A surge in fossil fuel prices since the Iran war is squeezing polyester suppliers and garment makers across India and Bangladesh, threatening to raise costs for fast-fashion retailers like Zara and H&M. Filatex, one of India’s biggest polyester yarn producers, is paying nearly 30 per cent more for the petroleum-derived feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) – that it needs to make yarn, as Chinese suppliers raise prices and Middle East supply is disrupted,...
AP — The European Union on Thursday approved a massive loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, the bloc’s Cypriot presidency said, after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock. The EU also approved a new raft of sanctions against … The post EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seized upon remarks by RSS leader Ram Madhav to criticise Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Madhav's initial comments suggested India yielded to US pressure on oil imports and tariffs, which he later retracted and apologized for. Congress claims this indicates PM Modi has lost his authority and India's sovereignty is compromised.
Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply disruptions threaten to extinguish the fires of a fading tradition, with some of them forced to shorten their hours or even shut their doors for good. Already struggling with a shrinking customer base and ageing owners without successors, the oil price surge is dealing a fresh blow to sento, as the communal baths are known in Japanese, with regulated pricing making it...
The Land Transport Federation of Thailand (LTFT) has urged the government to urgently address alleged irregularities in the oil supply chain, warning that fuel may be disappearing before reaching consumers, with potential losses estimated at up to 16 billion baht.
Drivers parking at the Park Road car park in Queenborough, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, will be hit by a charge of £1.60-per-hour from April 1 - which previously was free.
Scientists revived a 24,000-year-old microscopic organism frozen in Siberian permafrost, offering new insights into how life endures extreme conditions.
The Ontario based company behind Drake's ice blocks in Toronto, told Global News they were pleased with the excitement around the album release stunt.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast the possibility of El Nino conditions during the South West monsoon season. Economists and experts note that a weak monsoon will add to the woes caused by higher crude oil prices, and fertilizer supply disruptions.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner holds a dominant polling lead over Gov Janet Mills ahead of the June primary.
Officials from Ontario and the Yukon have entered into a partnership that marks “the first step” toward deploying small modular reactors in the Yukon – technology they say could help solve the territory’s energy crisis.
Revised figures increase fears about energy-intensive datacentres worsening climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from AI by a factor of more than 100. According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years. Continue reading...
The global automotive industry is entering one of the most transformative periods in its history. Electrification is accelerating, emissions regulations are tightening across major markets, and vehicles are rapidly evolving into software-defined platforms. Yet beneath the headlines about electric vehicles (EVs), another transformation is quietly reshaping the automotive ecosystem: the evolution of vehicle diagnostics. Rather […]
An Orascom Construction-led consortium, chaired by Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris, has finalized plans to develop a 900 MW onshore wind farm in Ras Shokeir. This major renewable energy venture, located in the high-wind corridor of the Gulf of Suez, is being executed in partnership with France’s ENGIE and Aeolus (a subsidiary of Japan’s Toyota Tsusho). … The post Orascom-led consortium to build one of Egypt’s largest green energy sites appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The scene in Tuapse has turned apocalyptic in recent days after strikes on a local oil refinery sparked major fires and caused an oil spill.
The climate event is poised to supercharge weather extremes and push global temperatures to new highs.
SINGAPORE — Global weather forecasters predict a strong El Nino weather phenomenon will build during the second half of 2026, threatening hotter and drier weather across much of Asia, while boosting rains in parts of North and South...
The pipeline expansion project will begin from Chetwynd, B.C., and run down to Vancouver, sending natural gas all the way down to the U.S. border.
‘Coalition of the willing’ gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh path The world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. A “coalition of the willing” – including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics – will try to chart a new path to powering the world with low-carbon energy. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Republican lawmakers are attempting to shield big oil from having to pay for its contributions to the climate crisis, alarming environmental advocates. New House and Senate bills led by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) would give oil and […]
The wind industry smells opportunity in Europe. At an expo in Madrid this week, the convention floor was abuzz as hundreds of European, American, Japanese and Korean exhibitors vied to pitch their products, knowing the continent urgently needs to shore up its energy security amid the US-Israel war on Iran. But there was one glaring absence: not a single company operating a booth was Chinese, with China’s participants only networking from the sidelines. At a time when many in Europe seek a rapid...
Asian markets navigated a cautious trading session Friday, influenced by ongoing Iran conflict uncertainties and stalled US-Iran talks. While some indices saw modest gains, others dipped, reflecting investor unease. Rising oil prices added to market anxiety, with analysts predicting continued volatility. Attention also turned to currency markets, particularly the Japanese yen, and upcoming central bank policy decisions.
This is a guest blog post by John Lang about his new " Climate Trunk " graphics project and website. He will add one graphic per week for about 2 years rounding out the big picture of human-caused climate change graphic by graphic. If you had to explain climate change in 10 seconds, what would you say? Climate scientists Katharine Hayhoe and Kimberly Nicholas have long boiled it down to five phrases: It’s real. It’s us. It’s bad. We’re sure. And we can fix it. This framing has helped millions cut through a topic swamped by jargon, acronyms and complexity. The first four Climate Trunk graphics owe a debt to that tradition. You’ll notice below I leave one off: we’re sure. Not because scientific certainty doesn’t matter...
[The Conversation Africa] US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as "drill, baby, drill". Yet he is doing more than almost anyone to speed up the global shift from fossil fuels to clean energy and electric vehicles (EVs).
Middle East tensions surged Friday, pushing oil prices up as Iran released footage of commandos boarding a ship in the Strait of Hormuz and reported military activity over Tehran. Analysts warn prolonged disruption could severely impact global supply, with inventories potentially falling to multi-year lows. Markets remain on edge as diplomatic efforts face uncertainty.
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Only 22 Democrats voted for the bill despite geothermal's popularity.
A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey captured the oil and gas industry’s rising frustration with the Trump administration over the uncertainty and increased shipping costs fomented by the war in Iran.
A U.S. negotiator warned other countries in a closed-door meeting that efforts to rein in climate pollution from ships has "no prospect" of success.
State regulators passed the nation’s strictest rules for controlling methane leaks from landfills in November. Now, those may be changing.
Some 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change
MPs call for investigation into Essar Energy, owner of Stanlow refinery, which shifted loans from ‘Putin’s piggy bank’ VTB to Mauritius Days after the first wave of Russian tanks surged over the border into Ukraine in March 2022, dockers at a port in northern England took a stand. Appalled by Vladimir Putin’s brutality, workers at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire vowed never to unload any Russian oil destined for the nearby Stanlow refinery, a major hub for UK fuel supplies. Continue reading...
David Pocock says prime minister – who is trying to shore up fuel supplies – is parroting industry talking points Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor is poised to reject a growing push for a new 25% tax on gas exports in next month’s budget, prompting David Pocock to accuse the government of “caving in” to the gas industry. It’s understood the government has elected not to pursue a new tax on gas exports in the budget , prompted in part by the global oil crisis and Anthony Albanese’s diplomatic efforts in shoring up fuel supply from Asian allies by pledging reliable access to liquefied natural gas. Continue reading...
An overhaul of listing and trading rules has driven a 16-year-old board for start-ups on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to an all-time high, and traders believe the listed companies’ above-average earnings growth and exposure to renewable energy will extend the record-setting run. The ChiNext 50 Index of the board’s 50 biggest stocks and the ChiNext Composite Index both broke highs set in 2015 this week, outpacing other equity gauges of yuan-denominated stocks, which have yet to fully recoup their...
He was renowned for his skill at capturing candid scenes of penguins, polar bears and other cold-weather creatures — and for his ability to tolerate extreme discomfort.
Scots are set to bask in the sun this weekend with Glasgow hotter than the Greek capital Athens amid an 'extreme' wildfire risk.
The new federal office will undo a change made after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. Critics say it could reduce environmental oversight.
Hundreds of residents have been forced from their homes near Georgia's coast, where a wildfire destroyed more than 50 homes.
More than 50% of voters at first AGM under new leadership oppose plans to scrap climate reporting BP’s board has suffered a triple climate rebellion in its first shareholder meeting since appointing new leadership to steer the embattled oil company. More than 50% of shareholders voting at the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) came out against its plans to scrap its existing climate reporting, and its resolution to replace in-person annual shareholder meetings – a lightning rod for climate protest in recent years – with online-only events. Continue reading...
Minnesota's Democrat Attorney General Keith Ellison used his phone as a woman became emotional while recounting an interaction with ICE agents during a town hall.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said 119,000 metric tons of oil are projected to arrive in the country by the end of April.
The Iran war has delivered a systemic shock to the Gulf’s security architecture and economic miracle. Two taboos were rapidly broken. The Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption and close to a quarter of seaborne crude, was paralysed for sustained periods. Iranian strikes reached deep into Gulf territory, hitting ports, energy terminals and airports with a frequency that exceeded attacks on Israel. War-risk insurance premiums and tanker charter rates surged...
[Health-e] The devastating effects of human-induced climate change are now a lived reality rather than a distant possibility. Together with the La Niña weather phenomenon, climate change has intensified extreme weather events across the region.
Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate Republican lawmakers are attempting to shield big oil from having to pay for its contributions to the climate crisis, alarming environmental advocates. New House and Senate bills, led by Harriet Hageman, a Wyoming representative, and Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, respectively, would give oil and gas companies broad legal immunity from policies and lawsuits aimed at holding the industry accountable for damages caused by its emissions. Continue reading...
The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has firmly refuted claims of an impending petrol and diesel price hike, labeling such reports as 'fake news' designed to cause public alarm. Asserting India's unique fuel price stability over the past four years, the government highlighted its proactive measures to shield citizens from global energy market volatility and geopolitical impacts.
The world of 2026 is marked by overlapping crises that continue to expose the fragility of our systems and the persistence of inequality. Geopolitical conflicts enrich a few while devastating many, intensifying the already catastrophic impacts of climate change. These political choices are not neutral—they shrink civic spaces, reinforce political extremism, and unleash coordinated assaults […]
Move comes after Hungary and Slovakia dropped opposition following reopening of the Druzhba oil pipeline Oh, that’s (potentially) interesting. The European Commission was planning to offer journalists a technical briefing on the €90bn loan and the 20th package of sanctions just now. Continue reading...
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired the meeting of the Supreme Council of Energy to review current energy supplies, including electricity, petroleum products, and natural gas, which are secured in coordination with different ministries to ensure uninterrupted services for productive sectors despite regional and international challenges. Attendees included Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Issa, … The post PM chairs Supreme Council of Energy meeting to review current supply status appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Translating the conductivity of individual carbon nanotubes into practical, macroscopic conductors remains a challenge. We report highly aligned fibers of double-walled carbon nanotubes intercalated with chains of tetrachloroaluminate anions (AlCl4−) in ...
A meeting of G7 nations on the environment begins in Paris on Thursday but climate change has been left off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States.
Iran’s plan to extract a $2m payment from tankers using the strait of Hormuz could raise costs for years to come A second round of peace talks between the US and Iran has begun amid renewed attacks on oil tankers in the strait of Hormuz and a US blockade on Iranian vessels through the crucial trade route. The future of this narrow waterway – and curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme – are at the centre of the talks after Tehran’s de facto blockade on oil and gas tankers via the strait pushed up energy prices. Continue reading...
For years, Nasa funded a dream called SpiderFab – a spider-like robot that would crawl through orbit, weaving solar power stations and giant antennas from spools of carbon fibre – creating structures too large for any rocket to carry whole. Although SpiderFab never ended up in space, scientists from the Shenyang Institute of Automation in northern China say they have built the key technologies to reach a similar goal. The team first made the building blocks from a carbon-fibre composite, shaping...
The Republican-drafted legislation doubles down on the Trump administration's attacks on international climate and energy programs.
Heat-related illnesses are increasing as temperatures rise, while drought forces fresh food prices up, making healthy diets out of reach to vulnerable people, says a new report.
The energy company lost a bid to move litigation over its oil pipeline from state to federal court.
New legislation requiring landlords to meet stricter energy efficiency standards is intensifying pressure on Shetland’s strained housing market.
[SAnews.gov.za] As South Africa experiences more frequent extreme weather events, government has launched a national initiative to strengthen climate-responsive development across municipalities.
US forces have intercepted at least three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, redirecting them away from key shipping lanes near India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. This action intensifies Washington's maritime blockade on Iran, disrupting global energy flows. The US Central Command has directed numerous vessels to turn back, highlighting the growing impact on international trade amidst stalled diplomatic efforts.
