Indonesia has halted imports of scrap metal after tracing radioactive contamination found at an industrial site and in shrimp shipments to the US to local metal processors. The suspension is effective immediately, Bara Krishna Hasibuan, an official with the government task force investigating the radiation findings, said in a text message on Thursday. Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the pause aims to ensure that the local steel-recycling industry meets radiation safety standards,...
Projects promoting hydrogen, electric vehicles, carbon capture and direct air capture are among the list of potential cuts from the Department of Energy, according to a leaked list reviewed by The Times.
The European Space Agency’s upcoming FORUM mission is set to provide unique insights into Earth’s radiation budget, filling in a missing piece in the climate puzzle. The mission’s spectrometer will be the first space-based instrument to measure Earth’s outgoing radiation in the far-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum with unprecedented resolution and accuracy. New technologies were needed to make this possible – among these an on-ground calibration device developed by the National Metrology Institute of Germany PTB within a recent activity funded by ESA’s General Support Technology Programme. This device is used to calibrate FORUM’s onboard reference source and ensures the accurate operation of the spectrometer.
Russia’s attacks destroyed natural gas pipeline connections to Ukrainian cities ahead of what is expected to be a harsh winter.
Organizers aim to reach “the heart, the mind and the hands” by completing the journey without burning fossil fuels.
Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.
Open access notables Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires , Cunningham et al., Science Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially and economically disastrous wildfires, partly due to sparse systematic records. Using a 44-year dataset (1980 to 2023) we analyze the distribution, trends, and climatic conditions connected with the most lethal and costly wildfires. Disastrous wildfires occurred globally over this period but were concentrated in the Mediterranean and temperate conifer biomes. Disaster risk was highest where highly energetic daily fire events intersected affluent, populated...
The Environment and Energy Agency of Iceland will impose an administrative fine on the bankruptcy estate of Play for unpaid carbon taxes, also known as emission allowances.
They lost their case for a constitutional right to climate protection. Now they’re suing the government again.
Around 200 Texas National Guard soldiers and 300 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard will protect ICE agents and federal property, the military said.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN’s body on climate science, has over the years, repeatedly and steadily reported on the science of global warming leading to the changing climate with visible impacts. IPCC Assessment Reports, particularly the Sixth Assessment chapter on health and well-being (AR6, 2021–2022), highlight an increased burden of climate-sensitive […]
Driftwood plays a key role in Arctic coastal ecosystems: it stores carbon, stabilises coastlines and provides a habitat for animals. At the same time, it can offer clues regarding climate change in the Arctic region, providing information on the likes of storm surges, coastal erosion and shifting fluvial dynamics. Despite the crucial role it plays, there is still a lot that we do not know about the large-scale distribution patterns of driftwood. Now, for the first time, researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute have systematically mapped driftwood deposits along an 11,000 kilometre stretch of coastline in Alaska and North West Canada, using satellite imagery and AI-powered evaluation methods. The result is the largest database ever produced, with researchers able to identify over 19,000...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- First Lady Rachel Ruto has urged school-going children to take advantage of the rainy seasons to plant trees and restore the ecosystem as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Super Typhoon Ragasa recently passed within about 120km of Hong Kong and led to the No 10 warning signal being raised. Thankfully, advance warning of the storm and comprehensive preparations in Hong Kong and mainland China, including the evacuation of nearly 2 million people in high-risk areas of Guangdong, averted catastrophe. Still, the impact was significant, with 101 injuries reported in Hong Kong and substantial property damage. Among the debris left in Ragasa’s wake is a debate over...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 10, October 2025.
Pellet stoves are friendlier to the environment than traditional wood-burning stoves, producing fewer emissions, and Tractor Supply Co. has a good selection.
The source said the pipeline was raised as part of a larger pitch on linking energy cooperation and support for Canada's steel and aluminum sectors.
With global heating on a dangerous trajectory, it would be unforgivable for the prime minister to miss the summit in Belém In a month, this year’s UN climate summit, Cop30, begins in Belém , Brazil – preceded by a key leaders’ meeting. It is a crucial moment. The UN’s scientists have yet to publish calculations based on the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – as countries’ emissions pledges are known. But Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has called leaders together because it is already clear that the current emissions pledges are nowhere near enough. The Paris 1.5C threshold was crossed last year. Without stronger action, that temporary breach will become irreversible – with devastating consequences for people and planet. Lula’s diplomatic ...
Last week, the administration nixed more than $7.5 billion in clean energy project funding. New reports suggest that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Five times stronger than the Gulf Stream, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is by far the world's largest ocean current. But this key system is grinding to a halt, a new study warns.
Nearly two-thirds of climate finance was made as loans, often at standard rates of interest without concessions, research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre has found.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler In the last few weeks, I’ve often been asked, “What’s the most significant mistake in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?” While the report contains numerous issues, one in particular stands out for its far-reaching implications. I write about it in this post. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Climate Working Group (DOE CWG) attempts to analyze and critique the findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In doing so, the DOE CWG Report makes several fundamental errors due to a misunderstanding of the peer-reviewed literature. One in particular stands out, as it leads the authors to incorrectly represent the established...
A rise in the energy price cap this month will be “galling” for many in the isles given the amount of renewable energy that is generated here.
Proposed system would combine two kinds of plants, creating greater efficiency and lowering costs while curbing climate-changing emissions.
US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for the Democratic governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago to be jailed for resisting his mass deportation campaign, a day after armed troops from Texas arrived in the state. Chicago, the largest city in Illinois and third-largest in the country, has become the latest flashpoint in a crackdown by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that has sparked allegations of rights abuses and myriad lawsuits. Masked ICE agents have surged into...
[This Day] Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, operator of Nigeria's largest upstream oil and gas joint venture, formally introduced its pan-African operational strategy at the just concluded Africa Energy Week (AEW), signalling a new phase of regional expansion and leadership in the energy sector.
During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space. Moreover, satellite data now reveal that ocean swells act as storm ‘messengers’: even though a storm may never make landfall, its swell can travel vast distances and bring destructive energy to distant coastlines.
Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy Donald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector in his administration , including more than 40 who have directly worked for oil, gas or coal companies, according to a new analysis . The report from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy and ethics non-profit that has been critical of the Trump administration, alongside the Revolving Door Project, a corporate watchdog, analyzed the backgrounds of nominees and appointees within the White House and eight agencies dictating energy, environmental and climate policy. That includes the Environmental Protection Agency, the interior and energy departments and others. Continue reading...
ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on the State of Climate Action 2025 Report darla.vanhoorn… Wed, 10/08/2025 - 07:18 WASHINGTON (October 16, 2025) – Join an embargoed press call to preview the State of Climate Action 2025 report on Thursday, October 16, 2025, from 9:00–10:00 a.m. ET / 3:00–4:00 p.m. CEST, hosted by Systems Change Lab partners — the Bezos Earth Fund, Climate Analytics and World Resources Institute. Released in the lead-up to COP30 and ahead of the Paris Agreement’s tenth anniversary, the State of Climate Action 2025 offers the world’s most comprehensive roadmap for how every major sector must close the climate action gap and help limit warming to 1.5°C. The report translates this Paris Agreement...
A surge in zombie fires. Back-to-back black rainstorms. This summer’s weather was something else.
A pioneering new space weather forecasting modelling suite will enable operational modelling of the upper atmosphere at the Met Office for the first time in a major breakthrough for UK atmospheric science.
Tropical Storm Jerry is expected to strengthen into a hurricane just east of the Leeward Islands in the next day, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
Record floods submerged streets and inundated homes in Vietnam on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded, with at least eight killed this week.
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.
It's the first time sources like wind and solar generated more power than coal over a six-month period.
The legislative moves come as new technology has put the geothermal industry at an inflection point.
The unusual step involved the planned destruction of Halon 1301, which contributes to climate change but also is essential for firefighting.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50 push is drawing money from some environment and oil groups.
A private company is proposing the construction of the Peace River Nuclear Power Project to power Alberta. The N.W.T. being on a separate grid means it would likely not get any of the benefits of the project, but being downstream means it could face some of the risks.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02644J, Paper Song Kyu Kang, Minho Kim, Seochan Hong, Jae-Hong Lim, Gwan Hyeon Park, Junhyuk Ji, Jeongbin Cho, Hansol Bae, Won Bae Kim A magnetically tailored conversion strategy integrates ferromagnetic oxides with an external magnetic field to regulate Li + flux and homogenize nucleation barriers, thereby enabling dendrite-free Li deposition and enhancing energy density. 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
[SAnews.gov.za] The Africa Energy Efficiency Facility (AfEEF) - a legacy project of South Africa's G20 presidency - aims to mobilise $3 billion over the next few years in a bid to combat crippling energy inefficiencies across the continent.
[Daily Maverick] Eskom has been asked to provide at least 1,000 MW of coal-fired electricity to a new Chinese-owned ferrochrome smelter, raising renewed concern about the sustainability of the government's water- and energy-intensive heavy industry plans in Limpopo.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has slammed the government after Pakistan was included in a US Department of War notification for Raytheon missile supplies. Ramesh highlighted the shift in diplomatic ties, noting Pakistan's addition to the list of recipients for advanced air-to-air missiles, a move he termed a diplomatic setback. The contract modification adds $41 million to the total value.
Priscilla neared Category 3 status on Tuesday just off the west coast of Mexico, spinning with maximum sustained winds around 175 kph and moving north.
New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century Deep in California’s Sierra Nevada, massive glaciers are disappearing and projected to melt away completely by the beginning of the next century, leaving ice-free peaks for the first time in human history, new research has found. The mountain range’s glaciers are older than previously known, dating back tens of thousands of years, with some as old as the last ice age, according to an article published last week in Science Advances . Continue reading...
Connecting Finance and Policy for Renewable Energy Growth in Colombia shannon.paton@… Tue, 10/07/2025 - 15:03 Colombia’s pathway to a clean energy future hinges on a dramatic scale-up of renewable generation. National estimates suggest that between 2023 and 2052, installed capacity in solar and wind must expand by 40 to 150 times to align with energy and climate goals. Achieving this transformation is within reach, but it requires overcoming systemic barriers that continue to shape the country’s investment landscape. Elevated capital costs, lengthy permitting processes and persistent challenges in securing grid connections constrain developers from structuring viable projects and deter institutional investors. In Colombia, stakeholders including public authorities...
Forecasters warned that a looming tropical storm could ruin fall travel and bring floods to millions throughout the eastern US this weekend.
Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
Rising sea levels could plunge more than 100 million buildings underwater, scientists have warned.
Jerry is predicted to be a Cat 1 hurricane when it makes its closest approach to the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday night and Friday. The post Tropical Storm Jerry forms; a close pass by the Leeward Islands expected appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A new study says climate change could wipe out nearly a quarter of global income.
Matching Clean Energy Finance Needs with the Appropriate Financial Toolkit in Rwanda shannon.paton@… Tue, 10/07/2025 - 10:08 In developing countries, renewable energy investment is a priority. But deployment faces systemic barriers preventing institutional investment. Moreover, project developers struggle with inadequate financial instruments that fail to address unique emerging market risk profiles and capital requirements. Rwanda is no exception to this trend. The country has set goals to expand energy access. With abundant sunlight, increasing solar energy is its biggest opportunity to do so, with investment needs reaching into the billions over the coming decades. How can this scale be achieved? Here, we’ll look at the factors influencing clean energy finance...
[This Day] In line with the mandate of the FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES) to safeguard lives and promote public health, the Mandate Secretary, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, recently championed two groundbreaking, data-driven solutions aimed at tackling unsafe childbirth and indoor air pollution across the Federal Capital Territory. Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that the initiatives- Renewing Hope, One Baby at a Time and Renewing Hope, One Home at a time, which aligned with Nigeria's 65th Independence
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
During the Biden administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service found that the Dixie Valley toad would be harmed by a geothermal project.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 19, 16 October 2025.
