The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UN’s body on climate science, has over the years, repeatedly and steadily reported on the science of global warming leading to the changing climate with visible impacts. IPCC Assessment Reports, particularly the Sixth Assessment chapter on health and well-being (AR6, 2021–2022), highlight an increased burden of climate-sensitive […]
Senate estimates hears Google blocked ads as ‘adult content’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Will Australia’s east coast get a gas reserve? There have been growing calls for an east coast gas reserve to help combat sky high gas prices, including a push from the Bluescope steel CEO yesterday . We will do a careful piece of work here. In the last term of government, we intervened on gas prices following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the impact that had in global energy markets in order to support, of course, households, but also industry. Gas is absolutely critical for sections of Australian industry … It’s a critical transition fuel to lower Australia’s industrial emissions. We’re a big exporter of gas, and it’s...
The source said the pipeline was raised as part of a larger pitch on linking energy cooperation and support for Canada's steel and aluminum sectors.
With global heating on a dangerous trajectory, it would be unforgivable for the prime minister to miss the summit in Belém In a month, this year’s UN climate summit, Cop30, begins in Belém , Brazil – preceded by a key leaders’ meeting. It is a crucial moment. The UN’s scientists have yet to publish calculations based on the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – as countries’ emissions pledges are known. But Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has called leaders together because it is already clear that the current emissions pledges are nowhere near enough. The Paris 1.5C threshold was crossed last year. Without stronger action, that temporary breach will become irreversible – with devastating consequences for people and planet. Lula’s diplomatic ...
Last week, the administration nixed more than $7.5 billion in clean energy project funding. New reports suggest that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
by Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by next year or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending. The move follows reporting by Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica about the role that the state’s lengthy permitting process plays, according to renewables advocates, in Oregon having one of the...
The California Energy Commission vote Wednesday was the latest in a regulatory tug-of-war between the agency and the oil industry.
5 Key Levers Countries Can Use to Advance a Just Transition alicia.cypress… Wed, 10/08/2025 - 10:30 Climate change is accelerating, threatening lives, livelihoods and economies across the world. In response, countries are stepping up efforts to manage climate risks and shift away from carbon-intensive industries. But alongside the technical and financial challenges posed by this climate transition lies a political and social reality: Without proper attention to the distribution of the costs and benefits of the transition, there may be heightened inequality and political resistance that undermines the transition itself. A just transition approach directly addresses this risk and builds a fair, stronger and more resilient pathway to prosperity. By anticipating and managing...
[This Day] Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, operator of Nigeria's largest upstream oil and gas joint venture, formally introduced its pan-African operational strategy at the just concluded Africa Energy Week (AEW), signalling a new phase of regional expansion and leadership in the energy sector.
Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy Donald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector in his administration , including more than 40 who have directly worked for oil, gas or coal companies, according to a new analysis . The report from Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy and ethics non-profit that has been critical of the Trump administration, alongside the Revolving Door Project, a corporate watchdog, analyzed the backgrounds of nominees and appointees within the White House and eight agencies dictating energy, environmental and climate policy. That includes the Environmental Protection Agency, the interior and energy departments and others. Continue reading...
ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on the State of Climate Action 2025 Report darla.vanhoorn… Wed, 10/08/2025 - 07:18 WASHINGTON (October 16, 2025) – Join an embargoed press call to preview the State of Climate Action 2025 report on Thursday, October 16, 2025, from 9:00–10:00 a.m. ET / 3:00–4:00 p.m. CEST, hosted by Systems Change Lab partners — the Bezos Earth Fund, Climate Analytics and World Resources Institute. Released in the lead-up to COP30 and ahead of the Paris Agreement’s tenth anniversary, the State of Climate Action 2025 offers the world’s most comprehensive roadmap for how every major sector must close the climate action gap and help limit warming to 1.5°C. The report translates this Paris Agreement...
Companies such as BP and Chevron have announced large cutbacks that are reshaping the fossil fuel sector's workforce.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nominees were on the list, along with picks for EPA and the Energy and Interior departments.
The president signed an order to expand the use of AI for healing children with cancer. It comes as his administration is weakening a dozen EPA rules that reduce cancer-causing pollution.
It's the first time sources like wind and solar generated more power than coal over a six-month period.
A private company is proposing the construction of the Peace River Nuclear Power Project to power Alberta. The N.W.T. being on a separate grid means it would likely not get any of the benefits of the project, but being downstream means it could face some of the risks.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02644J, Paper Song Kyu Kang, Minho Kim, Seochan Hong, Jae-Hong Lim, Gwan Hyeon Park, Junhyuk Ji, Jeongbin Cho, Hansol Bae, Won Bae Kim A magnetically tailored conversion strategy integrates ferromagnetic oxides with an external magnetic field to regulate Li + flux and homogenize nucleation barriers, thereby enabling dendrite-free Li deposition and enhancing energy density. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[SAnews.gov.za] The Africa Energy Efficiency Facility (AfEEF) - a legacy project of South Africa's G20 presidency - aims to mobilise $3 billion over the next few years in a bid to combat crippling energy inefficiencies across the continent.
[Daily Maverick] Eskom has been asked to provide at least 1,000 MW of coal-fired electricity to a new Chinese-owned ferrochrome smelter, raising renewed concern about the sustainability of the government's water- and energy-intensive heavy industry plans in Limpopo.
Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.
WRI Pilots Approach to Identify Clean Energy Financing in Developing Countries shannon.paton@… Tue, 10/07/2025 - 15:12 Clean energy investment can expand energy access, reduce emissions and power green growth in developing countries. But deploying clean energy technologies requires significant capital, especially in these markets. While the whole world needs to triple its clean energy investment, developing countries actually need seven times more clean energy investment compared to current investments. However, investors, developers and utilities struggle to identify appropriate financing, and markets are choked by systemic barriers and high costs of capital. Moreover, countries vary widely in terms of policy environments, financial conditions and more. To help...
For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we emit each year - but this climate buffer may be collapsing far sooner than anyone expected
PARIS - Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global target to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 out of reach, reports said on Tuesday.
Former Energy Department Deputy Secretary Dave Turk is joining the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Called ec³, the material is made by combining cement and water with a liquid electrolyte and carbon powder — both readily available.
Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Political and media attacks on renewable energy and climate action in Australia in recent months have come “out of the climate obstruction playbook” that has been honed over decades around the world by fossil fuel interests. Prof Christian Downie, an Australian researcher, says he has studied techniques used by business groups and lobbyists all over the world which are now being seen in Australia. Continue reading...
In the first half of 2025, more electricity was generated from green sources than from coal. Solar and wind capacities are growing at a faster pace than global electricity demand, according to new research.
With clean energy on the rise, the UN Secretary-General renewed his longstanding call for countries to make the transition from fossil fuels that cause global warming.
Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7. The post Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Do errors in Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' disprove climate change? While Gore’s 2006 documentary proved incorrect about the extent and timeline of some predictions, it does not negate the reality, confirmed by decades of peer-reviewed evidence, that humans are warming the planet. One erroneous claim is that Kilimanjaro’s ice loss was driven mainly by warming. Research now indicates sublimation and local dryness as dominant causes. Another is that sea levels could rise by 20 feet in the near future as ice sheets face imminent collapse – outcomes scientists expect...
[New Zimbabwe] The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife; Ministry of Power and Energy Development; and Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC) today launched the Low Temperature Evaporative Cooling System (LTEIHT-AC) -- an innovative, zero-emission cooling technology designed to provide sustainable and affordable temperature control in Zimbabwe's increasingly warming climate.
Scientists find 10% chance that similar events to the ‘unheard of’ temperatures in 2023 could occur each year The unprecedented marine heatwave of 2023 was in line with climate modelling, research shows, as scientists warn such events will become more frequent. The “unheard of” heatwave off the UK and Irish coasts during a summer of 40C temperatures raised concerns that fish, shellfish and kelp would not be able to survive. Continue reading...
Sungrow Power Supply, the world’s largest producer of solar inverters and energy storage systems, has joined a growing number of mainland Chinese companies seeking to float shares in Hong Kong, taking advantage of the city’s stock market boom. Based in Hefei, the capital of eastern Anhui province, Sungrow led the world with 870 gigawatts of cumulative installed capacity of inverters – devices that convert the power produced by solar panels into a format of electricity that can be consumed by...
US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations last month will be seen as the watershed moment when America’s and China’s energy paths irreversibly diverged. As China leads the world in the green energy transition, the United States risks being left chained to fossil fuels. In the last five years, annual renewable energy additions have more than doubled from under 300 gigawatts (GW) in 2020 to over 700GW in 2024. Electricity generation from fossil fuels will plateau within a decade...
The state is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to dismiss cases against insurance underwriters for the oil and gas industry.
On the first day of the court’s term, the justices declined to add any new environmental cases to their calendar.
Jeffrey Lantz had long served as a U.S. envoy to the International Maritime Organization, which aims to cut shipping emissions.
Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global 2030 target out of reach, reports said on Tuesday.
Renewables overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity this year, a think tank analysis shows.
Communities including Baltimore and Annapolis are asking the state’s top court to revive a case accusing oil companies of spreading disinformation.
The Environmental Protection Agency was sued on Monday for canceling $7 billion in "Solar for All" grants to help low-income areas install solar panels.
The world is rebooting its most controversial power source to fuel the AI age.
The $186,000 offer from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. underscores coal's diminished value. It was the only bid received to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in Montana.
The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study.
What sets Energy Hedge apart, Young insists, is the breadth of its solutions. "We are not just a solar company. We offer plenty of options, including solar, hydrogen, natural gas, syngas, waste-to-energy, and even sustainable aviation fuel. That flexibility means we can truly find the best fit for every client."
Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho has backed axing the carbon tax and abolishing the 'racket' of wind farm subsidies.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Adoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report. The diet—which allows moderate meat consumption—and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by […]
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). Adam Levy breaks down the latest Trump speech, sifting through the wide-ranging climate change misinformation it contains. On September 23rd 2025, President Donald Trump took to the United Nations. Instead of calling for harmony and co-operation, his one hour speech fixated on migration and climate change. This might just be the first time a president of the USA has spent so much time talking about climate... but the speech wasn't a call to action. It was dismissal and denial of everything from basic science to renewable technologies. So what's the truth behind Trump's claims?...
China’s clean technology is “becoming the basis of the new energy system” around the world, with the country’s monthly green tech exports hitting a record US$20 billion in August, a European think tank said. As China brings down the prices of technologies like batteries and photovoltaic solar panels, sales are surging in countries across Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa, according to a report by the UK-based think tank Ember. “Demand for clean technologies continues to skyrocket as more...
The commission’s new filing outlines the environmental benefit of one new pipeline as Williams and Mountain Valley seek approval for different projects.
[Oxfam] New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive- for every 5 dollars they receive they are paying 7 dollars back. 65% of funding is delivered in the form of loans.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 19, 16 October 2025.
Jeff Bezos predicted millions will live in space within decades, choosing orbital habitats supported by robots and AI data centers. He also envisioned gigawatt-scale space data centers within 10-20 years, leveraging continuous solar power to surpass terrestrial facilities. Bezos called the current AI investment surge a "good" industrial bubble.
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects Continue reading...
Hong Kong shipping firm Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has teamed up with a European partner to build shoreside power-supply projects in China and North Asia to capture opportunities from tightening emission regulations at ports. Wah Kwong last month formed a 50-50 joint venture with NatPower Marine, a developer of maritime energy-transition projects that is part of Luxembourg-based renewable energy firm NatPower Group. The venture aims to form partnerships to build and operate grid-connected...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos predicts gigawatt-scale data centres will operate in space within two decades, leveraging continuous solar power to surpass Earth-based facilities. He views this as a natural progression after communication satellites, despite launch challenges. Bezos also stated AI is an "industrial bubble" but will bring immense societal benefits, transforming every industry globally.
Not all solar power is created equal. The Ivanpah facility in the middle of the desert has generated power using mirrors for more than a decade.
They're the hulking hardware of a fossil fuel industry being blamed for climate change.
US trade representative Jamieson Greer claimed India is diversifying from Russian oil, despite a 50% tariff imposed, half of which targets India's recent surge in Russian oil purchases. Conversely, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted India will continue energy imports from Russia, suggesting increased Russian imports of Indian goods to balance trade.
Americans are paying more for electricity—and rates will keep rising. But after a period of pain, rates should level off as the benefits of a shift away from fossil fuels begin to be felt.
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat discussed on Friday with Zhang Chuanwei, Chairman of MingYang Smart Energy in China ways to strengthen cooperation. The post Electricity min., Chinese firm discuss wind energy investment appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Sir Tim Martin said taxes added to energy bills and designed to pay for the transition away from fossil fuels and to build new nuclear plants are spurring inflation - and so driving up drink prices.
As the name suggests, oil-resistant batteries offer a rugged build and protection against oil-derived corrosion, but most users are unlikely to need them.
