It's important to change your oil filter every time you change your vehicle's oil. However, they aren't universal, so here's how to know what kind you need.
Climate change, development, labor shortages and tariffs are making life the pits for the state’s cherry farmers Nearly 100 years ago, north-west Michigan cherry farmers and Traverse City community leaders started a festival to promote the city and their region’s tart cherry crop as a tourist destination. Now known as the “cherry capital of the world”, Traverse City’s National Cherry Festival draws 500,000 visitors over eight days to this picturesque Lake Michigan beach town to enjoy carnival rides and airshows, and to eat cherries. It also sparked a thriving agrotourism industry amid its rolling hills that now boasts dozens of shops, wineries, U-pick orchards, and farm-to-table restaurants helmed by James Beard-award-winning chefs. Continue reading...
LONDON - Opec+ agreed on Saturday to raise production by 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, further accelerating output increases at its first meeting since oil prices jumped — and then retreated — following Israeli and US attacks on...
Some Hong Kong teenagers using the illegal drug “space oil” were found to suffer from a possibly fatal condition in which levels of certain important hormones were drastically reduced, a study from a medical journal has found. Doctors involved in the research also found that the impact on young people’s health could persist even if they stopped using the drug but were still exposed to it while hanging out with other users. The findings were contained in a medical research report on the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Argentina marks the first bilateral visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 57 years, aiming to strengthen ties in areas like energy, critical minerals, and trade. Discussions with President Javier Milei will focus on cooperation in agriculture, mining, and renewable energy, with India eyeing Argentina's shale reserves and lithium resources for energy security.
A new US bill, championed by President Donald Trump, is raising concerns about its impact on America's renewable energy sector. Experts warn it favors older industries while hindering the growth of solar, wind, and electric vehicle markets. Critics, including Elon Musk, foresee a loss of competitiveness against China, which is aggressively investing in clean energy.
The Siksika First Nation is accusing the Alberta government of failing to consult when it lifted a moratorium on coal mining projects on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
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[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it gave out licenses to companies aiming to generate electricity from alternative energy in the first quarter of 2025.
South African retailers in all sectors should take note because the Climate Change Act’s provisions pave the way for sectoral greenhouse gas emission targets
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Preparations are underway for the official inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
[World Bank] Washington -- Communities in Rwanda's Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and expanded sustainable livelihood opportunities in areas vulnerable to climate-related shocks. Thanks to a newly approved $9 million grant from the Global Environment Facility, Rwanda will receive support for integrated landscape restoration and climate-smart land management across the Nyungwe-Ruhango Corridor.
Conflict ine the Middle East has underlined the value of North Sea oil and gas reserves amid warnings the windfall tax will lead to cuts in investment and jobs
After US jury said it should pay oil pipeline firm $660m, Greenpeace is hoping to reclaim funds via EU anti-Slapp law The outcome of a court case in the Netherlands could shape the right to protest around the globe for decades to come, campaigners have warned, as figures show a dramatic rise in legal action taken by fossil fuel companies against activists and journalists. Greenpeace International is using a recently introduced EU directive to try to reclaim costs and damages it incurred when a US jury decided it should pay the oil pipeline corporation Energy Transfer more than $660m in damages earlier this year . Continue reading...
China has vowed to reduce excessive competition and oversupply in its solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, which is continuing to explore global markets. Industry and Information Technology Minister Li Lecheng told 14 representatives from solar PV manufacturers and industry associations on Thursday that the “industry must be governed in accordance with laws and regulations, and disorderly low-price competition should be comprehensively addressed”, the ministry said in a statement released after...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02663F, Paper Wenhe Zhang, Chengbing Wang, Lu Wang, Fan Wang, Puxin Tan, Jinchi Ma, Jingjing Jin, Zhongrong Geng, Hongyao Xie, Li-Dong Zhao Solar-powered simultaneous electricity and freshwater production is a promising solution to address energy and water shortages. However, current technologies are limited by their reliance on sunlight and have yet to... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
In a historic address to Ghana's parliament, PM Modi advocated for global institutional reforms to address contemporary challenges like climate change and terrorism. He emphasized the necessity of amplifying the Global South's voice, highlighting India's G20 presidency and its focus on Africa.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take "all necessary measures" to protect populations from climate change.
[New Times] The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, has urged financial institutions to support nuclear energy as a reliable and transformative solution for Africa's energy challenges.
The Treasury Department is targeting Iranian networks that allegedly buy and transport billions of dollars worth of Iranian oil in violation of international sanctions.
[Namibian] Rising global demand for clean and reliable energy has propelled uranium to becoming Namibia's most valuable export.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet some of the Americans fighting back against U.S. cuts to climate science and policies, visualize how hot our cities will feel by the end of this century and check out a new kind of cat litter made from waste.
Across Louisiana, communities are bracing for the tax bill’s massive cuts to critical funding for local community organizing and resilience
The measure would largely address activities involving Duke Energy — the state's dominant electric utility.
On 25 June, the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded its participation in a 36-hour nuclear emergency exercise organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The exercise was part of the IAEA’s Level 3 Convention Exercise (ConvEx-3), the highest and most complex level of its emergency exercises. These large-scale exercises are conducted every three to five years to test emergency preparedness and response capacities and identify areas in need of improvement. The last ConvEx-3 exercise took place in 2021 in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates. The exercise involved more than 75 countries and 10 international organizations and was based on a simulated accident at a nuclear power plant in Romania, resulting in the release of significant amounts of radioactive material...
Wildfires have been reported in Greece, Turkey, Spain and Germany as Europe’s heatwave continues in Italy Due to the climate emergency, Italian seas have reached temperatures above 20C even at depths of 40 metres , according to a report released on Wednesday by Greenpeace. Continue reading...
Trump likes to make an aesthetic case for fossil fuels. See how coal, oil and gas projects compare to solar and wind.
[SADC] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has taken a decisive step toward confronting the region's escalating humanitarian and climate crises by hosting the first-ever Joint Ministerial Meeting on Forced Displacement, Fragility Mitigation, and Climate Resilience.
Thunderstorms and wildfires as the heatwave comes to an end, climate researchers say the government has the wrong priorities, Germany moves to ban laughing gas, and more news on Thursday, July 3rd.
The state’s top lawyer is taking aim at the Grain Belt Express project, which opponents have tried to stop for years.
The governor’s administration will have to decide whether to approve a key permit for a pipeline to bring more natural gas into the state.
Four research firms project Republicans' budget bill will likely put U.S. and global climate goals out of reach.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Ministry of Energy has begun taking steps to implement the directive issued by President Samia Suluhu Hassan regarding the use of nuclear energy in electricity generation,
[Capital FM] July 2 - French President Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed France's strong partnership with Kenya in advancing a global agenda that merges sustainable development with climate action, ahead of the 2026 Africa-France Summit set to be co-hosted in Nairobi.
[The Conversation Africa] A global review of extreme heat has found that between May 2024 and May 2025, nearly half the world's people (49% or 4 billion) suffered through an extra 30 days of temperatures that were hotter than those experienced 90% of the time between 1991 and 2020.
Using Ryobi's gas-powered tools requires a bit of preparation, including getting the right fuel-to-oil ratio. But what is the right mix, exactly?
Having hydroelectric power without damming rivers, dismantling the environment or displacing populations is possible in Latin America and the Caribbean, with reversible power plants that take advantage of their mountainous geography, and pave the way for only renewable sources to generate electricity. “The development of these plants requires areas with a difference in altitude, for […]
Australia has offered a lifeline to the people of Tuvalu, whose island is threatened by rising sea levels. But the deal comes with strings attached – and there will be millions more climate migrants in need of refuge by 2050
Toronto's city manager has outlined a plan to address the number of rats in the city as major construction projects and climate change are contributing to the growing pest problem.
STATEMENT: EU 2040 Climate Goal Should Stay the Course Towards a Net-Zero Economy alison.cinnamo… Wed, 07/02/2025 - 13:28 BRUSSELS (July 7, 2025) - Today, the European Commission presented its formal proposal to cut the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, from 1990 levels. The revised EU Climate Law aligns with the lower limit of the 90%-95% reduction range recommended by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change in 2024. The 2040 target will be a critical input to the EU’s forthcoming national climate plan, or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Following is a statement by Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President and Regional Director for Europe, World Resources Institute: “A 90% emissions cut by 2040, as proposed...
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes. Environment and Climate Change Canada does not expect the suspension to impact the quality of its forecasts.
[Leadership] Tranos, an indigenous engineering and manufacturing company, has begun laying the foundation for an 800-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing line, signalling a major advancement in the localisation of renewable energy production in Nigeria.
The Discovery A giant planet some 400 light-years away, HIP 67522 b, orbits its parent star so tightly that it appears to cause frequent flares from the star’s surface, heating and inflating the planet’s atmosphere. Key Facts On planet Earth, “space weather” caused by solar flares might disrupt radio communications, or even damage satellites. But […]
France relies heavily on nuclear power – but regularly shuts down reactors when temperatures soar. With summers getting longer and hotter, can the French nuclear sector cope with climate change?
Managing Extremes: How South African Cities Are Tackling Water Crises sarah.brown@wri.org Wed, 07/02/2025 - 10:00 With about 464 millimeters of rainfall per year — less than half the global average — South Africa is one of the driest countries in the world. Its semi-arid climate, uneven rainfall distribution and persistent droughts leave the country facing chronic water shortages. At the same time, ecosystem degradation and climate change are causing increasingly frequent and intense flash floods. Unlike tropical regions in Central and West Africa, where rainfall is relatively reliable, or parts of Eastern Africa with steady seasonal rains, South Africa must manage the growing demand on its limited water resources with extreme care: With high evaporation rates...
It says drought has compounded poverty, hunger, and energy insecurity worldwide.
An oil drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez near Ras Ghareb, Egypt, resulting in at least four fatalities and four missing crew members. Egyptian authorities reported that 22 workers were rescued and hospitalized after the incident, which involved 30 personnel. The Egyptian navy is assisting in the ongoing search for the remaining missing individuals.
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change. The post How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice As she canvassed for Zohran Mamdani in New York City on Tuesday last week, Batul Hassan should have been elated. The mayoral candidate – a 33-year-old state assemblymember – was surging in the polls and would within hours soundly defeat Andrew Cuomo on first preference votes in the Democratic primary election. But Hassan’s spirits were hampered by record-breaking temperatures. In Crown Heights, where she was the Mamdani campaign’s field captain, the heat index soared into the triple digits. Continue reading...
A new report documents how cities around the world are becoming more liveable and sustainable in the face of climate change.
[Nile Post] As climate change continues to exacerbate health inequalities across Africa, experts are now calling for cities to integrate more green infrastructure to cushion urban populations from its dire consequences.
The Senate flipped the script on how the industries were taxed during the Biden administration.
The MethaneSAT project was launched into space last year to keep tabs on emitters.
State officials argued in a new brief that an energy company’s case against the cap-and-trade program is unwarranted.
The strategy includes more bike lanes and electric vehicle chargers. It comes after the state settled a climate lawsuit filed by 13 young people.
As a heat wave hits much of Europe, including the Vatican, the continental bishops conferences of the Global South penned a first-ever joint ecological appeal.
Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather More than 80% of UK farmers are worried that the “devastating” effect of the climate crisis could damage their ability to make a living, a study has found. Farmers have warned that global heating risks Britain’s supplies of home-grown food amid wild swings in weather conditions, in new research carried out by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Continue reading...
A tiny, insect-eating bird that breeds in Alberta is delaying its annual migration south, a change likely triggered by climate change that spells trouble for the fragile species.
A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate change mission, New Zealand officials said Wednesday. Amazon founder Bezos pumped more than US$100 million into the project through his philanthropic Earth Fund.
The national climate assessments help state and local governments prepare for the impacts of a warming world Legally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their back yards from a warming world. Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within Nasa to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 13, 16 July 2025.
President Donald Trump’s budget would kill off tax credits for wind and solar, raising costs for new clean energy projects and blowing up valuable investment in those already in the pipeline.
It might seem tempting to pour some racing oil into your everyday vehicle to get a boost of power and performance, but that would be a mistake.
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.
The move opens the door to revise a suite of rules clamping down on heat-trapping emissions, especially from the industrial and transportation sectors.
Solar power is great, but it has one problem: you can't generate any at night. California's trying to solve this issue with an exciting new project.
The Trump administration shut down a website with national reports on climate change. Scientists decry the move, saying it robs the public of vital information.
Exclusive: Green groups furious at plans to let member states buy controversial carbon offsets from abroad EU member states may be allowed to count controversial carbon credits from developing countries towards their climate targets, the European climate commissioner has said as states meet for a crucial decision on the issue. The EU will discuss on Wednesday its target for slashing carbon dioxide by 2040, with an expected cut of 90% compared with 1990 levels , in line with the bloc’s overarching target of reaching net zero by mid-century. Continue reading...
