It’s not as sensational as recreating long-dead species, but conserving modern-day fauna is far more pressing The parable of the Mars mission: we’d rather spend trillions sending ourselves to a yet unlivable planet than look after the one we have. And swiftly on its heels, the parable of the dire wolf . We’d rather resurrect a 12,500-year-old species from the dead than save our existing wild animals. Of course we would. Recycling is boring; doing the very thing 90s science fiction movies warned us not to do is fun. We are not quite on the verge of bringing back ancient species. But last week the PR campaign for doing so began in earnest. Colossal Biosciences – a company known for trying to revive the dodo, the mammoth and the thylacine – has unveiled three large adorable white puppies...
Some are framing the issue as a fight between states.
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi held a broad meeting on Friday 11/4/2025 with heads of authorities, holding companies, and sector firms to review recent developments in the petroleum sector from July 2024 to March 2025 and to set upcoming targets. Senior officials presented updates on current activities and future plans aimed at improving … The post Petroleum minister probes with companies’ officials future oil projects appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Abstract The role of scavengers is well understood in terrestrial and marine systems but less so in freshwater ecosystems. We synthesized existing knowledge of scavenger ecology in freshwater, particularly within the context of the Anthropocene, including the patchy distribution of carrion, consumer responses, competition, and transfer of energy, nutrients, and diseases. We also explored ecosystem services provided by freshwater scavengers, such as direct material benefits and improvements in water quality. In addition, we examined how human activities—such as climate change, disturbance, exploitation, and fragmentation—are affecting scavenger behavior and abundance. To mitigate these anthropogenic impacts, we identified management options for environmental practitioners and decision-makers...
In a sudden and unexplained change from previous decades, the federal government has stopped covering the travel costs of Canadian experts volunteering for the next major global climate science assessment.
No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany in more than two years because of sanctions levied against Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Weather bureau predicts high-pressure system will bring above-average temperatures across south-east Australia Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A cyclone is likely to form off the northern coast of Western Australia this weekend, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has warned, as south-east Australia prepares for unseasonably warm weather. The bureau on Saturday morning issued a warning that a tropical low in the Timor Sea north-west of Darwin was moving south-west and was expected to intensify into a cyclone later in the day. Continue reading...
Energy authorities are working on a plan to buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US to help the government deal with the trade imbalance that led Washington to impose a high tariff on Thai exports.
Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed Donald Trump shows no signs of easing his assault on climate science as plans of more sweeping cuts to key US research centers surfaced on Friday. The administration is planning to slash budgets at both the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (Noaa) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( Nasa ), according to internal budget documents, taking aim specifically at programs used to study impacts from the climate crisis . Continue reading...
The plan would slash NOAA’s budget by 27 percent overall and eliminate a research branch of the agency studying the world’s weather, climate and oceans.
EVs use regenerative braking to recover energy when they slow down or coast downhill. So, can you charge your electric car just by getting it towed?
Moo-ve over, Moo Deng — here comes Uki, the adorable orphaned walrus. The brave girl, found abandoned along the Arctic Ocean, made the long journey from a rescue center in Alaska to her new home in Orlando — via FedEx, with full escort.
A draft global agreement sets a fee for cargo ships, which carry the vast majority of world trade, to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions.
Department of Defence boss Pete Hegseth said climate change, Covid-19 response and diversity programmes will be among the contracts to end.
Maria Matthes, a lifelong koala conservationist, says loss of habitat and the climate crisis have threatened the endangered species in eastern New South Wales. Almost 2m hectares of forests suitable for koalas have been destroyed since 2011. They are one of more than 2,000 Australian species listed as under threat in what scientists are calling an extinction crisis Continue reading...
Countries break ten-year deadlock to agree measures to reduce commercial shipping emissions.
How Inclusive Dialogues Are Paving the Way for a Just Transition in Peru alicia.cypress… Fri, 04/11/2025 - 09:25 As Peru prepares to submit its updated national climate plan , known as a nationally determined contribution (NDC), ahead of the annual UN climate summit (COP30) in Brazil this year, the country has a pivotal opportunity to create a climate policy that benefits Peruvian society while also protecting communities and workers employed in more traditional and carbon-intensive sectors. This just transition approach also ensures that the benefits and consequences from climate actions are shared fairly and that vulnerable populations are supported as the country shifts to a net-zero economy. While Peru does not currently have an official definition of just...
The Union and SPD have pledged to stick to Germany's emissions targets, but activists say their plans could worsen the climate crisis rather than solving it. What do the parties plan to do on climate - and will it be enough?
Organizations across the country signed a letter to the agency asking it to fully fund the voluntary efficiency program.
With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study.
Campaigners worry the deal is not stringent enough to hit maritime emissions targets.
Coal has fueled industrialization — and climate change. Some countries are well into phasing it out, but US President Donald Trump wants to boost production. Why this is not a good idea.
The US president has inadvertently united the country against him – and now his tariffs may make Canada rethink its dependence on US trade Donald Trump is rather obviously the worst thing to happen to Canada since, well, the last time Americans tried to invade . But another possibility is brewing, if in a quiet, careful, Canuckian way: that he could also be one of the best. Trump’s threats towards Canada appear delusional. But it’s useless to ask if his remarks about the “ 51st state ” are a joke. He doesn’t joke about things he doesn’t want, and the jokes are designed to soften the ground. He says Canada is freeloading militarily (because the two countries both defend the Arctic). He says the US is subsidising Canada economically (because Americans buy Canadian oil). He says fentanyl...
The Automatic Petroleum Products Pricing Committee announced gasoline and diesel price increases on Friday. The prices of mazut supplied to electricity and food industries, along with natural gas for vehicles, will remain unchanged. However, the government has proceeded with lifting fuel subsidies on other petroleum product. According to the announcement, the prices are as follows: … The post Egypt raises gasoline, diesel, butane, and other fuel prices amid ongoing subsidy reform appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Analysts say power companies are unlikely to build new coal plants, even when offered federal loans and favorable regulations.
But the agency’s projections for U.S. power demand are below what President Donald Trump has said in his push to boost coal energy production.
The agency waived a mandate that forced local disaster plans to address both climate impacts and the risk to disadvantaged communities.
President Donald Trump's former attorney general says the state is making a mistake in siding with local governments who are fighting oil companies over coastal destruction.
[The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country's energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government's new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the country's constitution. Therefore, these plans cannot go ahead. Environmental law specialist Melanie Murcott researches how courts consider the risks and impacts of climate
Central Bedfordshire’s report into Storm Henk fails to mention the rapid expansion of the built environment Even though sunshine records are being broken at the moment, the nightmares for those whose homes were affected by record rainfall earlier this year continue and seem unlikely to end. Local authorities have a statutory duty to review what happened when floods occur and properties are damaged. One such authority was Central Bedfordshire council (CBC), in the middle of the government’s growth corridor between Oxford and Cambridge. Its recent report into Storm Henk, which caused widespread flooding in January, said the cause was heavy rain on saturated ground overwhelming drains, sewers and streams. Continue reading...
The California Coastal Commission has ordered Sable Offshore Corp. to cease and desist in its bid to revive oil drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara.
There has been little talk about how Australia’s economy will get to net zero. That’s a terrible reflection on the state of our politics The Coalition has been forced to reassert its commitment to the Paris climate agreement after its energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, appeared to waver on the pledge on Thursday. O’Brien faced off against the climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, at a debate in Canberra, weeks out from a federal election in which energy policy is emerging as a hot-button issue. Labor, the Coalition, nobody in this country will be able to achieve the emission target set by Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese. The difference between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese is that Peter Dutton has been honest and upfront about that. … go against the spirit, if not the...
It comes just months after Energy Secretary Ed Miliband declared he had banned new coal mines in Britain to 'send a signal to the world' on climate change.
The stations monitor conditions like temperature, humidity, wind and moisture in real time, helping fire crews know where they will be needed when the weather gets hot and dry.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00500K, Paper Qiang Wu, Yuanke Wu, Hui Yan, Wei Zhong, Mingsheng Qin, Haolin Zhu, Shijie Cheng, Jia Xie Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) is one of the most promising cathodes for high-energy-density lithium‒sulfur batteries since its distinctive organic skeleton and covalent sulfur storage mechanism effectively prevent polysulfide dissolution and mitigate... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 8, 28 April 2025.
[Leadership] Global warming, desertification, and other forms of environmental degradation are among the most pressing threats facing the ecosystem. Hence, there is a renewed focus on climate change, with the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) playing a crucial role in restoring the environment for sustainable living.
[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), in partnership with Bank of Industry (BOI), has unveiled a N1billion expanded Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) scheme to provide financial support and capacity-building for local vendors and businesses within its host communities and Gas Transmission System (GTS) areas in Rivers State.
New research finds liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost option for ensuring a continuous power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free but intermittent sources of electricity.
The U.S. needs to unleash every viable American-made energy resource -- both fossil fuels and renewables.
Shift away from fossil fuels by BOC is expected to cut company’s Australian emissions 40% by 2035 and follows similar commitment by Rio Tinto Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A major industrial gas company in Australia will shift its power use away from fossil fuels and instead meet nearly half its electricity needs across three states from solar. BOC, owned by global gas and engineering company Linde, supplies speciality gases to large manufacturers, industry and oxygen to hospitals. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
The pups are cute – and great for PR – but they’re modified grey wolves. The real work is being done with their red cousins I’ve been waiting for this. Ever since researchers almost brought a wild goat species back from extinction in 2003, it was only a matter of time until someone came forward and said they had successfully “de-extincted” a species. Now, it has happened . This week, American biotech company Colossal Biosciences announced it had resurrected the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct at the end of the last ice age. Colossal released a video that invited viewers to “experience the first dire wolf howls heard in over 10,000 years”. Helen Pilcher is a science writer and the author of Bring Back the King: The New Science of De-Extinction and Life Changing: How Humans...
The Department of Interior Thursday released an analysis of fossil fuel deposits showing an additional 1.30 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico's Outer Continental shelf.
The president's suite of executive orders to decimate environmental regulations will propel his administration into court.
The agency's inspector general disclosed the review in written answers to lawmakers.
Speaking to industry officials, the Department of Energy’s principal deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy said DOE is looking at ways to make investment in U.S. processing projects more attractive.
A research scientist found that many 1970s-era models were ‘pretty much spot-on.’ Today’s models are far more advanced. The post Computer models have been accurately predicting climate change for 50 years appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The decision coincided with cuts to another federal climate initiative, a move that could imperil a key report detailing the escalating effects of climate change in the United States.
For more than 70 years, China has managed forest and grassland fires through total fire suppression (1). This policy has been mostly successful, reducing the annual burned area from nearly 3 million ha in the early 1950s to less than half a million ha in 2008 and decreasing the number of wildfires from 60,000 to less than 10,000 during the same period (2). However, fire suppression is likely to become less effective as the climate changes and the population leaves rural areas. To prepare for changing conditions, China should adopt a more balanced wildfire management strategy.
This blog is now closed Coalition confirms it is committed to Paris climate agreement, hours after refusing to rule out withdrawing Anywhere but Canberra : Australian voters on what matters to them Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Australian shares are poised to surge when the market opens, after Donald Trump’s decision to pause his oversized tariffs against most nations sent stock prices rocketing on Wall Street. Futures prices are pointing to an increase in excess of 6% for the S&P/ASX 200, taking the index above 7,850 points. We continuously advocate to...
There are many opportunities to invest directly in wind and solar energy, yet global chipmakers have failed to do so on a meaningful scale, Greenpeace says.
Dutch group Follow This says it will not file any resolutions against oil and gas companies this AGM season A green shareholder activist group has decided to “pause” its work pushing oil companies to reduce their emissions amid a growing investor backlash against climate action. Follow This has confirmed that it will not file any climate resolutions against oil and gas companies during the forthcoming AGM season for the first time since 2016. Continue reading...