After dipping more than 7 per cent this week, oil prices are expected to take another hit this weekend as members of the global oil cartel OPEC+ meet to discuss production cuts.
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.
For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, all soundscapes that are rapidly changing.
EPA says delaying wastewater curbs at coal plants will lower electricity prices, but it could spur higher costs for cleaning up drinking water.
“People may not realize it, but their bills today would be higher without the increasing role [of] wind and solar farms,” says analyst.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In June, a long-standing effort to sell off massive chunks of federal land grew closer to fruition than ever before when a provision mandating such sales was slipped into President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill […]
Global tree-planting pledges promise far more than they can deliver — and may even create new problems for food, water, and biodiversity.”
As the milestones to limit global heating crumble and America – the world’s second-largest consumer of fossil fuels – abandons climate goals, policymakers from Asia have gathered at Bangkok’s Climate Action Week to discuss ways people can protect their region from the coming storm. Climate scientists have warned global temperatures are likely to exceed the 1.5 degree Celsius rise above pre-industrial levels at some point over the coming five years. That is well on track to hit 2 degrees,...
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed initiative seeking carbon neutral investments by banks, announced Friday its immediate shutdown -- at a time of faltering climate commitments in the United States and Europe.
China has assembled the world’s largest single-unit floating offshore wind power system as it accelerates efforts to expand its marine economy and clean energy industry. Assembly of the 16-megawatt system has been completed in Beihai, in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Science and Technology Daily reported on Wednesday. All of its key parts, from mooring cables and turbine gearboxes to ballast control systems, were produced domestically, the official newspaper of the Ministry of...
The Coral Norte project will be able to produce 3.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year.
The agency is working to extend by six years a deadline to phase out hydrofluorocarbons.
Climate change may have been responsible for more than a third of the direct damage to homes and property caused by the super typhoon that struck southern China last month, a study has concluded. A warming Earth also made Ragasa – the strongest storm recorded this year – more powerful when it made landfall in Guangdong province, according to researchers from Imperial College London. They added that as the planet continued to warm, tropical cyclones were expected to become increasingly...
Kemi Badenoch faced criticism from her predecessor Baroness May and two former Conservative ministers for her proposal to put cheap energy above environmental targets.
Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap the Climate Change Act is reckless. Ed Miliband offers a bolder, fairer vision. The future must be built on renewables Let’s scrap Britain’s successful climate law so we can burn more gas, lose investment and have higher bills. Crazy as it might seem, that is the message of Kemi Badenoch’s new energy strategy . The Conservative leader proposes to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act in favour of a plan to “maximise oil and gas extraction”, and remove all legally binding carbon targets. It’s pitched as pragmatism. But it’s a lurch into ideological self-harm. Britain’s energy problem isn’t its climate legislation, which is admired globally, backed by industry and supported by the public. It’s that this country remains too dependent on volatile fossil...
The cuts are the latest in the administration’s efforts to undercut renewable energy and other efforts to decrease the emissions driving climate change.
Environmental groups had sued over the permit, saying the coal hauling could lead to harm of an endangered fish.
[Daily Maverick] Every year is divided neatly into four seasons, each with its own unique purpose and energy. In nature, colours change, the temperature increases or decreases, and daily activities adjust - all in accordance with a rhythm that is time-tested, and true. These seasonal cycles affect us profoundly, and have a significant impact on our mood, our energy and our sense of resolve.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Department of Energy has told employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to avoid using the words “climate change” in what seems to be the latest incident in a crackdown on discussing the climate crisis in the […]
[Liberian Investigator] - Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency has acquired a €100,000 Elemental Analyzer from the International Atomic Energy Agency, a major step toward strengthening the nation's climate science and advancing blue carbon research.
Labour, Lib Dems and Greens condemn Badenoch’s vow to repeal act if the Tories win power with Ed Miliband calling it a ‘betrayal of future generations’ Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act Voters trust the Green party most … on green issues, is the rather unsurprising finding of a poll by YouGov looking at how voters view the party, which starts its autumn conference tomorrow. The Greens are least trusted on the economy and on defence. But there is something remarkable about this. In his write-up for YouGov , Dylan Difford says: Unsurprisingly, Britons have a particular degree of confidence in the Greens when it comes to the environment. What’s notable, though, is that a majority of Britons (54%) say they have at least a fair amount of trust in the party on the issue...
The vital commercial artery depends on a supply of fresh water to move ships between the two oceans. Drought conditions that were once rare could become common by the end of the century, greatly impacting the canal’s operation.
National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03530A, Opinion John B. Waugh, Mikhail Redko, Xiuyu Jin, Gabriel Muldoon, Evgenii L. Kovrigin, Betar M. Gallant, Yuzhang Li, Gao Liu, John Muldoon Uncovering the truth of lithium polymer batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Global oil benchmark Brent has dropped about 11 percent this year, including a back-to-back monthly drop in September as OPEC+ loosened supply curbs.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
Thailand ranks 24th in this year's Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) mixed ratings, with a high score in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, medium in energy use, low in climate policy, and very low in renewable energy.
[IPS] Farmers in Tanzania's drought-hit Dodoma region offer a potent message for negotiators heading to COP30 in Brazil: climate justice is not an abstract slogan. It is a water trough filled close to home, a tree shading a schoolyard, and a beehive buzzing with possibility.
Nominee companies – paid to be listed as shareholders on behalf of unnamed investors – could be reducing accountability over financial support of industry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Three global banks are being paid to obscure who profits from 51 fossil fuel projects in Australia that produce 22m tonnes of carbon emissions each year, according to new analysis. An analyst who authored the report says it highlights a “massive problem” in Australia that could be reducing the amount of scrutiny investors face for financial support of the fossil fuel industry. Continue reading...
Officials have issued a solar storm watch for parts of the US, which could see power fluctuations into Wednesday evening. The solar activity will likely create northern lights in several states.
RELEASE: P4G Awards $3.8M to 14 Climate Startups Driving Green Innovation in Emerging Markets darla.vanhoorn… Wed, 10/01/2025 - 14:59 WASHINGTON (October 1, 2025) — Today, World Resources Institute's Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) awarded $3.8 million in grants and technical assistance to 14 climate startups across Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. This funding will help these early-stage businesses grow breakthrough solutions — from clean cooling systems in Vietnam to water-absorbing pavers in Indonesia, and solar-powered dryers for agricultural crops in Kenya — making them investment-ready to accelerate green growth in emerging markets. Mobilizing climate finance is one of the most urgent priorities of our...
Pontiff laments that some ‘ridicule those who speak of global warming’, days after Trump’s claims of ‘con job’ Pope Leo XIV has taken aim at people who “ridicule those who speak of global warming” as he embraced Pope Francis’s environmental legacy and made it his own in some of his strongest and most extensive comments on the subject to date. Leo presided over the 10th-anniversary celebration of Francis’s landmark ecological encyclical , Laudato Si (Praised Be), at a global gathering south of Rome. The encyclical cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern and launched a global grassroots movement to advocate for caring for God’s creation and the peoples most harmed by its exploitation. Continue reading...
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Kevin Trenberth A new analysis issued by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) found that the evidence linking rising greenhouse gas emissions to negative human health outcomes is “beyond scientific dispute.” Climate change is real and it has already resulted in major damage. The main cause is increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, all from human activities. Because carbon dioxide has a very long lifetime (hundreds to thousands of years), it is cumulative emissions that matter and the U.S. is the biggest contributor (although China, with a population 4x bigger than the U.S., has been a bigger annual contributor for the last two decades)...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright touts the Thacker Pass mine as a hedge against China in the global market for a metal used in EV batteries.
Tanker intercepted by French navy may have been launchpad for drone flights that led to airport closures in Denmark French authorities are investigating an oil tanker that is subject to sanctions and suspected of being part of Russia’s shadow fleet, which may have been a launchpad for mystery drone flights that forced the closure of airports in Denmark last week. The tanker, known as the Boracay, has used numerous identities and was one of four Russia-linked vessels in the seas near Denmark at the time of the drone sightings on 22 and 24 September, which so far have not been fully explained. Continue reading...
Ed Miliband’s move to bring forward ban is gambit to stop would-be Reform voters from backing Nigel Farage’s pro-fracking party UK politics live – latest updates Ed Miliband announced on Wednesday that Labour was speeding up plans to bring in a “total ban” on fracking. But how will this work and could it stop a future Reform government from fracking? Continue reading...
The Slavneft-Yanos refinery, one of Russia’s 10 largest crude oil producers, is located over 700 kilometers (430 miles) from the border with Ukraine.
The utility says the planned delays reflect power demand that is rising "at an unprecedented pace," in part because of artificial intelligence.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband promised to ban the controversial practice and send “frackers packing.”
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been on backup power for over a week, Ukrainian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency are sounding the alarm.
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will take on Reform UK over shale gas and "send the frackers packing".
Farmers in Tanzania’s drought-hit Dodoma region offer a potent message for negotiators heading to COP30 in Brazil: climate justice is not an abstract slogan. It is a water trough filled close to home, a tree shading a schoolyard, and a beehive buzzing with possibility.
Second man arrested on suspicion of Nord Stream sabotage, hundreds fired for misconduct at Volkswagen, fewer people in Germany are willing to take action on climate change and more news on Wednesday, October 1st.
China has reached a major milestone in offshore energy infrastructure, with the total subsea pipeline network now exceeding 10,000km (6,213 miles), as the country accelerates efforts to explore offshore resources to meet its energy-security needs. The milestone was achieved as the final section of a deep-sea pipeline was installed on Sunday in northern China’s Bohai Bay, according to state broadcaster CCTV. As one of China’s largest offshore oil-production bases, Bohai Bay now hosts the...
The rapid rise of renewable energy over the past few decades has led to a boom in short-term power trading.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In early September 2025, two significant events took place in Ethiopia: the inauguration of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2). The celebration of the GERD's inauguration alongside the ACS2, a precursor to COP30, serves as a timely reminder of hydropower's often-overlooked role in the clean energy conversation.
Crisafulli government wants coal plants to run longer – reversing previous Queensland Labor government’s plans to end reliance on coal power by 2035 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The co-owner of Queensland’s biggest coal-fired power station in Gladstone has said it could close the plant in March 2029 – six years earlier than expected. The power station – one of the least reliable in the national electricity market – is seen as a critical part of the region’s heavy industry, providing power to Rio Tinto’s own aluminium smelter, as well as alumina refineries and LNG and cement plants in the region. Continue reading...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station had become critical, with Russian shelling preventing restoration of power needed to cool the reactors and prevent a meltdown. Zelensky, speaking in his nightly video address, said one of the diesel generators providing emergency power was no longer working, seven days after external power lines went down. “This is the seventh day. There has never before been such an...
Coffee growers are facing climate change, labor shortages and incomes below the poverty line. On International Coffee Day, we take stock of the industry behind the beverage.
The party seems particularly keen to associate the term, which dates back to the 19th century, with Nigel Farage Asked to picture a snake-oil salesman, most people would imagine a slimy character with superficial charisma travelling from town to town to hoodwink unsuspecting victims into lapping up all manner of lies. It is an association Labour seems particularly keen to conjure in relation to the leader of Reform UK. Speaking at the party’s conference in Liverpool, Keir Starmer said Labour offered an alternative to the division and decline under the “snake-oil merchant” Nigel Farage. Continue reading...
Efficiency employees reportedly told to avoid ‘climate change’ and similar terms in their work in latest clampdown The US Department of Energy has told employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to avoid using the words “climate change” in what seems to be the latest incident in a crackdown on discussing the climate crisis in the US government. “Please ensure that every member of your team is aware that this is the latest list of words to avoid – and continue to be conscientious about avoiding any terminology that you know to be misaligned with the Administration’s perspectives and priorities,” says an email from an agency acting director obtained by Politico . Continue reading...
[GroundUp] About 50 people gathered outside Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday afternoon to protest against fossil fuel. The centre is the venue for African Energy Week, an annual conference of international investors, politicians, and company executives.
The former U.S. vice president warned that the EU risks locking into long-term dependence on dirty energy.
The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.
Scotland has long been a nation that embraces innovation, from renewable energy leadership to ambitious net-zero commitments. Today, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution is gathering pace on Scottish roads, with more drivers than ever making the switch to cleaner, quieter transport. At the heart of this transition lies a crucial factor: charging infrastructure.
The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.
[UN News] The United Nations remains "the house of diplomacy and dialogue" in a divided world, General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said as she closed the 80th session's general debate, urging nations to convert the week's momentum into concrete action on peace, climate change and institutional reform.
In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble The hope that followed the signing of the Paris climate agreement in 2016 has long gone as the global community has failed utterly to rein in emissions, which – barring a small pandemic-induced blip in 2020 – have headed remorselessly upwards ever since. And there is little sign of this changing anytime soon. Indeed, as global heating has accelerated over the past few years, instead of trying harder, the world is turning its back on measures to tackle the climate crisis. In the UK, Labour is considering the approval of two major new oilfields in the North Sea – Rosebank and Jackdaw – with both Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves reported to...