Five years from the 2030 deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we face a development emergency. The promise to eradicate poverty, combat climate change, and build a sustainable future for all is slipping away. The SDG financing gap has ballooned to over $4 trillion annually—a crisis compounded by declining aid, rising trade barriers, and […]
Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it. The post Beneath the blazing sun, Black Phoenix sows community appeared first on High Country News.
In the first high-precision satellite mapping of carbon dioxide emissions from large international coal power plants, Chinese scientists have found that existing databases are underestimating discharges from facilities across the globe. They include China’s Tuoketuo – the largest coal-fired power station in the world – and Alabama’s James H. Miller Jnr facility, the most polluting plant in the United States, according to a paper published on June 9 by the peer-reviewed Journal of Cleaner...
Travis Fisher, who oversaw a report on coal plant closures in Trump’s first term, is among the dozens of new staffers.
The chamber has been debating for more than 20 hours. A Republican amendment to modify energy credit rollbacks and remove a tax on wind and solar projects hasn't come up.
The far-right leader wants her country to embrace AC as temperatures rise due to climate change.
The Christina Lake oil-sands site released the equivalent of 151,511 cubic feet a day of climate-warming gas in May, Alberta Energy Regulator data shows.
Fear of higher energy prices in Texas, Oklahoma and other Republican-led states thwarted legislative efforts to impose fees on wind and solar power.
[World Bank] Families in rural Ethiopia are transforming their lives with clean energy. Supported by the World Bank's Ci-Dev, biogas digesters replace firewood, cutting smoke and improving crop yields. Off-grid solar brings light, boosts savings, and powers micro-enterprises. Since 2016, Ethiopia has earned $3.46 million in carbon credits, reinvesting in access and maintenance. For women like Abeba and farmers like Bohare, these solutions mean better health, income, and time. With microfinance and smart policies,
[The Conversation Africa] Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They've faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven't been able to take part fully in the green economy.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05704J, Paper Kaier Shen, Xuhui Yao, Huimin Song, Weize Shi, Chenxi Zheng, Xufeng Hong, Yingjing Yan, Xu Liu, Lujun Zhu, Yun An, Tinglu Song, Muhammad Burhan Shafqat, Chenyan Ma, Lei Zheng, Peng Gao, Yakun Liu, Mohammadhosein Safari, Yunlong Zhao, Quanquan Pang An electro-mechano-mediation strategy was developed to enhance charge transport kinetics and mitigate the chemo-mechanical degradation of P anodes, which enables stable cycling of high-areal-capacity, all-solid-state 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
Scientists say the extreme heat gripping Europe is only the start, with climate change set to make heatwaves more frequent, longer, and even more deadly.
The Senate version of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” unveiled to the public at Midnight on Friday, went even further than the House version in its hostility toward the nation’s burgeoning renewable energy sector. The House version merely seeks to end the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) subsidies for wind and solar development enacted […]
Offshore wind power boom helps push profit from land and property to more than double what it was two years ago King Charles is set to receive official annual income of £132m next year, after his portfolio of land and property made more than £1bn in profits thanks to a boom in the offshore wind sector. Profits at the crown estate – which partly funds the monarchy – were flat at £1.1bn in its financial year to the end of March but more than double their level two years ago, at £442.6m. Continue reading...
Mechel chief executive Oleg Korzhov said the industry is facing “significant difficulties,” and coal producers are bracing for a downturn in sales.
A tanker that is set to carry Canada's first cargoes of liquefied natural gas across the Pacific to Asian markets is docked at LNG Canada's berth in Kitimat, B.C.
[Leadership] United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has called on African countries to embrace nuclear energy as a strategic solution to the continent's deepening energy crisis.
SEVILLE (SPAIN) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world to "rev up the engine of development" at an aid conference in Spain on Monday at a time when US-led cuts are jeopardising the fight against poverty and climate change.
Administrator Lee Zeldin said the planned revisions would advance President Donald Trump’s pro-coal agenda.
Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.
The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.
The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development, including some of its most ecologically sensitive areas.
Progress roundup: Science enables Brazil to transform its economy, German researchers to find a microbe that makes detergent, and California to filter PFAS.
Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms A leading UN expert is calling for criminal penalties against those peddling disinformation about the climate crisis and a total ban on fossil fuel industry lobbying and advertising, as part of a radical shake-up to safeguard human rights and curtail planetary catastrophe. Elisa Morgera, the UN special rapporteur on human rights and climate change who presents her damning new report to the general assembly in Geneva on Monday, argues that the US, UK, Canada, Australia and other wealthy fossil fuel nations are legally obliged under international law to fully phase out oil, gas and coal by 2030 – and compensate communities for harms caused. Continue reading...
Developers have many options to limit emissions from energy-gobbling data centers, according to several recent analyses.
The new state law could allow funds for clean energy initiatives to support natural gas. Nearly 80 percent of the state's grid is already powered by gas.
Hong Kong has underscored the need for prudence in allowing Japanese seafood imports after Beijing partially lifted its own ban on such products, which had been put in place over concerns about waste water discharged from the decommissioned Fukushima nuclear power plant. In a statement issued in the early hours of Monday, a Hong Kong government spokesman stopped short of saying whether the city would reconsider import restrictions on Japanese seafood, which had been in place since August...
Copenhagen's bold climate credentials face the hard grind of EU politics — and a bloc more interested in competitiveness than carbon cuts.
Proposals would enable Britons to save on energy bills and join millions of people in Europe who use ‘plug-in’ panels Those living in flats or rented homes in the UK could soon plug in their own “balcony solar panels” to save on their energy bills under plans set out in the government’s solar power strategy. The proposals could mean that British households that are unable to install rooftop solar panels will soon join millions of people across Europe who generate their own electricity with “plug-in” panels. Continue reading...
[Global Witness] With the costs of climate change impacts rapidly rising, the billions pocketed by the fossil fuel industry is an insult to the communities worst hit by extreme weather. It's time to make polluters pay for the damage they've caused
[The Conversation Africa] Petrol and diesel vehicles are being phased out globally and replaced with electric vehicles so that countries can meet their commitments to zero human-caused carbon emissions by 2050. But electric vehicles' batteries run down quickly and take a long time to recharge. One solution is battery swapping systems, where depleted batteries can be swapped for fully charged batteries, putting electric vehicle drivers back on the road faster than it would have taken them to fill up with petrol. Lumbumba
The scheme is expected to cost more than $58bn by 2028. Follow the latest news updates live Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email East coast braced for heavy rain and damaging winds Australia’s eastern states are in for another lashing of rain as a powerful low pressure system develops off the coast with flood-weary regions a possible target. I do. I think this review that’s going on in the United States at present is fairly unremarkable. I mean … the other governments, the British and Australian governments … when they changed, had a review – so it’s not unreasonable the Americans do that. I think, at the end of the day, a decision to have a nuclear powered submarine is a good one. Continue reading...
Oil life monitors are replacing the physical dipsticks in modern cars these days, but their accuracy may not be saving you money in the long-run.
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 22, 2025 thru Sat, June 28, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (10 articles) Heatwave in England to bring temperatures above 32°C (89.6°F) – study finds climate change made this 100 times more likely Science Feedback, Editor: Darrik Burns, June 20, 2025. Wildfires: climate change cause and effect Canadians think about a recent object lesson on climate change. Winnipeg Free Press, David McLaughlin, Jun 21, 2025. It's hot. Fossil fuels made it hotter. And it'll still be the coldest summer of your life if Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" passes this week. HEATED, Emily Atkin, Jun 23, 2025...
Italy put 17 cities on red alert as temperatures reached up to 39C.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's opulent Venice wedding sparked protests as hundreds marched against the billionaire's presence. Locals voiced concerns over overtourism, rising costs, and climate change, criticizing the event's extravagance. Despite Bezos donating to Venetian environmental groups, activists deemed it insufficient.
It is what we might call the HS2 fallacy: new reservoirs as tall as high-rise buildings that boost water companies’ assets Britain is running out of water, we are told. Soon there will be curfews, banning people from turning on their taps, as happens in Italy. Standpipes will sprout on the side of parched roads where trees once stood. Rivers will run dry and rural communities will begin digging wells in response to a water apocalypse destined to arrive courtesy of the ravaging effect of climate change. Continue reading...
Southern Europeans braced for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer on Saturday, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world's fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.
A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.
Southern Europeans braced Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world's fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.
Long-awaited ILC report examines what should happen to vulnerable countries as sea levels rise States should be able to continue politically even if their land disappears underwater, legal experts have said. The conclusions come from a long-awaited report by the International Law Commission that examined what existing law means for continued statehood and access to key resources if sea levels continue to rise due to climate breakdown. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Democratic lawmakers led by the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren are pressing two energy companies about their efforts to “win a $1.1 billion tax loophole” in Donald Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill. The proposed exemption, which Senate Republicans inserted into their version of […]
Good news: Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped the New York State Power Authority to build the first major new US nuclear power plant in over 15 years.
The Nova Scotia government says it will spend $1.73 million to help 22 seafood companies and related organizations reduce their carbon footprints.
Work to upgrade facilities at Bunnings and Officeworks sites is expected to be completed by the end of this year Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Wesfarmers has secured a $100m loan with the government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation to install more solar panels, batteries and EV chargers at its Bunnings and Officeworks stores. The chief executive of the CEFC, Ian Learmonth, said he hoped the financing package at the high-profile stores would help create a “ripple effect” through the commercial sector, where the uptake of rooftop solar has been slower than across residential properties. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
ESA’s Living Planet Symposium came to a close today, concluding a week of networking, discussions and meeting of curious, scientific minds. Today, one of the focal points was thermal imaging instruments, which are critical for monitoring land-surface temperature – and will be carried on upcoming missions such as the upcoming Copernicus Land Surface Temperature Mission. ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission celebrated passing its 15-year milestone in orbit – the mission has helped improve weather and climate models. Three new contracts were signed for ESA’s InCubed programme, which is central to the agency’s efforts to turn promising concepts into successful Earth observation services, strengthening Europe’s position in this rapidly evolving sector.
If you thought nuclear power was a thing of the past, think again. The U.S. is working on a microreactor using the technology and it could have ripple effects.
MADRID - Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.
Unrestricted AI use could add 1bn tons of planet-heating emissions in the US over the next decade, researchers say US Republicans are pushing to pass a major spending bill that includes provisions to prevent states from enacting regulations on artificial intelligence. Such untamed growth in AI will take a heavy toll upon the world’s dangerously overheating climate, experts have warned. About 1bn tons of planet-heating carbon dioxide are set to be emitted in the US just from AI over the next decade if no restraints are placed on the industry’s enormous electricity consumption, according to estimates by researchers at Harvard University and provided to the Guardian. Continue reading...
The Israel-Iran war is the latest in a series of geopolitical crises that have placed fossil fuel access in jeopardy. Is renewable energy a safer bet in times of insecurity?
Why is there disquiet over safety of Scotland's last nuclear power plant
Pete Roche is an independent energy policy consultant and long-time nuclear critic. He has been policy advisor to Nuclear Free Local Authorities, the voice for local authorities opposed to civil nuclear power and in favour of renewables.
The state is putting money on natural gas as a solution to its power woes at a time when renewable energy is flooding the market.
Ireland is the latest European nation to stop using coal for electricity generation as the region adopts renewables to meet climate mandates.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, June 26 -- Tunisia has made significant progress in the global energy transition landscape, climbing 27 spots to rank 62nd worldwide out of 118 countries in the 2025 Energy Transition Index (ETI), published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
[UNHCR] Pretoria, 26 June 2025 -- UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warmly welcomes the outcome of the first-ever Joint Ministerial Meeting on Forced Displacement, Fragility Mitigation, Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Responses, convened by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 25 June 2025. Member States approved a regional approach that brings together these interconnected issues under a single coordinated programme.
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Government has launched a full maritime investigation into the vessel which is spilling oil.
STATEMENT: Bonn Talks Leave Tough Questions for COP30 to Resolve alison.cinnamo… Thu, 06/26/2025 - 18:58 BONN, GERMANY (June 26, 2025) — The 2025 UN climate talks concluded today in Bonn after a challenging start, with a two-day delay over the agenda cutting into negotiation time. As a mid-year checkpoint before COP30, the largely technical talks aimed to bring countries closer on core issues including adaptation, mitigation and finance. While some progress emerged, political tensions slowed momentum. Following is a statement from David Waskow, Director, International Climate Initiative, World Resources Institute: “With four months to go before COP30, leaders need to start delivering: they need to put forward strong national plans to cut emissions...