Scientists say a complex mix of factors are making seasonal allergies worse for longer in many parts of the world – but why is it happening and is it here to stay? The first time it happened, László Makra thought he had flu. The symptoms appeared from nowhere at the end of summer in 1989: his eyes started streaming, his throat was tight and he could not stop sneezing. Makra was 37 and otherwise fit and healthy, a mid-career climate scientist in Szeged, Hungary. Winter eventually came and he thought little of it. Then, it happened the next year. And the next. “I had never had these symptoms before. It was high summer: it was impossible to have the flu three consecutive years in a row,” he says. Continue reading...
State Sen. Scott Wiener’s (D) proposal would have created a legal pathway for individuals and insurance companies to sue oil and gas companies to recoup costs from natural disasters made worse by climate change.
Far-right and anti-vaccine groups are part of a push in dozens of states to prohibit the theoretical climate change fix of blocking the sun's rays.
The factory is an important factor in the toymaker's quest to stop emitting greenhouse gases by 2050.
[This Day] The African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank will host the Sixth Africa Climate Talks in Kampala, Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Parliamentary Forum, the Pan-Africa Climate Justice Alliance, the Global Centre on Adaptation, UNICEF.
News that BP chair Helge Lund is expected to step down next year alarms campaigners amid concern about the energy giant's plan to refocus on oil and gas.
[The Conversation Africa] Vast amounts of renewable energy are needed to produce green hydrogen, a new form of energy made by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power.
The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’ The global rush to AI technology will require almost as much energy by the end of this decade as Japan uses today, but only about half of the demand is likely to be met from renewable sources. Processing data, mainly for AI, will consume more electricity in the US alone by 2030 than manufacturing steel, cement, chemicals and all other energy-intensive goods combined, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] In Uganda, motorcycles known as boda bodas are a key part of the transport system. The country has over 1.5 million boda bodas on the road, amounting to roughly 70% of all vehicles. Boda bodas are crucial in providing last mile transport for people and goods on short trips because they can nip through heavy traffic fast. But their exhaust fumes also pollute the air. Gabriel Okello researches air quality and air pollution in Africa, and examined how life would improve if Uganda's boda bodas all went
Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02311-3Using satellite and carbon-flux data, the authors show that enhanced gross primary productivity in recent decades is driven primarily by increases in the rate, rather than the duration, of carbon uptake. They highlight asymmetric changes in productivity across seasons, which may worsen under climate change.
The Ohio River is poised to crest Wednesday evening and could cause one of the 10 worst floods in the city's history after several days of torrential rains.
It's surprisingly easy to stick to motor oil options that are manufactured in the United States. Plenty of reputable brands you already know fit the bill.
Computers that use photons rather than electrons to manipulate data promise greater speed and energy efficiency, and the technology is developing rapidly
This is the dramatic moment residents saw a gigantic plume of smoke rise from a major blaze at a battery recycling centre.
An executive order intended to give coal a boost ignores the reality not only of where energy markets are going, but where they are today.
Democrats accused the EPA administrator's deregulatory agenda of undermining public health and worsening climate change.
Going nuclear will cost ‘real dollars for farmers, real dollars for country towns and real blue-collar jobs’, Clean Energy Council says Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A Coalition proposal to limit the rollout of renewable energy could stop at least $58bn of private investment in new developments and halt billions of dollars in flow-on spending in communities, new analysis has warned. The estimation by consultants Green Energy Markets, on behalf of industry group the Clean Energy Council (CEC), assessed what would happen if renewable energy in Australia was capped at 54% of total use, the level assumed in Frontier Economics modelling relied on by the Coalition to support its nuclear power policy. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025...
Climate change is outpacing science and farmers are paying the price. Agricultural research innovations need to reach farmers before it is too late. Partnership, collaborations, and the right dose of political will are the fuel to put innovations into the farmer’s hands, says Simeon Ehui, Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) […]
Some 17,500 customers are still without electricity more than a week after a powerful spring storm encrusted parts of central and eastern Ontario with ice.
Metuktire, in the Indigenous Capoto-Jarina territory in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, is a pocket of resistance against mining, which has devastated the landscape in nearby areas. The AFP photographer Pablo Porciúncula travelled deep into Mato Grosso state to see how it has staved off deforestation and continued to honour its traditional ways of life – while also facing the threats of miners and the climate crisis Continue reading...
President Donald Trump's pick for EPA general counsel got the most pushback.
The panels will cut pollution and save the church tens of thousands of dollars. The post ‘We feel called to care for that environment’: Pennsylvania church goes solar appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Move directs US attorney general to block laws addressing carbon emissions and comes hours after president issued orders to increase coal production President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change. The move is the latest in a string of efforts by Trump’s administration to pump up domestic energy output and push back against largely Democratic-led policies to curb carbon emissions. It came just hours after Trump, a Republican, issued orders to increase coal production. Continue reading...
Sargassum seaweed is a problem throughout the Caribbean. But scientists have a plan to transform it into a source of renewable energy.
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01492A, Paper Yingjin Luo, Wentao Lei, Pengfei Chen, Tao Jiang, Andeng Liu, Meidan Ye, Zijie Xu, Zhong Lin Wang, Wenxi Guo The low root mean square (RMS) current density generated by triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) has significantly hindered their effectiveness in charging lithium batteries. In response, we present a universal energy storage... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05584E, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Junming Kang, Jiajia Zhang, Wan Wang, Zhimin Zhai, Ganxiong Liu, Ying Ge, Lequan Wang, Chao Wang, Hongbin Lu Aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I 2 ) batteries are highly desirable for grid energy storage but subjected to polyiodide shuttling, which leads to low Coulombic efficiency (less than 98%), severe self-discharge (over 10% after... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Heads of 32 charities warn proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss The heads of 32 UK nature organisations have written to the government warning that the planning bill “throws environmental protection to the wind”. The planning and infrastructure bill, which is at committee stage in parliament, aims to streamline regulations for developers so they can speed up their projects. Continue reading...
Senate Republican legislation would impose a foreign pollution fee targeting the "nexus between climate, national security, economic security and energy policy."
The leak adds to a list of incidents reported along the sprawling pipeline system in recent years.
The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of health agencies. Mining communities must now grapple with its disappearance.
The Most Impactful Things You Can Do for the Climate Aren’t What You’ve Been Told margaret.overh… Wed, 04/09/2025 - 00:01 The message is everywhere: You (alone) can save the planet. Choose a veggie burger instead of beef. Book this flight, not that one. Buy thrift over fast fashion. Shrink your "carbon footprint." But here's what most people don't know: The very concept of a personal carbon footprint originated with oil giant British Petroleum (BP). In 2004, BP launched a carbon calculator to persuade people to measure their personal climate impacts. The campaign worked — shifting our collective gaze from fossil fuel companies, the biggest drivers of the climate crisis, to individuals like you and me. Two decades later and with climate disasters rapidly intensifying...
In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threat. In a region highly dependent on rainfall for growing crops, climate change is threatening water security but science-backed solutions are helping turn the tide. Global leaders, scientists, policymakers, and development partners meeting in Nairobi during the inaugural CGIAR Science Week made a tight […]
Surangel Whipps Jr says he would be ‘deeply disappointed’ if attempt were abandoned under Coalition Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The president of Palau has delivered a pointed barb at Peter Dutton while strongly backing an Australian bid to host a UN climate conference on behalf of the Pacific, arguing that it would boost regional solidarity and he would be “deeply disappointed” if the attempt was abandoned under the Coalition. Speaking at a renewable energy conference in Sydney on Wednesday, Surangel Whipps Jr described seeing two-thirds of an island in his archipelago country disappear under water in his lifetime. “For those of us in the Pacific who have lived through storm surges...
Trump's executive orders promote what he calls 'beautiful' coal to fire power plants and for other uses, but the industry has been in decline for decades.
Outcry as CNN reports president to stop funds for program that would have created jobs in Middletown, Ohio Despite promises to bolster the US manufacturing industry, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut a key program that invests in some of the biggest manufacturing industries in the US, including in JD Vance’s home town of Middletown, Ohio. Donald Trump is looking to slash a $500m grant from the Biden administration that was slated for Cleveland-Cliffs, a steel manufacturing giant in America’s rust belt, according to reporting from CNN . The grant was intended to help the company upgrade its ageing blast furnaces, so they would be powered by hydrogen, natural gas and electricity instead of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. Continue reading...
Analysts warn the new levies, coupled with the US’ retreat from climate commitments, could derail renewable energy growth across the region.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to make the United States "energy dominant" and "unleash" the nation's energy reserves, including coal.
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.
Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded the collapse of the Roman Empire
The shooting incident marks the second reported school attack in the Arctic city of Novy Urengoy in as many days.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 7, 16 April 2025.
Move is aimed at addressing rise in power demand for datacenters, AI and EVs, but environmentalists say it is a step back Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving coal , the dirtiest fossil fuel that has long been in decline, and which substantially contributes to planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. Environmentalists expressed dismay at the news, saying that Trump was stuck in the past and wanted to make utility customers “pay more for yesterday’s energy”. Continue reading...
The Keystone Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down Tuesday after reports of a "bang" and spilled oil, according to officials.
Global food and nutrition insecurity levels are hurtling towards a catastrophe. To counter these problems, leading world experts say science is the ‘silver bullet.’ That science will build climate-resilient agri-food systems, improve livelihoods across the value chain, and ensure more affordable, nutritious food while safeguarding the environment. “We want a positive impact on the global […]
It's been more than a century since the famous Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. But stunning new images now reveal its demise in ground-breaking detail.
The president will direct agencies to boost coal leasing, mining and exports. But these steps are unlikely to usher in a coal renaissance.
Electric vehicles represent the cutting edge of the auto industry, and they're not the Prius your grandpa drove. These zero to 60 mph times are jaw-dropping.
As the world transitions, the Gulf’s growing renewable-energy ties with China and Southeast Asia are poised to reshape global power dynamics.
Melting ice in the Arctic could unleash deadly 'zombie' viruses, an international panel of scientists has warned.
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Cape Town, South Africa – April 2025 – Enlit Africa, the continent’s premier gathering for the power, energy and water sectors brings a sharp focus on investment and finance to proceedings as pivotal drivers of Africa’s energy transformation. As the energy sector grapples with unprecedented demand, climate imperatives and the push for universal access, this […]
[Liberian Investigator] - Starting Monday, April 7, the global maritime spotlight is on London as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) opens the pivotal 83rd session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), a forum that could reshape the future of international shipping.
The percent of Americans who own or are interested in owning an EV has dropped eight points since 2023, according to a Gallup poll.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04564E, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Muhammad Ali, Abubakar Isah, Nurudeen Yekeen, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Rita Okoroafor, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Volker Vahrenkamp, Hussein Hoteit With the global population anticipated to reach 9.9 billion by 2050 and rapid industrialization and economic growth, global energy demand is projected to increase by nearly 50%. Fossil fuels meet... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), last month was the second warmest March on record and the hottest recorded in Europe.
A major focus will be on keeping coal-fired electricity generators running past the dates of their scheduled retirements.
Hurricane Helene wreaked death and destruction. This is the story of Augusta's ongoing recovery - and how the Masters is helping it.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services have announced they are launching a review of potential health risks associated with fluoride in drinking water.
The UK is known for its national parks: areas of outstanding natural beauty with rolling hills and crystal-clear streams and lakes. But research has shown that England’s most protected rivers are full of pharmaceuticals. In episode one of a two-part series, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about the problem of chemical pollution in our waterways, and how it could be contributing to what the World Health Organization has described as ‘the silent pandemic’ – antimicrobial resistance. ‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 4, April 2025.
Health secretary makes announcement as EPA reviews ‘new scientific information’ into potential health risks Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also said he’s assembling a taskforce to focus on the issue. Also on Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was reviewing “new scientific information” on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water. The EPA has primary authority to set the maximum level of fluoridation in public water systems. Continue reading...
Thinktank says solar has been fastest-growing energy source for last 20 years, but remains dwarfed by hydro power The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show. A report by the energy thinktank Ember said the milestone was powered by a boom in solar power capacity, which has doubled in the last three years. Continue reading...
Learn why rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels could make pollen-bearing plants bloom earlier and live longer.