The Czech Republic said its nuclear power project with South Korea is progressing on schedule, signaling potential expansion of cooperation.
LONDON - Traders placed a series of bets worth $430 million on a drop in crude oil prices just 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday.
Environmental considerations included the protection of natural heritage features, wildfire polices and climate action.
The Pentagon assessment, shared in a classified briefing for lawmakers, suggests gasoline and oil prices could remain elevated through the midterm elections.
The provincial government kicked off the consultations more than a year after lifting a ban on fracking that was in place for over a decade.
The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel The supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...
Climate activists staged an Earth Day protest outside BlackRock’s Edinburgh offices, accusing the firm of links to fossil fuels and global conflict.
Learn how a dramatic climate shift in the Pacific may have wiped out an entire underwater ecosystem deep below the Galápagos — and it could happen again.
[This Day] More than 20 years after an unsuccessful attempt to record a commercial oil discovery within the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ), the two countries are calling for willing investors, particularly independent producers in Nigeria, to go into aggressive search for hydrocarbon in the ultra-deep frontier basin.
Air strikes on oil facilities and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have unleashed what is set to become an ecological catastrophe, satellite images show.
The German subsidiary of Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft told German regulators that the Russian Energy Ministry had ordered the suspension.
[Unicef] Climate change is reshaping what childhood looks like.
Saie have teamed up with Sephora to celebrate international Earth Day today by launching Planet Beautiful 2026, an initiative set to recover over 1 million pounds (approximately 454,000 kilogrammes) of plastic waste for recycling.
The Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi reopened on Wednesday after brief closure due to concerning wildfire and harmful PM2.5 situation.
The agency’s inspector general had sought to uncover “fraud, waste, and abuse” in the city’s handling of EPA funds.
The market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices -- and prices of the wide range of products made from oil.
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Enormous new batteries keep appearing on the grid, making it devilishly tricky to keep track of which is the biggest in a given region. That’s certainly the case in New England, where acute power needs and robust state climate goals are […]
Ukraine says it has reopened the Druzhba pipeline, after months of stalemate over stalled oil supplies to neighbouring Hungary.
To prepare for climate change, the Philadelphia Orchard Project is experimenting with raising tropical fruits and vegetables in an unheated greenhouse. The post A kumquat grows in Philadelphia appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government has intensified strategic efforts to address the impacts of climate change, with a focus on promoting the use of clean and sustainable energy sources.
A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.
[Liberian Observer] When Caroline was approached by agents of Carbonibus, a carbon offsetting project at a local school where she teaches in New Kru Town, Bushrod Island, the mother of two was reluctant to buy a new stove. Her traditional Liberian cookpot was still functioning, so getting a new stove was an option.
Researchers say that low snowpack levels on Vancouver Island are likely to stress salmon populations that are already dealing with the impacts of habitat degradation, overfishing and hotter waters.
The Trump administration is evaluating whether to temporarily extend the waiver a century-old shipping law to address emerging strains in domestic oil transportation.
Asia is entering a dangerous summer for food production as scientists warn of a “super El Nino” suppressing rainfall while the war on Iran drives up energy and fertiliser costs for farmers. India’s Meteorological Department has forecast a below-average monsoon, after two successive years of above-normal rains, while in Australia – a major wheat producer and exporter – a shortage of farm inputs and persistent dryness has reportedly pushed planting acreage to a seven-year low. Farmers across South...
Happy Earth Day, 22 April – a global call to act and protect our planet. At the European Space Agency, that action begins in orbit, where satellites deliver a continuous, global view of Earth and track environmental change. Working with partners, ESA turns this stream of data into actionable information through its FutureEO programme, helping governments and communities respond faster and more effectively to climate-driven risks.Here are two examples of how space technology is being used to anticipate threats to safeguard food security and public health.
In the spring of 2026, amid a fragile ceasefire in the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump continues to insist that the United States is untouched by disruptions in the Persian Gulf. “We don’t use it”, he has claimed, echoing years of “energy dominance” rhetoric. The numbers tell a different story. The United States remains a net importer of crude oil. Its refineries are engineered for the medium sour barrels that flow through the Hormuz Strait. And the global price shock triggered by the...
At Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand coordinated approach to land rights.
Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Children sieve mud, workers drop down claustrophobic hand-cut mine shafts, men grimace while others carve out rock with chisels in bare feet to recover cobalt “for our renewable green dream”. These were the dramatic scenes from the Democratic Republic of Congo in a “special investigation” from Channel Seven’s Spotlight program, aired in prime-time on Sunday evening. Continue reading...
A "carbon-intelligent computing" tool has come in handy as the tech giant negotiates with utilities to connect data centers to the grid.
The shift could affect glacier mass and freshwater resources depended on by large numbers of people.
[ACNS] The Primates and General Secretaries of the Anglican Provinces in Oceania have called on Member Churches around the Anglican Communion to advocate with their Governments on behalf of Pacific Island states and other nations heavily impacted by climate change.
Fuel pricing policy is again under scrutiny as critics urge the government to extend benefits from falling global crude oil prices to gasoline and gasohol consumers, who they argue are disproportionately burdened by contributions to the Oil Fuel Fund.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00708B, Paper Feng Wang, Lian Chen, Fan Li, Yongben Zheng, Jiaqi Wei, Caozheng Diao, Ihor Radchenko, Jie Shi, Linwei Li, Jingshu Wang, Zhengshuai Bai, Yanyan Zhang, Oleksandr I. Malyi, Xiaodong Chen, Yuxin Tang Hard carbon, a promising sodium-ion battery anode due to its abundance, specific capacity, and low operating voltage, still faces challenges in achieving fast-charging plateau-type performance with long cycles—critical for high-energy-density... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughts Climate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s, a study has found, adding itchy eyes and runny noses to the harm wrought by fossil fuel pollution. The finding may be less dramatic than the floods and wildfires typically associated with a warming planet but represents a “huge” increase in the combined suffering of tens of millions of people, the researchers say. Continue reading...
Delhi is bracing for a heatwave from Wednesday to Friday, with temperatures expected to soar to around 44 degrees Celsius in some areas. A yellow alert has been issued as mercury levels are predicted to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius over the next five days. The minimum temperature is also forecast to increase significantly.
China’s shipyards are emerging as beneficiaries from the US-Israeli war on Iran, securing new orders as crude transport bottlenecks worsen and global demand for large oil tankers rises. With the United States and Iran effectively blockading the Strait of Hormuz – a chokepoint that handles about a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil – shipping companies are racing to expand capacity, particularly in very large crude carriers (VLCCs) capable of transporting about 2 million barrels of oil per...
LONDON - Oil prices dipped and stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday as investors held out hope that despite conflicting rhetoric there was scope for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas shipments.
After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another instrument to save the mission.
[Daba Finance] Genesis Capital has advised on a CFA42.65 billion, or $65 million, green bond issuance to finance a solar power project in Côte d'Ivoire. The deal reportedly marks the first green bond in the energy sector on the UMOA regional market.
The reduction, estimated between 300,000 and 400,000 barrels per day, comes as Ukraine ramps up its strike campaign against the energy and export infrastructure that accounts for roughly a quarter of Russia’s state revenue.
China's Jinta molten salt energy tower stands as an "energy fortress" designed to help the country absorb the oil shock caused by the tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
[This Day] Abuja -- The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Nigeria and Mente Energy Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formally commence the Renewable Energy Localisation and Industrialisation Programme (RELIP).
The Nordic power grid solved scarcity so well it created a fascinating oversupply crisis.
Citi analysts warned of how quickly the oil market could tighten if the Strait of Hormuz does not fully reopen soon, noting that crude could climb as high as $130 a barrel.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy stakeholders attending the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 in Nairobi have called for accelerated action to close Africa's persistent energy access gap, even as Kenya positions itself as a leading destination for renewable energy investment and innovation.
At issue is the "10-day notice rule" that allowed citizens to report potential health, safety or environmental violations in coal mining areas.
Multiple oil spills are visible from space after Iranian and US-Israeli strikes hit oil facilities and ships in the region, with experts warning of an impending environmental catastrophe. Satellite images are giving an insight into destruction in the region, including to the fragile biodiversity of the Persian Gulf. Oil spilt there has the potential to … The post Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Scientists at the University of Witwatersrand have designed South Africa's first app to warn residents of pollution levels, as Johannesburg suffers a spike in coal emissions in recent weeks, causing breathing problems and other health issues. - REUTERS
There haven't been any cost-effective tech pollution upgrades since 2012, EPA argues.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again urged governments to step up the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy as war and climate risks create unprecedented challenges.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Democrats should get louder in championing clean energy’s affordability and resilience from global shocks, according to some of the party’s leading voices on the climate. As the Iran war roils economies by raising the cost of oil and gas, countries are aiming to accelerate […]
[UCT] A study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area, revealing that more than 40% of the city's population is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution. The findings are published in GeoHealth journal.
More than 40% of Cape Town’s population is exposed to high or very high air pollution risk, according to a new UCT study that reveals sharp environmental inequalities across the city. The research shows the worst impacts are concentrated in historically disadvantaged communities and calls for targeted action
India Meteorological Department forecasts continuing heat waves across north, central, and eastern India until April 25. Meanwhile, rain and thunderstorms are expected in the Northeast, East, South, and parts of West India. Several regions are also warned of hot and humid weather conditions.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00030D, Review Article Xu Lin, Meisheng Han, Haolin Ju, Hengyuan Hu, Wanqi Hu, Jiajie Luo, Lei Wei, Lin Zeng, Wenjia Li, Tianshou Zhao Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are increasingly recognized as ideal candidates for largescale energy storage due to their safety, long-duration storage capabilities, extended cycle life, and flexibility in site selection. However,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A Q&A with the New Mexico Reforestation Center director about what it takes to replant a burn scar post-wildfire. The post How New Mexico is ‘building a forest’ by solving a seedling shortage appeared first on High Country News.
The Interior secretary defended his scrutiny of "unreliable" renewable energy sources, while bolstering fossil fuel production on public lands.
Fervo expects its first project, the Cape Station project in Beaver County, Utah, to become one of the world’s largest geothermal projects with 500 megawatts under construction.
State agencies must run on 100 percent renewable and zero-carbon electricity by 2035. That could be a challenge for the State Water Project, which delivers water to 27 million California residents.
Berlin is seeking targeted amendments to the cap-and-trade carbon program to strengthen the bloc’s competitiveness and safeguard its industrial base.
Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud of It looks unlikely that Labour will emerge as the largest party at the next general election (though it’s by no means impossible). If just one term is Labour’s destiny, what legacy will it leave behind? There is already in the making one great success that can’t be reversed, the transition to homegrown clean energy . This is a true “taking back control” escape from the clutches of febrile oil and gas markets. Indeed it might become such a political success that it could rescue Labour’s electoral fortunes. Historically it may come to be recognised as equivalent to the 1948 creation of the NHS, with Ed Miliband the Nye Bevan of our day. He has fought his cause...
[The Conversation Africa] If today's young people are tomorrow's leaders, they will inherit not only the world's problems but also the tools and ideas to solve them. One of the biggest changes they will face is a changing climate. This means hotter days, more intense storms and floods, longer droughts, and big changes in where and when rain falls.
First minister insists Scotland is enjoying renewable energy boom after oil major delivers body blow to offshore wind industry
European consumers, spooked by rising oil prices due to the Middle East conflict, rushed to buy battery-powered cars last month, with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands poised to reap the benefits and give their global expansion a boost. Battery EV (BEV) registrations, a proxy for retail sales, climbed 51 per cent month on month in March, topping 224,000 units across 15 key European Union (EU) markets, according to data jointly released by research firm New Automotive and industry consortium...
Move marks government’s most radical attempt to weaken impact of soaring wholesale gas prices on electricity costs Clean energy generation exceeded rise in global electricity demand in 2025 The government has confirmed plans to move older wind and solar farms which make up almost a third of Great Britain’s power market on to fixed-price contracts to help protect households and businesses from future gas market shocks. Under the plans, first revealed by the Guardian , renewable energy projects that earn subsidies on top of the market price will be asked to sign up to contracts that pay a set price for electricity as part of the government’s plan to “delink the price of electricity from the price of gas”. Continue reading...