The states allege that tech giants like Meta and Amazon are misleading consumers about their energy use.
The EPA administrator's aggressive timeline would be undermined by the agency shuttering for a prolonged period.
A federal judge rebuffed the fossil fuel industry's bid to move the case to a more favorable court.
[Daily Trust] When Africa gathered in Addis Ababa from September 8 to 10, 2025, for the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2), the message was loud and clear: the continent wants climate investment, not climate aid. This second gathering of African leaders, experts, financiers, and activists was not just another diplomatic ritual. It was a defining moment in which Africa sought to reframe its role in the global climate economy--from a victim of climate disasters to an investment frontier rich with opportunities.
Calgary-based Imperial Oil had about 5,100 employees as of the end of 2024, according to a regulatory filing.
[MISA] This year's theme, Ensuring Access to Environmental Information in the Digital Age, is especially crucial for Southern Africa, a region highly vulnerable to climate shocks.
The department insists it's not blocking staff using certain terms, even as the administration moves to gut climate regs and refute the science.
Document outlines negotiations over contentious extension of gas giant’s development after conditional approval in May Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Albanese government agreed to weaken conditions it had proposed to protect world heritage-listed Indigenous rock art from Woodside’s giant North West Shelf gas development after the fossil fuel company argued it could be forced to shut the plant. The change is explained in a “statement of reasons” document setting out why the environment minister, Murray Watt, approved an application to extend the operating life of one of the world’s biggest and most polluting gas export developments until 2070. Continue reading...
S&P Global forecasts oil prices dropping to $55-60 a barrel next year, though removing Russian oil could fundamentally alter market dynamics. Surprisingly, high US tariffs are driving nations towards self-sufficiency, shifting investment decisions beyond cost.
As climate change leads to more destructive hurricanes, some experts have proposed adding a “Category 6” to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, but not everyone thinks it’s a good idea.
Ancient rammed-earth construction techniques and cutting-edge solar technology might seem an unlikely pairing. But it’s at the core of what’s described as the “world’s first net-zero energy mosque,” in Abu Dhabi, which is planned to open in October and is designed to operate with no carbon emissions. Commissioned by Masdar City — a sustainable urban … The post ‘World’s first net-zero energy mosque’ is made with mud and solar panels appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The five winners of the Climate Cardinals-Yale Climate Connections youth essay contest share their ideas for addressing the global crisis. The post The climate needs a chorus’: Teenagers from around the world speak up appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
MCT oil enhances brain function through its ability to produce more ketones. The brain uses ketones as an effective energy source, when it cannot utilize glucose (sugar) properly, or if someone is on a low carb diet. The treatment benefits patients who have Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy, because it provides an alternative energy source for their brains. Research shows that MCT oil consumption leads to better memory performance, enhanced thinking abilities and mental focus
In an exclusive interview, Pakistan’s leading climate expert Ali T. Sheikh talks about the geopolitical undercurrents shaping COP30, why climate finance is under threat, and how Pakistan can reclaim its voice on the global stage.
While greater renewable energy usage has become a crucial part of efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions produced by fossil-derived fuels, experts warn that cleaner energy may not always ensure a reliable supply.
The Energy Research and Development Authority requested bids for solar and wind projects that will get ratepayer subsidies.
POLITICO's E&E News conducted a detailed examination of the agency's effort to obscure key facts on global warming.
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
Mercedes-Benz and other big manufacturers want to overturn the EU’s 2035 ban on petrol cars. This would be as disastrous for jobs as for the climate There is something rather old-fashioned about the way Germany views its car industry. When the prime minister of Bavaria, Markus Söder, calls the car the destiny of Germany and the heart of its economy, and says that “without the car, collapse is imminent”, the vehicle he seems to be describing is one with a combustion engine, running on fossil fuels or their derivatives. This nostalgic attachment to the heavy-duty, polluting industries of the 20th century is now colliding with the urgent realities of the climate crisis. Earlier this month, heads of European automotive companies gathered in the Berlaymont building, the headquarters of the European...
Hong Kong has its work cut out for it to become a supply centre for green maritime fuel, as it works with partners in mainland China to build a green methanol supply chain from scratch, according to shipowner China Merchants Energy Shipping. “Hong Kong has already realised liquefied natural gas [LNG] and biodiesel [fuelling] operations, with 130,000 tonnes of throughput so far,” said Wang Yongxin, president of the Shanghai-listed company, in a press briefing on Sunday. “But on green methanol, it...
It's another indication that fossil fuels remain king.
Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change.
Russia firmly defended India’s continued oil purchases despite US pressure, praising New Delhi’s “self-respect” and strong partnership. Foreign Minister Lavrov stated India’s energy choices are its own business, unaffected by US influence, and reiterated that India chooses its partners. He affirmed the robust, long-standing strategic ties between the two nations.
This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For decades, Sanibel Island, one of the most treasured vacation resorts in America, was an insurance agent’s dream. Year after year, the 5,000-odd residents of the barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast wrote checks for their home and flood […]
A third of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers are expected to drastically wind down and possibly close after Sept. 30.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham hit out at the Energy and Net Zero secretary over the closure of two oil refineries - Grangemouth in Scotland and Lindsey in Lincolnshire - in less than a year.
Slovakia's President Peter Pellegrini informed Donald Trump that his nation will not swiftly abandon Russian oil supplies. Despite Trump's pressure on EU holdouts to cut Moscow's war funding, Slovakia cites technological hurdles and limited alternative routes. Pellegrini emphasized the need for diversification, seeking multiple energy sources rather than replacing Russian dependence with American.
India firmly rejected EU concerns over its Russian oil imports, highlighting US President Trump's criticism of European nations for their continued energy purchases from Russia. New Delhi asserted there cannot be double standards on the matter, even as EU officials ruled out sanctions against India.
US trade negotiators reportedly linked a trade deal and tariff reduction to India curbing Russian oil imports, following increased US tariffs on Indian goods. India, maintaining its stance on Russian purchases, proposed importing Iranian and Venezuelan oil as an alternative.
If you live near an airport, it might be wise to invest in a decent pair of earplugs - because the noise of departing aircraft is set to get even worse.
[Shabait] Eritrea like many nations on the frontlines, has been experiencing severe and escalating impacts of climate change. Increasing temperatures and erratic precipitation are driving disasters that undermine our economy and threaten the livelihoods of our people.
Indian representatives have told the Trump administration that significant cuts in Russian oil imports would require access to alternative crude from sanctioned nations like Iran and Venezuela. During discussions in the US, the Indian delegation reiterated concerns that blocking access to oil from these producers could trigger global price increases.
As Redwood Materials ramps its EV battery recycling, analysts say A.I.’s power hunger could reshape how Straubel’s company grows.
Climate change may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has shown.
German factories to halt work for one week next month in blow to EV switchover Volkswagen is to pause production at two of its plants in Germany because of weak demand for fully electric cars. The carmaker will suspend work for one week in mid-October in Dresden as well as at its EV plant in Zwickau , which produces six EV models for VW, Audi and Cupra. Continue reading...
“The terrain is getting harder, but we are going to bring that exact same energy to the fight,” said the leader of the group Climate Defiance.
[Nile Post] Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its coffee partnership with Italy, unveiling new initiatives aimed at value addition, climate resilience, and market competitiveness.
The preliminary list shows the broad scope of California’s nation-leading emissions and climate risk disclosure laws.
India's forest cover saw a modest 2.5% increase between 2010-11 and 2021-22, with a significant 22.7% surge in very dense forests, signaling successful conservation. While moderately dense forests experienced a decline, open forests also expanded. The government's report highlights improved forest condition regarding biomass and carbon storage, but warns of regeneration challenges and fire risks.
Consumption is projected to reach 103.4 million barrels a day in five years, up from 102.2 million this year, BP's "Energy Outlook" says.
[New Times] Moscow -- Rwanda is turning to nuclear energy through small modular reactors (SMRs) as it seeks to accelerate industrialisation and secure a stable power supply for its growing economy.
Reliable long-term measurements are crucial to evaluating climate and weather risks, the experts said.
Anthony Albanese has spoken out on climate change at the UN, putting him in conflict with US President Donald Trump. But Trump’s assertions had to be challenged.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE04064G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Baotieliang Wang, Ji-Chun Zhao, Chuanjia Jiao, Jiayan Li, Zhaoyu Ran, Donghua Xu, Zhao-Yan Sun, Qi Li, Jiawei Zou, Shifang Luan High-temperature dielectric energy storage materials are essential for next-generation power electronics and electrical systems operating in extreme environments. However, achieving high-energy storage in polymer dielectrics at ultrahigh temperatures (e.g., 200°C)... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
S Jaishankar addressed the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting, criticizing double standards in energy purchases, particularly regarding Russian oil, and emphasizing the need for dialogue and diplomacy to address global conflicts. He highlighted the impact of conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza on the Global South, urging stronger energy and economic security. Jaishankar stressed the importance of multilateral reforms and combating terrorism.
Forest is ‘remarkably resilient to climate change’, but remains under threat from fires and deforestation The biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and more numerous, according to a new study that shows how an intact rainforest can help draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it in bark, trunk, branch and root. Scientists said the paper, published in Nature Plants on Thursday , was welcome confirmation that big trees are proving more climate resilient than previously believed, and undisturbed tropical vegetation continues to act as an effective carbon sink despite rising temperatures and strong droughts. Continue reading...
Urban life is due for a makeover.
President Donald Trump said he'd like to see Turkey stop buying Russian oil, delivering the message to reporters as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was seated next to him.
US sanctions on Serbia's largest oil producer, which is majority Russian-owned, will finally come into force on October 1, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday.
With China accounting for nearly a third of the world’s total emissions, any cuts it achieves will make a substantial difference for the world – and for fossil fuel exports Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Anything China does on energy and climate change is very big news. Its plans ripple around the world, whether that’s in changing the demand for fossil fuels or affecting the impacts on the planet from global heating. On Thursday, Australia woke to the news that China’s president, Xi Jinping, had told the United Nations that for the first time his country was setting a target to cut – in absolute terms – its greenhouse gas emissions. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter...
US President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine, as Erdogan sought a long-awaited deal to buy US stealth fighter jets.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a review of park signs and interpretive panels, targeting "negative" history and those that fail to emphasize the grandeur of the American landscape.
Conflict in Ukraine and Middle East as well as trade tariffs are making states focus on energy security Business live – latest updates BP has raised its forecasts for oil and gas demand, suggesting the global net zero target for 2050 will not be met and highlighting a slowdown in the transition to clean energy. The energy company’s closely watched annual outlook report has estimated that oil use is on track to hit 83m barrels a day in 2050, a rise of 8% compared with its previous estimate of 77m barrels a day. Continue reading...
Officials say their "hydrocarbon roadmap" is a strategy to modernize Ecuador's oil industry, attract foreign capital and boost production.
Former Energy Minister Brian Wilson says the Scottish Government must drop their 'stupid' anti-nuclear stance.
China has announced its first detailed target to cut carbon emissions. It was among the new climate plans and pledges from 100 other countries at a leaders' summit Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly focused on cutting fossil fuel emissions.
From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.
At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8-10 September, African leaders committed to the climate and health nexus and their desire to advance climate-resilient and adaptive health systems on the continent. According to available evidence , climate-induced extreme weather events—cyclones, droughts, floods and heatwaves, are leading to a surge […]
[UN News] From the rainforests of Central America to low-lying atolls in the Pacific and drought-stricken plains in Africa, leaders came to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday with a common message: climate change is no longer a distant threat, but an immediate danger demanding bolder global commitments.
The latest quarterly survey reveals an oil and gas sector with concerns about prices, tariffs and market volatility.
The restart of exports would end a saga that started in March 2023 when Turkey closed the pipeline after an arbitration court’s decision.
Clean energy is the "trend of our time," Chinese President Xi Jinping said, announcing targets for trimming his country's carbon pollution.
Despite heavy criticism from climate scientists, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said DOE's report contained just one factual disagreement.
[UN News] Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary-General is holding a climate summit during the high-level week of the General Assembly, pressing nations to raise their climate pledges ahead of November's UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
STATEMENT: China Announces New Climate Target nate.shelter@wri.org Wed, 09/24/2025 - 22:00 NEW YORK (September 24, 2025) — At the UN Secretary-General’s Special High-Level Event on Climate Action, Premier Li Qiang announced that China will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10% by 2035 as part of its national climate commitment under the Paris Agreement. China also made several sectoral commitments, including to: increase the share of its non-fossil fuels in its total energy consumption to over 30%, expand the installed capacity of wind and solar to over 6 times 2020 levels, striving to bring the total to 3,600 gigawatts, increase forest stocks to 24 billion cubic meters, and make electric vehicles the mainstream of new sales. The following are statements from WRI’s...