Tuvalu, a small island nation located in the west-central Pacific, could be the first to disappear as a result of climate change.
The tentative ceasefire between Israel and Iran is giving Thai energy regulators more time to brace for liquefied natural gas (LNG) price fluctuations, which often lead to higher electricity bills, says an energy official who requested anonymity.
The fourth day of ESA’s Living Planet Symposium was busier than ever. Today, ESA signed an agreement on integrating satellite data into global environmental reporting frameworks as part of ESA’s Fundamental Data Records Framework. A contract with the Finnish government and the Finnish Meteorological Institute was signed to establish a calibration and validation ‘supersite’. ESA and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures paved the way to integrating satellite data into environmental reporting frameworks. And the New Space Scout missions were also in the spotlight as ESA signed a contract with ISISPACE to development of the Tango mission. Four new Scout mission concepts were also announced.
Democratic senator leads calls for answers over provision that could cut fossil fuel firms’ income tax to zero Democratic lawmakers led by the Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren are pressing two energy companies about their efforts to “win a $1.1bn tax loophole” in Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill”. The proposed exemption, which Senate Republicans inserted into their version of the reconciliation mega-bill this month, would exempt fossil fuel companies from paying a tax codified by Biden in 2022. Continue reading...
A new study from Harvard University comes as wildfires tied to a warming climate threaten to unravel years of progress toward cleaner air.
SYDNEY - Nearly one-third of citizens in the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu are seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures obtained by AFP show.
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's Group of 20 (G20) Presidency is placing climate resilience and the Just Energy Transition (JET) at the heart of its global agenda, highlighting the escalating environmental challenges facing developing nations.
At ESA’s Living Planet Symposium, scientists have unveiled how the combination of different long-term, high-resolution satellite datasets from ESA’s Climate Change Initiative is shedding new light on the South American Gran Chaco – one of the world’s most endangered dry forest ecosystems. These data reveal, in remarkable clarity, that fire is the primary driver of widespread, accelerating deforestation across the region.
Exclusive: UK Green Building Council calls for adaptation of millions of buildings and warns of flood threats to towns The UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating and face lengthy heatwaves even in optimistic scenarios, according to a groundbreaking report that calls for climate resilience to be declared a national emergency. The report by the UK Green Building Council also predicts that towns including Peterborough and Fairbourne will be uninhabitable by the end of the century because of flooding. The appointment of a minister for resilience within the Cabinet Office A new legal objective to ensure all planning decisions deliver climate safety. A more ambitious future homes standard to protect against increasing climate hazards – overheating...
Shell doubles down on denials after media reports of early talks with rival BP to create £200bn UK oil company Business live – latest updates Shell has said it has “no intention” of making an offer for the rival fossil fuel company BP after speculation it had been planning a £60bn takeover, ruling out a formal approach for the next six months. In an official statement to markets on Thursday, the company doubled down on the previous day’s denials that it was planning a bid, after media reports that it was in early talks with its competitor to create a £200bn UK oil supermajor. Continue reading...
Torness nuclear power station is set to close in five years. Here's what a tour of its reactor and workers taught me about its future
For streetside sellers of artificial jewelry and for recyclers toiling under the increasingly torrid temperatures caused by climate change, innovative insurance means not all is lost when their wares are ruined or it is too hot to work. But is this a panacea or an opportunity for the authorities to ignore their responsibilities to the poorest workers of India?
The Pennsylvania project could restart as early as 2027, Constellation Energy says.
POLITICO finds buildings at the heart of the British state are supplied by a major importer of Russian gas to Europe. MPs want action.
The senator used a hearing to propel his theory on China, environmental groups and climate litigation.
[UN News] Although nearly 92 per cent of the global population now has basic access to electricity, more than 666 million people still live without it, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge greater financial support for renewable energy.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01702E, Paper Xunan Wang, Chongwei Gao, Shuhua Zhang, Jiantao Li, Jiali Wang, Shengdong Lin, Sungsik Lee, Feiyu Kang, Dengyun Zhai Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) are recognized as promising cathode materials for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), particularly the low-cost and high-energy K 2 Mn[Fe(CN) 6 ](KMnF). However, conventional solution-based synthesis inevitably introduces [Fe(CN) 6 ] 4- defects and lattice... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
In July, California's sales tax on gasoline and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard program will take effect. That means drivers should expect to see a notable hike in prices at the pump.
Learn why a lichen found in the Mojave Desert has become key evidence in the search for extraterrestrial life.
The public is tuning out the seemingly slow warming of the world, but it doesn't have to be that way, argue Grace Liu and Rachit Dubey
Cities from Philly to Boston break the 100-degree mark, in some cases way ahead of schedule. The post Unprecedented June heat along the Northeast urban corridor, brought to you by climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[New Era] Rosh Pinah -- NamPower recently made history by breaking ground for the biggest solar power plant ever to be constructed in the country, constituting an investment of N$1.6 billion. The historic groundbreaking ceremony took place last week for the 100 MV Sores IGaib, outside the southern town of Rosh Pinah, for the solar power station.
Study provides first solid link between climate change and earthquake hazard
As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, the ocean plays a crucial role in helping to reduce the full impact of human-driven climate change by absorbing roughly a quarter of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activity. However, this uptake is far from uniform across the global ocean. A new satellite-based product can now map the ocean carbon sink at unprecedented resolution, offering unique insights into this highly variable and complex component of Earth’s climate system.
WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to undermine years of US sanctions on Iran, giving its biggest customer China the green light to carry on buying its oil as he seeks to bolster a ceasefire with Israel.
The heat waves moving in recent days across Canada, the U.S. and northern Europe are part of a dangerous new climate pattern.
While satellites have revolutionised our ability to measure sea level with remarkable precision, their data becomes less reliable near coasts – where accurate information is most urgently needed. To address this critical gap, ESA’s Climate Change Initiative Sea Level Project research team has reprocessed almost two decades of satellite data to establish a pioneering network of ‘virtual’ coastal stations. These stations now provide, for the first time, reliable and consistent sea-level measurements along coastlines.
Eco warrior Sadiq Khan is set to make a 12,000-mile round trip to Brazil to host a climate change conference - and will total five international trips within a matter of months.
Chinese plug-in hybrid electric cars are rapidly flooding the European market, with exports to the bloc rising an extraordinary 600 per cent year on year in May as China’s brands take advantage of an exemption in European Union tariffs. The trend is part of a wider boom in sales of Chinese passenger plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), with China’s overall exports of the cars soaring 127 per cent year on year in May, according to data released on Monday by the China Automobile Dealers...
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi underlined the importance of intensifying government efforts to lure more investments into the renewable energy sector and sustain supplies to the national electricity grid as well as the industrial and service sectors. He also urged stepping up efforts to accomplish existing projects aimed at improving the efficiency of the energy system. … The post Sisi directs to intensify gov’t efforts to lure investments in renewable energy sector appeared first on Egypt Independent.
On June 23, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released their State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, detailing the acceleration of the climate crisis in Asia. The report underscores the rapid rises in temperatures recorded across the continent and their implications on economies, ecosystems, and livelihoods. According to WMO, 2024 was recorded as the […]
Amid abnormally high tides this week, councils report a rising frequency of inundation and erosion events due to climate change Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Abnormally high tides, strong winds and large waves have lashed Australia’s south-eastern coastlines this week, damaging jetties and infrastructure in communities facing “no end of problems” from an increase in severe conditions. Prolonged winds whipped up large waves in the Southern Ocean, which have hammered south and west facing coastlines across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, said the senior meteorologist Angus Hines from the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...
First female opposition leader says she will personally try to recruit more women but is agnostic about party’s approach Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sussan Ley has declared herself a “zealot” on action to recruit more women to the Liberal ranks, but stopped short of endorsing quotas or other formal mechanisms to boost gender equity ahead of the next election. Promising a second review on the future of the party in the wake of its 3 May drubbing by Labor, the opposition leader told the National Press Club development of a new energy and emissions policy, and reconsideration of net zero by 2050 commitments, would be led by a working group chaired by frontbencher Dan Tehan. Continue reading...
The world’s energy demands in 2050 could be met by an interconnected global solar-wind energy system producing three times the amount of power needed at a lower cost than independent regional systems, according to a Chinese-led study. The researchers studied how to create a network drawing on regions with abundant renewable energy potential to provide energy across and between continents to areas with high needs. While an international renewable energy market could be created by optimising solar...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02454D, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Zhenjing Jiang, Zijuan Du, Kailin Luo, Yanfei Zhang, Hang Yang, Wei Zhang, Ruwei Chen, Jie Chen, Zhe Cui, Fuhan Cui, Rui Pan, Guoju Zhang, Shuangying Lei, Litao Sun, Kuibo Yin, Guanjie He Amorphous anion skeletons of zeolite-like Na 2 Zn 2 (TeO 3 ) 3 induce rapid and cation-selective ion flux towards stable aqueous zinc–iodine 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
But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "historic victory" after a 12-day conflict with Iran, vowing to prevent Tehran from restoring its nuclear infrastructure. Israeli strikes, according to military chief Eyal Zamir, have delayed Iran's nuclear program by years. Despite a ceasefire, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asserted Iran's right to peaceful nuclear power.
Every engine requires oil to function, though oil itself has changed a lot over the decades. Can you actually use synthetic oil in an older engine?
[Daily Trust] The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) have entered into a strategic collaboration to provide a N100bn loan facility targeted at accelerating private sector-led deployment of renewable energy solutions across the country.
The official’s updated recusal statement shows work for 11 former clients, including a biofuels group and a major oil and gas industry services provider.
Federal officials are advancing a request to dig up coal on federal land that the Biden administration stopped short of approving.
Nato spending plan overlooks risks to security posed by environmental breakdown and social decay, say economists Europe risks choosing militarism over social and environmental security, economists have warned, as the head of Nato said all 32 members had agreed to increase weapons spending. Analyses drafted in anticipation of a Nato summit beginning on Tuesday warned of the opportunity cost that higher military spending would pose to the continent’s climate mitigation and social programmes, which are consistently underfunded. Continue reading...
[Nyasa Times] NBS Bank Plc has strategically partnered with the Renewable Energy Industry Association of Malawi (REIAMA) to accelerate access to renewable energy solutions across the country.
A new study predicts that climate change and habitat loss could cause more than 500 bird species to disappear in the next century.
Oil prices tumbled on Tuesday to their lowest level in more than a week as US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire has been agreed between Iran and Israel, relieving worries of supply disruption in the area.
Australia’s most gas-reliant state takes a significant step to move households and businesses away from fossil fuels and cut energy bills Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here It didn’t go as far as previously flagged, but don’t believe the negative hype about Victoria’s plan to start weaning off gas: it is a significant step that will help drive households and businesses away from fossil fuels and cut energy bills. The Allan Labor government announced that gas heating and hot water systems will be banned in all new homes and nearly all new commercial buildings, including schools and hospitals, from 1 January 2027. They will not be connected to the state’s gas network and will run on electric systems. New agricultural and manufacturing...
The understudied mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems and may prove critical to the survival of fragile deserts stressed by climate change. The post What Sonoran Desert fungi are teaching scientists appeared first on High Country News.
Analysts said further strikes between the countries could send oil prices soaring and affect U.S. consumers at the pump.
The project would entail constructing a new pipeline connecting the Illinois oil hubs of Wood River and Patoka.
The proposal for a Saudi Aramco oil company staffer to become author of key science report is denounced as “political capture.”
The prospect of handing control of the energy company to overseas buyers has raised a series of concerns. But many of them are nebulous Amid the multifarious chaos of the past week, many of us might have missed the controversy over the proposed purchase of the energy business Santos by an overseas consortium. But the proposal is likely to create big problems for Australian governments and its resolution will reveal a lot about how Australian policymakers view energy and climate policy. Santos is one of the largest and oldest Australian producers of oil and gas, second only to Woodside Energy (its name is an acronym of South Australia and Northern Territory Oil Search). The core of its operation is the Moomba gas field in the Cooper Basin, in the north-east corner of South Australia. The...
[Premium Times] Jihadist groups and militarised counter-terrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate disputes.
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has many factories, warehouses, schools and hospitals - big buildings with large rooftop spaces. In such a sunny country, these flat surfaces would be perfect for large photovoltaic solar systems that could generate enough renewable energy to supply themselves, and feed into the national grid. This would reduce the amount of coal that South Africa's national electricity provider would need to burn. Renewable energy engineer and PhD candidate Mamahloko Senatla-Jaane was part of a team who
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, and some of them may be on the rise. At least in listener Abigail Krich-Starr's area, that's due to warmer, wetter weather — which, yes, is linked to climate change. But it doesn't stop there: Ecologists and entomologists say increased heat could also alter mosquito behavior, shift their natural habitat, and even change how pathogens incubate and spread inside their bodies. So how do you protect yourself against the (mosquito) masses? Our experts suggested several things: - Assess your risk by checking local mosquito surveillance efforts, like this one for the state of Massachusetts - Consider rescheduling outdoor events happening between dusk and dawn, which is peak biting time for multiple mosquito species - Wear long-sleeved shirts and...