Forecasters said newly formed Tropical Storm Jerry was expected to reach hurricane strength in the coming days.
Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7. The post Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Do errors in Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' disprove climate change? While Gore’s 2006 documentary proved incorrect about the extent and timeline of some predictions, it does not negate the reality, confirmed by decades of peer-reviewed evidence, that humans are warming the planet. One erroneous claim is that Kilimanjaro’s ice loss was driven mainly by warming. Research now indicates sublimation and local dryness as dominant causes. Another is that sea levels could rise by 20 feet in the near future as ice sheets face imminent collapse – outcomes scientists expect...
[New Zimbabwe] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife; Ministry of Power and Energy Development; and Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC) today launched the Low Temperature Evaporative Cooling System (LTEIHT-AC) -- an innovative, zero-emission cooling technology designed to provide sustainable and affordable temperature control in Zimbabwe's increasingly warming climate.
Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year The unprecedented marine heatwave of 2023 was in line with climate modelling, research shows, as scientists warn such events will become more frequent. The “unheard of” heatwave off the UK and Irish coasts during a summer of 40C temperatures raised concerns that fish, shellfish and kelp would not be able to survive. Continue reading...
Sungrow Power Supply, the world’s largest producer of solar inverters and energy storage systems, has joined a growing number of mainland Chinese companies seeking to float shares in Hong Kong, taking advantage of the city’s stock market boom. Based in Hefei, the capital of eastern Anhui province, Sungrow led the world with 870 gigawatts of cumulative installed capacity of inverters – devices that convert the power produced by solar panels into a format of electricity that can be consumed by...
US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations last month will be seen as the watershed moment when America’s and China’s energy paths irreversibly diverged. As China leads the world in the green energy transition, the United States risks being left chained to fossil fuels. In the last five years, annual renewable energy additions have more than doubled from under 300 gigawatts (GW) in 2020 to over 700GW in 2024. Electricity generation from fossil fuels will plateau within a decade...
From the oil field to the hotel desk, business has remained brisk in the country’s top oil basin as analysts warn of a potential downturn.
Adam Suess is now a senior counselor to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as the department implements a push to promote fossil fuels.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán argues switching to fossil fuels sourced from elsewhere would cause an immediate economic collapse for his country.
Republicans in Congress have gone from trying to develop conservative solutions to climate change to all but ignoring the issue.
Oil and gas heavyweights are expanding in the West of Shetland area despite warnings the windfall tax will cause firms to slash North Sea investment.
The new truck can produce up to 30 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its diesel counterpart, according to Fortis BC.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for politicizing the recent North Bengal floods. She accused him of making unsubstantiated claims and engaging in partisan chest-thumping during a natural disaster. Banerjee urged for unity in relief efforts, emphasizing that the Prime Minister's role is nation-building, not narrative-building.
Learn more about the Will-o’-the-Wisp and how this mysterious phenomenon, which has inspired faerie folklore, may actually be bursts of methane gas.
Praised as “the strongest polar ship of its time,” the Endurance revealed major structural flaws that may explain why it never reached its final destination.
The Environmental Protection Agency was sued on Monday for canceling $7 billion in "Solar for All" grants to help low-income areas install solar panels.
India firmly backs free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, urging their earliest possible conduct. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated India will engage with any democratically elected government, emphasizing a pragmatic approach and the need for a conducive environment to strengthen bilateral ties. Global attention is on these upcoming polls.
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve. Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”. Continue reading...
The world is rebooting its most controversial power source to fuel the AI age.
Sir Ernest Shackleton's polar ship, Endurance, was considered to be the strongest of its time but the vessel had significant weaknesses that led to its demise -- and Shackleton knew it.
India's crude oil imports from Russia slightly decreased in September but still comprised over one-third of its total acquisitions, with Russia remaining the top supplier. Despite US pressure, Russian barrels are crucial for Indian refiners due to their economic viability and embedded supply chains, ensuring their core position in India's import mix.
The lawsuit accused the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally revoking the money without congressional approval.
What sets Energy Hedge apart, Young insists, is the breadth of its solutions. "We are not just a solar company. We offer plenty of options, including solar, hydrogen, natural gas, syngas, waste-to-energy, and even sustainable aviation fuel. That flexibility means we can truly find the best fit for every client."
‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs’ CEO of insurance peak body warns Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The costs of extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and storms have nearly tripled in Australia since the 1990s, insurers have warned, with poorer communities disproportionately burdened. The climate crisis, ageing infrastructure and growing populations in increasingly affected regions have left the country more vulnerable, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Insurance Council of Australia. Continue reading...
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho has backed axing the carbon tax and abolishing the 'racket' of wind farm subsidies.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Adoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report. The diet—which allows moderate meat consumption—and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by […]
The fleet of British Antarctic Survey aircraft have taken off on their annual ‘ferry flights’ from Canada, in preparation for a new season of science in Antarctica. The BAS fleet … The post Take off marks launch of Ticket to Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Adam Levy breaks down the latest Trump speech, sifting through the wide-ranging climate change misinformation it contains. On September 23rd 2025, President Donald Trump took to the United Nations. Instead of calling for harmony and co-operation, his one hour speech fixated on migration and climate change. This might just be the first time a president of the USA has spent so much time talking about climate... but the speech wasn't a call to action. It was dismissal and denial of everything from basic science to renewable technologies. So what's the truth behind Trump's claims?...
Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing.
South Asia is home to nearly two billion people and ranks among the most disaster-prone subregions in Asia and the Pacific. Every year, millions face exposure to floods, cyclones and other extreme events. The Bay of Bengal alone accounts for nearly 80 per cent of global cyclone-related deaths, with storms striking Bangladesh, India and Sri […]
Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland authorities are investigating the deaths of thousands of fish that washed up on a popular Gold Coast beach. The state environment department said dead baitfish had been observed at The Spit, at the northern end of the Gold Coast since last Wednesday, but no obvious source of pollution had been found. Continue reading...
A federal court in Louisiana struck down the former president's withdrawal of 625 million acres of federal waters from oil development.
Millions of people a year visit the site run by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. It tracks changes to the world’s melting polar regions.
[RFI] The world's oceans are bearing the brunt of a triple environmental crisis, according to the European Union's Earth monitors: global warming, pollution and declining biodiversity. The EU Copernicus programme warns that Africa's coasts, buffeted by marine heatwaves and rising sea levels, are especially vulnerable.
[The Conversation Africa] The Second Africa Climate Summit, held in Ethiopia in September 2025, drew more than 25,000 people - from presidents and ministers to farmers, activists, business leaders and students. They came to talk about how Africa can source finance to grow in greener ways and cope with worsening climate disasters. Africa has barely contributed to greenhouse gas emissions but is highly exposed to climate-caused disasters. At the same time, the continent is not funded enough to adapt to the warming planet. Legal
The overcrowding at a Unesco-listed geopark in Hong Kong during the National Day “golden week” holiday is not expected to have a “significant impact” on coral colonies, authorities have said, stressing that they will assess the health of the reefs near an outlying island and review crowd control measures. Patrick Lai Chuen-chi, deputy director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, said on Monday that staff would conduct an assessment of the coral reefs off Sharp Island in...
Kaziranga National Park's new elephant calf has been named Mayabini, honouring late Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg. Assam's Environment Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary announced the name, chosen after Garg's famous song, which held deep personal significance for him. Garg's recent death in Singapore triggered immense regional grief, making this tribute a poignant symbol of new life.
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said on Sunday, as rescuers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain. Torrential downpours have lashed Nepal since Friday, triggering river surges and inundating many areas in the Himalayan nation. At least 44 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing, Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction...
A listing of 25 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 28, 2025 thru Sat, October 4, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts “This Heat Killed Six Football Fields Of Ice”: Swedish Glaciers Gone In One Summer While Earth’s Temperature Breaks All Records "The unprecedented disappearance of eight glaciers in Sweden's Kebnekaise mountain range highlights the urgent and tangible impacts of global warming, prompting renewed calls for international action to combat climate change." Climate, The Sustainability-, Rosemary Potter, Sep 26, 2025. Giant trees of the Amazon get taller as forests fatten up on carbon dioxide We're not seeing signs of them dying...
Footage shows dozens of cars being swept away in Elenite, as floods devastate south-east Bulgaria.
Hong Kong will step up patrols at a Unesco Global Geopark for the rest of the National Day “golden week” break after hordes of tourists flooded the place, with some trampling on corals and starting fires. The Environment and Ecology Bureau on Sunday said that staff from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) together with officers from the police force and Marine Department launched a joint operation on Sharp Island, also known as Kiu Tsui Chau, in Sai Kung. It said that...
Typhoon Matmo has intensified over the upper South China Sea and is expected to make landfall in China’s Guangdong province on Sunday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD). While the storm will not enter Thailand, it is strengthening the southwest monsoon, bringing heavier rain and flash flood risks to northern, northeastern, eastern and southern regions through Oct...
Marine biologists identified a new deep-sea coral species, Iridogorgia chewbacca. This coral was found near Molokaʻi and the Mariana Trench. Its long, shaggy branches resemble Chewbacca's fur. It thrives 400 to 1,000 metres deep. This discovery expands marine life knowledge and highlights deep-sea conservation needs.
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain.
The Arctic’s cold waters have – for the most part – prevented invasive species from migrating north. But with the Arctic warming up nearly four times faster than anywhere else on Earth, shipping routes are opening up and the region’s waters are losing their thermal barrier against invasive species.
Despite a recent surge in demand, the US is a laggard in EV sales compared to much of the rest of the world.
They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.
Every single United States aircraft carrier is powered by a nuclear reactor, but its ally across the pond opted for a different fuel source.
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says it’s too early to say whether a liquefied natural gas facility pitched for Quebec meets the bar of being in the national interest.
Jeff Bezos predicts space-based data centers within 10-20 years, leveraging uninterrupted solar power for unmatched efficiency. These orbital facilities would revolutionize AI training and cloud computing, overcoming terrestrial limitations. He believes technological advances will make them feasible despite high costs, comparing AI's boom to the internet's early surge.
A flood alert has been issued for Shetland, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) warning of the possibility of “significant coastal flooding”. Storm Amy... Flood alert warning as storm Amy blows through
US trade representative Jamieson Greer claimed India is diversifying from Russian oil, despite a 50% tariff imposed, half of which targets India's recent surge in Russian oil purchases. Conversely, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted India will continue energy imports from Russia, suggesting increased Russian imports of Indian goods to balance trade.
Hurricanes can actually meld and merge depending on their individual strengths, which can lead to destructive strength if it's still on a path to landfall.
Weather and flood warnings are in place across the UK and Ireland, where a man has been killed The Environment Agency has issued two flood alerts where “flooding is expected” for Keswick Campsite in the Lake District and locations near the River Ure, particularly around Boroughbridge Camping and Caravanning Site in North Yorkshire. “Avoid using low-lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water,” it advises. Continue reading...
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat discussed on Friday with Zhang Chuanwei, Chairman of MingYang Smart Energy in China ways to strengthen cooperation. The post Electricity min., Chinese firm discuss wind energy investment appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Hong Kong's security chief has ruled out introducing fines for reckless people who need to be rescued during adverse weather, adding that drafting a new law against storm chasing would be challenging. Instead, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung warned residents on Saturday to think twice before taking the risk to chase storms, saying such action was like “committing suicide”. Tang made the remarks during a television interview as Severe Tropical Storm Matmo headed closer to Guangdong...
Hong Kong’s environment minister has defended the spending of HK$90 million (US$11.6 million) on promoting a now-suspended pay-as-you-throw scheme, arguing that public money was not wasted as it helped boost awareness of waste recycling. Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Saturday that the government had spent around HK$90 million on the waste-charging scheme last year, covering the costs of promotion, administration and production of designated labels and waste bags. He...
