Exclusive: EU Transparency Register shows law firms also among lobbyists working for fossil fuel companies A handful of “small but dirty” public affairs and law firms in Europe are enabling pollution by lobbying extensively for big oil, an analysis has found, with most major companies in the industry working for at least one fossil fuel client. Several of the top spenders on activities to influence EU policymaking are on the payroll of oil and gas companies, according to an analysis of the EU Transparency Register by the Good Lobby nonprofit, but fossil fuel clients represent just 1% of the industry’s revenue. Continue reading...
The Herds project from the team behind Little Amal will travel 20,000km taking its message on environmental crisis across the world Hundreds of life-size animal puppets have begun a 20,000km (12,400 mile) journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle as part of an ambitious project created by the team behind Little Amal , the giant puppet of a Syrian girl that travelled across the world. The public art initiative called The Herds, which has already visited Kinshasa and Lagos, will travel to 20 cities over four months to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Continue reading...
Pope Francis helped broker a U.S.-Cuba thaw and inked a deal with China on bishop appointments. His calls for peace and to fight climate change were not always heeded.
[The Conversation Africa] Sharks and rays are among the world's most threatened species, mainly due to overfishing. They are sometimes targeted for their fins and meat, but more often caught as bycatch in nets aiming to catch other fish. Declines in these ocean predators can disrupt food webs, harm tourism income and worsen climate change by undermining the resilience of ocean ecosystems.
Climate activists may be going deeper underground.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01316J, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Huimin Wang, Mingzi Sun, Yongqiang Yang, Junhua Zhou, Lingtao Fang, Qiyao Huang, Bolong Huang, Zijian Zheng Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries (AZBs) offer a safe and sustainable solution for large-scale energy storage, but the freezing of electrolytes prevents AZBs from working at low temperatures. Recent research shows... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Lunar samples show evidence that solar wind could be behind the water molecules on the moon's surface, according to NASA. The results could shine a light on how water ice collects in cold traps formed by patches of permanent darkness at the moon's poles.
[Ethiopian Herald] The United Nations approved the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the environment, and ensure that by 2030, all people live in peace and prosperity.
[NIPDB] Let's meet at the Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) | The 7th edition of the NIEC is underway at the Windhoek Country Club, convening global energy leaders, policymakers, and investors to advance the continent's energy future.
Open access notables Internal variability effect doped by climate change drove the 2023 marine heat extreme in the North Atlantic , Guinaldo et al., Communications Earth & Environment The year 2023 shattered numerous heat records both globally and regionally. We here focus on the drivers of the unprecedented warm sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies which started in the North Atlantic Ocean in early summer and persisted later on. Evidence is provided that 2023 should be interpreted as an extreme event in a warmer world because of superimposed internal variability on top of human forcing, which altogether, made the 2023 event all-time high due to extreme air-sea surface fluxes in the subtropics and eastern basin. The effect...
A new era of forest monitoring is quite literally taking off, ushering in what scientists are calling the ‘forest space age’. On April 29, ESA will launch its revolutionary Biomass mission, the first satellite to carry a P-band radar into space – technology that is set to transform how we understand forests and the carbon they store. Along with other space agencies’ instruments already in orbit or soon to be launched, there has never been so many ‘eyes in the sky’ focused on forests.Yet, the work of people on the ground –often in the most remote and challenging forest regions – also remains essential.
The strategic plan that outlines the department's goals for 2026 to 2030 targets national monuments and promotes “assets” like fossil fuel production.
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding.
Solar panels are designed to sit in sunlight all day and convert solar power into electricity, but is it possible for them to get too hot?
[Leadership] The federal government and Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings have pledged close collaboration to drive growth and investment in the country's oil and gas sector following Renaissance's landmark $2.4 billion acquisition of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) onshore assets.
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu yesterday called on world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in addressing the worsening global climate crisis.
Beijing’s curbs on rare earth exports, used to make military drones, consumer electronics, electric cars and more, have caused alarm across federal agencies.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01104C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. James Han Zhang, Rohith Mittapally, Abimbola Oluwade, Gang Chen Evaporation fluxes from porous evaporators under sunlight have been reported to exceed the solar-thermal limit, determined by relating the incoming solar energy to the latent and sensible heat of water,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Varkala is an area with unique geological and geomorphological heritage. But its fragile cliffs are also affected by severe weather and high waves during the monsoon season. Activists say rampant and illegal tourist infrastructure and climate change are putting this dramatic landscape at risk.
by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Over the past two months, the Trump administration has taken steps to eliminate regulations addressing climate change, pull back funding for climate programs and cancel methods used to evaluate how climate change is affecting American society and its economy. Now it is directly undermining the science and research of climate change itself, in ways that some of the nation’s most distinguished scientists say will...
Summit Carbon Solutions will need to submit a new application if it wants a planned carbon dioxide pipeline to pass through the Mount Rushmore State.
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government must pay North Dakota nearly $28 million in damages stemming from the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017.
The administration's effort to regain control of already-distributed funding could expose agencies to billions in damages, a career EPA lawyer wrote in an internal message obtained by POLITICO.
[UN News] At a high stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
Peter Dutton wants to spare Aussie taxpayers from subsiding those who buy an electric vehicle - as the Liberal leader revs up his clash with Labor over cars and climate change.
A new study estimates that the world's largest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, aiming to hold companies accountable like tobacco giants. The research identifies 111 companies, with the top ten fossil fuel providers, including Saudi Aramco and Gazprom, responsible for over half of the damage.
An international summit on the future of energy security opens in London on Thursday amidst major disagreements over the role of renewables in satisfying the world's thirst for energy.
Nissan displayed two new vehicles at the Shanghai Auto Show on Wednesday as part of an effort to launch 10 new-energy vehicles by mid-2027.
From promoting climate justice to supporting migrants, Pope Francis genuinely practised the ‘preferential option for the poor’.
The Interior Department laid out a path Wednesday for truncating environmental reviews tied to many projects, including mining and oil and gas.
Bunk, bunk, bunk: Environmental zealots are addicted to scaring us with climate myths — because it pays.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Lula da Silva of Brazil on Wednesday, April 23, held a closed-door meeting with heads of state to discuss strengthening global efforts against the climate crisis and to ensure a just energy transition. The heads of state comprised a small but representative group, which included major economies and leaders […]
Exclusive: Survey by Griffith University found 38% of respondents extremely concerned by the prospect of a reactor being built near their home Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A majority of Australians do not view nuclear power favourably, and would be concerned if a plant was built near them, according to a new survey shared exclusively with Guardian Australia. The new figures come as the Coalition battles to regain momentum in the final two weeks of the election campaign. The Coalition has pledged to build taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors at...
Almost half of the U.S. population is exposed to unhealthy levels of key pollutants, with people of color much more likely to live in areas with dirty air.
The Himalayas, Asia's crucial water source, face a severe crisis as snowfall hits a 23-year low, impacting nearly two billion people. Declining snow persistence threatens agriculture, water supplies, and hydroelectric power across major Asian river systems. Urgent action is needed, including regional cooperation, improved water management, and reduced emissions, to mitigate the far-reaching consequences of this climate emergency.
At a high stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
On March 19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) issued a report on the State of Global Climate in 2024, detailing the numerous heightened natural disasters that were a consequence of human-induced climate change. With the past three years having been recorded as the three hottest years in human […]
American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog Almost half of Americans are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollutants, a new report shows, a rise compared with a year ago and likely to further increase in coming years thanks to the climate crisis and the Trump administration’s sweeping environmental rollbacks. Just over 156 million people live in neighborhoods with unhealthy levels of soot or smog – a 16% rise compared with last year and the highest number in a decade, according to the American Lung Association (ALA) annual state of the air report. Continue reading...
The Trump administration is coming for the National Climate Assessment. Officials reportedly cut funding for the federal program behind the congressionally mandated report, which describes how climate change impacts everything from agriculture and transportation to human health and economics in the United States. Under the Global Change Research Act of 1990, researchers issue a new […]
The billionaire funded an XPrize for carbon removal. But he won't be at the ceremony announcing the winner Wednesday.
The retirement fund has $26.5 billion in climate-related index funds, green bonds and investments that target renewable energy.
The pontiff pointed to a 2007 meeting of bishops in Aparecida, Brazil, as the moment of his ecological awakening. He died Monday at the age of 88.
Democratic Commissioner Willie Phillips, who resigned at the White House's request, has emphasized bipartisanship and supported co-locating data centers at nuclear power plants.
[UN News] Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00823A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Pingxuan Liu, Ziyang Song, Qi Huang, Ling Miao, Yaokang Lv, Lihua Gan, Mingxian Liu All-organic ammonium-ion batteries (AOBs) with light organic electrodes and small-hydrated-sized NH4+ charge carriers are up-and-coming for next-generation energy storage. However, the low NH4+-accessible redox-active motifs of organics with high coordination... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
What Would Ambitious Climate Commitments Look Like for the World’s Top Emitters? It’s Complicated shannon.paton@… Tue, 04/22/2025 - 15:10 It’s been nearly 10 years since 194 countries adopted the Paris Agreement on climate change. And while many have made strides forward, their collective efforts still fall far short of what’s needed to avoid increasingly dangerous impacts and limit warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F). The UN’s latest assessment , for example, finds that countries’ current policies put the world on course for 3.1 degrees C (5.6 degrees F) of warming, with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions holding steady at 57 metric gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2030 and 2035. To limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C, these emissions...
Most people around the world want to see countries work together on climate action — they need to know their neighbors care, too
Knowing how to change your own oil is a great way to save money, but before you get started, here's how to know what size oil filter wrench you'll need.
Pope Francis was quick to grasp the risks posed by climate change. But his tenure showed humanity’s limits in confronting the peril.
Nigel Topping is one of six members of the Climate Change Committee, which advises Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder. The post A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate-health funding appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The United States has imposed significant new duties, up to 3,521%, on solar imports from Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand, responding to claims of unfair subsidies and below-cost sales. While supporting domestic manufacturers like Hanwha Q Cells and First Solar, these duties create challenges for US renewable energy developers reliant on affordable foreign supplies.
The US and other nations are eager to exploit the Arctic’s mineral wealth, but despite the thawing of ice and permafrost, accessing buried treasure in the region remains extremely challenging
The Inflation Reduction Act lets companies sell their clean energy tax credits for cash. Now that benefit is at risk.
Housing costs all over the world are skyrocketing, and climate change-driven disasters are only making it worse. Could city planning and risk reduction help?
Conservatives want to reshape U.S. Energy Information Administration analysis to downplay clean energy and peak oil.
Resource-poor Japan is weighing data centers’ hunger for electricity against the challenges of restarting nuclear reactors and boosting imports of fossil fuels.
The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change The Guardian US is launching a year-long collaborative reporting project that seeks to explore a pivotal but little-known fact about the climate crisis: the overwhelming majority of the world’s people want their governments to take stronger action. The 89 Percent Project is a partnership between the Guardian US, Covering Climate Now, Agence France-Presse and dozens of other newsrooms across the globe. The collaboration builds on a slate of recent scientific studies finding that between 80-89% of the world’s population want stronger climate action. This overwhelming global majority, however, does not realize that they...
Moving to “e-methane” and “syngas,” boosters argue, can be achieved without compromising energy security or the stability of pipelines and power plants.
Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest , a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your local environment. This month, we hear from a listener in California who's concerned that the flowers in his neighborhood are blooming way, way earlier. Is that normal? And is climate change the culprit? Short Wavers Emily Kwong and Hannah Chinn investigate. Got a question about changes in your local environment? Send a voice memo to shortwave@npr.org with your name, where you live and your question. We might make it into our next Nature Quest episode! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave .
Earth Day, born from a growing environmental awareness sparked by Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring,' unites over a billion people annually to address critical issues like climate change and pollution. While celebrating the planet's gifts, it emphasizes the urgent need for action, urging individuals to make meaningful choices towards a sustainable future.
Decisions by Tyler Hassen, a former oil executive, could have big implications for the department responsible for national parks and endangered species.
In UK, Project SeaCURE is pioneering technology to extract CO₂ directly from seawater, enhancing the ocean's natural carbon absorption. This initiative aims to combat climate change by capturing CO₂ before it escapes, using sustainable materials.
President Donald Trump’s EPA chief talked climate regulations, scientific research and PFAS during an hourlong press conference.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink The world has made real progress toward tacking climate change in recent years, with spending on clean energy technologies skyrocketing from hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars globally over the past decade, and global CO2 emissions plateauing . This has contributed to a reassessment of likely climate outcomes this century, with the world now likely heading toward less than 3C warming by 2100 under current policies – compared to the 4C warming that seemed more plausible 15 years ago. 1 However, it is important to emphasize that current policies are neither a ceiling nor a floor on future emissions. While I hope that recent trends in declining clean energy cost, rapid deployment, and stronger...
