The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday after talks with the country’s leader. “I have given them approval to build a Nuclear Powered Submarine, rather than the old fashioned, and far less nimble, diesel powered Submarines that they have now,” he said in a social media. President Lee Jae-myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernise the alliance...
The International Energy Efficiency Scorecard shows "incremental progress" for the United States since the last survey in 2022.
Earlier this week, Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates dropped a truth bomb into the discussion of climate and energy policy.
Most of the bills passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with unanimous support.
Electric vehicles (EVs) produce more pollution than cars running on petrol or diesel in the first few years of operation, scientists have found.
A new report from the global financial firm Deloitte, says U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could delay billions of dollars worth of investment in the oil and gas industry.
It's a small stretch, but it can wirelessly charge your electric car.
Community leaders have debuted a high-tech biodigester designed to capture emissions, feed gardens, and inspire the next generation. The post A biodigester on Chicago’s South Side turns waste into power appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The planet’s vital signs are “flashing red”, a new report by a group of climate scientists from around the world asserts.
Solar power is cheap, clean, and ready to scale — so why is Scotland still whispering about it? George Baxter shares why it’s time to speak up and embrace the energy revolution.
The Energy Secretary was revealed to have revised down the predicted efficiency of wind turbines by more than a quarter as a result of 'updated modelling'.
The unusual maneuver appears to reflect growing disruption in Russian oil exports following the new restrictions.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian Youth for Climate Action (LYCA) has concluded a one-day multi-stakeholder dialogue aimed at advancing discussions on the operationalization of Liberia's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) -- the country's renewed climate action roadmap under the Paris Agreement.
Using Richard Nixon’s “madman theory” of international relations, it appears that US President Donald Trump aims to pressure Russia and China into making significant concessions. His decision to impose sanctions on Russia’s oil giants, Rosneft and Lukoil, could not only impact the Russian economy but also the Kremlin’s energy cooperation with Beijing. Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe imported substantial amounts of Russian crude. While China has been the top individual...
The president's unflinching commitment to fossil fuels will be tested when he meets Thursday with China's leader, Xi Jinping, who has created a clean energy powerhouse.
A new analysis found that unusually warm ocean waters boosted the storm's rapid intensification — twice.
In a surprising change of tone, Bill Gates now claims that climate change 'will not lead to humanity's demise'. But if climate change isn't going to doom the human race, what will?
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
The post Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It. appeared first on ProPublica.
Bill Gates has raised eyebrows with a blog post professing an optimistic outlook on climate change.
Sandalwood oil, rich in alpha-santalol, offers promising benefits for skin health. Scientific studies reveal its potential to combat skin cancer by reducing tumor growth and halting abnormal cell multiplication. The oil's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities protect skin from damage. Experts suggest incorporating quality sandalwood oil into skincare routines alongside sun protection for healthier, resilient skin.
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). Video description Solar power has become ridiculously cheap. And unbelievably powerful at tackling climate change. Today I discuss two of the most absolutely overpowered places we can build solar photovoltaics: reservoirs (floatovoltaics) and deserts. But the future of solar is so bright, that it's worth building even in less-than-ideal locations. Let's take a look at the sunny story of today's solar PV, and what that means for our climate! Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to a heating world are already having a devastating toll on human health. The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), finds that 12 of 20 key indicators tracking health threats have reached record levels, showing how climate inaction is costing lives, straining health systems, and undermining economies. “The climate crisis is a health crisis. Every fraction of a degree of warming costs lives and livelihoods,” said Dr Jeremy Farrar...
Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed. It says the world’s addiction to fossil fuels also causes toxic air pollution, wildfires and the spread of diseases such as dengue fever, and millions each year are dying owing to the failure to tackle global heating. Continue reading...
Bill Gates, a prominent voice on climate change, now expresses optimism about humanity's survival. He believes focusing on innovation and improving human welfare is key, rather than dwelling on doomsday scenarios. Gates highlights advancements in clean energy and agriculture. He acknowledges the threat to vulnerable populations and continues to invest in climate solutions.
A changing climate won't end the human race and can be managed through sensible policies that emphasize human welfare, tech entrepreneur Bill Gates said.
Suddenly, Bill Gates is admitting that climate change won’t lead to “humanity’s demise” after all.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The aggressive development of Ethiopia's massive gas and oil reserves in the Somali Region is key to minimize inflation and contribute to macroeconomic stability, Prime Minister Abiy said.
Billionaire’s statement comes a day after UN said humanity missed 1.5C climate target Bill Gates has called for a “strategic pivot” in the effort against the climate crisis, writing that the world should shift away from trying to limit rising temperatures to instead focusing on efforts to prevent disease and poverty. Writing on his Gates Notes website , the billionaire Microsoft co-founder criticized what he described as a “doomsday view of climate change” which is focusing “too much on near-term emissions goals”. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Firms say added costs would mean they are unable to install enough turbines to meet green energy goals Offshore windfarm companies may be exempted from new UK nature rules in an attempt to keep down the cost of renewable energy, the Guardian has learned. The energy firms have said they would be unable to build the vast number of turbines required to meet the government’s green electricity goals if they have to meet new rules for nationally significant infrastructure projects (Nsips). Continue reading...
Exclusive: Briefing by conservative think-tank Centre for Independent Studies was arranged by a Coalition backbench committee Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coalition MPs weighing up whether to abandon net zero have been briefed on research that argued “heat deaths aren’t a thing”, played down the prospect of substantial sea level rises and claimed “no one has ever made low-cost energy” from wind and solar. Guardian Australia has viewed slides from a presentation the conservative thinktank Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) gave to MPs in Canberra this week, along with the findings of private polling on net zero. Continue reading...
Claimants seek compensation from RWE and Heidelberg Materials after extreme flooding destroyed harvests A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has fired the starting shot in legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies. Lawyers acting for 43 men and women from the Sindh region sent the energy firm RWE and the cement producer Heidelberg formal letters before action on Tuesday warning of their intention to sue later this year. Continue reading...
Indian oil refiners are halting new Russian crude orders following fresh US and EU sanctions targeting Russian energy giants. This strategic shift, driven by a need for clarity and payment facilitation, sees India increasing imports from the US and Middle Eastern nations.
Brazil's bid to turn the mouth of the Amazon River into a new oil exploration frontier is facing institutional pushback from the Public Prosecutor's Office
While urging countries to accelerate action, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell struck an optimistic tone on Tuesday following the release of a new report on updated national climate commitments.
This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Each year, the Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan University in New Jersey hosts a conference on the state’s current and future energy landscape. In 2023 and 2024, the gatherings focused heavily on the rapidly accelerating development of […]
Footage of online meeting showed Kent county council leader remonstrating with councillors Helena Horton is a Guardian environment reporter. Ed Miliband has not been given enough of a budget to secure enough offshore wind to meet his clean energy promise, new analysis shows. The budget announced today will not maximise investment in new offshore wind farms. We have a record amount of offshore wind capacity eligible for this auction - more than 20 gigawatts - and the current budget would only procure about a quarter of that. Given the amount of competition in this year’s auction, we expect to see competitively-priced bids, so the government should adjust the budget to maximise procurement, which could attract up to £53bn in private investment in the UK economy. Continue reading...
The UN's review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming
New analysis by the STUC on Scotland’s low carbon and renewable energy economy has revealed the extent of the spending gap.
The department released rules Monday that expand loan-eligible projects, supporting infrastructure to boosts for fossil fuels and nuclear.
“Achieving [Paris Agreement] targets while balancing the impact on people’s lives is a very significant challenge,” Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara said.
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand Wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010, a study has found. Users of gas have been among the biggest beneficiaries, the research suggested. Continue reading...
Murray Watt seems to think so See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30 I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen? Humanity has failed to limit global heating to 1.5C and must change course immediately, the secretary general of the UN has warned. In his only interview before next month’s Cop30 climate summit, António Guterres acknowledged it is now “inevitable” that humanity will overshoot the target in the Paris climate agreement, with “devastating consequences” for the world. Continue reading...
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
Vladimir Putin is feeling the sting of President Trump’s new oil sanctions — so much so that he dispatched one of his top henchmen on a desperate charm offensive across the US
Final budget could rise if ministers see value for money, as industry lobby group says investment not enough The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has set aside £1.1bn a year for offshore wind power developers investing in new projects, in the latest funding round aimed at meeting the UK’s green electricity targets. The government’s energy department said today it had budgeted £900m to pay developers of fixed wind turbines at sea, with another £180m for floating platforms. Continue reading...
After years of growing enthusiasm, the buzz is waning for electric cars in the U.S., thanks to the cancellation of tax credit subsidies and poor infrastructure.
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[Namibian] The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has cautioned that Namibia's oil and gas sector may create fewer jobs than government projections suggest, citing transparency and consultation concerns.
Positioned against the backdrop of rising global temperatures and corporate profits, 'BUTCHERED' challenged viewers to consider who pays for the damage of climate change.
Scott Morrison famously held a lump of coal in Parliament back in 2017 and urged politicians to 'not be afraid' of the fossil fuel.
By planting wildflowers instead of grass, developers are creating habitat for bees, butterflies, and birds. The post Solar farms can bloom with life, not just energy appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
North Sea contractor says move applies only to its ultimate holding company and it will continue to trade Business live – latest updates Petrofac, one of the biggest North Sea oil and gas contractors, has filed for administration, putting more than 2,000 jobs in Scotland at risk. The energy services provider said it had applied to the high court of England and Wales to appoint administrators, after it lost a big offshore wind project over its failure to meet contractual obligations. Continue reading...
The Interior secretary and a developer are offering rosy projections as questions remain about the liquefied natural gas project.
Investments will be focused on assets mainly in Europe but also in the U.S. and other developed economies.
The oil company contends that the state's requirements violate the First Amendment.
A US-North Korea flash summit remains a long shot despite Donald Trump signalling he was open to such talks and describing Pyongyang as “sort of a nuclear power” as he embarked on his Asia trip last week. The choice of words by the US president could be interpreted as a diplomatic concession by Kim Jong-un, some analysts said. Others said the North Korean leader’s focus was on alliances with China and Russia amid the Ukraine war, making it difficult to devote time and resources to a photo-op...
Changing engine oil is usually a simple task. But the Lamborghini Huracán and its eight drain plugs is a different kettle of fish. Here's why it needs so many.
Despite its common association with oil, Texas gets a lot of sun and so is a great location for major solar farms. Which ones are the biggest?
As world leaders gather in Belém for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), they’ll find more than just food for thought on the menu.
US President Donald Trump claimed India is significantly reducing Russian oil imports, even suggesting a complete cutback. This comes as Trump prepares to meet China's Xi Jinping amid trade tensions. However, India has consistently denied these assertions, prioritizing its national interests and stating no such commitment has been made.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) start-up Stellerus Technology aims to be the world’s first provider of satellite-enabled three-dimensional wind data to help wind power, transport and insurance firms boost revenues, cut costs and manage risks, according to its founders. Stellerus, founded in 2023 by the university’s academics, would leverage China’s cost competitiveness in satellite manufacturing to make global 3D wind data collection economically viable, said Su Hui, the...
ExxonMobil has filed suit in federal court challenging two California laws that would require the oil giant to report the greenhouse emissions resulting from the use of its products globally.
The oil giant said requirements that companies calculate new details about greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks violate Exxon’s free speech rights.
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. said it was ordered by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute to take custody of 23 cargo containers allegedly containing radioactive zinc dust and rejected by Indonesia, adding it had no connection with the shipments. The Philippine steel company said it was tagged as the source of the radioactive materials by PNRI, and ordered to entomb the containers in its Calaca scrap recycling plant in Batangas province, according to a statement on Saturday. “The containers...
Putin is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Artis Circle as his country prepares for war with NATO, Norway has said.
Indian refiners, including Reliance Industries, are adjusting operations to comply with US sanctions on Russian crude exporters Rosneft and Lukoil. While state-run firms will absorb initial costs of finding alternative supplies at market rates, the impact on consumers is currently minimal. Refiners are preparing for a future without Russian oil, assessing compliance needs and potential market shifts.
In a significant shift, the US has imposed stringent sanctions on Russia's top oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, targeting the financial backbone of its war in Ukraine. This move, aimed at crippling Moscow's revenue streams, has already impacted global oil markets and prompted major buyers like China and India to reassess their purchases.