A three-yearly environmental update issues stark warning over biodiversity – and reports air pollution has improved in some areas A major new report on New Zealand’s environment has revealed a worrying outlook for its unique species and highlighted declining water health, while also noting some improvements in air quality. The ministry of the environment’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 environment. Continue reading...
Ilitaqsiniq, an organization that serves as a literacy council and cultural program provider in the territory, organized the multi-day workshop, with instructors from Rankin Inlet and Coral Harbour.
Also on Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is reviewing “new scientific information" on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water.
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) and TGS NOPEC have strengthened their 23-year partnership to boost Liberia's energy sector, attract new investment, and support national development. Acting NOCAL CEO Fabian Lai shared the update during a presentation to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, cabinet ministers, and industry stakeholders at the Executive Mansion.
Charles Lee's departure comes amidst the Trump administration's broader campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion.
The 3.0 Hurricane engine powers some of Stellantis' most popular vehicles, but it's got some problems that keep showing up over and over again.
CNN — Iran’s president has fired one of his deputies for taking what he described as a “lavish” recreational trip to Antarctica. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the removal of Shahram Dabiri from his position as vice president of parliamentary affairs in a decree on Saturday, describing the trip as both extravagant and indefensible. “In a … The post Iran’s president fires deputy for ‘lavish’ trip to Antarctica appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement on pollution drifting across the border could pave the way for states to avoid crackdowns on homegrown emissions.
‘Everybody in the ecosystem benefits from gopher tortoises being there,’ says ranger at park where the animals settled Dozens of gopher tortoises survived a perilous sea crossing after being swept from their homes during Hurricane Helene last summer, and are enjoying a new lease of life on a remote stretch of Florida coastline. Rangers at Fort de Soto county park near St Petersburg say that before the September storm only eight of the vulnerable species were known to be living there. Continue reading...
Curious why some new cars don't have oil dipsticks? Learn the reasons behind the shift and how drivers now check oil levels.
[Liberian Observer] In a presentation at the Executive Mansion today, Fabian Lai, Acting CEO of the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL), delivered a comprehensive progress report on NOCAL's groundbreaking partnership with global geological and geophysical leader TGS NOPEC to President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, cabinet ministers, and industry leaders.
[Daily Maverick] Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, former UK prime minister Tony Blair and the African Union think Africa should have its turn to exploit fossil fuels. But does this make sense economically, or scientifically? Daily Maverick breaks it down.
Transport secretary says overhaul in response to Trump tariffs supports car firms and climate goals UK politics live – latest updates Business live – latest updates Labour’s changes to electric vehicle (EV) rules in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs will have a negligible impact on emissions, the transport secretary has said. Keir Starmer has confirmed plans to boost manufacturers, including reinstating the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Continue reading...
Economist Warwick McKibbin says ‘economic and policy flexibility’ puts Australia in better position to escape fallout from Trump tariffs Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A global trade war will not drive Australia’s economy into recession, new Treasury modelling suggests, even as Jim Chalmers says he is realistic about “substantial” risks to growth from Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs. The treasurer sought to soothe Australians rattled by Monday’s dramatic share market plunge – the worst in five years – saying the country was “better placed and better prepared” than others to weather the coming storm. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue...
President Donald Trump’s trade policies could limit Venezuela’s plans to send oil around the world.
Europe and Washington will come together at a time when their leaders are radically divided on energy and climate policies.
Three firms will continue to supply gasoline, diesel, kerosene and jet fuel under a 180-day credit plan, according to an official.
The decision to defer maintenance of the Joint Polar Satellite System threatens to degrade the accuracy of meteorological forecasts.
Solar radiation modification is garnering growing interest around the world as efforts to combat climate change fall short of international goals.
Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economies Poor countries have accused the rich world of “backsliding” and betrayal of their climate commitments, as they desperately tried to keep alive a long-awaited deal to cut carbon from shipping. Nations from 175 countries have gathered in London this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to hammer out the final details of a deal, more than a decade in the making, that could finally deliver a plan to decarbonise shipping over the next 25 years. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05789A, Paper Shengyao Luo, Mengqi Wu, Said Amzil, Tonghui Xu, Qing Ming, Lei Zhang, Jie Gao, Shuang Tian, Donghai Wang, Yisen Qian, Ya-Jun Cheng, Yonggao Xia Isopropyl acetate causes and promotes ion enrichment in the Helmholtz layer, facilitating the 15C super-fast charging of lithium 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
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has been called out for his absurd 55-day travel bill.
Nature Energy, Published online: 07 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41560-025-01746-4The instability of quantum dot inks hinders the scaling up of colloidal quantum dot electronics. Now, Shi and team stabilize the inks with an iodine-rich environment in a weakly coordinating solvent, achieving 13.4% in small-area solar cells and over 10% in modules.
After a week of economic turmoil, Canada's energy industry – and the governments that rely on it for revenue – will be watching the markets closely in the coming days.
At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers. "The water must be propelled so that it freezes in the air when temperatures drop below zero, creating ice towers," said Zakir Hussain Zakir, a professor at the University of Baltistan.
Severe storms continued to pound parts of the South and Midwest, as a punishing and slow-moving storm system unleashed life-threatening flash floods and powerful tornadoes from Mississippi to Kentucky.
A listing of 36 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, March 30, 2025 thru Sat, April 5, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks! Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (18 articles) Mar 28, 2025: If sea levels are rising, why is the Maldives still above water? , Climate, Science Feedback , Rahul Rao. Mar 28, 2025: South Korea wildfires become biggest on...
A Houston-based oil company has rebuffed the authority of the California Coastal Commission in a bid to revive drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara.
The film, combined with The Little Mermaid, created more carbon emissions than some major airports do in a year At a screening of the new Snow White movie in London last month, influencers walked through an artificial fairytale forest, complete with a full-size thatched cottage filled with models of furry animals. In the US, Disney paraded an actual bunny in a brown knitted jumper down the red carpet at the film’s Hollywood premiere. But the film’s theme of being at one with nature seems not to have extended to the real-life environment, with company documents showing the making of Snow White generated more greenhouse gas emissions in the UK than the latest Fast & Furious film, despite the latter’s reliance on an array of gas-guzzling cars. Continue reading...
Chevron must pay $744.6 million for environmental damage in southeast Louisiana, as ruled by a jury. Texaco, acquired by Chevron, failed to restore wetlands affected by oil operations. This verdict could set a precedent for future lawsuits against oil companies for land loss. Chevron plans to appeal the decision.
You may be tempted to buy cheap motor oil for your car, but is it a good idea? Here's what you need to know before buying affordable motor oil.
India, UAE, and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to develop Trincomalee as an energy hub, during PM Modi’s visit to Colombo. The project will involve a multi-product pipeline and utilization of an old oil tank farm. The collaboration is seen as a strategic move to counter China’s growing influence in Sri Lanka.
Revolutionary scanner to be fired into Earth orbit this month to measure effects of deforestation Scientists are about to take part in a revolutionary mission aimed at creating detailed 3D maps of the world’s remotest, densest and darkest tropical forests – from outer space. The feat will be achieved using a special radar scanner that has been fitted to a probe, named Biomass, that will be fired into the Earth’s orbit later this month. For the next five years, the 1.25-tonne spacecraft will sweep over the tropical rainforests of Africa, Asia and South America and peer through their dense 40m-high canopies to study the vegetation that lies beneath. The data collected by Biomass will then be used to create unique 3D maps of forests normally hidden from human sight. Continue reading...
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.
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 . Is Mars warming? Mars’ climate varies due to completely different reasons than Earth’s, and available data indicates no temperature trends comparable to Earth’s recent warming. Mars lacking oceans or a robust atmosphere means its climate is highly susceptible to external factors. In the longer term, its non-circular orbit causes heating when passing closer to the sun and cooling when further away. In the short term, weather patterns like dust storms impact how much solar heat reaches Mars. Mars warming would imply that the sun is causing generally rising planetary temperatures...
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) expects temperatures to rise by about eight degrees Celsius starting from Sunday across most governorates of the country. A member of the EMA’s media center, Manar Ghanem, said that the heatwave is expected to continue until Wednesday. During a phone-in with TV host Amr Adib on the “al-Hekaya” (The Story) … The post Saturday sees return of heatwave to Egypt, lasting until Wednesday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Government also considering blocking more profitable farmers from a revised future scheme Farmers fear they will no longer be able to afford to restore nature in England and reduce their carbon footprint after government funding for doing this was frozen. The environment secretary, Steve Reed, recently announced that the sustainable farming incentive (SFI), which pays farmers for making space for nature on their land, would be paused and overhauled before June’s spending review. The scope of the scheme – and its budget – are being reassessed. Continue reading...
Investment in new technologies to ensure a stable supply of clean electricity is expected to soar as more solar and wind power is used to support campaigns against global warming, says an energy expert at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Thailand Section.
On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.
Isro confirmed the successful re-entry of the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM-4) into Earth’s atmosphere, impacting the Indian Ocean on April 4, 2025. Launched as part of the SpaDeX mission, POEM-4 hosted 24 payloads and undertook key experiments, enhancing debris mitigation and sustainable space operations as part of the Debris Free Space Mission (DFSM).
Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regions Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years. The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the company’s oil and gas projects have led to the degradation of the region’s wetlands. Among other things, the wetlands play a key role in offering the area a measure of protection from hurricanes. Continue reading...
Learn why drastic drops in temperature sent European hunter-gathers in search of a warmer place to live.
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico could be making it worse.
Metal shavings in oil are tiny fragments that come from moving engine parts, and this is what they mean.
Imperial Oil has asked the Mackenzie Valley Review Board to initiate a third environmental assessment related to its oilfield in Norman Wells, N.W.T. – this time, for its nearing closure.
Oil is the lifeblood of your vehicle's engine, and if it seems like yours is consuming it in an excessive manner, here are the common culprits.
The Trump administration has made ramping up oil and gas production a cornerstone of its policies.
Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs will not apply to many fossil fuel products in sign of his fealty, advocates say US politics live – latest updates The sweeping package of tariffs unveiled by Donald Trump on Wednesday includes an exemption for the energy sector, which is a clear sign of the president’s fealty to his big oil donors over the American people, advocates say. Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs – which are higher for many major economies – are wreaking havoc on the global economy and are expected to increase consumer prices in the US. But the levies will not apply to many fossil fuel products , including liquefied natural gas imports, crude oil from Canada, and materials needed for making petrochemicals. Continue reading...
A sudden stratospheric warming event reversed the winds that make up the northern polar vortex on March 9. A new animation shows the vortex also moved away from the Arctic towards Europe.
The EPA administrator's attacks on his agency's spending and regulations have made him a rising star in the Trump Cabinet but left some former colleagues mystified.
Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy Business live – latest updates A glass factory in Wigan that produces fibreglass for electric cars and wind turbines faces closure and the loss of 250 jobs unless its Japanese owner can find a new partner or a buyer. In the latest blow to Britain’s industrial base, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) announced a “strategic review” of its composites business Electric Glass Fiber UK (EGF), which it expects to last approximately two months, putting about 250 jobs at risk. Continue reading...
Scientists fear an "irreplaceable" loss of key climate data as Trump's cost-cutting plans target a key CO2 monitoring site in Hawaii. Why is the Mauna Loa Observatory so important?
Insects dominate animal species diversity yet face many threats from anthropogenic drivers of change. Many features of insect ecology make them a challenging group, and the fragmented state of knowledge compromises our ability to make general statements ...
WASHINGTON - Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00041F, Paper Fanteng Meng, Yutong Li, Shitong Wang, Dong Luo, Xinghao Zhang, Manfred Wagner, Zilong Tang, Yanpeng Li, Debin Kong, Linjie Zhi Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) suffer from severe capacity degradation and shortened cycle life at low operating temperatures due to sluggish Li+ diffusion kinetics within the bulk phase of large-sized electrode materials,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The project in Uganda has captured the disastrous effects of the climate crisis on a vital source of water that is central to the lives and sacred beliefs of the local Bakonzo community • Photographs by Project Pressure Continue reading...