Six of the world's nations have nuclear-powered ships and submarines, but a few civilian ships have also had nuclear power over the years. This is their story.
Pope Francis called on the world and 1.4 billion Catholics to confront climate change. He brought attention to the issue but it's not clear he changed many minds.
BP paid billions of dollars in damages. It now plans more than 40 new Gulf wells in the next three years.
Consumers responded to load-shedding by installing solar energy. In response, Eskom chose higher tariffs instead of encouraging the move to clean energy
Worsening storms fueled by climate change, coupled with inflation, are driving some of the highest home insurance costs in the country.
SINGAPORE - Asian governments are looking to buy more US oil and gas as they scramble to lower their trade surplus with Washington in hopes of easing their tariff burdens under President Donald Trump's sweeping new import duties.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00605H, Paper Yuhao Guo, Qinhui Guan, Xingjuan Li, Mengjun Zhao, Na Li, Zizhong Zhang, Gui-qiang Fei, Tingjiang Yan In heterogeneous photocatalysis, the dynamics of charge carriers holds particular significance for comprehending the underlying catalytic mechanism and designing highly efficient photocatalysts. The current technological challenge lies in how to... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Solar Energy Industries Association is intensifying its defense of climate law incentives as Republicans hone in on repeals.
Concern over scrapped solar panels that are accumulating in the country, potentially creating a "graveyard", has convinced SCI Eco Services to conduct a study on an electronic waste recycling project.
The proposal would significantly cut staff, shutter Africa operations as well as programs that address climate change, human rights and refugee issues, and democracy
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.
Environment and Climate Change Canada warned that despite the forecast, there is still some "uncertainty" with the weather system.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 13, 2025 thru Sat, April 19, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks! Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (13 articles) EPA plans target climate change initiatives Environmental law experts say rollbacks will reverse advances in recent decades Nation & World, Harvard Gazette, Alvin Powell...
In terms of Earth, we are a dangerous species Robin McKie’s account of his 40 years as the Observer ’s science editor is as deeply absorbing as it is a warning to humanity (“ What I’ve learned after 40 years as the Observer’s science editor ”, Focus). He takes us back nearly 50 years to British glaciologist John Mercer’s warning that continued use of fossil fuel could lead to a 2C temperature rise by the mid-21st century threatening, among other potential catastrophes, a 5m sea level rise. His warnings, since echoed by swelling numbers of scientists, point out that climate change “threatens to displace hundreds of millions of people from their homelands”. Tragically, McKie reports, “large parts of society turn their heads and deliberately reject the truths that have been presented...
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Gulf Coast continues to grapple with its aftermath. While BP paid billions for restoration projects, health issues persist for cleanup workers, with limited legal recourse. Despite restoration efforts, a major land-creation project faces uncertainty, and expanded offshore drilling raises concerns about future risks and environmental impacts.
With Peter Dutton’s views on climate change in the spotlight, the focus has turned onto whether there will be any policies to reduce emissions in the next decade Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is refusing to say if it will introduce any policies to cut Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade as it pledges to unwind most climate measures introduced under Labor. Peter Dutton’s position on the climate crisis came under scrutiny last week after he gave contradictory answers on whether he accepted mainstream climate science...
WD-40 and penetrating oil are both helpful when dealing with rusty fasteners, but how do they work and what does penetrating oil do better than WD-40?
Terrorist Hashem Abedi, 28, was moved to Belmarsh, a high security prison in south London , after he allegedly attacked three prison guards with hot cooking oil.
Ukraine and the United States have reached an initial understanding on a minerals deal, paving the way for an economic partnership agreement and an investment fund for Ukraine's reconstruction. Ukraine holds significant reserves of critical minerals like graphite, titanium, and uranium, essential for various industries including renewable energy, aerospace, and defence.
ECF 2024 Quadchart Oguri.pdf Kenshiro Oguri Purdue University This project will investigate one of the key fundamental challenges associated with directed-energy light-sailing technology, similar to solar sails but powered by a laser beam pointed at the sail instead of by the sun. The effort will first mathematically model, then design, build, and test a prototype […]
As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation.
Oil slicks continue to be detected off the coast of Anapa nearly four months after two aging Russian tankers were damaged in a powerful storm.
New installations in Panola County are generating enough energy to power 3,000 homes. The post How a blue-collar Mississippi county went solar appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This story was reported by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. Concrete built much of the modern world. It paves highways, shelters millions, and forms the foundations of countless buildings. But cement, the crucial powder that serves as the binder in concrete, has become one of the planet’s biggest climate […]
Thousands go to hospital with respiratory problems after massive dust cloud blows in from Saudi Arabia Iraq was hit by its most severe sandstorm of 2025 this week, turning skies from blue to an orange haze. Visibility dropped to less than half a mile, causing travel disruptions, with two major airports halting flights, and streets in Basra, the largest city in southern Iraq, deserted. Respiratory problems sent thousands to hospital. The storm also affected Kuwait, where wind gusts exceeded 50mph, and visibility in some areas was diminished to zero. This massive dust cloud originated in Saudi Arabia before being blown into Iraq. While dust storms are common in Iraq, the climate crisis is expected to intensify them across the region in the future, fuelled by desertification in Saudi Arabia...
U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed 74 people and wounded 171 others, the group said Friday, marking the single-deadliest known attack under President Donald Trump's new campaign targeting the rebels.
Liberty Energy's latest quarterly profit of $165 million represented its worst quarter since the start of 2022.
Liberty Energy’s latest quarterly profit of $165 million represented its worst quarter since the start of 2022.
The U.S. military attacked an oil port in western Yemen, killing dozens of people as the Trump administration continues to intensify its strikes against the Houthi rebels.
A pilot project will test whether it is a useful way of fighting climate change.
A widespread blackout hit parts of the US around the same time a massive solar storm struck Earth. More than 1.4 million people were plunged into darkness.
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal by the Alberta government regarding a multibillion-dollar coal mining lawsuit that has been launched against the province.
Tesla (TSLA) is no longer selling the majority of electric cars registered in the U.S.’s biggest electric vehicle market. The automaker reportedly lost significant ground in California, which accounts for almost a third of all zero-emission purchases in the countryRead more...
A hit TV series hints at a real, evolving threat from Earth’s ancient recyclers.
Liberals in the US make up about 15% of the prepping scene and their numbers are growing. Their fears differ from their better-known rightwing counterparts – as do their methods One afternoon in February, hoping to survive the apocalypse or at least avoid finding myself among its earliest victims, I logged on to an online course entitled Ruggedize Your Life: The Basics. Some of my classmates had activated their cameras. I scrolled through the little windows, noting the alarmed faces, downcast in cold laptop light. There were dozens of us on the call, including a geophysicist, an actor, a retired financial adviser and a civil engineer. We all looked worried, and rightly so. The issue formerly known as climate change was now a polycrisis called climate collapse. H1N1 was busily jumping...
[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and the Minister in the Presidency convened a significant dual-session meeting focused on two critical issues: finalising the C-list of the Marine Oil Pollution (Preparedness, Response and Cooperation) Bill [B10B-2022] and scrutinising audit outcomes presented by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) for the departments of Transport and Public Works and Infrastructure.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05289G, Paper Xiancheng Wang, Bao Zhang, Zihe Chen, Shiyu Liu, Wenyu Wang, Shuibin Tu, Renming Zhan, Li Wang, Yongming Sun The low-density, high-porosity lithium (Li) plating layer at the anode is one of the principal determinants of the overall volumetric expansion in rechargeable high-energy-density Li metal batteries, which account for... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Lawsuit focuses on day-one executive order claiming to ‘unleash American energy’ by boosting oil industry Conservationists on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its attempts to boost the oil industry by rolling back green policies. Filed by the environmental non-profit Center for Biological Diversity, the litigation focuses on Trump’s day-one “unleashing American energy” executive order . In an effort to boost already booming US energy production, the emergency declaration directed federal agencies to identify all policies and regulations that “unduly” burden fuel producers and create “action plans” to weaken or remove them. Continue reading...
Britian's energy secretary has insisted that, as jobs linked to fossil fuels decline, the government will train up “a clean power army of engineers, welders and technicians.”
As the first climate summit in the Amazon approaches, a gulf is opening between what the area’s farming lobby wants, and what the world needs Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again The life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforest Yellowstone in Montana may have the most romanticised cowboy culture in the world thanks to the TV drama series of the same name starring Kevin Costner. But the true home of the 21st-century cowboy is about 7,500 miles south, in what used to be the Amazon rainforest of Brazil, where the reality of raising cattle and producing beef is better characterised by depression, market pressure and vexed efforts to prevent the destruction of the land and its people. The toll was apparent along the rutted...
Last year, participants in the free three-week program used Minecraft to design a city that runs on clean energy. The post ‘Coding for Climate’ organizes students to develop climate solutions appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has called for a bold shift in global climate policy and energy investment at the 4th Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit.
Oil company’s chair, Helge Lund, may bear brunt of shareholder anger after presiding over rapid drop in value BP is braced for an investor rebellion on Thursday as the oil company prepares to face its shareholders for the first time since abandoning its climate strategy. Its chair, Helge Lund, is expected to be voted out of his job by disgruntled investors at the company’s annual general meeting, which is also likely to be marked by protest from climate campaigners and investors. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01407G, Paper Yongjian Zhao, Murong Huang, Yongshuai Kang, Yong Fang, Tianyou Zhao, Hu Wang, Jiayi Ou, Jiajun Liu, Meixi Zhong, Tao Wang, Xianhu Sun, Chenyang Zhao, Dan Wang The sluggish oxygen reduction kinetics, resulting from ineffective O2 activation and hydrogenation, has been hindering the performance improvement of self-breathing zinc-air batteries (ZABs), especially in a hostile environment under low... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and Greens condemn opposition leader for comments at Wednesday election debate Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has insisted he “believes in climate change” a day after refusing to state if the impacts of global heating were worsening. Climate scientists, environmentalists, Labor and the Greens lined up on Thursday to condemn the opposition leader for comments he made during Wednesday night’s election leaders’...
The new technology — from a California firm and a British company — captures emissions from vessels that rely on heavy fuel oil for power while loading and unloading.
No breach, self-regulatory Australian Press Council rules; plus BBC embarks on big bureau expansion Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter When is an undisclosed advertorial, paid for by the fossil fuel industry and splashed across the front pages of all the Murdoch tabloids, not a breach of press standards? When the Australian Press Council rules there is nothing to see and finds no breach. Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Thailand plans to buy an additional 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth US$500 million (about 16.6 billion baht) from the United States over the next five years as part of efforts to ease the trade imbalance that led Washington to impose a high tariff on Thai exports.
Under US president Trump's emergency order, the Line 5 pipeline tunnel project has been prioritised, aiming to bolster US energy independence. This move, intended to safeguard the aging pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, faces strong opposition. Environmental groups and tribal nations criticise the expedited process, citing environmental risks and inadequate consultation.
Extreme weather disasters, increasing as the planet warms, can curb blood donations while increasing demand, a new analysis found.
The rulings are setbacks to Trump’s efforts to halt climate and environmental funding approved under the Biden administration.
Strains on US-Canada military ties could erode cooperation on missile defense and leave both countries more vulnerable to a nuclear attack from Russia or China, experts told DailyMail.com.
Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for accelerated action to meet global climate and development goals.
Scotland’s seabird populations are continuing to decline as threats including climate change and avian flu take their toll but some species are showing signs of recovery, statistics show.
The state-run China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) had been looking to develop the proposed Bradwell B site in conjunction with French-owned EDF.
[350Africa.org] Kampala, Uganda -- The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) faces more challenges as Chubb, one of the world's largest fossil fuel insurers, confirmed it will not provide insurance coverage for the controversial project. This decision follows Chubb's updated conservation policy from April 2024.
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). From "founder" of Tesla and the OG rocket man with SpaceX, and rebranding twitter as X, Musk has made a name for himself... partly as climate champion. But as his actions and words become increasingly friendly toward Donald Trump and global fascist ideas, can he still be held up as a climate expert? I take back a look at how Musk's climate speech has changed over the past decade - what's stayed the same, and what has fundamentally changed. Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
[Nyasa Times] Standard Bank Plc intensified its efforts in fighting climate change through reforestation aimed at preserving land and protecting communities from climate shocks.