Generators often go through long spells without being used, but you still need to stay on top of maintenance. How often should the oil be changed?
The City of Sydney council has banned gas appliances for all new homes and businesses built from January 2026.
Crude oil prices dropped by 7% on hopes that the conflict would not immediately disrupt region’s oil supplies Oil prices dropped sharply after Iran’s retaliatory missile strike on a US airbase reduced concern that the country was poised to strain energy markets by closing off a vital trade route. Crude oil prices sank by 7% on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures dropping to $68.51, as the Iranian action on the Al Udeid base in Qatar raised hopes that the conflict would not immediately disrupt oil supplies from the region. Continue reading...
Following US military strikes on Iran, tensions in the Middle East are disrupting global energy supplies, as evidenced by supertankers rerouting near the Strait of Hormuz. This critical chokepoint, responsible for a significant portion of oil and gas shipments, faces potential closure threats, causing oil prices to surge and prompting shippers to adopt cautious strategies amid escalating geopolitical risks.
Diddy had a stockpile of lingerie, baby oil and Astroglide, images shown in court Monday revealed. An image also appeared to show Diddy getting a massage by a female masseuse.
[Leadership] As the war between the State of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran enters its tenth day, experts on global affairs have warned that further escalation of the conflict has the potential of disrupting trade routes, affect oil prices and disturb world peace as more alliances are beginning to manifest with a threat of a looming "Third World" War.
Washington's strikes on Iran stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman through which around 20 per cent of the oil and gas consumed globally flows.
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If Iran moves to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, oil and gas prices could spike, but analysts see that scenario as unlikely for now.
Government announces plan to cut firms’ electricity bills as part of launch of its industrial strategy UK industrial strategy: the key points Business live – latest updates Rachel Reeves has called for de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, warning that rising global oil prices could hit the UK economy as she announced Labour’s long-awaited industrial strategy . Launching the policy package at an engineering business in Nuneaton alongside Keir Starmer and the business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, Reeves acknowledged the potential impact on companies of the conflict. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 12, 28 June 2025.
[ISS] Jihadist groups and militarised counter-terrorism responses have weakened traditional approaches to resolving climate disputes.
The president on Monday ordered his Energy Department to “DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!!”
Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its groundbreaking Biomass satellite mission – marking a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle. But these inaugural glimpses go beyond forests. Remarkably, the satellite is already showing potential to unlock new insights into some of Earth’s most extreme environments.
Iran-Israel war: Amidst rising tensions, concerns escalate over potential disruptions to global oil supply via the Strait of Hormuz. While a prolonged blockade remains unlikely, even brief closures could trigger significant price surges and economic instability. Iran's strategic position offers various retaliatory options, yet faces constraints including potential counterstrikes and disapproval from key allies like China.
Minority leaders on Reykjavík City Council have expressed serious doubts about Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir’s recent proposal to impose a resource tax on the use of natural resources for home heating and electricity. The idea was introduced at a public meeting in Ísafjörður last week.
New York is planning to build the first major new US nuclear power plant in more than 15 years, Gov. Kathy Hochul said — and it will have enough output to power 1 million homes.
Climate-friendly tariffs would penalize countries that undercut U.S. companies with dirtier production.
Hong Kong’s leader has called for more cooperation with European businesses on the Northern Metropolis, a key initiative aimed at driving future growth and sustainability for the city, a day after a top Beijing official urged expediting the megaproject. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said during his opening remarks at the sustainability event Greenway 2025 on Monday that Hong Kong and the EU could work together to find new solutions to climate change. “I look forward to the expertise and...
The prospect of higher energy prices may also delay the next Reserve Bank rate cut to until August instead of July, economists say Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian motorists could be paying $2 a litre for petrol in coming weeks, after US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities triggered a lift in oil prices on Monday. As the IMF warned that turmoil in international energy markets posed a threat to global growth, analysts said higher fuel and power costs would be another blow to households still struggling with the high cost of living. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
[Leigh Day] The High Court has ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy, or historic, oil pollution which has devastated the environments of two communities in Nigeria. The judgement means that Shell, and its former Nigerian subsidiary, can be held liable for oil spills and leaks going back many years.
Some big programs on the chopping block in Congress could keep American energy producers competitive globally.
The International Energy Agency said efforts to reduce leaks and flaring would be key to lowering carbon pollution from superchilled natural gas.
The agency declined to consider the economic cost of increasing planet-warming pollution in its proposed repeal of power plant rules.
Researchers found that the trees’ collective ability to remove carbon through photosynthesis can’t stand up to the potential emissions from the fossil fuel reserves of the 200 largest oil, gas and coal fuel companies.
[IPS] Bonn -- In recent years, there has been growing evidence of how climate change is impacting human health in several ways.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 6, June 2025.
If you're interested in solar power, you might be wondering what a single 400W panel can do. The answer is surprising. We break it down for you.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Israel of punishment. India's oil minister assured supply security despite Strait of Hormuz threats. India-US trade deal faces hurdles over GM food concerns. Jagan Mohan Reddy is booked after a party activist died. Rishabh Pant may face ICC action after a ball change dispute during the India-England match. These are the top stories.
Iran has vowed to respond, claiming its enriched uranium wasn’t destroyed.
Move could cause a global recession and comes in response to the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites Middle East crisis – latest updates Iran’s parliament has voted to shut down the vital Hormuz shipping channel in retaliation against Donald Trump’s attack on the country, prompting fears of a sharp spike in oil prices that could cause a global recession. A barrel of Brent crude was selling for about $77 on Friday, having risen by more than 10% since mid-June when Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites prompted missile strikes from Tehran against Tel Aviv. Continue reading...
After the recent heat, Sunday feels very different - and there is unsettled weather ahead.
Tackling inflation from companies raising prices during cost shocks requires more than adjusting interest rates The heatwave that gripped much of the UK this week was the latest sweltering reminder that the climate emergency is already making daily life more volatile. Many of the places most brutally exposed to out-of-kilter weather patterns and natural disasters are in the global south, and rightly demand solidarity from the wealthier countries responsible for most historical emissions. But the costs of the emergency are being felt everywhere. Continue reading...
Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel through which around 20% of the world’s daily oil flows.
Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data collected over more than half a century to assess how two types of phytoplankton are responding to climate change.
Following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, concerns are rising about potential regional contamination. While the IAEA hasn't detected increased radiation, experts warn of the dangers from released toxic chemicals like uranium hexafluoride. Attacks on enrichment sites pose chemical risks, but a strike on the Bushehr nuclear power plant could trigger a catastrophic radiological disaster.
India is looking to reduce its reliance on China for rare earth minerals with a Rs 3,500-Rs 5,000 crore scheme to boost domestic production. This initiative comes as China's export restrictions on rare earths have raised concerns in the Indian automotive and renewable energy sectors.
Other countries have approved a wider range of UV-filtering ingredients, which allow for more advanced sunscreens Many dermatologists and experts say US sunscreens are still not as effective as many available overseas when it comes to protecting against ultraviolet radiation linked to skin cancer and premature ageing – despite years of research. The concern comes as a brutal heatwave, with a suffocating “ heat dome ”, is arriving for more than 200 million people across vast swaths of the US this weekend, bringing extreme heat and humidity . Studies have shown that the global climate crisis is making heatwaves more severe , frequent and long lasting. Continue reading...
A new report reveals massive backtracking on climate pledges.
The International Energy Agency estimates that 70 percent of the fossil fuel sector’s methane emissions could be cut with existing technologies—many of which would save polluters money.
The nation's largest city has an ambitious plan to reduce emissions. The next mayor could make or break its success.
Apollo, a U.S. asset management group, plans to provide a $6 billion loan to the British nuclear project Hinkley Point C being built by a French multinational electric utility company.
Cuts, chaos, and climate change are converging to leave Americans more vulnerable to disaster than they were in 2005. The post FEMA is unprepared for the next Hurricane Katrina, disaster experts warn appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The feat has significant applications for military purposes and space-based solar power.
Fossil fuel companies can challenge California setting stricter emissions standards for cars, the U.S Supreme Court ruled Friday.
It might seem sensible to oil your DeWalt cordless nail gun, but as one viral TikTok video shows, this isn't a great idea. And there's a particular reason why.
Court votes to back challenge to state waiver that allows it to set tougher car emission standards than federal limits Fossil fuel companies are able to challenge California’s ability to set stricter standards reducing the amount of polluting coming from cars, the US supreme court has ruled in a case that is set to unravel one of the key tools used to curb planet-heating emissions in recent years. The conservative-dominated supreme court voted by seven to two to back a challenge by oil and gas companies, along with 17 Republican-led states, to a waiver that California has received periodically from the federal government since 1967 that allows it to set tougher standards than national rules limiting pollution from cars. The state has separately stipulated that only zero-emission cars will...
Residents of Bille and Ogale in Niger delta are suing Shell and subsidiary, but company denies liability Residents of two Nigerian communities who are taking legal action against Shell over oil pollution are set to take their cases to trial at the high court in 2027. Members of the Bille and Ogale communities in the Niger delta, which have a combined population of about 50,000, are suing Shell and a Nigerian-based subsidiary of the company, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, which is now the Renaissance Africa Energy Company. Continue reading...
[Oxfam] A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries. These are the key findings of a global survey, which reflects broad consensus across political affiliations, income levels and age groups.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02217G, Paper Shengyu Tao, Ruohan Guo, Jaewoong Lee, Scott Moura, Lluc Canals Casals, Shida Jiang, Junzhe Shi, Stephen J Harris, Tongda Zhang, Chi-Yung Chung, Guangmin Zhou, Jinpeng Tian, Xuan Zhang The reuse of second-life lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) retired from electric vehicles is critical for energy storage in underdeveloped regions, where power infrastructures is weak or absent. However, estimating the relative... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
In recent years, there has been growing evidence of how climate change is impacting human health in several ways. The Lancet Countdown has been producing ‘eye-popping’ reports, highlighting how climate change is breaching health thresholds across multiple indicators—heat, disease vectors, food security, air quality, and socioeconomic stability. With record-breaking heat threats exposing individuals to dangerous […]
Heatwave and an invitation to name storms created record-breaking opportunities to indulge nation’s favourite pastime The best descriptions of summer heat, in my view, come from Carson McCullers’s The Member of the Wedding, a novel in which, “the world seemed to die each afternoon and nothing moved any longer … like a silent crazy jungle under glass.” Or Muriel Spark, in her short story The Seraph and the Zambezi, set in southern Africa in 1946, where “the heat distorted every word” and sound, writes Spark, “reached my ears a fraction behind time”. Of a bunch of white settlers enjoying pink gins on the terrace, she writes, “the glasses made a tinkle that was not of the substance of glass, but of bottles wrapped in tissue paper. Sometimes, for a moment, a shriek or a cackle would hang torpidly...
The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming.
France is sweating under the first heatwave of what forecasters predict will be a long, hot summer – and climate change means we’ll see more of them in the years and decades to come
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01457C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Xiang Ao, Linfeng Li, Yong Ding, Gyutae Nam, Bote Zhao, Chundong Wang, Meilin Liu The development of robust and electrocatalytically active catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains a significant challenge in advancing electrochemical energy technologies. Here, we report a Fe-Cu dual-metal catalyst... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
In-house attorneys say it was illegal for Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) to hire an outside firm to oversee the high-profile case against the oil industry.
Galena, a sprawling village of 400 people along the Yukon River, is shifting to clean energy to reduce its reliance on expensive, imported diesel.
Executives from major pipeline builders ATCO and TC Energy were present at a sit-down with the Mexican president at this week’s Group of Seven summit.
High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warn The dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, scientists have calculated. Global heating, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is making every heatwave more likely and more intense. The 32C (89.6F) day forecast on Saturday would have been expected only once every 2,500 years without the climate crisis, the researchers said, and June heatwaves are now about 2-4C (3.6-7.2F) hotter than in the past. Continue reading...
Inactive and abandoned oil and gas wells in Canada are a much bigger climate problem than previously thought, emitting seven times more methane than the official estimates, according to a new study from researchers at McGill University.
Federal prosecutors released a trove of new pictures in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial that show deadly AR-15 style riffles and mounds of lubricant and baby oil.