It is almost impossible to make cement without emissions, but carbon-capture-and-storage technology is finally being deployed to decarbonise the sector
Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese also resurrects bid for temporary seat on UN security council Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has pushed back on isolationism and issued a veiled criticism of Donald Trump’s rejection of climate science , warning the United Nations that leaders who walk away from big challenges risk being trusted by no one. In a major speech to the UN general assembly in New York on Thursday Australian time, the prime minister called for countries to recommit to international cooperation, to end wars and save the planet from dangerous climate change. Continue reading...
Environmental groups mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s ‘short-term horizons’ speech with plea to act ‘while there’s still time’ A coalition of 10 campaign groups is calling on the Bank of England to do more to tackle the climate crisis, a decade after the then governor Mark Carney warned of the “tragedy of the horizon”. Carney, now prime minister of Canada, argued in a speech at Lloyd’s of London in September 2015 that the short time-horizons of politicians and policymakers made it difficult to tackle the climate emergency, despite the threat it posed to the global financial system. Continue reading...
PM welcomes China’s first emissions target but says it should not open new coal plants. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese says China should do more on cutting carbon emissions, including closing more coal fired power stations. In a video statement to the UN in New York, president Xi Jinping said China would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 7-10% by 2035, while “striving to do better”. It is good that there is progress being made. We, of course would like there to be more, but it is a step forward, and indeed, China has exceeded its previous targets. We’d like to see new coal fired power plants not open. But it is a step forward. If you look at the transition that’s occurring...
STATEMENT: Countries Announce New Climate Pledges at UN Summit, But Far More Action Needed nate.shelter@wri.org Wed, 09/24/2025 - 18:00 NEW YORK (September 24, 2025) — The UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit closed today with several new climate commitments from countries setting emissions targets through 2035 — a critical waypoint on the path to net zero by mid-century. The Summit is an important milestone as the UN prepares its NDC Synthesis Report next month, which will assess the collective impact of new pledges before this year’s COP30. This statement reflects both country announcements and official NDC submissions made so far, drawing on preliminary Climate Watch data to show their potential emissions reductions in gigatons compared to countries’ 2030 targets. ...
On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.
From anger to hope, Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton explain how to tackle the tricky feelings aroused by climate change and harness them to take action
Chris Wright attacks Joe Biden’s ‘Green New Scam agenda’ and says climate accords have not lowered emissions US energy secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has not lowered emissions. “The more people have gotten into so-called climate action, the more expensive their energy has become,” Wright said. “That lowers people’s quality of lives and reduces their life opportunities.” Continue reading...
By 2100, today's developed countries could be pushed further into an unprecedented type of poverty, a study from University of Cambridge scientists suggests.
Exclusive: Climate minister, who is trying to persuade Turkey to allow Australia to host the summit, appears with Emine Erdoğan at New York event Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen has appeared with Turkey’s first lady, Emine Erdoğan, at a major environment event in New York as negotiations over hosting rights for the COP31 summit come down to the wire . Bowen – who is in the US for talks at the UN general assembly – has been lobbying Turkey to drop its rival bid to host the conference in 2026 in order to secure the event on behalf of Australia and Pacific nations. Continue reading...
US President Donald Trump may dismiss climate change as a "con job" -- but for the leader of tiny St. Kitts and Nevis, its toll is unmistakable: land swallowed, homes battered, and livelihoods threatened.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- A delegation from the National Agency for Petroleum, Gas, and Biofuels (ANPG) participated in the 31st Edition of the Africa Oil Week (AOW) Energy 2025 from the 15th to the 18th of the current month in Accra, Ghana, where the country's oil concessions and permanent offers were highlighted.
Scientists say we've already exceeded seven of nine planetary boundaries contributing to Earth's stability, life support and resilience. This poses a risk, but it's not all bad news.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler Let’s run a thought experiment. Imagine that you’re the Secretary of Energy. But you’re not just any public servant. You're a former fossil fuel executive, and you’re cartoonishly, mustache-twirlingly evil. Your singular goal is to keep America hooked on fossil fuels — a dirty, expensive product that enriches you personally — by slowing as much as possible the deployment of clean, cheap renewable energy that benefits everyone else . One of the main obstacles to your plan is the EPA’s “endangerment finding,” the EPA’s judgment that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. To push your agenda, you need to overturn it. And, to do...
Maps released by the Australian Climate Service show just how bad things will get for heatwaves, drought and coastal flooding Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s national climate risk assessment report, released last week , revealed a horrifying future if urgent action to address global heating was not taken. The report looked at 10 “priority hazards” – such as bushfires, flooding and extreme heat – and the risks they presented across Australia’s way of life (you can read about the key takeaways from the report here ). Continue reading...
Oracle's founder, Larry Ellison, now the world's second richest person with a $373 billion net worth, plans to donate 95% of his wealth. Moving away from traditional charities, Ellison is focusing his philanthropic efforts through the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) at Oxford, addressing global issues like healthcare and climate change.
RELEASE: Ocean Panel Commits to Five More Years with New Workplan to Propel Ocean Action sophie.brady@wri.org Wed, 09/24/2025 - 08:40 New York (September 24, 2025) — The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) today committed to five more years of urgent, coordinated ocean action, backed by a bold new workplan through 2030. The Panel — comprising of 18 heads of state and government from coastal and island nations — works to accelerate progress toward a healthy ocean, resilient communities and a sustainable blue economy, amid mounting threats from climate change, overfishing and biodiversity loss. At its annual meeting, held at the United Arab Emirates’ Permanent Mission to the UN in New York, the Ocean Panel unveiled a renewed agenda...
The Massachusetts Democrat says there may be a conflict of interest with Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
Climate TRACE uses 300 satellites, 30,000 ground-tracking sensors and artificial intelligence to track 137,095 sources of airborne soot.
[Oxfam] Although Global South countries hold roughly 70% of transition minerals reserves, the majority of the investments in renewable energy are concentrated in the Global North (50%) and China (29%) - with those profits largely falling into the hands of the richest 1%.
Ukrainian drones flew almost 1,000 miles into Russian territory to hit one of the country's largest oil refineries on Wednesday, the second time the facility has been attacked in the past week.
Ukraine President Zelenskyy expressed optimism that stronger Western-Indian relations could sway New Delhi away from Russian oil. He urged the West to deepen strategic ties with India, believing diplomatic efforts could alter India's energy sourcing approach. While noting past energy import concerns, Zelenskyy voiced confidence in managing these issues and highlighted India's potential as a strategic partner.
Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human impact is expected to double by 2050, according to a new study.
The same techniques that fed the exploding global population of the twentieth century are being used to adapt agriculture to one of the most serious threats of the twenty-first.
Sempra Infrastructure's Port Arthur project will proceed as the Trump administration pushes for more liquefied natural gas exports.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday rejected claims his government was undermining the climate change fight, but insisted that industry also needed to be protected to revive the crisis-wracked economy.
Officials said the proposed changes would slash emissions of methane, a potent contributor to climate change.
[Capital FM] New York -- Kenya's First Lady, Rachel Ruto, joined fellow African First Ladies under the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) to launch a continent-wide campaign, #BuildingResilience of Women and Girls in the Face of Climate Change and Conflict, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - He mocked renewables as a "joke," praised "clean, beautiful coal" and declared climate change the "greatest con job ever."
The US President took no prisoners as he roared past his allotted 15 minutes to reprimand leaders everywhere for uncontrolled migration, climate change and war.
China's emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take center stage at a United Nations climate meeting Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering -- if predictable -- broadside against the science surrounding planet-warming fossil fuels.
In a remarkable United Nations address, the president lashed out at wind turbines, environmentalists and allies around the world while dismissing the dangers of climate change.
City Hall says lithium ion battery storage sites are safe and FDNY is ready — and while I want clean air, I also want honesty. When these batteries fail they fail big.
As Russia hits gas networks, power stations; Ukraine sets several oil refineries ablaze.
Trump blasted the U.N. for its focus on migration and climate change, calling global warming a “con job.”
[Capital FM] New York -- President William Ruto has called out the global climate financing system for unfairly burdening African economies.
Climate change could leave 74% of the world’s drought-prone regions at high risk of severe and prolonged droughts by the end of the century, new research suggests.
As Trump calls for more nuclear power, Piketon, the site of an enrichment facility, knows first hand its ill effects Three years after starting work as an electrician at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Vina Colley started getting sick. The huge facility in the foothills of Appalachian Ohio was opened in 1954 to enrich weapons-grade uranium for the military as America’s cold war with the Soviet Union ramped up, and later, for commercial purposes. Continue reading...
[Daily Trust] The Managing Director of National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N- HYPPADEC), Abubakar Sadiq Yelwa says the organisation has embarked on capacity building of its staff for effective implementation of flood control polices, for desired impact.
[Nile Post] Farmers in Kabarole District, located along the scenic Rwenzori highlands, are embracing modern farming practices to fight the growing impacts of climate change.
As Trump punishes India for purchasing Russian oil, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries finds itself at the center of a diplomatic firestorm.
On-site solar can be an incredible tool for lowering both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. But homeowners face a complicated — and sometimes intentionally misleading — process.
‘Future-proofing’ measures in hand to avoid a repeat of Spain and Portugal’s disastrous outage Great Britain’s energy system operator says it has significantly improved its monitoring of domestic electricity grids to “future proof” the country’s low-carbon power network. After widespread power cuts across most of Spain and Portugal in April, the National Energy System Operator (Neso) started work to pinpoint dangerous fluctuations that could lead to outages. Continue reading...
It's part of an ambitious plan to implement large-scale solar power projects in an effort to ease the country’s chronic electricity shortages.
A Harvard climate institute and a Washington think tank are leading a new institute to study climate change and risk to financial markets.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On the banks of the Blue Nile, Ethiopia is redefining its national trajectory through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa's largest hydroelectric project and one of the biggest infrastructure projects of the 21st century. More than an immense structure of concrete and steel, GERD embodies Ethiopia's sovereignty, technological ambition, and collective aspiration for self-determination. The dam is not merely an energy project; it is a symbol of resilience, a tangible manifestation of national
The SNP Government faces pressure to drop its ban on the building of new nuclear power stations that could create thousands of construction jobs.
Climate change minister urges UN to reject ‘too hard’ argument on climate action. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians urged to take health advice from doctors, researchers and the medical community Danielle McMullen, the president of the Australian Medical Association , stressed that paracetamol has been deemed by the TGA to be safe to use in pregnancy, although “of course like all medications we try to use it as little as possible when pregnant”. The advice here in Australia sill is that paracetamol is a reasonable option and [a] safe option for pregnant women to use. Like we did as Australia during the pandemic, we really took strong health advice from doctors, from researchers, and from that medical community...
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02429-4Causal approaches employed at the scale of commercial agriculture are required to build high-quality evidence that climate-smart agricultural interventions result in real emissions reductions and removals. Such project-scale empirical data are additionally required to demonstrate and advance the viability of process-based models and digital measurement, reporting and verification as tools to scale soil carbon accounting.
A new report, produced by three climate change non-profit research groups, says Canada is among the countries derailing the world's plans to combat climate change.
From Africa’s savannas to Asia’s forests, rhinos are vanishing fast.
This is a re-post from And Then There's Physics It seems that the US Department of Energy has now disbanded the Climate Working Group that drafted the report that I discussed in this post . However, about a week ago, Steven Koonin – one of the authors of the report – had an article in the Wall Street Journal titled At Long Last, Clarity on Climate . Clarity is a bit of a stretch. Personally, I think it more muddied the waters, than brought clarity. A general point that I didn’t really make in my previous post (and that has just been highlighted in a comment ) is that it is explicitly focussed on the US. The richest country in the world probably is more resilient than most others and could well decide that it’s better to deal...
China’s imports of crude oil from Russia fell in August, but official data shows the change was offset by higher purchases from elsewhere, even as China’s purchases from the US remained suspended for a third straight month. By volume, China imported 15.2 per cent less crude oil from its northern neighbour last month, year on year, totalling 7.94 million tonnes. And analysts were mixed on whether the decline might be a temporary fluctuation or a sign of a broader trend. The latest customs data...
We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme and varied
More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday, in the latest warning of the massive toll climate change is having on the continent.
The administration goes all-in on recycling spent fuel, despite a history of spectacular mishaps, including an unintentional atom bomb.
[UN News] The United Nations, African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to peace and sustainable development in Africa, pledging deeper cooperation to end conflicts, support stability and tackle global challenges from debt to climate change.