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[Daily Trust] President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr Akinwumi Adesina has disclosed that the African continent loses between $7-15 billion a year due to climate change, adding that if the current trend continues, it will rise to $50 billion by 2050.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05691D, Paper Kang Ji, Shiyu Wang, Shuyun Yao, Yingjie Ji, Guixi Wang, Weikun Ren, Jun Wang, Feike Zhang, Jiangzhou Xie, Zhiyu Yang, Yi-Ming Yan The local electric field weakens the hydrogen-bond network and enhances H 2 O transport. The built-in electric field creates electron-deficient sites, improving the adsorption of N 2 H 4 . Finally, a self-powered zero-carbon energy system was built. 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
Exclusive: Power outages in major cities would help build opposition to climate policies, Colin Boyce tells podcast Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition MP Colin Boyce says he believes the way to turn voters against renewable energy is to “let Rome burn for a while” and allow power blackouts to occur in major cities. Guardian Australia reported on Wednesday that Boyce had described blackouts as a “big political opportunity” at a meeting of climate science deniers in late 2023...
Exclusive: Absence of world’s biggest clean energy producer will be welcomed by US pushing oil and gas exports China is to snub a major UK summit on energy security next week, the Guardian has learned, amid a growing row over the country’s involvement in UK infrastructure projects . The US will send a senior White House official to the 60-country summit, to be co-hosted with the International Energy Agency. Leading oil and gas companies are also invited, along with big technology businesses, and petrostates including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading...
The oil giant's attorney said Rhode Island got it wrong in 2018 when it became the first state to sue the oil and gas industry for climate damages.
The United Kingdom wants to use an energy security summit next week to showcase its net-zero push. President Donald Trump just wants to sell fossil fuels.
The president signed four executive orders to reverse the trend away from coal-fired electricity in the U.S., but there's little economic incentive for utilities to bring it back when natural gas is so much cheaper.
A powerful solar storm is approaching Earth. This creates a rare chance to view the Northern Lights in many US and European areas. The storm comes from solar ejections. Scientists say the sun's activity is increasing. This leads to more chances for such events. However, solar storms can disrupt satellites, communications, and power grids.
The Trump administration is trying to shift global energy dynamics by ignoring climate change and using US oil and gas as geopolitical tools.
[New Zimbabwe] ENERGY and Power Development Minister July Moyo says plans are afoot for Zimbabwe to begin manufacturing solar panels and lithium batteries inorder to avert crippling power outages while embracing clean renewable energy.
Video: 00:00:53 Meet Biomass – ESA’s next Earth Explorer mission to launch. Carrying the first P-band synthetic aperture radar in space, this new mission is set to deliver crucial information about the state of our forests and how they are changing, and to further our knowledge of the role forests play in the carbon cycle.
As a centre with a story to tell in tackling the challenges of climate change, Adelaide is a prime contender to co-host the COP climate summit next year.
The majority of Ontario's electricity utilities don't study how climate change could threaten parts of the power grid, a survey found.
The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data US politics live – latest updates Green groups have sued the Trump administration over the removal of government webpages containing federal climate and environmental justice data that they described as “tantamount to theft”. In the first weeks of its second term, the Trump administration pulled federal websites tracking shifts in the climate , pollution and extreme weather impacts on low-income communities, and identifying pieces of infrastructure that are extremely vulnerable to climate disasters. Continue reading...
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli ,made an inspection tour, on Tuesday 15-04-2025, in Ras Ghareb city in the Red Sea governorate.
In Seattle, community assemblies are gathering frontline community members to set their own policies around extreme weather.
Scientists have hypothesized since the 1960s that the Sun is a source of ingredients that form water on the Moon. When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind smashes into the lunar surface, the idea goes, it triggers a chemical reaction that could make water molecules. Now, in the most realistic lab […]
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has issued a call for proposals from experienced companies to establish renewable energy businesses to expedite the deployment of renewable energy solutions.
Ethical doubts over role of campaign backers and investors with financial ties to president worth hundreds of millions Some of Donald Trump ’s biggest campaign donors and investors, who collectively have hundreds of millions of dollars in financial ties to the US president, are positioned to potentially profit from any American takeover of Greenland , raising even more ethical questions around Trump’s controversial pursuit of the Arctic territory. The administration is in part aiming to secure rare minerals that are essential for the US tech industry and national security, and to potentially reopen oil and gas exploration: “This is about critical minerals, this is about natural resources,” Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, recently said. Continue reading...
After stepping in to take control of British Steel over the weekend, the Government faced a race against time to get materials such as coking coal and iron ore to the site.
The recent US court case that ordered three Greenpeace organisations to pay damages of over US$660 million to an oil and gas company was a stunning blow against civil society’s efforts to stop runaway climate change and environmental degradation. The verdict, following a trial independent witnesses assessed to be grossly unfair, came in reaction to […]
The incoming government wants the EU to let countries count emissions cuts paid for abroad toward domestic climate goals.
The oil conduit ruptured April 8 in North Dakota, releasing an estimated 3,500 barrels of oil.
[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Namibia, saying the country's rich uranium resources should be used to drive national development and energy security.
[The Conversation Africa] About 85% of South Africa's electricity is produced by burning coal. The country's move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out. To this end, the South African cabinet recently approved the country's first renewable energy masterplan, which sets out what's needed to establish new renewable energy industries. Ricardo Amansure of the Centre for Sustainability Transitions researches the move towards renewable energy and how communities can benefit from this. He explains what the
European State of the Climate report ‘lays bare’ impact of fossil fuels on continent during its hottest 12 months on record The home-wrecking storms and floods that swept Europe last year affected 413,000 people, a report has found, as fossil fuel pollution forced the continent to suffer through its hottest year on record. Dramatic scenes of cars piled up on inundated streets and bridges being ripped away by raging torrents were seen around the continent in 2024, with “high” floods on 30% of the European river network and 12% crossing the “severe” flood threshold, according to the European State of the Climate report. Continue reading...
Erim Kaur, a London-based entrepreneur, has built a $4.2 million luxury haircare brand, ByErim, leveraging her large social media following. Inspired by her childhood and traditional Indian hair oiling practices learned from her grandmother after her mother's death, Kaur created a hair growth oil.
Europe saw its hottest year on record in 2024 — and the fallout was alarming. But there was also a flicker of hope, according to the EU's new Copernicus climate report.
Not every all is suitable for every engine, and Cummins has some demanding specifications for the oil you put into its diesel engines.
Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs The climate crisis has tripled the length of ocean heatwaves, a study has found, supercharging deadly storms and destroying critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs. Half of the marine heatwaves since 2000 would not have happened without global heating, which is caused by burning fossil fuels. The heatwaves have not only become more frequent but also more intense: 1C warmer on average, but much hotter in some places, the scientists said. Continue reading...
The move allows coal-fired power plants to dodge compliance with updated air toxics regulations.
Australian Conservation Foundation says opposition has ‘failed every single test’ while Labor passes with 54% and Greens achieve 98% Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast One of Australia’s largest conservation organisations has awarded the federal Coalition just 1 out of 100 for its environment and climate change policies – the lowest score it has given the Liberal and National parties in more than 20 years of compiling pre-election scorecards. Labor scraped through with a pass – on 54% – while the Greens achieved 98%, according to the scorecard, which ranked...
Trade figures reflect resilience in an environment of extreme caution and uncertainty amid partial tariff reprieve.
Going green at home can reduce emissions — but also raise your utility bills. The Post asked experts to do the math on a real-life scenario.
TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns the escalating trade war between the United States and China would weaken global economic growth and dent fuel demand.
[The Herald] Zimbabwe will soon start large-scale manufacturing of solar panels and lithium batteries as the Government moves to capacitate local universities to collaborate with international companies to bring expertise and technology.
The commission voted Thursday to fine a Texas-based oil company $18 million for ignoring its orders to stop work on oil pipelines on the Santa Barbara coast.
The company's co-founder, KR Sridhar, said Bloom's fuel cells are meeting data center power demand with less climate pollution, and lower costs, than gas plants.
With rain, hail, and frost coming at the wrong time and damaging crops, a group of Andean women farmers living 3,000 meters above sea level have turned to agroecological practices to secure their food production.
All the hype over hydrogen in Newfoundland and Labrador has subsided, but the company that operates the oil storage terminal in Come By Chance is forging ahead with a unique approach to delivering clean energy to Europe.
Monitoring systems are not all encompassing and do not always pick up all of the hundreds of harmful chemicals released, including lead.
Some lawmakers think additional guardrails are needed for future uses. For now, the facility will use AI to comply with regulations.
Limit of $100 a barrel said to be ineffective with the price of crude having crashed in response to Trump’s trade war The UK and its G7 allies are considering tightening the “meaningless” cap on Russian oil export prices after Donald Trump’s trade war caused global oil markets to crash. UK Treasury officials are understood to be looking at plans to lower the $60 (£46) a barrel cap Russianexports after the oil market plunged this week to $59.77 a barrel for the first time in more than four years. Continue reading...
The Trump administration, pursuing its deeply skeptical approach to climate change, wants to severely cut back the research arm of a government agency that plays a pivotal role in global climate science, US media reported Friday. The White House also wants to make budget cuts to a branch of NASA that is tasked with using satellites to study and monitor the effects of climate change, according to media reports.
Follow live Anywhere but Canberra : Australian voters on what matters to them Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Albanese tells Australian UFC fighter to ‘go hard’ in message of support before headline match Some Australians will be glued to a brutal fight between two battle-hardened competitors duking it out in a no-holds barred street fight televised today across the land. And it’s sure to get ugly. I’m in my own title fight at the moment, but I want to wish you all the best for yours. I know you’ll dig deep and make Australians proud. You are one of Australia’s...
But just like the celebrities who preach to the rest of us about climate change as they flit around the globe in their private jets, with Miliband it appears to be a case of, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'
Some are framing the issue as a fight between states.
Canada is making a significant push to boost its military strength in the Arctic amid climate change and growing risk of confrontation with rivals.
No Russian oil has been delivered via the Druzhba pipeline to the PCK refinery in Germany in more than two years because of sanctions levied against Moscow following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In a sudden and unexplained change from previous decades, the federal government has stopped covering the travel costs of Canadian experts volunteering for the next major global climate science assessment.
Critics say Nasa faces ‘extinction-level event’ with budget plan, with climate research funding also to be slashed Donald Trump shows no signs of easing his assault on climate science as plans of more sweeping cuts to key US research centers surfaced on Friday. The administration is planning to slash budgets at both the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (Noaa) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( Nasa ), according to internal budget documents, taking aim specifically at programs used to study impacts from the climate crisis . Continue reading...
The plan would slash NOAA’s budget by 27 percent overall and eliminate a research branch of the agency studying the world’s weather, climate and oceans.
EVs use regenerative braking to recover energy when they slow down or coast downhill. So, can you charge your electric car just by getting it towed?
How Inclusive Dialogues Are Paving the Way for a Just Transition in Peru alicia.cypress… Fri, 04/11/2025 - 09:25 As Peru prepares to submit its updated national climate plan , known as a nationally determined contribution (NDC), ahead of the annual UN climate summit (COP30) in Brazil this year, the country has a pivotal opportunity to create a climate policy that benefits Peruvian society while also protecting communities and workers employed in more traditional and carbon-intensive sectors. This just transition approach also ensures that the benefits and consequences from climate actions are shared fairly and that vulnerable populations are supported as the country shifts to a net-zero economy. While Peru does not currently have an official definition of just...
Organizations across the country signed a letter to the agency asking it to fully fund the voluntary efficiency program.
The spill released an estimated 3,500 barrels, or 147,000 gallons of oil, onto North Dakota farmland.
The US president has inadvertently united the country against him – and now his tariffs may make Canada rethink its dependence on US trade Donald Trump is rather obviously the worst thing to happen to Canada since, well, the last time Americans tried to invade . But another possibility is brewing, if in a quiet, careful, Canuckian way: that he could also be one of the best. Trump’s threats towards Canada appear delusional. But it’s useless to ask if his remarks about the “ 51st state ” are a joke. He doesn’t joke about things he doesn’t want, and the jokes are designed to soften the ground. He says Canada is freeloading militarily (because the two countries both defend the Arctic). He says the US is subsidising Canada economically (because Americans buy Canadian oil). He says fentanyl...
The Trump administration announced Thursday that a planned environmental review won’t be done for thousands of oil and gas leases.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reduced its 2025 global demand estimate by 400,000 barrels.
Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transition Donald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war. In the week that has followed “liberation day” , economic experts have warned that the swathe of tariffs could trigger a global economic recession, with far-reaching consequences for investors – including those behind the green energy projects needed to meet climate goals. Continue reading...