New US sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil are prompting Indian refiners to seek more crude from the Middle East, Latin America, and the US. While direct Russian imports may dip, supplies are expected to continue via intermediaries. This shift could increase India's import bill, with Reliance Industries facing the biggest adjustment.
[Daily Maverick] Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa stole hearts and inspired minds at Windaba 2025 with his typically comprehensive unpacking of the Integrated Resources Plan 2025. Wind is a winner, alongside nuclear power.
Two SET-listed firms have made Thailand's first commercial sales of biofuel for ships, according to PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR), the oil trade flagship of national oil and gas conglomerate, PTT Group.
Former Paralympics champion says inaccessible charging points show government ‘has forgotten about us’ Campaigners including Tanni Grey-Thompson have warned that disabled drivers are at risk of being locked out of the electric car transition because of inaccessible chargers. The former Paralympics champion and the Electric Vehicle Association England are pushing for the government to introduce standards to ensure chargers are easy to reach. Continue reading...
STATEMENT: Commitment Without Clarity Risks Europe’s Climate Ambitions and Leadership darla.vanhoorn… Fri, 10/24/2025 - 07:50 Brussels (October 24, 2025) – The European Council yesterday reaffirmed its support for the EU’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040. However, it stopped short of setting a clear and ambitious target for its upcoming Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which is due by COP30. In September, the European Commission put forward a “statement of intent” to cut emissions by 66.25 – 72.5% by 2035 from 1990 levels. Following is a statement by Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President and Regional Director for Europe, World Resources Institute: “Europe stands behind the 90% emission cut goal by 2040 ‒ a...
As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02643A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Zixuan Li, Rui Qi, Yi Yuan, Lechen Yang, Lijiang Song, Ashok Sreekumar Menon, Louis F. J. Piper, Didier Wermeille, Paul Thompson, Robert House, Peter G. Bruce, Alex Robertson Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) suffer from sustained capacity loss at the zinc metal anode due to side reactions with the electrolyte, even under idle conditions. The concept of an anode-free... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
SET-listed Global Power Synergy (GPSC) is planning to expand its renewable energy investment in India, which is promoting greater use of clean energy.
U.S. pipeline company Williams also announced selling a minority interest in its South Mansfield upstream acreage in Louisiana to Japanese energy company Jera.
Many nations have "valid concerns" about energy costs, an official says, as the EU prepares to regulate emissions from cars and heating.
Once again the U.S. is using its economic might to pressure other countries to back down from an effort to limit greenhouse gas pollution.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05221A, Paper Jiajie Huang, Shuoqing Zhang, Bingxin Wan, Wen Liu, Ruhong Li, Zhiyi Yang, Long Li, Junyi Hua, Fei Chu, Menglu Li, Tao Zhou, Jinze Wang, Yuefei Wu, Zi-Rui Li, Liwu Fan, Lixin Chen, Tao Deng, Xiulin Fan The intrinsic challenge of C-F cleavage and the electron-insulating nature of LiF accumulation impose severe kinetic barriers in lithium/fluorinated carbon (Li/CFx) batteries, particularly under extreme operating conditions. Existing electrolyte systems... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.
Leaders delayed a controversial decision on turning frozen Russian assets into cash for Kyiv, but greenlit fresh sanctions on Russian fossil fuels.
National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations. On Thursday, the interior secretary announced the opening of 1.56m acres across ANWR’s coastal plains, which is home to various wildlife including polar bears, caribou and moose, as well as whales and seals. Continue reading...
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also announced the reopening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development.
The meat industry’s methane problem is now worse than the oil industry’s.
A approach to North Sea licensing and reforms of the windfall tax on oil and gas profits are needed to tackle mass job losses in the industry, according to a Labour-led Westminster committee.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has rebuked Donald Trump for announcing India's decisions on Russian oil imports. Tharoor emphasized that India will make its own announcements regarding its energy policy, asserting that New Delhi does not dictate US actions. Trump had claimed India would significantly cut Russian oil purchases by year-end, citing assurances from PM Modi.
China and India likely to scale back Russian oil imports as Trump tries to bring an end to war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin has said Russia will never bow to US pressure but conceded new sanctions could cause some economic pain, as China and India were reported to be scaling back Russian oil imports after Washington targeted Moscow’s two largest producers. The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as nearly three dozen of their subsidiaries, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine . The EU separately discussed a loan for Ukraine secured on frozen Russian assets and agreed to a phased ban on the import of Russian liquefied natural gas. Continue reading...
Russia has criticized the Trump administration's new sanctions on its oil firms, stating they are counterproductive to peace efforts in Ukraine and that the nation is immune to such restrictions. President Trump expressed frustration over a lack of progress in diplomatic talks with Vladimir Putin, hoping the sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil would be short-lived.
Satellite images recently captured what appeared to be a large dark slick in open water, which local authorities said could be a concentration of oil products from the spill.
US fossil fuel giants produce most of their oil and gas domestically but pay billions more in taxes overseas than they do at home because of subsidies that have only grown during President Donald Trump's second term, a report said Thursday.
Move ends month-long reliance on backup generators after power line was cut in September Russian engineers have reconnected the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to external electrical power from Ukraine, ending a month-long emergency that had plunged the future of the six-reactor site into doubt. Ukrainian sources told the Guardian that Russian technicians had hoped to connect Europe’s biggest nuclear plant – which had been relying on backup generators since its last external power line was cut in September – to power from the Russian grid on 7 October as a birthday present for Vladimir Putin. Continue reading...
The United States on Wednesday hit Russia's two biggest oil producers -- Rosneft and Lukoil -- with sanctions, the first against Russia since US President Donald returned to office.
Indian refiners are poised to sharply curtail imports of Russian oil to comply with new US sanctions on two top Russian producers, industry sources have said, potentially removing a major hurdle to a trade deal with the United States. The change comes as India faces punishing 50 per cent tariffs on its exports to the US – with half of those duties in retaliation for Russian oil purchases – and negotiates a potential trade deal that could bring those tariffs in line with Asian peers in exchange...
Non-essential domestic burning of wood and coal is one of the UK's biggest sources of toxic fine particle air pollution, according to a report was commissioned by a council and Global Action Plan.
GP turned climate activist Dr Patrick Hart said he felt he had a 'moral duty' as a doctor to 'protect life' when he blocked cars entering the motorway service station as part of the demonstration.
At a Johannesburg hearing, activists said South Africa’s coal and iron mining industries are using violence and intimidation to silence communities resisting land grabs.
Latin America is gradually positioning itself as a key player in global energy production, with Investments in oil and gas driven by growing worldwide demand.
Researchers who visited Svalbard expected deep snow, but instead they found meltwater pools and thawed ground. The post Scientists get a shocking glimpse of Arctic climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
President Donald Trump’s sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies come as the European Union passes its 19th package targeting the energy sector.
Rising seas are irreversible on human time scales and among the most severe consequences of climate change.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has topped the East African Community (EAC) in energy consumption and renewable energy generation, according to the latest Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority's (EPRA) Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03638K, Paper Shun Lv, Ke Yang, Di Zhao, Xiandi Ma, Mengwei Sun, Chang Liu, Yiteng Ma, Likun Chen, Junyao You, Yun Tian, Xu Zhang, Zhen Zhou, Yan-Bing He, Feiyu Kang Realizing homogeneous heat and ion transfer in solid-state electrolytes is critical but remains challenging. Herein, we revealed that localized temperature hotspots in polyvinylidene fluoride electrolyte trigger side reactions and Li... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A French court Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against a major oil company for climate misinformation.
Reflecting Egypt’s success in cementing its position as a regional hub for natural gas trade and export, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced a new shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exported from the Idku liquefaction complex. The cargo was carried by the tanker LNG ENDURANCE, operated by the French company TotalEnergies, which … The post Egypt boosts regional hub status with major liquefied gas shipment to Turkey appeared first on Egypt Independent.
US President claims India will significantly reduce its Russian oil purchases by year-end, stating it's a gradual process. He also discussed China's relationship with Russia, suggesting it was forced by the previous administration and expressing hope for dialogue on ending the war in Ukraine.
The administration says the shutdown prevented its work on the case. But greens say EPA is “racing” to repeal the endangerment finding.
Researchers found that 90 percent of organic aerosols over Long Island were affected by climate events like extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
The center-right government that won power in late 2023 has softened a number of initiatives aimed at tackling emissions, citing their impact on farmers and business.
Even amidst the regressive resistance of the current U.S. administration, the world is shifting toward a green energy future. As governments pledge to phase out fossil fuels, companies tout electric vehicles, and financiers pour billions into solar, wind and batteries, it seems the necessary transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is finally picking up […]
The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies to pressure Moscow into an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the move aims to cripple the Kremlin's war funding. President Trump expressed hope for a swift resolution and that the sanctions would be short-lived.
Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global warming, yet unlike other industries that face tougher regulations they have not abandoned their climate marketing claims.
Justice Surya Kant, India's next CJI, stressed the urgent need for joint efforts to protect the Palk Strait's delicate ecology, highlighting how judicial rulings can influence executive action on environmental issues. He emphasized that cooperation is vital for survival, as shared environmental challenges like overfishing and climate change impact both nations.
Plans for a new nuclear power station in Scotland will be developed by the UK Government, Ed Miliband has confirmed.
Trump administration hardens stance against the Kremlin day after cancelling a planned summit with Russian leader The US has sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine. The sanctions were the first against Russia since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, and were targeted to cut key revenues from oil sales that finance the Russian war machine. Continue reading...
WASHINGTON - A US climate-disaster database killed by President Donald Trump’s administration has been brought back to life by its former lead scientist — revealing that extreme weather inflicted a record $101 billion in damages in just the first half of 2025.
National pledges so far would cut global emissions by only 10% by 2035.
Exclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be abandoned over cost Ministers are considering dropping one of their central green pledges in an effort to keep energy bills down, sources have told the Guardian. Government insiders say Keir Starmer is prepared to miss his own target of removing almost all fossil fuels from the UK’s electricity supply by 2030 if doing so proves much more expensive than building gas power instead. Continue reading...
We are in a climate emergency. The Earth is already over 1.3 °C warmer than pre-industrial times. 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded. More than 150 climate disasters struck the world last year. Extreme weather displaced over 800,000 people. Wildfires and floods now define the new normal. We are failing the 1.5 °C […]
Methane is extracted from rotting rubbish and used to create renewable energy.
LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says The first half of 2025 was the costliest on record for major disasters in the US, driven by huge wildfires in Los Angeles and storms that battered much of the rest of the country, according to a climate non-profit that has resurrected work axed by Donald Trump’s administration that tracked the biggest disasters. In the first six months of this year, 14 separate weather-related disasters that each caused at least $1bn in damage hit the US, the Climate Central group has calculated. In total, these events cost $101bn in damages – lost homes, businesses, highways and other infrastructure – a toll higher than any other first half of a year since records on this began in 1980. Continue...
A flagship US climate-disaster database killed by President Donald Trump's administration has been brought back to life by its former lead scientist -- revealing that extreme weather inflicted a record $101 billion in damages in just the first half of 2025.
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for a fightback against climate disinformation ahead of next month's COP30 summit after US President Donald Trump branded climate change the "greatest con job ever".
With the Yukon territorial election just under two weeks away, some Dawson City residents feel it's now more important now than ever to make sure their voices are heard.
The administration is diverting funds that had been set aside for renewable energy to support the island's storm-battered grid.
The reserve’s levels were sharply reduced under President Joe Biden, when gasoline prices spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Equatorial Margin deposit off the coast of Brazil is believed to be rich in oil and gas. The decision comes days before Brazil hosts the U.N. climate summit, COP30.
An international tracking effort is gaining steam, as more fossil fuel companies agree to take field measurements of their emissions.
[World Bank] Washington -- The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six countries it spans, but for the planet. A new World Bank report reveals the region's forests are not only essential for climate stability and biodiversity, but also a foundation for economic resilience. The value of forest ecosystem services nearly doubled in just two decades, rising from $590 billion in 2000 to $1.15 trillion in 2020. During the same period, the total forest asset value
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables Coal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in global heating. The share of coal in electricity generation dropped as renewable energy surged ahead. But the general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall, according to the annual State of Climate Action report , published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights for roundabouts.