An Illinois power pool that buys coal-fired electricity is pressing Naperville city officials to agree to a 20-year contract extension.
About 40,000 barrels of oil had escaped from an oil production ship into the Atlantic Ocean, according to an evaluation, making the December 2011 incident one of Nigeria’s worst spills in a decade.
The EU is weighing reopening rules on renewables, energy efficiency and green renovations — despite warnings that it could be opening Pandora’s box.
CIVICUS speaks with Daniel Simons, Senior Legal Counsel Strategic Defence for Greenpeace International, about the lawsuit brought by an oil and gas company against Greenpeace and its broader implications for civil society. Greenpeace is a global network of environmental organisations campaigning on issues such as climate change, disarmament, forests, organic farming and peace. In […]
Kristolina Georgieva warns against retaliation to US levies while US president insists ‘markets will boom’ after sweeping tariff announcement Full report: Global markets in turmoil as Trump tariffs wipe $2.5tn off Wall Street Analysis: Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists In the Pacific, Fiji is the hardest hit by Trump’s tariffs. It has been levied with a 32% tariff, Vanuatu at 22% and Nauru at 30%. Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka said the move was akin to a “trade blockade” that his country could not win. Today was the worst stock market experience in five years. Usually when you have a terrible stock market experience, it’s because a bank fails, a pandemic, a hurricane or because some other country does something. We don’t have these kinds...
India and Thailand have strengthened their relationship, forming a strategic partnership to address security and economic concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. They signed five cooperation agreements, focusing on tourism, education, and technology, and committed to combatting human trafficking. Modi emphasized cooperation in renewable energy, digital technology, and FinTech.
Climate change deniers are pushing an AI-generated paper questioning human-induced warming, leading experts to warn against the rise of research that is inherently flawed but marketed as neutral and scrupulously logical.
Colorado State University climatologists predict 17 named tropical storms, including nine hurricanes, during the 2025 Atlantic storm season.
At the 2025 MIT Energy Conference, energy leaders from around the world discussed how to make green technologies competitive with fossil fuels.
Colorado State University’s hurricane forecasting team is calling for yet another unusually active season with 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. The post Forecasters predict another active 2025 Atlantic hurricane season appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[African Union] The urgency of climate change compels us to revisit lost wisdom in the African Agricultural Sector. Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki is African Union Special Envoy for Food Systems observes that extreme weather, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures threaten the staple crops that dominate global agriculture, necessitating the need to look beyond rice, maize, and wheat--species that account for nearly 50% of the world's calories but are increasingly vulnerable to climate shocks.
The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India. Last year also saw a record number of new coal proposals in India, the report warned.
Application, submitted by Cranswick, would have created one of the largest industrial poultry and pig units in Europe A megafarm that would have reared almost 900,000 chickens and pigs at any one time has been blocked by councillors in Norfolk over climate change and environmental concerns. Councillors on King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council unanimously rejected an application to build what would have been one of the largest industrial poultry and pig units in Europe. Continue reading...
A Montana coal plant with a history of fighting environmental rules aims to partake in the Trump administration’s plan to dodge the Clean Air Act.
Scientists warn that 4°C (7.2°F) of warming will make the average person 40 per cent poorer by 2100, while the average Briton will be 46.5 per cent poorer.
Eight OPEC oil producing nations Thursday agreed to boost crude oil production by 411,000 barrels a day, lowering prices by 6%. The increase was much more than expected and starts in May.
There are now just six weeks to go until All-Energy once again unites global experts, academics and innovators at Glasgow’s SEC from May 14-15 to advance the aim of net zero and a more sustainable future for all
The law sought to sharply reduce power plant emissions by 2030 and ultimately reach carbon neutrality.
Wet and stormy weather is hitting Southern Ontario, with Environment Canada posting several warnings and special weather statements.
For decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice, owing to the climate crisis, is, sadly, no longer surprising. However, satellites do more than just track the accelerating flow of glaciers towards the ocean and measure ice thickness.New research highlights how ESA’s CryoSat mission has been used to uncover the hidden impact of subglacial lakes – vast reservoirs of water buried deep under the ice – that can suddenly drain into the ocean in dramatic outbursts and affect ice loss.
Nuuk, Greenland AP — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a three-day trip aimed at building trust and cooperation with Greenlandic officials at a time when the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory. Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after US Vice President JD Vance visited a US … The post Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Both sides are also expected to sign agreements on the development of solar power plants and trade cooperation in several sectors.
Industrial officials have joined hands with businesses to support a project to convert used cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), in a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Environmental groups are suing the Interior Department over plans for the Santa Ynez Unit.
Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change.
Australia has just sweltered through its hottest 12 months on record, a weather official said Thursday, a period of drenching floods, tropical cyclones and mass coral bleaching.
In February 2025, John Cook gave two webinars for republicEN explaining the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change. 20 February 2025: republicEN webinar part 1 - BUST or TRUST? The scientific consensus on climate change In the first webinar, Cook explained the history of the 20-year scientific consensus on climate change. How do we know there’s a scientific consensus on climate change? How did we get there, and what exactly does it all mean? The webinar "Bust or Trust? The scientific consensus on climate change," focused on establishing that there is a scientific consensus on climate change and how to communicate that effectively. The existence of a scientific consensus is supported by multiple studies conducted over the past...
The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India.
A massive storm developing today is set to bring life-threatening tornadoes and potentially historic floods in what could be the worst 24 hours of extreme weather this year.
The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states beginning on Wednesday.
The White House and tech oligarchs are using free speech arguments as cover to suffocate any European attempt to regulate digital space In 1858, when London could no longer tolerate the stench of raw effluent in the Thames, city authorities commissioned a system of sewers that operates to this day. A century later, when noxious fog choked the capital, parliament passed the first Clean Air Act , limiting coal fire emissions. When a dangerous toxin assails the senses, polluting public space to the detriment of all that use it, the case for legislation is self-evident. The argument is more complex when the poison has no chemical properties; when it exists in a virtual realm. This is the conceptual challenge for regulation of digital content. It is made all the more complex by conflation...
Hurricane Helene proved a hard truth: a freezer of seeds is the literal version of putting all your eggs in one basket About a month after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last fall, Roger Wynn and I met in an Asheville, North Carolina, supermarket parking lot. He’d driven two hours from Little Mountain, South Carolina, where the passing storm had also left its destructive mark. “When the power finally came back on,” Wynn said, “two of my freezers didn’t work.” Wynn was worried not about spoiled food inside, but his seed collection. On that autumn day, in an act of forced downsizing and seed philanthropy, Wynn handed over two boxes filled with seeds. He wanted me, as founder of the non-profit Utopian Seed Project, to share the seeds with farmers across the region. The...
Appeal court finds in favour of anglers who said plans to clean up river were so vague as to be totally ineffectual UK politics live – latest updates A group of anglers trying to restore the ecosystem of a river have seen off a challenge by the environment secretary, Steve Reed, who claimed that cleaning up the waterway was administratively unworkable. Reed pursued an appeal against a group of anglers from North Yorkshire, who had won a legal case arguing that the government and the Environment Agency’s plans to clean up the Upper Costa Beck, a former trout stream devastated by sewage pollution and runoff, were so vague they were ineffectual. Continue reading...
The potent storm system will bring “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” starting Wednesday and continuing each day through Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
If Peter Dutton needs to court the crossbench to form minority government after the election, he would risk putting his Coalition partner offside on climate and environment policy Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast If the Coalition wins the election, it will face a concerted push from its junior partner, the Nationals, to weaken and even abandon climate initiatives and promote coal as an interim measure in the Coalition’s nuclear power plan. That would put Peter Dutton and the Liberals between a rock and a hard place should he seek to form a minority government, given that...
As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has welcomed the latest estimates from the Ember Electricity Data Explorer, which shows that coal accounted for 74.31% of South Africa's electricity generation in January 2025.
The discovery was made by workers on Sunday, March 30, and police were called to the Biffa Teesside recycling facility which has been closed off since.
In some areas, entire communities have been without electricity since wild weather slammed the state over the weekend.
De-extinction is a techno-fantasy that distracts from the real work of protecting our planet. The post Bringing back the mammoth won’t fix the future appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
After mass firings and rehiring, thousands of federal employees are bracing for deeper cuts — just as wildfires, floods, and rising temperatures threaten national parks.
President Bola Tinubu dismissed the entire leadership of Nigeria's state-run oil company Wednesday, naming a former Shell executive to lead the outfit in a sweeping overhaul that one commentator described as "long overdue".
[New Times] The Rwanda Meteorology Agency urges residents to take precautions due to the risk of floods, landslides, and wind damage, as heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected in April.
The utility is no longer committing to closing its largest coal plants and is trimming renewable expansion amid policy uncertainty.
Supporters of U.S. liquefied natural gas projects say the move will improve the process for getting time extensions.
Green banking groups head to court Wednesday in an attempt to force Citibank to unfreeze their accounts.
Environment Agency review waste tyre exports after BBC probe reveals millions sent to furnaces in India.
SpaceX has just shared a video from the Fram2 mission, which has become the first-ever crewed flight to take a polar orbit. The footage (below), captured by a camera attached to the opened nose cone of the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 265 miles up, features stunning scenery from the iciest regions on the planet. It […]
India and Chile have agreed to begin negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and to enhance defense and security cooperation. Four agreements were signed, including one for cooperation in Antarctica, with both leaders emphasizing the need for UNSC reforms and global efforts to combat terrorism.
Saskatoon's new temporary shelter is officially open at 210 Pacific Avenue. The same day the city's two warming shelters have closed for the season.
Learn more about the ecosystem that’s remained under the ice for centuries.
Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class solar flare is the most intense type of solar flare and can produce as much energy as a billion atomic bombs.
An eerie new video from ESA's Solar Orbiter shows a towering 'cyclone' of plasma exhibiting behaviors never seen before on our sun.
Canadians in eight provinces will receive the last carbon rebate later this month as the federal consumer carbon price comes to an end Tuesday.
Walter Cruickshank, the longtime civil servant who helped lead the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for more than two decades, is retiring.
Southern Ontario is set to see a significant amount of rainfall midweek just days after a major ice storm hit parts of the region over the weekend.
As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the province could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country.
KUALA LUMPUR — A gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas caught fire on Tuesday on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said, with operations ongoing to try to tackle the blaze.
Hundreds of projects supported by USAID have been thrown into doubt, as fears grow of an increase in crimes such as poaching and trafficking When the guns finally fell silent in 1992, little was left alive in Gorongosa national park. During the 15 years of Mozambique’s civil war – in which more than a million people died – the country’s wildlife also paid a terrible price. Poaching for meat and ivory was so intense that the small surviving elephant population rapidly evolved to lose their tusks . Leopards, wild dogs and spotted hyenas had all disappeared. Populations of zebra, buffalo and other herbivores had collapsed . In the following years, a huge effort to restore the park took shap e. Led by the philanthropist Gregory Carr and Mozambique’s government, it was the start of the park’s...
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), in collaboration with the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) and other key stakeholders, has launched a composting site at Jorkpen Town Market under the Solid Waste Management Transformative Pilot Project. This initiative aims to tackle the city's waste crisis by turning organic waste into valuable compost, reducing landfill waste, and promoting sustainable waste management practices.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s push to repurpose the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amid funding cuts and staffing losses poses a huge threat to water safety and environmental advances in one of the big environmental success stories in the US […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00211G, Paper Jianlong Wang, Zheng Yang, Zhenjie Wang, Xinxian Wang, Yanrui Zhao, Jinbiao Ma, Hengyu Li, Yang Yu, Zhong Lin Wang, Tinghai Cheng With the challenges of monitoring marine environmental pollution, developing in-situ energy harvesting technologies for self-powered marine sensing nodes has become increasingly urgent for effective environmental protection. As an effective approach... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Industry leaders say there is little detail on how the opposition’s policy will work and it is ‘difficult to predict’ what the final price would be Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Gas industry leaders have expressed confusion and concern about a Coalition plan to force them to sell more of the fossil fuel in Australia and cast doubt over whether Peter Dutton’s target to cut gas prices can be delivered. Speaking at an Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference in Sydney, several executives argued the policy to create what the opposition leader called an “east coast gas reservation policy” could exacerbate future gas supply issues in southern states. Sign up for the Afternoon Update:...