The administration’s attempt to derail international talks on shipping emissions could reveal a more aggressive approach at undermining climate negotiations.
[The Herald] Victoria Falls -- Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reaffirmed that the Government is actively exploring the use of nuclear energy, particularly through small modular reactors, as part of a balanced energy portfolio.
Much of chip manufacturing occurs in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, where power grids remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels.
[IPS] Nairobi -- As agrifood systems in the Global South buckle under the weight of climate change, biodiversity, and even pollution, experts such as Dr. Himanshu Pathak call for urgent innovative solutions, as, at the current pace, the problems of the Global South are going to intensify with escalating climate change.
The California Coastal Commission has ordered Sable Offshore Corp. to cease and desist in its bid to revive oil drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00412H, Paper Feng Jiang, Yun-Fei Du, Jia-Xin Guo, Nai-Lu Shen, Zi-Xian Chen, Mei Geng, Dongsheng Ren, Bo-Quan Li, Xue-Qiang Zhang, Tao Wang, Yuan Ma, Yiren Zhong, Jiarui He, Zhi Zhu, Faxing Wang, Jia-Qi Huang, Xin-Bing Cheng, Yuping Wu The high-activity lithium metal anode limits the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries in terms of both electrochemical performance and thermal safety. Solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) as a physical barrier between... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
It comes just months after Energy Secretary Ed Miliband declared he had banned new coal mines in Britain to 'send a signal to the world' on climate change.
Yukon Energy says it's still committed to developing more renewable energy — but says that in the short term, the territory needs more capacity to burn fossil fuels.
The Tesla electric vehicle company owned by billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday opened its first showrooms in oil-rich Saudi Arabia -- where hybrid cars remain a rare sight.
If you find oil in your intake manifold, it's not something that should be ignored, but what has caused it isn't always clear. Here the most likely culprits.
White House claims university’s work exposed students to ‘climate anxiety’ and ‘exaggerated climate threats’ US politics live – latest updates Almost $4m in federal funding has been stripped from an Ivy League university’s prestigious climate research department because the Trump administration has determined it exposed students and other young people to “climate anxiety”. The government research grants to Princeton University have been cut off because the White House considers its work on topics including sea level rise, coastal flooding and global warming to be promoting “exaggerated and implausible climate threats”, according to the New York Times . Continue reading...
Open access notables Global and regional drivers for exceptional climate extremes in 2023-2024: beyond the new normal , Minobe et al., npj Climate and Atmospheric Science: Climate records have been broken with alarming regularity in recent years, but the events of 2023–2024 were exceptional even when accounting for recent climatic trends. Here we quantify these events across multiple variables and show how excess energy accumulation in the Earth system drove the exceptional conditions. Key factors were the positive decadal trend in Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI), persistent La Niña conditions beginning in 2020, and the switch to El Niño in 2023. Between 2022 and 2023, the heating from EEI was over 75% larger than during the onset of similar...
A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre (12,400-mile) trek across the globe Wednesday from the DR Congo capital, to raise awareness about migration due to climate change. "Some animals will die on the way," due to high humidity for instance, "just like in real life", Mpofu said.
Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil Less than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed global analysis of its life cycle. The research reveals that most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Continue reading...
The Department of Interior Thursday released an analysis of fossil fuel deposits showing an additional 1.30 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf of Mexico's Outer Continental shelf.
The agency's inspector general disclosed the review in written answers to lawmakers.
Speaking to industry officials, the Department of Energy’s principal deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy said DOE is looking at ways to make investment in U.S. processing projects more attractive.
A research scientist found that many 1970s-era models were ‘pretty much spot-on.’ Today’s models are far more advanced. The post Computer models have been accurately predicting climate change for 50 years appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Energy prices also dropped by 2.4% in March, driven primarily by a sharp 6.3% decline in gasoline costs, which outweighed the rises in electricity and natural gas prices.
Russia escaped Trump’s tariffs, but it could still suffer if the price of oil, the Kremlin’s economic lifeline, falls.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04820B, Review Article Boligarla Vinay, Yosef Nikodimos, Tripti Agnihotri, Shadab Ali Ahmed, Teklay Mezgebe Hagos, Rehbar Hasan, Elango Balaji Tamilarasan, Wei-Nien Su, Bing Joe Hwang Electrolytes play a pivotal role in battery technologies, influencing performance and safety. However, electrolytes containing fluorine present adverse environmental risks due to their high greenhouse gas emissions and caution of... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[The Green Connection] As Earth Month unfolds, The Green Connection and Natural Justice are speaking out against yet another push to expand fossil fuel development -- despite mounting evidence that such projects accelerate climate change and destroy ecosystems. On 4 April 2025, the organisations officially objected to an application for exploratory oil and gas surveys in Blocks 9 and 11B/12B of the Outeniqua Basin, raising concerns over environmental damage, community impacts, and economic sustainability.
Scientists say a complex mix of factors are making seasonal allergies worse for longer in many parts of the world – but why is it happening and is it here to stay? The first time it happened, László Makra thought he had flu. The symptoms appeared from nowhere at the end of summer in 1989: his eyes started streaming, his throat was tight and he could not stop sneezing. Makra was 37 and otherwise fit and healthy, a mid-career climate scientist in Szeged, Hungary. Winter eventually came and he thought little of it. Then, it happened the next year. And the next. “I had never had these symptoms before. It was high summer: it was impossible to have the flu three consecutive years in a row,” he says. Continue reading...
Legal experts doubt a new executive order will block state action on climate change. But likely court battles could be costly for states.
Dismembering the program was outlined in Project 2025 as a way to elevate the "benefits" of climate change when fighting regulations in court.
[This Day] The African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank will host the Sixth Africa Climate Talks in Kampala, Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Parliamentary Forum, the Pan-Africa Climate Justice Alliance, the Global Centre on Adaptation, UNICEF.
News that BP chair Helge Lund is expected to step down next year alarms campaigners amid concern about the energy giant's plan to refocus on oil and gas.
[The Conversation Africa] Vast amounts of renewable energy are needed to produce green hydrogen, a new form of energy made by splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable power.
The IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’ The global rush to AI technology will require almost as much energy by the end of this decade as Japan uses today, but only about half of the demand is likely to be met from renewable sources. Processing data, mainly for AI, will consume more electricity in the US alone by 2030 than manufacturing steel, cement, chemicals and all other energy-intensive goods combined, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Continue reading...
Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday.
President Trump continues dismantling climate policy with a move of questionable legality that benefits fossil fuels. States are sure to sue.
It's surprisingly easy to stick to motor oil options that are manufactured in the United States. Plenty of reputable brands you already know fit the bill.
Computers that use photons rather than electrons to manipulate data promise greater speed and energy efficiency, and the technology is developing rapidly
President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump is taking aim and city- and state-led fossil fuel accountability efforts, which have been hailed as a last source of hope for the climate amid the president’s ferociously anti-environment agenda. In a Tuesday executive order , Trump instructed the Department of Justice to “stop the enforcement” of state climate laws, which his administration has suggested are unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump ordered the Export-Import Bank to bolster coal mining and power generation projects abroad.
Going nuclear will cost ‘real dollars for farmers, real dollars for country towns and real blue-collar jobs’, Clean Energy Council says Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A Coalition proposal to limit the rollout of renewable energy could stop at least $58bn of private investment in new developments and halt billions of dollars in flow-on spending in communities, new analysis has warned. The estimation by consultants Green Energy Markets, on behalf of industry group the Clean Energy Council (CEC), assessed what would happen if renewable energy in Australia was capped at 54% of total use, the level assumed in Frontier Economics modelling relied on by the Coalition to support its nuclear power policy. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025...
Global warming’s economic toll may be nearly four times worse than once believed
The green light came courtesy of President Donald Trump and was part of a flurry of measures announced to prop up the coal industry.
The Commerce Department said the university's work “promotes exaggerated and implausible climate threats” fostering “fear" about climate change.
Move directs US attorney general to block laws addressing carbon emissions and comes hours after president issued orders to increase coal production President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change. The move is the latest in a string of efforts by Trump’s administration to pump up domestic energy output and push back against largely Democratic-led policies to curb carbon emissions. It came just hours after Trump, a Republican, issued orders to increase coal production. Continue reading...
Sargassum seaweed is a problem throughout the Caribbean. But scientists have a plan to transform it into a source of renewable energy.
[IPS] Nairobi -- In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threat.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05584E, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Junming Kang, Jiajia Zhang, Wan Wang, Zhimin Zhai, Ganxiong Liu, Ying Ge, Lequan Wang, Chao Wang, Hongbin Lu Aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I 2 ) batteries are highly desirable for grid energy storage but subjected to polyiodide shuttling, which leads to low Coulombic efficiency (less than 98%), severe self-discharge (over 10% after... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Strategies such as carbon offsets and geoengineering have the potential to cause more harm than good.
The attack on the shipping deal is part of a wider U.S. rejection of policies to fight climate change.
The pipeline will link Cyprus' Aphrodite field — estimated to contain up to 4.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas — with an undisclosed facility on Egypt's coast.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00365B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Wenyan Du, Qi Huang, Xunwen Zheng, Yaokang Lv, Ling Miao, Ziyang Song, Lihua Gan, Mingxian Liu Six-electron I−/I5+ redox chemistry gives a promising platform to propel high-capacity Zn-I2 batteries, but faces limited conversion efficiency and instability of IO3− species. Here we design a thiazole-linked covalent organic... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
In East Africa, climate change has made water a lifeline and threat. In a region highly dependent on rainfall for growing crops, climate change is threatening water security but science-backed solutions are helping turn the tide. Global leaders, scientists, policymakers, and development partners meeting in Nairobi during the inaugural CGIAR Science Week made a tight […]
Surangel Whipps Jr says he would be ‘deeply disappointed’ if attempt were abandoned under Coalition Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The president of Palau has delivered a pointed barb at Peter Dutton while strongly backing an Australian bid to host a UN climate conference on behalf of the Pacific, arguing that it would boost regional solidarity and he would be “deeply disappointed” if the attempt was abandoned under the Coalition. Speaking at a renewable energy conference in Sydney on Wednesday, Surangel Whipps Jr described seeing two-thirds of an island in his archipelago country disappear under water in his lifetime. “For those of us in the Pacific who have lived through storm surges...
Trump's executive orders promote what he calls 'beautiful' coal to fire power plants and for other uses, but the industry has been in decline for decades.
Outcry as CNN reports president to stop funds for program that would have created jobs in Middletown, Ohio Despite promises to bolster the US manufacturing industry, the Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut a key program that invests in some of the biggest manufacturing industries in the US, including in JD Vance’s home town of Middletown, Ohio. Donald Trump is looking to slash a $500m grant from the Biden administration that was slated for Cleveland-Cliffs, a steel manufacturing giant in America’s rust belt, according to reporting from CNN . The grant was intended to help the company upgrade its ageing blast furnaces, so they would be powered by hydrogen, natural gas and electricity instead of coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. Continue reading...
Analysts warn the new levies, coupled with the US’ retreat from climate commitments, could derail renewable energy growth across the region.
With rising temperatures, the atmosphere can hold more moisture, meaning precipitation has a tendency to fall at more extreme levels.
The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.
Move is aimed at addressing rise in power demand for datacenters, AI and EVs, but environmentalists say it is a step back Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reviving coal , the dirtiest fossil fuel that has long been in decline, and which substantially contributes to planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. Environmentalists expressed dismay at the news, saying that Trump was stuck in the past and wanted to make utility customers “pay more for yesterday’s energy”. Continue reading...
The Keystone Pipeline in North Dakota was shut down Tuesday after reports of a "bang" and spilled oil, according to officials.
Global food and nutrition insecurity levels are hurtling towards a catastrophe. To counter these problems, leading world experts say science is the ‘silver bullet.’ That science will build climate-resilient agri-food systems, improve livelihoods across the value chain, and ensure more affordable, nutritious food while safeguarding the environment. “We want a positive impact on the global […]
The president will direct agencies to boost coal leasing, mining and exports. But these steps are unlikely to usher in a coal renaissance.
Electric vehicles represent the cutting edge of the auto industry, and they're not the Prius your grandpa drove. These zero to 60 mph times are jaw-dropping.
As the world transitions, the Gulf’s growing renewable-energy ties with China and Southeast Asia are poised to reshape global power dynamics.
Europe in 2025 experienced its hottest March ever recorded by a significant margin, driving extreme conditions across a continent warming faster than any other, Europe's Copernicus climate monitor said on Tuesday.