‘The objectives of the Paris agreement are slipping further out of reach,’ say researchers from LSE No major bank has yet committed to stop funding new oil and gas fields or coal capacity, research has found. Most banks that have recently updated their climate policies have weakened them, according to the research by the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Continue reading...
An exclusive New Scientist survey of leading scientists reveals widespread concern that schemes to tweak Earth’s atmosphere could launch within decades in a risky bid to cool the planet
[Liberian Observer] A senior United Nations official has called on policymakers to place women, children, and youth at the core of all national climate change policies, moving beyond discussion to decisive action. The call was made at a two-day inception workshop convened to establish a Technical Working Group on Gender, Youth, and Children on Climate Change and Environment.
An astrophotographer snapped a stunning shot of Comet Lemmon's flowing tail getting shredded by a strong gust of solar wind, just three days before it reaches its closest point to Earth.
[This Day] A new report by the Society of Energy Editors (SEE) has listed persistent operational risks, and the dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) as some of the short-term crises that will hinder long-term opportunities in Nigeria's oil and gas sector in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025.
The Trump administration is asking the public to nominate tracts of land in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for oil and gas leasing.
Leading seaweed experts gathered in Malaysia this month to discuss ways to combat climate-related pests and diseases.
[This Day] Abuja -- Despite controlling at least 60 per cent of West Africa's $80 billion oil market, Nigeria's cost of drilling per barrel is about 40 to 50 per cent higher than its peers, a report by Deloitte, a global firm which provides audit, consulting and financial advisory services across various industries, has said.
In April 2024 we announced the (renewed) collaboration between Gigafact and Skeptical Science to create fact briefs , short but credibly sourced summaries that offer “yes/no” answers in response to claims found online. Initially, we published new fact briefs on Saturdays, but switched to Tuesdays earlier this year and while we try to have a new fact brief out each week, we sometimes miss a week due to time constraints and vacations. Regardless of that, we published fact brief #50 - Are humans responsible for climate change? - on September 30, 2025 and thought that this little milestone might make for a good reason to write a short blog post about the current status of this project. From what we can tell, these bite-sized explanations are still useful to people...
Dimming the sun is a sci-fi worthy climate intervention involving injection of particles into the atmosphere - but scientists in New York warn the 'risky' idea my not work as some hope.
JOHANNESBURG - The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday.
The domestic diesel price is set to be reduced by 0.50 baht a litre on Tuesday, thanks to a decline in global crude oil prices, says Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon.
Natural gas prices are rising as the U.S. exports more LNG. That has created an opening for the coal industry.
A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling Thursday whether French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies misled consumers with claims overstating its climate pledges, a case that could help shape greenwashing jurisprudence in Europe and beyond.
The government has granted the state-run Petrobras a license to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River. Environmentalists have slammed the decision, with Brazil hosting an upcoming UN climate summit.
US President Trump has threatened India with "massive tariffs" over its continued oil imports from Russia, a claim New Delhi has firmly rejected. India prioritizes consumer interests and diversified energy sourcing. Meanwhile, India-US trade talks are progressing cordially, aiming to boost bilateral trade significantly by 2030.
While the U.S. is blowing up small vessels in the Caribbean, accusing Venezuela of using them to send drugs to the U.S., a new report affirms that the government of Nicolás Maduro is using a clandestine network of oil tankers to bypass U.S. sanctions and maintain crude shipments to Cuba.
Conservationists argue president’s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change Brazil’s Petrobras has been given permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country’s green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president, has come under fire from conservationists who argue his oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change. Continue reading...
RELEASE: No Sector on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals, State of Climate Action 2025 Finds darla.vanhoorn… Mon, 10/20/2025 - 10:15 WASHINGTON (October 22, 2025) – A major new assessment finds that the world is stalling on progress to limit warming to 1.5°C, with none of the 45 indicators of climate action on track for 2030. While most are heading in the right direction, the State of Climate Action 2025 report warns that the pace and scale of progress are alarmingly inadequate — exposing communities, economies and ecosystems to unacceptable risks. From protecting forests to phasing out coal and ending public finance for fossil fuels, the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future. ...
Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.
Russia remained China’s top crude oil supplier in September, at a time when the United States is stepping up pressure on major economies to curb their reliance on energy from the Eurasian country. Imports from Russia rose 4.3 per cent in volume from August to 8.29 million tonnes in September, accounting for 17.5 per cent of China’s total crude imports, customs data showed – a sign of Beijing’s willingness to maintain trade links with Moscow despite geopolitical frictions. Chinese purchases of US...
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Coal miners, their family members, and union representatives rallied outside of the US Department of Labor’s headquarters in Washington one morning early last week, urging the Trump administration to enforce a rule that was meant to protect miners […]
[Leadership] eHealth Africa (eHA) has joined global health leaders, policymakers and partners at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (ICPHC 2025) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to drive conversations on digital transformation, public health infrastructure sustainability, renewable energy for better healthcare delivery and health system resilience across Africa.
[Scrolla] Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa's new energy plan will make more power from clean sources like wind, solar and hydro. The government says the plan will end load shedding, cut electricity costs and help families breathe cleaner air across the country.
Each of Yukon's three political parties says it has a plan for combatting rising emissions if elected. The Liberals and NDP say they’ll essentially keep with the previous government's plan, while the Yukon Party said it’ll come up with something new.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Finance Minister Ahmed Shide reiterated the need for a more responsive and inclusive global financial architecture that effectively addresses the priorities of developing and climate-vulnerable nations.
The new plan shows India will seek to achieve climate and economic development goals simultaneously in its push to reach net-zero emissions by 2070.
US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India would stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying “massive” tariffs if it did not do so. “I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he’s not going to be doing the Russian oil thing,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. Asked about India’s assertion that it was not aware of any conversation between Modi and Trump, Trump replied: “But if they...
A dark tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned Russian export plant has positioned itself for a rare open-water fuel transfer off the coast of Malaysia, satellite images show, in a demonstration of the increasingly circuitous routes taken by Moscow to evade Western restrictions.
The plan stopped taking in natural gas from Kazakhstan following the overnight attack at the Orenburg processing plant, the largest facility of its kind on the planet, Kazakhstan's energy ministry said.
This story was originally published by Yale e360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 10 years since countries signed on to the Paris Agreement, and emissions and temperatures continue to reach new highs, fueling unprecedented weather disasters around the globe. Meanwhile, the shift to clean energy is facing powerful […]
A dark tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from a US-sanctioned Russian export plant has positioned itself for a rare open-water fuel transfer off the coast of Malaysia, satellite images show, in a demonstration of the increasingly circuitous routes taken by Moscow to evade Western restrictions. The Perle, which was sanctioned by the US earlier this year, is currently anchored parallel to another vessel about 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of the Malaysian peninsula, according to Sentinel-2...
Trees are struggling to cope with the rate of climate change and so we may need to intervene to make more resiliant forests for the future.
From rooftops and roads to farmers' fields and the open sea, solar power can already be captured almost anywhere. The next frontier? Harnessing the sun's energy in space to power life on Earth.
Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.
Scottish Greens will “call out the lies of big polluters”, co-leader Gillian Mackay said.
North Korea’s recent military parade, which featured an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the continental United States, suggested that China had “tacitly accepted” Pyongyang as a nuclear state, analysts said. The October 10 parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea was attended by Li Qiang – the first Chinese premier to visit the country in 16 years. It featured several advanced weapons systems, including tanks, artillery and...
US President Donald Trump asserted India would cease buying Russian oil, a claim swiftly refuted by New Delhi. The Ministry of External Affairs clarified no recent calls occurred between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, with their last official communication being on October 9. India continues to defend its energy imports based on national interest and security.
Nearby residents say they have had health concerns due to air pollution from Drax Biomass facility Residents of a small Mississippi town are suing Drax Biomass after the company won a permit to become a “major source” of hazardous air pollution at a local wood pellet production plant. The subsidiary of the FTSE 250 energy company was previously denied permission to increase emissions in the 900-person town of Gloster, Mississippi, after local residents warned that they have already suffered serious adverse health consequences because of the operation. Continue reading...
Just being in DeWalt's ecosystem isn't enough; you'll also have to pick which of their various batteries you want. Here's how it's 20V batteries compare.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to polar bears, caribou and wolves — and may hold vast amounts of crude oil.
From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices Artists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes, in a project to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption. Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations used to explore to potential impacts of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London. Continue reading...
[Ghanaian Times] The Director of Research at the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Mr Richard Tweneboah Kodua, has called upon stakeholders to improve public education across the nation in order to safeguard the environment and promote a shift towards low-carbon, climate-resilient economic growth.
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Nearly 80% of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden", the United Nations warned Friday.
[New Times] One may wonder: Can Rwanda really build a nuclear power plant? I mean, it's a small, landlocked country, is it really possible? That's the question I kept asking myself throughout my trip to Russia.
Thailand's first standard for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specifications is expected this month, with enforcement scheduled from Jan 1, 2026 to support a campaign reducing the carbon footprint of the aviation industry, says the Department of Energy Business.
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government on Tuesday declared that climate change is a major focus of the President Bola Tinubu administration. Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made this known at the launch of Subnational Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking of Nigeria's States report, held in Abuja.
California’s top oil driller is growing its carbon capture business — and the entire state’s.
Climate change is out. Energy affordability is in.
Experts suggest replacing gas hobs with electric ones, saying it is a win–win for health and the climate Air pollution from wood burning and gas cooking is massively costly to our healthcare systems and the economy. These are the conclusions of a peer-reviewed study from New Zealand that calculated the cost of hospital treatment, days off ill and early deaths from the air pollution produced by fireplaces, stoves, gas cooking and un-flued room heaters. Indoor air pollution from New Zealand’s 523,000 wood burners was estimated to account for 446 hospital admissions for heart and lung problems, and 101 early deaths annually, in a country with a population of just over 5 million people. Breathing fumes from gas cooking indoors created more than 1,000 hospital admissions, 208 early deaths...
On Oct. 17, 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries declared an oil embargo on countries supporting Israel in its war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
Nearly 80 percent of the world's poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a "double and deeply unequal burden," the United Nations warned Friday.
UK-listed firm Pensana had planned to build the £190million Saltend site near Hull, to process raw materials used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines.
At a laboratory in northern China, less than an hour away from Beijing, a team of scientists is working on a new technology with huge potential as a clean energy source: nuclear fusion. The spacious ENN Group campus in Langfang, Hebei province, is home to a cluster of experimental facilities. At its heart is a spherical device called the EXL-50U – a compact tokamak that uses a magnetic field to confine charged gas, or plasma, to fuse hydrogen nuclei. On the day the South China Morning Post...
A new study found that they emit way more carbon than regulators estimated.
[New Times] The National Land Authority (NLA) has issued new rules promoting environmental protection and climate resilience in the development of new settlement sites across the country..
President Donald Trump stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him India is reducing Russian oil purchases. This move aims to help end the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump indicated the tapering would be gradual but completed soon. He also mentioned efforts to encourage China to stop buying Russian oil.
The US president claimed Modi had assured him of deal, but Indian officials insist no such conversation took place India has cast doubt on claims by Donald Trump that its prime minister, Narendra Modi, had agreed to stop buying Russian oil. On Wednesday, Trump claimed that Modi had assured him “today” that India would put an end to its purchase of Russian oil. Continue reading...
[New Dawn] As Africa faces the escalating challenges of droughts, floods, and water insecurity, ministers and leaders from across the continent are coming together in preparation for the 2025 Sector Ministers' Meeting (SMM), scheduled for October 22-23 in Madrid, Spain.
Scientists found they wake slowly. But, when active, they churn out greenhouse gases.
Russian ambassador Denis Alipov on Thursday stated that India's oil import decisions are driven by its national interests, responding to claims by US President Donald Trump. New Delhi has reaffirmed its independent energy sourcing approach, emphasising the importance of Russian oil for its economy and consumer welfare amidst global volatility.
China said Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried recent "unilateral bullying" measures by the United States as the trade row between the two countries continues to intensify.
[Leadership] The Kano State Government has sealed major investment deals in renewable energy by signing Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Tricell Solar Solutions and IRS Green Energy Limited.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after a meeting with Japan's finance minister that the White House expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy.