If machines become superintelligent we’re toast, say Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. Should we believe them? What if I told you I could stop you worrying about climate change, and all you had to do was read one book? Great, you’d say, until I mentioned that the reason you’d stop worrying was because the book says our species only has a few years before it’s wiped out by superintelligent AI anyway. We don’t know what form this extinction will take exactly – perhaps an energy-hungry AI will let the millions of fusion power stations it has built run hot, boiling the oceans. Maybe it will want to reconfigure the atoms in our bodies into something more useful. There are many possibilities, almost all of them bad, say Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares in If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, and...
The new laws address electricity markets, wildfire costs, oil drilling and the state's landmark emissions-trading program.
The Charybdis was expected to facilitate a wind power building boom. Now, its future is clouded as the president wages war on the industry.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- First Lady Rachel Ruto has urged school-going children to take advantage of the rainy seasons to plant trees and restore the ecosystem as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). These innovative materials, with exceptionally large surface areas, offer solutions for critical global challenges like water scarcity and climate change.
The Energy Ministry aims to generate 720 billion baht in investment for energy development projects, notably solar power and carbon capture storage, putting Thailand on a fast track towards its net-zero goal, achieving it 15 years sooner than the target date.
[Ghanaian Times] The Former Second Lady of Ghana and founder of the Africa Women and Children Conference (AfriWocc), Mrs Samira Bawumia, has called on African youth to take the lead in driving the continent's climate action agenda. She said Africa's young people possessed the creativity, energy, and innovation to champion sustainable solutions to the climate crisis.
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
Nearly two-thirds of climate finance was made as loans, often at standard rates of interest without concessions, research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre has found.
A rise in the energy price cap this month will be “galling” for many in the isles given the amount of renewable energy that is generated here.
Fossil fuel projects soar while African cities face ‘clean-air finance desert’
Firm will instead invest A$2m a year in ‘climate impact fund’ supporting renewables and switching to EVs One of the travel industry’s most environmentally focused tour operators, Intrepid, is scrapping carbon offsets and abandoning its emissions targets as unreachable. The Australian-headquartered global travel company said it would instead invest A$2m (£980,000) a year in an audited “climate impact fund” supporting immediate practical measures such as switching to electric vehicles and investing in renewable energy. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism. “Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the […]
Since COP21 in Paris, thousands of climate solutions by communities, businesses, cities, regions, and financial institutions have been developed in pursuit of the goals of the Paris Agreement. Now COP 30’s searchable database and platform, the Granary of Solutions, should make these accessible to all.
The legislative moves come as new technology has put the geothermal industry at an inflection point.
The unusual step involved the planned destruction of Halon 1301, which contributes to climate change but also is essential for firefighting.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 50 push is drawing money from some environment and oil groups.
[The Conversation Africa] Africa's Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build a 15-kilometre-wide band of trees across the north of Africa. The African Union launched the project in 2007 with plans for the trees to extend for 6,000 kilometres through 11 countries in the Sahel, restoring 100 million hectares of land from Senegal to Djibouti and Ethiopia. Its main aim was to prevent the Sahara Desert from advancing. But the Great Green Wall's also been billed as a solution to climate change, poverty, and even
A new University of Cape Town study reveals that methane emissions from coal mines may be seven to 14 times higher than official estimates. Experts say capturing this potent greenhouse gas could cut climate pollution, improve mine safety and create jobs in coal regions like Mpumalanga
As the midday sun blazes over India’s capital, the rooftops shimmer like hot coals, radiating heat back into streets already gasping for relief. Inside this urban furnace of concrete and asphalt, the air hangs heavy – not just because of rising global temperatures, but due to the very materials from which New Delhi is built. The causes of this searing urban heat are complex, but some solutions are “surprisingly straightforward and urgently overlooked”, according to Kiff Gallagher, a climate...
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has slammed the government after Pakistan was included in a US Department of War notification for Raytheon missile supplies. Ramesh highlighted the shift in diplomatic ties, noting Pakistan's addition to the list of recipients for advanced air-to-air missiles, a move he termed a diplomatic setback. The contract modification adds $41 million to the total value.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03522H, Paper Xingxing Meng, Xiao Zhang, Litong Shi, Zhe Chen, Jiashen Meng, Feixiang Ding, Xiong Liu, Baokang Zhang, Qian Wang, Liqiang Mai, Chaojiang Niu Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are expected to have significant advantages under extreme low-temperature conditions (i.e., −40°C), mainly due to the much short ion transport pathway and deposition/stripping mechanism of Li... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Connecting Finance and Policy for Renewable Energy Growth in Colombia shannon.paton@… Tue, 10/07/2025 - 15:03 Colombia’s pathway to a clean energy future hinges on a dramatic scale-up of renewable generation. National estimates suggest that between 2023 and 2052, installed capacity in solar and wind must expand by 40 to 150 times to align with energy and climate goals. Achieving this transformation is within reach, but it requires overcoming systemic barriers that continue to shape the country’s investment landscape. Elevated capital costs, lengthy permitting processes and persistent challenges in securing grid connections constrain developers from structuring viable projects and deter institutional investors. In Colombia, stakeholders including public authorities...
Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
Scientists warn that North America's bird populations are collapsing as climate change reshapes migration routes, disrupts ecosystems, and signals a deeper environmental crisis for humankind.
A new study says climate change could wipe out nearly a quarter of global income.
Matching Clean Energy Finance Needs with the Appropriate Financial Toolkit in Rwanda shannon.paton@… Tue, 10/07/2025 - 10:08 In developing countries, renewable energy investment is a priority. But deployment faces systemic barriers preventing institutional investment. Moreover, project developers struggle with inadequate financial instruments that fail to address unique emerging market risk profiles and capital requirements. Rwanda is no exception to this trend. The country has set goals to expand energy access. With abundant sunlight, increasing solar energy is its biggest opportunity to do so, with investment needs reaching into the billions over the coming decades. How can this scale be achieved? Here, we’ll look at the factors influencing clean energy finance...
Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.
During the Biden administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service found that the Dixie Valley toad would be harmed by a geothermal project.
You can’t understand Pennsylvania without understanding coal.
A rally in Tel Aviv will call for release of remaining hostages in Gaza. Plus, global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Good morning. Israelis will gather across the country on Tuesday to mark two years since Hamas’s 7 October attack, which killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. What is the situation on the ground in Gaza? Despite Donald Trump’s demands that Israel stop bombing the territory, strikes on the strip have continued. Gaza’s health ministry said Israel killed at least 19 people in the past 24 hours. What is Illinois arguing? The Illinois attorney general, Kwame Raoul, maintains that sending in guard troops against a state’s will violates its sovereignty and self-governance and will lead to unrest and harm for residents. Continue reading...
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy (PCEE) will today undertake an oversight visit to the North West and KwaZulu Natal (KZN) provinces. The committee will visit the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) at Pelindaba.
President Trump asserted that tariffs are a crucial tool for maintaining global peace, claiming they prevented a conflict between India and Pakistan. He stated that his use of tariffs was effective in de-escalating tensions between the two nuclear powers. India, however, maintains that military-to-military talks resolved the hostilities.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called environment department bureaucrats ‘weak’ - though later withdrew the remark Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian government officials are investigating whether a coal mining company is putting threatened greater gliders and koalas at risk by illegally clearing bushland in central Queensland without approval under federal law. The revelation came in a fiery Senate estimates hearing in which the Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young criticised the Albanese government for not doing more to stop the clearing and described environment department bureaucrats as “weak” – an allegation she later withdrew. Continue reading...
[Leadership] The federal government and the European Union (EU) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening climate governance and sustainability efforts in Nigeria as the Nigeria Climate Change Response Programme (NCCRP) officially came to a close on Monday.
From the oil field to the hotel desk, business has remained brisk in the country’s top oil basin as analysts warn of a potential downturn.
Adam Suess is now a senior counselor to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum as the department implements a push to promote fossil fuels.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán argues switching to fossil fuels sourced from elsewhere would cause an immediate economic collapse for his country.
Republicans in Congress have gone from trying to develop conservative solutions to climate change to all but ignoring the issue.
Oil and gas heavyweights are expanding in the West of Shetland area despite warnings the windfall tax will cause firms to slash North Sea investment.
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research. A report by the climate thinktank Ember found that in the first six months of 2025, renewable energy outpaced the world’s growing appetite for electricity, leading to a small decline in coal and gas use. Continue reading...
India's oil consumption is projected to lead globally by 2050, driven by robust economic growth, reaching 9.1 million barrels per day. Natural gas demand will also significantly increase. While renewables are growing, coal will remain a substantial part of the energy mix under current projections.
The party says scrapping "rip-off wind subsidies" could help knock a fifth of household energy costs.
Europe is “quite lucky at this moment that we don’t have any environmental catastrophe happening,” Latvia's energy minister said.
India's crude oil imports from Russia slightly decreased in September but still comprised over one-third of its total acquisitions, with Russia remaining the top supplier. Despite US pressure, Russian barrels are crucial for Indian refiners due to their economic viability and embedded supply chains, ensuring their core position in India's import mix.
The lawsuit accused the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally revoking the money without congressional approval.
Shadow energy secretary’s plans dismissed as ‘dead wrong’ by environment groups Mel Stride , the shadow chancellor, was doing an interview round for the Conservatives this morning, and Miatta Fahnbulleh , the faith and communities minister, was on the air on behalf of the government. They were both asked about the latest development in the flag phenomenon – the former footballer turned property developer Gary Neville saying that he took down a union flag flying at one of his building sites because he felt it was being used in a “negative fashion”. Asked if Neville (a Labour supporter) had a point, Fahnbulleh told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: I think he’s really right, that there are people who are trying to divide us at the moment … I spent a lot of time going around our communities...
A new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings.
[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia's Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, has outlined "dire and bold actions" being taken by the Government of Liberia (GoL) to improve and sustain energy supply to households and businesses operating in the country, with the introduction of a net metering policy to ensure that private solar owners benefit from the sharing of excess energy to electricity grids across the country.
A federal court in Louisiana struck down the former president's withdrawal of 625 million acres of federal waters from oil development.
Two-thirds of climate-driven economic loss will result from increased heat reducing labor output under a worst-case scenario.
[The Conversation Africa] The Second Africa Climate Summit, held in Ethiopia in September 2025, drew more than 25,000 people - from presidents and ministers to farmers, activists, business leaders and students. They came to talk about how Africa can source finance to grow in greener ways and cope with worsening climate disasters. Africa has barely contributed to greenhouse gas emissions but is highly exposed to climate-caused disasters. At the same time, the continent is not funded enough to adapt to the warming planet. Legal
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated that US tariffs on India are "unfair," criticizing penalties for Russian oil purchases while European nations also source from Moscow. He highlighted a new level of sanctions application and the "weaponization of everything" by major powers, noting shifting global energy dynamics with the US as an exporter and China leading in renewables.
Sunrise Movement, which led calls for a Green New Deal, will organize against Trump’s attacks on universities As the Trump administration cracks down on both environmental policies and progressive activism, the Sunrise Movement , the youth-led climate justice organization that popularized calls for a Green New Deal, is widening its mission to fight authoritarianism. “Every day, Donald Trump is seizing power and shredding the Constitution,” Sunrise’s executive director, Aru Shiney-Ajay, wrote in an open letter to Sunrise members, funders and allies. “What ordinary people do in the coming months will determine whether he and his billionaire cronies can cement their grip on power and turn this country into a playground for the rich and powerful.” Continue reading...
The West Highland Way Trust is urging the public to back its vital work to raise funds to support projects which maintain and protect the path, bridges, steps and drainage systems that are coming under increasing strain from climate change.
Despite a recent surge in demand, the US is a laggard in EV sales compared to much of the rest of the world.
Every single United States aircraft carrier is powered by a nuclear reactor, but its ally across the pond opted for a different fuel source.
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says it’s too early to say whether a liquefied natural gas facility pitched for Quebec meets the bar of being in the national interest.
Jeff Bezos predicts space-based data centers within 10-20 years, leveraging uninterrupted solar power for unmatched efficiency. These orbital facilities would revolutionize AI training and cloud computing, overcoming terrestrial limitations. He believes technological advances will make them feasible despite high costs, comparing AI's boom to the internet's early surge.
Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought Datacenters’ electricity demands have been accused of delaying the US’s transition to clean energy and requiring fossil fuel plants to stay online, while their high level of water consumption has also raised alarm. Now public health advocates fear another environmental problem could be linked to them – Pfas “forever chemical” pollution. Big tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon often need datacenters to store servers and networking equipment that process the world’s digital traffic, and the artificial intelligence boom is driving demand for more facilities. Continue reading...
Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy bills The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6bn in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as Donald Trump threatens deep cuts in his fight with congressional Democrats over the government shutdown . Continue reading...
EVs rise nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, as plug-in hybrids jump by 56% British electric car sales hit a record high in September as new taxpayer subsidies helped to attract buyers in the most important month for the market. Battery EV sales rose by nearly a third in September compared with a year earlier, to 72,800, according to preliminary figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group. Continue reading...
Sales of fully electric or hybrid vehicles made up more than half of all new car registrations in the UK last month.