Europe recorded its warmest-ever March with an average land temperature of 6.03 degrees Celsius, 2.41 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991-2020 average for the month, the European Union's climate monitor said Tuesday.
For the first time, renewables and nuclear power generate more than 40 per cent of global demand for electricity, says a new report from an international research group.
The percent of Americans who own or are interested in owning an EV has dropped eight points since 2023, according to a Gallup poll.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04564E, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Muhammad Ali, Abubakar Isah, Nurudeen Yekeen, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Rita Okoroafor, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Mohamed Mahmoud, Volker Vahrenkamp, Hussein Hoteit With the global population anticipated to reach 9.9 billion by 2050 and rapid industrialization and economic growth, global energy demand is projected to increase by nearly 50%. Fossil fuels meet... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Public confidence in the UK biomass industry is low – robust checks are needed to ensure every wood pellet its power plant burns is sustainable MPs question value of billions in subsidies granted to Drax power plant Even government ministers sounded embarrassed in February when they threw yet more subsidies at Drax , recipient of £6.5bn to date, to keep its wood-burning power plant open until 2031. Few people think the biomass industry can survive in the long term unless as-yet-untested carbon capture technology can be installed. But the bizarre business of importing wood pellets from the US and Canada for incineration in North Yorkshire was given an extension because the UK’s power system, now more reliant on wind and solar generation, also needs firm “dispatchable” power that can...
As mentioned in the recently published prolog to EGU2025 article , I submitted an abstract to talk about some of our translation activities and the challenges we have been facing with those. This blog post is a "companion article" to that presentation in session EOS4.3 Geoethics and Global Anthropogenic Change: Geoscience for Policy, Action and Education in Addressing the Climate and Ecological Crises and will go into somewhat greater details than is possible in the 8 minutes available during the oral session which will be happening on May 2. Please note that what follows is by no means meant as a crtiicism of the many volunteer translator teams, of whom we are very appreciative for the work they did over the years, creating the many translations available on our website!...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya loses up to Sh870 billion every year--about 3-5% of its GDP--due to the devastating effects of climate change, according to leading environmentalists and economists.
Washington also wants Moscow to return the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which it seized in 2022.
Manitoba's energy regulator has approved higher natural gas prices.
Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security Britain will go “all out” for a low-carbon future and accelerate the push to net zero instead of slowing down as some have demanded, the prime minister said on Thursday. In his strongest declaration yet of support for the net zero agenda, Sir Keir Starmer told a conference in London of more than 60 countries that tackling the climate crisis and bolstering energy security were “in the DNA of my government”. Continue reading...
A new report from the American Lung Association reveals that over 25 million more Americans are breathing polluted air, increasing health risks. Climate events like wildfires and heatwaves are worsening air quality, especially in the West Coast and areas affected by Canadian wildfires.
Healthy engine oil should be light brown, so if yours is black, you may be wondering if it's time for an oil change. Here's what you need to know.
A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.
In another move to increase offshore U.S. oil production, the Interior Department Thursday said it will use a new commingling policy for the Gulf of Mexico.
Department cites Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ declaration to expedite permissions from multiple years to 28 days US politics live – latest updates The US interior department has announced plans to radically fast track permitting for projects involving fossil fuels and mining citing Donald Trump ’s ‘energy emergency’ declaration that many experts say does not exist. The move would reduce to a maximum of 28 days permitting procedures that previously could take multiple years, the department said late Wednesday . Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00485C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Yi Yuan, Zixuan Li, Rongyu Deng, Shengda D. Pu, Marc Walker, Mingzhi Cai, Feixiang Wu, Peter G. Bruce, Alex Robertson Zn-ion batteries for practical applications face several challenges, some of which arise from the inevitable degradation of the Zn metal anode. The intrinsic thermodynamic instability of Zn metal anodes in... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
U.S. and European officials are sparring in meetings of the International Energy Agency, which helps guide global investments and policies.
The UK Energy Secretary was speaking at the opening of a two day summit on energy security.
[Leadership] Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State yesterday unveiled the Katsina State Green Growth Agenda (KAGGA)--a far-reaching blueprint aimed at harmonising economic growth with environmental preservation in one of Nigeria's most climate-vulnerable states.
Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands.
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- At a high-stakes virtual summit on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva brought together 17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries. The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
The fossil fuel-fetish once again trumps economics and common-sense. The post Can Trump bring back ‘clean, beautiful coal’? appeared first on High Country News.
[Vanguard] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in addressing the worsening global climate crisis.
NextEra Energy's CEO urged the U.S. not to put every chip in gas and nuclear and to see wind, solar and storage as critical near-term resources.
The oil and gas giant announced an agreement with Calpine to store emissions from a power plant site.
It's the latest win for state and local governments that have accused the oil and gas industry of lying about the dangers of burning fossil fuels.
Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.
[IPS] United Nations -- On March 19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) issued a report on the State of Global Climate in 2024, detailing the numerous heightened natural disasters that were a consequence of human-induced climate change. With the past three years having been recorded as the three hottest years in human history, climate scientists are optimistic that 2025 will see slightly cooler global temperatures.
[Lesotho Times] --to enhance fight against climate change
Two of the most identifiable progressive climate justice champions in Congress have been busted for flying around on a gas-guzzling private jet.
The opposition leader says he ‘won’t be able to get to all’ of the seven locations earmarked for flagship nuclear policy, while Labor says he has not been within 50km of any during election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton is avoiding visiting any of the seven sites for his proposed nuclear reactors, Anthony Albanese and the Labor party claim, arguing the issue has become “radioactive” for the Coalition. The Liberal leader says he is still committed to nuclear power, even as he concedes it may not be “politically popular”. Sign...
Climate advocates hope this sort of model could result in court rulings that make polluters pay. The oil and gas industry contests the science.
Climate researchers argue their science has advanced enough to directly link emissions from particular companies to damages from specific extreme weather events
Learn more about how shifting biodiversity has resulted in a surprising evolutionary change for rattlesnake venom.
Vermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.
Water levels across the Northwest Territories this spring are lower than average and while flood risks are average to low, the territory’s Department of Environment and Climate Change says communities still need to be prepared.
The panel is looking to advance energy and public lands policies to generate at least $1 billion in revenue.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Pearl Marvell (Photo credit: Pearl Marvell. Image credit: Samantha Harrington. Dollar bill vector image: by pch.vector on Freepik) Igrew up knowing that when you had extra money, you put it under a bed, stashed it in a book or a clock, or, if there was enough of it, it went into a savings account at a bank. It hadn’t occurred to me that my bank account could be contributing to the climate crisis until I learned that since the adoption of the Paris agreement in 2015, 60 of the world’s largest banks have invested $5.5 trillion into the fossil fuel industry. And they’re using our money to do it. When we deposit our paychecks, the money doesn’t just sit there. Generally...
The Treasury secretary called for more fossil fuel investments in a speech during the financial institutions' spring meetings.
Scientists have warned that climate change is sparking bizarre 'temperature flips' all around the world.
Stretch of major highway shut as 3,000 people moved to safety and homes left without power A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey has forced thousands of people to evacuate, closed a stretch of a main highway and reached a shuttered nuclear power plant. Flames from the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean County had reached buildings on the campus of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, according to the local Lakewood Scoop newspaper. Continue reading...
About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch the 89% Project – and highlight the fact that the vast majority of the world’s population wants climate action. Read more A superpower in the fight against global heating is hiding in plain sight. It turns out that the overwhelming majority of people in the world – between 80% and 89%, according to a growing number of peer-reviewed scientific studies – want their governments to take stronger climate action. As co-founders of a non-profit that studies news coverage of climate change, those findings surprised even us. And they are a sharp rebuttal to the Trump administration’s...
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Amid the public outcry, the Presidency has defended the Federal Executive Council's approval of N10 billion solar energy project for the State House.
But the state argues more transparency about planet-warming emissions is needed so investors and consumers can "make prudent financial decisions."
[Capital FM] Nairoobi -- A new Afrobarometer survey released on Earth Day shows most Kenyans aware of climate change say it is worsening their lives and want stronger action from both the government and wealthy nations.
The Trump administration is reportedly pursuing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would be a pathway to developing a commercial nuclear power industry in the desert kingdom and maybe even lead to the enrichment of uranium on Saudi soil. U.S. pursuit of this deal should be scrapped because the United States would bear all the […]
[Leadership] Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has defended the Federal Government's approval of a N10 billion solar power project for the Presidential Villa, citing similar energy practices at the White House in Washington, D.C.
Tyler Hassen, a member of Elon Musk's DOGE team with ties to the oil industry, was recently named assistant secretary in the Department of Interior, with the power to make vast changes to the agency in charge of more than 500 million acres of federal land.
The late pope's climate change encyclical, 'Laudato Si,' is more relevant than ever.
Senator’s report targeted up to $2 billion for diversity, climate change, and misinformation research
Powering quantum computers with quantum batteries would reduce the energy needed for cooling and enable machines to pack in more qubits
[Ethiopian Herald] The Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) is a public-private partnership effort designed to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote green growth. P4G addresses urgent global issues such as climate change, environmental degradation, and poverty through innovative solutions and collaborative efforts.
Former VP said the administration was creating its ‘own preferred reality’ and slammed it for green energy U-turn US politics live – latest updates Former vice-president Al Gore compared the Trump administration with Nazi Germany, in scathing comments made Monday about the president’s use of power during remarks about climate change. During a speech at an event to mark the beginning of San Francisco’s Climate Week, Gore, an established climate advocate, said that the Trump administration was “trying to create their own preferred version of reality”, akin to the Nazi party during the 1930s in Germany, Politico reported . Continue reading...
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
During a meeting in Riyadh with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Expatriates Badr Abdelatty expressed eagerness to expand strategic partnerships with Saudi Arabia in the oil and energy sectors, leveraging Egypt’s strategic location and resources. Abdelatty welcomed further development of bilateral energy projects, highlighting the Egypt-Saudi Arabia … The post Egypt seeks deeper cooperation with Saudi Arabia in oil sector – FM appeared first on Egypt Independent.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Hundreds of marches, pickets, and cleanup events are taking place across the US in the run-up to Earth Day on Tuesday, as environmental and climate groups step up resistance to the Trump administration’s authoritarianism and its “war on the planet.” A […]
Ahead of a global summit in London comes a warning that lessons on energy security have not been learned Business live – latest updates US trade officials are preparing to impose tariffs of up to 3,521% on imports of solar panels from four south-east Asian countries, while the International Energy Agency has said lessons from the energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had not been fully learned. The US commerce department has announced the new tariffs, targeting companies in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, after an investigation begun a year ago when American manufacturers of solar panels accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with subsidised, cheap goods. Continue reading...
Kiké Dueck, 11, didn't show up to school one day. Their parents were panicked and police were notified. Turns out Kiké had skipped school to go protest about climate change. Kiké’s parents explain how they're now helping their child channel eco-anxiety into tangible action to protect the earth.
Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, thinktank says British households could miss out on savings of more than £800 a year on running costs if they choose a hybrid car over an electric one, amid concerns that recent government rule changes open the door for manufacturers to sell more polluting cars. Owners of hybrid cars only save an average of £13 a year compared with drivers of petrol vehicles, but could save as much as £850 annually if they buy electric rather than petrol, according to analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), a thinktank. Continue reading...
The petitions come as President Donald Trump reevaluates his predecessor’s push to expand the renewable energy source.
[Spotlight Initiative] For decades, feminist organizations and women's movements have pointed out that climate change exacerbates violence against women and girls, a human rights violation that already affects at least one in three women and girls globally. It is also well known that violence inhibits climate action, threatening women's and girls' ability to create change and reducing our collective ability to fight the climate crisis. But these relationships have often been difficult to quantify. A new issue brief from
The EPA administrator expressed frustration with reporters and a judge who have pointed to the agency’s unsupported claims of fraud in a climate program.
Officials and campaigners from around world pay tribute to pontiff who put environment at heart of his papacy Latest updates: Cardinals head to Rome to prepare for funeral He declared destroying the environment a sin, warned that humanity was turning the glorious creation of God into a “polluted wasteland full of debris, desolation and filth” , and located the cause of the climate crisis in people’s “selfish and boundless thirst for power”. The messages Pope Francis delivered on the climate and environmental crises were forceful and direct. He called the leaders of fossil fuel companies into the Vatican to hold them to account ; declared a global climate emergency, in 2019; and in his final months, held a conference on “the economics of the common good” . Continue reading...
Every year for nearly two decades, the small city of Rock Port has been producing more electricity from wind energy than it needs.