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary confirmed that ICE agents will have a presence at the big game in Santa Clara, California.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 3 typhoon warning signal at 12.20pm on Saturday as Severe Tropical Storm Matmo moves closer to the city. Education authorities also announced that kindergartens and schools for children with physical and intellectual disabilities will be suspended after noon. “In the past few hours, Matmo moved steadily across...
The season's first cyclonic storm, 'Cyclone Shakti,' has intensified in the Arabian Sea, currently west-southwest of Gujarat. While it will strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm, it is not expected to significantly impact the Indian landmass, though rough sea conditions will persist. Fishermen are advised to avoid venturing into the sea.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra suggested gold prices are now acting as a fresh barometer of global uncertainty, a role previously held by crude oil. He warned of a potential correction in global equity markets, especially tech stocks, citing widespread fiscal stress. This comes as gold continues its upward trajectory, poised for a seventh consecutive weekly gain, reflecting heightened global anxieties.
The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region.
A new study found that climate change has driven a surge of “societally disastrous” wildfires over the last four decades, with 43% of the most costly events occurring in the last 10 years.
In the Atlantic, we're watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands. The post Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Storm Amy may destroy any possibility of a getting a proper cup of tea this weekend, according to a scientist at the University of St Andrews.
EPA says delaying wastewater curbs at coal plants will lower electricity prices, but it could spur higher costs for cleaning up drinking water.
“People may not realize it, but their bills today would be higher without the increasing role [of] wind and solar farms,” says analyst.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in December, a trip that could test New Delhi’s delicate balancing act between Moscow and Washington amid escalating pressure from the United States over oil and weapons purchases from the sanctioned country. Analysts say the visit is likely to deepen India’s defiance of Western demands as it strengthens energy and defence ties with Russia. But it could also complicate Delhi’s strategic ambitions – including a potential trade deal with...
New research quantifying the global impact of forest age transitions found that 140 million tons of aboveground carbon are lost per year because of old-growth forests being replaced by younger stands.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Sudan is facing some of the worst Nile flooding in years, with experts warning that a combination of intensified rainfall, weak flood defenses, and the growing impact of climate change has created a dangerous new reality for communities along the river.
An expert explains why some offsets don’t deliver real climate benefits and what must change to make them trustworthy. The post The flaws of carbon credits designed to protect forests – and how to fix them appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Canada’s foreign affairs minister was warned Russian, Chinese presence has introduced 'a high degree of uncertainty' into Arctic security.
Warnings issued for Serbia, Romania and Greek islands amid forecast of prolonged rainfall and strong winds While storms and hurricanes have churned in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, Europe has faced extreme conditions of its own. A low-pressure system that developed over the Mediterranean midweek moved north-east into south-eastern Europe on Thursday, bringing widespread showers, thunderstorms and prolonged rainfall. The system is expected to persist into Friday, with models on indicating 48-hour totals of 80-130mm of rain across much of the Balkans. Red weather warnings were issued for Serbia, south-west Romania, north-east Greece, and the Dodecanese and North Aegean Islands, highlighting the risk of flooding and threat to life. Strong winds also closed schools on Zakynthos in the Ionian...
As the milestones to limit global heating crumble and America – the world’s second-largest consumer of fossil fuels – abandons climate goals, policymakers from Asia have gathered at Bangkok’s Climate Action Week to discuss ways people can protect their region from the coming storm. Climate scientists have warned global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5 degree Celsius rise above pre-industrial levels at some point over the coming five years. That is well on track to hit 2 degrees,...
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe.
The onetime social media sensation accused ICE agents this week of racially profiling people in their efforts to track down and round up illegal immigrants.
The contingency plans reflect the Trump administration’s goal of expanding fossil energy and stopping new wind projects.
The Coral Norte project will be able to produce 3.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year.
The Trump administration canceled infrastructure law funding for 10 hubs that aimed to suck carbon dioxide from the skies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States against pressuring India to stop buying Russian oil. He stated India would not tolerate humiliation. Putin mentioned Prime Minister Modi would not take such steps. He said India would suffer losses if it refused Russian energy supplies. Putin also blamed NATO countries for the Ukraine conflict.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will issue the No 1 typhoon standby signal at 7.40pm on Friday and assess the need for a higher one the next day as Severe Tropical Cyclone Matmo moves nearer to the city. Matmo was also set to be the 12th storm to trigger a warning in Hong Kong this year, setting a new record since 1946, but the typhoon season had yet to...
A massive fireworks display put on by Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang and the outdoor brand Arc’teryx at the foot of the Himalayas has sparked public outrage. “The rising dragon” art event was launched on September 19, at about 5,500 metres above sea level. The display saw fireworks erupt four times for 52 seconds in total, using 1,050 clusters of fireworks. Witnesses said the display twirled around the mountain and generated disturbing sounds and smells. As local government officials began an...
Typhoon Matmo blew into the northern Philippines, complicating disaster response. A recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake killed 72 people in Cebu province. Over 5,000 houses were damaged, leaving many residents displaced. This follows another storm, Bualoi, which caused 37 deaths last week. Super Typhoon Ragasa also affected the country. The Philippines, prone to natural disasters, now faces Matmo moving towards southern China.
Public land advocates say the shutdown threatens resources but offer advice on how to help. The post Visiting public lands during the shutdown? Be polite and prepared appeared first on High Country News.
Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap the Climate Change Act is reckless. Ed Miliband offers a bolder, fairer vision. The future must be built on renewables Let’s scrap Britain’s successful climate law so we can burn more gas, lose investment and have higher bills. Crazy as it might seem, that is the message of Kemi Badenoch’s new energy strategy . The Conservative leader proposes to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act in favour of a plan to “maximise oil and gas extraction”, and remove all legally binding carbon targets. It’s pitched as pragmatism. But it’s a lurch into ideological self-harm. Britain’s energy problem isn’t its climate legislation, which is admired globally, backed by industry and supported by the public. It’s that this country remains too dependent on volatile fossil...
Open access notables The first emergence of unprecedented global water scarcity in the Anthropocene , Ravinandrasana & Franzke, Nature Communications Access to water is crucial for all aspects of life. Anthropogenic global warming is projected to disrupt the hydrological cycle, leading to water scarcity. However, the timing and hotspot regions of unprecedented water scarcity are unknown. Here, we estimate the Time of First Emergence (ToFE) of drought-driven water scarcity events, referred to as “Day Zero Drought” (DZD), which arises from hydrological compound extremes, including prolonged rainfall deficits, reduced river flow, and increasing water consumption. Using a probabilistic framework and a large ensemble of climate simulations, we attribute...
Fair Isle is one of dozens of areas to benefit from renewable energy funding. The Fair Isle Electricity Company (Fiec) has been awarded over £183,000... Renewable funding for Fair Isle
Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences
Switzerland’s glaciers have faced “enormous” melting this year with a 3% drop in total volume — the fourth-largest annual drop on record — due to the effects of global warming, Swiss glaciologists reported.
Storm Amy could become a 'weather bomb', experts at the University of Reading warn.
[Daily Maverick] Every year is divided neatly into four seasons, each with its own unique purpose and energy. In nature, colours change, the temperature increases or decreases, and daily activities adjust - all in accordance with a rhythm that is time-tested, and true. These seasonal cycles affect us profoundly, and have a significant impact on our mood, our energy and our sense of resolve.
Studying samples from the ice sheet gives an environmental record of over a million years.
Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Quebec as having the potential to export “substantial volumes” of LNG to Europe, documents show.
Misleading WhatsApp groups and political sound bites aren’t just nonsense – they’re putting Latino communities in danger during floods, fires, and storms. The post Inside the viral lies that spread climate confusion appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Labour, Lib Dems and Greens condemn Badenoch’s vow to repeal act if the Tories win power with Ed Miliband calling it a ‘betrayal of future generations’ Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act Voters trust the Green party most … on green issues, is the rather unsurprising finding of a poll by YouGov looking at how voters view the party, which starts its autumn conference tomorrow. The Greens are least trusted on the economy and on defence. But there is something remarkable about this. In his write-up for YouGov , Dylan Difford says: Unsurprisingly, Britons have a particular degree of confidence in the Greens when it comes to the environment. What’s notable, though, is that a majority of Britons (54%) say they have at least a fair amount of trust in the party on the issue...
A Met Office Amber warning for wind has been issued as Storm Amy will bring very strong winds and heavy rain for many in the north of the UK in the coming days.
Back in October 2024, the Ford government was on course to exceed its 2030 target of getting greenhouse gas emissions at or below 28 per cent of their 2005 levels.
India may buy less Russian oil and increase its imports of American crude, while also considering sourcing from blacklisted suppliers such as Iran and Venezuela, according to officials and media reports. The shift reflects New Delhi’s effort to preserve its strategic autonomy, even as it is unwilling to meet Washington’s demands, with the US linking closer trade and diplomatic ties to a cut in Russian oil imports, according to analysts. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,...
Super Typhoon Ragasa may have been the biggest storm of its kind in the world this year, but when it made landfall in mainland China last month, it left no fatalities in its wake. Rewind to 2018 when Mangkhut, the last super typhoon to hit Guangdong province, struck and at least four people were killed in southern China. Typhoon Hato also left nine dead in Guangdong in 2017, and Typhoon Fanapi caused 34 deaths in the coastal province in 2010. The contrast is even sharper when compared with the...
National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03530A, Opinion John B. Waugh, Mikhail Redko, Xiuyu Jin, Gabriel Muldoon, Evgenii L. Kovrigin, Betar M. Gallant, Yuzhang Li, Gao Liu, John Muldoon Uncovering the truth of lithium polymer batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Global oil benchmark Brent has dropped about 11 percent this year, including a back-to-back monthly drop in September as OPEC+ loosened supply curbs.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
The Climate Change Act establishes a legal framework for achieving net zero emissions, implements carbon pricing, and enhances climate resilience, thereby having a profound impact on Thailand's green transformation.
Thailand ranks 24th in this year's Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) mixed ratings, with a high score in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, medium in energy use, low in climate policy, and very low in renewable energy.
[IPS] Farmers in Tanzania's drought-hit Dodoma region offer a potent message for negotiators heading to COP30 in Brazil: climate justice is not an abstract slogan. It is a water trough filled close to home, a tree shading a schoolyard, and a beehive buzzing with possibility.
The American pontiff slammed skeptics who 'ridicule those who speak of global warming,' as he strongly embraced Pope Francis´ environmental legacy.
Many parks will stay open, and oil and gas permitting will continue — even as tens of thousands of staff are furloughed at NPS, BLM and USFS. The post What the government shutdown means for public lands appeared first on High Country News.
After his high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in August, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that cooperation with the United States in the Arctic was “very possible”. “We see that Arctic cooperation is also very possible in our international context. For example, between the far east of Russia and the west coast of the US.” Putin did not give details, nor did Trump, who spoke after Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. But one day earlier,...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05118E, Paper Hongbo Wu, Gongxun Lu, Chang Dong, Tao Yang, Zeyang Sun, Zhijin Ju, Chengbin Jin, Ouwei Sheng, Dexin Yang, Tianyu Shen, Haojie Ji, Jian Zhang, Guangmin Zhou, Xuefeng Zhang Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs) hold promise for grid-scale storage due to their intrinsic safety and low cost, yet face critical irreversible anode degradation from dendritic proliferation and parasitic reactions. Here,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is one of four in Ukraine, but is the only one under Russian control.
Pontiff laments that some ‘ridicule those who speak of global warming’, days after Trump’s claims of ‘con job’ Pope Leo XIV has taken aim at people who “ridicule those who speak of global warming” as he embraced Pope Francis’s environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments on the subject to date. Leo presided over the 10th-anniversary celebration of Francis’s landmark ecological encyclical , Laudato Si (Praised Be), at a global gathering south of Rome. The encyclical cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern and launched a global grassroots movement to advocate for caring for God’s creation and the peoples most harmed by its exploitation. Continue reading...
Broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham is on a mission to cut overconsumption, take on fossil fuel giants and create a fairer world
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Kevin Trenberth A new analysis issued by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) found that the evidence linking rising greenhouse gas emissions to negative human health outcomes is “beyond scientific dispute.” Climate change is real and it has already resulted in major damage. The main cause is increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, all from human activities. Because carbon dioxide has a very long lifetime (hundreds to thousands of years), it is cumulative emissions that matter and the U.S. is the biggest contributor (although China, with a population 4x bigger than the U.S., has been a bigger annual contributor for the last two decades)...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright touts the Thacker Pass mine as a hedge against China in the global market for a metal used in EV batteries.
A new report from Ontario’s auditor general said the province, which already anticipates it will not meet its emissions target, could miss it by 'an even wider margin.'
Spaghetti models warned of Imelda making landfall in Florida, Georgia, or the Carolinas at hurricane strength, potentially bringing devastating floods to millions.
Fire crews were called when the blaze broke out around 6.30am today, quickly engulfing the vehicle transporter loaded with electric cars.
Ed Miliband’s move to bring forward ban is gambit to stop would-be Reform voters from backing Nigel Farage’s pro-fracking party UK politics live – latest updates Ed Miliband announced on Wednesday that Labour was speeding up plans to bring in a “total ban” on fracking. But how will this work and could it stop a future Reform government from fracking? Continue reading...
Sleep apnea patients have more episodes of reduced or stopped breathing during their slumber in areas with heavier air pollution, researchers reported.
The first American pope urged people everywhere to become politically active on issues like climate change.
The utility says the planned delays reflect power demand that is rising "at an unprecedented pace," in part because of artificial intelligence.
The hurricane is expected to drop up to 4 inches of rain across the island and produce a dangerous storm surge.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband promised to ban the controversial practice and send “frackers packing.”
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- In a meeting, on Tuesday, with Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani, Minister of the Environment, Habib Abid, and Minister of the Industry, Energy, and Mines, Fatma Thabet Chiboub, President Kaïs Saïed said "that the environment in Gabès has been systematically destroyed over the years" due to decisions he described as "criminal, which have led to human casualties."
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been on backup power for over a week, Ukrainian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency are sounding the alarm.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will take on Reform UK over shale gas and "send the frackers packing".
The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation has declared a red alert along the Nile in several states, with the water level in Khartoum exceeding 17 meters – exceeding the usual danger level of 16.5 meters. Warnings have been issued to evacuate homes and move livestock to areas far from the Nile. Concerns have grown about the … The post Will Egypt be affected by the floods in Sudan? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Farmers in Tanzania’s drought-hit Dodoma region offer a potent message for negotiators heading to COP30 in Brazil: climate justice is not an abstract slogan. It is a water trough filled close to home, a tree shading a schoolyard, and a beehive buzzing with possibility.
With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function.
Second man arrested on suspicion of Nord Stream sabotage, hundreds fired for misconduct at Volkswagen, fewer people in Germany are willing to take action on climate change and more news on Wednesday, October 1st.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01732G, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Mijndert Van der Spek, André Bardow, Chad M. Baum, Vittoria Bolongaro, Vincent Dufour-Décieux, Carla Esch, Livia Fritz, Susana García, Christiane Hamann, Dianne Hondeborg, Ali Kiani, Sarah Lueck, Shrey Kalpeshkumar Patel, Shing Bo Peh, Maxwell Pisciotta, Peter Psarras, Tim Repke, Paola Alejandra Sáenz-Cavazos, Ingrid Schulte, David Yang Shu, Qingdian Shu, Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool, Jessica Strefler, Sara Vallejo Castaño, Jin-Yu Wang, Matthias Wessling, Jennifer Wilcox, John Young, Jan Christoph Minx Direct air CO2 capture and storage (DACCS) is a technology in an emerging portfolio for carbon...
China has reached a major milestone in offshore energy infrastructure, with the total subsea pipeline network now exceeding 10,000km (6,213 miles), as the country accelerates efforts to explore offshore resources to meet its energy-security needs. The milestone was achieved as the final section of a deep-sea pipeline was installed on Sunday in northern China’s Bohai Bay, according to state broadcaster CCTV. As one of China’s largest offshore oil-production bases, Bohai Bay now hosts the...
The rapid rise of renewable energy over the past few decades has led to a boom in short-term power trading.
Some scientists argue the risks of climate damage outweigh possible benefits. Others say more research is needed as the Arctic warms.
Forecasters warned of dangerous surf and "life-threatening" rip currents at beaches of the northern Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda and much of the U.S. East Coast as Hurricane Humberto dissipated in the Atlantic.
I was 16 years old when Super-Typhoon Haiyan tore through my community in Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It remains one of the deadliest storms in history, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing millions. My community lost everything: Loved ones, family homes and land, our ways to earn a living and rebuild, and our […]
The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are breeding corals that can handle heat better, using coral from other countries.
Crisafulli government wants coal plants to run longer – reversing previous Queensland Labor government’s plans to end reliance on coal power by 2035 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The co-owner of Queensland’s biggest coal-fired power station in Gladstone has said it could close the plant in March 2029 – six years earlier than expected. The power station – one of the least reliable in the national electricity market – is seen as a critical part of the region’s heavy industry, providing power to Rio Tinto’s own aluminium smelter, as well as alumina refineries and LNG and cement plants in the region. Continue reading...
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it would rewrite a Biden-era rule aimed at limiting hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing restoration of power needed to cool the reactors and prevent a meltdown. Zelensky, speaking in his nightly video address, said one of the diesel generators providing emergency power was no longer working, seven days after external power lines went down. “This is the seventh day. There has never before been such an...
Coffee growers are facing climate change, labor shortages and incomes below the poverty line. On International Coffee Day, we take stock of the industry behind the beverage.
Scientist says warmth from the ocean is mixing with water closest to Antarctica.
The discovery of huge petroglyphs of camels and donkeys, as well as hundreds of engraving tools, hints at complex early settlement in the region following the Ice Age.
Though their ancestral lands are being eyed for their energy and mineral wealth, the Indigenous peoples of Russia's Arctic are unlikely to prosper.
Efficiency employees reportedly told to avoid ‘climate change’ and similar terms in their work in latest clampdown The US Department of Energy has told employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to avoid using the words “climate change” in what seems to be the latest incident in a crackdown on discussing the climate crisis in the US government. “Please ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid – and continue to be conscientious about avoiding any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities,” says an email from an agency acting director obtained by Politico . Continue reading...
Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet's southern pole.
Barbara Marques, 38, thought she was about to get her green card during a recent appointment at a federal building in downtown, Los Angeles before ICE agents swooped in.
Biofuel groups say EPA should increase annual volumes in the renewable fuel standard to make up for past exemptions granted to small refineries.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will give more than $38.3 million in aid to South Carolina farmers for Hurricane Helene recovery.
The Chancellor pledged to support 'homegrown' supplies from oil and gas developments in the North Sea.
Insolvency Service says 125 roles to go at Lincolnshire plant, which went into administration in summer Business live – latest updates Almost a third of workers at the Prax Lindsey oil refinery in north Lincolnshire, which collapsed into administration this summer , will lose their jobs at the end of October. The Insolvency Service said the decision to make 125 roles redundant, with 255 people remaining at the site, “was not taken lightly” and follows a thorough review of “all aspects of the business, following its insolvency”. Continue reading...
Barely had the ink dried on a long-awaited trade pact between the European Union and Indonesia before Brussels proposed another one-year delay to its long-awaited anti-deforestation law. The move drew fierce criticism from environmental groups, who see the move as a capitulation to global trade interests. On September 23, the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA), set to take effect in 2027, was concluded after nearly a decade of negotiation. The...
Heat waves and droughts seem to be pushing more amphibians toward extinction. The post Many amphibians may be imperiled by climate change, study finds appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
As Congress faces a midnight deadline to fund the government, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has put the EPA on the chopping block.
California needs to burn vegetation both for wildfire mitigation and to generate power. So why do biomass energy projects keep leaving the state?
Meanwhile, emissions have continued to rise since the landmark treaty was signed.
Michael Keller is Secretary General of the International Seed Federation
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Department of Homeland Security has requested for 100 military personnel to help protect ICE agents and facilities in his state.
The move could expedite oil production off the Santa Barbara coast if the company scores quick federal approval.
The EPA administrator's aggressive timeline would be undermined by the agency shuttering for a prolonged period.
A federal judge rebuffed the fossil fuel industry's bid to move the case to a more favorable court.
The states allege that tech giants like Meta and Amazon are misleading consumers about their energy use.
Gas derived from farm waste can meet only 18% of current gas demand by 2050, despite claims of fossil fuel lobbyists, study finds Gas derived from farm waste will never be an alternative to the widespread adoption of heat pumps, research shows, despite the claims of fossil fuel lobbyists. Biomethane, which comes mainly from “digesting” manure, sewage and other organic waste, has been touted as a low-carbon substitute for fossil fuel gas, for use in home heating. Proponents say it would be less disruptive than ripping out the UK’s current gas infrastructure and installing heat pumps. Continue reading...
[Daily Trust] When Africa gathered in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2), the message was loud and clear: the continent wants climate investment, not climate aid. This second gathering of African leaders, experts, financiers, and activists was not just another diplomatic ritual. It was a defining moment in which Africa sought to reframe its role in the global climate economy--from a victim of climate disasters to an investment frontier rich with opportunities.
Long-lasting Typhoon Bualoi left swaths of Vietnam flooded on Tuesday, with the storm killing 19 people and wreaking havoc on homes, infrastructure and farmland.
Humberto weakened to a Category 3 storm on Monday in the Atlantic, according to forecasters, who expected it to continue to lose strength over the next few days.
The billionaire’s last three cases are part of a growing global list from fossil fuel companies against government decisions to reduce carbon emissions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Despite the Australian billionaire Clive Palmer’s self-proclaimed patriotism through the Trumpet of Patriots party, he has registered his mining company, Zeph Investments, in Singapore and claimed to be a Singaporean investor. He then used foreign investor rights in two trade agreements with Singapore to sue the Australian government for a total of about $420bn in four separate cases before an international investment tribunal. Palmer’s first claim was for $300bn after he lost a high court appeal against a Western...
Explosive growth of AI data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers are now seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms.
Ian Roberts was superintendent of Des Moines public schools, the largest school district in the state The superintendent of Iowa ’s largest school district has had his education license revoked by state education officials following his arrest last week by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Des Moines public schools (DMPS), was detained by Ice agents on Friday morning in what the Department of Homeland Security described as a “targeted enforcement operation”. Continue reading...
White House allocating 13.1m acres of public land to coal mining, which has been on rapid decline over past 30 years The White House will open 13.1m acres (5.3m hectares) of public land to coal mining while providing $625m for coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration has announced. The efforts came as part of a suite of initiatives from the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency, aimed at reviving the flagging coal sector. Coal, the most polluting and costly fossil fuel, has been on a rapid decline over the past 30 years, with the US halving its production between 2008 and 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Continue reading...
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Second African Climate Summit, held in Addis Ababa from 8-10 September 2025, marked a defining moment in Africa's approach to climate change. Traditionally framed as a region vulnerable to global emissions yet lacking bargaining leverage, Africa has increasingly asserted itself as a source of practical solutions, innovative finance, and policy leadership.
Imelda is expected to turn sharply east-northeastward on Tuesday and threaten Bermuda as a Cat 2 hurricane on Wednesday. The post Tropical Storm Imelda drenches the Bahamas appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Since 2019, the Amacro region has lost almost 1.38 million hectares of jungle.