President claims ‘inadequate’ supply presents security threat and orders expansion of oil, coal and gas production Donald Trump on Monday released a series of memos that doubled down on his support of increased domestic fossil fuel production for purported “defense readiness”. Trump’s memos, which cited the president’s 20 January 2025 executive order declaring a national energy emergency, said US-based oil , coal , and natural gas production must expand “to avert an industrial resource or critical technology item shortfall that would severely impair national defense capability”. Continue reading...
Advocates expressed alarm as new project drills deeper into ocean bed, pointing to company’s failures at Deepwater Horizon spill Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP’s huge new ultra-deep oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, 16 years to the day since the company’s Deepwater Horizon disaster caused the worst oil spill in US history. Continue reading...
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “Russia remains a responsible and very important player in global energy markets.”
China’s new device could reach vital undersea fiber optic cables deeper than its competitors’ known remote submersibles.
But Michael Castle, who worked for OSMRE until last year, disputed allegations by Interior’s inspector that he made decisions improperly helping coal companies owned by Sen. Jim Justice's family.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in new talks, state media reports, as it accuses US of violating ceasefire Energy producers are benefitting from the jump in the oil and gas price. BP (+2.7%) and Shell (+2.4%) are leading the FTSE 100 risers. Continue reading...
LONDON - The stop-start shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz underscores the profound uncertainty hanging over the world’s most critical oil and gas chokepoint. But one thing is already clear: even if the guns fall silent, flows through the narrow waterway will take months – and possibly years – to recover to pre-war levels.
[Global Witness] With COP30 delivering mixed results on a fossil fuel phaseout, attention is turning to new spaces for building climate action. The Santa Marta conference, hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, could push governments to deliver concrete plans through a just transition and tax reform
Climate leaders say Democrats need to extol clean energy as a way to cut costs for Americans as war roils oil markets Democrats should get louder in championing clean energy’s affordability and resilience from global shocks, according to some of the party’s leading voices on the climate. As the Iran war roils economies by raising the cost of oil and gas, countries are aiming to accelerate their shift to cleaner energy. But in the US, Donald Trump has sought to kill off any alternative to fossil fuels while opposing Democrats have been reluctant to tie the conflict to any action on the climate crisis. Continue reading...
Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russian, targeting its military and energy targets. Overnight drone strikes targeted two Russian landing ships in Sevastopol Bay of Crimea. The Tuapse oil refinery was also hit for the second time in a week. Russian officials confirmed damage to transport infrastructure at Tuapse port. One person was killed and another injured in the latest strike.
President Donald Trump contradicted his energy secretary, Chris Wright, over his claim that gas prices in the U.S. might not dip back below $3 a gallon this year as the war in Iran drags on and oil prices remain high.
California now has about 550 more fire-friendly hours a year than it did in the 1970s. The post Wildfires used to ‘go to sleep’ at night. Climate change has them burning overtime appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
FTSE 100 slides and UK gas prices up amid fears strait of Hormuz will be closed for extended period Middle East crisis – live updates Business live – latest updates Oil prices have risen sharply and European stock markets have fallen, after the US seizure of an Iranian vessel hit hopes for a peace deal. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose by as much as 5% on Monday to $95.50 (£70.75) a barrel. Continue reading...
The 105-megawatt Pastoria Solar Project represents the largest renewable energy project contracted by the California Department of Water Resources.
Two major energy companies have reached a deal with Venezuela's interim government to revive production in a large offshore field and begin exporting natural gas, according to a new report.
Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power source Burning wood for power generation can be worse for the climate than burning gas, even when the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored, new research has shown. The findings cast doubt on plans by several governments, including the UK, to offer subsidies or other financial support for carbon capture attached to wood-burning power. Continue reading...
Malaysia’s busiest container port has started refusing Middle East-bound cargo unless shipping lines can guarantee prompt pickup, in one of the clearest signs yet that the Gulf crisis is working its way past oil and into the everyday trade that moves across Asia. Longer transit times, missed sailings and sharply higher insurance premiums are now rippling across the region’s logistics chain, with wine, spirits and other time-sensitive goods acting as an early indicator of disruption that analysts...
Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U.S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend.
As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutions Last winter, inside the subarctic Churchill Marine Observatory in Canada, scientists embarked on an experiment they hoped would result in a gamechanging remedy for polluted Arctic waters. They released 130 litres of diesel into an ice-covered pool filled with raw seawater pumped in from Hudson Bay and added oil-eating microbes. The technique had been used successfully during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the scientists wanted to see if they could break down oil in colder waters. The microbes were sluggish in response and the population showed little change after the first three weeks, says Eric Collins, a...
Delegates are arriving in New York for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples, despite the U.S. presenting challenges for attendees to secure visas. The post War, climate change and AI are at stake at the 2026 UN Indigenous forum appeared first on High Country News.
Chris Bowen has again come under fire from the same journalist he clashed with during a fiery press conference earlier this month.
The California startup's CEO was joined by federal and local officials Friday at a historic groundbreaking in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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The comments come ahead of a major international summit, where countries are expected to discuss how to move beyond fossil fuels.
A new IEA report shows how the clean energy transition has accelerated, despite U.S. policies aimed at slowing renewable energy growth.
Both banks cited the geopolitical and energy security context.
If the government proceeds with a plan to close petrol stations at night from this week, the move is expected to heighten public awareness of volatile oil supplies and rising prices, which are stoking fears of economic strain, according to an energy industry executive.
Natural gas continues to play a pivotal role in global energy systems even as the world accelerates its transition towards cleaner alternatives.
[The Conversation Africa] Madagascar is home to seven species of baobab trees, of which six are found nowhere else on the planet. Many of the trees have been alive for well over 1,000 years. The ancient trees have become symbols of Madagascar itself. They're also gifts to climate science.
Yemen’s Tehran-aligned Houthi movement has threatened to besiege a second key Middle East waterway as Iran launched drone attacks against US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend after a diplomatic effort to end the war appeared to collapse. A closure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, would effectively sever Saudi Arabia’s only remaining oil export route. The kingdom has been shipping up to 7 million barrels of crude per day through the...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00376A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Arvind Pujari, Gratsiela Kostova, Hwee Jien Tan, Atsunori Ikezawa, Hajime Arai, Michael De Volder Studying batteries in real time is essential for understanding their operation and degradation mechanisms. Operando methods such as X-ray diffraction, NMR, and electron microscopy provide detailed insights but are costly,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Delhi's mercury is rising again, with temperatures expected to reach 43°C and a yellow alert issued for heatwave conditions from Wednesday to Friday. Despite recent rain, consistently hot winds and prolonged sunshine will push temperatures up, posing moderate health concerns for vulnerable groups.
KYIV- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the United States extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven by the Middle East war.
India's economy shows resilience amidst global turmoil. SBI Research projects strong GDP growth between 6.8% and 7.1% for FY27. The nation navigates oil shocks from a position of strength. Domestic fundamentals provide a buffer. Potential risks like Super El Nino are noted. Inflation is expected at 4.5% with fiscal deficit around 4.5-4.6%.
As people across India celebrate traditional agrarian spring festivals, climate change has become an unwanted guest at the table. How are communities rising to the pressure on harvests, water, and rural life?
Agreements would aim to shield British industry from new steel tariffs and stricter rules on electric vehicles due in 2027 Downing Street hopes to secure deals on steel and electric cars with the EU as it seeks to upgrade the post-Brexit economic relationship. Amid economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East and strains in relations with the US, Keir Starmer is seeking closer economic ties with the EU. Continue reading...
"Every dollar paid for Russian oil is money for the war," Zelensky said.
Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on Saturday, calling for a faster shift towards renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition of putting the brakes on the transition.
Ukraine attacked two Russian refineries and other key oil targets overnight into Saturday, officials said, just hours after the United States granted Moscow another waiver on the sale of its sanctioned oil. Kyiv’s drone forces commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said on Telegram that Ukraine had struck the Novokuybyshevsk and Syzran oil refineries in Russia’s Samara … The post Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries hours after US waives sanctions on Moscow’s oil appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Iran’s top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockade Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ The world has lost more than $50bn worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago, according to analysts and Reuters calculations. The aftershock of the crisis is expected to be felt for months and even years to come, they say. Since the crisis began at the end of February, more than 500m barrels of crude oil and condensate have been knocked out of the global market, according to Kpler data – the largest energy supply disruption in modern history. Those 500m barrels of oil lost to the market are equivalent to curtailing aviation...
Vanuatu's climate justice push at the UN General Assembly faces hurdles. A draft resolution, seeking to implement the ICJ's climate ruling, was watered down after pushback from major nations, including oil producers. The proposed "International Register of Damage" was removed, sparking debate over reparations and the future of fossil fuels.
Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the public Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An “independent, community-driven association” that ran anti-Labor adverts during the last federal election was entirely funded by a coal industry lobby group, the Guardian can reveal. Energy for Australians accepted more than $1m from Coal Australia – a group advocating for coal whose members include major miners Yancoal, Peabody, New Hope and Whitehaven. Continue reading...
An Indian oil tanker, Desh Garima, successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz amidst heightened regional tensions and conflicting reports from Iran regarding its status. This passage highlights ongoing maritime activity despite concerns over the vital oil route. The Indian government has also bolstered support for the shipping sector with a significant insurance pool to counter rising costs and stricter approvals.
Rising sea levels and ecological damage caused by heavy use of flood defence system force city authorities to consider next move The Arsenale, the colossal shipyard that was the engine of the Venetian Republic’s domination for seven centuries, remains the nucleus of the city’s control over the water. Its northern section is made up of cavernous brick warehouses called capannoni , which in the 16th century could produce a warship a day through a rigorously ordered assembly line. Now, one of them houses the operations centre of the Mose, the sprawling flood defence system that protects the city. Continue reading...
World oil prices tumbled sharply on Friday, with benchmark U.S. crude dropping more than 10 percent to settle below $84 per barrel after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial shipping during an ongoing ceasefire, easing fears of prolonged supply disruptions from the Middle East conflict.
The US has extended a sanctions waiver on Russian oil purchases, offering temporary relief for countries importing crude. This move allows for continued procurement of Russian oil, particularly beneficial for India which relies heavily on imports and has increased its intake amid Middle East supply pressures. The waiver provides a crucial window for India to secure energy needs.
Brits might be used to terrible weather, but scientists now warn there is another type of storm we should be worried about.
Hotter and drier weather than usual, as the global climate shifts towards El Niño, is benefiting Thai beverage makers, even as they face cost pressures from prolonged geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, analysts say.
The Energy Conservation and Promotion Fund Office (Enconfund) is stepping up efforts to help energy projects move beyond the research stage and reach commercial viability, including an initiative to replace diesel with waste-derived oil.
Manitoba's premier says Ottawa has hinted it wants liquefied natural gas shipping out of Churchill by 2030 or federal support for an expansion of a port could be off the table.
The war in Iran and ensuing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the risks of over-reliance on the Persian Gulf for oil, turning Beijing’s Mediterranean infrastructure plans from long-term goals into urgent strategic necessities. From Algerian oilfields to Moroccan battery factories and Egypt’s industrial base, China might now fast-track these projects to create a Mediterranean hub for a green-energy supply chain, observers said. Beijing aims to create a strategic backup that protects its...
The US has renewed a waiver permitting countries to buy Russian oil for another month. The decision came two days after the Trump administration had said it had no plans to extend the waiver.
Learn how archaeologists exploring Wogan Cavern uncovered a once-in-a-lifetime find beneath a Welsh castle, revealing Ice Age animals, ancient humans, and climate change in Britain.
Three Iranian oil tankers carrying a total of five million barrels of crude have become the first such loaded vessels to leave the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since a US blockade came into force, the tracking firm Kpler told AFP on Friday.
Electric vehicles could store renewable energy when there is excess supply and give it back to the grid when demand peaks, but car companies disagree on the best way to do that
A new report from the federal government says an increase in greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in 2024 offset decreases in several other industries.
Chancellor aims to curb rising household bills as she consults on reforms to weaken link between gas and electricity prices Rachel Reeves is poised to raise the government’s windfall tax on low-carbon electricity generators to help limit UK household energy bills, the Guardian understands. The chancellor is ready to hike the levy introduced in 2022 to target the excess profits made by the owners of older renewable energy and nuclear plants as electricity market prices soared after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...