Sable Offshore is facing a slew of legal challenges but is determined to restart production at the Santa Ynez Unit off California.
Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’ UK politics live – latest updates Government ministers met representatives from the fossil fuel industry more than 500 times during their first year in power – equivalent to twice every working day, according to new research. The analysis found that fossil fuel lobbyists were present at 48% more ministerial meetings during Labour’s first year in power than under the Conservatives in 2023. Ministers at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) met fossil fuel lobbyists 274 times, with industry figures present at almost a quarter of meetings. Ed Miliband, the secretary for energy and climate change, met fossil fuel lobbyists 250 times – with a third of all his meetings...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country was still among the world's top oil producers, despite what he called "unfair" anti-competitive practices used against it.
India has been the top purchaser of Russian seaborne crude oil since 2023. In August, Trump increased tariffs on India to 50 percent.
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him earlier Wednesday that he would halt Russian oil imports. “He’s a friend of mine, we have a great relationship … we have a great relationship – no, we were not happy with him buying oil from Russia … The post Trump says Modi told him that India would stop importing Russian oil appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Thailand is preparing to enhance cross-border electricity connectivity between four countries, while also working with Asean to jointly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, says Energy Minister Auttapol Rerkpiboon.
The plaintiffs showed evidence of fossil fuels spurring climate change, but the court lacks authority to provide a fix, the judge said.
[The Conversation Africa] Indigenous knowledge systems are bodies of knowledge that were developed and used by local communities for centuries. They shape how people understand their environment, solve problems, and live sustainably. Bennet Siyabonga Madonsela, environmental scientist and Indigenous knowledge systems researcher, explains how these systems can help the world adapt to climate change, and what South Africa, as 2025 president of the G20 group of most powerful economies, should do to promote them.
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out nearly five times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show, a report has found. The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by European carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions. Continue reading...
Australia's tropical rainforests are now releasing more carbon dioxide than they absorb, a concerning first globally attributed to climate change. Scientists found extreme heat and droughts are hindering tree growth, leading to increased tree mortality and carbon release. This shift threatens the vital role of rainforests as carbon sinks, potentially impacting global efforts to combat climate change.
Homes asked to use less electricity as network is overloaded by the rush to wind and solar power.
Rachel Fletcher, regulations director at Octopus, said the costs of Whitehall policies, including green levies to expand renewable power and nuclear, were increasing energy bills.
Judge said plaintiffs had ‘overwhelming evidence’ of climate crisis but a court injunction would be ‘unworkable’ A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by young climate activists that aimed to halt Donald Trump ’s pro- fossil fuel executive orders. The dismissal by US district judge Dana Christensen on Wednesday came after 22 plaintiffs, ages seven to 25 and from five states, sought to block three of the president’s executive orders, including those declaring a “national energy emergency” and seeking to “unleash American energy” – as well as one aimed at “reinvigorating” the US’s production of coal . Continue reading...
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy.
Adani has strongly rejected the Australia Institute’s findings, including that customers paid an average of $102 a tonne in 2022-23 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Adani has consistently sold coal from its Queensland mine far below market rates, according to claims made in new analysis, potentially reducing the royalties owed to the state government by hundreds of millions of dollars. The research director at the Australia Institute, Rod Campbell, calculated that Adani sold thermal coal from its Carmichael mine at an average of just over $A100 a tonne during the 2023 to 2025 financial years – its first three full years of operation. Continue reading...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has cautioned that the oil market could face a surplus of up to 4 million barrels per day in 2026, driven by rising production from both OPEC+ and non-OPEC countries, even as demand growth remains sluggish.
Guests at Laugarás Lagoon, a new bathing lagoon opening today, will be greeted by beautiful views over the river Hvítá and the surrounding countryside. The lagoon covers about one thousand square meters and is spread over two levels, connected by a striking waterfall. The outdoor area features two saunas, outdoor showers, a cold plunge, and a hot pool nestled in a grove.
Norwegian state oil firm Equinor has resubmitted its application to develop a controversial oil field off the coast of Scotland
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Australian tropical rainforest trees have become the first in the world to switch from being a carbon sink to an emissions source due to increasingly extreme temperatures and drier conditions. The change, which applies to the trees’ trunk and branches but not the roots system, began about 25 years ago, according to new research published in Nature. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
Among the newest laws in California are efforts to limit planet-warming pollution, accelerate clean energy projects and advance the state's position as a climate leader.
The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.
The government has also targeted a major Indian energy company and Chinese oil terminals in new sanctions.
Global electric vehicle (EV) sales hit a record last month, buoyed by Chinese consumers’ growing interest in new models and the rising popularity of battery-powered cars in Europe. Worldwide September deliveries of pure-electric cars and plug-in hybrids jumped 24 per cent from a year earlier to 2.1 million units – breaking 2 million for the first time and topping the previous record of 1.9 million in December, according to London-based consultancy Rho Motion. The figure represented 20 per cent...
Bill McKibben isn’t known for his rosy outlook on climate change. Back in 1989, he wrote The End of Nature, which is considered the first mainstream book warning of global warming’s potential effects on the planet. Since then, he’s been an ever-present voice on environmental issues, routinely sounding the alarm about how human activity is […]
From rooftops and roads to open fields and the open sea, solar power can already be captured almost anywhere. The next frontier? Harnessing the sun's energy in space to power life on Earth.
Some artists offer a glimpse of a future that is already occurring in some climates. Others imagine a world past the point of survival.
[Bhekisisa] When climate disasters strike Africa, the physical damage is obvious. But we're only beginning to understand the psychological toll. Here's why Western definitions of trauma can miss so much, and how one group of researchers are trying to get a better picture.
[This Day] Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria's energy transition journey under the administration of President Bola Tinubu is unlocking an investment opportunity of over $410 billion between now and 2060 to position the nation as the heartbeat of Africa's renewable energy revolution.
Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature.
With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.
Learn more about the tentative ties between brain degeneration and beaching in dolphins, which could become more and more common as climate change continues.
As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of the last places they inhabited was Britain, likely due to the relentless cold and damp climate
The bleak future faced by one small town offers a cautionary tale about the threat from global heating The bleak prospect facing the market town of Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire, due to rising flood risks, is first and foremost a problem for locals. After seven floods in four years , and with plans for new flood defences around the town abandoned after costs rose to £30m, the town council announced this month that three buildings it owns, including a theatre and historic pump rooms, no longer have insurance. Independent retailers are in a similar situation, and some are packing up as a result. The number of empty properties is growing. Tenbury is at higher risk than most places from floods, due to its low-lying position between the River Teme and...
Earth has hit its first climate tipping point: warm water coral reefs face irreversible decline. Scientists warn that without immediate global heating reduction to 1.2°C, these vital ecosystems, supporting millions, will collapse. Widespread bleaching and unprecedented stress are already pushing reefs beyond their limits, demanding urgent action to protect marine life and human livelihoods.
More Coal Won't Solve US Energy Woes margaret.overh… Tue, 10/14/2025 - 09:00 The Trump administration is doubling down on efforts to revive the United States' coal industry. On Sept. 29, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $625 million in funding aimed at retrofitting and recommissioning aging coal plants to extend their lifespans. The same week, the Department of the Interior said it would open 13.1 million acres of federal land to coal mining, while the Environmental Protection Agency proposed weakening regulations meant to limit toxic water and air pollution from coal plants. These are the latest in a series of maneuvers intended to shore up U.S. coal in the face of rising energy costs, reliability concerns and growing power demand (not least from...
[SAnews.gov.za] As the world faces the threat of a reduced global output in the coming years due to climate impacts, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dr Dion George has stressed the importance of Group Twenty (G20) nations investing in sustainability.
A recent Department of Energy report falsely states that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will boost agricultural yields. In fact, climate change is much more likely to make food scarcer and more expensive. The post Fact-checking a Trump administration claim about climate change and crops appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Does increasing CO 2 have a noticeable effect? The warming effect of increasing atmospheric CO 2 is well-established physics, confirmed by direct observation. Experiments in the 1800s by Fourier, Foote, and Tyndall demonstrated how CO 2 absorbs infrared radiation — the heat Earth emits back toward space — and re-radiates some downward, keeping the planet warmer. In 1896, Arrhenius calculated that doubling CO 2 would raise global temperatures by 5-6°C (9-10.8°F) . Modern estimates hover around 3°C (5.4°F), with an upper range near 4.5°C (8.1°F)...
COP30 negotiator Malang Sambou Manneh believes the method of countering growth in fossil fuel development lies in technology. Showcasing alternatives that work provides the opportunity for the global South to take the lead and present best practices in renewables.
A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic visual changes over recent decades, which could soon be accentuated by climate change.
The New Energy Industrial Strategy Center is tied to the environmental group RMI and is partnering with other energy groups.
Queensland's treasurer said the “ideological decision to close coal units by 2035, regardless of their condition, is officially abolished."
States will have few options for fighting local air pollution if EPA repeals federal rules to limit vehicle emissions.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's rise is a reality that cannot be reversed despite all the machinations, proxy shenanigans, and ill-conceived attempts of its adversaries, the Ministry of Water and Energy stressed.
Clean Energy Can Supercharge Indonesia's Economy margaret.overh… Mon, 10/13/2025 - 20:00 Countries today face a fundamental challenge: how to grow their economies and meet development goals without repeating the planet-warming patterns of the past. Historically, rapid economic growth has come at the cost of high greenhouse gas emissions. As the world works to secure a stable climate and safe future, decoupling the two is essential — particularly for emerging economies in places like southeast Asia, where energy demand and emissions are rising fast. This challenge comes into sharp focus in Indonesia, which stands at a defining moment. Southeast Asia's largest economy and the world's fourth-most-populous country has two ambitious goals: to grow its GDP 8% per year...
In an era of climate challenges, rising energy costs, and growing demand for sustainable construction, the building industry is undergoing a profound transformation. At the heart of these changes stands Artur Petkov.
NY Times: Solar panels soak up sunlight that is much brighter because the air is so thin.
Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis.
Last month was the third-hottest September on record, scientists at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) have revealed.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Manatee County’s commissioners didn’t expect to be threatened with removal from office for considering two measures meant to enhance disaster resilience in this fast-growing county on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The measures, both amendments to the county’s comprehensive plan, were […]
Many World Heritage sites are increasingly at risk due to escalating climate change, invasive species, and a lack of consistent funding to protect them.
A Texas company wants to drill for oil off Santa Barbara County's coast. Experts say its path to oil sales is looking more and more challenging.
Aberdeen Cyrenians warns the oil and gas windfall tax is driving job losses and worsening poverty and homelessness in the north-east.
A new UN report warns developing nations require $310-365 billion annually by 2035 for climate adaptation, but current financing is drastically insufficient, standing at only $26 billion. This alarming gap leaves millions vulnerable to escalating climate impacts, with adaptation finance failing to keep pace with accelerating climate change.
Along the Gulf Coast, liquefied natural gas terminals reported more than 400 accidents since 2020, according to a new report.
Ho Nieh, up for a seat on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was the only nominee to garner bipartisan support Wednesday.
Putin on Sunday oversaw a test of another advanced nuclear-capable weapon - the Burevestnik cruise missile, which he said had an 'unlimited range'. Trump called that exercise not 'appropriate'.
DETROIT (AP) — Making electric vehicles and their batteries is a dirty process that uses a lot of energy. But a new study says that EVs quickly make up for that with less overall emissions through two years of use than a gas-powered vehicle.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) launched a crucial Regional Meeting for Climate Experts on Monday in Addis Ababa, gathering officials from across Member States to synchronize policy and craft a robust, unified stance on climate-induced mobility, resilience, and adaptation ahead of the global COP30 summit.
Ed Miliband says pushing for renewable energy and lower emissions will reduce household bills and boost economy The UK government will go “all in” on clean energy and climate policy, the energy secretary has said, as he unveiled plans to put the UK back on track to reach its net zero commitments . In the face of intensifying attacks on climate policy from the poll-leading Reform party, and the Conservatives, the government insists that pushing for renewable energy and lower carbon emissions will reduce household bills and boost the UK’s economy. Continue reading...
Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.
Earth is 'hurtling towards climate chaos' as most of the planet's vital signs are now 'flashing red', reveals a new report from an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists.
A Russian crude oil tanker bound for India has altered its course and is now stationary in the Baltic Sea. This could indicate possible complications in crude oil trade between the two nations following stricter US sanctions against Russia.
