarter, Johannes Rietbrock, Jesús Barrio, Maria Magdalena Titirici, Ifan E.L. Stephens To introduce the potential for tuneability of the cathode in lithium mediated ammonia synthesis, we report a carbon cathode which produces ammonia at a Faradaic efficiency of 37 %. This... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the huge ice blocks off of Africa's second-highest mountain.
Greenpeace has warned it could be forced into bankruptcy because of the case brought by Energy Transfer.
Organisation condemns verdict that could bankrupt its US operation and risks ‘destroying right to peaceful protest’ Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury Democratic congressman Glenn Ivey told constituents at a town hall meeting in his Maryland district that Chuck Schumer , the Senate’s Democratic minority leader, should step down from his position after a bitter intraparty fight over government funding last week, HuffPost reports . Ivey is the first member of Congress to say Schumer should leave his leadership position, after the leader supplied enough votes to pass a Republican-backed government funding bill through the Senate. House Democrats had near-unanimously rejected the measure, and many in the party believe Schumer, who argued...
A North Dakota jury awarded $667 million in damages to Energy Transfer, the company that runs the Dakota Access Pipeline, after finding Greenpeace liable in a high-stakes defamation case.
Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky discussed U.S. 'ownership of Ukrainian nuclear power plants during their phone call Thursday, the White House said.
Canada’s plan to build an early warning system to protect the Arctic is being welcomed by some who work in and study the North.
The takedown unfolded on Tuesday night as the local council for the city of Newcastle voted to approve DEI policies and climate change goals into planning.
German coal giant is one of world’s biggest polluters and should contribute to flood defences, says farmer in Peru A Peruvian farmer’s home is in “concrete danger” from climate change, a court has heard, in the resumption of a decade-long legal battle to get German coal giant RWE to contribute to flood defences in the Andes. Lawyers for Saúl Luciano Lliuya, who say his home is threatened by rapidly melting glaciers, told the upper regional court in Hamm on Wednesday that the risk of extreme flooding represented a breach of civil law. Continue reading...
For about three years now, Argentines have been hearing almost every month that oil production is breaking new records. Looking ahead, the country is projected to become a major global supplier of what remains the most sought-after energy source. These developments, presented as hopeful news for an economy that has been in deep crisis for […]
President Donald Trump's administration advanced another major US natural gas export project on Wednesday, handing oil companies a win the same day as a White House meeting with industry executives.
Improving our understanding of sudden climate shifts is welcome. But framing this as creating an "early-warning system" is wrong on so many levels it is hard to know where to begin, says Bill McGuire
The legacy and words left by the committed and compassionate politician carry forward with public servants across the world. The post Raúl Grijalva: A patriot for public lands appeared first on High Country News.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that they had a constructive call about moving toward a partial ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, with the White House suggesting the U.S. could take control of Ukrainian "electrical supply and nuclear power plants" to ensure their security.
Scotland’s first minister speaking as report suggests up to 1,200 jobs could be created – but too late for refinery’s workers There is a realistic chance that one of the UK’s largest oil refineries can be converted into a hub for green chemicals, sustainable fuels and plastics, Scotland’s first minister says. Grangemouth oil refinery, which is being shut down by its UK and Chinese owners PetroIneos this year with the loss of 400 jobs, could become a world leader in low carbon chemicals and green fuels, John Swinney told media on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Their pleas come after a federal judge temporarily blocked EPA’s attempt to recover the $20 billion.
Once an audacious pioneer in electric cars, Tesla is being out-competed by cheaper, more innovative rivals and suffering by association with Musk.
Fifteen oil industry executives will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Wednesday to discuss oil prices and tariffs.
The government of the Northwest Territories is changing its carbon tax so that consumers will no longer pay. The change will mean lower prices at the pump and on bills for propane heating. The territory will also end its offset payments effective July 1.
Trump and Putin agree on a 30-day energy ceasefire, aiming to reshape global supply chains and negotiate lasting peace.
The author team of the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities met this week in Osaka, Japan. Credit: IPCC A handful of U.S. researchers joined a critical meeting on climate and cities this week in Japan....
Indian Railways is collaborating with the Department of Atomic Energy and power ministry to establish small nuclear power facilities for its energy needs, aiming for net zero emissions by 2030. The railway network plans to utilize 10 GW of energy, integrating renewable sources with nuclear and thermal power.
Several earthquakes were detected in Bárðarbunga this morning, the strongest measuring 4.2 in magnitude at 8:21 a.m.. A 2.9-magnitude tremor occurred shortly before, along with several smaller quakes beneath the glacier.