Much of the U.S. is in for some whiplash weather as record-breaking warmth rapidly transitions to wintry conditions.
Ukraine has launched an increasing number of attacks on critical oil and export infrastructure in the region since mid-March.
Bears in Svalbard, Norway, are fatter than expected, and others in Greenland are showing signs of genetically adapting to climate change — but the signs elsewhere are not good.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude tumbles below $90 a barrel Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says The conflict in Iran is already taking a toll on businesses and balance sheets across the UK, warns Matthew Richards , joint head of restructuring & insolvency at accountancy and business advisory group Azets: Richards says an increasing number of directors are seeking advice about their finances as they fear they will not be able to survive the economic aftershocks of the war in Iran, adding: Directors who were previously surviving have been concerned about the impact the war will have on their finances, and the increase in costs it caused has been the tipping point for many firms. The longer...
An observation made by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) shows the chemical signatures of water ice (shown in bright blue) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (orange) in Cygnus X, one of the most active and turbulent regions of star birth in our Milky Way galaxy. The […]
First Arctic trials show pumped seawater can bulk up ice, but results aren’t lasting—and may not scale
Oil prices plunged by about nine per cent on Friday, extending previous losses, after Iran's foreign minister announced that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic.
The floods, triggered by two waves of heavy rainfall in late March and early April, killed at least seven people and displaced more than 6,200.
More renewable energy is produced in the Scottish Highlands per household than in any other area of the UK, new research has shown.
The court sided with the oil industry in a lawsuit over damage to Louisiana’s eroding coastline.
The Middle East conflict has choked off supplies of LNG and hiked demand for coal in Asia.
At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment Where I come from – Hawai’i – the reef isn’t just something you look at. It’s part of us. It feeds our families, protects our shores, and lives at the center of our culture. In our stories, coral is one of our oldest ancestors. It’s a reminder that everything in the ocean, and all of us, are connected. Right now, that integral connection is under threat. Jason Momoa is an actor, film-maker, and UNEP Advocate for Life Below Water, dedicated to protecting our oceans and advancing global awareness around coral reef conservation Continue reading...
In a major leap toward digital governance, the Ministry of Local Development and Environment has officially launched Egypt’s first smart aerial surveillance system. Utilizing a fleet of advanced drones, the initiative aims to replace traditional, slow-moving inspection campaigns with real-time, high-tech oversight of the country’s urban and environmental landscape. Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development and … The post Egypt deploys AI-powered drones to track pollution and environmental violations appeared first on Egypt Independent.
When Dublin scientist Emma Murphy got word that a dead Greenland shark had washed up on the shores of northwestern Ireland, she was gobsmacked. Not only are the massive and ancient ocean dwellers notoriously elusive, but they usually make their homes in the remote depths of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans.
Ten years later, the storm has changed how I think about the weather.
This week in Yukon politics, Yukoners learned the details of two new rebate programs and MLAs voted unanimously to review election financing.
Oil prices dipped as hopes for a Middle East peace deal surged following a ceasefire and potential US-Iran talks. While a temporary agreement might be close, concerns over significant supply disruptions from the Strait of Hormuz closure persist. Experts anticipate continued price volatility until lasting peace and open trade routes are restored.
[This Day] President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, held a series of high-level meetings with global financial leaders on the side-lines of the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., as part of efforts to deepen investment flows and strengthen partnerships in Nigeria's energy and industrial sectors.
Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groups Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules. The secrecy provision, which the European Commission added to its proposal almost verbatim after industry lobbying in 2024, hinders scrutiny of the pollution that individual datacentres emit. It leaves researchers with just national-level summaries of their energy footprints. Continue reading...
The Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday about the Michigan Public Service Commission's authority over wind and solar projects.
The suit argues that the state’s ban on fracking is unconstitutional because it deprives land owners of productive use of their property, amounting to an unfair taking by the government.
Europe’s oil majors have large trading operations that often profit from increased volatility.
Nations split over doubling down on fossil fuels or accelerating renewables.
The measure would let the state and insurers sue fossil fuel companies for damages tied to climate-driven disasters.
Steel is one of Ukraine’s top sources of export revenue but is being hurt by carbon tariffs imposed by Europe, manufacturers claim.
President Lee Jae Myung on Friday shared a news report that a South Korean oil tanker exited the Red Sea, marking the first shipment of crude oil to the nation since the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
[Botswana Daily News] Mawana -- The implementation of the 500 MW solar photovoltaic plant and a 500 MWh Battery Energy Storage System in Maun positions Botswana as a net exporter and a leader in the regional energy transition.
Progress on cutting carbon emissions has stalled somewhat in Canada, according to the federal government annual reporting to the UN. Oil and gas emissions have continued to rise since the pandemic.
Prime minister says Corio refinery fire will not push Australia into stage 3 restrictions, despite reduced production of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says petrol production has fallen 40% at one of Australia’s two remaining oil refineries but the damage caused by the fire at the Geelong facility will not lead to fuel restrictions. The prime minister spoke outside the Viva Energy refinery – which had been supplying about half of Victoria’s fuel before a massive fire burned for 13 hours until noon Thursday – on Friday morning, and said the facility was also producing less diesel and aviation fuel. Continue reading...
Anthony Albanese is due to tour the Viva Energy Geelong refinery after flying home early from a trade mission to Malaysia, as questions remain over what sparked the blaze.
Ten percent of the Caribbean nation’s electricity was generated by renewable energy in 2025, up from 3.6% in 2024. The post As Cuba’s grid fails, solar power becomes a lifeline appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Learn what atmospheric rivers are, and why they could be predictable, helping us prepare for devastating storms and floods.
There will be flight cancellations ‘soon’ if oil supplies are not restored in coming weeks, says head of IEA Business live – latest updates Middle East crisis – live updates Europe has only six weeks of jet fuel left before shortages will hit because of the Iran war, according to the head of a global energy watchdog. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, said there would be flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies from the Middle East were not restored within the coming weeks. Continue reading...
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[African Union] The African Union's Semi-Arid Food Grains Research and Development (AU-SAFGRAD), one of the specialized technical Offices (STOs) in the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE), organized a training on Design, Operations and Maintenance (DOM) of Climate smart agricultural technologies for agrifood systems transformation in Africa.
Venice is renowned for its unique canal system and popular gondolas - but the 'Floating City' might have to be relocated to protect it from rising sea levels, experts warn.
The agency said it has secured partnerships with 200 companies and other entities to advance wastewater reuse.
A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend.
US defense secretary says Iran’s energy infrastructure is ‘not destroyed yet’ while also lambasting the media Iran’s energy infrastructure is “not destroyed yet” and the US is “locked and loaded” to finish the job, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, said on Thursday as he called many of the press corps gathered the moral equivalent of the Pharisees who conspired to destroy Jesus Christ. Hegseth’s comments from the Pentagon podium came as a naval blockade of Iranian ports began this week and he called on Tehran to accept a nuclear deal or face consequences for its remaining infrastructure, power generation and energy industry. Continue reading...
Ongoing disruptions to energy flows from the Gulf linked to the US-Iran war continue to unsettle global oil and gas markets, and a ceasefire in place for about a week has done little to improve the availability of cooking gas.
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced.”
Federal courts have now rebuffed both administration attempts to stop states from suing Big Oil to pay for the effects of climate change.
They argue EPA's finding that it would be futile to regulate tailpipe emissions has many foundational flaws.
Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so [of] jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday in a wide-ranging interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA executive director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced”, stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. “In the...
Malaysia and Australia pledged on Thursday to keep oil and gas flowing between them as the Iran war’s continuous squeeze on global fuel supplies compels regional countries to deepen energy trade cooperation. Across Asia, governments have been scrambling for alternatives after crude oil and gas shipments from the Middle East were disrupted following Tehran’s move to choke access to the Strait of Hormuz in response to US-Israeli strikes against Iran that began on February 28. The disruption has...
A 'reasonable worst case' scenario drawn up by the Government suggested that disruption to carbon dioxide supplies from the Middle East could have major impacts.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) has issued a warning regarding current weather conditions across the country, as Egypt reaches the peak of a significant heatwave accompanied by active Khamsin winds. Most regions will experience hot to extreme heat, though conditions remain slightly milder on the North-Western coast, with moderate temperatures persisting at night as nationwide … The post Heatwave alert – Egypt faces peak temperatures and Khamsin winds on Thursday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Some petrol stations may see short-term outages and energy experts warn Victorian fuel prices could spike up to 20 cents a litre Full report: Geelong oil refinery fire Track Australia’s fuel prices, service station outages and shipments in charts Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, will fly home early from his fuel diplomacy mission in south-east Asia, travelling overnight to Victoria after a huge blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries. Albanese was set to leave Malaysia early on Thursday night and was expected to visit Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery on Friday morning, when he will receive a briefing on the damage. Continue reading...
China’s low-elevation coastal cities, which hold a large share of the country’s population and economic output, face growing compound risks from sea level rise, storm surge, and extreme rainfall (1, 2). China’s annual losses from natural hazards such as typhoons average about US$76 billion (3), and hydrometeorological hazards generate large and recurrent economic losses (4, 5). However, cost estimates often focus on structural damage and overlook the economic shock caused by supply chain disruption, power outages, health effects, and slow productivity recovery (6–8). To reduce the systemic vulnerability that turns typhoons into national economic setbacks, China should improve the accuracy of loss accounting and strengthen preparedness.
The Global Environment Facility, widely known as the GEF, plays a central role in financing environmental protection across the world. It supports developing countries in tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, land degradation, pollution, and threats to ecosystems. Since its establishment in the early 1990s, the GEF has grown as a multilateral environmental fund, supporting projects […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00301J, Paper Shaopeng Liao, Guang Li, Mengqi Ren, Ying Peng, Weitao Zhao, Zichao Xu, Hongsen Cui, Chen Tao, Haibing Wang, Chen Wang, Fang Yao, Xiaojuan Cao, Jiwei Liang, Mingming Hu, Yansong Ge, Xuzhi Hu, Jian Wen, Weijun Ke, Guojia Fang GBAM is used as buried interface modifier at room temperature. Co-annealing GBAM with perovskite layer optimizes bottom interface of wide-bandgap perovskite, achieving 29.07% for 2-terminal perovskite–perovskite tandem cells. 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
Oil prices eased as hopes for de-escalation in US-Iran tensions emerged, with Iran suggesting passage through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz if an agreement is reached. Despite optimism for diplomatic progress, the US warned of increased economic pressure if Iran remains defiant, while waivers for Iranian oil purchases will not be extended.
SunZia has quietly begun sending enormous amounts of wind power to California, as President Donald Trump works to thwart the wind industry.
U.S. climate pollution stayed nearly the same as the year before, according to a University of Maryland report that filled a gap left by the Trump administration.
The commission accuses American Efficient of gaming power markets by collecting huge sums for fake efficiency resources. The company denies wrongdoing.
The initiative would drive the European Union toward more renewable sources of energy in the long term.
The United States blacklisted three people, 17 entities and nine oil tankers accused of aiding Iran in evading sanctions amid U.S.-Iran negotiations.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has stepped up its collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme to accelerate climate action, environmental sustainability, and biodiversity conservation efforts.
A fire at one of Australia’s two operating oil refineries could hit petrol production more than diesel and aviation fuel, authorities said on Thursday, as emergency crews worked overnight to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters were battling flames as tall as 60 metres (200 feet) at Viva Energy’s motor petrol production unit at its Geelong refinery in Victoria state, which processes crude into high-octane petrol. No injuries have been reported from the fire, which emergency crews were alerted to...
The permits issued to Enbridge include one for construction of new pipeline infrastructure and others for existing pipelines at border locations in North Dakota and Michigan.
The controversial biomass power station receives 'overly generous' payments of £2.7million a day and more than £100,000 an hour, energy think tank Ember found.
The Geelong Viva Energy refinery in Corio supplies 10 per cent of Australia's fuel.
The Geelong refinery supplies 10% of Australia's fuel and 50% of Victoria's.
An unusual series of cargoes of military-grade fuel that is due to sail from the US across the Pacific Ocean illustrates how far the war in Iran has disrupted the global oil supply chain. A request for offers to ship 235,000 barrels of jet fuel from Cherry Point in Blaine, Washington, where BP has a refinery, to Subic Bay in the Philippines, a strategic access point and logistics hub for US naval operations, was issued on Thursday, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. The cargo is...
Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US of prioritizing oil and energy dominance, alleging military actions in Iran and Venezuela are resource-driven. He claims Washington disregards international law, opting for power over rules. Lavrov urged the US towards dialogue, criticizing policy shifts that strain relations and push Europe away from Russian gas, likening it to a 'colonial era'.
In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet The dosimeter clipped to your chest ticks faster the moment you step off the designated path inside the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Step back, and it slows again – an invisible line between clean ground and contamination. Above rises the “new safe confinement” (NSC) – the largest, movable steel structure ever built, taller than the Statue of Liberty, wider than the Colosseum, its arch curving overhead like an aircraft hangar built for giant planes. Continue reading...
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to nuclear Armageddon until weeks later.
The US has tightened its grip on Iran's oil revenue by sanctioning a major Chinese refinery and numerous shipping entities involved in transporting Iranian crude. This move targets a "shadow network" and escalates pressure amid regional tensions. China has criticized the sanctions, urging an end to their political use and warning of harm to legitimate trade.
Learn more about the bizarre geological features found throughout our Solar System.
With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.
Plans to open a 'mini fracking' site in Burniston, North Yorkshire, were met with outrage from campaigners and residents alike.
The Trump administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move, announced on Friday, makes good on the Trump administration’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on companies and countries that do business with Iran. It is also part of the Republican administration’s overall ramped-up campaign to cut off Iran’s key source of revenue – its oil exports. Concurrently, the US...
How the US Southeast's Energy Market Leaves Cost Savings on the Table sarah.brown@wri.org Fri, 04/24/2026 - 13:27 Across the United States, retail electricity prices are projected to rise, with utilities requesting a record $31 billion in rate increases in 2025. While the Southeast has historically had lower electricity prices than regions such as California or New England, southeastern residential energy bills rank above the national average — and can be among the highest in the country — largely due to household electricity demands for cooling. These costs are expected to climb as demand grows from manufacturers and data centers, aging infrastructure needs replacement and increasingly severe weather disrupts the grid and drives up recovery costs. In February...
In his second year as energy minister, Tim Hodgson said he will focus on creating a 'coherent strategy' for electricity and nuclear energy.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned of an ongoing heatwave on Saturday coupled with sharp atmospheric fluctuations across several regions. Extreme heat and atmospheric instability The forecast indicates mild conditions in the early morning, transitioning to hot daytime temperatures across most of the country. Southern Upper Egypt will experience extreme heat, while temperatures are expected … The post Egypt weather alert: Heatwave persists across most regions on Saturday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion The oil crisis triggered by the Iran war has changed the fossil fuel industry for ever, turning countries away from fossil fuels to secure energy supplies, the world’s leading energy economist said. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), also said that, despite pressure, the UK should forgo much of its potential North Sea expansion. Continue reading...
Brent crude hits highest level since the US and Iran first agreed a ceasefire in early April Retail sales rise in Britain after Iran war prompted ‘panic at the pumps’ Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax Sarah Breeden’s warning that share prices do not reflect the many risks facing the global economy may have pushed the market down this morning, suggests Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell . He explains: The stock market reflects what investors think will happen in the future. While markets have been wobbly since the Middle East conflict unfolded, they didn’t pull back sharply in the early stages of the crisis, and more recently they’ve shown resilience. That suggests investors are confident the war will...
This seaweed could feed the world, help cure climate change and make your skin look great.
The Trump administration is hoping a court blocks the Biden-era rule. States say EPA doesn't have the authority to ignore the requirements.
A high-stakes international summit in Colombia starting today (April 24) is expected to sharpen global efforts to phase out fossil fuels, as governments, scientists and Indigenous leaders warn that the world is running out of time to avert irreversible climate damage. During a virtual press briefing on April 16, Colombia’s Environment Ministry and a diverse […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE01732K, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Wenwen Wang, Chengyi Zhang, Xinquan Ma, Weixiao Wang, Qin Su, Juncai Long, Dongyao Zhu, Jinghao Li, Ao Xu, Rui Fang, Yuhang Dai, Guanbin Gao, Qinyou An Rechargeable magnesium metal batteries (RMBs) promise high volumetric energy density and resource sustainability, yet interphase instability remains a central barrier to practical full cells. Here, we show that single-electrode interphase... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As sea ice continues to succumb to the climate crisis, measuring its decline with precision has never been more urgent. To meet this challenge, the European Space Agency is developing three new Copernicus satellites, each employing distinct but complementary techniques to monitor this fragile component of the Earth system.To ensure the data from these new satellites are razor-sharp, an international team of hardy scientists is now out on the Arctic sea ice braving the cold and flying above to collect critical in situ measurements.
Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brink The northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath those same turquoise waves, a real-life mission is unfolding: the race to pull a dying coral reef back from the brink. However, the tools a team of divers are carrying to the seafloor are not what you would expect to find in a marine biologist’s kit. They are installing waterproof speakers at the bottom of the ocean, and the man leading the team is not a scientist. Continue reading...
Wopke Hoekstra says the bloc must gain “energy independence” to protect itself.
The block is part of the Khumbu Icefall, a shifting glacier with deep crevasses and overhanging ice that can be as big as 10-story buildings.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has squeezed global oil supply, putting pressure on California's jet fuel reserves.
India's weather department has issued heatwave warnings in parts of northern India.
While AI helps monitor deforestation and illegal mining, data centers powering the technology are claiming water, energy, and minerals from Indigenous lands.
At an unprecedented meeting in Colombia, delegates from more than 50 countries want to chart a practical path to wean the world off fossil fuels. Can they succeed where the UN climate talks have failed?
The United Nations very much relied on China for its environmental protection role, including its major funding for biodiversity conservation in the Global South, the organisation’s environment chief said on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Regional Ecological Summit in Kazakhstan, Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said that “China has always been an active player in multilateralism”. Andersen said that within UNEP, they “very much rely on...
Nuclear power accounts for producing about 10 percent of the world’s electricity, equivalent to about a quarter of all sources of low-carbon power.
The gathering in Colombia marks a breakaway effort to accelerate climate action after years of plodding progress under the United Nations.
The state Senate Insurance Committee refused to advance two major bills that would have recouped rising property insurance costs from oil and gas companies and required insurance companies to cover homes in fire-prone areas under certain conditions.
What the company decides to do with the projects matters because of its juggernaut status in bankrolling technologies for capturing carbon — meaning its withdrawal would send shock waves through the market.
The initiative will help the sector comply with an EU regulation designed to tackle the felling of trees associated with the bloc’s imports of key commodities.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00483K, Paper Haifeng Zhou, Li Han, Chengkai Mao, Jiali Jiang, Hongjuan Ma, Long Zhao Sustainable valorization of hypersaline brines through solar evaporation constitutes a critical frontier in the global water-energy-resource nexus, yet it is constrained by the tight coupling among evaporation, salt crystallization, and... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
ANALYSIS: Challenges mean Australia can no longer take its food security for granted.
The growing EV charging industry is battling with the old energy giants for control of a new source of revenue.
In a landmark decision, the European Union has greenlit an impressive €90 billion loan to Ukraine alongside a new wave of sanctions targeting Russia, effectively breaking a prolonged deadlock. This vital financial support, designated for military and fiscal stability, follows Hungary and Slovakia's recent agreement to resume oil flows through a major pipeline.
Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world's highest peak because a huge block of ice is in the way.
The Antarctic Ice Sheet has been growing since 2020 – and scientists have now identified why. Research funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) looked at factors affecting Antarctica’s delicate environmental dynamics. Despite accelerating loss of ice through glacier melt, exceptionally heavy snowfall in recent years is adding to the mass of the icy continent.
Donald Trump is stepping up his push to cut off Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz by seizing another tanker caught smuggling the regime's oil.
According to data from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, crude production fell 2.5 per cent to 28 million metric tonnes in 2025–26. This marks a cumulative drop of 22 per cent since 2014–15.
China has released new guidelines to reduce carbon emissions across strategic sectors – including energy-intensive data centres – as Beijing pushes to secure its 2030 climate targets amid volatile energy prices triggered by the US-Israeli war in Iran. The 18-point document, issued by the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Central Committee and the State Council, China’s cabinet, called on heavy industries – including steel, non-ferrous metals and chemicals – to boost energy efficiency and...
China's aggressive oil stockpiling surge ahead of the Iran war is reshaping global energy security dynamics as supply risks intensify in the Strait of Hormuz.
Nearly 20 environmental justice groups say current air pollution standards aren't adequate for the region's data center boom.
May 1st in France isn’t just a celebration of workers’ rights, it’s also tied to a floral tradition. But with climate change causing the 'muguets' to bloom earlier, the flowers may no longer be in bloom for May Day celebrations.
Asian markets faltered after touching record highs, weighed down by surging oil prices and lingering US-Iran peace talk uncertainties. Japan's Nikkei briefly crossed 60,000 before retreating. Escalating Middle East tensions, including shipping disruptions, fueled oil price spikes, impacting investor sentiment across the region. Despite a Wall Street rally, regional markets succumbed to geopolitical anxieties.
Since Chernobyl, Ukraine has lived in the shadow of nuclear disaster. Now, with Russia targeting its power grid, it's facing a new nuclear risk. The response is reshaping how the world thinks about energy in wartime.
Fast fashion is seen as a major player in environmental damage, producing up to 10 percent of the world’s carbon emissions.
A wildlife rescue in Scotland is caring for three baby rabbits that stowed away in an offshore container and wound up on the deck of an oil rig.
Mounting geopolitical tensions are amplifying Iran's economic instability, with ripple effects expected across global energy markets.
The Iran war has done in two months what years of climate policy could not: make green hydrogen look economically viable. Soaring oil and gas prices since February’s outbreak of hostilities have narrowed the cost gap between the zero-emission fuel and its fossil rivals, paving the way for wider uptake across Asia. The eight-week US-Israeli war on Iran, Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex have sent Asian fuel...
Oil prices saw a slight dip after Wednesday's surge, as stalled Iran-US peace talks and ongoing shipping route restrictions, particularly the Strait of Hormuz, kept markets on edge. Iran's seizure of two ships and US interception of tankers highlight escalating tensions. Despite record US energy exports, domestic crude inventories unexpectedly rose, while fuel stocks declined.
As the war in Iran upends global fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewable energy.
A new study warns that efforts to replant trees aren't keeping up with the state's intensifying blazes.
"They're mini glaciers, if you will. They just run down everything in their path. Nothing can stop that kind of weight," said one resident.
“The recent crises have indeed showed us how crucial to have energy diversity," said Turkey's environmental minister. "You should not be dependent on one single energy source.”
Alvorada is part of a cohort of Brazilian oil companies that are positioned for growth in Venezuela after the U.S. capture of strongman Nicolás Maduro in January.
[Namibian] NAMIBIA faces a US$15 billion (about N$247.5 billion) climate finance gap as policymakers and financial institutions push for reforms to unlock investment and scale up funding for mitigation and adaptation projects.
A 52-day, 5,200-kilometre Canadian Ranger patrol along the Northwest Passage revealed the human and technological limits of Arctic operations. From impromptu square dances in remote communities to frozen batteries and fragile communications gear, the Canadian military is finding the North demands adaptation and partnership.
The Prime Minister is considering a proposal to build a new oil refinery, the first to be constructed in almost 70 years.
Global nuclear industry leaders gathered in Busan, highlighting the growing role of nuclear power in meeting surging electricity demand driven by AI.
US claimed that it holds "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a success. However, reports reveal Iran-linked tankers are bypassing these restrictions. At least 34 tankers have continued operations, with some carrying significant oil volumes. This situation creates a complex environment for global oil trade. Tensions remain high as both sides assert control over the vital waterway.
A investigation into a carbon monoxide leak that caused the death of a Regina boy, 11, found the boiler internally exploded and leaked the gas.
More than 152 million people in the U.S. live in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution, a Association report said Wednesday.
Frontline Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives, but Remain Overlooked in Climate Policies sarah.brown@wri.org Wed, 04/22/2026 - 13:44 Benitha Bompendju grew up in Tshuapa province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, surrounded by the dense rainforests of the Congo Basin. The world’s second-largest tropical forest, it plays a critical role in regulating the global climate, conserving biodiversity and sustaining local communities like Benitha’s. Yet when she was growing up, industrial logging was constant. Concessionaires licensed by the government to harvest timber promised to bring benefits like schools and health centers. But these projects often did not materialize, and local authorities rarely got involved. Instead, companies stripped trees from the land...