Amid tariff threats from the US, energy and economic security are key issues in Canada's federal election.
When shopping for motor oil, you'll probably notice that some are mineral while others are synthetic. What's the difference between these two types of oil?
Pope Francis, who died Monday morning, spoke repeatedly about the need to address climate change.
[Liberian Observer] A survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Governance (CDG) highlights that a large majority of Liberians are aware of and consider climate change, and it is a serious concern, with a call for the Liberian Government to take an immediate action by addressing its effects.
Burying our heads in the sand won’t stop the climate crisis or pandemics. We’re taking action to preserve government tools United States science has propelled the country into its current position as a powerhouse of biomedical advancements, technological innovation and scientific research. The data US government agencies produce is a crown jewel – it helps us track how the climate is changing , visualize air pollution in our communities , identify challenges to our health and provide a panoply of other essential uses . Climate change, pandemics and novel risks are coming for all of us – whether we bury our heads in the sand or not – and government data is critical to our understanding of the risks these challenges bring and how to address them. Many of thesedata remains out of sight...
Synthetic blend and fully synthetic oils are both improvements over conventional motor oil, but how do these more premium oils benefit your car's engine?
The EPA administrator also signaled that he was not in a rush to announce reduction-in-force plans, saying,“We’re just trying to get it right.”
[Daily Maverick] A landscape without vultures would be a toxic, fetid place, with lingering carcasses and unchecked, potentially dangerous bacterial growth. Without them, the spectre of plague would loom.
Organizers team up with pro-democracy groups for flurry of actions to demand right to free, healthy lives Hundreds of marches, pickets and cleanup events are taking place across the US in the run-up to Earth Day on Tuesday, as environmental and climate groups step up resistance to the Trump administration’s authoritarianism and its “war on the planet”. A fortnight after the “Hands Off” mobilization brought millions to the streets, national and grassroots organizers are teaming up with pro-democracy groups for “All Out on Earth Day” – a wave of actions to demand the right to live free, healthy lives. Continue reading...
A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool takes us through the life of Pope Frances, and the challenges he faced as pontiff.
The estimate will include the U.S. Geological Survey’s first assessments focused solely on public lands.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin slammed New York's Climate Act advanced by Gov. Hochul and New York Democrats as "delusional" and a "left-wing recipe for an energy and economic catastrophe."
North Korea has major ambitions as a nuclear power and keeps building better missiles. So how long would it take for a North Korean missile to reach the U.S.?
Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden.
The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and human rights, according to a draft White House order.
Climate change could leave Scotland ‘bankrupt’ says report set to publish following anniversary of dropping of Scotland's climate targets
On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill.
Energy company HS Orka has begun drilling a nearly two-kilometer-deep experimental borehole in Krýsuvík, with hopes of uncovering a geothermal resource that could supply hot water to Hafnarfjörður and the greater capital area, as well as generate electricity for the national grid.
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Is climate change a net benefit for society? Human-caused climate change has been a net detriment to society as measured by loss of life, economic harm and ecosystem damage. Between 2000 and 2019, climate change caused $2.86 trillion in damages from extreme weather like storms, floods, droughts, and wildfires. Nearly 61,000 net deaths were linked to climate change during this time. Ocean acidification from CO2 emissions has degraded coral reefs, which provide trillions of dollars in ecosystem services annually by sustaining fisheries and protecting coasts. Habitat loss from climate change...
Residents in Colombia's biggest city Bogota won a much-desired reprieve from year-long water rationing Friday, with authorities announcing tough climate-induced cuts will end. While climate change has worsened the city's water woes, Andres Torres, director of the Water Institute at Javeriana University in Bogota, said cuts were like an x-ray exposing poor resource management over years.
ECF 2024 Quadchart McGuirk.pdf Christopher McGuirk Colorado School of Mines This project will investigate and develop improved storage methods for the fuels needed to generate electrical power in places where sunlight is not available. The effort will focus on particularly tailored materials called Metal Oxide Frameworks, or MOFs, that can be used to store methane […]
ECF 2024 Quadchart Beik.pdf Omid Beik Colorado School of Mines This project will design a power management and distribution (PMAD) system that can be coupled with a megawatt-scale nuclear power generation system for nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) that is suitable for a Mars mission. The system will include all needed components including a dual rotor […]
Wind power developer eyes legal remedies to order that blocks renewable energy projects and eliminates green job opportunities This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The buildout of renewable energy projects in downstate New York – the region that includes the Hudson valley and below – is often complicated. The space for these projects is limited, particularly in New York City , and they’re often expensive. Continue reading...
[The Herald] The South African cabinet recently approved the country's first renewable energy masterplan, which sets out what's needed to establish new renewable energy industries. The masterplan is an industrial strategy that sets out how South Africa can set up a new manufacturing industry in renewable energy and battery storage value chains.
Research suggests pea milk emits a fraction of the planet-warming gases of cow’s milk production and is more nutritious than most other plant-based milks.
In an exclusive extract from Friederike Otto’s new book, she says climate disasters result from inequality as well as fossil fuel My research as a climate scientist is in attribution science. Together with my team, I analyse extreme weather events and answer the questions of whether, and to what extent, human-induced climate change has altered their frequency, intensity and duration. When I first began my research, most scientists claimed that these questions couldn’t be answered. There were technical reasons for this: for a long time, researchers had no weather models capable of mapping all climate-related processes in sufficient detail. But there were other reasons that had less to do with the research itself. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 8, 28 April 2025.
by Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More children ages 1 to 4 die of drowning than any other cause of death. Nearly a quarter of adults received mental health treatment in 2023, an increase of 3.4 million from the prior year. The number of migrants from Mexico and northern Central American countries stopped by the U.S. Border Patrol was surpassed in 2022 by the number of migrants from other nations. We know these things because the federal government...
Extreme weather and natural disasters make it harder for blood donors to reach donation locations and slow the transport of perishable blood products.
Investors had said they would oppose Helge Lund’s reelection in protest of BP’s recent strategy reset and the impact it will have on climate commitments.
Death toll, if confirmed, would make strikes on Ras Isa port one of the deadliest in month-long US campaign US airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed 33 people and wounded 80 others, Houthi-run media said early on Friday, which if confirmed would mark one of the deadliest days of a campaign launched under US President Trump that has involved hundreds of strikes since 15 March. The strikes hit the Ras Isa oil port and were intended to deprive the rebels of “illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years”, the US military’s Central Command said. Continue reading...
Vietnam has dramatically increased its wind and solar targets as it looks to up its energy production by 2030 to meet soaring demand, according to a revised version of its national power plan. With targets set at 73 gigawatts (GW) for solar and 38 GW for onshore wind energy by 2030 -- and a significant increase to 296 GW and 230 GW by 2050 -- the plan looks "really ambitious", said Andri Prasetiyo, senior researcher at Senik Centre Asia.
The shift to cleaner power needs resources from China. An export ban just cut off some supplies.
Samples drilled by the Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed abundant signs of a carbon cycle that remained hidden from orbital scans, alongside clues of how life may have been wiped out on the planet.
A scientific analysis of samples collected on the surface of Mars shows the red planet has evolved its own version of a carbon cycle. The cycle helps create life on Earth, but why not on Mars?
A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the habitability of the red planet.
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape
States will have fewer compliance problems with coal-fired power plants and other sources of haze-forming emissions like sulfur dioxide and soot.
Stephen Crolius, president of Carbon-Neutral Consulting and a longtime strategist in the energy transition space, has spent decades helping organizations navigate the shifting terrain of climate and power. Now, as A.I. reshapes both the demand curve and the tools to manage it, Crolius offers a seasoned view of an electric future that might just outsmart its own worst fears.
Judge Tanya Chutkan said the agency had "no rational explanation" for terminating the grants in issuing her now-temporarily stayed injunction.
Vietnam has dramatically increased its wind and solar targets as it looks to up its energy production by 2030 to meet soaring demand, according to a revised version of its national power plan.
Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattle Bibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goals The life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforest The world’s largest meat company, JBS, looks set to break its Amazon rainforest protection promises again, according to frontline workers. Beef production is the primary driver of deforestation, as trees are cleared to raise cattle, and scientists warn this is pushing the Amazon close to a tipping point that would accelerate its shift from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter. JBS, the Brazil-headquartered multinational that dominates the Brazilian cattle market, promised to address this with a commitment to clean up its beef supply...
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called for relying on local components in all wind energy projects across the country and reducing the import of foreign components. Madbouly’s call came while he was inspecting the 650-megawatt wind farm in the Red Sea city of Ras Ghareb on Tuesday. The prime minister was accompanied by Minister of Electricity … The post PM urges relying on local components in all wind energy projects appeared first on Egypt Independent.
"I know there's other focuses but I think the environment has to be a priority, especially for our youth and for all of us," one voter in Haines Junction told CBC News. "We have to think about other things than just day-to-day stuff, we have to think about the future of our children.”
Peter Dutton is facing outrage after comments he made on climate change during an election debate.
Brad Crabtree will work in public and government affairs for low-carbon projects at the energy company.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01478F, Paper Ran Han, Yuefeng Meng, Xin Zhao, Yao Wang, Mingkun Tang, Yichen Ding, Baohua Li, Dong Zhou, Feiyu Kang The high freezing point and poor anode stability of traditional aqueous electrolytes strongly hamper the cyclability and working temperature range of zinc (Zn) metal batteries (ZMBs). Herein, we demonstrate a... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Nunavik’s 14 villages rely heavily on diesel power, so the region is exempt from most oil-powered heating bans in Quebec. The housing bureau says those exemptions could be hurting Nunavimmiut as fewer people are training in oil-powered heating, and parts for repairs are becoming hard to come by.
When asked if he accepts we are already seeing the impacts of climate change, the opposition leader responded 'there's an impact', but said the real question is what Australia can do about it. Pressed further, Dutton said 'I don't know' and 'I'm not a scientist' when asked if he was willing to say 'this is climate change happening right now' Dutton looks shaky as he fights Albanese to a draw at best – and he’s fast running out of chances to get ahead Continue reading...
Opposition leader was hesitant to say that the impacts of climate change are getting worse in last night’s debate. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Both parties claim victory in last night’s debate The political reaction to last night’s debate is coming in thick and fast. No surprises here that the Liberals believe their leader Peter Dutton won with flying colours, while Labor has backed Albanese for the victory. I saw a very weak, indecisive Prime Minister and a very strong Opposition leader. And I was particularly blown away, Bridget, by the prime minister not fessing up that his own government modelled changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax with respect to homeownership. The prime minister says the government did...
A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, perhaps requiring ancient humans to invent protective measures
[The Herald] LYING in the tropics at quite high altitudes and with what cloud cover there is largely seen in summer months and clear skies in winter months, Zimbabwe is ideally placed to harness solar power as a primary energy resource, and certainly as the main clean energy source.
The judge’s decision is the latest skirmish in a high-stakes battle over President Joe Biden’s signature climate law.
The U.S Treasury Department Wednesday announced sanctions on a Chinese refinery for allegedly importing more than a billion dollars in Iranian oil.
Opposition leader also says ‘I’ll let scientists pass that judgment’ when asked if climate change impacts getting worse in second showdown Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton has admitted he made a mistake by wrongly claiming the Indonesian president had announced a proposal for Russia to base military aircraft in Indonesia, and declined to state whether the impacts of climate change were getting worse. The opposition leader has also confirmed his plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 41,000 positions by 2030 would not pay...
High-tech camera reveals the pollutants spewing into the atmosphere, providing evidence for the state to investigate gas and oil operators. The post Colorado residents now have a way to ‘see’ the toxic emissions they live with appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held discussions with Jamal Al Loughani, the Secretary General of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), focusing on enhancing Arab integration in the fields of oil, gas, and energy, ongoing efforts to restructure OAPEC and the launch of new initiatives aimed at developing the organization’s … The post Egypt, OAPEC discuss plans for Arab energy unity appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new report The Trump administration ’s sweeping cuts to the federal climate disaster agency – and the full-throttle deregulation of fossil fuels and water-guzzling datacentres – could prove catastrophic for America’s endangered rivers, threatening the food, water and livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new report. American Rivers’ annual most-endangered rivers list lays bare a myriad of human-made threats including floods, drought and other extreme weather events driven by the climate crisis , as well as industrial pollution and poor river management – all of which Trump’s regulatory rollbacks will almost inevitably make worse. Continue reading...
[Radio Dalsan] Somalia is officially open for oil drilling and exploration, its Ambassador to the United States, Dahir Hassan Arab, announced Tuesday, marking a bold new chapter in the nation's energy ambitions.