Money from the Biden-era climate law aims to slash 3 million metric tons of carbon pollution across 55 ports in more than two dozen states, through cleaner equipment and vehicles.
Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.
Moves to roll back 31 pollution regulations risk public health and big annual healthcare savings, Guardian analysis shows A push by Donald Trump ’s administration to repeal a barrage of clean air and water regulations may deal a severe blow to US public health, with a Guardian analysis finding that the targeted rules were set to save the lives of nearly 200,000 people in the years ahead. Last week, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) provoked uproar by unveiling a list of 31 regulations it will scale back or eliminate, including rules limiting harmful air pollution from cars and power plants; restrictions on the emission of mercury, a neurotoxin; and clean water protections for rivers and streams. Continue reading...
The Environmental Protection Agency can't have back climate grants issued during the Biden administration, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, but the grantees cannot access the money either.
Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.
Oil and gas leaders are pleased with the president’s deregulatory agenda, but questions about the economy are growing.
The Trans Niger Delta handles about 15 percent of Nigeria’s oil export flows and is pivotal to shipments of the Bonny grade.
The ruling orders EPA and climate change groups to return to court to argue about the fate of the money.
When it comes to food, beef contributes by far the most emissions fueling climate change. Yet demand for beef around the world is only expected to grow.
UK offshore energy supply chain firms generate the bulk of their revenues from oil and gas work while renewables revenues remain limited survey findings show.
This new method of converting sewage sludge cuts CO2 emissions by 99.5% compared to conventional methods.
'I am authorizing my Administration to immediately begin producing Energy with BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN COAL,' Trump wrote in a post on social media on Monday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE06171C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Yi Yuan, yang Hu, Yi Gan, Zhi Liang Dong, Yijia Wang, Enzhong Jin, Mingrui Yang, Frederick Benjamin Holness, Vinicius Martins, Qingsong Tu, Yang Zhao Sulfide electrolytes have emerged as the preferred choice for solid-state sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries due to their excellent compatibility with sulfur cathodes. Despite their advantages, such as high ionic conductivity, mechanical... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A World Meteorological Organization report details a long list of grim records for everything from CO2 levels and temperature to sea ice loss and sea level rise
The imprint of human-induced climate change is evident in the 2024 State of the Global Climate Report from the World Meteorological Organization.
VIP movement in New Delhi on Monday morning caused significant traffic disruptions, with an estimated 2 lakh vehicles stuck, wasting around 46,000 litres of fuel. This resulted in financial losses of 44 lakhs and 107 metric tons of CO2 emissions, exacerbating pollution. Additionally, 1 lakh manhours were lost, highlighting the need for better traffic management and improved public transport.
Trump hails ‘productive’ call with Russian president as Putin issues long list of conditions; Ukraine’s president reacts to Trump-Putin call Vladimir Putin agrees to 30-day halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid Speaking for the Greens, who are expected to back the CDU/CSU and the SPD today after a political deal struck late last week, Britta Haßelmann offered her support for the proposal – even as she sharply criticised Merz’s change of heart on this issue in recent weeks. Rejecting Merz’s comments about the new, challenging global circumstances, he said “the conditions are no different than they were on 1 January or in October last year,” after Trump was elected. Continue reading...
A storm system spotted in the Atlantic Ocean sparked fears of an early hurricane season. Last year, more than 200 Americans lost their lives to hurricanes that battered Florida and other parts of the US.
From Brewdog's Lost Forest to Stobo Hope; from targets to grants, from timber to carbon emissions, all the articles in the series here
While there have been some recent set-backs within science and climate research and disturbing news about NOAA, there is also continuing efforts on responding to climate change. During my travels to Mozambique and Ghana, I could sense a real appreciation for knowledge, and an eagerness to learn how to calculate risks connected to climate change. […] The post Climate change in Africa first appeared on RealClimate.
As President Trump talks about U.S. dominance of the Arctic, Canada says it will spend billions to defend the region, including buying new radar technology from Australia.
Speedy new chargers from Chinese automaker BYD take just 5 minutes to restore 400 kilometres of an electric car’s range
EDF statement from Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities
The EPA is considering shutting down its Office of Research and Development, which conducts research on environmental hazards.
As new EPA head Lee Zeldin promises to sink a 'dagger' into climate and clean energy initiatives, taxpayers are set to pay the price for extreme weather and the dismantling of a booming green economy.