Is it just me, or does it sound like they just admitted global warming is real???View Entire Post ›
Amazon has secured a significant $30 million deal for carbon credits from sustainable rice farming in India, a first of its kind in the country's agricultural sector. This initiative, involving over 13,000 farmers, aims to reduce methane emissions and support Amazon's net-zero targets by promoting water-saving cultivation techniques.
The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projects A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum. Denise J Casper, chief judge of the US district court for Massachusetts, ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs representing wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the administration’s actions violate federal statute and would cause irreparable harm if the court did not intervene. Continue reading...
The global surge in energy prices is no longer driven solely by Iran war-related supply disruptions. Now hoarding behavior internationally is also playing a role.
Learn how ancient plants survived extreme heat after the Permian–Triassic mass extinction and what their strategy could mean for a warming world.
Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran could speed the EU’s green revolution – if panicking governments can hold their nerve on clean energy • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here A surge in demand for electric vehicles across Europe may be evidence of what George Monbiot greeted as the silver lining of the Iran war. Sales of electric cars in continental Europe rose by 51% in March. The International Energy Agency has called the disruption in the strait of Hormuz the “biggest energy crisis in history”, but it appears, on one level, to be accelerating Europe’s green revolution. Yet, even if car-owners are rushing to the EV showrooms, some European governments, facing a groundswell of anger over soaring petrol and gas prices , are at risk of sending the clean...
Chinese battery cell manufacturers are poised to benefit from the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to Fitch Ratings, even as fierce competition, overcapacity and thin margins weigh on some downstream firms. Global demand for energy storage was set to rise, driven by high oil prices and rapidly expanding artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, said Wang Ying, a managing director at the credit rating agency. “We believe that China’s leading energy storage cell manufacturers will be the bigger...
Beijing — For more than a decade, leader Xi Jinping has overseen a transformation within the Chinese economy with one aim: making it energy-secure. Under that vision, China has unleashed a renewable energy revolution of wind, solar and hydropower, drilled ever deeper into oilfields offshore and on, and forged pacts with partners for more supply – … The post China’s energy fortress was built to withstand just this type of oil shock appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer ‘targeted and temporary’ support Europe live – latest updates The EU will cut electricity taxes and provide consumers with fresh incentives to ditch fuel-burning cars and boilers, the European Commission has announced, as the energy crisis from the Iran war speeds a shift to a clean economy. The plan, which foresees tweaking rules so that electricity is taxed less than oil and gas, aims to bring down bills while encouraging the move away from polluting devices that prolong reliance on foreign fuels. Continue reading...
The Interior secretary threw his support to congressional permitting talks, shrugging off Democrats angry about department policies that look askance on renewable energy.
As the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu battles rising sea levels that threaten to put large parts of the island entirely underwater by the end of this century, its citizens are making efforts to safeguard their future while preparing for the worst impacts of climate change.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court.
[Premium Times] The environmental group says prolonged wellhead fires in Ondo and Rivers states expose a weak response to pollution, threatening livelihoods and ecosystems
The Ukrainian president said oil will once again flow to Hungary, resolving a monthslong dispute.
The pipeline, which carries crude to Hungary and Slovakia, has been at the center of a monthslong diplomatic standoff.
[Namibian] NamWater's cost-saving strategy aimed at incorporating renewable energy has been paused as the utility consults regulators over compliance requirements.
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment today resolved to intensify its oversight of alleged environmental violations linked to Sasol's operations.
It’s crucial to understanding how gender is affecting our ability to rally behind a shared ecological vision Feminist influencer Liz Plank opens her groundbreaking book For the Love of Men with a bold statement: “There is no greater threat to humankind than our current definitions of masculinity.” She means it at several levels, from the most intimate: how male partners are the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the US; to the most macro: how associating “eco-conscious behaviors with femininity and a repudiation of masculinity” is literally killing the planet. This Earth Day, it’s worth reflecting on why this is so and what can be done about it. While it won’t come as news to most that, compared to women, men litter more , recycle less , and leave a bigger carbon footprint...
China has launched what it calls the world’s first “panoramic” carbon accounting system, a model that revises down the country’s emissions compared to other estimates and raises them for the United States. Unlike other models that assign responsibility for emissions based on total carbon output from facilities such as power plants and factories, the new model gives greater weight to the consumers of products. Developed by the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of...
Oil prices dipped Wednesday after an initial Asian surge, as traders weighed US-Iran peace talk uncertainties following Washington's ceasefire extension. Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to fuel market anxiety. Geopolitical developments, including potential pipeline issues and upcoming US inventory data, are also influencing price movements, suggesting continued volatility.
Shell Australia says campaign needed to ‘counterbalance’ claims by levy advocates – but Ed Husic urges industry ‘do not spend millions defending the indefensible’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Gas companies are mounting a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign to fight against a new export tax, prompting the Labor MP Ed Husic to accuse the industry of “defending the indefensible”. Shell Australia is among half a dozen oil and gas companies contributing around $1m to an Australian Energy Producers (AEP) campaign that attempts to justify the amount of tax the industry pays, a parliamentary inquiry heard on Wednesday. Continue reading...
The EU Commission plans measures against the energy crisis, Chancellor Merz to address German policy at climate talks in Berlin, Amnesty International says Germany is contributing to global human rights crisis and more news on Wednesday, April 22nd.
A PLOS Climate study reveals U.S. warming hits 41 states through temperature quantiles—hotter extremes or milder lows—not simple averages.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- UK Special Representative for Climate, Rachel Kyte, has commended Ethiopia's Green Legacy initiative that has been operated at "the right scale of ambition" in the global fight against climate change.
Schools in India’s capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said. Summer heat in the world’s most populous nation can be brutal – putting millions of people at risk, with nearly 11,000 people dying due to heatstroke between 2012 and 2021, according to government data. A heatwave in May 2024 in New Delhi saw temperatures match the capital’s previous record high: 49.2 degrees Celsius (120...
Wind is gathering interest in India due to its ability to meet high demand in the evening and early morning, when solar power is absent.
Research shows natural hazards linked to climate crisis disrupted 23 elections in 18 countries in 2024 Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather. At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00855K, Paper Nishithan C Kani, Mohd Riyaz, Carolina Isabella Elizarraras, Emilia Wessel, Kasper Enemark-Rasmussen, Qamar Nisa, John R. Varcoe, Alexander Bagger, Brian Joseph Seger Defossilizing aviation and shipping industries require scalable, carbon-neutral routes to energy-dense liquid fuels. CO 2 electrolysis has emerged as a promising route to carbon-neutral fuels, but Cu-based catalysts are largely... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00998K, Review Article Junnan Hao, Qianru Chen, Chun-Chuan Kao, Dongliang Chao, Shi-Zhang Qiao A systematic application-oriented mapping redefines aqueous batteries from a unified concept into differentiated technologies, guiding their rational deployment across diverse real-world energy storage scenarios. 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
Far-flung Pacific nations are reeling from the impact of a global fuel crisis as authorities scramble to manage energy supplies while families must grapple with fuel curbs and higher costs for food and access to healthcare. Global oil supplies are running down as the US-Israeli war with Iran disrupts traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which typically carries about 20 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flows. Aid agencies have warned that the crisis has driven up prices...
Indonesia’s decision to raise prices for some non-subsidised fuel products could push more households towards subsidised grades, economists have warned, raising the risk of tighter supplies and piling pressure on a state budget already straining to contain politically sensitive energy costs. State-owned energy company Pertamina’s move highlights Jakarta’s challenge in aligning fuel costs with global markets while insulating lower-income households from rising prices. By allowing the price of...
The Interior Department had imposed restrictions on wind and solar projects across the country, prompting developers to sue.
[Daba Finance] Genesis Capital has pulled off a first for West African capital markets, advising on a CFAF 42.65 billion ($76.5 million) green bond for Ivory Coast solar developer Poro Power 1 S.A. -- the first project finance green bond ever issued by a private energy company in the WAMU region.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss visits the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center to learn about scaling geothermal energy.
Reframe Systems, co-founded by Vikas Enti SM '20, creates microfactories for modular home construction, reducing carbon emissions and costs.
Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East war Airlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify passenger rights and cut taxes on flying, as they prepare for higher costs and a possible shortage of jet fuel because of the war in the Middle East. A list of policy requests submitted to ministers and the aviation regulator includes suspending the emissions trading scheme and relaxing limits on night flights, it has emerged. Continue reading...
Oman has offered to sell surplus crude to Thailand, but any purchase would depend on actual demand and price negotiations, while the domestic oil situation is beginning to stabilise, Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Tuesday.
Concerningly high temperatures amid a blistering March heatwave in the Mountain West sparked fears of an even worse disaster than dried-up slopes this year.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters In brief: Multiple studies have found that tropical cyclones are becoming stronger worldwide. New so-called attribution studies have linked increased wind speeds to human-caused ocean warming. In the future, scientists expect an increase in the proportion of Category 4 and Category 5 tropical cyclones. The dangers posed by one of humanity's greatest scourges – the tropical cyclone – are being significantly increased by human-caused global warming. In fact, one of the more confident predictions about how climate change will affect these great storms — which we will refer to by their Atlantic name when they reach winds of 74 mph (119 km/hr) or greater, the hurricane...
Ukrainian president says pipeline linking Russia and Hungary can now resume operations but adds ‘we connect this with the unblocking of the European support package’ German foreign minister Joseph Wadephul also makes it very clear that he is relieved with the change of government in Hungary, calling it “a breath of fresh air” and a promise of hope for Ukraine. He urged Hungary to drop its “unusual blockade” for policies for Ukraine “as quickly as possible,” pointing to what he argued was a clear pro-European mandate from the electorate in Hungary (it’s a bit more complicated than that, though). Continue reading...
POSCO Holdings Inc. shares surged more than 8% Tuesday on the Korea Exchange, closing at 421,500 won after gaining 32,000 won, as investors cheered approval for a major low-carbon iron plant in Western Australia and positive technical signals ahead of the company's upcoming first-quarter 2026 earnings and business plan presentation.
Groups have urged a federal court to send EPA back to the drawing board on its big deregulatory climate decision.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00488A, Paper Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Austin Cristobal Flick Perovskite solar modules (PSMs) offer a promising pathway to low-cost photovoltaics, yet their commercialization is challenged by manufacturing scalability, device uniformity, additive costs, interlayer complexity, and module stability. This study... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Summer's toll on hair can be mitigated with a simple, natural solution: pumpkin seed oil. Packed with zinc and healthy fats, this oil nourishes the scalp, reduces hair fall, and supports healthier growth over time.
Local governments are using the proceeds to pay for roads, EMS, and more. The post Revenue from wind and solar farms can reshape community budgets appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong will face squally thunderstorms and a nine-degree plunge in temperature later this week as a cold front sweeps across the South China coast, with the mercury expected to dip to 21 degrees Celsius (69.8 Fahrenheit) on Friday, the city’s forecaster has said. The Observatory said on Tuesday that the city would first experience unseasonably hot weather...
Renewable energy is increasingly being used to supply power-hungry data centers. As the sector swells, much of the electricity demand is being met by polluting fossil fuels.
A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.
Oil prices dipped Tuesday, reversing Monday's surge, as hopes for US-Iran peace talks eased supply disruption fears. Despite Iran's Strait of Hormuz closure and vessel seizure, investors are watching potential ceasefire extensions. However, Tehran's participation remains uncertain, with supply risks persisting and analysts warning of significant price hikes if talks falter.
China has announced that it now has the capacity to build up to 50 nuclear reactors simultaneously, as it doubles down on a push to rapidly expand its nuclear power generation and become a global leader in the sector. The figure came from a report released by the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) on Friday, which highlights the country’s ability to run dozens of nuclear projects concurrently spanning the full project life cycle – from design to construction. “China’s nuclear technology...
The EPA chief’s partisan attacks energize the base but risk weakening cases he’d oversee if he's named attorney general.
Chubb said shifting methodologies make it too difficult to account for climate pollution produced by its energy clients.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered agencies to step up enforcement of environmental laws to tackle worsening PM2.5 pollution, warning that inaction could erode public trust.