School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisis Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education. School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education made for grim reading and urged ministers to move quickly to improve school resilience. Continue reading...
Michael Shanks says guidance brings ‘clarity’ to approval process as analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if sites get green light Ministers have opened the door to approving drilling at two controversial North Sea oilfields, as new guidance on how energy firms should account for future emissions was released. Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, said on Thursday the guidance would “offer clarity on the way forward for the North Sea oil and gas industry”, after a supreme court ruling in 2024 that blocked drilling. Continue reading...
Open access notables Human influence on climate detectable in the late 19th century , Santer et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences When could scientists have first known that fossil fuel burning was significantly altering global climate? We attempt to answer this question by performing a thought experiment with model simulations of historical climate change. We assume that the capability to monitor global-scale changes in atmospheric temperature existed as early as 1860 and that the instruments available in this hypothetical world had the same accuracy as today’s satellite-borne microwave radiometers. We then apply a pattern-based “fingerprint” method to disentangle human and natural effects on climate. A human-caused stratospheric...
[Ethiopian Herald] Despite contributing a mere 4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the African continent faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change.
The eight OPEC+ nations on Saturday agreed to increase their crude oil production by 548,000 barrels per day starting in August.
Following the destruction from 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an anti-drilling coalition took action with HB 1143 – and got it signed by DeSantis The giant and catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also known as the BP oil spill, didn’t reach Apalachicola Bay in 2010, but the threat of oil reaching this beautiful and environmentally valuable stretch of northern Florida ’s Gulf coast was still enough to devastate the region’s economy. The Florida state congressman Jason Shoaf remembers how the threat affected the bay. Continue reading...
China has launched a fully seawater-based solar energy system – the first of its kind suitable for industrial use and large-scale power production – as part of broader efforts to expand renewables in coastal regions, boost the maritime economy and drive industrial innovation. Located in Qingdao, Shandong province, the floating solar station builds upon another offshore photovoltaic power generation project launched in late May. Together, they form the largest initiative of its kind by Sinopec,...
CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met Thursday with Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi to review the latest developments regarding integrating Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) into the national natural gas network to enhance energy security and meet summer demand. During the meeting, Badawi shed light on the … The post Gov’t: National natural gas network supplies stable appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The typical advice is you should change your car's oil every three months or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first, but what if you change it before that?
Canada's Natural Resources Minister, Tim Hodgson, said that Ottawa has not been presented yet with any private sector plan to build a new oil pipeline to the west coast.
All the external power lines supplying electricity to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine to help it cool the fuel in its reactors are down.
Experts weigh in on Canada's economic outlook with a new ability to export liquefied natural gas via cargo ship to markets like Asia, with the first arriving this week.
A portion of St Fittick’s Park, the only publicly accessible green space in the deprived area of Torry, is closer to being turned into a renewable energy campus
GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed.
Eni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaign ‘Legal bullying’: global protest rights on line in Dutch court case, say activists When Antonio Tricarico was summoned to his local police station in October and told he was being investigated for defamation, he was stressed but not shocked. Months earlier, Tricarico, the director of the Italian environment NGO ReCommon, had filed a joint legal challenge against the country’s biggest oil company, Eni, which he knew had a history of using lawyers to clamp down on critics. The company had previously limited itself to civil defamation lawsuits, including against ReCommon, but in Tricarico’s case it initiated criminal proceedings over statements he had made in...
[Premium Times] The panelists commended NCDMB for its contributions towards building a resilient and competitive oil and gas sector
Battery electric car sales rose 34.6% in first six months of the year after strongest June for overall car sales since 2019 British electric car sales rose by a third in the first half of 2025 after the strongest June for overall car sales since before the Covid pandemic. The number of battery electric car sales rose 34.6% to 224,838 units in the first six months of the year, according to preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01892G, Paper Lingshi Zhang, Zhongbao Wei, Chunxia Liu, Hongwen He, Kailong Liu, Guangmin Zhou, Yunhui Huang, Zhichuan J. Xu Thermal characterization and diagnosis are critical for the whole-life-cycle safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, conventional techniques are time-delayed and discontinuous due to the sealed structure and intricate mechanisms of... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
India has expressed its apprehension to US Senator Lindsey Graham regarding his proposed sanctions bill, which could impose significant tariffs on nations, including India, purchasing Russian oil, stated S Jaishankar. This follows a substantial increase in India's Russian oil imports, rising from less than 1% to 40% in three years, driven by discounted prices.
The BC Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02997J, Paper Kangjia Hu, Jiahui Zhang, Xinrun Yu, Jin-Bao Wang, Xianluo Hu Silicon anodes promise revolutionary lithium-ion battery energy density, yet commercial viability remains constrained by catastrophic volume expansion and interfacial degradation under demanding thermal conditions. Here, we demonstrate engineered crack pinning... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change There is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled. Announcing the publication of a crucial advisory opinion on climate change on Thursday, Nancy Hernández López, president of the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR), said climate change carries “extraordinary risks” that are felt particularly keenly by people who are already vulnerable. Continue reading...
The US$4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill rolls back significant parts of former president Joe Biden's climate change agenda and previous expansions of Medicaid.
Climate change campaigner Paul Powlesland posted a video of the 'utterly bonkers' encounter with the female City of London officer on social media.
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George has welcomed the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) approval of the South African National Biodiversity Institute's (SANBI) Eco Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco DRR) project.
Sophia Papp is begging authorities to allow her husband Zain Haq to return home after he was deported in January this year.
[allAfrica] South Africa predominantly relies on burning coal to generate electricity
The federal government hopes to restore 316 acres of wetlands habitat near the site of a 24-year-old environmental incident.
The bills focus on nuclear fusion rather than fission, the nuclear reaction that powers current nuclear reactors and produces radioactive waste.
Recent polling shows that nearly 80% of registered U.S. voters want government agencies to keep researching and sharing global warming data. The administration is dismantling both. The post Trump’s climate research cuts are unpopular, even with Republicans appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Ontario's financial services regulator should do more about rising home insurance rates linked to climate change, says a new complaint.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar voiced concerns over the US threat to impose a 500% tariff on countries trading with Russia, including India. US Senator Lindsey Graham's proposed bill targets nations like India and China, accusing them of supporting Russia's war efforts through oil purchases. India has significantly increased its Russian oil imports since the Ukraine invasion, capitalizing on discounted prices.
Climate and ecosystem dynamics vary across timescales, but research into climate-driven vegetation dynamics usually focuses on singular timescales. We developed a spectral analysis–based approach that provides detailed estimates of the timescales at ...
[New Era] For the first time since its founding in 1982, the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) has elected an African and a Namibian as its global president.
Respondents to an energy survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported a slight decrease in production.
Eni and Exxon Mobil are also among 37 companies that have lodged interest, said Libya's state-run oil firm.
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured that Nigeria will soon phase out diesel dependency and cut carbon emissions through the nation's integrated hybrid energy system.
The emissions-cutting legislation offers a weaker target than initially planned, responding to government pushback on new green policies.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00262A, Paper Jie Zhang, Dawei Yang, Canhuang Li, Qianhong Gong, Wei Bi, WEIHONG LAI, Shengjun Li, Yaojie Lei, Guangmin Zhou, Andreu Cabot, Guoxiu Wang Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have become the key to overcoming the inherent limitations of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries for their exceptional catalytic activity, high selectivity, and strong affinity towards lithium polysulfides (LiPSs).... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A sweeping reform to the California Environmental Quality Act has divided environmentalists and climate advocates.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01118C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Patricia Mayer, Florian Joseph Baader, David Yang Shu, Ludger Leenders, Christian Zibunas, Stefano Moret, André Bardow The chemical industry's transition to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is particularly challenging due to the carbon inherently contained in chemical products, eventually released to the environment. Fossil feedstock-based production... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Britain's FBI has issued a 'Red Alert' warning that Russia is using a shadow fleet of vessels to evade sanctions on the sale of its oil.
[Ghanaian Times] The Republic of Indonesia has expressed a strong commitment to investing in Ghana's energy sector development through innovative and sustainable technologies.
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Participants of African delegates at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2025) underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali called for the accelerated adoption of nuclear energy to meet the continent's rising energy demand, support industrialization, and drive sustainable development.
India is planning to build three more strategic oil storage facilities to boost its energy security. These new reserves, including facilities in Bikaner, Mangalore, and Bina, will add to the existing capacity of 5.33 million tonnes.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Samantha Harrington Republicans in the U.S. Senate are working to pass their version of the budget reconciliation bill before Congress goes on holiday for July 4. As it stands, the bill would terminate most clean energy tax credits long before their original phase-out date in 2032. The tax credits, which include money back on electric cars, electric appliances, energy efficiency improvements, and more, have a lot of public support. In a December 2024 survey , researchers at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, the publisher of this site, found that 91% of liberal Democrats, 70% of moderate or conservative Democrats, 42% of liberal or moderate Republicans, and 28% of conservative Republicans support tax rebates...
The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.
Fans of Sean “Diddy” Combs were seen squirting each other with baby oil in a raucous celebration outside the Manhattan courthouse where the music mogul was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges Wednesday. Wild footage shows supporters dancing and joyously shouting “whoo hoo!” as a half-naked woman drenched in the oil rips off her...
Research could help cut energy use and is latest example of AI being used for advances in materials science AI-engineered paint could reduce the sweltering urban heat island effect in cities and cut air-conditioning bills, scientists have claimed, as machine learning accelerates the creation of new materials for everything from electric motors to carbon capture. Materials experts have used artificial intelligence to formulate new coatings that can keep buildings between 5C and 20C cooler than normal paint after exposure to midday sun. They could also be applied to cars, trains, electrical equipment and other objects that will require more cooling in a world that is heating up. Continue reading...
Water shortages hitting crops, energy and health as crisis gathers pace amid climate breakdown Drought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with climate breakdown. More than 90 million people in eastern and southern Africa are facing extreme hunger after record-breaking drought across many areas, ensuing widespread crop failures and the death of livestock. In Somalia, a quarter of the population is now edging towards starvation , and at least a million people have been displaced. Continue reading...
[Government of Mauritius] "We must shift from reactive to proactive approaches in addressing climate change, and education is the key to driving that transformation," stated the Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, Dr Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, this morning, at the University of Technology, Mauritius (UTM) in Pointe aux Sables.
[Nile Post] Uganda is intensifying efforts to combat energy-related emissions and modernize its fuel systems as the country prepares to implement its Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV), set to run from 2025/26 to 2029/30.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The federal Weatherization Assistance Program is the oldest and largest energy efficiency initiative in American history. Born from the 1973 oil crisis, it helps low- and moderate-income households make a litany of upgrades to their homes, such as installing insulation, sealing windows, and […]
Cambodia's ban on refined oil imports from Thailand should not have a significant impact on oil companies as they can adjust their sales, shipping their products to other countries in Asia, says the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
Lithium and cobalt may have dominated the rush for critical minerals for EV batteries, solar and defence systems, but now copper is emerging as a key element in the green energy transition. Recognising this, China is strategically positioning itself to secure copper supplies, especially from Africa, investing heavily in mining and processing facilities. While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia have long been China’s top destinations, Botswana is now also becoming a significant...
The agreement detailed how the Bureau of Land Management shared oil and gas permitting information with state regulators.
The project would take the heat-trapping gas from “high-concentration” sources like “clean” hydrogen and ammonia facilities, the agency said.
Details of payouts to Winston Soosaipillai and wife Arani emerge as calls grow for couple to financially support 625-strong workforce The married couple behind the Prax Lindsey oil refinery awarded themselves at least $15.9m (£11.5m) in pay and dividends in the years leading up to its collapse, it has emerged, as the government urged the company’s boss to “put his hand in his pockets” to help workers. Winston Soosaipillai, who goes by his middle names Sanjeev Kumar, jointly owned the refinery with his wife, Arani, until it plunged into insolvency on Monday. Continue reading...
Teresa Ribera says effects of crisis are becoming increasingly obvious but not translating into proper action Political cowardice is hindering European efforts to face up to the effects of the climate crisis, even as the continent is pummelled by a record-breaking heatwave , the EU’s green transition chief has warned. In an interview with the Guardian, Teresa Ribera said that although the effects of the climate emergency were becoming increasingly obvious, they were still not translating into proper action. Continue reading...
It is possible to make a material absorb more radiation than it has to re-emit, violating the laws of physics in a way that could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient
An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in the U.S. and taking the world by surprise. Two days earlier, the Sun blasted a coronal mass ejection (CME) — a cloud of energetic particles, magnetic fields, and solar material — toward Earth. Space scientists […]
By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own districts.
The Trump administration has shut down a federal website that hosted congressionally mandated national climate assessments, which were the government's preeminent reports on climate change impacts, risks and responses.