Mining is the dirty side of the “green” transition to electric vehicles. Battery recycling could give the U.S. a cleaner, domestic source of critical minerals.
[The Conversation Africa] Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by agriculture (especially livestock and rice paddies), and decomposing waste in rubbish dumps.
Mazama Energy’s demonstration near the Newberry Volcano uses a proprietary hydraulic fracturing technique.
Parenthood and climate change are related not just because of fears for a child's well-being, but also by concern for the planet's well-being.
Global oil demand will not peak until 2032, two years later than earlier thought, according to the energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie, citing continued momentum in the use of hydrocarbons for transport and petrochemicals.
The post Help Us Report on the Impact of Oil Field Waste in Oklahoma appeared first on ProPublica.
Analysis of public records comes as Trump administration aims to fast-track approval of new LNG export terminals Every fully operational liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the US has violated federal pollution limits in recent years, a new report has found. The analysis of public records comes as the Trump administration is aiming to fast-track the approval of new export terminals in an attempt to sell more domestic LNG to Europe and Asia. Joe Biden had previously placed a pause on LNG exports, which Donald Trump lifted on the first day of his return to office. Continue reading...
Naomi Seibt, 25, rose to fame as a teenager, with her views on climate change the polar opposite to those of Swedish environmental campaigner.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning a 'sky stadium' 350 meters high for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, integrated into NEOM's futuristic city, The Line. While viral images circulate, official designs are unconfirmed. This ambitious project, aiming for solar and wind power, is part of a larger plan for 15 new stadiums, with FIFA reportedly giving preliminary endorsement.
Chevron holds a rare licence to pump, supplying up to a third of Venezuela’s oil.
Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition is still in the middle of a fight over the future of its energy policy, with big fractures between members over whether the 2050 net zero target should be kept. The party is working towards something of a compromise, but there are a few moderates who don’t want that target to change – including shadow housing minister Andrew Bragg . Look, I think we’ll get there on net zero. I know there’s a lot of interest in it. I think ultimately there’s an ability there for the Coalition to do this much better than Labor. Labor’s net zero [policy] has been a disaster … I think we could do net zero better than Labor in terms of emissions and cost and environmental protection, but you’ve got to keep...
The recent discovery of mosquitos in Iceland is just one way the climate crisis is creating new health hazards. A new scientific report says these risks are now unprecedented.
Trump is seeking to pressure buyers of Russian oil and tighten financial pressure on the Kremlin as he seeks to end the war in Ukraine. Will it work?
Microsoft co-founder and climate change advocate Bill Gates said a doomsday mindset only drives the needed resources away from the vulnerable regions.
The Microsoft co-founder has spent a large amount of his estimated $122 billion net worth raising the alarm on climate change.
As Hurricane Melissa threatens island nations across the Caribbean, many are already burdened by debt from a string of climate-fueled crises.
NY Times: He called for redirecting efforts towards improving lives in developing world.
[ISS] These beautifully patterned creatures face extinction due to habitat loss, land clearance, the illegal pet trade and climate change.
[Nile Post] RUBiS Energy Uganda has today officially launched the Castrol Power 1 Motorcycle Oil into the Ugandan market .
Trump's closest ally in Europe will head to Washington in the midst of a disagreement over Russian oil.
By Andrew McFarlane, Head of the Renewable Energy team at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM)
US groups aim to represent country at UN climate summit even as Trump administration declines to send a delegation Despite historic environmental rollbacks under a president who pulled the US from a key international climate treaty – and recently called global warming “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” – US civil society groups say they are gearing up to push for bold international climate action at a major UN conference next month. “This is a really important moment to illustrate that Trump does not represent the entirety, or even anywhere near a majority, of us,” said Collin Rees, US program manager at the environmental non-profit Oil Change International, who will attend the annual UN climate conference, known as Cop30 . Continue reading...
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has suspended an energy agreement with Trinidad and Tobago over the island nation's support for a U.S. military operation,
In their new book, “Atlas of the New World,” photographers Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo Delille use dreamlike images to depict a planet in the midst of rapid change. The post Playful photos reveal a darker truth about climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Extracts of planned changes to the EPBC Act prompt ‘anger’ from conservation organisations that fear nature protection will be weakened Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast State governments could be given expanded powers to make decisions on fossil fuel developments under Labor’s proposed overhaul of environment law, prompting “shock and anger” from community-based conservation organisations that fear nature protection would be weakened. The Albanese government plans to introduce its planned changes to the national law – the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act – to parliament later this week, and has been briefing interest groups on its plans . Continue reading...
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed ‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Recently drafted climate plans from scores of countries fall drastically short of what is needed to stave off the worst effects of climate breakdown, analysis has shown. More than 60 countries have so far submitted national plans on greenhouse gas emissions to the UN, setting out how they will curb carbon for the next decade. Continue reading...
The oil market will be in surplus as output from the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Guyana and Argentina outpaces demand, says Fatih Birol.
Greenhouse gas pollution in 2035 would be only 6 percent lower than levels that countries have previously promised to hit by 2030, according to a U.N. report based on skimpy submissions from governments around the world.
The sub-two-hour marathon has long been a dream for elite runners. But the window to break this elusive record is shrinking - thanks to climate change .
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but it won't be the end of civilization. He thinks scientific innovation will curb it, and it's instead time for a "strategic pivot" in the global climate fight: from focusing on limiting rising temperatures to fighting poverty and preventing disease.
Russia is looking to Southeast Asia for an economic boost after fresh sanctions from the United States hit its energy sector, with a senior minister saying Moscow sees “mutually beneficial” opportunities with Asean in nuclear technology, logistics and trade. Speaking on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and East Asia summits in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said Russia was deepening cooperation with countries such as Malaysia amid what he...
Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens say the cost of not acting on climate change will be “far, far greater” than any cost associated with acting on it. On the Today show this morning, Senator Nick McKim says the government needs to stop approving new coal and gas mines (something his party has been saying for years). The costs of not acting on climate change are astronomical and they’re already being felt in our communities through things like floods and bushfires and they’re also being felt in household budgets through things like a massive spike in insurance premiums … If they [Labor] don’t do things like protect forests and if they don’t do things like protect our climate, [the laws are] not going to be worth...
Venezuela’s Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez said on Monday that energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago should be cancelled over what she described as “hostile” actions by the island nation. Trinidad is now hosting one of the US warships involved in a controversial campaign to destroy Venezuelan speedboats allegedly carrying drugs to the United States. On Sunday, the USS Gravely, a destroyer fitted with guided missiles, arrived in Trinidad to conduct joint exercises with Trinidad’s...
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a special weather statement for a number of communities in southern and western Manitoba.
Mark Easter’s “The Blue Plate” turns shrimp, bread, and even pie into lessons on saving the planet, one delicious bite at a time. The post The ecologist who serves up climate science on a plate appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Oil firm asks court to block enforcement of laws that would require disclosure of planet-heating carbon emissions Exxon, an oil firm consistently ranked among the world’s top contributors to global carbon emissions, is suing the state of California over two climate-focused state laws, arguing that the rules infringe upon the corporation’s right to free speech. The 2023 laws, known collectively as the California Climate Accountability Package, will require large companies doing business in the state to disclose both their planet-heating carbon emissions and their climate-related financial risks, or face annual penalties. Continue reading...
A new online game lets you see the damage climate change will do to the world in just 75 years' time.
Financing Nature Conservation: Will the Tropical Forest Forever Facility Finally Do It? alicia.cypress… Mon, 10/27/2025 - 09:30 At the 1992 Rio Earth Summit in Brazil, the nations of the world agreed as part of the Forest Principles to provide financial resources for conservation efforts in developing countries with significant forest areas. Yet for more than three decades, the international community has struggled — and largely failed — to fulfill that commitment, particularly to developing nations with tropical rainforests. These tropical forests are home to a majority of the planet’s biodiversity, play a crucial role in combating climate change, and are critical to people’s livelihoods. Between 2002 and 2022, according to Global Forest Watch data , the world’s...
Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders raise concerns after Trump administration opens up Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02910D, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Shaowen Mao, Siqin Yu, Jianping Xu, Hang Chen, Wen Zhao, Martin Blunt, Qinjun Kang, Michael Robert Gross, Bailian Chen, Jolante Van Wijk, Qingwang Yuan, Kai Gao, Saif R. Kazi, Mohamed Mehana Hydrogen is a versatile resource with important roles in decarbonization, industrial manufacturing, and energy integration. However, current hydrogen production predominantly relies on fossil fuels, resulting in significant emissions and energy... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Nordic island confirms its first-ever mosquitoes—and climate change may be to blame.
The energy services provider, which had been undergoing a financial restructuring, employs about 2,000 people in Scotland.
New technology is helping geothermal energy win rare bipartisan praise on Capitol Hill.
Nations' failure to submit stronger carbon goals comes as President Donald Trump is pushing world leaders to abandon the climate fight.
As biodiversity loss including ocean degradation, pollution and climate change threaten our planet, islands, and particularly global small island nations, often don’t get the spotlight they deserve. Often labeled as vulnerable, the world’s small island nations are in fact powerful beacons of resilience. Their urgent challenges are sparking bold innovation, deep collaboration, and some of […]
Bureau of Meteorology says some Queensland regions hit by hailstones as large as 7cm as wires brought down across greater Brisbane Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nearly 25,000 households were without power in south-east Queensland on Monday morning after a severe thunderstorm passed over the state, with wind gusts topping 109km/h. Residents have reported giant hailstones of up to 7cm in some areas. Nearly 1,000 energy customers in Victoria also woke without power, after Melbourne recorded its wettest day in a year and a half. Continue reading...
What satellites spotted across tropical landscapes could reshape how we think about reforestation, and offer a surprisingly simple way to combat climate change.
Analysts say president’s war on Russia’s fossil fuel revenues is a chance to bring peace to Ukraine and profit to US Donald Trump’s stated mission to broker peace in Ukraine could come down to this simple question: can the US president convince the world to stop buying Russia’s fossil fuels? Last week, Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in an effort to damage Moscow’s ability to fund its war machine. Continue reading...
[allAfrica] Durban, South Africa -- As the world deals with the combined issues of climate change and global health challenges, the value of the One Health approach has become more evident.
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 19, 2025 thru Sat, October 25, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (8 articles) DeBriefed: Earth`s first `tipping point`; Climate adviser interview; How warming affects children`s health For those interested in keeping up with policy details of our climate blunder and how we're going to deal with it, we recommend Carbon Brief's weekly "Debrief" feature. Carbon Brief, Emma Hancox, Oct 17, 2025. US-led alliance wins a year`s delay in adoption of green shipping deal A landmark deal to clean up the global shipping industry’s emissions has been postponed for at least a year, after a successful campaign...
Long-term leases turn public land into corporate profit, but it’s not clear how these deals are structured and whether communities are seeing their s
Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for parts of British Columbia's Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands.
Three wolves were spotted in Fort McPherson in October. One was shot and killed this week. The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change is encouraging residents to leash their pets, vaccinate their dogs, and not to store food outside.
"I'd be open to it, 100%. I got along very well with him, Kim Jong Un," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code The UK’s TV and radio regulator is allowing GB News and others to “flout” accuracy rules and broadcast climate change denial, say campaigners. Instances cited include describing global heating as “the climate scam” and suggesting the government was going to introduce “enforced veganism”. Ofcom has received 1,221 complaints related to the climate crisis since January 2020, when its searchable database began. None resulted in a ruling that the broadcasting code had been breached. In fact, only two such breaches have been found since 2007. Continue reading...
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal slammed Western nations' double standards on Russian oil, questioning Germany and UK's pursuit of sanctions exemptions. He asserted India's independent trade policy, stating the nation won't sign deals under pressure.
The companies suing the province argue their land was expropriated after Alberta suddenly reinstated its long-standing coal policy in 2022, less than two years after it was lifted.
Melissa is expected to be a hurricane by Saturday and a major hurricane on Sunday, when it will pass very close to Jamaica. The post Melissa bringing deadly and destructive rains to the Caribbean appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Reliance Industries is diversifying its crude oil sources, shifting away from Russian supplies following US sanctions on major Russian firms. The Indian giant has secured millions of barrels from the Middle East and the US, with shipments expected in December and January. This move signals a significant change in India's energy procurement strategy amidst global geopolitical shifts.