Efforts to create "government efficiency" departments may cut funding for some state energy and environmental agencies.
Inferno spread to nearby homes, trapping residents, while full extent of damage still being assessed A colossal fire has erupted in a Malaysian suburb outside Kuala Lumpur due to a burst gas pipeline, prompting evacuations of nearby homes. The inferno near a gas station in Putra Heights in central Selangor state on Tuesday was visible for kilometres. National oil company Petronas said the fire broke out at one of its gas pipeline at 8.10am. Continue reading...
AB 1111 would push back the state’s ban on fossil fuel bus purchases to 2045.
The flood-affected area in outback Queensland has grown to double the size of Victoria after experiencing its worst deluge in 50 years. Water broke the banks of a makeshift levee in Thargomindah in the state's south-west, forcing the evacuation of 100 residents. Stock losses are expected to be catastrophic and more rain is forecast for the coming week Outback deluge pushes Queensland towns to the brink: ‘Out here it’s drought or floods’ Rain records to fall in Queensland with Townsville to set new annual high – in April Continue reading...
Whole herds of cattle have drowned in vast inland floods seeping across the Australian outback, officials said Tuesday as the muddy tide drenched an area the size of France.
Emissions regulations can help to improve air quality and reduce environmental damage, and they're having an effect on the types of bike you can buy.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more […]
Crude oil prices have dropped to their lowest levels since 2021, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Member of Parliament for the Progressive Party and former Director of Energy Affairs at Orkustofnun, this drop could significantly impact Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine, as the country remains heavily dependent on energy exports.
Climate change has brought the extreme, erratic and unseasonal weather that’s now damaging and even killing our plants. So we need to know what’s going on. For once, we can’t blame ourselves. We’ve no way of controlling weather’s water and temperature fluctuations and the stress our plants are enduring. All we can do about this damage, called physiological disorder, is take a few preventative steps which may help.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
Canada is making a significant push to boost its military strength in the Arctic amid climate change and growing risk of confrontation with rivals.
Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions, the UN shipping body announced Friday. A majority of members -- 63 states -- voted for the carbon pricing system, including the European Union, Brazil, China, India and Japan.
Guardian readers share their tips and tricks for cutting down food waste when packing school lunches Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Parents of school-age children have their work cut out for them when it comes to providing good nutrition, particularly where school lunches are concerned. But with a bit of planning, there are ways to pack a lunch that gets eaten and reduce waste in the process. Here, readers share their tips for better packed lunches and ways to cut waste. Continue reading...
President Trump has threatened to slap new tariffs on Mexico for failing to deliver water under a decades-old treaty. But climate change has decimated river flows.
Devastating thunderstorms and lightning strikes in Bihar have claimed 80 lives in the past two days, with Nalanda reporting the highest number of deaths. The disaster management department attributes the increase in fatalities to climate change and a lack of awareness among villagers, despite issuing weather warnings.
Delhi experienced a welcome temperature drop as dusty storms swept through the city for two consecutive days, causing some damage like fallen tree branches. The IMD had issued a yellow alert, forecasting fluctuating temperatures and the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning. While this offers temporary relief from the recent heatwave, temperatures are expected to rise again around April 15.
One expert said it's like turning off a dying patient's monitor.
The agreement, which the Trump administration opposes, makes the shipping industry the first to face international binding emissions targets.
The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.
Compromise deal falls far short of carbon levy poor countries were hoping for Shipping companies will have to pay for the carbon dioxide produced by their vessels for the first time under new rules agreed by the world’s maritime watchdog. The regulations agreed on Friday fall far short of the levy on CO 2 that poor countries were hoping for , which would have funded their efforts to combat the climate crisis . Continue reading...
Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions, the UN shipping body announced Friday.
Bioreactors housing methane-eating bacteria could offer a portable, off-grid solution for soaking up methane leaks from sites like landfills and coal mines
The agency has nixed grants for a book on the Antarctic, a history of agrichemicals and the origins of the environmental justice movement.
National Development Banks Can Do More to Help Drive Countries’ Green Transformations margaret.overh… Fri, 04/11/2025 - 08:00 We know that global efforts to rein in climate change are far off track — and we know what's needed to right the ship: Rapid and transformative action to slash emissions and build resilience to climate impacts, in a way which puts people at the heart. But who will finance and implement these changes? According to the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance , developing countries (excluding China) will need to invest $2.3-$2.5 trillion per year in nature and climate action by 2030, from both domestic and international sources. This is about 77% more than current financing levels. Funding from international sources such as multilateral...
The spill released an estimated 3,500 barrels, or 147,000 gallons of oil, onto North Dakota farmland.
Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of one of the world’s natural wonders – the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
Temperatures exceeding 40C trigger deadly thunderstorms, as Mali agency issues hot weather warning Northern India has been experiencing early extreme heat this week as temperatures topped 40C (104F), including in the capital, New Delhi. Hot weather across the north-west of the country peaked on Tuesday as Barmer, a city in the state of Rajasthan, reached 46.4C – more than 6C above the average maximum in April. Continue reading...
The Trump administration announced Thursday that a planned environmental review won’t be done for thousands of oil and gas leases.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reduced its 2025 global demand estimate by 400,000 barrels.
Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transition Donald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war. In the week that has followed “liberation day” , economic experts have warned that the swathe of tariffs could trigger a global economic recession, with far-reaching consequences for investors – including those behind the green energy projects needed to meet climate goals. Continue reading...
The administration’s attempt to derail international talks on shipping emissions could reveal a more aggressive approach at undermining climate negotiations.
[The Herald] Victoria Falls -- Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reaffirmed that the Government is actively exploring the use of nuclear energy, particularly through small modular reactors, as part of a balanced energy portfolio.
Much of chip manufacturing occurs in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, where power grids remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels.
[IPS] Nairobi -- As agrifood systems in the Global South buckle under the weight of climate change, biodiversity, and even pollution, experts such as Dr. Himanshu Pathak call for urgent innovative solutions, as, at the current pace, the problems of the Global South are going to intensify with escalating climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00689A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Yongpeng Liu, Celine Wing See Yeung, Erwin Reisner An organic–inorganic photoelectrochemical (PEC) tandem device for converting polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to formate under simulated solar irradiation. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00412H, Paper Feng Jiang, Yun-Fei Du, Jia-Xin Guo, Nai-Lu Shen, Zi-Xian Chen, Mei Geng, Dongsheng Ren, Bo-Quan Li, Xue-Qiang Zhang, Tao Wang, Yuan Ma, Yiren Zhong, Jiarui He, Zhi Zhu, Faxing Wang, Jia-Qi Huang, Xin-Bing Cheng, Yuping Wu The high-activity lithium metal anode limits the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries in terms of both electrochemical performance and thermal safety. Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) as a physical barrier between... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Delhi endured a second consecutive 'warm night' and heatwave conditions in some areas on Thursday. A brief, intense rain spell with winds up to 50 kmph brought significant relief, dropping temperatures by 6-10 degrees. The IMD forecasts light rain or drizzle, ruling out heatwaves until April 16. While Safdarjung's maximum was 39.6°C, Ayanagar and Ridge experienced heatwave conditions.
Calgary-based South Bow said cleanup crews have so far recovered about 20 per cent of the oil that leaked from the Keystone pipeline near Fort Ransom, North Dakota on Tuesday.
Yukon Energy says it's still committed to developing more renewable energy — but says that in the short term, the territory needs more capacity to burn fossil fuels.
The Tesla electric vehicle company owned by billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday opened its first showrooms in oil-rich Saudi Arabia -- where hybrid cars remain a rare sight.
If you find oil in your intake manifold, it's not something that should be ignored, but what has caused it isn't always clear. Here the most likely culprits.
La Niña conditions ended in March, and the Arctic has its lowest seasonal maximum in ice extent on record. The post March 2025: Earth’s 3rd-warmest March on record appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
White House claims university’s work exposed students to ‘climate anxiety’ and ‘exaggerated climate threats’ US politics live – latest updates Almost $4m in federal funding has been stripped from an Ivy League university’s prestigious climate research department because the Trump administration has determined it exposed students and other young people to “climate anxiety”. The government research grants to Princeton University have been cut off because the White House considers its work on topics including sea level rise, coastal flooding and global warming to be promoting “exaggerated and implausible climate threats”, according to the New York Times . Continue reading...
Open access notables Global and regional drivers for exceptional climate extremes in 2023-2024: beyond the new normal , Minobe et al., npj Climate and Atmospheric Science: Climate records have been broken with alarming regularity in recent years, but the events of 2023–2024 were exceptional even when accounting for recent climatic trends. Here we quantify these events across multiple variables and show how excess energy accumulation in the Earth system drove the exceptional conditions. Key factors were the positive decadal trend in Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI), persistent La Niña conditions beginning in 2020, and the switch to El Niño in 2023. Between 2022 and 2023, the heating from EEI was over 75% larger than during the onset of similar...
A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across the globe Wednesday from the DR Congo capital, to raise awareness about migration due to climate change. "Some animals will die on the way," due to high humidity for instance, "just like in real life", Mpofu said.
Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil Less than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed global analysis of its life cycle. The research reveals that most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Continue reading...
Scheme in England and Wales covers only heat pumps, uptake of which has been slow UK politics live – latest updates The UK government is considering expanding the boiler upgrade grant scheme for England and Wales to cover sources of low-carbon heating for domestic homes other than heat pumps, the Guardian understands. The government has a target of 600,000 heat pump installations annually by 2028. But data from the Resolution Foundation on Wednesday revealed worryingly low uptake of heat pumps. Last year, installation of gas boilers outnumbered heat pump installations by 15:1 , according to the Resolution Foundation report, and only one in eight new homes were equipped with the low-carbon option, despite the government’s clean energy targets. Continue reading...
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. The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate long-standing requirements for polluters to collect and report their emissions of the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change. The move, ordered by a Trump appointee, would affect thousands of industrial facilities across the country, including oil refineries, power plants and coal mines as well as those that make petrochemicals, cement, glass, iron...
The move affects 3.5 million acres in seven states and echoes previous orders from the Trump administration.
As agrifood systems in the Global South buckle under the weight of climate change, biodiversity, and even pollution, experts such as Dr. Himanshu Pathak call for urgent innovative solutions, as, at the current pace, the problems of the Global South are going to intensify with escalating climate change. Pathak is the director general of the […]
The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.
Washington’s green spending binge has failed, and a market-driven reset is long overdue.
Energy prices also dropped by 2.4% in March, driven primarily by a sharp 6.3% decline in gasoline costs, which outweighed the rises in electricity and natural gas prices.
Russia escaped Trump’s tariffs, but it could still suffer if the price of oil, the Kremlin’s economic lifeline, falls.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04820B, Review Article Boligarla Vinay, Yosef Nikodimos, Tripti Agnihotri, Shadab Ali Ahmed, Teklay Mezgebe Hagos, Rehbar Hasan, Elango Balaji Tamilarasan, Wei-Nien Su, Bing Joe Hwang Electrolytes play a pivotal role in battery technologies, influencing performance and safety. However, electrolytes containing fluorine present adverse environmental risks due to their high greenhouse gas emissions and caution of... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[The Green Connection] As Earth Month unfolds, The Green Connection and Natural Justice are speaking out against yet another push to expand fossil fuel development -- despite mounting evidence that such projects accelerate climate change and destroy ecosystems. On 4 April 2025, the organisations officially objected to an application for exploratory oil and gas surveys in Blocks 9 and 11B/12B of the Outeniqua Basin, raising concerns over environmental damage, community impacts, and economic sustainability.
A pair of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands unexpectedly hit by Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs may be the world's most inhospitable spot for international trade.
The state gained primary oversight of carbon dioxide well permits from EPA in 2023.