Every engine needs oil to function, and every type of engine requires different type of oil to work optimally. What's track-ready oil? What makes it different?
The National Energy Dominance Council has been tasked with speeding fossil fuel and mining development.
Public health warnings as heatwave raises concerns about impact of climate change What you need to know about heatwaves The French prime minister François Bayrou , who attended a government crisis meeting over the heatwave, was asked about the great difficulty of French schools to handle the heatwave. More than 1,350 schools across France were fully or partially closed on Tuesday as classrooms proved dangerously hot for children and teachers, amid anger from teaching unions. Continue reading...
The chamber's final megabill would also be more lenient on Inflation Reduction Act credit rollbacks for wind and solar.
[New Republic] The Acting Director General of The National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority Republic of Liberia (NaFAA), J Cyrus Saygbe Sr., has announced a series of significant developments aimed at strengthening Liberia's fisheries governance and institutional capacity.
The small city of Minaçu is hoping to challenge China’s dominance in servicing the global appetite for minerals key to the green energy transition Minaçu, a small city in inland Brazil and home to the only asbestos mine in the Americas, is set to become the first operation outside Asia to produce four rare earths on a commercial scale – a group of minerals key to the energy transition at the centre of the trade dispute between China and the US. Until now, China has dominated the separation of rare earths, and accounts for 90% of the manufacture of rare-earth magnets , or super magnets, which are made with these elements and used in electric cars, wind turbines and military equipment such as jets. Continue reading...
Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified the annex to the agreement concluded with Cairo on the terms of Egypt’s repayment of the loan to finance the Dabaa nuclear power plant project. The Dabaa plant is being built by the Russian state-owned company Rosatom in Egypt, in Russian rubles. On November 19, 2015, Egypt and Russia signed … The post Putin approves Egypt’s repayment of Dabaa nuclear plant loan in Russian rubles appeared first on Egypt Independent.
US oil giant Chevron is to close its office in Aberdeen, as it leaves the North Sea after 55 years
"Build, baby, build!” Energy Secretary Chris Wright crowed in a statement, while an environmental attorney warned the changes would stifle public input.
Concerns about oil prices didn't reduce crude output in April, but weaker numbers could be on the way.
In recent months, a series of mystery blasts have hit oil tankers that previously called at Russian ports.
Three leading female photographers – Gulshan Khan, Laura El-Tantawy and Lisl Ponger – explore the complex global entanglements of climate crisis, environmental justice and human survival Continue reading...
The Danish presidency has less than three months to reach a deal on the EU’s next emissions-cutting targets.
[UN News] The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.
The SNP Government has hailed the prospect of a boom in offshore wind investment which UK energy bill payers will be expected to fund
A New Satellite Data App Supports Better Monitoring of European Forests shannon.paton@… Mon, 06/30/2025 - 21:47 European forests are constantly changing as they experience the impacts of climate change and intensive harvesting . In Nordic regions, the area of tall trees — which store the most carbon — is declining as harvesting overtakes regrowth. In southern Europe, severe forest fires are decimating large areas during ever-hotter summers. In central Europe, insect outbreaks are increasing in production forests, and demand for biomass energy continues to increase. Understanding where, why and how much forests are changing is crucial for the long-term health of Europe's forests and supporting ongoing policy discussions for improved forest management, as well as...
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 01 July 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02372-4Literature produced inconsistent findings regarding the links between extreme weather events and climate policy support across regions, populations and events. This global study offers a holistic assessment of these relationships and highlights the role of subjective attribution.
New research sheds light on how rising temperatures are squeezing farmers and raising prices for consumers.
The suspension highlights growing instability in Russia’s coal heartland.
Michigan sued in state court in June 2019 seeking to void the easement that allows the Enbridge energy company to operate a section of pipeline under the Great Lakes.
[Radio Dalsan] In a major policy reversal, the Government of Ethiopia has officially scrapped its long-standing plan to extract and export natural gas from the resource-rich Ogaden Basin in the Somali Regional State, citing persistent financial constraints and project delays. The announcement, detailed in the newly released Ethiopian Energy Outlook 2025, marks the most explicit admission yet of the project's suspension and signals a new energy strategy focused on domestic consumption over global exports.
[Ethiopian Herald] In a world grappling with the urgent realities of climate change, visionary leadership shines as a beacon of hope. Recently, Nigerian Vice President Kashim Shettima delivered an inspiring appreciation of Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), recognizing it as a practical response to climate challenges and a blueprint for a sustainable future. His remarks at the official launch of this year's program, which ambitiously aims to plant 7.5 million tree seedlings, resonate deeply with the pressing need for
School closures, speed restrictions and a nuclear reactor shutdown - France is bracing itself for the heatwave peak on Tuesday as weather forecasters issue a rare red level warning for areas including Paris.
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink The WMO recently published their WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update that covers the period from 2025 to 2029. This is a regular assessment of near-term dynamic model projections that assess both the forced climate response and short-term natural variability (e.g. ENSO and AMV ). This new update forecasts relatively high global temperatures to likely continue through 2029, with the central estimate form most years similar to what was seen in 2023 and 2024. The figure below shows the 2025-2029 forecast in blue, as well as a “hindcast” of past model performance (green) compared to observations (black). Figure 4 from the WMO report . Despite the central estimate...
Figures from the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) have revealed up until yesterday (Sunday) SSE earned more than £1.1 million in constraint payments this month alone. ... SSE claims over £1.1 million in constraint payments this month
Scotland’s renewable energy ambitions are accelerating – and rightly so. However, as large-scale developments ramp up, particularly in the Highlands and Islands, questions are growing about the impact on the natural environment.
Rome AP — Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires. Experts link the rising frequency and intensity of these heatwaves to climate change, warning that such extreme weather … The post Severe heat waves hit southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are clashing again over a Senate bill Musk calls a job-destroying "abomination." Trump acknowledged Musk's past support but criticized his recent behavior, including a tweet linking him to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump attributed Musk's anger to concerns about electric vehicle mandates, stating he doesn't want everyone forced to drive electric cars.
Adam Suess is a frequent voice for the administration on high-profile oil and gas announcements.
The legislation is a blow to companies and lawmakers wanting to extend the life of climate law tax credits. It also targets renewable energy projects with a new tax. But changes may still be possible.
Saudi Arabia has steered the oil cartel to accelerate its scheduled output revival despite faltering demand and plentiful supply.
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed her deep sadness at the death of former minister of works and transport Moses Amweelo.
Designed to hover above the Earth for months at a time, Sceye’s monitoring stations can capture real-time data on wildfires, flooding and greenhouse gases.
People who rank higher on scales of narcissism, machiavellianism and psychopathy tend to have greater levels of skepticism about climate change, while people with stronger pro-social traits are less skeptical.
[The Conversation Africa] Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent contributions lies a remarkable and underappreciated survival strategy: seasonal fattening.
Actor William Shatner says the iconic character he portrayed, Captain James T. Kirk, would be appalled at the rapid acceleration of climate change on Earth.
4 Ways Financing for Development Can Deliver for People, Nature and Climate sarah.brown@wri.org Sun, 06/29/2025 - 17:02 The path to accelerating progress on global goals for people, nature and the climate depends on bringing together different sources of finance to align efforts and work better as a system. It also requires agreement to tackle systemic challenges, such as high capital costs and limited fiscal space . That’s exactly what this year’s Financing for Development Conference (FFD4) aims to deliver. It’s an opportunity to identify where more supportive, integrated frameworks could help countries more quickly shift, align and increase finance for sustainable development. This opportunity comes amid a rocky global context. Poverty, inequality...
A Japanese company has launched a rocket designed to monitor sea temperature and greenhouse gases as part of its overall mission to study the effects of climate change.
Many tools don't necessarily come with any additional items you need for your project. What about Harbor Freight generators and their engine oil?
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly affirmed that the inauguration of Jumia’s logistics warehouse in Egypt reflects the confidence of major global companies in the country’s investment climate. Madbouly said such a step also highlights the trust in the government’s efforts to provide an investment-attracting climate for various projects and businesses across different sectors. The premier expressed … The post PM: Global companies have confidence in Egypt’s investment climate appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Negotiators doubt countries’ financial and environmental commitment as military and trade wars divert attention “Climate is our biggest war. Climate is here for the next 100 years. We need to focus and … not allow those [other] wars to take our attention away from the bigger fight that we need to have.” Ana Toni, the chief executive of Cop30, the UN climate summit to be held in Brazil this November, is worried. With only four months before the crucial global summit, the world’s response to the climate crisis is in limbo. Continue reading...
MARSEILLE - Southern Europeans braced on Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world’s fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red.
Experts say brutal temperatures across much of US set to become more common as planet continues to heat up The list of climate-related disasters in the US was long last week as vast swathes of America sweated under a brutal heatwave. There was a “mass-casualty event” of fainting high-schoolers in New Jersey as a K-pop concert was cut short in Washington. Young hikers had to be rescued in New Hampshire as tarmac roads bucked and melted in South Dakota and Nebraska. Continue reading...
Pupils’ drawings, poems and short stories about climate change will be made into a book. Pupils ‘shocked and proud’ after their winning work is selected for new book on climate change
The cause of the May 29 fuel leak has not yet been determined.
National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is strengthening its position as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) trader in Southeast Asia, with its latest move paving the way to sell LNG to a British multinational energy firm.
In Venezuela's oil capital of Maracaibo, a drilling frenzy has led to dozens of new wells -- but the valuable liquid being pumped out is just water, not petroleum.
Thorny questions about who will pay for global climate action derailed a climate summit in Bonn, Germany, this week.
Taxpayer subsidies for renewable energy, like wind and solar power, only drive up prices and make the electric grid less reliable. The One Big Beautiful Bill aims to phase them out.
Increase influenced by datacentre growth, with estimated power required by 2026 equalling that of Japan’s Google’s carbon emissions have soared by 51% since 2019 as artificial intelligence hampers the tech company’s efforts to go green. While the corporation has invested in renewable energy and carbon removal technology, it has failed to curb its scope 3 emissions, which are those further down the supply chain, and are in large part influenced by a growth in datacentre capacity required to power artificial intelligence. Continue reading...
A South Pacific island nation on the frontlines of the climate crisis brought “the world's biggest problem to the world's highest court”
Tax credits for EVs, rooftop solar, heat pumps, energy-efficient windows, and more are on the chopping block. Take advantage while you still can. The post Take advantage of these tax credits before Congress kills them appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Groups question UK membership of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative after actions of successive governments A coalition of civil society groups is calling for the UK government to be suspended from a key global body that oversees how oil and gas companies are run. The campaigners said Keir Starmer’s Labour party had overseen a “fossil fuel-sponsored crackdown” on peaceful protest and direct action in the UK since it came to power last year. Continue reading...
Bridge that spans Brisbane River and includes solar panels and shade along its length hailed as a transformative piece of urban infrastructure Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The newest bridge spanning the Brisbane River – the longest cable-stayed pedestrian bridge in the country – has taken out top honours in the 2025 Australian Institute of Architects Queensland awards . A week after Sydney’s new network of city metro stations collected architecture’s most prestigious prize in New South Wales , Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point Bridge was lauded at Friday night’s award ceremony as another example of the significant value of state governments investing in architecture to realise major infrastructure projects that raise the bar beyond the realm of mere functionality...
The ideal places to grow them could get too hot for the fruit. The post Climate change could take a bite out of the banana industry appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01356A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Carina Harpprecht, Romain Sacchi, Tobias Naegler, Mariësse van Sluisveld, Vassilis Daioglou, Arnold Tukker, Bernhard R.P. Steubing The iron and steel industry is not only responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse (GHG) emissions, but also associated with other environmental impacts. Anticipated growth in steel demand... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
More than 4,000 Tuvalu citizens have entered the ballot for a world-first climate visa to Australia.
Commissioners approve projects and construction tied to the Port Arthur and CP2 liquefied natural gas export terminals along the Gulf Coast.
The agency wants to make it easier to treat and reuse wastewater at drilling sites. Research is advancing, but some skeptics abound.
The ruling is preliminary. A state union will argue in court Friday to reverse the hiring of a law firm to handle a climate case against the oil industry.
[Namibian] Tributes are pouring in following the death of former minister of works and transport, climate change expert, and academic Moses Amweelo, who died on 23 June.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01919B, Paper Tonghui Zhang, Ying Xiao, Shunshun Zhao, Yu Han, Gang He, Shimou Chen The kinetic conflict between accelerated Na⁺ desolvation and durable interphase construction remains a bottleneck for sodium metal batteries (SMBs) operating at low temperatures. Herein, we propose an electrolyte engineering strategy... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds -- part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil.
Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.
A resource officer with the territory's department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) found the Margaret Lake camp near Gahcho Kue Mine was 'in disarray' with significant fuel staining and miscellaneous garbage piled up around the site.
[Namibian] Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) managing director Simson Haulofu says the N$1.6-billion 100PV Sores /Gaib Power Station project is set to recruit over 300 workers.
Energy giant declares it has not approached or held talks with rival
Anti-nuclear activists waged a futile battle to prevent the station from being built, with thousands of campaigners famously occupying the site in May 1978.
Storm naming competition raises idea to remind public of link between fossil fuels and extreme weather The Met Office should name storms after fossil fuel companies, campaigners have said, after the weather forecasting service opened a storm naming competition . Climate campaigners have recommended the Met Office names its storms after various oil and gas corporations to remind the public of the link between burning fossil fuels and extreme weather. Continue reading...
PARIS - The credibility of climate pledges by the world’s tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01472G, Paper Yinze Zuo, Zheng Wang, Mingquan Liu, Linlong Lu, Yidong Jiang, Jie Lei, Hao Yan, Hongwei Li, Wei Yan, Jiujun Zhang An innovative catalytic desolvation mechanism is proposed to manipulate the interfacial Zn 2+ solvation chemistry by engineering a π-electron-rich COP layer as an interfacial catalyst, thus achieving high-performance Zn metal batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Scotland’s only working nuclear power station is set to stop generating in five years’ time. Torness, which has the capacity to power over two million homes and employs more than 500 people, will shut down for good and begin its decommissioning.
US President Donald Trump hinted at potentially easing Iran oil sanctions to aid the nation's reconstruction, even while maintaining a "maximum pressure" strategy. Trump suggested China could resume Iranian oil purchases following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran. However, the White House clarified that existing US sanctions remain in effect.
Thousands from Pacific island nation under threat from rising seas enter ballot that awards visas to 280 citizens a year world-first deal Almost a third of citizens in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu are seeking a landmark visa in the context of climate change to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores, official figures show. Australia is offering visas to 280 Tuvalu citizens each year under a climate migration deal Canberra has billed as “the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world”. Continue reading...
The announcement comes as the Trump administration looks to ramp up domestic production of oil and gas.
[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu, -- In a significant move that could reshape the nation's economic trajectory, the Somali Petroleum Authority (SPA) has confirmed it will publicly release the results of its long-awaited petroleum surveys in July. The announcement marks a pivotal step toward Somalia's ambitious entry into the global oil market, with production now expected to begin between late 2025 and early 2026.
Proceeds from the sale of crude oil and refined products declined to $16.5 billion in April, according to Saudi data. That’s down about 21 percent year-on-year.
Activists, climate psychologists and others in the fight against climate change have a range of ways to build resilience and help manage emotions.
[The Conversation Africa] Zambia, like many African countries, is facing a crisis over clean cooking fuel. Over 80% of the population still relies on polluting fuels like charcoal and firewood. This exposes families to toxic indoor air, deepens poverty and gender inequality, drives deforestation, and adds to climate change.
Torrential rain in Himachal Pradesh triggered cloudbursts and flash floods, resulting in at least two confirmed deaths near Dharamshala, with fears of 15-20 workers missing from a hydroelectric project site. Kullu district was severely affected, witnessing damaged homes and missing persons, while infrastructure and roads suffered extensive damage across multiple regions due to the deluge.
India has become the primary destination for Russian Urals crude oil in 2025, with private refiners Reliance and Nayara significantly increasing their purchases. Reliance has secured a long-term contract, making Urals a substantial portion of their total crude acquisitions.
The potential for an oil spill is... high.
The credibility of climate pledges by the world's tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday.
Joe Rogan shut down one of the biggest advocates for strict government-controlled climate regulations, revealing that the Earth may actually be in a 'cooling period.'
The Commonwealth Climate Access Hub responds to the needs of its member countries, including their most vulnerable people to build resilience and climate-smart communities. The hub, which started with USD 10 million ten years ago, now has supported countries to unlock close to USD 500 million in climate finance and has half a billion […]
Following an Israel-Iran ceasefire, President Trump suggested China could continue purchasing Iranian oil, though the White House clarified this wasn't an easing of US sanctions. Despite Trump's call for China to buy more US oil, analysts doubt this will significantly alter China's import patterns, given existing trade dynamics and Beijing's energy security priorities.
Trump's opposition to renewable energy could create a "golden opportunity" for Nova Scotia's fledgling offshore wind energy industry, a leading international consulting firm says.
Bill Groffy, who worked for the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, is now the Bureau of Land Management's principal deputy director.
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 finds that almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity. Although this is an improvement since 2022, which saw the number of people without basic access decrease for the first time in a decade, over 666 million people remain without access, indicating that the current rate is insufficient to reach universal access by 2030. Clean cooking access is progressing but below the rates of progress seen in the 2010s, as efforts remain hobbled by setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, following energy price shocks, and debt crises. Released today, the latest edition of the annual report that tracks progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 highlights the role of distributed renewable energy (a combination...
[Nile Post] Global leaders attending the SB62 Climate Summit in Bonn are under growing pressure to reconfigure agricultural subsidies in favour of crop production, as leading food systems advocates and UN agencies warn that current policies are driving hunger, poor diets, and environmental degradation.
Appalling footage showed the Belarus man, 31, a nuclear power plant construction worker, pick up and hurl the child on the ground of the arrivals hall of a Moscow airport.
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Since President Trump took office in January 2025, he's declared war on climate change research. In this video, I speak with three expert scientists, who explain the devastation caused by Trump's attacks on climate researchers, institutions and reports. These assaults aren't just a huge deal in the USA, where they limit our ability to forecast extreme weather disasters. But they'll also affect our ability to be safe from climate extremes the world over - now and in the future. Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
Republicans in the House and Senate are struggling to agree on key parts of Trump’s tax bill, including tax cuts, immigration enforcement and climate change policies.
[IPS] Mutare, Zimbabwe -- When load shedding was introduced over the past two years, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa had to deal with learning disruptions worsened by the backup generators in the eastern part of Zimbabwe.
Hong Kong is considering changing the name of the illegal narcotic “space oil” to “zombie oil”, as lawmakers raised concerns that the current title could romanticise the drug’s usage. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Wednesday revealed the plan to rename space oil, the main ingredient of which is the anaesthetic etomidate, after hearing feedback from the public. “Some people shared the view that the name space oil is not that good and could romanticise [its use]. We also agree...
People are disgusted by the idea of eating bugs despite their lighter planetary cost compared to traditional livestock Recent efforts to encourage people to eat insects are doomed to fail because of widespread public disgust at the idea, making it unlikely insects will help people switch from the environmentally ruinous habit of meat consumption, a new study has found. Farming and eating insects has been touted in recent years as a greener alternative to eating traditional meat due to the heavy environmental toll of raising livestock, which is a leading driver of deforestation, responsible for more than half of global water pollution, and may cause more than a third of all greenhouse gases that can be allowed if the world is to avoid disastrous climate change, the new research finds...
The campaign is targeting trustees of the SAG-Producers Pension Plan, which has assets of about $5 billion, with at least $100 million invested in fossil fuels.
Oil prices have tumbled after Israel and Iran agreed a ceasefire but analysts have highlighted concerns hostilities could resume.
When load shedding was introduced over the past two years, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa had to deal with learning disruptions worsened by the backup generators in the eastern part of Zimbabwe. Apart from the noise and air pollution from the diesel-powered generators, the backup system did not run the whole night. “It was disruptive,” says […]
The Vermont Green Football Club champions environmental work and draws sold-out crowds, with the help of free ice cream.
Global oil prices remain volatile amid rapid changes in the Israel-Iran war, with the crude price surge losing momentum after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries.
US President Donald Trump voiced approval for China’s oil imports from Iran, marking a notable shift from Washington’s long-standing opposition to Tehran’s crude exports hours after he claimed to broker a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also. It was my Great Honor to make this happen!” Trump posted on social media on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Beijing’s top diplomat called his counterpart in...
[Shabelle] The Red Sea, a vital artery in global trade and maritime navigation, has long held strategic importance for the world's economy and security. Connecting the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean, it serves as one of the busiest and most crucial maritime corridors. Every year, billions of dollars' worth of goods, including oil, food, and manufactured products--pass through these waters, sustaining the lifelines of international commerce. Yet today, this region stands at a dangerous
Tim Carroll held several positions in the agency’s public affairs office during the Biden administration.
Dipka Bhambhani has worked in the energy world for about 20 years, including in the media as well as public affairs.
There's a simple reason why high-end EVs have failed to spark the imaginations of auto buyers. To remedy this, manufacturers need to revisit the days of the Model T.
A week ago today, we published a blog post highlighting Sabin Rebuttal #33 , which answers the question " What is the effect of hot or cold weather on EVs?" . With that blog post, this phase of our effort to turn the report " Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles " into individual rebuttals was done and dusted. In this recap we summarize the happenings and provide some behind-the-scenes glimpses into the tasks needed to pull this off. The report was written by Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger & Samuel Lavine and published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in 2024. Creating the rebuttals When we first spotted Sabin's report it looked...
It's something that any nervous traveller dreads during a long-haul flight. But severe turbulence is set to get even worse - with climate change to blame.
Protecting Naturally Regrowing Forests Is a Crucial — and Overlooked — Climate Solution margaret.overh… Tue, 06/24/2025 - 05:00 Protecting and restoring forests are essential for curbing climate change. But while efforts often focus on conserving mature forests and planting new trees (both of which are badly needed), a critical piece of the puzzle is often overlooked : managing naturally regrowing forests to increase the carbon they remove. Until now, scientists did not have a detailed picture of the carbon removal value of naturally regrowing forests. But new research by The Nature Conservancy, WRI and partners shows that naturally regenerating "secondary forests" (which have regrown after being cleared by harvests, severe fires, agriculture or other disturbances)...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00467E, Paper Zhuang-Chun Jian, Wenjun Shi, Yifeng Liu, Xueyan Li, Jia-Yang Li, Yan-Fang Zhu, Xu Zhu, Yongchun Li, Peng Tan, Peng-Fei Wang, Shuangqiang Chen, Shilin Zhang, Jianfeng Mao, Guangmin Zhou, Xiao-Dong Guo, Jiazhao Wang, Shi Xue Dou, Yao Xiao Triggering anionic redox reactions (ARR) offers a powerful route to enhance the energy density of low-cost manganese-based layered oxides for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, the ARR process often results... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as oil falls to lowest level since June’s conflict began Oil prices sink after Iranian strike on US airbase reduces fears of market disruption If the Israel-Iran ceasefire holds, investors could return to worrying about a global trade war instead. The clock is ticking towards 9 July, when the 90-day tariff pause set by president Trump in April expires. Some 6.7 million standard containers were shipped domestically and internationally last week, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday. The almost 6% jump in traffic from the previous week came after a trade truce agreed with Washington earlier in June. In May, Chinese exports to the US fell the most since the early days of the pandemic. Israel thanks President Trump and...
The agency plans to turn around an environmental review of the project in only 14 days, paving the way for the transport of tens of thousands of barrels of oil.
Red states are urging the Trump administration to take steps to quash lawsuits that seek to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for climate change.
The announcement was made after a three-day energy summit in Tokyo where government officials urged energy importers to secure gas past 2050.
SET-listed PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR) does not expect Cambodia's ban on energy imports from Thailand to seriously affect its trade through 186 petrol stations in Cambodia.
Asia, home to more than half the world’s population, is heating up nearly twice as fast as the rest of the world, with surging temperatures intensifying extreme weather, threatening food security and fragile ecosystems, and inflicting billions in economic losses, according to a new United Nations report. The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – a UN agency charged with monitoring the planet’s atmosphere and climate – that last year...
Gas bottles for BBQs will still be allowed, I assume? The inconsistencies are rife...
Asian shares gained and oil prices were down Tuesday, as fears of an energy market shock eased following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.
Amidst the Israel-Iran conflict and US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, oil prices experienced volatility, initially surging before stabilizing. Donald Trump cautioned against escalating prices, fearing it would benefit adversaries. Market anxieties persist due to potential disruptions in global oil supply via the Strait of Hormuz, impacting stock markets worldwide.
American B-2 bombers attacked Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. Donald Trump claimed complete obliteration of Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Israel followed with strikes on missile sites. The attack strengthened the Iranian regime. It reignited anti-American sentiment. Experts fear Iran may accelerate its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Global oil prices surged amid wider conflict fears.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised Prime Minister Modi's energy and global engagement as a key asset for India, even as his own party criticizes the government's foreign policy. Tharoor highlighted the success of diplomatic outreach following 'Operation Sindoor,' emphasizing national unity and clear communication.