[Namibian] Pension funds and insurance companies in different African countries invest billions abroad despite energy projects on the continent needing investment, says chairperson of the presidential initiative on climate change in Sierra Leone Kandeh Yumkella.
US sanctions on Russia's Rosneft and Lukoil are poised to impact Indian refiners Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy, potentially reducing RIL's EBITDA by ₹3,000-3,500 crore. Government-operated oil marketing firms may also face significant risks due to reduced Russian crude supply and discounts.
Climate change may be helping bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance factored in 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019, the WHO said. The post Deadly bacteria may thrive in warmer soils appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
A new report shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that India has reduced Russian oil imports at President Trump's request, with China also scaling back purchases. Trump previously claimed India would cease Russian oil imports by year-end. India, however, has denied any policy shift, prioritizing consumer interests.
Support from the internet giant could speed the arrival of an Illinois power plant that captures and stores carbon dioxide emissions.
The decision against TotalEnergies is the first to penalize a fossil fuel company under France’s greenwashing law.
State attorneys general said the event is anti-fossil fuel and that the United States shouldn’t attend.
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Four of the state's gubernatorial candidates pitched their plans on the economy at a business forum Thursday in Stockton.
Australians are being asked to have blind faith in the critical minerals deal – but who will really benefit? Critical minerals, once the domain of white-coated science nerds, have recently burst into our daily news headlines courtesy of Anthony Albanese’s visit with Donald Trump earlier this week, where a framework was signed to support increased investment in Australian critical minerals projects. Much like the fictional unobtanium in Avatar, critical minerals, as the name suggests, are of huge economic and strategic importance. So, ensuring the supply chains needed to produce mobile phones, renewable energy technology, electricity grids, defence equipment and AI is considered a national security priority by many nations. Continue reading...
Politicians and business leaders have demanded urgent tax reforms to save thousands of jobs in oil and gas - many of them in Shetland.
An increase in deadly incidents has been partly caused by climate change, an inquiry found.
Nuclear energy can help keep the lights on and should be supported by SNP ministers, according to an economic think tank.
The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's environmental jewels.
Nova Scotia intends to learn more about small modular reactor (SMR) technology from Ontario. The two provinces signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday.
[Liberian Observer] The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), with support from UN Women and other partners, on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, began a two-day validation workshop for Liberia's Climate Change Gender Action Plan. The event, taking place at MUSU's Spot in Congo Town, brings together representatives from the EPA, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, UN Women, and other stakeholders.
The Interior secretary announced the reopening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil leasing, a land swap within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and next steps for the Ambler mining road.
After a brutal heat wave, scientists race to predict how Bering Sea snow crabs will cope with climate change
French multinational is ordered to remove its website messages about aiming for carbon neutrality Business live – latest updates A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled. TotalEnergies, which this month said it aimed to “ramp up production of gas”, was found on Thursday to have probably misled consumers with claims about its climate policies. The civil court in Paris ordered the company to remove messages from its website that said it wanted to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and be a big player in the energy transition. Continue reading...
PARIS - Oil and gas companies have increasingly come under legal attack over their role in contributing to global warming, yet unlike other industries that face tougher regulations they have not abandoned their climate marketing claims.
New US sanctions on major Russian oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil are likely to lead India to halt crude oil procurement from Russia, which constituted over 36% of its imports this year. Indian refiners are reviewing documentation to ensure compliance, with upcoming orders expected to shift to alternative sources.
The European Union has sanctioned two mainland Chinese oil refineries and one Hong Kong-based oil trader as part of its latest efforts to hobble Russia’s war economy, drawing a stern rebuke from Beijing. The companies were listed in a broader package of sanctions agreed by the EU’s 27 member states on Thursday morning, punishing in total 15 mainland Chinese or Hong Kong-registered entities over what Brussels considers illicit trade with Russia. China’s foreign ministry hit back immediately,...
A French court on Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in "misleading commercial practices" by overstating its climate pledges, in what activists said was the first such ruling worldwide against a major oil company for climate misinformation.
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine
India's state-owned refiners are scrutinizing oil contracts following US sanctions on Russian firms Rosneft and Lukoil. While India has significantly increased Russian oil imports due to discounts, refiners are verifying supplies don't directly originate from sanctioned entities.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong. In the midst of this soul-searching, a new piece of advice has appeared: “Don’t say climate change.” That’s the takeaway from a recent poll by the […]
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has emerged as the East African Community (EAC) leader in energy consumption and renewable energy generation, according to the latest Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report released by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).
The Trump administration hardens its stance against the Kremlin. Plus, the final New York City mayoral debate gets heated Good morning. The US has imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine. How did the administration frame the sanctions? “Now is the time to stop the killing and for an immediate ceasefire,” said the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent. “Given President Putin’s refusal to end this senseless war, treasury is sanctioning Russia’s two largest oil companies that fund the Kremlin’s war machine.” Will it work? Taxes from the energy industry account for around a quarter of Russia’s budget and additional sanctions will further constrict...
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors Investment in renewable energy should be counted under defence expenditure, says a group of retired senior military personnel, because the climate crisis represents a threat to national security. They have called for increased spending on low-carbon power as a way of making the UK and other European countries more resilient to threats from Russia and other potential aggressors. Continue reading...
The rainforest nation of Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking?
The United States is imposing significant sanctions on Russia's top oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, due to President Putin's perceived lack of honest engagement in peace talks with President Trump. This action follows the collapse of ceasefire discussions and the cancellation of a planned Trump-Putin summit, signaling US frustration over the stalled peace negotiations.
Assets in US belonging to Rosneft and Lukoil frozen, and American firms barred from doing business with them Business live – latest updates The oil price has jumped after Donald Trump announced new sanctions on Russia’s biggest producers, as the US president ramps up pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine . Brent crude increased by 4.9% to $65.65 a barrel – a two-week high – on the news of the fresh restrictions on Moscow’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil. Continue reading...
Oil prices rose almost 3% after the US and EU unveiled sweeping new measures.
The Nordic nation, one of the last places on Earth thought to be free of mosquitoes, confirmed the presence of at least three of the bloodsucking insects.
The town administrator's termination is bringing fresh scrutiny to tax breaks for the Freeport liquefied natural gas facility.
A new study says the region has shifted into a new climate state — and the transition began decades ago.
Its computing power can make buildings more efficient, charge devices at optimal times, make oil and gas production less polluting, and schedule traffic lights, for example.
The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and banning its imports of liquefied natural gas, the Danish EU presidency announced Thursday.
The European Union on Thursday formally adopted sweeping sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector, a day after the United States announced punitive measures against the Kremlin's oil industry.
Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions The burning of wood and coal in homes contributes to almost 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis has found. Stopping unnecessary burning would save the NHS more than £54m a year, the experts concluded. Wood-burning stoves and open fires are one the biggest sources of small pollution particles, which cause heart and lung disease, and their use has risen in recent years . The report also links this toxic air pollution to 3,700 cases of diabetes and 1,500 cases of asthma a year, although the health impacts are likely to be underestimated. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine.
Quadrupling the production and use of sustainable fuels by 2035 is the goal of a new international initiative to drive energy transition and mitigate the climate crisis, which will be launched during Brazil’s climate summit in November. The Belem Commitment on Sustainable Fuels, led by Brazil with the support of India, Italy, and Japan, awaits […]
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on US sanctions, read our full report: US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine Mike Johnson said that he hasn’t spoken with the president about a New York Times report that he is seeking $230m from his own justice department in damages over past federal investigations. “I know that he believes he’s owed that reimbursement. What I heard yesterday was, if he receives it, he was going to consider giving it to charity,” he said. Continue reading...
China and the United States often find themselves sharply at odds on policy, but nowhere is the divide between the rival powers more striking than on climate change – as their leaders made clear at last month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. Even as US President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”, his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, used the moment to unveil Beijing’s latest strategies for addressing the issue. Xi said...
US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies on Wednesday, complaining that his talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war “don’t go anywhere”. The European Union also unveiled a fresh wave of sanctions to pressure Russia to end its relentless, three-and-a-half-year invasion of its neighbour, which is allied with both Washington and Brussels. Trump has held off pulling the trigger on sanctions against Russia for months, but his patience snapped after...
US and Qatar say new rules will hinder imports of LNG, posing ‘existential threat’ to European economies The US has demanded that the European Union roll back its climate and human rights rules in order to allow greater imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), as the Trump administration approved a controversial gas export hub along the Gulf of Mexico coast. A letter jointly sent by the US and Qatar, two of the three largest LNG exporters in the world, warned the EU that its new rules pose an “existential threat” to European economies as they would hinder imports of gas from countries such as theirs. Continue reading...
A failure at Amazon’s server centre paralysed global services for 15 hours. It was not just a glitch but a stark reminder of our digital dependency and fragility An outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday disrupted apps and websites around the world, affecting more than 2,000 companies and leaving millions of users unable to access services like Snapchat, Roblox, Signal, Duolingo and even Amazon’s own operations. Removing the tech from our tech-dependent existence led to workers being sent home and exams delayed . The crash , which lasted 15 hours, underlined how deeply our digital lives depend on a small number of cloud providers – and how vulnerable many everyday systems are to a single failure. If data is the new oil, then cloud computing is the pipeline, the refinery, the...
To meet a growing demand for energy without producing greenhouse gases, more companies are investing in large-scale solar farms. SB Energy has the biggest.
The majority of voters in a northwestern Alberta county say they do not support a nuclear power generation facility within their county.
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than 2,000 employees could be cut from the Department of Interior during the ongoing federal government shutdown if the Trump administration gets its way. In a court filing on Monday, the administration listed plans that would […]
US President Donald Trump announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him India will significantly reduce its oil purchases from Russia. Trump mentioned this during a White House Diwali event. He also indicated that both leaders are working on trade deals. A potential meeting between Trump and Modi is being considered for the upcoming ASEAN summit.
Private briefings confirm how Labor intends to deal with some contentious elements of rewritten Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor has confirmed the climate impact of fossil fuel projects still won’t be considered before they are approved under a revamp of federal nature laws, with the Greens labelling the government’s plan “worse than the status quo”. The Greens, opposition and select environment and business groups have been briefed on parts of the long-awaited rewrite of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act ahead of its introduction to parliament in the upcoming sitting fortnight. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump stated that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi indicated India would significantly reduce its oil purchases from Russia. Trump shared this information following a conversation with Modi, emphasizing Modi's desire for the Russia-Ukraine war to conclude.
The world’s biggest fracker follows oil field competitors Baker Hughes, SLB and Liberty Energy into the burgeoning industry.
A Greek veto prevents the EU from reendorsing a global carbon price on shipping in its position for next month’s climate summit.
Users will be able to track unusual temperatures, heavy rainfall, as well as drought periods going back as far as January 1981.
Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment is a new book from Brown University’s global Climate Social Science Network, for which a team of more than 100 scholars explored who’s blocking action on climate change and how they’re doing it. John Cook - founder of Skeptical Science and senior research fellow with the Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change at the University of Melbourne - co-authored chapter 7 in the book titled " Understanding the Political and Psychological Roots of Climate Misinformation and Its Impact on Public Opinion ". The book is available open access for download from the Climate Social Science Network . The book In addition to an introduction by the editors J. Timmons Roberts, Carlos R. S. Milani, Jennifer Jacquet, and Christian...
The State of Climate Action in 2025: 10 Key Findings shannon.paton@… Wed, 10/22/2025 - 00:01 This article focuses on the 2025 findings of the State of Climate Action report series. View past articles here: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 Research contributions from Joel Jaeger , Yuke Kirana , Kelly Levin, Raychel Santo , Katie Lebling , Danielle Riedl , Anderson Lee , Neelam Singh , Michelle Sims , Neil Chin, Aman Majid, Sarah Cassius , Will Lamb, Ankita Gangotra, Neil Grant, Yiqian Zhang-Billert and Michael Petroni. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a watershed moment on climate action when more than 190 countries agreed...
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02469-wHeatwaves worsen educational inequality in Brazil
Feeling anxious about the impacts of climate change is normal, scientists say. But how common is anxiety so bad that it makes it hard to function? A new study puts a big number on it.