Legal experts doubt a new executive order will block state action on climate change. But likely court battles could be costly for states.
Dismembering the program was outlined in Project 2025 as a way to elevate the "benefits" of climate change when fighting regulations in court.
Eminent domain lawsuits filed by Summit Carbon Solutions spurred the South Dakota governor to sign a bill banning their use for CO2 pipelines.
Poorer households shut out of heat pump market and grants should be increased to speed up rollout, thinktank says Gas boiler fittings outnumbered new heat pump installations by more than 15 to one last year, and only one in eight new homes were equipped with the low-carbon alternative despite the government’s clean energy targets. Poorer households are also being shut out of the heat pump market as the grants available are inadequate and should be increased, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation thinktank . Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01170A, Paper Xin Yang, Minghao Xie, Zhijie Yan, Hang Ruan, Chunpeng Yang, Zaiping Guo, Zi-Jian Zheng Zinc-iodine (Zn–I₂) batteries are promising candidates for next-generation large-scale energy storage systems due to their inherent safety, environmental sustainability, and potential cost-effectiveness compared to lithium-ion batteries. Their applications, however, have... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[IPS] Nairobi -- Climate change is outpacing science and farmers are paying the price. Agricultural research innovations need to reach farmers before it is too late.
[Centre 4s] The African-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (Nigeria - Morocco) or GAA was initiated by Morocco in December 2016 during King Mohamed VI visit to Nigeria. Valued at $25 billion, this mega-project will connect Morocco to Nigeria via the Atlantic coast, crossing 13 countries before reaching Europe. Approximately 5,600 - 6,200 km long, it should also ensure energy security of both these coastal countries and the Alliance of Sahel States (ESA). One of the world best-known pipelines is the North Stream 2, connecting
Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions.
British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the province will have to "make choices" on programs within its CleanBC initiative given the repeal of the consumer carbon tax.
President Trump continues dismantling climate policy with a move of questionable legality that benefits fossil fuels. States are sure to sue.
Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-making The White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States. Every four years, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is required by Congress to release a new national climate assessment to ensure leaders understand the drivers of – and threats posed by – global warming. It is the most comprehensive, far-reaching and up-to-date analysis of the climate crisis, playing a key role in local and national decision making about agriculture, energy production, and land and water use. Continue reading...
The musician posted a 15-second teaser for what could be her first album since 2021's Solar Power
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would impose additional sanctions on any individuals or companies participating in the illegal sale of Iranian oil.
President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump is taking aim and city- and state-led fossil fuel accountability efforts, which have been hailed as a last source of hope for the climate amid the president’s ferociously anti-environment agenda. In a Tuesday executive order , Trump instructed the Department of Justice to “stop the enforcement” of state climate laws, which his administration has suggested are unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump ordered the Export-Import Bank to bolster coal mining and power generation projects abroad.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that March 2025 saw the lowest sea ice maximum extent in the 47-year history of the satellite record – the warmest March on record for Europe.
Document says levy would be ‘blatantly unfair’ and inconsistent with international law of the sea Plans for a levy on the carbon produced by ships are being opposed by the US government, on the apparent basis they would “impose substantial economic burdens” and “drive inflation”. There will be fierce debate in London this week on the future of global shipping over the proposals to charge up to $150 (£117) a tonne for the greenhouse gas emissions from ships. Those in support say the measure will be crucial to generating billions of dollars of climate finance a year to help poor countries cope with the impact of the climate crisis. Continue reading...
Scale of environmental damage attributed to huge number of dogs globally as well as ‘lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners’ Dogs have “extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found. An Australian review of existing studies has argued that “the environmental impact of owned dogs is far greater, more insidious, and more concerning than is generally recognised”. Continue reading...
Global warming’s economic toll may be nearly four times worse than once believed
The green light came courtesy of President Donald Trump and was part of a flurry of measures announced to prop up the coal industry.
The Commerce Department said the university's work “promotes exaggerated and implausible climate threats” fostering “fear" about climate change.
Satellite highways may break down due to greenhouse gases in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere.
The Trump administration has recently revoked nearly $4 million in federal funding from Princeton University, primarily affecting programs related to climate risks and global warming
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia has leveled hefty fines, issued operational threats, and announced demolition orders against companies and individuals flouting the nation's environmental laws--signaling a new era of environmental accountability.
[IPS] Nairobi -- In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threat.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01086A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Moonsu Yoon, Jin-sung Park, Weiyin Chen, Yimeng Huang, Tao Dai, Yumin Lee, Jungmin Shin, Seungmi Lee, Yongil Kim, Dongsoo Lee, Daiha Shin, Jaephil Cho, Yanhao Dong, Ju Li The rapid growth in lithium-ion battery technology underscores the urgent need for sustainable recycling to address the environmental and economic challenges of battery wastes. This study introduces a liquified-salts-assisted upcycling... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
SET-listed Gulf Development, a power and telecom operator, is preparing to jointly build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Map Ta Phut deep-sea port to strengthen its gas business.
Strategies such as carbon offsets and geoengineering have the potential to cause more harm than good.
The attack on the shipping deal is part of a wider U.S. rejection of policies to fight climate change.
The pipeline will link Cyprus' Aphrodite field — estimated to contain up to 4.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas — with an undisclosed facility on Egypt's coast.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00365B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Wenyan Du, Qi Huang, Xunwen Zheng, Yaokang Lv, Ling Miao, Ziyang Song, Lihua Gan, Mingxian Liu Six-electron I−/I5+ redox chemistry gives a promising platform to propel high-capacity Zn-I2 batteries, but faces limited conversion efficiency and instability of IO3− species. Here we design a thiazole-linked covalent organic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Carbon taxes, military bases, fighting against tariffs – these are some of the big-ticket policy announcements heard from the major parties so far in this federal election campaign. But in Nunavik, many residents say they just want action to address the basics, like food insecurity, mental health and addictions treatment.
President Trump defended his tariff policies, claiming billions in revenue while signing orders to boost the coal industry. However, US stocks tumbled amid trade war uncertainty, with the S&P 500 reversing gains. Trump's coal-focused executive orders aim to revitalize the sector, facing criticism for prioritizing a polluting energy source.
The Department of Commerce is withdrawing $4 million in federal funding from Princeton University, impacting climate research projects under NOAA. Secretary Lutnick stated the decision aligns with NOAA's objectives and the Trump administration's priorities to streamline government spending. The department criticized Princeton's climate modeling, claiming it promotes 'climate anxiety' and duplicates other research efforts, amidst increased scrutiny of academic institutions.
President Trump referenced Iran and what he called 'nuclear heat' at at a White House event where he ridiculed fears about climate change, days before talks with Tehran.
Global temperatures soared to historic highs in March, continuing an unprecedented heat streak that challenges scientific understanding. Europe experienced its hottest March ever, leading to extreme rainfall variations. The world marked its second-hottest March, sustaining record-breaking temperatures since July 2023, with scientists noting the persistent anomaly and its link to human-caused climate change.
Prices at gas pumps across Canada have fallen significantly since the carbon tax was removed, but there is more to the story and it may be more bad news than good.
Mumbai experienced a high of 36.2°C with significant humidity, leading to a road near the BMC headquarters appearing to melt. Jalgaon recorded the state's highest temperature at 42.5°C. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai, cautioning about heat-related illnesses, especially for vulnerable populations, as dry, warm easterly winds fuel the heatwave expected to last until Wednesday.
As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation.
Ontario Provincial Police are reporting a fatality related to the ice storm after a man in his late 70s was struck by a fallen tree.
[This Day] The trio of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mr. Bayo Ojulari; Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, will this Thursday lead discussion on driving Nigeria's energy sustainability at the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) 2025.
Despite its extreme heat waves, the country’s decadeslong warming trend amounts to half the global average
Residents have voiced their anger after Lancashire County Council announced the temporary closure of three recycling centres following the 'high demand'.
President Donald Trump wants to boost the lagging coal industry and use it to fuel energy-hungry data centers.
Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick is an up-and-coming educator and TV host with a YouTube series tailored to kids ages 4 through 8.
Winter weather is making a messy comeback today in parts of Atlantic Canada, with snow, ice pellets and freezing rain in the forecast.
Nature Crime Threatens Our Planet. Here Are 5 Ways to Fight Back. alicia.cypress… Tue, 04/08/2025 - 09:55 The growing scourge of nature crime — which includes illegal forms of logging, mining, fishing, forest conversion and wildlife trade — is devastating ecosystems and species around the world, robbing communities and governments of valuable resources and revenues. These crimes are estimated to generate as much as $280 billion in annual criminal proceeds, according to Interpol — money that could go to communities for health, education and development initiatives. Nature crimes are also accelerating the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, which have dire impacts on our planet. For example, half of all tropical deforestation is illegal , according to the...
The legislation would put new requirements on wind and solar companies that oil and gas companies in Texas do not face.
The cause of the rupture and the volume of crude oil spilled were not immediately clear.
Starmer's relaxing electric car targets to shield Britain's £70B ($90B) auto industry from US tariffs. A win for jobs or a climate cop-out? Here's the breakdown!
Europe in 2025 experienced its hottest March ever recorded by a significant margin, driving extreme conditions across a continent warming faster than any other, Europe's Copernicus climate monitor said on Tuesday.
Europe recorded its warmest-ever March with an average land temperature of 6.03 degrees Celsius, 2.41 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991-2020 average for the month, the European Union's climate monitor said Tuesday.
For the first time, renewables and nuclear power generate more than 40 per cent of global demand for electricity, says a new report from an international research group.
Conservation groups condemn the move along with the government’s decision to extend the life of coal power stations Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2035 could face the scrap heap, with the state energy minister ordering a review of the ambitious legislation. The Clean Economy Jobs Bill was passed into law last year, with the backing of both Labor and the Liberal National party . Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01568E, Perspective Zhexi Xiao, Haojun Wu, Lijiao Quan, Fanghong Zeng, Ruoyu Guo, Zekai Ma, Xiaoyu Chen, Jiaqi Zhan, Kang Xu, Lidan Xing, Weishan Li The development of high-capacity anodes is of paramount importance to address the rapidly increasing demand for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). While the commercialization of nanoscale silicon (Si) and microscale silicon... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Researchers analyzed the full lifecycle of several fuel options and found this approach has a comparable environmental impact, overall, to burning low-sulfur fuels.
Energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation Plc expects it will be 5-7 years before it generates enough revenue to recoup its investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), though some prospective customers have postponed plans to legally require aircraft operators to use this biofuel.
Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System. A March 28 memo had outlined steps to put that work on hold.
The agency hasn't released six of the 10 chapters that constitute the sprawling inventory of U.S. climate pollution sources.
The project's largest site is home to critically endangered and endemic mammals, birds and turtles and to several Indigenous groups.
As oil and gas industry leaders claim tax rises are throttling North Sea investment Ithaca Energy is making enough money to fund bumper payouts to investors.
Harsh weather is normal in Mongolia but the climate crisis has made conditions even more extreme. As millions of animals die and age-old traditions become harder to maintain, nomadic herders are forced into towns, where coal-fired heating has led to a health crisis ‘Everyone is breathing this’: how just trying to stay warm is killing thousands a year in the world’s coldest city Continue reading...
A Delhi court discharged former coal secretary HC Gupta and ex-joint secretary K S Kropha in a coal scam case concerning the Mednirai block allocation. However, Kohinoor Steel Private Limited, director Vijay Bothra, and employee Rakesh Khare were charged with criminal conspiracy and cheating.
The global oil market is facing turbulence following the US's implementation of new tariffs on numerous countries, impacting Russia's budget. Brent crude oil futures have plummeted to their lowest level since April 2021. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed concern over the market volatility and assured that Russia is taking measures to safeguard its economy.
A baby mammoth nicknamed "Yana" was dissected by Russian scientists at North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on March 27, pictures show.
Delhi experienced its first heatwave this season, with temperatures soaring to 40.2 degrees Celsius, prompting an IMD yellow alert for the next two days. Safdarjung, Ridge, and Ayanagar stations recorded heatwave conditions. A temperature drop is expected after April 10 due to a western disturbance. The city's Air Quality Index remained in the 'poor' category.