A B.C. allergist and doctor say that climate change is worsening patients' allergy symptoms and prolonging allergy season.
Governor says plant upstate is ‘a critical energy initiative’ while renewable energy groups slammed the decision Kathy Hochul has announced plans to build a nuclear-power plant in New York , the first major new US plant in over 15 years, and one designed to add to add at least 1GW of nuclear power generation. The governor said in a statement that she had directed the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct a zero-emission advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York to support a reliable and affordable electric grid. Continue reading...
Climate Compatible Growth and WRI Partner to Advance the Energy Transition margaret.overh… Mon, 06/23/2025 - 12:00 At London Climate Action Week on June 23, 2025, WRI and Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) formalized a strategic partnership to cooperate on energy transition, energy access, transport, critical minerals, political economy and more. WRI and CCG will continue to expand joint work supporting strategic energy planning and promoting sound scientific practice in energy modeling. The partnership builds on a history of collaboration between the two organizations. As WRI scales up its energy work with the new WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition , partnerships with visionary initiatives like CCG can lead to transformative change. Energy planning and...
Oil futures declined and U.S. stock indexes rose despite fears Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for transporting oil around the world.
Super fund, on the brink of becoming Whitehaven’s biggest shareholder, says company’s acquisition of metallurgical coal assets made it a more attractive investment Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A major Australian superannuation fund is under fire for substantially increasing its investment in the coal company Whitehaven, and being on the brink of becoming its biggest backer, while still claiming to be committed to reaching net zero emissions. Shareholder advocacy groups said AustralianSuper was moving against the trend of its peers with recent share purchases in the company, which they said were “flying in the face of environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments”. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam...
For any space mission to launch, thousands of hours must have been spent iterating new technologies to make the spacecraft fly. The Biomass satellite, which today shared its first science data, is no exception. The probe, which carries just a single instrument on board, will perform a five-year census of all the trees on Earth to teach us more about how climate change and pests are affecting the world’s forests than we’ve ever learnt before.
More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than 1% of the naturally occurring element is useful for nuclear power.
Researchers are chasing storms across multiple states to collect and study hailstones to better understand storm behavior. Their findings could reveal how climate change may impact future hail damage and storm intensity.
A Harvard researcher suggests that pasture-based dairy and beef production may be worse for methane emissions tied to climate change.
[Capital FM] London, UK -- UK and African innovators are ramping up efforts to replace fossil fuel generators with renewable energy solutions, as showcased at the ZE-Gen: Powering Productivity, Accelerating Investment event during London Climate Action Week.
Beijing has urged the international community to step up efforts to de-escalate the conflict between Iran and Israel, warning that the fallout could damage the global economy as Tehran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz – one of the world’s most important shipping routes. A blockade of the strait, which handles roughly 20 per cent of global oil and gas flows, could dramatically push up oil and natural gas prices, risking a global energy and trade crisis, analysts said. Speaking at a regular...
Prime minister says 10-year industrial strategy marks ‘turning point for economy’ as energy secretary says government will cut electricity costs for businesses By the way, if you actually wanted to read the Modern Industrial Strategy document published by the government today, you can find it here . The government has just pushed out a joint statement from business leaders welcoming it, which says: The Industrial Strategy launched today marks a significant step forward and a valuable opportunity for the business community to rally behind a new vision for the UK – boosting confidence, sentiment, and enthusiasm for investment. From start-ups and small businesses to large corporates, businesses need a more attractive, stable environment that enables faster, easier, and more certain investment...
Gold edged higher as the world waited for Iran’s response after the United States joined the Israeli assault on Iran over the weekend, risking a wider war that could push up energy prices.
As the global population grows, we’ll have to find ways of feeding the planet without accelerating climate change.
Oil prices could rise if Iran goes ahead with threat to shut down shipping in the strait of Hormuz Business live – latest updates US strikes on Iran could damage global economic growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned. Director Kristalina Georgieva told Bloomberg TV that the IMF was watching energy prices closely, warning a rise in oil prices could have a ripple effect throughout the global economy. Continue reading...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Price of oil could spike after Iran’s parliament votes to close key shipping route The new week has also begun with some takeover excitement in the City of London. Spectris , the UK-based maker of precision and testing equipment and software, has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Advent in a £3.8bn deal. Continue reading...
Hotter temperatures make breathing problems during sleep more likely, even when it's not extremely hot
A move by Tehran to disrupt oil shipments could mean sharply higher prices at the pump in the United States.
Europe’s massive renewable energy ramp-up to fight climate change has led the continent to almost halve coal’s presence on the grid, according to data.
The administration's efforts to prevent future state lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry are a "freewheeling exercise in speculation," the state argues.
They say Ecuador’s government auctioning 14 new oil blocks goes against the spirit of a referendum in which Ecuadorians voted to leave crude underground.
Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step up Sadiq Khan is mayor of London and Anne Hidalgo is mayor of Paris As mayors of two of the world’s great cities, we see every day how the climate emergency is already reshaping people’s lives, affecting the people and places we love. From deadly heatwaves and devastating floods to rising inequality and health crises driven by air pollution, the costs of inaction are not theoretical; they are measured in lives taken, homes destroyed and business revenue lost . Ten years ago, the Paris agreement was signed, marking a turning point in the global fight against climate breakdown. But today, progress is being undermined by a deeply concerning threat:...
A visiting energy expert warns Australian policymakers are risking prosperity for ideological optics by shunning nuclear power plants.
A new charter guiding the management of Scotland's landscapes has been published, with a new emphasis on addressing climate change
Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
Amidst US-Iran tensions and potential Strait of Hormuz closure, India, importing 2 million bpd through it, feels secure. Diversified sources like Russia, the US, and Brazil offer alternatives. Gas supplies remain unaffected. While near-term oil prices may surge to $80/barrel, India's strategic reserves and alternative sourcing strategies provide a buffer against disruptions, ensuring energy security despite global volatility.
Amidst Iran-Israel tensions, India has significantly increased its Russian oil imports, surpassing combined purchases from Saudi Arabia and Iraq. This shift, driven by discounted prices, sees Russian oil constituting a substantial portion of India's crude imports.
Elon Musk warns that China's solar power generation is rapidly expanding, potentially exceeding the entire US electricity output within four years. This concern follows Kimbal Musk's criticism of a proposed bill, arguing it would cripple the US renewable energy sector and jeopardize American energy independence, forcing reliance on natural gas.
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 15, 2025 thru Sat, June 21, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Science and Research (6 articles) Climate Crisis 'Evil Twin' Is Coming for Marine Life Scientists have warned that the planet crossed the global boundary for ocean acidification around the year 2020, according to a new study. Newsweek, Thomas Westerholm, Jun 16, 2025. Human influence on climate detectable in the late 19th century A new paper describes how humans were influencing Earth's climate by cooling the stratosphere in the late 19th century. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, Ben Santer et al. , June 16, 2025. Study finds planetary...
The firms say their First Amendment rights are being violated when cities and states sue and accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.
If you didn't even realize your lawn mower has oil in it just like a car does, you should probably get on that. Here's how often you should change your oil.
Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Senior Albanese government ministers disagreed over whether a controversial Northern Territory gas pipeline should be allowed to go ahead without being fully assessed under national environment laws, an internal document shows. An environment department brief from February shows representatives for the agriculture minister, Julie Collins, and the Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri McCarthy, were concerned about the impact of the Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction on threatened species and First Nations communities. Sign up to get...
Oil is a crucial part of every internal combustion engine. Diesel and gasoline engines work differently, so is diesel engine oil any different from regular oil?
An increasing number of people are experiencing motion sickness in EVs, and there is a scientific explanation as to why With electric cars skyrocketing in popularity around the world – in 2024, 22% of new car sales worldwide were electric vehicles, compared with 18% in 2023 – a growing body of studies and an increasing number of people have found that they feel more motion sick riding in EVs than in traditional petrol or diesel cars. Anecdotes of feeling sick in the passenger or back seat of electric cars litter social media , as do questions from wary prospective buyers. There is a scientific explanation behind why a person might feel more sick in an EV, though, according to multiple academic studies. Continue reading...
Climate scientist Kate Marvel talks to The Washington Post about the complicated mix of emotions people might feel about the changing planet.
The case against Shell has been adjourned to July 22 in Yenagoa.
Experts say Indigenous peoples often bear the brunt of climate change impacts, without being meaningfully involved in developing climate policies.
Insect-borne diseases are becoming increasingly common in southern parts of the province, with climate change playing a part.
On February 25 2022, five men were sucked hundreds of feet inside an oil pipeline and trapped deep beneath the sea. Here are some of the most shocking revelations from their story.
Record carbon emissions mean that the planet's carbon budget could be exceeded in as little as three years, according to a new report.
Israeli leaders have consistently refused to confirm or deny the existence of nuclear weapons. The official line—repeated by every prime minister—is that Israel “will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East.” The sentence is a masterpiece of political sleight of hand: vague enough to deflect, but strong enough to deter.
[Premium Times] The UK High Court trial finds that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria.
Jaw-dropping evidence photos released from the Diddy trial give a twisted look inside his Los Angeles mansion — which was replete with drugs, guns and a treasure trove of more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lube that he kept in a fancy box. The FBI raided the mogul’s sprawling west coast home, as...
Tesla Friday signed a $556.8 million agreement to build a grid-scale battery storage station in China.
[Government of Mauritius] Empowering Mauritius to better access climate financing, particularly from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), was the focus of an inception workshop held today at the Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel in Port Louis. The workshop aimed to catalyse transformational adaptation and mitigation initiatives across the agriculture, water and energy sectors.
The oil and gas industry says a lawsuit in Hawaii should be halted until the Trump administration's lawsuit against the state is resolved.
One plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021 The Trump administration is moving to keep open two Michigan coal plants that emit about 45% of the state’s greenhouse gas pollution , which opponents say is an indication of how the US president plans to wield his controversial national energy emergency executive order. Already, the US Department of Energy (DoE) has ordered the JH Campbell coal plant on Lake Michigan to remain open beyond its 31 May closure date, while the administration is expected to prolong the life of the Monroe power plant on Lake Erie, currently scheduled to begin closing in 2028. Continue reading...
Every year on 21st June we encourage everyone to participate in " Show your Stripes Day " to start conversations about climate risks and solutions. Springboarding from a crocheted blanket created by fellow University of Reading professor Ellie Highwood, the "warming stripes" graphic was created in 2018 by Prof. Ed Hawkins , who explains the visualization's purpose in this video: The "warming stripes" have been embraced around the world as a clear and vivid representation of how the climate is changing-- a powerful appeal to urgency in addressing our climate crisis. From the website of the University of Reading : What is Show Your Stripes Day? Show Your Stripes Day is a global moment to share our concern about how the climate is changing and the need...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The youth activists who put the Green New Deal on the political map are launching a new campaign to “villainize big oil” which will push for the industry to pay for climate action so the costs don’t fall on ordinary people. Seven years […]
[Ashden] On World Refugee Day, climate solutions charity Ashden has announced grants totalling £270,000 (US$365,000) for refugee entrepreneurs bringing affordable, low carbon technologies to their communities in three countries in Africa.
Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.
SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), a power generation arm of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, has acquired a 49% share in clean power projects in the US, stepping up efforts to reach its goal of having renewable energy assets account for 30% of the company's total assets within five years.
A new analysis shows that almost every nation failed to submit stronger goals for reducing carbon pollution by the Paris Agreement's deadline.
The agency put together a comprehensive analysis of how much petroleum lies underneath federal lands for the first time in decades.
As the UK braces for the first heatwave of 2025, scientists warn that climate change is responsible.
[Daily News] Simiyu -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has laid the foundation stone for the implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation Project in Nyashimo, Simiyu Region, a 440bn/- initiative aimed at improving water access and sanitation.
New York Times: Nuclear and military facilities, gas and oil depots have been targeted.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02369-zVideo games are a popular method for climate change communication, but current efforts undervalue the potential role of gaming communities. To empower gaming communities to take climate action, we suggest social strategies including fostering climate change conversations through games and in gaming social spaces, and organizing real-world gaming community events.
It can be tempting to spend money on high-end synthetic oil changes for your car, but is it actually worth the extra cost you'll pay for it?
Short, intense summer rainfall in Alpine regions is likely to become more frequent and severe in the future because of global warming, according to a study released Thursday by the University of Lausanne (UNIL).
[Ethiopian Herald] Africa's stance on the climate catastrophe is influenced by a number of elements such as its particular vulnerabilities, its share of global emissions, and the demand for just solutions.
An official briefing says learning can be 'very difficult' due to the 'one or two days' per year when indoor temperatures reach 35°C.