Labour ministers are considering pressing ahead with plans to build a nuclear power station in Scotland despite the SNP 's opposition.
For New Global Forest Pledges to Succeed, They Must Center Forest Communities sarah.brown@wri.org Tue, 10/21/2025 - 12:34 Forests are among our most powerful allies in the fight against climate change. As the world races to halt and reverse deforestation globally by 2030, recognizing the role of the people who safeguard them is more critical than ever. At the upcoming UN Climate Summit (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, governments and stakeholders are set to unveil three global commitments that recognize the conservation value of these communities and mark a significant step forward for forest protection. These pledges aim to scale up both forest financing and formal land rights for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants and local communities. However, achieving these...
Just Stop Oil protestors Niahm Lynch, 22, and Rajan Naidu, 74, are filmed ignoring a police officer moments after they allegedly vandalised Stonehenge.
[This Day] Abuja -- *Record solar expansion drives world's shift away from fossil fuels in H1
The city of Alexandria is facing a difficult environmental crisis, threatened not only by its low-lying coastal location but also by the advanced age of its infrastructure and vital networks. As scientific warnings mount regarding the dangers of climate change and rapidly accelerating sea-level rise, attention is turning to the policies and technologies managing sewage … The post Saving Alexandria from sinking through Japanese technology appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Ahead of her Budget next month, the Chancellor is said to be drawing up several proposals to hike taxes on EVs to ensure all drivers pay their fair share.
Club and Penguin bars are among those now being labelled 'chocolate flavoured' - with palm oil and shea oil increasingly filling in instead of cocoa with its rising prices.
Young people in a survey say their poor mental health is driven by concerns about affordability, gun violence, climate change and social media use.
What you eat, and where you eat it, can have a big impact on how much you’re contributing to climate change, according to a study published Monday.
A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling on Thursday whether French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies misled consumers with claims overstating its climate pledges, a case that could help shape greenwashing jurisprudence in Europe and beyond.
BP's Kaskida project would use high-pressure technology to extract up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day.
Under the proposal, cumulative national wind power capacity would hit 1,300 gigawatts by 2030 and no less than 2,000 GW by 2035.
Growing up in southern Nigeria during the 1970s, Bubaraye Dakolo would easily catch 20 kilograms of fish within minutes.
India and Brazil are doubling down on economic and climate cooperation in a bid to strengthen Brics and bolster the Global South’s negotiating power as both nations face rising trade tensions with the United States. Analysts say the push – announced during Brazilian Vice-President Geraldo Alckmin’s visit to New Delhi last week – is not just about shielding their economies from punitive US tariffs, but also about asserting influence on multilateral issues ranging from energy security to global...
The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday.
4 Questions that Will Shape COP30 for Vulnerable Countries shannon.paton@… Mon, 10/20/2025 - 16:05 In a year marked by escalating climate impacts, economic headwinds, climate policy rollbacks and a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, the road to the 2025 UN climate summit (COP30) has been shaped by uncertainty and urgency. At the same time, the significant uptick of renewable energy in many countries signals important opportunities for progress. This article was written with input from the consortium Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025), a group of experts and thought leaders from climate-vulnerable countries working to drive greater climate ambition on the international stage. Learn more about ACT2025 and its work here . While countries — including...
The project by state oil giant Petrobras has faced dismay and opposition from conservationists.
Three Just Stop Oil activists went to Stonehenge 'armed with fire extinguishers' which they used to spray the ancient monument with an orange powder, Salisbury Crown Court heard today.
A scientific breakthrough that was deserving of a Nobel Prize could be the key we're looking for in the ongoing fight against climate change and pollution.
The proposals would authorize some mining, pipeline and other energy permits in West Virginia and Ohio without public comment periods.
A burst of recent climate-themed cultural output suggests views of the topic as too depressing or dull may be changing Despite (or perhaps because of) its overwhelming awfulness, the climate crisis has been oddly underrepresented on stage and screen. Humanity’s greatest challenge has often been deemed too much of a downer, too complex or too dull a topic to spawn shows and movies. A burst of recent climate-themed cultural output, however, suggests this may be changing. Weather Girl , a one-woman play about the unraveling of a TV meteorologist who can no longer bear to gloss over climate breakdown in California, has just closed in New York City to upbeat reviews . Continue reading...
EU countries on Monday agreed to phase out their remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, breaking a dependency the bloc has struggled to end despite Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Energy ministers meeting in Luxembourg approved a plan by the European Commission to phase out both pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from Russia, subject to approval by the bloc’s parliament. Lars Aagaard, energy minister of Denmark, which holds the European Union’s rotating presidency,...
Did you notice that Arctic Cove's range of 18V batteries look familiar? Here's why the batteries look so similar to ones produced by Ryobi.
US President Donald Trump has once again warned India of "massive" tariffs if it continues to purchase Russian oil, claiming Prime Minister Modi personally assured him of a halt. Earlier, the ministry of external affairs has rejected these remarks, stating its energy policy prioritizes consumer interests and stable, secure supplies through diversified sourcing.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- As Africa grapples with intensifying droughts, floods, and water insecurity, government ministers and leaders from across the continent are uniting ahead of the 2025 Sector Ministers' Meeting (SMM), which will take place on October 22-23 in Madrid, Spain.
A two-year probe by Verra found that about two-thirds of the stated climate benefits were fictitious for a massive forest-protection project in Zimbabwe.
[The Conversation Africa] "Reduce, reuse, recycle." For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world's go-to environmental mantra.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02456-1Bridging traditional disciplinary silos, a study has mapped cascading climate risks to the European Union through stakeholder-co-produced impact chains and network analysis. It provides country-specific risk profiles by identifying critical intervention points — such as water, livelihoods or violent conflict — to support policy coherence in addressing interconnected vulnerabilities and guiding targeted adaptation.
Recycling batteries from power tools is easy enough at Lowe's, which has its own program for disposing batteries (in the right condition) for you.
Donald Trump claims India will cease Russian oil imports, a move PM Modi reportedly assured. However, India's significant reliance on discounted Russian crude, making up over a third of its supply, presents a complex challenge. Abruptly stopping these purchases is difficult due to existing contracts and economic advantages, potentially impacting global prices.
A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 12, 2025 thru Sat, October 18, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (6 articles) Climate Change Comes for the House of the Seven Gables At the edge of Salem’s harbor, caretakers face a race against rising seas and intensifying storms to protect a landmark bound up in America’s literary and colonial past. Inside Climate News, Ryan Krugman, Oct 12, 2025. Net-zero is a pipe dream: civilisation now faces an existential threat Crops now grown will no longer survive, water shortages will become widespread, and food will be scarce. Are we ready for widespread environmental refugees? Newsroom NZ, Kevin...
As the West falters in its commitment to fighting climate change, analysts expect emerging economies led by China, India and Brazil to seize the initiative at next month’s UN climate summit. The Cop30 conference, from November 10 to 21 in the Brazilian city of Belem, comes as the United States under Donald Trump remains largely disengaged from climate challenges following his successive orders to withdraw the world’s largest economy from the 2015 Paris Agreement, while Europe’s attention appears...
Holyrood’s Oil and Gas Transition Fund was launched as a pilot scheme in June and has supported around 300 workers.
Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognition Plumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra 400,000 green jobs in the next five years, Ed Miliband has said. The energy secretary revealed a new scheme to double those working in green industries by 2030, with a particular focus on training those coming from fossil fuel jobs, school leavers, the unemployed, veterans and ex-offenders. Continue reading...
Harley-Davidson's oil change kits make DIY upkeep simple for riders. Here's how the brand helps you handle one of the most important maintenance tasks.
Interest in a Montreal-based company's satellites to monitor methane emissions is reaching new heights, even as governments appear to be wavering on climate commitments.
Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding Margot Raggett has spent the past decade raising money for conservation efforts around the world but now she feels nervous about the future. “It does feel like we’ve taken a backward step,” she said. The wildlife photographer has raised £1.2m for the cause in the past 10 years through her Remembering Wildlife series, an annual, not-for-profit picture book featuring images of animals from the world’s top nature photographers. The first edition was published in 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was being drafted but, in the years since, efforts to tackle the climate crisis have been rolled back. Continue reading...
A surprising about-face on an international climate effort followed increased threats by Trump to retaliate against nations supporting the compact.
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.
The decision to halt action for a year marks a stinging defeat for the EU and its climate change efforts.
An Interior official declined to reveal the latest bid amount. Its the third failed sale this month for President Donald Trump's coal-mine revival push.
With AI datacenters soaring power bills for households, a policy called ‘demand flexibility’ could help ease grid strain A cheap, bipartisan tool could help the US meet increasing energy demand from AI datacenters while also easing soaring power bills for households, preventing deadly blackouts and helping the climate. The policy solution, called “demand flexibility”, can be quickly deployed across the US. Demand flexibility essentially means rewarding customers for using less power during times of high demand, reducing strain on the grid or in some cases, selling energy they have captured by solar panels on their homes. Continue reading...
[FrontPageAfrica] Washington -- The Liberian Government, through the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), has signed a landmark agreement with renewable energy leader Scatec for the construction of a 23.75 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar power plant. The project, which includes 10 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage, will be located at the LEC Shefflin site in Margibi County and is slated for completion within 64 weeks.
Indian refiners are reportedly set to halve their Russian oil imports, a White House official stated. However, Indian sources suggest this reduction hasn't materialized yet, with December/January data expected to show any change. Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs denied any recent conversation between PM Modi and US President Trump regarding this matter, emphasizing India's consumer-centric energy policy.
[UN News] Nearly 80 per cent of the world's poor - 887 million people - live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action to address the issue.
Norwegian scientists have engineered a process using specialized bacteria to convert industrial waste gases, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, into nearly pure methane. This biologically produced fuel, exceeding 96% purity, can be used in existing natural gas systems, offering a sustainable solution for storing renewable energy and replacing fossil fuels.
The pipeline has been shuttered since 2015, when it spilled more than 100,000 barrels of oil onto the Pacific coast.
Daylight Energy raised $75 million to install solar and batteries on homes, starting with about 1,200 residences in Illinois and Massachusetts.
During a recent event in Bogotá, five presidential candidates held up “YES” signs when asked if they would authorize fracking in Colombia.
More than 20 states are suing the Trump administration for rescinding some $7 billion in Congress-approved funds to equip nearly 1 million homes in low-income and disadvantage communities with solar power.
China's electricity generation now surpasses the US by over double, signaling its economic dominance, according to economist Paul Krugman. He criticizes the Trump administration's anti-renewable energy policies, including repealed incentives and canceled grants, as detrimental to US progress and technological competitiveness against China, warning of an irreversible gap by 2028.
States who received funding under an EPA project aimed to expand solar energy for low-income communities Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7bn grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers. In a statement on Thursday, California ’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced two lawsuits by a group of states that received grants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program. The EPA’s administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced the termination of the program in August. The agency said in an email that it would not comment on pending litigation. Continue reading...
India's Ministry of External Affairs denied knowledge of a call where PM Modi allegedly assured US President Trump of stopping Russian crude purchases. While India diversifies energy sources, driven by market economics and reduced Russian discounts, it also signals potential for increased oil imports from the US.
India has strongly rebuffed the UK's new sanctions on Russia's oil sector and Indian firms, asserting its commitment to energy security and warning against "double standards" in global trade. New Delhi reiterated its non-recognition of unilateral sanctions, emphasising the paramount importance of meeting citizens' basic energy needs. The UK's move targeted Russian oil exports and entities, including India's Nayara Energy.
Exclusive: Document sets draft pledge for leaders gathering at climate summit to increase use of controversial fuels Brazil will ask countries to quadruple the global use of “sustainable fuels”, including controversial biofuels, despite concerns from environmental experts, the Guardian has learned. A leaked document seen by the Guardian sets out a draft pledge for world leaders gathering for the Cop30 climate conference next month in Brazil to increase the use of “sustainable fuels” – chiefly biofuels and biogas, but also hydrogen – in the next decade by four times compared with 2024 levels. By 2030, biofuel crops would require land the size of France, which would make it equivalent to the sixth-largest country in terms of arable land use globally A fifth of vegetable oil is used for cars...
External affairs ministry has denied any recent phone call between Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump. This clarification follows Trump's assertion that Modi had promised to halt Russian oil imports. The ministry emphasized that India's energy policy prioritizes national interests and consumer protection through diversified sourcing.