The request for an appeal comes hours after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction.
This blog is now closed ‘Let Rome burn’: Coalition MP says allowing blackouts the only way to turn voters off renewable energy Anywhere but Canberra : Australian voters on what matters to them Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Albanese confronted by hecklers overnight Anthony Albanese and his team were confronted by two hecklers in their Melbourne hotel overnight, again raising questions about the safety and security of political leaders. There’s a report of a request. We have confirmed that Indonesia is not contemplating any Russian aircraft operating in...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00499C, Paper Xinru Sheng, Jiaying Liao, Zeyu Yuan, Yuhan Wang, Qiao Hu, Yichen Du, Xuefeng Wang, Xiaosi Zhou Conversion-type materials are regarded as potential anodes for potassium-ion batteries, achieving high potassium storage capacity through conversion reactions to form K-rich compounds. However, the accompanying huge volume change often brings... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The president's efforts to dismantle climate policies won't stop renewables from rising or fossil fuels from slowing, according to outlooks from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and BloombergNEF.
In nearly 30 years, the United States has never failed to send the United Nations its data on planet-warming pollution. This could be the first time.
Carbon credits worth 8.5 million tons of CO2e were surrendered to meet compliance obligations.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05757K, Paper Qunhao Wang, Xueyong Deng, Xiaolin Xue, Jian Zhang, Jiangqi Zhao, Zengyan Sui, Yuefei Zou, Longbo Luo, Wei Zhang, Xiangyang Liu, Canhui Lu Rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries (ZIBs) are a promising device for sustainable energy storage, yet their application is hindered by uncontrollable Zn dendrite growth and parasitic reactions. Herein, a flexible membrane... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Coalition’s proposal overestimates the reliability of Australia’s ageing coal generators, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton’s plan to build less renewable energy and keep Australia’s coal plants running longer has overestimated the reliability of ageing generators and could lead to major electricity shortages, according to a new analysis. The Coalition has pledged to put taxpayer-funded nuclear reactors at seven sites...
The world likely hit peak energy-related emissions in 2024. But the decline in the coming decade will be slowed due in large part to data centre expansion powered by fossil fuels, according to a report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
Katy Perry faces backlash following her trip to space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket, with her participation condemned as frivolous and hypocritical.
Consumer Council tests 12 models of inverter split-type air conditioners, says Daikin has highest electric bill savings.
The Trump administration said it would appeal such a decision but would likely be unable to get the money back if the climate groups are allowed to access the funds.
Boyce tells Climate and Energy Realists Queensland that opposition to renewables is growing and fellow MPs should adopt a ‘do nothing strategy’ Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Coalition MP Colin Boyce told a group of climate science deniers that blackouts were “a big political opportunity” and that he had urged fellow MPs to adopt a “do nothing strategy” that would allow power outages and build opposition to net-zero policies. A video of Boyce, posted on YouTube , speaking to the Climate and Energy Realists Queensland group, includes comments by the...
[Egypt Online] Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held discussions with Jamal Al Loughani, the Secretary General of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), focusing on enhancing Arab integration in the fields of oil, gas, and energy, ongoing efforts to restructure OAPEC and the launch of new initiatives aimed at developing the organization's functions and impact.
World’s top maker of EV batteries and oil giant aim to build a ‘battery-swapping ecosystem across the whole nation’.
European Commission may reportedly let companies declare force majeure as part of strategy to rid bloc of Russian fossil fuels by 2027 The European Commission is considering plans that would allow European companies to break long-term Russian gas contracts without paying penalties to Moscow, it has been reported. Citing three officials with knowledge of the plan, the Financial Times reported that the commission was studying the possibility of allowing companies to declare force majeure, which would absolve importers of their obligations to pay penalty fees for ending contracts. Continue reading...
Coal? Beautiful. Coal miner safety regulations? Not so beautiful.
[SANF] The awarding of US$60.35 million to the Zambezi Watercourse by the Climate Investment Funds has far-reaching benefits towards accelerating regional efforts to building community resilience and restoration of ecosystems.
Climate disasters can harm the economy, posing risks to retirement savings. The post Can your pension withstand climate change? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[350Africa.org] Just one day before the Oman East Africa Trade and Investment Expo opens in Muscat on April 16, over 70 civil society organisations (CSOs) from Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond have published an open letter urging the Government of Oman to refrain from providing financial or diplomatic support for the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
Is it only a decade since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change were agreed? The two deals were inked to a groundswell of hope. The world had come together and reached consensus on how to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. A collaborative spirit was in the air. […]
The politics of coal and clean energy in the West is behind a quiet push to break up the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary.
[Leadership] The Federal Government has applauded the Cross River State Government for its sustained commitment to climate change advocacy and awareness, describing it as a key stride in alignment with President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.
Prosecutors say the operation was aimed at gathering information to foil lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry over damage communities have faced from climate change.
Plants are blooming right now – and so are people's allergies. And if it feels like those pesky symptoms are getting worse ... you're probably right. Wednesday, a review published in the journal The Laryngoscope looked at the link between climate change and increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever. So today, we turn back to a classic Short Wave episode from Brit Hanson and Maddie Sofia, who spoke to allergy expert Dr. Juanita Mora about some quick tips for managing seasonal allergies. Want more of the science behind your health questions? Send us an email at shortwave@npr.org . Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave .
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00725A, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Fangyuan Cheng, Jun Hu, Wen Zhang, Peng Yu, Xueliang Sun, Jian Peng, Baiyu Guo The development of ether-based electrolytes has significant challenges, primarily caused by the irreversible co-intercalation of ether and Li+ into commercial graphite, which excluded ether from use in commercial lithium-ion batteries... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Mayors and elected officials across the country are expressing worry that talk of the economy is overshadowing concerns over climate change.
Discover important facts about what climate change is, what's causing it, and what we can do to stop it.
This year's General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) will take place as a fully hybrid conference in both Vienna and online from April 27 to May 2. This year, I'll join the event on site in Vienna for the full week and I've already picked several sessions I plan to attend. Among them are two sessions, I'll be presenting in. This blog post provides an overview of my itinerary. Monday To start my week at EGU25, I plan to attend a Union Symposia (US5) at 8:30am: Bridging Policy and Science for EU Disaster Preparedness One of the greatest risks to our security is the impact of climate change. Extreme weather continues to ravage ever greater areas of Europe through floods, fires and droughts, throughout the year and across the European Union...
Exclusive: Brad Battin says he had a conversation with the federal opposition leader about the ‘language’ he would use about plans to build a nuclear reactor in eastern Victoria Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian opposition leader says he discussed the language he would use to distance the state party from the federal Coalition’s campaign to build a nuclear reactor in the Latrobe Valley, telling Peter Dutton “it’s your campaign”. The Loy Yang coal-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley east of Melbourne is one of seven proposed sites ...
In Britain, higher temperatures will provide perfect conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon as far north as Hull, a report reveals.
Treasury minister James Murray confirmed that a shipment of coal needed to maintain operations is at docks in Lincolnshire.
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That second wave of energy is a normal part of the human circadian rhythm, but lifestyle factors also play a role.
Federal regulators issued a corrective action order following a leak in North Dakota last week.
The Biden EPA handed out billions of dollars to bring clean energy technologies to lower-income communities. The Trump administration is trying to take it back.
The young people are arguing that the federal agency discriminates against youth when it comes to setting pollution regulations.
A Scottish firm at the forefront of delivering solar-powered solutions has underscored the importance of keeping green targets on track.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02309-xThe authors assess the current and future burden of mental and behavioural disorders across Australia. They show that high temperatures contributed 1.8% of Australia’s mental and behavioural disorder burden in the 2010s with expected increases to 2.4–2.8% by the 2050s and highlight the need for both adaptation and mitigation.
It's the new not-in-my-backyard rage -- opposition to dozens of lithium-ion battery storage facilities planned across the Big Apple and Empire State to advance New York's much-criticized green energy law energy goals.
Chinese researchers have found a cost-effective solution to cleaning up toxic oil spills which can threaten wildlife and human health.
Most Motor oil comes in easy-pour plastic bottles these days. Why don't oil companies use cans anymore, and when did the switch happen?
A listing of 36 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 6, 2025 thru Sat, April 12, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks! Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (11 articles) Do Climate Goals Matter in a Bad Economy? Climate, Time Magazine, Justin Worland, Apr 4, 2025. We passed the 1.5C climate threshold. We must now explore extreme options...
The officers suffered burns, scalds and stab wounds when Abedi threw hot cooking oil over them before using makeshift weapons to stab them in the 'unprovoked' and 'vicious' attack.
U.S. federal regulators have ordered the Calgary-based operator of the Keystone Pipeline to take several corrective actions after a rupture caused more than 556,000 litres of oil to spill onto farmland in North Dakota. South Bow, the pipeline operator, hopes to return to operations in the next few days.
Crude oil prices have dropped to their lowest levels since 2021, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Halla Hrund Logadóttir, Member of Parliament for the Progressive Party and former Director of Energy Affairs at Orkustofnun, this drop could significantly impact Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine, as the country remains heavily dependent on energy exports.
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi held a broad meeting on Friday 11/4/2025 with heads of authorities, holding companies, and sector firms to review recent developments in the petroleum sector from July 2024 to March 2025 and to set upcoming targets. Senior officials presented updates on current activities and future plans aimed at improving … The post Petroleum minister probes with companies’ officials future oil projects appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Energy authorities are working on a plan to buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US to help the government deal with the trade imbalance that led Washington to impose a high tariff on Thai exports.
President Trump has threatened to slap new tariffs on Mexico for failing to deliver water under a decades-old treaty. But climate change has decimated river flows.
Devastating thunderstorms and lightning strikes in Bihar have claimed 80 lives in the past two days, with Nalanda reporting the highest number of deaths. The disaster management department attributes the increase in fatalities to climate change and a lack of awareness among villagers, despite issuing weather warnings.
Department of Defence boss Pete Hegseth said climate change, Covid-19 response and diversity programmes will be among the contracts to end.
The Union and SPD have pledged to stick to Germany's emissions targets, but activists say their plans could worsen the climate crisis rather than solving it. What do the parties plan to do on climate - and will it be enough?
National Development Banks Can Do More to Help Drive Countries’ Green Transformations margaret.overh… Fri, 04/11/2025 - 08:00 We know that global efforts to rein in climate change are far off track — and we know what's needed to right the ship: Rapid and transformative action to slash emissions and build resilience to climate impacts, in a way which puts people at the heart. But who will finance and implement these changes? According to the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance , developing countries (excluding China) will need to invest $2.3-$2.5 trillion per year in nature and climate action by 2030, from both domestic and international sources. This is about 77% more than current financing levels. Funding from international sources such as multilateral...
Coal has fueled industrialization — and climate change. Some countries are well into phasing it out, but US President Donald Trump wants to boost production. Why this is not a good idea.
The Automatic Petroleum Products Pricing Committee announced gasoline and diesel price increases on Friday. The prices of mazut supplied to electricity and food industries, along with natural gas for vehicles, will remain unchanged. However, the government has proceeded with lifting fuel subsidies on other petroleum product. According to the announcement, the prices are as follows: … The post Egypt raises gasoline, diesel, butane, and other fuel prices amid ongoing subsidy reform appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Analysts say power companies are unlikely to build new coal plants, even when offered federal loans and favorable regulations.
But the agency’s projections for U.S. power demand are below what President Donald Trump has said in his push to boost coal energy production.
The agency waived a mandate that forced local disaster plans to address both climate impacts and the risk to disadvantaged communities.
President Donald Trump's former attorney general says the state is making a mistake in siding with local governments who are fighting oil companies over coastal destruction.
[The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country's energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government's new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the country's constitution. Therefore, these plans cannot go ahead. Environmental law specialist Melanie Murcott researches how courts consider the risks and impacts of climate
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00689A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Yongpeng Liu, Celine Wing See Yeung, Erwin Reisner An organic–inorganic photoelectrochemical (PEC) tandem device for converting polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to formate under simulated solar irradiation. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
There has been little talk about how Australia’s economy will get to net zero. That’s a terrible reflection on the state of our politics The Coalition has been forced to reassert its commitment to the Paris climate agreement after its energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, appeared to waver on the pledge on Thursday. O’Brien faced off against the climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, at a debate in Canberra, weeks out from a federal election in which energy policy is emerging as a hot-button issue. Labor, the Coalition, nobody in this country will be able to achieve the emission target set by Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese. The difference between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese is that Peter Dutton has been honest and upfront about that. … go against the spirit, if not the...