The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region.
A new study found that climate change has driven a surge of “societally disastrous” wildfires over the last four decades, with 43% of the most costly events occurring in the last 10 years.
In the Atlantic, we're watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands. The post Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
NZBA had nearly 150 members but banks began leaving when Trump was re-elected on promise to ‘drill, baby, drill’ The global banking industry’s net zero target-setting group has announced it will shut down immediately, amid faltering climate commitments around the world. The Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which was rocked by a wave of departures after Donald Trump’s re-election, said its remaining members had “voted to transition from a member-based alliance and to establish its guidance as a framework”. Continue reading...
A calendar for a top Bureau of Land Management official shows he had internal meetings on solar power in August.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit India in December, a trip that could test New Delhi’s delicate balancing act between Moscow and Washington amid escalating pressure from the United States over oil and weapons purchases from the sanctioned country. Analysts say the visit is likely to deepen India’s defiance of Western demands as it strengthens energy and defence ties with Russia. But it could also complicate Delhi’s strategic ambitions – including a potential trade deal with...
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Sudan is facing some of the worst Nile flooding in years, with experts warning that a combination of intensified rainfall, weak flood defenses, and the growing impact of climate change has created a dangerous new reality for communities along the river.
A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.
They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.
Vladimir Putin denounces seizing of the vessel as an act of ‘piracy’ and warned it could provoke confrontation The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country’s Atlantic coast and that President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s alleged refusal to cooperate, a French prosecutor has said. Macron has alleged that the tanker belongs to Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ageing tankers of uncertain ownership that are avoiding western sanctions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine. He also did not rule out that it could have been involved in drone flights over Denmark as it was sailing last week off the coast of the Nordic country. Continue reading...
The contingency plans reflect the Trump administration’s goal of expanding fossil energy and stopping new wind projects.
[World Bank] Ouagadougou -- two-day High-Level Forum on Defying Drought (D2) in West Africa concluded today in Ouagadougou with a strong commitment to address the pressing challenges of drought in the region, amid the broader context of climate change and population growth. Senior policymakers from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal, joined by technical experts from Morocco and Brazil, as well as regional and international institutions and development partners, came together to advance coordinated and practical
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States against pressuring India to stop buying Russian oil. He stated India would not tolerate humiliation. Putin mentioned Prime Minister Modi would not take such steps. He said India would suffer losses if it refused Russian energy supplies. Putin also blamed NATO countries for the Ukraine conflict.
Sensor-enabled smart tyres that promise to maximise energy efficiency, safety and durability will take years to catch on globally, according to the Asia head of Goodyear Tire and Rubber, one of the world’s largest tyre makers. Nevertheless, the concept – integrating sensors inside tyres to collect real-time data that the car can use to improve safety and efficiency, avoid failures and extend tyre longevity – was gaining momentum, said Nathaniel Madarang, president of the US company’s...
The past decade in particular has seen an uptick in devastating blazes linked to climate change, according to the study.
The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human and economic costs involved would be astronomical, researchers say.
Fair Isle is one of dozens of areas to benefit from renewable energy funding. The Fair Isle Electricity Company (Fiec) has been awarded over £183,000... Renewable funding for Fair Isle
Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it UK politics live – latest updates The former prime minister Theresa May has condemned a promise made by Kemi Badenoch to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Tories win the next general election, calling the plans a “catastrophic mistake”. She joined other leading Tories, business groups, scientists and the Church of England in attacking the Conservative leader’s announcement, which would remove the requirement for governments to set “carbon budgets” laying out how far greenhouse gas emissions will be cut every five years, up to 2050. Continue reading...
The plans for operating EPA and the Interior and Energy departments provide current employee counts.
Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Quebec as having the potential to export “substantial volumes” of LNG to Europe, documents show.
Misleading WhatsApp groups and political sound bites aren’t just nonsense – they’re putting Latino communities in danger during floods, fires, and storms. The post Inside the viral lies that spread climate confusion appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat led the organisation's centenary celebrations in Nagpur, performing Shastra Puja. In his address, Bhagwat confronted India's pressing challenges, from cross-border terrorism and internal destabilisation to the alarming state of the Himalayas due to climate change. He strongly advocated for national self-reliance and strategic diplomacy, urging a critical re-evaluation of current development models.
India may buy less Russian oil and increase its imports of American crude, while also considering sourcing from blacklisted suppliers such as Iran and Venezuela, according to officials and media reports. The shift reflects New Delhi’s effort to preserve its strategic autonomy, even as it is unwilling to meet Washington’s demands, with the US linking closer trade and diplomatic ties to a cut in Russian oil imports, according to analysts. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,...
Although President Donald Trump has dismissed climate change as a "hoax," the five largest defense contractors are preparing to address climate related threats.
The new venture comes as DOE expands its pilot program to fuel the next generation of nuclear power plants.
DOJ wants to stop Michigan from suing the oil industry over climate change before the state actually goes to court.
The Climate Change Act establishes a legal framework for achieving net zero emissions, implements carbon pricing, and enhances climate resilience, thereby having a profound impact on Thailand's green transformation.
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate Kemi Badenoch has vowed to repeal the Climate Change Act if the Conservatives win the next election, doing away with controls on greenhouse gas emissions and dismantling what has been the cornerstone of green and energy policy for successive governments. The Conservative party leader was already committed to scrapping the UK’s net zero target but repeal of the Climate Change Act would go much further. It would remove the need to meet “carbon budgets” – ceilings, set for five-year periods, on the amount of greenhouse gas that can be emitted – and disband the Climate Change Committee, the watchdog that advises on how policies affect the UK’s carbon footprint . Continue reading...
In a major policy move, Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative government would replace Labour's Climate Change Act with a strategy putting cheap and reliable power first.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said at a press conference on Wednesday that her government will submit the application to the federal government next spring.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05118E, Paper Hongbo Wu, Gongxun Lu, Chang Dong, Tao Yang, Zeyang Sun, Zhijin Ju, Chengbin Jin, Ouwei Sheng, Dexin Yang, Tianyu Shen, Haojie Ji, Jian Zhang, Guangmin Zhou, Xuefeng Zhang Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZIBs) hold promise for grid-scale storage due to their intrinsic safety and low cost, yet face critical irreversible anode degradation from dendritic proliferation and parasitic reactions. Here,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is one of four in Ukraine, but is the only one under Russian control.
Broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham is on a mission to cut overconsumption, take on fossil fuel giants and create a fairer world
Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems.
The Perfect Storm Fueling Pakistan’s Solar Boom alicia.cypress… Wed, 10/01/2025 - 12:00 Pakistan has witnessed one of the most rapid and unanticipated transitions to clean energy, driven largely by homes and businesses installing rooftop solar panels. In just a few years, the country’s electric grid transformed from negligible solar power to an expected 20% of all its electricity coming from solar by 2026. What began as a modest adoption under a 2015 incentive program transformed into a mass phenomenon a decade later, with households, businesses and farmers rapidly turning to solar. While energy transitions are often imagined as a complicated political process that requires long-term planning, international climate finance or industrial policy, Pakistan proves a...
French authorities said they are investigating the oil tanker Boracay anchored off the country’s Atlantic Coast and suspected of being part of Russia’s clandestine “shadow fleet”.
Fire crews were called when the blaze broke out around 6.30am today, quickly engulfing the vehicle transporter loaded with electric cars.
The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England.
The first American pope urged people everywhere to become politically active on issues like climate change.
Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel Farage Ed Miliband has announced that the government is to speed up its plans to permanently ban fracking in the UK, in order to counter the Reform party’s promises to bring back the controversial practice . The energy secretary said he would put forward legislation as part of the North Sea transition plan which is to be published this autumn. This means that in order to allow fracking, a future government would have to repeal the legislation with a parliamentary vote. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The White House will open 13.1 million acres of public land to coal mining while providing $625 million for coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration has announced. The efforts came as part of a suite of initiatives from the Department of the […]
In a speech to Labour's conference in Liverpool, the Energy Secretary delivered a fresh Government attack on Nigel Farage 's party.
There is currently no permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratorium At the Labour conference Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, has just started his speech. Responding to the news that he will announce a total ban on fracking (see 9.19am ), Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth , said: By providing a clear vision for our energy future based on helping people, not on ignoring the science, the energy secretary has sent an important message that the government is listening to communities. Fracking is and always has been unpopular, both with people facing it off locally and the wider public. The government must now translate its plans to ban fracking permanently into policy, alongside closing a loophole in planning law that still allows it to happen by the backdoor...
[Radio Dalsan] Somalia's struggle with the twin pressures of conflict and climate change was placed centre stage in Mogadishu as the Embassy of Germany convened the capital's first Climate Talk.
In The Long Heat, Wim Carton and Andreas Malm argue that capitalism has turned the climate crisis into a business opportunity.
The Trump administration could look for ways to keep energy permitting up and running if much of the federal government shuts down.
[Shabelle] The Embassy of Germany in Nairobi, which covers Somalia, in partnership with the Berghof Foundation and the Somali Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, today convened a high-level Climate Talk in Mogadishu focusing on the links between climate change, peace and security in Somalia.
[The Conversation Africa] The world's 20 most powerful economies, the G20 - currently led by South Africa - face mounting pressure to slash greenhouse gas emissions and help nations adapt to climate change. Economist and international affairs specialist Gaylor Montmasson-Clair co-heads the think-and-do tank Southern Transitions and also co-chairs the G20's Think 20. This group advises on climate, energy and environmental transition policies. He points out that the G20 is not just another talk shop - it represents 85% of the global
The National Climate Risk Assessment is attacked in the Daily Telegraph, while wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels a source of mountains of landfill waste Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here On the front page of the Daily Telegraph, Australia’s first comprehensive assessment of the risks from climate change became “SCIENCE FICTION”. In other leading stories, wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels were a source of mountains of landfill waste. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Pope Leo XIV joins environmental experts and campaigners from around the world for a climate conference near Rome Wednesday featuring "Terminator" star Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Imperial Oil's announcement that it's cutting hundreds of jobs is the latest in a long list of industry layoffs, driven by low oil prices, new technology and unfavourable policies.
The limits come after weeks of fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.
New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into space.
Biofuel groups say EPA should increase annual volumes in the renewable fuel standard to make up for past exemptions granted to small refineries.
The Chancellor pledged to support 'homegrown' supplies from oil and gas developments in the North Sea.
Insolvency Service says 125 roles to go at Lincolnshire plant, which went into administration in summer Business live – latest updates Almost a third of workers at the Prax Lindsey oil refinery in north Lincolnshire, which collapsed into administration this summer , will lose their jobs at the end of October. The Insolvency Service said the decision to make 125 roles redundant, with 255 people remaining at the site, “was not taken lightly” and follows a thorough review of “all aspects of the business, following its insolvency”. Continue reading...
Heat waves and droughts seem to be pushing more amphibians toward extinction. The post Many amphibians may be imperiled by climate change, study finds appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
California needs to burn vegetation both for wildfire mitigation and to generate power. So why do biomass energy projects keep leaving the state?
Meanwhile, emissions have continued to rise since the landmark treaty was signed.
Michael Keller is Secretary General of the International Seed Federation
The move could expedite oil production off the Santa Barbara coast if the company scores quick federal approval.
The administration's plan to boost coal may provide modest relief to existing plants but likely won't prompt new investment, analysts say.
Gas derived from farm waste can meet only 18% of current gas demand by 2050, despite claims of fossil fuel lobbyists, study finds Gas derived from farm waste will never be an alternative to the widespread adoption of heat pumps, research shows, despite the claims of fossil fuel lobbyists. Biomethane, which comes mainly from “digesting” manure, sewage and other organic waste, has been touted as a low-carbon substitute for fossil fuel gas, for use in home heating. Proponents say it would be less disruptive than ripping out the UK’s current gas infrastructure and installing heat pumps. Continue reading...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Are humans responsible for climate change? Our rapid burning of fossil fuels has caused a buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas in our atmosphere. Until we started burning fossil fuels, the CO 2 moving between the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land remained relatively steady for thousands of years. Fossil fuel burning took trapped carbon from the solid Earth, where it had been safely stored for millions of years, and injected it — as CO 2 — into our atmosphere. Humans have emitted more than one trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide since the Industrial Revolution...
White House allocating 13.1m acres of public land to coal mining, which has been on rapid decline over past 30 years The White House will open 13.1m acres (5.3m hectares) of public land to coal mining while providing $625m for coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration has announced. The efforts came as part of a suite of initiatives from the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency, aimed at reviving the flagging coal sector. Coal, the most polluting and costly fossil fuel, has been on a rapid decline over the past 30 years, with the US halving its production between 2008 and 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Continue reading...
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Second African Climate Summit, held in Addis Ababa from 8-10 September 2025, marked a defining moment in Africa's approach to climate change. Traditionally framed as a region vulnerable to global emissions yet lacking bargaining leverage, Africa has increasingly asserted itself as a source of practical solutions, innovative finance, and policy leadership.