A fire has burned through a third of Namibia's vast Etosha national park, one of Africa’s largest game reserves. The site in the north of the largely desert country is home to 114 mammal species, notably the critically endangered black rhinoceros, and is a popular tourist attraction. The fire, which has been burning since 22 September, has caused extensive ecological damage and razed about 34% of the park, according to the environment ministry. After an emergency cabinet meeting, the government announced that a further 500 soldiers would be deployed to assist troops, police, local people and firefighters at the scene Namibia deploys army to fight wildfire burning third of Etosha game reserve Continue reading...
Exclusive: Turkey’s climate minister says country is working on ‘innovative solutions’ as Labor privately downplays expectations impasse can be broken Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Turkey says it is pursuing “innovative solutions” in the race with Australia to host the Cop31 UN climate talks , arguing both countries can win from drawn-out negotiations over next year’s summit. After talks with the climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York last week, Turkey’s climate minister, Murat Kurum, said he was optimistic about a resolution. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
A rare Fujiwhara Effect may end up saving lives in the southeastern US as two hurricanes rage through the Atlantic.
Jaw-dropping footage shows streets transformed into raging rivers, cars swept away by murky torrents, and lightning striking as the violent weather unleashed chaos across towns and cities.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink I have a new guest essay in the New York Times with David Keith that builds off my earlier Climate Brink post The Geoengineering Question . Below I’ve included some more detailed thoughts that couldn’t make it into the published piece given the word limit constraints. We are already geoengineering the planet today, but badly. Humans are cooling the climate today by emitting 75 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the lower atmosphere, almost entirely as a byproduct of burning fossil fuels. This cooling offsets about 0.5C of warming that would have otherwise occurred from CO2 and other greenhouse gases, but it comes at the cost of millions of premature deaths per year caused by the sulfate aerosols...
Could the UK feel the effects of ex-Hurricane Humberto this weekend and could it lead to the first named storm of the season? Sarah-Keith Lucas explains...
As climate change leads to more destructive hurricanes, some experts have proposed adding a “Category 6” to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.
Leaders at DOE, EPA and Interior tossed another lifeline of policy changes and funding to the coal industry.
Al McGartland retired from the agency this fall after leading its National Center for Environmental Economics for 25 years.
Ancient rammed-earth construction techniques and cutting-edge solar technology might seem an unlikely pairing. But it’s at the core of what’s described as the “world’s first net-zero energy mosque,” in Abu Dhabi, which is planned to open in October and is designed to operate with no carbon emissions. Commissioned by Masdar City — a sustainable urban … The post ‘World’s first net-zero energy mosque’ is made with mud and solar panels appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The Spanish area where 230 people were killed in 2024 has been struck again by bad weather.
London, 29-30 September 2025 – Scientists meeting at The Royal Society in London this week are issuing a stark warning: dramatic and extreme changes in Antarctica are happening faster than … The post Antarctica’s message to the world: scientists sound alarm on extreme events and tipping points appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
The five winners of the Climate Cardinals-Yale Climate Connections youth essay contest share their ideas for addressing the global crisis. The post The climate needs a chorus’: Teenagers from around the world speak up appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
HANOI - Typhoon Bualoi made landfall in northern central Vietnam in the early hours of Monday, damaging houses and knocking down power grids, with at least one person dead and 12 fishermen missing as the storm brought flooding rains and huge swells.
Giant hailstones could soon become the norm in Britain - with climate change to blame.
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
US sanctions on Serbia's majority-Russian-owned NIS oil company, which operates the country's sole refinery, took effect on Thursday after months of delay.
The field has long attracted the interest of major oil companies, but profit sharing with the government has been a source of conflict.
It’s unclear whether the food giant's exit will shake the resolve of the Dairy Methane Action Alliance's other members.
The House speaker said he hasn't been told that the Trump administration could kill the climate megaproject.
A shocking incident unfolded in South Delhi's Madangir where a woman allegedly doused her sleeping husband with hot oil and chilli powder. The 28-year-old man sustained burn injuries and is undergoing treatment. Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, and an investigation is ongoing into the disturbing domestic dispute.
Priscilla approached major hurricane status Tuesday before weakening to a tropical storm a day later.
Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two new reports.
Ontario pumpkin farmers say there is a shortage of yield this season after taking a devastating hit due to low moisture, heat waves and a prolonged drought.
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This spring, scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency completed a report on the toxicity of a “forever chemical” called PFNA, which is in the drinking water systems serving some 26 million people. The assessment found that PFNA interferes with human development by causing lower birth weights and, based on animal evidence, likely causes damage to the liver and to male reproductive systems, including reductions...
Egyptian Foreign Minister and Minister of Immigration and Expatriate Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, announced that during his meeting with his Dutch counterpart, they discussed what he described as an “existential Egyptian issue,” namely the matter of water. During a joint press conference held on Tuesday, with the Dutch Minister, Abdelatty explained that these actions—which Egypt has … The post Egypt condemns Ethiopia’s ‘irresponsible policies’ for Sudan floods and Nile Delta damage appeared first on Egypt Independent.
North Bengal floods have claimed 40 lives, with two more bodies found in Jalpaiguri. Thousands are in relief camps, while damaged infrastructure hampers train services. Displaced residents express frustration over inadequate aid and delayed surveys, prompting ministerial intervention. Forest officials are also taking precautions against wildlife.
Senate estimates hears Google blocked ads as ‘adult content’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Will Australia’s east coast get a gas reserve? There have been growing calls for an east coast gas reserve to help combat sky high gas prices, including a push from the Bluescope steel CEO yesterday . We will do a careful piece of work here. In the last term of government, we intervened on gas prices following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the impact that had in global energy markets in order to support, of course, households, but also industry. Gas is absolutely critical for sections of Australian industry … It’s a critical transition fuel to lower Australia’s industrial emissions. We’re a big exporter of gas, and it’s...
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). These innovative materials, with exceptionally large surface areas, offer solutions for critical global challenges like water scarcity and climate change.
Shruthi Mahalingaiah, a Harvard researcher, investigated the fertility risks women face from air pollution. But her grant was canceled.
Learn how astronomers spotted 2025 TF, an asteroid that passed just 266 miles over Antarctica in early October 2025.
The Energy Ministry aims to generate 720 billion baht in investment for energy development projects, notably solar power and carbon capture storage, putting Thailand on a fast track towards its net-zero goal, achieving it 15 years sooner than the target date.
[Ghanaian Times] The Former Second Lady of Ghana and founder of the Africa Women and Children Conference (AfriWocc), Mrs Samira Bawumia, has called on African youth to take the lead in driving the continent's climate action agenda. She said Africa's young people possessed the creativity, energy, and innovation to champion sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
by Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by next year or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending. The move follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica about the role that the state’s lengthy permitting process plays, according to renewables advocates, in Oregon having one of the...
The California Energy Commission vote Wednesday was the latest in a regulatory tug-of-war between the agency and the oil industry.
New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered species Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The global trade in marine aquarium fish relies heavily on fish sourced directly from wild populations, with many consumers unaware of the practice due to murky supply chains. New research has revealed the scale of the issue, finding most marine aquarium fish sold online in the US were wild-caught, mainly from the western Pacific and Indian oceans. Continue reading...
Hurricane Priscilla is expected to bring heavy downpours and potential floods to several desert states as soon as Thursday.
5 Key Levers Countries Can Use to Advance a Just Transition alicia.cypress… Wed, 10/08/2025 - 10:30 Climate change is accelerating, threatening lives, livelihoods and economies across the world. In response, countries are stepping up efforts to manage climate risks and shift away from carbon-intensive industries. But alongside the technical and financial challenges posed by this climate transition lies a political and social reality: Without proper attention to the distribution of the costs and benefits of the transition, there may be heightened inequality and political resistance that undermines the transition itself. A just transition approach directly addresses this risk and builds a fair, stronger and more resilient pathway to prosperity. By anticipating and managing...
Fossil fuel projects soar while African cities face ‘clean-air finance desert’
Firm will instead invest A$2m a year in ‘climate impact fund’ supporting renewables and switching to EVs One of the travel industry’s most environmentally focused tour operators, Intrepid, is scrapping carbon offsets and abandoning its emissions targets as unreachable. The Australian-headquartered global travel company said it would instead invest A$2m (£980,000) a year in an audited “climate impact fund” supporting immediate practical measures such as switching to electric vehicles and investing in renewable energy. Continue reading...
Footage released by Cao Bang Public Security in Vietnam shows rescue crews ferrying a man to safety after strong storms triggered by a typhoon led to swollen rivers and flooded streets.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism. “Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the […]
Forecasters said Jerry is expected to strengthen gradually and could become a hurricane by the weekend.
A nonprofit coalition is building a fleet of satellites to help firefighters and communities respond when disaster strikes. The post Satellite program aims to track every wildfire on Earth appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Liberian Investigator] Four members of the House of Representatives have hailed the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) for its state-of-the-art Environmental Laboratory in Mamba Point, describing it as a critical milestone in strengthening environmental governance and public health protection.
Since COP21 in Paris, thousands of climate solutions by communities, businesses, cities, regions, and financial institutions have been developed in pursuit of the goals of the Paris Agreement. Now COP 30’s searchable database and platform, the Granary of Solutions, should make these accessible to all.
Just off the west coast of Mexico, Priscilla was spinning with maximum sustained winds around 105 mph and moving northwest at 9 mph. It was centered Tuesday night about 185 miles southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.
Companies such as BP and Chevron have announced large cutbacks that are reshaping the fossil fuel sector's workforce.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nominees were on the list, along with picks for EPA and the Energy and Interior departments.
The president signed an order to expand the use of AI for healing children with cancer. It comes as his administration is weakening a dozen EPA rules that reduce cancer-causing pollution.
The storm comes a week after Typhoon Bualoi tore through northern Vietnam, leaving at least 56 people dead.
[The Conversation Africa] Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares of land from Senegal to Djibouti and Ethiopia. Its main aim was to prevent the Sahara Desert from advancing. But the Great Green Wall's also been billed as a solution to climate change, poverty, and even
A new University of Cape Town study reveals that methane emissions from coal mines may be seven to 14 times higher than official estimates. Experts say capturing this potent greenhouse gas could cut climate pollution, improve mine safety and create jobs in coal regions like Mpumalanga
As the midday sun blazes over India’s capital, the rooftops shimmer like hot coals, radiating heat back into streets already gasping for relief. Inside this urban furnace of concrete and asphalt, the air hangs heavy – not just because of rising global temperatures, but due to the very materials from which New Delhi is built. The causes of this searing urban heat are complex, but some solutions are “surprisingly straightforward and urgently overlooked”, according to Kiff Gallagher, a climate...
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed. The ministry of the environment and Stats NZ’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025 , collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s marine environment. Continue reading...
Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03522H, Paper Xingxing Meng, Xiao Zhang, Litong Shi, Zhe Chen, Jiashen Meng, Feixiang Ding, Xiong Liu, Baokang Zhang, Qian Wang, Liqiang Mai, Chaojiang Niu Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are expected to have significant advantages under extreme low-temperature conditions (i.e., −40°C), mainly due to the much short ion transport pathway and deposition/stripping mechanism of Li... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
WRI Pilots Approach to Identify Clean Energy Financing in Developing Countries shannon.paton@… Tue, 10/07/2025 - 15:12 Clean energy investment can expand energy access, reduce emissions and power green growth in developing countries. But deploying clean energy technologies requires significant capital, especially in these markets. While the whole world needs to triple its clean energy investment, developing countries actually need seven times more clean energy investment compared to current investments. However, investors, developers and utilities struggle to identify appropriate financing, and markets are choked by systemic barriers and high costs of capital. Moreover, countries vary widely in terms of policy environments, financial conditions and more. To help...
Speaking at the Italian Tech Week in Turin, the Blue Origin founder predicted that humans will start building “giant gigawatt data centers” in space within the next two decades.
For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we emit each year - but this climate buffer may be collapsing far sooner than anyone expected
PARIS - Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global target to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 out of reach, reports said on Tuesday.
Scientists warn that North America's bird populations are collapsing as climate change reshapes migration routes, disrupts ecosystems, and signals a deeper environmental crisis for humankind.