In “Carbon Removal,” Howard Herzog and Niall MacDowell assess proposed methods of removing carbon already in the atmosphere as a means of mitigating climate change.
China defended its "legitimate" Russian oil purchases, accusing the US of "unilateral bullying" and "economic coercion." Beijing warned of countermeasures if its interests are harmed, emphasising national sovereignty. This comes after US President Donald Trump claimed that India would stop buying Russian oil and signalled pressure on China as well.
India is reportedly planning to gradually reduce its Russian oil imports, a move influenced by US pressure and tariffs. While refiners await official directives, the government prioritizes stable energy prices and supply security. Discussions are ongoing with the US for enhanced energy cooperation, potentially impacting trade agreements and tariff rates.
[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria has renewed its call for African nations to unite under a comprehensive Climate Compact aimed at harmonising carbon markets, enhancing transparency, and amplifying the continent's collective influence on the global climate stage.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “assured” him India would end its purchases of Russian oil.
Igor Isaev, doctor of technical sciences and head of analytics at Mind Money, dissects the shifting foundations of global energy investment as tariffs, trade tensions and technology disruptions converge in 2026. Isaev explores how investors can adapt to a rapidly evolving landscape defined by volatility, protectionism and the race for sustainable energy leadership
This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was supposed to be a launchpad for ambitious projects to help America lead the way on cleaner power and manufacturing. Now it’s been reduced to a shell of itself. As the Trump administration slashes […]
India's External Affairs Ministry clarified that the nation's oil import policies prioritize consumer interests amidst a volatile energy market. While discussions on deepening energy cooperation with the US are ongoing, New Delhi maintains its strategy of broad-basing and diversifying energy sources to ensure stable prices and secure supplies, a stance reiterated by the MEA spokesperson.
SYDNEY - Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday, linking the "very concerning" trend to climate change.
Congress has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They claim he compromised India's dignity. This follows US President Donald Trump's statement. Trump said Modi assured him India would stop buying Russian oil. Congress calls Russia a close ally. They state relationships should not be damaged for personal ties. Modi is called a weak Prime Minister. His actions have unsettled foreign policy.
The UK has imposed 90 new sanctions on Russia's oil sector and Indian firm Nayara Energy Limited to disrupt Moscow's war funding. The measures target oil terminals, tankers, and major Russian energy companies like Rosneft and Lukoil, aiming to reduce Russian oil on the market and cut off revenue streams.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him his nation would halt Russian oil imports during a news conference.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "assured me ... that they will not be buying oil from Russia," President Donald Trump said.
The reef protects the wind turbine and serves as a home for a wide range of marine life.
The offsets must be verified by accredited bodies using international standards and can contribute to Indonesia’s own climate targets.
Extreme heat, driven by climate change, is linked to half a million deaths per year. Scientists say meeting current goals to cut emissions could prevent around two months of dangerous heat annually.
US President Donald Trump announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him India will cease Russian oil purchases. Trump expressed satisfaction with this commitment, viewing it as a significant step towards de-escalating the Ukraine conflict. He highlighted his strong relationship with Modi and reiterated his desire for the war to end swiftly.
The latest State of Wildfire report is building unequivocal evidence of how climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme wildfires.
Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start leaking more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday as they linked the worrying trend to climate change.
Officials have issued a geomagnetic storm watch after the sun sent four bursts of energy directly at Earth this week, warning that the activity could disrupt power and communication systems.
GAF Energy, a San Jose-based tech company that makes rooftop solar panels, is consolidating its operations by moving to Georgetown, Texas, later this year.
A report on the state of the climate has concluded coral reefs are on a knife-edge, even as the world shifts away from making good on net zero
Fossil fuel from Rosebank will generate the same annual emissions as three European countries over its lifespan, according to Equinor documents.
The Sidel SRU Flue Gas Condenser, a heat recovery device that was added in the early 1980s, captures energy typically lost through exhaust and redirects it into productive use.
Simon Mui is moving to Rainier Climate, a new group that aims to fuel projects that slash emissions.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- North Horr MP Adhe Wario has urged the government to fast-track the utilization of the vast wind energy potential in Marsabit County, citing its importance in driving Kenya's industrial and energy goals.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections A draft report commissioned by the Trump administration’s Department of Energy, or DOE, misleadingly claims that increasing levels of carbon dioxide could be beneficial for agriculture. In fact, mainstream climate experts have found that rising CO2 levels, by causing climate change, are harmful to agriculture overall – and likely to cause food prices to increase. The Trump administration’s claim arose from a draft “critical review” report commissioned by DOE and written by fringe experts. The DOE subsequently disbanded that group when faced with a lawsuit alleging that it violated a law requiring that such federal advisory committees must be transparent and unbiased...
Rosneft and Lukoil have both been freshly targeted as part of a package of 90 new sanctions aimed at further squeezing the Kremlin's revenue streams.
Is Nissan's newest Leaf the freshly-crowned king of cheap electric cars?
Elon Musk has once again highlighted Bitcoin's energy-backed foundation, contrasting it with easily debased fiat currencies. This aligns with his long-held view of Bitcoin's intrinsic value. Despite past environmental concerns with Tesla accepting Bitcoin, both Tesla and SpaceX reportedly hold significant Bitcoin reserves, suggesting continued faith in the cryptocurrency's potential amidst market fluctuations.
[This Day] Port Harcourt -- The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), the agency entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report of 2011, has restated its commitment to ensure a perfect clean-up of the devastating pollution caused by the oil exploration activities of Shell Petroleum and Development Company (SPDC) in Ogoni land.
Bapi Mondal’s morning routine in Bangalore is a world away from his ancestral village, Pakhiralay, in the Sundarbans, West Bengal. He wakes before dawn, navigates heavy traffic, and spends eight long hours molding plastic battery casings. It’s not the life his honey-gathering forefathers knew, but factors like extreme storms, rising seas, and deadly soil salinity […]
The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.
World oil supply will exceed demand by an unprecedented 4 million barrels a day next year, the International Energy Agency said.
A factory on the edge of the EU needs to prove that the bloc can reduce its reliance on China while ensuring a future for fossil fuel workers.
Southeast Asia must urgently modernise its electricity grids to sustain its economic boom and unlock the full potential of renewable energy, according to a new report. Without sweeping investment in digitalised “smart” networks, the region’s industrial competitiveness and climate goals are at risk, warns the report from the independent global energy think tank Ember. Over the past decade, renewable capacity across the 10-nation Asean bloc has more than doubled, but this rapid growth has been...
Until fairly recently, most cars had oil filters that were replaced as a whole unit. Now, though, filter cartridges are gaining in popularity. Why?
President Donald Trump's second term has seen the United States go all-in to boost Big Oil and block renewables -- yet a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry continues to advance.
Renewable energy finally surpassed coal and it’s a turning point decades in the making.
Humans can genetically modify plants and animals to be more resilient to climate change and disease. But the scientific community is divided about whether the tool should be put to use in nature.
[Vanguard] ABUJA -- THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday said Nigeria's energy transition journey under President Bola Tinubu's administration is unlocking an investment opportunity of over $410 billion between now and 2060 to position the nation as the heartbeat of Africa's renewable energy revolution.
The World Bank and other multilateral development banks recently have begun reconsidering their self-imposed restrictions on financing fossil fuel projects. This change is being prompted in part by the new U.S. administration and is also supported by developing country experts. Yet, the reality remains that greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from fossil fuels, and specifically the […]
For decades, the military treated climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather This story is from Floodlight , a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action. Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Continue reading...
[IPS] COP30 negotiator Malang Sambou Manneh believes the method of countering growth in fossil fuel development lies in technology. Showcasing alternatives that work provides the opportunity for the global South to take the lead and present best practices in renewables.
High costs, poor public charging and manly marketing have skewed the electric car industry toward men, but women are encouraging their peers to go electric.
Western sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine have shifted global energy flows, with India and China emerging as prominent buyers of Russian oil. The question is no longer from whom New Delhi and Beijing will purchase energy, but in which currency they will pay. Amid warming ties between India and China following US President Donald Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs on Indian exports after New Delhi refused to stop purchasing Russian oil, Indian traders are reportedly asking...
After charging, there was a power system malfunction but MG closed the case and insisted a safety check was at our own expense Our MG5 electric car became dangerously out of control, but MG won’t do anything about it. The car suffered a power system malfunction after we had used a charger at a motorway service station. Continue reading...
RELEASE: Clean Energy Investments Can Power Indonesia’s Growth and Advance Its Net-Zero Goals, Finds New WRI Study darla.vanhoorn… Tue, 10/14/2025 - 01:38 Every US$1 billion invested in renewable energy projected to generate US$1.41 billion in economic returns (Jakarta) October 14, 2025 – Investing in clean energy and energy efficiency can power Indonesia’s twin goals: sustaining 8% annual GDP growth through 2029 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2060, finds a new study by WRI Indonesia . Using an adaptation of the Indonesia Vision to 2045 (IV2045) model — an analytical tool that helps decision-makers see the economic, social and environmental impacts of policy choices — WRI researchers simulated what would...
[Premium Times] On Nigeria's coast, pirates prey on artisanal fishers and women traders whose livelihoods are already strained by climate change.
A data scientist said a survey of Kenyan women suggests droughts and heat waves are linked with much higher levels of suicidal thoughts.
Homeowners who took advantage of government programmes left with cladding likely to cause damp Almost all the external insulation fitted under the previous government’s energy efficiency scheme was installed so poorly it will have to be repaired or replaced, an investigation has found. Thousands of homeowners who took advantage of the home insulation schemes have been left with incompetently fitted cladding that in some cases is likely to cause damp and mould. Continue reading...
Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus Global forest health has plunged to “dismal” levels and threatens the wellbeing of humanity, warns a damning report that highlights how financial systems are pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to reduce destruction. Since 2021 when world leaders and corporate executives promised to halt deforestation, the new study found that forest loss has increased, driven by subsidies for livestock, monocrops, logging and other extractive industries. Continue reading...
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Brazilian sustainability consultant Marcos Pinheiro recommended the adoption of measures to address the climate situation in Angola. He warned of the country's potential vulnerability despite its low greenhouse gas emissions.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The chairman of the Environmental Preservation Association, Rafael Lucas, on Wednesday in Luanda, advocated for strengthening methods of disseminating content on climate change and its impact, resulting from more sustainable decision-making.
ADVISORY: ACT2025 Press Call on Climate-Vulnerable Nations' Expectations for COP30 sophie.brady@wri.org Mon, 10/13/2025 - 09:50 WASHINGTON (October 21, 2025) — Join Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025) on Tuesday, October 21 from 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. EDT (see additional time zones below) for a press briefing featuring expert voices from countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Speakers will outline what COP30 must deliver to meet urgent adaptation, finance and loss and damage needs. ACT2025 is a consortium of think tanks and experts from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The group works to amplify the priorities of climate-vulnerable countries and drive ambitious, just, and equitable outcomes at UN climate...
Environmental group accuses king’s property management company of ‘milking for profit’ its monopoly ownership of seabed Greenpeace is threatening to sue King Charles’s property management company, accusing it of exploiting its monopoly ownership of the seabed. The environmental lobby group alleges the crown estate has driven up costs for wind power developers and boosted its own profits, as well as the royal household’s income, due to the “aggressive” way it auctions seabed rights. Continue reading...
Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood. The post On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, residents fume as insurers hike rates and invest in fossil fuel projects appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction Investment in climate action is the economic growth story of the 21st century, while growth fuelled by fossil fuels is futile because the damage it causes ends in self-destruction, the economist Nicholas Stern has said. The plummeting costs of clean technologies, from renewable energy to electric cars, plus the healthier and more productive societies they enable, meant investments could simultaneously tackle the climate crisis and faltering economic growth, and bring millions of people out of poverty, he said. Continue reading...
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly affirmed that the renewable energy sector receives significant attention from the Egyptian state due to its vital role in ensuring the availability and accessibility of electric power to meet developmental and consumption needs. Chairing a meeting on Sunday 12-10-2025 to follow up on the implementation progress of renewable energy projects, Madbouly … The post Egypt targets 42% renewable energy share by 2030, rising to 60% by 2040 – PM appeared first on Egypt Independent.