Dawson City, Yukon's annual ice bridge is now closed to the public. Rain and warm temperatures over the weekend have created unsafe conditions for travelers, the territory says.
Oil slid around 3% on Monday to its weakest since 2021, while most commodity markets including metals tumbled as an intensifying trade war between the United States and China triggered worries over demand for raw materials. - REUTERS
Scientists have announced the world's first de-extinction of an animal species, reintroducing the dire wolf back into the environment.
An Occidental Petroleum subsidiary plans to store carbon dioxide more than 4,000 feet underground.
The government’s promise to slash the cost of household batteries should be welcomed – it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power grid Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here It’s taken years to get here, but Labor’s election pledge to make household batteries cheaper is a significant step forward that should cut climate pollution and limit power price rises. While it has been criticised by some as a subsidy for the wealthy, it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power grid, and not just those who can afford to put an energy storage unit in their garage. Labor’s promise is that from July it will cut the cost of a typical household battery by about $4,000, or 30%. The discount will...
Ashley Daniels accused of giving more work to engineering firm after gifts that also included £2,000 boxing tickets A senior manager at the Hinkley nuclear power plant accepted bribes such as an £11,000 quad bike to funnel extra work to a British engineering firm, an employment tribunal has heard. Ashley Daniels was investigated by Hinkley’s owner, EDF, after he was given gifts such as £2,000 hospitality tickets for a boxing match and a refill for his Montblanc fountain pen, the tribunal in Bristol heard. Continue reading...
[This Day] Obi Nwaegbe's stirring exhibition at the University of Cambridge, UK, brings into thrilling focus a decade's worth of revolutionary work by the JR Botek Foundation, highlighting the resilience of African farmers in the face of climate change. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke reports
The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War in 1953 has been mentioned as a possible model for how to end the fighting in Ukraine. This makes sense. The Trump administration, however, seems to opt for a quick deal like the 1973 Paris agreement on Vietnam or the Minsk agreements of 2014–15, combining “ceasefires […]
The science has been settled for longer than many of us have been alive. So why do some still claim it's uncertain? The post Our elected officials have known about climate change for decades appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Fourteen years after the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power is being rebranded as a climate savior, and fission is in fashion.
Last month, Brits rejoiced when Just Stop Oil announced it was hanging up the orange hi-vis after three years of stunts - but a new kid on the block is bringing fresh misery in its place.
We do not have the luxury of rejecting solutions before we have thoroughly investigated their risks, trade-offs and feasibility As a lifelong scientist, I have always believed that if something is possible, we can find a way to achieve it. And yet, one of the starkest realities we now face is that the world is failing to meet its climate goals. Last year marked a historic and deeply troubling threshold: for the first time, global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Without drastic and immediate climate action , this breach will not be temporary. The consequences – rising sea levels , extreme weather and devastating loss of biodiversity – are no longer projections for the distant future. They are happening now, affecting millions of lives, and likely to cause trillions...
Cold spell will move south this week with temperatures about 5-10C below average from Russia to Germany After a cold weekend in north-eastern Europe, chilly conditions are expected to spread southwards this week. This cold spell is due to a large area of high pressure over the North Sea, which allowed very cold Arctic air to sink southwards over the weekend and will continue to do so this week. The chill began to be felt on Saturday in countries such as Poland and Lithuania, which had daytime highs of 11C and 6C (52F and 43F) respectively, compared with their high temperatures of 21C and 18C the previous day. As the week progresses, the cold will spread more widely, with temperatures about 5-10C below average from Russia to Germany, and from Estonia as far south as southern Italy and Greece...
Grid batteries, a rapidly growing technology tied to many solar projects, face a roughly 65 percent tariff.
The gas line would support the Tennessee Valley Authority's plans to retire its coal fleet in favor of gas and renewable energy.
The oil giant has suffered several years of poor performance since embracing net zero in 2020 under its previous CEO, Bernard Looney.
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- East Africa's escalating food insecurity, fueled by climate change is in need of innovative climate-smart solutions, according to IGAD and ILRI experts.
A UN organization meets in London this week to seek consensus on forcing ship owners and shipping companies to pay for emissions.
“Tariff wars ... cause countries to start shifting resources that could be used for climate finance," the environment minister said last week.
SET-listed renewable energy developer SAAM Development is preparing to issue convertible bonds worth US$10 million (360 million baht) to support its new digital asset business, which is expected to generate 300 million baht in revenue this year.
The mission for Electricity Generating (Egco) Plc is simple but challenging -- reduce carbon dioxide emissions while continuing to increase revenue.
Heatwave conditions are expected to impact New Delhi with temperatures likely to exceed 40 degrees Celsius, predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). A 'yellow' alert indicates awareness of increased temperatures from Monday to Wednesday. The city's maximum temperature on Sunday reached 38.2 degrees Celsius, with rising trends forecasted for the coming days.
More than one million Ontario homes and businesses experienced outages since last weekend's ice storm and subsequent days of high winds and heavy rain.
Emergency crews deploy helicopters to douse flames as blaze reaches Loch Doon after change in wind direction Emergency services are continuing to battle a wildfire that started in Galloway, south of Scotland, and has spread north into East Ayrshire, forcing the evacuation of walkers and wild campers. The blaze started in the Newton Stewart area on Friday, then spread northwards over the weekend after a change in wind direction to reach Loch Doon. Residents living nearby were advised to keep windows and doors closed and police told people to avoid the area. Continue reading...
Power grids are resilient, but there's no guarantee you'll always have access to mains electricity when you need it most.
A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath the waves.
In the era of climate change, contending with loss has become inevitable.
The Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, home of the Ikea Monkey, is seeking financial help after an ice storm knocked out power and stopped its electric water pump.
By analysing more than 250 Disney film sets, Snow White was revealed to have created at least 4,258 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
At the foot of Pakistan's impossibly high mountains whitened by frost all year round, farmers grappling with a lack of water have created their own ice towers.
COLOMBO - India and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, as New Delhi’s competition with China grows in the Indian Ocean island nation.
Constitutional expert says Tory leader’s break from political consensus over target for greenhouse gasses will require monarch to choose his words carefully King Charles will have to temper his public support for net zero after Kemi Badenoch broke the political consensus over the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Senior royal sources have conceded that the 76-year-old monarch, who has spent more than half a century highlighting environmental challenges, will have to choose his words more carefully now that the Conservatives under Badenoch have said it will be impossible for the UK to hit net zero by 2050. Continue reading...
An interview with Friederike Otto, the attribution scientist who wrote “Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequity to Combat Climate Change”
Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires Communities across the US that were once considered beyond the reach of wildfires are now vulnerable to disaster. As fires increasingly spread deep into neighborhoods, researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could host the next fire catastrophe . The understanding that many more Americans are at risk of losing their homes to wildfires comes as the climate crisis turns up the dial on extreme weather, drought and heat. But it’s also the result of new research that has exposed deep and dangerous gaps in our understanding of the threat. Continue reading...
Multiple US states have logged record pollen counts this spring, with climate change likely to blame.
The US government has reduced environmental protections for logging in over half of the national forests, citing wildfire risks. The new policy fast-tracks environmental assessments and eliminates the appeal process. This emergency measure covers 176,000 square miles of land, with high wildfire risks, and aims to address forest health crises and fire risks due to dense forests and pest infestations.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01219H, Paper Fengxu Zhen, Hong Liu, Yingbin Wu, Xinjia Zhou, Weiping Lin, Yuzhi Chen, Yuke Zhou, Haoyang Wang, Xiangkai Yin, Shujiang Ding, Xiaodong Chen, Wei Yu Anion regulation to generate LiF-rich solid electrolyte interfaces (SEIs) represents a highly effective, convenient, and economical approach. The anion decomposition process is influenced by charge density and anion concentration. However,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
We forced the government to take some action, but still it closes it eyes to the impending climate collapse. A new method of confrontation is needed Indigo Rumbelow is co-founder of Just Stop Oil. She is currently on remand in HMP Styal After three years, Just Stop Oil is ending its campaign of non-violent civil disruption: we are hanging up the high-vis . But this does not mean the resistance is over. Sitting here in a prison cell in HMP Styal, I am still demanding an end to oil and gas. Every prison key that rattles, every door that is bolted shut, every letter that is read by the prison staff – it all reminds me that 15 Just Stop Oil supporters are currently locked up for refusing to obey governments whose climate inaction is frankly murderous. There has been some progress. The Labour...
Mixing hands-on lessons about food with environmental education has been a recipe for success for some Canadian educators and advocates, sparking valuable connections and offering students practical, personal steps to take to address climate change.
Oil prices hit their lowest since mid-2021, influenced by China's tariff retaliation against the US and OPEC+'s decision to increase production. This decline offers India an opportunity to lower fuel prices, easing inflationary pressures and reducing import costs. Lower fuel costs could benefit the economy and households.
Solar has outpaced wind as the renewable energy leader. But recent innovations, like taller towers and longer rotor blades, could unlock significantly more wind energy potential — though not without challenges.
New Delhi's temperatures are rising with the India Meteorological Department issuing a yellow alert for heatwave until April 8. Temperatures may reach 42 degrees Celsius by April 7. The city's air quality remains poor, with an index of 219. Warm westerly winds are contributing to the rise in temperature and heatwave conditions.
Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspésie mountains has declined considerably in recent decades, Concordia University researchers suggest.
Dangerous weather comes after Trump administration job cuts left nearly half of offices with 20% vacancy rates Donald Trump on Friday approved an emergency declaration for Kentucky as the central US braces for what experts in the region have warned could be a “generational” flooding event, as severe spring storms that have killed at least seven continue to wreak havoc. Millions are affected across a swath of the US stretching from Texas to Ohio, and the powerful storm system that has raged for two days is expected to stall over the country’s midsection, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, fueling further deluges and possible tornadoes in areas already drenched from thunderstorms bringing heavy rains. Continue reading...
West Texas Intermediate crude, the key U.S. benchmark, dropped as low as US$60.45 per barrel today.
The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite recording began in 1979. At 14.45 million square kilometres, winter sea ice cover is over a million square kilometres below the long-term average. As in February 2025, average Arctic sea ice cover remained at an all-time low for the entire month of March, equalling the previous low set in 2017.
France talks a good recycling game – and in recent years it has made strides to decrease waste, promote recycling and end the use of single-use plastics – but how is it really doing?
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of climate change. "Hotter March temperatures are impacting agriculture harvests and access to water in Central Asia, as well as people's health," said Friederike Otto, co-head of World Weather Attribution.
The spill occurred in December after two aging Russian tankers released thousands of tons of heavy fuel oil during a storm.
Only a fraction gets resold on the domestic secondhand market, but there are ways consumers can help reduce waste Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Every year, Australians donate the equivalent of 250m pairs of jeans to charity (around 200,000 tonnes of textiles ) and send another 200,000 tonnes to landfill. But only a fraction of donated clothes get resold in Australia. So what happens to your old jeans when you donate them? And how can consumers play their part to minimise waste in the process? Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue...
The sites, which include those related to climate change and weather research, are set to go offline because of efforts by the Trump administration to cut costs.
[Liberian Investigator] Agricultural production in Liberia is primarily based on rain-fed farming, which is dependent on the April-November rainy season. Over 80% of Liberia's 4.5 million population relies on small-scale subsistence farming, with rice serving as the staple crop. For centuries, Ttraditional shifting cultivation which requires both heavy rainfall and sunlight has been the predominant farming method in the West African country.
Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are divided over whether to approve a carbon tax on international shipping, ahead of a meeting starting on Monday to finalise emissions-reduction measures.