Former Energy Department Deputy Secretary Dave Turk is joining the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Called ec³, the material is made by combining cement and water with a liquid electrolyte and carbon powder — both readily available.
Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Political and media attacks on renewable energy and climate action in Australia in recent months have come “out of the climate obstruction playbook” that has been honed over decades around the world by fossil fuel interests. Prof Christian Downie, an Australian researcher, says he has studied techniques used by business groups and lobbyists all over the world which are now being seen in Australia. Continue reading...
The death toll from floods in Thailand has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday as they rushed to get relief to an estimated 370,000 people affected by heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers.
In the first half of 2025, more electricity was generated from green sources than from coal. Solar and wind capacities are growing at a faster pace than global electricity demand, according to new research.
A hurricane, a Pacific Northwest storm system and some luck could bring Tucson a bit of rain in coming days. Chances begin Wednesday and increase into the weekend.
With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause global warming.
You can’t understand Pennsylvania without understanding coal.
A rally in Tel Aviv will call for release of remaining hostages in Gaza. Plus, global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Good morning. Israelis will gather across the country on Tuesday to mark two years since Hamas’s 7 October attack, which killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. What is the situation on the ground in Gaza? Despite Donald Trump’s demands that Israel stop bombing the territory, strikes on the strip have continued. Gaza’s health ministry said Israel killed at least 19 people in the past 24 hours. What is Illinois arguing? The Illinois attorney general, Kwame Raoul, maintains that sending in guard troops against a state’s will violates its sovereignty and self-governance and will lead to unrest and harm for residents. Continue reading...
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy (PCEE) will today undertake an oversight visit to the North West and KwaZulu Natal (KZN) provinces. The committee will visit the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) at Pelindaba.
President Trump asserted that tariffs are a crucial tool for maintaining global peace, claiming they prevented a conflict between India and Pakistan. He stated that his use of tariffs was effective in de-escalating tensions between the two nuclear powers. India, however, maintains that military-to-military talks resolved the hostilities.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called environment department bureaucrats ‘weak’ - though later withdrew the remark Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian government officials are investigating whether a coal mining company is putting threatened greater gliders and koalas at risk by illegally clearing bushland in central Queensland without approval under federal law. The revelation came in a fiery Senate estimates hearing in which the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young criticised the Albanese government for not doing more to stop the clearing and described environment department bureaucrats as “weak” – an allegation she later withdrew. Continue reading...
[Leadership] The federal government and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening climate governance and sustainability efforts in Nigeria as the Nigeria Climate Change Response Programme (NCCRP) officially came to a close on Monday.
SET-listed Bangchak Corporation is seeking partners to conduct e-fuel research and development in a move to replace fossil-derived fuels, which are blamed for increasing carbon dioxide emissions.
The state is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to dismiss cases against insurance underwriters for the oil and gas industry.
On the first day of the court’s term, the justices declined to add any new environmental cases to their calendar.
Jeffrey Lantz had long served as a U.S. envoy to the International Maritime Organization, which aims to cut shipping emissions.
Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global 2030 target out of reach, reports said on Tuesday.
The team representing the Northwest Territories in the Arctic Winter Games won’t be taking part in any snowshoeing competitions this year.
Renewables overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year, a think tank analysis shows.
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research. A report by the climate thinktank Ember found that in the first six months of 2025, renewable energy outpaced the world’s growing appetite for electricity, leading to a small decline in coal and gas use. Continue reading...
Communities including Baltimore and Annapolis are asking the state’s top court to revive a case accusing oil companies of spreading disinformation.
India's oil consumption is projected to lead globally by 2050, driven by robust economic growth, reaching 9.1 million barrels per day. Natural gas demand will also significantly increase. While renewables are growing, coal will remain a substantial part of the energy mix under current projections.
The party says scrapping "rip-off wind subsidies" could help knock a fifth of household energy costs.
A new storm brewing in the Atlantic could soon approach the US East Coast just days after a double hurricane threatened millions.
ICE agents said Ian Roberts was found with US$3000, a handgun and a hunting knife.
Europe is “quite lucky at this moment that we don’t have any environmental catastrophe happening,” Latvia's energy minister said.
The $186,000 offer from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. underscores coal's diminished value. It was the only bid received to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in Montana.
The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study.
The North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre is approaching a 'tipping point' that would have 'major implications for the climate', report scientists at the University of Exeter.
Shadow energy secretary’s plans dismissed as ‘dead wrong’ by environment groups Mel Stride , the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh , the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”. Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment … I spent a lot of time going around our communities...
A new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings.
From Arctic shorebirds to Amazon river dolphins, migratory species are facing unprecedented risks from climate change, habitat fragmentation and environmental shifts
[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia's Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, has outlined "dire and bold actions" being taken by the Government of Liberia (GoL) to improve and sustain energy supply to households and businesses operating in the country, with the introduction of a net metering policy to ensure that private solar owners benefit from the sharing of excess energy to electricity grids across the country.
Typhoon Matmo has weakened into a severe tropical storm and will cause heavy rains in the North, the Northeast and the East of Thailand on Monday and Tuesday, according to the Meteorological Department.
China’s clean technology is “becoming the basis of the new energy system” around the world, with the country’s monthly green tech exports hitting a record US$20 billion in August, a European think tank said. As China brings down the prices of technologies like batteries and photovoltaic solar panels, sales are surging in countries across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa, according to a report by the UK-based think tank Ember. “Demand for clean technologies continues to skyrocket as more...
About 350,000 flee homes as heavy rain and winds sweep region, while Hurricane Priscilla forms near Mexico Typhoon Matmo made landfall on the southern coast of China on Sunday afternoon, shortly after sweeping across the island province of Hainan. The powerful storm forced the evacuation of about 350,000 people, bringing torrential rain and damaging winds, especially between Wuchuan in Guangdong and Wenchang in Hainan. Ferry services were suspended and flights cancelled at Haikou Meilan airport. Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had sustained wind speeds of 94mph (151km/h) and dumped more than 50mm of rainfall in six hours in Chongzou and Qinzhou. The city of Nanning also had high rainfall totals. Continue reading...
The commission’s new filing outlines the environmental benefit of one new pipeline as Williams and Mountain Valley seek approval for different projects.
Two-thirds of climate-driven economic loss will result from increased heat reducing labor output under a worst-case scenario.
[Oxfam] New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive- for every 5 dollars they receive they are paying 7 dollars back. 65% of funding is delivered in the form of loans.
Priscilla had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph and was headed north-northwest at 3 mph, the US National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
New Zealand’s government said on Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million tala (US$3.6 million) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the Pacific Island nation. All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered about 1.6km (one mile) off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s second largest island, before it caught fire and sank. The wreck of HMNZS Manawanui remains at the site of the sinking on October 6, last year, and...
North Bengal faced devastating floods due to an unexpected recurve of a low-pressure system, meteorologists confirmed. Originating in the Bay of Bengal, the system shifted from its usual path towards north Bihar, bringing extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 200mm in areas like Darjeeling. This unusual trajectory, influenced by retreating monsoon winds, also impacted Kolkata.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that US tariffs on India are "unfair," criticizing penalties for Russian oil purchases while European nations also source from Moscow. He highlighted a new level of sanctions application and the "weaponization of everything" by major powers, noting shifting global energy dynamics with the US as an exporter and China leading in renewables.
Jeff Bezos predicted millions will live in space within decades, choosing orbital habitats supported by robots and AI data centers. He also envisioned gigawatt-scale space data centers within 10-20 years, leveraging continuous solar power to surpass terrestrial facilities. Bezos called the current AI investment surge a "good" industrial bubble.
Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement , the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism. “Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the Constitution,” Sunrise’s executive director, Aru Shiney-Ajay, wrote in an open letter to Sunrise members, funders and allies. “What ordinary people do in the coming months will determine whether he and his billionaire cronies can cement their grip on power and turn this country into a playground for the rich and powerful.” Continue reading...
China has completed its first manned deep dive below the Arctic polar ice in what was also the world’s first coordinated crewed-uncrewed submersible operation in the polar region. The dives were conducted as part of China’s 15th and largest Arctic Ocean science expedition, which concluded last month. Researchers collected hundreds of deep-sea samples as well as data on biodiversity, ocean hydrology, sea ice conditions and water chemistry – including with the help of artificial intelligence (AI),...
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects Continue reading...
The West Highland Way Trust is urging the public to back its vital work to raise funds to support projects which maintain and protect the path, bridges, steps and drainage systems that are coming under increasing strain from climate change.
China’s southern provinces are bracing for Typhoon Matmo, as Guangdong authorities relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan has suspended rail services across the island. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday said Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had strengthened into a severe typhoon that morning and was expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain to areas across Hainan province, Guangdong province and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The storm is expected to move...
Hong Kong shipping firm Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has teamed up with a European partner to build shoreside power-supply projects in China and North Asia to capture opportunities from tightening emission regulations at ports. Wah Kwong last month formed a 50-50 joint venture with NatPower Marine, a developer of maritime energy-transition projects that is part of Luxembourg-based renewable energy firm NatPower Group. The venture aims to form partnerships to build and operate grid-connected...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. More than 100 flights were expected to be disrupted in Hong Kong on Sunday due to Typhoon Matmo, with up to 27 potentially cancelled, according to the Airport Authority. The Observatory downgraded the No 3 typhoon warning to the No 1 standby signal at 3.40pm on Sunday as Matmo moved away from the city. “With Matmo departing, the weather will improve over the...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts gigawatt-scale data centres will operate in space within two decades, leveraging continuous solar power to surpass Earth-based facilities. He views this as a natural progression after communication satellites, despite launch challenges. Bezos also stated AI is an "industrial bubble" but will bring immense societal benefits, transforming every industry globally.
Not all solar power is created equal. The Ivanpah facility in the middle of the desert has generated power using mirrors for more than a decade.
They're the hulking hardware of a fossil fuel industry being blamed for climate change.
On the one-year anniversary of devastating floods, Western North Carolina musicians and their neighbors are still struggling to rebuild
Over the next week, the brewing storm could combine with another waiting weather systems and gradually develop into a full-blown storm.
Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – Pfas “forever chemical” pollution. Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon often need datacenters to store servers and networking equipment that process the world’s digital traffic, and the artificial intelligence boom is driving demand for more facilities. Continue reading...
Americans are paying more for electricity—and rates will keep rising. But after a period of pain, rates should level off as the benefits of a shift away from fossil fuels begin to be felt.
Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy bills The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6bn in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as Donald Trump threatens deep cuts in his fight with congressional Democrats over the government shutdown . Continue reading...
Man dies in ‘weather-related incident’ in Co Donegal, while Met Office issues yellow wind warning for whole of UK Storm Amy – latest updates A man has died and a fresh weather warning covers the whole of the UK as Storm Amy continues to bring widespread disruption. Irish police said the man died in a “weather-related” incident in the Letterkenny area of County Donegal, Ireland, shortly after 4.15pm on Friday. Continue reading...
ICE agents are under fire for recent efforts where they dragged residents, including children, out of their homes and ransacked buildings.
EVs rise nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, as plug-in hybrids jump by 56% British electric car sales hit a record high in September as new taxpayer subsidies helped to attract buyers in the most important month for the market. Battery EV sales rose by nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, to 72,800, according to preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group. Continue reading...
Sir Tim Martin said taxes added to energy bills and designed to pay for the transition away from fossil fuels and to build new nuclear plants are spurring inflation - and so driving up drink prices.
Sales of fully electric or hybrid vehicles made up more than half of all new car registrations in the UK last month.
Irish police say they are treating the death of a man as weather-related and, meanwhile, many homes in Ireland and Northern Ireland are without power A man has been killed and hundreds of thousands of homes on the island of Ireland are without power after Storm Amy brought widespread disruption on Friday. An amber weather warning, highlighting a danger to life, was also in place in the north of Scotland until 9pm on Saturday. Continue reading...