Calgary-based South Bow said cleanup crews have so far recovered about 20 per cent of the oil that leaked from the Keystone pipeline near Fort Ransom, North Dakota on Tuesday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00500K, Paper Qiang Wu, Yuanke Wu, Hui Yan, Wei Zhong, Mingsheng Qin, Haolin Zhu, Shijie Cheng, Jia Xie Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) is one of the most promising cathodes for high-energy-density lithium‒sulfur batteries since its distinctive organic skeleton and covalent sulfur storage mechanism effectively prevent polysulfide dissolution and mitigate... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), in partnership with Bank of Industry (BOI), has unveiled a N1billion expanded Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) scheme to provide financial support and capacity-building for local vendors and businesses within its host communities and Gas Transmission System (GTS) areas in Rivers State.
New research finds liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost option for ensuring a continuous power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free but intermittent sources of electricity.
The U.S. needs to unleash every viable American-made energy resource -- both fossil fuels and renewables.
Shift away from fossil fuels by BOC is expected to cut company’s Australian emissions 40% by 2035 and follows similar commitment by Rio Tinto Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A major industrial gas company in Australia will shift its power use away from fossil fuels and instead meet nearly half its electricity needs across three states from solar. BOC, owned by global gas and engineering company Linde, supplies speciality gases to large manufacturers, industry and oxygen to hospitals. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
Scheme in England and Wales covers only heat pumps, uptake of which has been slow UK politics live – latest updates The UK government is considering expanding the boiler upgrade grant scheme for England and Wales to cover sources of low-carbon heating for domestic homes other than heat pumps, the Guardian understands. The government has a target of 600,000 heat pump installations annually by 2028. But data from the Resolution Foundation on Wednesday revealed worryingly low uptake of heat pumps. Last year, installation of gas boilers outnumbered heat pump installations by 15:1 , according to the Resolution Foundation report, and only one in eight new homes were equipped with the low-carbon option, despite the government’s clean energy targets. Continue reading...
The move affects 3.5 million acres in seven states and echoes previous orders from the Trump administration.
As agrifood systems in the Global South buckle under the weight of climate change, biodiversity, and even pollution, experts such as Dr. Himanshu Pathak call for urgent innovative solutions, as, at the current pace, the problems of the Global South are going to intensify with escalating climate change. Pathak is the director general of the […]
The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.
The decision coincided with cuts to another federal climate initiative, a move that could imperil a key report detailing the escalating effects of climate change in the United States.
For more than 70 years, China has managed forest and grassland fires through total fire suppression (1). This policy has been mostly successful, reducing the annual burned area from nearly 3 million ha in the early 1950s to less than half a million ha in 2008 and decreasing the number of wildfires from 60,000 to less than 10,000 during the same period (2). However, fire suppression is likely to become less effective as the climate changes and the population leaves rural areas. To prepare for changing conditions, China should adopt a more balanced wildfire management strategy.
This blog is now closed Coalition confirms it is committed to Paris climate agreement, hours after refusing to rule out withdrawing Anywhere but Canberra : Australian voters on what matters to them Interactive guide to electorates in the Australian election Listen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina See all our Australian election 2025 coverage Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Australian shares are poised to surge when the market opens, after Donald Trump’s decision to pause his oversized tariffs against most nations sent stock prices rocketing on Wall Street. Futures prices are pointing to an increase in excess of 6% for the S&P/ASX 200, taking the index above 7,850 points. We continuously advocate to...
There are many opportunities to invest directly in wind and solar energy, yet global chipmakers have failed to do so on a meaningful scale, Greenpeace says.
Dutch group Follow This says it will not file any resolutions against oil and gas companies this AGM season A green shareholder activist group has decided to “pause” its work pushing oil companies to reduce their emissions amid a growing investor backlash against climate action. Follow This has confirmed that it will not file any climate resolutions against oil and gas companies during the forthcoming AGM season for the first time since 2016. Continue reading...
State Sen. Scott Wiener’s (D) proposal would have created a legal pathway for individuals and insurance companies to sue oil and gas companies to recoup costs from natural disasters made worse by climate change.
Far-right and anti-vaccine groups are part of a push in dozens of states to prohibit the theoretical climate change fix of blocking the sun's rays.
Eminent domain lawsuits filed by Summit Carbon Solutions spurred the South Dakota governor to sign a bill banning their use for CO2 pipelines.
Poorer households shut out of heat pump market and grants should be increased to speed up rollout, thinktank says Gas boiler fittings outnumbered new heat pump installations by more than 15 to one last year, and only one in eight new homes were equipped with the low-carbon alternative despite the government’s clean energy targets. Poorer households are also being shut out of the heat pump market as the grants available are inadequate and should be increased, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation thinktank . Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01170A, Paper Xin Yang, Minghao Xie, Zhijie Yan, Hang Ruan, Chunpeng Yang, Zaiping Guo, Zi-Jian Zheng Zinc-iodine (Zn–I₂) batteries are promising candidates for next-generation large-scale energy storage systems due to their inherent safety, environmental sustainability, and potential cost-effectiveness compared to lithium-ion batteries. Their applications, however, have... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[IPS] Nairobi -- Climate change is outpacing science and farmers are paying the price. Agricultural research innovations need to reach farmers before it is too late.
[Centre 4s] The African-Atlantic Gas Pipeline (Nigeria - Morocco) or GAA was initiated by Morocco in December 2016 during King Mohamed VI visit to Nigeria. Valued at $25 billion, this mega-project will connect Morocco to Nigeria via the Atlantic coast, crossing 13 countries before reaching Europe. Approximately 5,600 - 6,200 km long, it should also ensure energy security of both these coastal countries and the Alliance of Sahel States (ESA). One of the world best-known pipelines is the North Stream 2, connecting
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02311-3Using satellite and carbon-flux data, the authors show that enhanced gross primary productivity in recent decades is driven primarily by increases in the rate, rather than the duration, of carbon uptake. They highlight asymmetric changes in productivity across seasons, which may worsen under climate change.
Nasa cuts contract that convened USGCRP, which released assessments impacting environmental decision-making The White House is ending funding for the body that produces the federal government’s pre-eminent climate report, which summarizes the impacts of rising global temperatures on the United States. Every four years, the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is required by Congress to release a new national climate assessment to ensure leaders understand the drivers of – and threats posed by – global warming. It is the most comprehensive, far-reaching and up-to-date analysis of the climate crisis, playing a key role in local and national decision making about agriculture, energy production, and land and water use. Continue reading...
The musician posted a 15-second teaser for what could be her first album since 2021's Solar Power
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would impose additional sanctions on any individuals or companies participating in the illegal sale of Iranian oil.
An executive order intended to give coal a boost ignores the reality not only of where energy markets are going, but where they are today.
Democrats accused the EPA administrator's deregulatory agenda of undermining public health and worsening climate change.
Climate change is outpacing science and farmers are paying the price. Agricultural research innovations need to reach farmers before it is too late. Partnership, collaborations, and the right dose of political will are the fuel to put innovations into the farmer’s hands, says Simeon Ehui, Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) […]
Metuktire, in the Indigenous Capoto-Jarina territory in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, is a pocket of resistance against mining, which has devastated the landscape in nearby areas. The AFP photographer Pablo Porciúncula travelled deep into Mato Grosso state to see how it has staved off deforestation and continued to honour its traditional ways of life – while also facing the threats of miners and the climate crisis Continue reading...
President Donald Trump's pick for EPA general counsel got the most pushback.
The panels will cut pollution and save the church tens of thousands of dollars. The post ‘We feel called to care for that environment’: Pennsylvania church goes solar appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Trump administration has recently revoked nearly $4 million in federal funding from Princeton University, primarily affecting programs related to climate risks and global warming
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01492A, Paper Yingjin Luo, Wentao Lei, Pengfei Chen, Tao Jiang, Andeng Liu, Meidan Ye, Zijie Xu, Zhong Lin Wang, Wenxi Guo The low root mean square (RMS) current density generated by triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) has significantly hindered their effectiveness in charging lithium batteries. In response, we present a universal energy storage... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
SET-listed Gulf Development, a power and telecom operator, is preparing to jointly build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Map Ta Phut deep-sea port to strengthen its gas business.
Senate Republican legislation would impose a foreign pollution fee targeting the "nexus between climate, national security, economic security and energy policy."
The leak adds to a list of incidents reported along the sprawling pipeline system in recent years.
The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of health agencies. Mining communities must now grapple with its disappearance.
The Most Impactful Things You Can Do for the Climate Aren’t What You’ve Been Told margaret.overh… Wed, 04/09/2025 - 00:01 The message is everywhere: You (alone) can save the planet. Choose a veggie burger instead of beef. Book this flight, not that one. Buy thrift over fast fashion. Shrink your "carbon footprint." But here's what most people don't know: The very concept of a personal carbon footprint originated with oil giant British Petroleum (BP). In 2004, BP launched a carbon calculator to persuade people to measure their personal climate impacts. The campaign worked — shifting our collective gaze from fossil fuel companies, the biggest drivers of the climate crisis, to individuals like you and me. Two decades later and with climate disasters rapidly intensifying...
President Trump defended his tariff policies, claiming billions in revenue while signing orders to boost the coal industry. However, US stocks tumbled amid trade war uncertainty, with the S&P 500 reversing gains. Trump's coal-focused executive orders aim to revitalize the sector, facing criticism for prioritizing a polluting energy source.
The Department of Commerce is withdrawing $4 million in federal funding from Princeton University, impacting climate research projects under NOAA. Secretary Lutnick stated the decision aligns with NOAA's objectives and the Trump administration's priorities to streamline government spending. The department criticized Princeton's climate modeling, claiming it promotes 'climate anxiety' and duplicates other research efforts, amidst increased scrutiny of academic institutions.
President Trump referenced Iran and what he called 'nuclear heat' at at a White House event where he ridiculed fears about climate change, days before talks with Tehran.
Global temperatures soared to historic highs in March, continuing an unprecedented heat streak that challenges scientific understanding. Europe experienced its hottest March ever, leading to extreme rainfall variations. The world marked its second-hottest March, sustaining record-breaking temperatures since July 2023, with scientists noting the persistent anomaly and its link to human-caused climate change.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to make the United States "energy dominant" and "unleash" the nation's energy reserves, including coal.
[This Day] The trio of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mr. Bayo Ojulari; Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, will this Thursday lead discussion on driving Nigeria's energy sustainability at the Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (OLEF) 2025.
President Donald Trump wants to boost the lagging coal industry and use it to fuel energy-hungry data centers.
Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick is an up-and-coming educator and TV host with a YouTube series tailored to kids ages 4 through 8.
Nature Crime Threatens Our Planet. Here Are 5 Ways to Fight Back. alicia.cypress… Tue, 04/08/2025 - 09:55 The growing scourge of nature crime — which includes illegal forms of logging, mining, fishing, forest conversion and wildlife trade — is devastating ecosystems and species around the world, robbing communities and governments of valuable resources and revenues. These crimes are estimated to generate as much as $280 billion in annual criminal proceeds, according to Interpol — money that could go to communities for health, education and development initiatives. Nature crimes are also accelerating the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, which have dire impacts on our planet. For example, half of all tropical deforestation is illegal , according to the...
The legislation would put new requirements on wind and solar companies that oil and gas companies in Texas do not face.
The cause of the rupture and the volume of crude oil spilled were not immediately clear.
Starmer's relaxing electric car targets to shield Britain's £70B ($90B) auto industry from US tariffs. A win for jobs or a climate cop-out? Here's the breakdown!
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Cape Town, South Africa – April 2025 – Enlit Africa, the continent’s premier gathering for the power, energy and water sectors brings a sharp focus on investment and finance to proceedings as pivotal drivers of Africa’s energy transformation. As the energy sector grapples with unprecedented demand, climate imperatives and the push for universal access, this […]
[Liberian Investigator] - Starting Monday, April 7, the global maritime spotlight is on London as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) opens the pivotal 83rd session of its Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), a forum that could reshape the future of international shipping.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01568E, Perspective Zhexi Xiao, Haojun Wu, Lijiao Quan, Fanghong Zeng, Ruoyu Guo, Zekai Ma, Xiaoyu Chen, Jiaqi Zhan, Kang Xu, Lidan Xing, Weishan Li The development of high-capacity anodes is of paramount importance to address the rapidly increasing demand for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). While the commercialization of nanoscale silicon (Si) and microscale silicon... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Researchers analyzed the full lifecycle of several fuel options and found this approach has a comparable environmental impact, overall, to burning low-sulfur fuels.