Exclusive: Turkey’s climate minister says country is working on ‘innovative solutions’ as Labor privately downplays expectations impasse can be broken Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Turkey says it is pursuing “innovative solutions” in the race with Australia to host the Cop31 UN climate talks , arguing both countries can win from drawn-out negotiations over next year’s summit. After talks with the climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York last week, Turkey’s climate minister, Murat Kurum, said he was optimistic about a resolution. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
US president to push Israeli prime minister to agree to new framework to end war in Gaza and free remaining hostages held by Hamas Trump officials to announce plan to boost coal output The US is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal , the interior department said, as the Trump administration seeks to reverse the decline of the fossil fuel’s use. Continue reading...
Despite progress in climate change action, the continent's environment is being seriously degraded according to a new report. It stresses this poses a threat to competitiveness and quality of life on the continent.
Leaders at DOE, EPA and Interior tossed another lifeline of policy changes and funding to the coal industry.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Standing alone on a rocky coastline wearing a seaman-style knit hat, Samuel L. Jackson reaches into a snack bag and gazes intensely through binoculars. Wind turbines spin ominously on a watery horizon. “Motherfucking wind farms. Loud, ugly, harmful to nature,” the Pulp Fiction actor says. […]
Giant hailstones could soon become the norm in Britain - with climate change to blame.
Meet the researchers restoring these unique wetlands high in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. The post What do fens do? Make peat, store water and help combat climate change appeared first on High Country News.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has completed restoration of the Loiyangalani-Suswa 400kV double circuit transmission line, enabling full evacuation of power from the Lake Turkana Wind Power plant.
President Alexander Lukashenko raised the plans during a Kremlin meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The biggest change is a yearslong deadline extension for converting air conditioning to use newer chemicals that do less climate damage.
[The Conversation Africa] US president Donald Trump's address to the annual gathering of the United Nations general assembly in late September 2025 set a new low in international relations. Trump delivered a broadside attack on multilateralism - the effort to solve the world's problems through collective endeavour - as well as issues that have found common cause among rich and poor countries alike, such as climate change.
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’ The European way of life is being jeopardised by environmental degradation, a report has found, with EU officials warning against weakening green rules. The continent has made “important progress” in cutting planet-heating pollution, according to the European Environment Agency, but the death of wildlife and breakdown of the climate are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy. More than 80% of protected habitats are in a poor or bad state, with “unsustainable” consumption and production patterns driving loss of wildlife. The EU’s “carbon sink” has declined by about 30% in a decade as logging, wildfires and pests damage forests. Emissions from transport and food have barely budged...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov affirmed the India-Russia economic partnership remains strong, despite India-US tensions. He praised India's "self-respect" and independent foreign policy in securing its energy interests, particularly regarding Russian oil imports. Lavrov highlighted Russia's full respect for India's national interests and confirmed President Putin's December visit for the annual summit.
Oil prices have fallen from over $80 per barrel at the start of the year but have mostly traded in a narrow range of $60-$70 per barrel since OPEC began production increases in April.
The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong and the city government have slammed the latest edition of a US report on the local business environment, saying it continues to “maliciously smear and make unfounded and false accusations” against the national security law. The US State Department issued its “2025 Investment Climate Statements” report two days ago covering more than 170 countries and economies, with the section on Hong Kong prompting the rebukes on Sunday. The foreign ministry’s...
Engine oil is available in many different weights. If you're replacing oil yourself, you might wonder whether you can go with a lighter oil. Should you?
A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, September 21, 2025 thru Sat, September 27, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (7 articles) Tens of thousands more people will die from wildfires in US over next 25 years, researchers say "Western states will be most impacted overall, with the largest number of projected deaths in California" Cilmate, The independent, Julia Musto, Sep 19, 2025. Hurricane Gabrielle makes a run for the Azores "A hurricane watch is up, while two other Atlantic systems percolate, and far south China braces for Typhoon Ragasa." Eye on the Storm, Yale Climate Connections, Bob Henson, Sep 23, 2025. Super Typhoon Ragasa: 17 killed...
California is doing something unique with its investment in renewable energy, and seems to be proving beneficial not just for increasing solar power generation.
Ukrainian drones have struck 16 of Russia’s 38 oil refineries since August.
Though blackouts are common due to the plant's proximity to the front line, this is the longest outage so far. Experts warn it increases the risk of an accident.
Oil India Ltd has definitively established the presence of natural gas in the Andaman Sea for the first time, marking a significant find at the Sri Vijayapuram-II well. Initial testing confirmed natural gas with 87% methane, leading the oil minister to express hopes for a "Guyana-scale discovery.
After 17 years of perseverance, Kore Infrastructure has positioned itself as a viable clean energy startup. It is a company bringing industrial-strength innovation to a sector hungry for dependable alternatives, one reactor at a time.
Research indicates that subsea cables from offshore wind farms, while crucial for clean energy, emit electromagnetic fields affecting marine life. Female shore crabs are particularly vulnerable, exhibiting altered behaviour near cables, which disrupts their migrations and breeding. These disruptions could cascade through coastal food chains, highlighting the need for smarter planning and mitigation strategies in offshore energy development.
Murray Watt says ‘it’s not the government’s intention to stop old growth logging’ as Greens and academics press for total halt Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Albanese government is being urged to end old growth logging “at a minimum” in order to meet a 2035 emissions reduction target recommended by the Climate Change Authority. Australia’s most respected forest scientists, Prof David Lindenmayer, of the Australian National University, has also written to the authority questioning why it did not go further in its advice and recommend an end to all native forest logging. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has finalised the sale of its entire working interest in Kenya to Auron Energy E&P Limited, an affiliate of Gulf Energy Ltd, following satisfaction of all conditions precedent under the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) announced on July 21, 2025.
Reuters calculations show that recent strikes on Russian oil refineries have cut its refining capacity by 17%, or about 1.1 million barrels per day.
China has successfully flown the world’s largest and most powerful airborne wind turbine, a milestone that could bring cheaper, more reliable green energy and strengthen the country’s leading role in the global clean energy transition. Between September 19 and 21, the airship-like S1500 – about the size of a basketball court and as tall as a 13-storey building – became the first turbine of its kind to generate one megawatt of power during a test flight at a desert site in China’s western...
Energy analysts say upticks in coal production and demand are only temporary fluctuations, despite the administration barreling ahead with efforts to boost production and market share.
President Donald Trump told world leaders this week to give up on climate action and renewable energy.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02930A, Perspective Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Gan Huang, Ewan Gage, Boris Breiner, Monica Saavedra, Dmitry Busko, Norbert J Janowicz, Dominic S. Wright, Bryce S Richards Greenhouses enable crop production in challenging climates, ensuring food security through controlled environments. Sustainable development requires addressing the food-energy-water nexus while optimising four key factors – light, temperature, CO2 levels,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has […]
Iran has signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia's Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom to build four nuclear power plants in Iran, IRNA news agency said on Friday.
Environmental advocates want oil companies to keep extra supplies on hand. Industry hates that idea.
A new guidance risks setting up a row between Ed Miliband, campaigners and Labour members of parliament.
The agency may need to ditch its scientific justification for repealing the endangerment finding that underpins most climate rules.
SET-listed Bangchak Corporation is restructuring its businesses to boost its revenue and follow the global energy consumption trend that still depends on fossil fuels.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has urged the court to dismiss a petition filed by 62 of its employees, arguing that the workers are pushing a selfish agenda designed to keep union benefits while enjoying management perks.
Super Typhoon Ragasa’s trail of devastation across the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and parts of mainland China has underscored the sobering risks Asia as a region faces from the consequences of climate change, scientists warn, pointing to heavy fossil fuel production and infrastructure lagging behind rapid urbanisation. Exceptionally warm sea surface temperatures along Ragasa’s path in the South China Sea helped it intensify over 24 hours to become the most powerful storm on Earth this year,...
During a meeting in the Oval Office, President Trump urged Turkish President Erdogan to halt Russian oil purchases, aiming to pressure Moscow to end the conflict in Ukraine. Trump expressed readiness for major sanctions on Russia if all NATO nations ceased buying Russian oil.
Wind and solar power sources, essential for the energy transition to mitigate the climate crisis, have become a risk of power outages in Brazil. It is a remedy that, in excess, becomes poison. The rapid and unplanned growth of these alternatives has created operational difficulties for the Brazilian electricity system, which is nationally interconnected. A […]
Unusually warm waters are fueling a busy few days near the peak of hurricane season. The post Gabrielle heads for Azores while Humberto and 94L brew in NW Atlantic appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
It's possible to reuse oil from your motor, but it's obviously not as easy as just emptying and refilling the oil tank. Recertifying oil is a long process.
University of California, Berkeley, study found that those who experience severe effects will see upto a $1m in costs The climate emergency is significantly increasing costs for California households in the form of rising utility bills, lost wages and growing healthcare expenses, worsening the state’s affordability crisis, according to a sweeping new report. The average American born in 2024 will likely face up to $500,000 in additional lifetime costs from climate crisis, and those who experience more severe effects will see up to $1m in costs, the Costs of Climate Change: Financial and Economic Impacts on California report states. Continue reading...
Petition says that US government’s protection of fossil fuel interests has put people in harm’s way By continuing to fund and support a fossil fuel -based energy system, the US is violating international law , a group of young people have argued to an international human rights body. The petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), filed late on Tuesday and shared exclusively with the Guardian, says that the government’s actions have violated the petitioners’ human rights. Continue reading...
Chinese scientists have created a new type of battery that uses hydrogen ions to store and release energy, which could offer a safer alternative to conventional lithium-based batteries. The rechargeable, room-temperature stable battery was made possible using a rare-earth-based battery electrolyte that harnesses hydride ions, or negatively charged hydrogen ions. Experimental data shows that the battery’s specific capacity – or the amount of electrical charge it can store per unit of mass or...
Citing “alleged efforts to inappropriately influence the judiciary," the agency made the move amid GOP criticism over the group's climate science courses for judges.
[IPS] Addis Ababa -- At the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8-10 September, African leaders committed to the climate and health nexus and their desire to advance climate-resilient and adaptive health systems on the continent.
Rising carbon dioxide levels have boosted the growth of trees in the Amazon rainforest over the past few decades, but it is unclear if this trend will continue
President Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright insist that solar power will never be a reliable source of energy.
Negative feedback between climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), mediated by the weathering of silicate minerals on land, is thought to provide the primary regulation of Earth’s climate on geological timescales. By contrast, we found that faster ...
The global energy transition is an urgent necessity. But the global think tank and NGO World Economic Forum has warned that many challenges, including geopolitical conflicts, supply chain disruptions and economic volatility, have hampered the collective efforts of countries to reach the global goal of net zero – where harmful greenhouse gas emissions are balanced by removing the same amount from the atmosphere – by 2050. Such delays will only worsen the present-day consequences of climate...
[UN News] From accelerating the move to clean energy to planting acres of trees, leaders from more than 100 countries announced or reiterated new national climate action plans during a meeting on Wednesday as part of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly.
India signals potential increase in US oil imports amid pressure to diversify from Russian crude, aiming to strengthen energy security and reduce the trade deficit. Discussions between Indian and US officials are ongoing to finalize a trade deal, addressing concerns like secondary sanctions and reciprocal tariffs. The US expresses strong interest in expanding energy cooperation with India across various sectors.
[Global Witness] UN Climate Change have announced new disclosure requirements for people attending COP, in a big win for accountability and transparency at climate talks after years of tireless effort from campaigners
Fossil fuel and auto groups are eager to see the EPA climate finding repealed, but they worry it could lead to lawsuits over their emissions.
Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise Ed Miliband is planning to encourage drilling in the North Sea despite a manifesto promise not to grant new licences on new parts of the British sea bed. The energy secretary is looking at ways in which the government can allow companies to look for and produce more oil and gas without breaking Labour’s pre-election pledge not to issue new licences on new fields . Continue reading...
The computing chips that power artificial intelligence consume a lot of electricity. On Wednesday, the world’s biggest manufacturer of those chips showed off a new strategy to make them more energy efficient: using AI-powered software to design them. At a conference in Silicon Valley, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the contract manufacturer that fabricates chips for Nvidia, showed off a range of ways that it was hoping to boost the energy efficiency of AI computing chips by...
African solar energy use is surging, with Chinese-made panels a common sight across the continent, on rooftops and in the massive renewable energy plants being built in countries such as Algeria and South Africa by companies from China. An Oxford Economics study released on Monday showed the continent welcomed a record 9,516 megawatts worth of Chinese-made solar panels in the first seven months of this year, from just 6,625MW in the same period last year. The trend reflects how Africa is...
Anthony Albanese has set himself on a collison course with Donald Trump as he brands climate change an 'an existential threat' in his UN address.