[The New Humanitarian] Nairobi -- "The impact of a volatile climate is not just measured by the washed-out homes and businesses. It also registers in the rise in sexual and gender-based violence."
China has developed a world-first high-voltage synchronous condenser, reviving a century-old grid stabiliser technology to support the country’s rapid transition to renewable energy, according to a state media report. The state-run China Electric Power News said on April 10 that a 35-kilovolt direct-connection rotating machine developed by Dongfang Electric Machinery had successfully passed testing earlier that day. The successful test made Dongfang’s synchronous condenser the first in the world...
Religion and oil. Remove those two factors and all the Middle East conflicts could be ended overnight - or so the theory goes.
As the US-Israel war on Iran raises global concerns about energy security, a new report has found that the clean power sector is rapidly gaining ground and emerging as a solution for nations looking to reduce their reliance on oil and gas imports. The world passed a significant turning point in 2025 as clean power generation rose faster than global demand for electricity, preventing an increase in fossil fuel generation, according to the study by London-based energy think tank Ember released on...
A California judge has challenged the Trump administration's authority to unilaterally order the restart of an offshore oil operation along the coast of Santa Barbara County.
Some over-the-counter and prescription drugs may make it harder for your body to stay cool and hydrated – with potentially serious consequences. The post These common medications may increase your risk during heat waves appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A global promise to shift from fossil fuels faces significant hurdles. Economic ties to oil and powerful industry lobbying impede progress. Political will is also a key factor. Despite these challenges, renewable energy sources are expanding rapidly worldwide, offering a glimpse of future change.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Pearl Marvell The Trump administration’s fuel blockade against Cuba has resulted in widespread power outages, gas shortages, garbage in the streets, and a humanitarian crisis – but also a surge in solar installations. In 2025, the Caribbean nation produced 10% of its electricity from renewable sources, a jump from 3.6% in 2024, according to Rosell Guerra Campaña, director of the Ministry of Renewable Energy at Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines. Cuba’s increased reliance on renewables is driven by dire necessity. Since President Donald Trump’s January 2026 executive order imposing tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba, gas and diesel supplies have grown sparse, forcing...
The Trump administration wants to ease hydrofluorocarbon restrictions and vehicle emissions standards.
India's T&D sector is poised for significant growth, driven by nearly Rs 9 trillion in planned investments through 2032. Despite a recent slowdown in new project orders due to manufacturing constraints, the sector remains robust, fueled by renewable energy expansion and strong domestic and global demand.
A plasma reactor transforms stubborn methane into methanol, bypassing extreme heat and pressure entirely.
Shenzhen, China Pioneers ‘Near-Zero Carbon Communities’ wil.thomas@wri.org Mon, 04/20/2026 - 10:27 In Shenzhen’s Houhai Central District, summer temperatures climb higher each year. Last summer, the city recorded a blistering 37.5 degrees C (99.5 degrees F), one of its hottest days in decades. For residents in dense, aging apartment blocks, staying cool isn’t just a matter of comfort; it’s a matter of cost. People are relying more heavily on air conditioners for relief. Electricity bills are surging as a result. From smallholder farms in Africa to the busy streets of Bogota, communities...
The International Energy Agency has projected that global data center electricity consumption will more than double by 2030, with the United States accounting for the largest share of that growth.
Air pollution has reached critical levels in 10 northern provinces, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) warned on Monday, with Nan recording the worst smog, as PM2.5 dust levels nationwide exceeded safety standards in 31 provinces.
A coalition of Gulf and environmental groups warns that new drilling plans risk another Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switching Business live – latest updates Sales of electric cars soared 51% in continental Europe last month, amid a rise in petrol and diesel costs driven by the Iran war. Data shows that 224,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in March, and 500,000 across the first three months of the year – a 33.5% increase on a year earlier, according to analysis of national sales data in 15 countries by New AutoMotive and E-Mobility Europe, a trade body. Continue reading...
Fires used to die down or die out at night as temperatures dropped and humidity increased. That's happening less often.
he market for oil is global, which is why events like the war in Iran affect oil prices -- and prices of the wide range of products made from oil.
Using compressed air to propel pellets of solid carbon dioxide, dry ice blasting removes contaminants from surfaces without damaging the underlying material.
Scientists studying world's largest and most famous icebergs find surprising differences in how they affect ocean life. The post Not all icebergs are equal – and that matters for the climate, new study finds appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Energy markets have seen wild swings since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.
Oil prices are climbing up again on Monday as tensions between the U.S. and Iran flare up again and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.
The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.
Sarah Finch is among six recipients of the Goldman Environmental prize, awarded to honour grassroots activists around the world The woman whose campaigning set a legal precedent in the UK that stopped thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious environmental prizes alongside five other women from around the globe. A supreme court ruling in a case brought by Sarah Finch has been cited in decisions against new oil concessions in the North Sea, the UK’s first new deep coalmine for 30 years and even plans for new large-scale factory farms. Iroro Tanshi, a Nigerian conservation ecologist who launched a successful, community-led campaign to protect endangered bats from human induced wildfires; Borim Kim, a South Korean activist who...
Bangkok Bank (BBL) expects crude oil prices to remain elevated despite an eventual end to the war in the Middle East, while encouraging local businesses to accelerate their transition to alternative energy.
African and Asian nations with nuclear plants are increasing their output as they scramble for short-term energy supplies.
The Defense Department is still engaged on one front of the climate fight: steeling its bases against the effects of a warming atmosphere, such as higher seas, fiercer storms and deadlier fires.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said nuclear power plants and related facilities in the region were all intact and no abnormalities were detected.
Energy Minister Akanat Promphan has signalled that a second reduction in refining margins of more than 2 baht per litre could be implemented this week, raising expectations of relief at the pump.
Head of newly formed institution questions whether naming is ‘reflective of our current reality’ amid criticism of ‘shameful’ fossil fuel company promotion Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The newly formed Adelaide University is considering removing gas company Santos’s name from one of its buildings. On Saturday, students and conservationists rallied outside the Santos Petroleum Engineering building, calling on the university to dump the name because of the company’s new gas projects. Continue reading...
As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will say Ed Miliband will double down on Labour’s commitment to net zero in the face of the Middle East conflict this week, insisting that as fossil fuel prices soar “the era of clean energy security must come of age”. The energy secretary is set to announce a package of new policies in a speech on Tuesday in response to an expected energy crisis prompted by Donald Trump’s war with Iran. Continue reading...
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill.
This year’s El Nino could increase the global demand for fossil fuels and worsen the price rises caused by the Iran crisis, Chinese government scientists have said. The climate phenomenon happens every two to seven years and causes an increase in average global temperatures. A strong El Nino can bring either droughts or torrential rains and flooding, both of which may force hydropower stations to reduce their output or shut down entirely – increasing the need for other power sources, including...
China is a central actor in the war with Iran, though it remains largely unnamed in Washington’s public debate. Without Beijing’s money, oil purchases, sanctions‑busting networks, and satellite support, the Iranian regime would not be able to fight. The story begins with energy and finance. In March 2021, Chinese premier Xi Jinping and Iran’s leadership signed a 25‑year “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” widely...
India is poised to advance its nuclear energy program by inviting bids for the 220 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200) within six months. This initiative, a key part of the nation's clean energy transition, will allow foreign companies to partner with local firms.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a multi‑agency delegation to Chiang Mai on Monday to follow up on efforts to address forest fires, haze and PM2.5 pollution cloaking the upper North.
Judge Geck refused to lift the injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its pipeline system — even as oil continues to flow.
Climate change and shifting migration patterns are bringing rare research opportunities and new mysteries.
China has started work on a project to reduce natural gas consumption by blending it with hydrogen that will provide energy to 100,000 households. The project in Weifang in the eastern province of Shandong is first to be carried out on such a scale and forms part of the country’s green energy push, an effort that is likely to gain further momentum in the wake of the current global energy crisis. It uses equipment capable of handling up to 30,000 cubic metres (1 million cubic feet) of...
A listing of 26 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 12, 2026 thru Sat, April 18, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (7 articles) Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up Phys.org, Annika Hammerschlag, Apr 10, 2026. Marine heatwaves `nearly double` the economic damage caused by tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones that rapidly intensify when passing over marine heatwaves can become “supercharged”, increasing the likelihood of high economic losses, a new study finds. Carbon Brief, Giuliana Viglione, Apr 10, 2026. ‘Heat Batteries’ Leave Some City Blocks Scorched "Even measures designed to help...
Thawing permafrost on a small island off the Yukon’s north coast is shedding light on how climate change could dramatically affect the Arctic landscape in years to come.
Inside Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a routine safety test spiralled into catastrophe.
Construction of a US$1 billion Chinese-invested hydropower station has begun in Cambodia to facilitate the Southeast Asian country’s use of renewable energy as the fallout from the Iran war constricts developing countries’ access to traditional fuel supplies. Work on the Upper Tatay pumped-storage hydropower project in the hilly southwestern province of Koh Kong started on April 10, Xinhua reported, describing it as a future “green power bank” for Cambodia’s national grid. It said the project...
A new exterior insulation system acts like a "sweater" for homes, using advanced materials to improve energy efficiency and reduce heat loss in cold climates.
A nearly 50-day Iran war has crippled global oil markets, removing over 500 million barrels and costing $50 billion. This unprecedented energy shock, impacting Gulf producers severely, could have long-lasting effects. While the Strait of Hormuz has reopened and a ceasefire is anticipated, a full recovery for energy supplies is expected to be a slow, multi-year process.
Learn more about the Hothouse Earth scenario and how we are getting dangerously close to stopping the major impacts of climate change.
Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation.
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The US Treasury Department has issued a new license extending a waiver for global buyers to purchase Russian oil shipments already at sea until May 16. This decision reverses earlier statements and aims to manage energy market volatility, despite criticism from lawmakers who argue it supports economies engaged in conflicts.
The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are Donald Trump has done more to accelerate the energy transition than anyone else alive. Fossil fuel companies bankrolled his presidential campaign to stop the transition in its tracks. But when you back a volatile narcissist, unable to concentrate for more than a few minutes at a time, you shouldn’t expect to control the outcome. It’s not that the fossils are suffering yet. As prices have soared since Trump and Netanyahu attacked Iran, oil executives have been selling shares at gobsmacking prices: the CEO of Chevron, for example, has cashed $104m so far this year. Vladimir Putin has also received a massive boost to his Ukraine invasion budget...
The Treasury Department announced authorized the delivery and sale of Russian oil products on Friday. Several Democratic leaders called the decision 'shameful.'
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The age of cheap oil is over and Thailand’s rooftops are reflecting that fact. Across homes, garages and warehouses in the sun-drenched kingdom, the blue-black sheen of solar panels is spreading, as the Iran war has done what years of climate summits could not: turn solar power into a necessity. Demand for solar panels has swamped companies like Wayso, whose managing director is colouring in Thailand’s rooftops as fast as he can find technicians to do it. “We can’t hire quickly enough,” Suwat...
Learn how Comet 3I/ATLAS began to emit methane as it approached the sun, releasing compounds contained within its inner layers.
Global oil markets face turmoil due to the Iran-US conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. India, heavily reliant on oil imports, feels the pinch through rising inflation and borrowing costs. The Reserve Bank of India monitors the situation, opting for stability over aggressive action. Households may experience a gradual tightening of budgets as costs rise and monetary easing is delayed.
Amit Forlit is accused of running a hacking operation that aimed to thwart climate litigation at the behest of a lobbying firm working for an oil giant.
Trump claims Tehran will also suspend nuclear programme as Lebanon truce enters first full day Iran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an eventual end to the war in the Middle East and sending oil prices tumbling despite analysts’ warnings that there will be no immediate widespread resumption of passage through the vital waterway. In a barrage of social media posts, Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Iran had agreed never to close the strategic waterway again, hailing “A GREAT AND BRILLIANT DAY FOR THE WORLD!” Continue reading...
The decision puts into question a $745 million judgment against Chevron to help restore coastal wetlands in Louisiana that were damaged as long ago as World War II.
8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanup The supreme court handed a win on Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading...
The U.S. government plans another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — following two prior sales that saw no interest from major oil companies and amid ongoing litigation aimed at blocking drilling in a region seen as sacred by the Indigenous Gwich'in.