As the name suggests, oil-resistant batteries offer a rugged build and protection against oil-derived corrosion, but most users are unlikely to need them.
After dipping more than 7 per cent this week, oil prices are expected to take another hit this weekend as members of the global oil cartel OPEC+ meet to discuss production cuts.
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.
For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, all soundscapes that are rapidly changing.
NZBA had nearly 150 members but banks began leaving when Trump was re-elected on promise to ‘drill, baby, drill’ The global banking industry’s net zero target-setting group has announced it will shut down immediately, amid faltering climate commitments around the world. The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which was rocked by a wave of departures after Donald Trump’s re-election, said its remaining members had “voted to transition from a member-based alliance and to establish its guidance as a framework”. Continue reading...
A calendar for a top Bureau of Land Management official shows he had internal meetings on solar power in August.
There was no immediate reports of casualties, but the country's weather agency warned that the fast-moving storm remained dangerous.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In June, a long-standing effort to sell off massive chunks of federal land grew closer to fruition than ever before when a provision mandating such sales was slipped into President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill […]
Greenpeace has called for the Hong Kong government to put in place conservation-driven measures to protect the Sai Kung outlying islands from ecological damage caused by overtourism. The green group raised the alarm on Friday after it found a large number of visitors trampling corals and excessively digging up coastal organisms in the city’s Unesco Global Geopark region. A site inspection by Greenpeace found that 4,062 people landed on Sharp Island, also known as Kiu Tsui Chau, on Wednesday, the...
Global tree-planting pledges promise far more than they can deliver — and may even create new problems for food, water, and biodiversity.”
A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.
Brackets of water beneath Antarctica may shape the future of our coastlines.
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Transparency is central to our approach – we do not purchase carbon offsets. Instead, we prioritise … The post BAS Carbon Footprint Report 2024/2025: Our journey to net zero appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.
Vladimir Putin denounces seizing of the vessel as an act of ‘piracy’ and warned it could provoke confrontation The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country’s Atlantic coast and that President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor has said. Macron has alleged that the tanker belongs to Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ageing tankers of uncertain ownership that are avoiding western sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. He also did not rule out that it could have been involved in drone flights over Denmark as it was sailing last week off the coast of the Nordic country. Continue reading...
China has assembled the world’s largest single-unit floating offshore wind power system as it accelerates efforts to expand its marine economy and clean energy industry. Assembly of the 16-megawatt system has been completed in Beihai, in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday. All of its key parts, from mooring cables and turbine gearboxes to ballast control systems, were produced domestically, the official newspaper of the Ministry of...
[World Bank] Ouagadougou -- two-day High-Level Forum on Defying Drought (D2) in West Africa concluded today in Ouagadougou with a strong commitment to address the pressing challenges of drought in the region, amid the broader context of climate change and population growth. Senior policymakers from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal, joined by technical experts from Morocco and Brazil, as well as regional and international institutions and development partners, came together to advance coordinated and practical
The agency is working to extend by six years a deadline to phase out hydrofluorocarbons.
State EPA and food safety authority say no evidence of insecticide was found and researcher’s 2024 results were ‘unreliable’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The NSW Environment Protection Authority and the NSW Food Authority have said blueberries are safe to eat after further testing did not detect any traces of banned chemical thiometon. The presence of thiometon was first flagged by a researcher , Dr Kirsten Benkendorff at Southern Cross University in Coffs Harbour, after she tested punnets of blueberries bought at local supermarkets in 2024. Continue reading...
Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...
Sensor-enabled smart tyres that promise to maximise energy efficiency, safety and durability will take years to catch on globally, according to the Asia head of Goodyear Tire and Rubber, one of the world’s largest tyre makers. Nevertheless, the concept – integrating sensors inside tyres to collect real-time data that the car can use to improve safety and efficiency, avoid failures and extend tyre longevity – was gaining momentum, said Nathaniel Madarang, president of the US company’s...
Kemi Badenoch faced criticism from her predecessor Baroness May and two former Conservative ministers for her proposal to put cheap energy above environmental targets.
The past decade in particular has seen an uptick in devastating blazes linked to climate change, according to the study.
The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human and economic costs involved would be astronomical, researchers say.
The cuts are the latest in the administration’s efforts to undercut renewable energy and other efforts to decrease the emissions driving climate change.
Exclusive: Temporary deal to shield UK exporters from levy’s impact is now viewed by both sides as likely UK politics live – latest updates The EU and Britain are poised to agree a deal sparing British businesses from a carbon border tax being introduced in 2026, with officials targeting late spring for the next EU-UK summit. The EU is introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on 1 January targeting imports produced using carbon-intensive methods, such as steel, glass and fertiliser. Continue reading...
Environmental groups had sued over the permit, saying the coal hauling could lead to harm of an endangered fish.
Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it UK politics live – latest updates The former prime minister Theresa May has condemned a promise made by Kemi Badenoch to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Tories win the next general election, calling the plans a “catastrophic mistake”. She joined other leading Tories, business groups, scientists and the Church of England in attacking the Conservative leader’s announcement, which would remove the requirement for governments to set “carbon budgets” laying out how far greenhouse gas emissions will be cut every five years, up to 2050. Continue reading...
Scientists have a lot of questions about our planet’s most important carbon sink—and a new project could help answer them.
The plans for operating EPA and the Interior and Energy departments provide current employee counts.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Department of Energy has told employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to avoid using the words “climate change” in what seems to be the latest incident in a crackdown on discussing the climate crisis in the […]
[Liberian Investigator] - Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency has acquired a €100,000 Elemental Analyzer from the International Atomic Energy Agency, a major step toward strengthening the nation's climate science and advancing blue carbon research.
The Met Office imposed a 31-hour yellow rain warning for western Scotland from 5pm on Wednesday until the end of Thursday, at which point the first named storm of autumn will officially arrive.
Ancient ice from Antarctica, extracted as part of the Beyond EPICA – Oldest Ice project, captures a unique climate record spanning at least the past 1.2 million years. The team … The post A historical moment: over 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history captured from an Antarctic ice core appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat led the organisation's centenary celebrations in Nagpur, performing Shastra Puja. In his address, Bhagwat confronted India's pressing challenges, from cross-border terrorism and internal destabilisation to the alarming state of the Himalayas due to climate change. He strongly advocated for national self-reliance and strategic diplomacy, urging a critical re-evaluation of current development models.
The vital commercial artery depends on a supply of fresh water to move ships between the two oceans. Drought conditions that were once rare could become common by the end of the century, greatly impacting the canal’s operation.
Upwelling generates a nutrient-rich “cold tongue” in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (EEP), with impacts on global climate, oceanic biological productivity, and the carbon cycle. The cold tongue was reduced during the Pliocene Epoch, a feature ...
Hurricane Imelda weakened back to a Category 1 storm Thursday after passing over Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center said.
Although President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as a "hoax," the five largest defense contractors are preparing to address climate related threats.
The new venture comes as DOE expands its pilot program to fuel the next generation of nuclear power plants.
DOJ wants to stop Michigan from suing the oil industry over climate change before the state actually goes to court.
The shrinkage is the fourth-largest after those in 2022, 2023 and back in 2003.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Friday night as a tropical storm moves across the Philippines and enters the South China Sea. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that Tropical Storm Matmo was centred about 610km (380 miles) east of Manila at noon and was moving west-northwest at about 22km/h...
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate Kemi Badenoch has vowed to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Conservatives win the next election, doing away with controls on greenhouse gas emissions and dismantling what has been the cornerstone of green and energy policy for successive governments. The Conservative party leader was already committed to scrapping the UK’s net zero target but repeal of the Climate Change Act would go much further. It would remove the need to meet “carbon budgets” – ceilings, set for five-year periods, on the amount of greenhouse gas that can be emitted – and disband the Climate Change Committee, the watchdog that advises on how policies affect the UK’s carbon footprint . Continue reading...
In a major policy move, Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative government would replace Labour's Climate Change Act with a strategy putting cheap and reliable power first.
Nominee companies – paid to be listed as shareholders on behalf of unnamed investors – could be reducing accountability over financial support of industry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three global banks are being paid to obscure who profits from 51 fossil fuel projects in Australia that produce 22m tonnes of carbon emissions each year, according to new analysis. An analyst who authored the report says it highlights a “massive problem” in Australia that could be reducing the amount of scrutiny investors face for financial support of the fossil fuel industry. Continue reading...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said at a press conference on Wednesday that her government will submit the application to the federal government next spring.
Officials have issued a solar storm watch for parts of the US, which could see power fluctuations into Wednesday evening. The solar activity will likely create northern lights in several states.
RELEASE: P4G Awards $3.8M to 14 Climate Startups Driving Green Innovation in Emerging Markets darla.vanhoorn… Wed, 10/01/2025 - 14:59 WASHINGTON (October 1, 2025) — Today, World Resources Institute's Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) awarded $3.8 million in grants and technical assistance to 14 climate startups across Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. This funding will help these early-stage businesses grow breakthrough solutions — from clean cooling systems in Vietnam to water-absorbing pavers in Indonesia, and solar-powered dryers for agricultural crops in Kenya — making them investment-ready to accelerate green growth in emerging markets. Mobilizing climate finance is one of the most urgent priorities of our...
The glaciers of California's Sierra Nevada are disappearing as temperatures rise. Scientists recently found that the glaciers probably have never before melted in human history.
Thirteen-thousand-year-old azurite flecks reveal a hidden prehistoric palette.
New research finds the disappearance of glaciers in the Sierra Nevada will be unprecedented in the human history of North America.
Several provinces in the upper part of Thailand are taking a battering from the remains of tropical storm Bualoi, as floods have devastated vast residential areas, crippled infrastructure and inundated farmland close to harvest time.
The hurricane is expected to pass over or very near Bermuda early Thursday morning as a Cat 2 storm. The post Bermuda braces for a pounding from strengthening Hurricane Imelda appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Perfect Storm Fueling Pakistan’s Solar Boom alicia.cypress… Wed, 10/01/2025 - 12:00 Pakistan has witnessed one of the most rapid and unanticipated transitions to clean energy, driven largely by homes and businesses installing rooftop solar panels. In just a few years, the country’s electric grid transformed from negligible solar power to an expected 20% of all its electricity coming from solar by 2026. What began as a modest adoption under a 2015 incentive program transformed into a mass phenomenon a decade later, with households, businesses and farmers rapidly turning to solar. While energy transitions are often imagined as a complicated political process that requires long-term planning, international climate finance or industrial policy, Pakistan proves a...
French authorities said they are investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the country’s Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia’s clandestine “shadow fleet”.
Tanker intercepted by French navy may have been launchpad for drone flights that led to airport closures in Denmark French authorities are investigating an oil tanker that is subject to sanctions and suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which may have been a launchpad for mystery drone flights that forced the closure of airports in Denmark last week. The tanker, known as the Boracay, has used numerous identities and was one of four Russia-linked vessels in the seas near Denmark at the time of the drone sightings on 22 and 24 September, which so far have not been fully explained. Continue reading...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong is bracing for its fourth storm in five weeks, with a typhoon forecast to move close to the city this weekend, hot on the heels of Super Typhoon Ragasa which brought life to a standstill for two days last week. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Wednesday that a tropical depression formed earlier in the day to the east of the Philippines would...
OBERGOMS — Switzerland's glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on record, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Wednesday.
The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England.
The Slavneft-Yanos refinery, one of Russia’s 10 largest crude oil producers, is located over 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the border with Ukraine.
[This Day] Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, has once again demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and community partnership with an environmental awareness walk in Apapa, Lagos, to mark World Clean-Up Day.
Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel Farage Ed Miliband has announced that the government is to speed up its plans to permanently ban fracking in the UK, in order to counter the Reform party’s promises to bring back the controversial practice . The energy secretary said he would put forward legislation as part of the North Sea transition plan which is to be published this autumn. This means that in order to allow fracking, a future government would have to repeal the legislation with a parliamentary vote. Continue reading...