For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The … The post Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
The appliances are key to ditching fossil fuels, but they rely on powerful greenhouse gases to work. Here’s how to tackle that problem.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05328A, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Arash Mollahosseini, Mostafa Nikkhah Dafchahi, Saeed Khoshhal Salestan, Mohammad Mozafari, Usha D. Hemraz, Ronaldo Giro, Seyed Fatemeh Seyedpour Taji, Amirul Islam, Sajjad Kavyani, Xinyu Wang, Jia Wei Chew, Masoud Soroush, Sabahudin Hrapovic, Mathias Steiner, Young-Hye La, Mohtada Sadrzadeh, Khalid Azyat, Jae-Young Cho The urgency to mitigate global warming and climate change has catalyzed advancements in decarbonization technologies, with membrane separation emerging as a key area of interest. Noted for its compact design,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
BP in February launched a major pivot back to its more profitable oil and gas business, shelving its once industry-leading targets on reducing carbon emissions and slashing clean energy investment.
[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired Sithembiso Nyoni from her position as Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, effective immediately.
The country’s new government is in the process of creating funding measures to help firms curb development costs and drilling risks for projects.
Authorities race to complete clean-up operation after devastation from gales and heaviest rainfall in 20 years People on the Aegean islands, more used in April to the sight and scent of spring’s blossoms, have been left reeling from flash floods spurred by typhoon-strength gales, with authorities calling a state of emergency in some of Greece’s most popular destinations less than three weeks before Easter. “It’s a total catastrophe and it happened in just two hours,” said Costas Bizas, the mayor of Paros, the island worst hit by weather not seen in decades. “We need all the help we can get.” Continue reading...
Max Chandler-Mather, the housing spokesman for the Greens, has suggested high immigration levels aren't pushing up house prices.
NSW EPA investigation finds debris that washed up on Sydney beaches in 2024 ‘consistent with a land-based sewage source’ Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Authorities investigating mystery balls of debris that closed beaches in Sydney and the south coast in recent months have determined that they likely originated from Sydney Water’s land-based sewage treatment network, the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) said on Friday. “The development comes after a comprehensive scientific and technical investigation found similarities between the makeup of the debris balls and samples taken from several of Sydney Water’s major wastewater treatment plants, including those at Malabar and Bondi,” the EPA said in a statement . Sign up for the Afternoon...
A surprising cache of stone tools unearthed in China closely resembles Neanderthal tech from Ice Age Europe.
Tiny tropical islands and remote Arctic outposts with no populations are among the countries and territories that now face at least 10 per cent U.S. tariffs, with some far higher.
Putin wants to win the new Syrian leadership's loyalty with oil and gas — and keep the issue of Assad off the table.
Across the country, companies have been installing giant batteries that help them use more wind and solar power. That’s about to get much harder.
Researchers’ failures to communicate are jeopardizing even basic tests, but new projects may point the way forward
Tufts University wants a federal judge to release, without delay, Rumeysa Ozturk, the Fulbright Scholar from Turkey grabbed off the street by masked ICE agents.
[Leadership] The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for a stable operating environment to effectively utilise the approval of a $500 million loan by the World Bank to Nigeria under the Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Program.
[This Day] The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has advised the federal government that a ban on the importation of solar panels in the face of glaringly inadequate domestic production capacity could worsen the country's energy crisis.
NatureScot has granted more than £1.3m to nature restoration projects across the country to help enhance biodiversity and tackle the impacts of climate change.
Energy Transfer, a top backer of US president, has received requests to power even more energy-guzzling data centers Oil and gas barons who donated millions of dollars to the Trump campaign are on the cusp of cashing in on the administration’s support for energy-guzzling data centers – and a slew of unprecedented environmental rollbacks. Energy Transfer, the oil and gas transport company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has received requests to power 70 new data centers – a 75% rise since Trump took office , according to a new investigation by the advocacy nonprofit Oil Change International (OCI) and the Guardian. Continue reading...
Emma Pinchbeck, chief executive of the Climate Change Committee, has said flying should be considered a luxury, but that it would be unfair to price lower income families out of air travel.
But oil markets still crumbled under the weight of President Donald Trump's expansive tariffs in early trading Thursday.
As China’s vast electrical grid relies more on wind, solar and hydropower, it faces a growing risk of power shortages due to bad weather – and that could encourage the use of coal plants
The EPA’s slashing of more than $1 billion in grant funding has hit hard in Western communities that have felt climate impacts from flooding, wildfire smoke and melting permafrost.
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.
Students have big feelings about climate change. Most teachers don’t know how to help.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development (COLEAD) has intensified its efforts to enhance Kenya's horticultural exports through a stakeholder workshop in Nairobi, focusing on global market compliance, climate resilience, and economic sustainability.
Analysts say the president’s vow to lower Americans’ gasoline and electricity is imperiled by his tariffs and on-and-off funding for federal energy programs.
Dan Simmons was the Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy during the president's first term.
Invasive fungal infections are now surfacing with alarming frequency as climate change expands their geographic reach.
A destructive tornado has ravaged Lake City, Arkansas, prompting a state of emergency. The storm, which displayed a hook echo radar signature, threatens the mid-south and lower Ohio valley with severe weather, including flash flooding and strong tornadoes. At least one fatality has been reported.
After adjusting to microgravity—and getting through a few bouts of vomiting—the astronauts got to work in polar orbit.
Forecasters say potent storm system moving east could become supercharged and bring ‘life-threatening’ flooding Potentially deadly flash flooding, high-magnitude tornadoes and baseball-sized hail could hit parts of the midwest and south on Wednesday as severe thunderstorms blowing eastward become supercharged, forecasters warned. There were tornado warnings Wednesday morning near the Missouri cities of Joplin and Columbia – merely the opening acts of what forecasters expect will be a more intense period of violent weather later on Wednesday, as daytime heating combines with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation’s midsection from the Gulf. Continue reading...
High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41% The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to forecasts by leading Wall Street financial institutions. Recent reports by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the Institute of International Finance all make clear the finance sector considers the Paris climate agreement limiting global temperatures, signed a decade ago by nearly 200 nations, is effectively dead and investors should plan accordingly. Continue reading...
[Capital FM] Kenya has been honoured with the opportunity to co-host the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), an international institution focused on accelerating climate change action.
From robot rights to ageing and climate change, this month’s science fiction squares up to the big topics, with new titles from authors including Nick Harkaway and Eve Smith
[RFI] Accra -- Ghana has launched West Africa's largest floating solar project, marking a significant step towards increasing its renewable energy capacity. The country aims to raise its share of renewable energy from the current 1% to 10% by 2030.
Pennsylvania’s former largest coal plant was imploded to make space to build a data center campus.Read more...
The disappointing global deliveries of the company's electric car models come as CEO Elon Musk's role as President Trump's cost-cutting czar sparks a backlash among consumers.
State police anti-terrorism unit investigating whether blaze in Torre Angela was started by anarchists Italy’s interior ministry has written to police forces across the country to increase security at Tesla dealerships after 17 of the electric cars made by Elon Musk’s company were destroyed in a fire in Rome. Italy’s state police anti-terrorism unit, Digos, is investigating whether the fire at the Tesla dealership in Torre Angela, a suburb in the east of the capital, was started by anarchists. Continue reading...
The president has put his weight behind boosting coal, but trade associations and the nation's largest union say recent policies spell trouble.
Learn what sodium-ion batteries are, how they compare to lithium-ion, and whether they could become the future of energy storage.
In March, Indian refiners increased US crude oil imports by 66% amidst US President Trump's push for American energy exports. Incidentally, Russian oil imports to India also rose due to suppliers circumventing US sanctions.
California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had near-average or above-average amounts of snow.
UCLA researchers say California and other states aren't recycling enough water. They recommend reusing much more to ease water shortages along the Colorado River.
The program helps states tackle abandoned wells that can leak planet-warming methane into the air and potentially harmful chemicals into drinking water.
The Supreme Court criticized certain NGOs for stalling development projects by conjuring false environmental risks. It dismissed an appeal by 'Kahar Samaj Panch Committee' challenging a floating solar power project at Jayakwadi Dam, emphasizing that such projects align with government policy to promote solar energy.
The shale gas produced in East Texas is for the U.S. market for now, but exporting it in the form of liquefied natural gas to Japan is an option for the future, according to Tokyo Gas.
Saskatchewan, the second province to revoke a carbon tax, wants to "ensure that our industries ... are more competitive," its premier says.
The Rev. Jörg Alt started serving Tuesday his nearly monthlong prison sentence for participating in a street-blocking protest in Nuremberg.
The minor party makes pledge as Labor faces calls to explain its nature policy and plans for a federal EPA Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens have promised to push the government to boost environment spending to $7.8bn – 1% of the federal budget – next financial year if they hold the balance of power after the election. The minor party made the pledge as Labor faced calls to explain its nature policy after Anthony Albanese promised he would establish a federal environment protection...
Calgary drivers were happy to see a drop in fuel prices on Tuesday - as the end of the federal Consumer Carbon Tax took effect.
J&K authorities are intensifying monitoring efforts in the Himalayas to mitigate the risks of glacial lake outburst floods which pose a substantial threat to residential areas and infrastructure, including power projects. Fourteen high-risk glacial lakes have been identified, with proactive measures being employed to prevent potential overflow and consequent devastation.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an NGO's plea against a renewable energy project at Jayakwadi Dam, highlighting the necessity for progress despite resistance. The court noted the NGO's actions might be influenced by a rival company's interests and found no legal restrictions in the eco-sensitive zone.
Prime Minister Modi emphasized the strategic role of Chile as a gateway to Antarctica and announced November 4 as National Yoga Day in Santiago. The leaders discussed enhancing cooperation in areas like critical minerals, digital infrastructure, renewable energy, and student exchange, aiming to strengthen bilateral relations and investment opportunities.
Invertebrates may be the unsung heroes of the planet but they have received a lot of love and recognition from Guardian readers. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures for our invertebrate of the year competition. Natural history reporter Patrick Barkham reviews this year’s shortlist of 10 Vote for the beast that may be as ruthlessly predatory as us – the fen raft spider Continue reading...
The push is playing out as EPA also dangles the prospect of two-year exemptions from an array of recently strengthened air toxics rules.
The potent storm system will bring the threat of “significant, life-threatening flash flooding” starting Wednesday, according to the Weather Prediction Center, a part of the National Weather Service.
The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for centuries.
The little-known Saya de Malha bank in the Indian Ocean is one of the world's biggest seagrass meadows and carbon sinks. Yet its biodiversity is under threat from unregulated industrial fishing. - 2025/04 / article , 2025/04 saya
Despite the common narrative, recent flooding events cannot solely be attributed to climate change, reveals a new study led by the University of Exeter.
‘Come Along for the Ride,’ with upcoming performances in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, blends grief and comedy on stage. The post A play that confronts climate change with humor appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
SpaceX launches private polar space flight funded by cryptocurrency magnate Chun Wang.
Many of the people displaced by Eacop project were inadequately rehoused or compensated, report says People displaced from their homes alongside the site of an oil pipeline under construction in Uganda have complained of being inadequately rehoused or compensated. When completed, the East African crude oil pipeline (Eacop) will transport oil from the Tilenga and Kingfisher oilfields in western Uganda to the port of Tanga in Tanzania. Continue reading...
SpaceX launched the Fram2 mission, the first human spaceflight over Earth's polar regions, carrying four astronauts including commander Jannicke Mikkelsen and entrepreneur Chun Wang. The mission, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, aims to advance research for future Mars travel and involves various scientific experiments, including space X-ray imaging and microgravity mushroom cultivation.
With climate change threatening Indigenous lifeways in Alaska, these four young women are devoting their careers to their preservation. The post How Alaska Native youth are protecting the land for their future ancestors appeared first on High Country News.
The Norwegian government is keen to maintain its position as a key energy supplier to Europe and sees the largely unexplored Arctic region as the main source of future output.
The European Commission wants to keep a 90 percent emissions-cutting target but change how countries calculate their progress.
California Energy Commission staff recommended upholding local officials' rejection on environmental and zoning grounds.
Early indications suggest blast in Asturias region was caused by firedamp, a term referring to methane forming an explosive mixture in mines.
Rabea Rogge became the first German woman to go into space aboard a SpaceX rocket flying directly over Earth's polar regions for the first time.
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