Layers of ancient bird droppings preserved in the peatlands of the sub-Antarctic island of Bird Island have given scientists a window into 8,000 years of seabird history. The post Ancient poo reveals uncertain future for Antarctic seabirds appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Trump's rhetoric in recent days, particularly his anger over NATO's refusal to back his blockade of the vital oil route, has fueled speculation he could move to pull the US out of the defensive alliance.
Brent crude drops and gas prices slide amid hopes Donald Trump will succeed in reaching deal with Tehran Oil and gas prices tumbled by almost 10% on Friday after Iran said the strait of Hormuz would open to commercial shipping, potentially clearing the way for tankers holding millions of barrels of oil and gas to reach the global market. Iran’s foreign minister said that vessels would be free to transit the strait of Hormuz for the duration of the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon struck on Thursday. Continue reading...
S. Korea will begin receiving 27 million barrels of alternative crude oil in June, part of a broader effort to stabilize energy supplies and diversify.
Alaska Air Group Inc. shares surged more than 12 percent in morning trading Friday as plunging oil prices following the Middle East ceasefire delivered welcome relief to fuel-burdened airlines and boosted sentiment across the sector ahead of the carrier's first-quarter earnings next week.
Industry estimates suggest that heavy-duty cargo traffic in China is on track to become nearly 100 per cent electric, a transition that could halve the country’s road transport oil consumption. Speaking at a forum on intelligent electric vehicle development in Beijing on April 11, Liang Linhe, chairman of Sany Truck – a subsidiary of the Changsha-headquartered multinational Sany Group – said China’s heavy truck sector could eventually be almost entirely electrified, although he did not put a...
Bolivia has finalized the draft of a new hydrocarbons law, marking a key reform and steering the sector toward greater natural gas and oil production.
The Alaska sale, the first of four mandated by a 2025 law championed by the Trump administration, will be held in June.
Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels Business live – latest updates The price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time, according to the car sales website Autotrader, in a significant milestone in Britain’s transition away from fossil fuels. The average price of a new electric car listed on the website was £42,620, compared with £43,405 for a new petrol model – making the former £785 cheaper based on advertised prices after discounts. Continue reading...
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says the Strait of Hormuz is open Friday following a cease-fire in Lebanon while oil prices decline.
The recommendation comes as soaring fuel prices spur a debate over the energy strategy for a continent dependent on imported fossil fuels.
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Industry lawyers convinced the justices to move lawsuits against oil companies from state to federal courts.
A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a 'very violent release' of deep, pent-up heat.
A new report highlights how resilience projects from the Netherlands to Malaysia offer a model for tapping private investment to protect cities from climate change.
An oil tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Gulf of Oman in what appears to be a test of the US blockade targeting vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports, according to a maritime data firm. The tanker, AVA 6, departed from a port in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, Beijing time. It passed through the Strait of Hormuz sometime between 4am and 2pm on Thursday, according to data from Mingkun Technology, a Chinese maritime...
Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon More than 15m juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters. The scheme, which will use a unique rearing process, hopes to re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney that experts say will create a “trophic cascade” of climate and ecological benefits. Continue reading...
In a letter, CenterPoint Energy Indiana labeled the plant "unreliable" and said it would need "substantial investment."
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. Across the Pacific, it is a daily reality reshaping coastlines, livelihoods, and the delicate balance between people and the environment. But in a region long defined by resilience, solutions are not being invented from scratch. They are being remembered, strengthened, and scaled. Nature-based solutions (NbS) approaches that […]
Along with the shuttering of the Strait of Hormuz, Qatar was forced to halt exports at the world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant.
A coalition of civic groups has called on Energy Minister Akanat Promphan to reform the energy pricing structure, enact laws to reclaim excess refinery profits, and liberalise rooftop solar installation for households.
The Energy Ministry is weighing whether to abandon plans to borrow 150 billion baht to support the fast-depleting Oil Fuel Fund, following a breakthrough in negotiations with oil refineries to lower diesel prices.
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa would seem like the perfect place for widespread uptake of solar energy.
Asian refiners have grown increasingly reliant on US crude as oil-starved fuel makers scour the globe to replace Middle Eastern supply and stave off shortages that could ripple through the broader economy. Buyers in Japan led the charge to purchase May-loading cargoes from the US early in the month, with South Korean, Singaporean and Thai processors also among customers, said traders familiar with the matter. At least 60 million barrels of grades from the US Gulf were bought for loading next...
An Imperial Oil spokeswoman says the pipeline leaked a bitumen emulsion — a mixture of the heavy crude oil, bitumen and water — within the company's leased area near Cold Lake.
Before and after images of the Sierra Nevada snow show the early decline in California's snowpack. Statewide snowpack levels sit at 20% of their historical average.
India's nuclear ambitions have reached a pivotal stage with the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor achieving criticality, marking a significant step in its three-stage nuclear program. This advancement positions India as a leader in advanced nuclear technology, bolstering its drive for energy self-reliance and security amidst a rapidly expanding power sector.
Northern parts of the Canadian Rockies, which supply much of the N.W.T. water, have seen above-average snowfall. But scientists say it is too soon to know if the snow will alleviate drought, reduce wildfire risk or increase the risk of flooding in the territory.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has released a new climate change plan for Los Angeles, setting goals for solar energy, EV chargers and water recycling.
In a setback for federal efforts to thwart climate litigation, the judge ruled that the suit, which tried to block the state from suing oil companies, was too speculative.
The University of Manitoba and the Arctic Research Foundation say they are entering a crucial phase of a study to establish the feasibility of turning Churchill into a year-round maritime hub.
Exclusive: Minns government announces contract with Snowy Energy to power public transport in seven-year contract Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Electric bus, train and light rail services in New South Wales will run on fully renewable energy from next year under a new $1.9bn deal, the state government says. The Minns government on Friday announced it had signed a contract with Snowy Energy to bring all public transport operations in the state under a single renewable energy agreement for the first time. The seven-year deal comes into effect from July 2027 and will last until 2034. Continue reading...
There will be flight cancellations ‘soon’ if oil supplies are not restored in coming weeks, says head of IEA Europe has only six weeks’ supply of jet fuel left owing to Iran war, says energy chief The UK’s growth acceleration in February is likely to be “short-lived”, due to the Iran war, warns Andrew Hunter , associate director and senior economist at Moody’s Analytics: “The 0.5% month-over-month jump in U.K. GDP in February, and slight upward revision to January’s data, echoes the earlier improvement in the surveys and suggests the economy had more momentum at the start of this year than previously thought. However, with those surveys weakening quite sharply in March as the Middle East conflict sent energy prices soaring, this upturn is likely to prove short lived. Continue...
Open access notables Synergistic impact of marine heat waves and rapid intensification exacerbates tropical cyclone destructive power worldwide , Radfar et al., Science Advances Tropical cyclones (TCs) are among the most devastating natural phenomena, causing substantial economic damage and severe impacts on human life and infrastructure. Prolonged extreme ocean temperature events, known as marine heat waves (MHWs), affect 52% of landfalling TCs globally and provide favorable conditions for TC rapid intensification (RI). Here, we use four decades of global data to demonstrate that TCs experiencing RI during MHWs resulted in 60% more billion-dollar disasters compared to those without heat wave influence. Our analysis reveals these costlier storms produced consistently...
Songkran revellers are being encouraged to donate their water guns for plastic recycling at nine locations in Bangkok, most of them at popular shopping malls, this coming Sunday, City Hall said on Thursday.
Japan has pledged US$10 billion to its Asian neighbours in energy support, in what analysts say is a strategic bid to counter China’s regional influence and position itself as a reliable partner as the Iran war upends global oil markets and supply chains. However, one observer argued that the move’s impact might be limited, given Japan’s inability to alter the ground realities in the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries’ instinct for strategic hedging over picking sides. Unveiled by...
Some recipients of Biden-era "climate smart" farm grants have revised their contracts to meet Trump administration mandates.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the temporary waiver, arguing it prevented a more significant price spike that would have further increased Russia’s energy revenues.
The land’s transformation created a playbook for cranberry farms seeing shrinking profits because of climate change and other factors.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As scientists confirmed that March was the United States’ most abnormally hot month in recorded history, dozens of climate deniers gathered to promote misinformation and tout their newfound influence on federal policy. At a conference hosted by the prominent science-denying think tank the Heartland […]
Amid heightening global anxieties over energy security fuelled by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, China’s top energy regulator has pledged to accelerate the development of its hydrogen industry, hailing the fuel as a “strategic lever” to fortify national energy resilience. The National Energy Administration (NEA) called for “bold innovation” in the sector during a recent meeting reviewing the progress of hydrogen pilots and outlining future tasks, according to an official readout...
The US will not extend waivers allowing the sale of Russian and Iranian oil already at sea, impacting countries like India that secured supplies during the temporary relief. This move signals a return to tighter enforcement of sanctions, forcing nations to restrategize their energy procurement amidst global supply disruptions.
Ministers drawing up contingency plans for ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ if supply of CO 2 is disrupted Business live – latest updates The UK could face some gaps on supermarket shelves this summer if disruption caused by the Iran war continues, with shortages of carbon dioxide potentially hitting supplies of chicken, pork and fizzy drinks. Government ministers are drawing up contingency plans for a “reasonable worst-case scenario” if the key shipping lane of the strait of Hormuz does not reopen, disrupting supplies of the CO 2 required by the food industry. Continue reading...
At first glance, the rupee is staging a recovery. India’s battered currency has gained around 1.5 per cent since March 27, making it the best-performing currency in Asia, according to Bloomberg data. However, the recent bounce belies vulnerabilities in India’s economy that have been exacerbated by the energy shock emanating from the war in Iran. India is one of the most exposed among Asia’s leading economies, importing 90 per cent of its oil and more than half its liquefied petroleum gas....
The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth's climate risks, economic fragility, and federal strain.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07330H, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. François Clayer, Cathrine Brecke Gundersen, Magnus Norling, Luca Pozzoli, Ashenafi Seifu Gragne, Tore Flatlandsmo Berglen Modelling the fate of nitramine and nitrosamine from amine-based CO 2 capture reveals significant risks to surface and groundwater, emphasizing the need for coordinated regional management during CCS deployment. 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
Map reveals most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions, which are dangerous to health and environment Ammonia pollution hotspots have been identified in areas with some of the greatest numbers of intensive pig and poultry farms in Britain, research has revealed. A new map for the first time reveals the most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions are clustered in Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Norfolk. These regions all have a high density of intensive poultry and pig units that drive dangerous levels of ammonia, according to researchers from Compassion in World Farming (CiWF) and Sustain. Continue reading...
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make a final ruling in 2027, which could resolve or limit California’s bid to recoup climate damages from the oil and gas industry.
[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro on Wednesday called for a unified national effort to protect the environment and expand tree planting, warning that climate change and environmental degradation pose growing risks to livelihoods across Somaliland.
Gasoline prices remain high as the conflict with Iran continues.
Eight upstate communities are vying for the project, which could involve a single large reactor or multiple smaller units.
Scientists say an exception in the Montreal Protocol for the use of ozone-depleting feedstocks could set the ozone recovery back seven years.
Nat Barr questioned Energy Minister Chris Bowen about the wild claims surrounding the Geelong refinery blaze.
Washington's decision to let Iranian and Russian oil waivers expire threatens to tighten India's crude oil supply, as New Delhi had relied on temporary relief to sustain imports. DW has the latest.
Company has received about £8.7bn in renewable energy subsidies since 2012, despite claims wood pellets are not sourced sustainably The owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire received record subsidies of almost £1bn for burning trees to generate electricity in 2025, a climate thinktank has calculated. The company was paid £999m last year for generating about 4.5% of Great Britain’s electricity from its biomass plant, costing each household £13 a year, according to analysts at Ember. Continue reading...
Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Fire officer says officials haven’t detected any contaminants spreading from blaze Earlier this morning, Fire Rescue Victoria assistant chief fire officer, Mick McGuinness , provided an update to ABC Radio Melbourne. Shortly before 7am, he said about 50 firefighting vehicles were continuing to fight the blaze in the Mogas (motor gasoline) plant section of the refinery. This fire has been quite large overnight. It is still burning at the moment, and we would still declare it as not yet under control … And the fire is mainly being fed by various types of hydrocarbon fuels. So predominantly liquid petrol … and also some gas and vapours that are feeding this fire at the moment. We were...
From heat pumps to offshore wind, the UK’s net zero push is facing growing scrutiny. Are rising costs undermining climate goals?
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