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24 05 2020 | 09:30

Arthur becomes the Atlantic's 1st named tropical storm of 2020.

Satellites have now spotted the churning cyclone. Satellites have spotted the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arthur, swirling off the coast of North…

24 05 2020 | 09:24

How Renewable Energy Could Emerge on Top After the Pandemic.

The short-term prospects for wind and solar power look rocky amid the economic upheaval of the coronavirus. But long term, renewables could emerge stronger than ever, especially if governments…

24 05 2020 | 08:12

Γιατί ο Covid-19 απειλεί το κλίμα και την πράσινη μετάβαση; 10 Προκλήσεις.

Η πανδημία του νέου κορωνοϊού ανέτρεψε θεμελιώδη δεδομένα, εισάγοντας πλήθος αβεβαιοτήτων και νέων προσεγγίσεων σε κάθε έκφανση της οικονομικής και κοινωνικής μας ζωής. Ο αντίκτυπος στην παγκόσμια…

22 05 2020 | 08:42

Climate change is turning parts of Antarctica green, say scientists.

Researchers map ‘beginning of new ecosystem’ as algae bloom across surface of melting snow. Scientists have created the first large-scale map of microscopic algae on the Antarctic peninsula as they…

21 05 2020 | 11:59

Inexpensive process converts waste seaweed into biofuel, fertilizer and more.

Thanks to factors such as agricultural fertilizer runoff, Sargassum seaweed is growing out of control in many regions – it washes up on beaches in huge amounts. Utilizing a new technique, that…

21 05 2020 | 11:49

Last Antarctic sunset.

The 16th crew at Concordia research Station in Antarctica to spend a full winter at the facility, wave goodbye to the Sun as it descends below the horizon, not to return for four months. Sunday 3…

21 05 2020 | 11:47

Climate Assembly UK concludes in world transformed by coronavirus

Health crisis pushed emissions down public agenda – but there’s growing appetite for global reset. When 110 people gathered at a hotel in Birmingham in January for the UK’s first citizens’ assembly…

21 05 2020 | 11:39

LIFE-IP 4 NATURA/ Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Natura 2000: Μια γιορτή για την προστασία της φύσης.

Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Natura 2000: Μια γιορτή για την προστασία της φύσης  

21 05 2020 | 11:32

‘Green Swan’ Coronavirus Shock Proves Need for Joint Climate Action.

The coronavirus pandemic that’s sent the global economy into a tailspin highlights the need for international collaboration to tackle crises posing severe threats to human lives, chief among them…

21 05 2020 | 11:28

Energy access is needed to maintain health during pandemics.

Energy plays a central role in responding to emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, from ensuring adequate healthcare services to supporting households during lockdowns. Protecting the renewable…

21 05 2020 | 11:23

Climate Explained: What Caused Major Climate Change in the Past?

Earth had several periods of high carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and high temperatures over the last several million years. Can you explain what caused these periods, given that there was no…

21 05 2020 | 11:20

Face Masks as a Fashion Accessory? Why We Should Encourage This Trend.

It started with Eve donning a black mask against a backdrop of wisteria flowers, hashtagging her efforts #MaskingForAFriend. Sophia Bush, Matt McGorry, and Mayim Bialik soon followed, with others…

21 05 2020 | 11:05

Why shouldn't Greta Thunberg speak at CNN's coronavirus town hall?

Thunberg isn’t a Covid-19 expert, but she’s world-renowned activist using her platform to inform people about the pandemic. Shortly after CNN announced yesterday that 17-year-old climate activist …

21 05 2020 | 08:58

50 of the most endangered species on the planet.

Climate change, overfishing, poaching and deforestation are just some of the man-made issues that have led many species to the brink of extinction. However, there is still a chance to save these…

20 05 2020 | 12:56

Lowly Home Electric Panel Transformed for Nanogrid World.

With homes suddenly the center of US business activity due to stay at home orders, interest is heightening in residential nanogrids. So the timing is fortuitous for a new smart panel announced today…

20 05 2020 | 12:46

Long Duration Breakthrough? Form Energy’s First Project Tries Pushing Storage to 150 Hours.

Minnesota utility Great River Energy will use new storage technology from the Bill Gates-backed startup to replace coal power with dispatchable wind. Form Energy, the stealthy, Bill Gates-backed…

19 05 2020 | 07:54

Greening the planet and slouching towards Paris?

A new paper finds higher than expected CO2 fertilization inferred from leaf to global observations.  The paper predicts that the Earth is going to gain nearly three times as much green matter as was…

19 05 2020 | 07:51

US$130trn investment needed for carbon neutrality by 2060.

A US$130trn investment to 2050 could help to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2060, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA’s) inaugural Global Renewables Outlook.

19 05 2020 | 07:48

Germany Raises 2030 Offshore Wind Target to 20 GW.

German federal government, the coastal states, and the transmission system operators have signed a joint agreement to raise Germany’s offshore wind capacity target from 15 GW to 20 GW by 2030.…

19 05 2020 | 07:41

We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change

f any image has singularly captured the public’s attention during the coronavirus pandemic, it has been The Curve. The graph charts the incidence of new cases — and by extension, the use of hospital…