The opposition comes after the Trump administration revoked the state's current tailpipe standards.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The White House will open 13.1 million acres of public land to coal mining while providing $625 million for coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration has announced. The efforts came as part of a suite of initiatives from the Department of the […]
Storm Amy has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK later on Friday and into Saturday, the Met Office said today.
In a speech to Labour's conference in Liverpool, the Energy Secretary delivered a fresh Government attack on Nigel Farage 's party.
There is currently no permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratorium At the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech. Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am ), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth , said: By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities. Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor...
Simon King looks at what impacts Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, will bring at the end of the week.
The EPA will pause research work, grants, permits and inspections while the government is shut down. Nearly all staff will stop working. Some may not be rehired.
[Radio Dalsan] Somalia's struggle with the twin pressures of conflict and climate change was placed centre stage in Mogadishu as the Embassy of Germany convened the capital's first Climate Talk.
In The Long Heat, Wim Carton and Andreas Malm argue that capitalism has turned the climate crisis into a business opportunity.
Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too. The post In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much? appeared first on High Country News.
The Trump administration could look for ways to keep energy permitting up and running if much of the federal government shuts down.
The agency's efforts to undo a series of environmental rules have come to a halt.
Hurricane Imelda early Wednesday was approaching Bermuda, where forecasters were warning to hurry and complete preparations to "protect life and property" before the storm arrives.
[Shabelle] The Embassy of Germany in Nairobi, which covers Somalia, in partnership with the Berghof Foundation and the Somali Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, today convened a high-level Climate Talk in Mogadishu focusing on the links between climate change, peace and security in Somalia.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In early September 2025, two significant events took place in Ethiopia: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). The celebration of the GERD's inauguration alongside the ACS2, a precursor to COP30, serves as a timely reminder of hydropower's often-overlooked role in the clean energy conversation.
[The Conversation Africa] The world's 20 most powerful economies, the G20 - currently led by South Africa - face mounting pressure to slash greenhouse gas emissions and help nations adapt to climate change. Economist and international affairs specialist Gaylor Montmasson-Clair co-heads the think-and-do tank Southern Transitions and also co-chairs the G20's Think 20. This group advises on climate, energy and environmental transition policies. He points out that the G20 is not just another talk shop - it represents 85% of the global
The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill waste Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here On the front page of the Daily Telegraph, Australia’s first comprehensive assessment of the risks from climate change became “SCIENCE FICTION”. In other leading stories, wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels were a source of mountains of landfill waste. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Schools and beaches were closed as floods hit the islands.
Pope Leo XIV joins environmental experts and campaigners from around the world for a climate conference near Rome Wednesday featuring "Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Imperial Oil's announcement that it's cutting hundreds of jobs is the latest in a long list of industry layoffs, driven by low oil prices, new technology and unfavourable policies.
Lithium-ion battery waste is a huge concern for the future, but researchers have found a recycling method capable of extracting 99% pure lithium.
The party seems particularly keen to associate the term, which dates back to the 19th century, with Nigel Farage Asked to picture a snake-oil salesman, most people would imagine a slimy character with superficial charisma travelling from town to town to hoodwink unsuspecting victims into lapping up all manner of lies. It is an association Labour seems particularly keen to conjure in relation to the leader of Reform UK. Speaking at the party’s conference in Liverpool, Keir Starmer said Labour offered an alternative to the division and decline under the “snake-oil merchant” Nigel Farage. Continue reading...
The limits come after weeks of fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.
[Nile Post] Hoima Kitara rotarians in partnership with Nansana Rotary club and Hoima city have embarked on tree planting in Hoima city in a bid to promote environmental conservation for green environment and climatic change.
New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into space.
[GroundUp] About 50 people gathered outside Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday afternoon to protest against fossil fuel. The centre is the venue for African Energy Week, an annual conference of international investors, politicians, and company executives.
The former U.S. vice president warned that the EU risks locking into long-term dependence on dirty energy.
Poll finds One Nation’s primary vote has doubled to 13% since the May federal election Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian voters have backed the level of ambition of the Albanese government’s 2035 emissions reduction target, with just 13% wanting Labor to pursue steeper pollution cuts this decade. But fewer than a third of voters believe the country is likely to achieve the new target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% from 2005 levels. Continue reading...
The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.
The plan shutters the office that handles most climate initiatives and rejiggers the one responsible for regulating power plants and industrial polluters.
Scotland has long been a nation that embraces innovation, from renewable energy leadership to ambitious net-zero commitments. Today, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is gathering pace on Scottish roads, with more drivers than ever making the switch to cleaner, quieter transport. At the heart of this transition lies a crucial factor: charging infrastructure.
The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.
Forecasters warned residents in the affected areas to expect 'pretty incredible rainfall totals' with up to 10 inches set to accumulate on the highest ground between tomorrow and Friday.
[UN News] The United Nations remains "the house of diplomacy and dialogue" in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session's general debate, urging nations to convert the week's momentum into concrete action on peace, climate change and institutional reform.
In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble The hope that followed the signing of the Paris climate agreement in 2016 has long gone as the global community has failed utterly to rein in emissions, which – barring a small pandemic-induced blip in 2020 – have headed remorselessly upwards ever since. And there is little sign of this changing anytime soon. Indeed, as global heating has accelerated over the past few years, instead of trying harder, the world is turning its back on measures to tackle the climate crisis. In the UK, Labour is considering the approval of two major new oilfields in the North Sea – Rosebank and Jackdaw – with both Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves reported to...
Vietnamese authorities said the typhoon was the most devastating storm to hit the country this year The death toll from Typhoon Bualoi in south-east Asia has risen to more than 30, as heavy rains continued to lash the region. In Vietnam, authorities said 19 people had been killed, with 21 still missing, making it the most devastating storm to hit the country this year. Heavy rains on Tuesday raised the risk of more flooding and landslides in northern regions. Continue reading...
[Namibian] The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has urged visitors to Etosha National Park to exercise caution as wildfires have spread near tourist roads on the park's eastern side.
The administration's plan to boost coal may provide modest relief to existing plants but likely won't prompt new investment, analysts say.
The department insists it's not blocking staff using certain terms, even as the administration moves to gut climate regs and refute the science.
Scientists say Suriname is one of only three countries worldwide that absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit.
Typhoon Bualoi has unleashed widespread flooding across the country, with Ayutthaya, Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima, and Sa Kaeo among the hardest hit.
Hong Kong’s leader has tasked the government’s steering committee on handling extreme weather with improving infrastructure and facilities in typhoon-vulnerable areas after the city was brought to a standstill by Super Typhoon Ragasa last week. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the government had managed to minimise the damage caused by Ragasa and recover swiftly, allowing business activities to resume last Wednesday night and society to largely return to normal the next...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Are humans responsible for climate change? Our rapid burning of fossil fuels has caused a buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas in our atmosphere. Until we started burning fossil fuels, the CO 2 moving between the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land remained relatively steady for thousands of years. Fossil fuel burning took trapped carbon from the solid Earth, where it had been safely stored for millions of years, and injected it — as CO 2 — into our atmosphere. Humans have emitted more than one trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide since the Industrial Revolution...
Tropical Storm Imelda is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Tuesday and bring flash and urban flooding to parts of southeastern North Carolina.
Calgary-based Imperial Oil had about 5,100 employees as of the end of 2024, according to a regulatory filing.
Bali turned into torrents of mud and debris recently as floods killed at least 18 and displaced hundreds. Cars and motorbikes were swept away and tourists evacuated from hotels. The disaster was fuelled by days of heavy rainfall that overwhelmed rivers already narrowed by upstream deforestation and rapid development. The resort island was, for several days, gripped by chaos. Almost simultaneously, typhoon Ragasa tore across the Philippines before curving towards China’s coast. Winds flattened...
Probably the most interesting polar bear photos you've ever seen.
[MISA] This year's theme, Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age, is especially crucial for Southern Africa, a region highly vulnerable to climate shocks.
Forecasters expect Hurricane Humberto to pull Tropical Storm Imelda away from landfall and into a Fujiwhara dance, but the East Coast is still set to experience heavy rains and life-threatening rip currents.
A third of Etosha national park has been burned despite efforts of volunteers, who say troops were sent in too late Wildfires that raged through one of Africa’s largest national parks have been brought under control, Namibia’s government has said, amid criticisms over the response mechanism and limited resources. The fire broke out in Etosha national park, in the arid desert nation’s north, on 22 September. The government said it suspected charcoal production next to the park, which is home to 114 mammal species including the critically endangered black rhino, was to blame. Continue reading...
The National Hurricane Center is watching these two storms closely as they encroach on the U.S.
Document outlines negotiations over contentious extension of gas giant’s development after conditional approval in May Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Albanese government agreed to weaken conditions it had proposed to protect world heritage-listed Indigenous rock art from Woodside’s giant North West Shelf gas development after the fossil fuel company argued it could be forced to shut the plant. The change is explained in a “statement of reasons” document setting out why the environment minister, Murray Watt, approved an application to extend the operating life of one of the world’s biggest and most polluting gas export developments until 2070. Continue reading...
US president to push Israeli prime minister to agree to new framework to end war in Gaza and free remaining hostages held by Hamas Trump officials to announce plan to boost coal output The US is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal , the interior department said, as the Trump administration seeks to reverse the decline of the fossil fuel’s use. Continue reading...
S&P Global forecasts oil prices dropping to $55-60 a barrel next year, though removing Russian oil could fundamentally alter market dynamics. Surprisingly, high US tariffs are driving nations towards self-sufficiency, shifting investment decisions beyond cost.
Despite progress in climate change action, the continent's environment is being seriously degraded according to a new report. It stresses this poses a threat to competitiveness and quality of life on the continent.
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued severe storm warnings for various provinces, urging residents and motorists to exercise caution as unpredictable weather conditions unfold.
The Trump administration has not said whether it will close national park sites if the federal government shuts down.
[Addis Standard] Severe hail mixed with heavy rain in Tigray and a series of floods and landslides in Amhara have destroyed thousands of hectares of farmland, leaving tens of thousands of farming households facing hardship.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Standing alone on a rocky coastline wearing a seaman-style knit hat, Samuel L. Jackson reaches into a snack bag and gazes intensely through binoculars. Wind turbines spin ominously on a watery horizon. “Motherfucking wind farms. Loud, ugly, harmful to nature,” the Pulp Fiction actor says. […]
However, moisture from Tropical Storm Imelda was expected to move up the Carolinas, with heavy rain forecast through Tuesday morning.
With three years to go, experts agree that the city has set bold goals and faces steep challenges Hosting the summer Olympics used to be a dream for many global cities, but it is now seen by many as more of a nightmare. There’s the cost of hosting – $10bn and up , in recent years – the displacement of local residents, the environmental toll, and the risk of being left, like Rio de Janeiro or Athens , with major debt and crumbling Olympic stadiums. In the decade since Los Angeles secured its bid for the summer 2028 games, the city’s leaders have promised they will do it differently, and that Los Angeles is prepared to deliver world-class Olympics and Paralympic games in its “sunny, ideal weather”, all while keeping costs, environmental damage, and community disruption to a minimum...
Currents in the Earth's atmosphere work to keep the planet in equilibrium. One of these patterns is changing, with consequences to our weather.
Authorities in the Bahamas closed a majority of schools on Monday following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda was expected to drop heavy rain and unleash flooding in the northern Caribbean.
MCT oil enhances brain function through its ability to produce more ketones. The brain uses ketones as an effective energy source, when it cannot utilize glucose (sugar) properly, or if someone is on a low carb diet. The treatment benefits patients who have Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy, because it provides an alternative energy source for their brains. Research shows that MCT oil consumption leads to better memory performance, enhanced thinking abilities and mental focus
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