Griffith University experts reveal the 30% increase in consumer power bills since 2021 would have been worse under fossil fuel-only scenario Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The cost of generating electricity would be up to 50% higher today if Australia had relied solely on coal and gas instead of pursuing renewables, according to new analysis. Right-leaning politicians and climate deniers have seized on the 30% increase in electricity bills since 2021 to call for new coal-fired power plants to replace renewable projects, claiming it would bring down energy bills. Continue reading...
An ocean of blue solar panels ripples across the ochre dunes of Inner Mongolia's Kubuqi desert, a glittering example of China's almost inconceivably mammoth energy transition.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has urged India to reconsider its Russian oil imports, emphasizing the availability of alternative sources and alleging that these purchases fund the war in Ukraine. He highlighted the potential for stronger US-India energy and trade cooperation, stating America's willingness to sell oil and end the conflict.
China on Wednesday pledged its first-ever emissions reduction target. Some analysts said the U.S. retreat makes it easier for China to look good by comparison.
The country has huge influence as the world’s largest emitter and clean energy superpower.
President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate summit that China will reduce emissions across its economy, expand renewables sixfold and make electric cars “mainstream.”
Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing to help “stop the killing in Ukraine”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a meeting with Chinese...
Leaders unveil new targets to cut planet-heating pollution after Trump called climate crisis a ‘con job’ World leaders have unveiled new targets to cut planet-heating pollution at the United Nations , in a bid to spur fresh impetus to the beleaguered climate effort a day after Donald Trump called the crisis “the greatest con job ever perpetrated upon the world”. A total of 120 countries and the European Union announced new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in New York on Wednesday. The pledges most notably include one from China, the world’s leading emitter, which said it would cut emissions by 7-10% from its peak level by 2035. Continue reading...
China on Wednesday issued its first ever absolute targets for cutting planet-warming gases, a landmark pledge from the world's top polluter as the United States doubles down on fossil fuels and Europe falters.
Catherine Nash, 74, and Nigel Fleming, 63, climbed onto the podium display at Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd's Bush and unfurled a Just Stop Oil banner.
The planet is nearing dangerous limits. Yet progress on clean energy shows what’s possible. With political will, cooperation can still avert the worst of the climate crisis All is not lost , Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, told the Guardian last week. But the latest planetary health check from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is a brutal reminder of how close the Earth is being pushed beyond repair. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries are now breached, with ocean acidification added to the danger list. Yet the world has proved that cooperation works: the ozone layer is healing, air pollution controls are working. A decisive test looms at the end of the month, when governments must file new climate pledges, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs). This...
[ANGOP] New York -- the minister of Environment, Ana Paula de Carvalho said on Monday (22) in New York that Angola has completed its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3), meeting the September deadline and setting more ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change.
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed The world’s oceans have failed a key planetary health check for the first time, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, a report has shown. In its latest annual assessment , the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said ocean acidity had crossed a critical threshold for marine life. Continue reading...
Trump Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he’d “absolutely” like to see other countries withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
As Extreme Wildfires Threaten Forests, Indigenous Leadership Offers Solutions sarah.brown@wri.org Wed, 09/24/2025 - 10:00 Indigenous Peoples and local communities are among the world’s most effective forest stewards. Research continues to show that the lands they manage often lose less tree cover , store more carbon and support higher biodiversity than surrounding areas. Yet a new report from WRI and WWF-Australia finds that these lands are disproportionately affected by increasing wildfires. Fueled by climate change , deforestation and decades of colonial-era policies that long restricted Indigenous rights to manage their lands — factors largely beyond the control of Indigenous Peoples and local communities — wildfire risk is rising for the very communities...
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Super Typhoon Ragasa: scientists warn climate change leads to stronger storms Super Typhoon Ragasa, which lashed Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday, has drawn warnings from scientists that climate change is making such storms more frequent. 2. 14 dead and dozens missing in Taiwan after Ragasa triggers landslide lake...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday the money “was slated to go out to subsidize wind, solar and batteries and electric vehicles."
Floods in South Asia, wildfires across North America, and record-breaking heat in Europe have underscored what scientists have warned for years: climate change is escalating faster than the political response. Against this backdrop, the UN Secretary-General is holding a climate summit during the high-level week of the General Assembly, pressing nations to raise their climate pledges ahead of November’s UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
Ralph Regenvanu, minister of climate change for the Pacific island nation said the step was on ‘behalf of everybody’ Vanuatu is working on securing a UN vote to turn a landmark ruling on the climate crisis by the international court of justice (ICJ) into concrete political action that will fight the influence of the fossil fuel industry and protect the globe from environmental catastrophe. In an effort spearheaded by the tiny Pacific island nation, the ICJ issued a rare unanimous advisory opinion in July, which clarified that all states are required under international law to protect the climate, prevent further harms and have a duty to cooperate. Continue reading...
New interactive map tracking PM2.5 air pollution reveals 900m people in path of ‘super-emitting’ industrial facilities Fossil fuel burning is not just damaging the world’s climate; it is also threatening the health of at least 1.6 billion people through the toxic pollutants it produces, data shows. Carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas from fossil fuel burning, does not directly damage health, but leads to global heating . However, coal and oil burning for power generation, and the burning of fossil fuels in industrial facilities, pollute the air with particulate matter called PM2.5, which has serious health impacts when breathed in . Continue reading...
Super Typhoon Ragasa, which lashed Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong on Wednesday, has drawn warnings from scientists that climate change is making such storms more frequent. Benjamin Horton, dean of the school of energy and environment at City University of Hong Kong, said: “Climate scientists know better than anyone else that these events should not be happening at such regularity, so late in the season, of such intensity, of such high winds and of such big storm surges....
Still, European nations are struggling to agree on how much to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, the E.U.’s climate commissioner said in an interview.
STATEMENT: Now is the Time to Enforce, not Delay, the EU Deforestation Regulation sophie.brady@wri.org Wed, 09/24/2025 - 04:53 Brussels / The Hague (September 24, 2025) — The European Commission has once again proposed delaying the enforcement of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), pushing back its start date for a second year in a row. The new implementation date would be late December 2026. By postponing enforcement yet again, the EU risks undermining the credibility of the law, its reliability as a partner to commodity-producing countries and its global climate commitments. The regulation is designed to prevent commodities linked to deforestation and forest degradation – such as coffee, cocoa, soy, beef, leather, palm oil, rubber and wood – from being sold...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed the National Petroleum Council to deliver the “Future Energy Systems” study in December.
The U.S. path risks deeper fossil fuel dependence, while China's promises jobs and cleaner power with fewer safeguards.
Through his rhetoric and promotion of U.S. fossil fuels, the president is trying to undermine global climate efforts.
[Leadership] Katsina State government has achieved a remarkable clean-energy milestone, surpassing 1,020 megawatts of renewable power generation in just over two years.
[Liberian Investigator] United Nations -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai told world leaders at the 80th United Nations General Assembly that Liberia will use its historic term on the UN Security Council to advocate for Africa's voice in global security discussions, while pushing for climate justice, major financial reforms, and the long-delayed creation of a court to address war and economic crimes at home.
After Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and made other false statements, here's a look at the science behind them and the reaction.
From COVID-19 testing to replacing fossil fuels, Yellowstone’s ancient thermophiles play a key role in scientific advancement.
Donald Trump used a rambling speech at the UN to brand climate change 'the greatest con job ever'.
Leaders sat in silence as Trump took aim at migration and a climate change “con job”.
US President Donald Trump offered up a litany of grievances in a combative speech at the UN that called on the global community to end “failed approaches”, stop supporting renewable energy and recognise that “I have ended seven unendable wars”. Addressing the world’s foremost diplomatic body with his typically undiplomatic rhetoric, Trump touted his record of revitalising US fortunes and said his nation has the “greatest weapons on earth” that it would rather not deploy. “Not only is the UN not...
The hybrid bird is the product of two species whose habitat ranges began to overlap a few decades ago, potentially due to climate change, researchers said.
He mocked renewables as a "joke," praised "clean, beautiful coal" and declared climate change the "greatest con job ever."
The president used a large chunk of his speech to world leaders to condemn climate science and clean energy policies.
Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America, as climate change intensifies droughts, a new study said Tuesday.
[Nile Post] Climate change experts have urged Ugandans to take urgent action in tackling the growing climate crisis, warning that the country faces dire consequences if collective responsibility is not embraced.
The race to replace coal in Indonesia, the world’s largest coal exporter, has become a contest between the US and China. At stake is not only Indonesia’s climate future, but also which superpower sets the terms for the next generation of energy in the developing world. Like much of the developing world, Indonesia faces a choice between two stark energy futures. Chinese companies signed more than US$54 billion in agreements in 2023 with Indonesian state utility PLN, while Indonesian President...
Coal Australia also wants government to broaden restrictions on foreign donations to stop money flowing to environmental groups Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An Australian coal industry lobby group wants national intelligence agencies to report on any involvement of foreign interests in unnamed “activist groups” it claims are attempting to undermine the nation’s prosperity. Coal Australia also wants the government to broaden restrictions on foreign donations to stop money being channelled to Australia-based environmental groups and create powers to terminate grants and rescind charity status to organisations who aren’t transparent about funding sources. Continue reading...
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say Investment in renewable energy has continued to increase around the world despite moves by Donald Trump’s White House to cancel and derail low-carbon projects. In the first half of 2025, investment globally in renewable technologies and projects reached a record $386bn, up by about 10% on the same period last year. Continue reading...
Nearly 880 orphaned oil and gas structures remain in state waters.
The United Nations is pressuring 100 nations to strengthen their carbon goals in New York. Some governments won't be participating.
China stands ready to fill the gap as EU infighting leaves a vacuum in global climate talks.
[The Conversation Africa] The global food system contributes to multiple planetary crises - and is vulnerable to them. Climate change, other ecological degradation and socio-economic inequality are all linked to food.
Foreign minister says getting energy supplies elsewhere is a ‘nice dream’ while describing western European officials as ‘fanatics’ Hungary will not wean itself off Russian energy supplies, the country’s foreign minister has told the Guardian, despite the White House’s demand for Nato allies to stop buying Russian oil. Donald Trump has demanded that Europe halt Russian oil imports, but in an interview on the sidelines of the 80th annual session of the UN general assembly, Péter Szijjártó said: “We can’t ensure the safe supply [of energy products] for our country without Russian oil or gas sources,” while adding that he “understood” Trump’s approach. Continue reading...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Has the IPCC overestimated climate change impacts? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change compiles the consensus of thousands of models, and many independent lines of research suggest its estimates were more conservative than what was subsequently observed. For example, sea-level rise predictions in earlier IPCC reports were later found to be too low compared to recently observed melting of ice sheets and thermal expansion. Studies show IPCC’s mid-range forecasts have been highly accurate, but reports often understate high-end risks. IPCC reports must be approved by nearly 200...
Simon Stiell insists it is vital governments regulate the technology to blunt its dangerous edges Harnessing artificial intelligence will help the world to tackle the climate crisis, but governments must step in to regulate the technology, the UN’s climate chief has said. AI is being used to make energy systems more efficient, and to develop tools to reduce carbon from industrial processes. The UN is also using AI as an aid to climate diplomacy. Continue reading...
All eyes are on China this week, as the world's biggest polluter readies a new emissions-cutting plan -- reinforcing its role as a steadfast defender of global climate diplomacy while Europe stalls and the United States doubles down on fossil fuels.
Long-buried layers of saline permafrost seem to be accelerating climate change's transformation of the Arctic
Leaves typically start to peak in northern states by early October, but projecting peak foliage isn't an exact science. Here are some things you can do to get the most out of fall's colors.
Sun Day national action supported renewable energy, day after ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march ahead of Climate Week Hundreds of environmentalists gathered in New York City ’s Stuyvesant Square Park and a nearby Quaker meeting house on Sunday to rally in support of solar power and other forms of renewable energy. The event was part of a national “day of action” billed Sun Day , founded by veteran environmental activist Bill McKibben and first Earth Day coordinator Denis Hayes. “It’s so sad to watch the sun going to waste,” McKibben said at a press conference, standing beside environmentalists and their children. “Every single day, energy from heaven going to waste while we drill down to hell for another dose of the stuff that is wrecking this planet.” Continue reading...
Federal investigators were expected to arrive at the site of the Kinder Morgan pipeline by Monday morning.
Russia is ramping up attacks on gas networks and power stations but this year, but in the past week Ukraine has set ablaze several Russian oil refineries.
No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the Trump administration over its globally-respected reports that predict a dwindling in fossil fuel demand.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says the global calendar of Olympic sports may need to be "re-engineered" amid the challenges posed by climate change.
Tangier Island in Virginia — one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay — is under threat from rising sea levels and climate change.
The deadline has passed for his Cabinet to identify treaties like the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change they want axed.
A new report warns that plans for oil, gas and coal will make it harder to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less.