Skylab 3 astronauts witnessed many spectacular sights during their 858 orbital trips around the Earth in the summer of 1973. One involved watching powerful Hurricane Ellen take shape off the West African coast. “There’s a nice storm down there. She looks pretty big. She’s got a lot of clouds,” said astronaut Alan L. Bean upon […]
Environmentalist and author Paul Hawken speaks to Live Science about the worldview that has led to the mindless exploitation of the planet — and how we can shift perspectives for a better future.
Most jobs in EPA’s research arm would be eliminated under a plan to downsize the environmental agency.
Dubbing herself a 'Net Zero sceptic' she argued that drastically cutting carbon emissions cannot be achieved without serious financial problems hitting living standards.
PHOTO: C-Quest Capital Fonterra and Toitu are among New Zealand organisations caught up in an international carbon credits scandal, whose alleged instigator is facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the US.
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The scientists are currently stationed at Sanae IV base, a research centre located on the northern tip of Antarctica some 4,000 kilometres from their South African homeland
The trusts are designed to ensure that a portion of the profits of renewable energy projects are shared with the people who live near them
The tusk may have belonged to a Columbian mammoth, an Ice Age species that disappeared over 11,000 years ago.
During the election campaign, the Progressive Conservatives promised to make the gas tax discount permanent — a policy the party says it will follow through on.
The 12th Sankalp Africa Summit, held on Feb 26-27 in Nairobi, brought together a pivotal cohort of start-up innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and policymakers to accelerate the innovation needed to enhance Africa’s energy transition. The summit ignited lively discussions on harnessing entrepreneurial talent to address Africa’s most pressing challenges, including food insecurity, climate vulnerability, and gaps […]
The Trump administration says it terminated $20 billion of Biden-era grants because some recipients have senior staffers who served in the Biden or Obama administrations.
Legislation sponsored by a former Duke Energy executive would eliminate a 2030 emissions goal.
Climate change raises risks for farmers: Hotter weather hurts yields and longer rainy seasons trigger the spread of fungus and deadly pests.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05818F, Paper Junru Wu, Ziyao Gao, Zhiqiang Fu, Lili Lin, Xianshu Wang, Yun Zhao, Lele Peng, Feiyu Kang, Zhenyu Guo, Maria-Magdalena Titirici, Yunlong Zhao, Xiulin Fan, Baohua Li Raising the cut-off voltage to 4.6 V can boost the energy density of lithium metal batteries (LMBs) with LiCoO2 cathode. However, the unfavorable cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI) formed on high-voltage... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The B.C. government faces a $1.8-billion hole in its budget with the end of the consumer carbon tax, but experts say new opportunities may help balance the challenges.
Liberals Against Nuclear say the policy would increase bureaucracy and impose ‘massive taxpayer-backed risk’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A group of Liberal supporters has launched an advertising campaign against the party’s plan to build taxpayer-funded nuclear power plants, arguing it “betrays Liberal values”, divides the party and “hands government back to Labor”. The new advocacy group Liberals Against Nuclear says it rejects the Coalition’s policy as it would require the government to borrow tens of billions of dollars, swell the bureaucracy and impose “massive taxpayer-backed risk”. Continue reading...
In a major speech today, the Conservative Party leader will say that drastically cutting carbon emissions cannot be achieved without bankrupting the country or hitting living standards.
A few days after he jailed the owners for repeated violations of court orders, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork halted operations at a metal recycling plant that has long been accused of exposing Watts high school students to toxic waste.
Grass-fed beef has no climate benefit — even when taking into account that healthy pastureland can trap carbon, according to a new study.
The discovery is keeping astronomers on their toes about how planets are formed.
Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon Edelman, the world’s largest public relations agency, is in talks to work with the Cop30 team organising the UN climate summit in the Amazon later this year despite its prior connections to a major trade group accused of lobbying to roll back measures to protect the area from deforestation, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal. The summit is set to take place in November in the city of Belém on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, which has been ravaged by deforestation linked to Brazil’s powerful agriculture industry. For the first time, the talks will be “at the epicenter of the climate crisis”, the summit’s president wrote last week. “As the Cop comes to the...
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has become a vital framework for assessing the broader societal impact of organisations, going beyond traditional financial metrics. In 2025, ESG will play a pivotal role in shaping South Africa’s business landscape, reflecting a growing commitment to sustainability, climate resilience, and inclusion. Understanding and tracking these trends is essential to […]
The methane fee would have had the same impact as taking 8 million gas-powered cars off the road.
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