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16 08 2023 | 13:26

poto Climate change: China's green power surge offers hope on warming

Wind and solar power are booming in China and may help limit global carbon emissions far faster than expected, according to a new study. Solar panel installations alone are growing at a pace that…

16 08 2023 | 13:24

Excitement grows about ‘natural hydrogen’ as huge reserves found in France

While carrying out work to check the risk of firedamp pockets in the abandoned mines of the Lorraine region in May, La Française d’Énergie (FDE) discovered a large deposit of natural hydrogen,…

16 08 2023 | 13:19

Spain raises bet on green hydrogen, biogas in draft energy plan

Spain will double its 2030 biogas production target and almost triple its green hydrogen goal as part of a broad upgrade of its energy and climate ambitions, a draft of the government’s strategy…

16 08 2023 | 13:16

Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened

The mix of measures will allow the country to cut emissions of climate-warming gases by 32% from 1990 levels. The previous target, voted by the Spanish parliament in 2021, was 23%.

16 08 2023 | 13:12

‘Great news’: EU hails discovery of massive phosphate rock deposit in Norway

A massive underground deposit of high-grade phosphate rock in Norway, pitched as the world’s largest, is big enough to satisfy world demand for fertilisers, solar panels and electric car batteries…

16 08 2023 | 13:09

Extreme heatwaves continue to grip US as millions under heat and air quality alerts – as it happened

Closing Summary Here is a roundup of the day’s key events: People who are 65 years or older are more prone to heat-related health problems, the CDC said. According to the CDC, older adults do…

16 08 2023 | 13:07

Climate groups accept millions from charity linked to fossil fuel investments

Climate groups accept millions from charity linked to fossil fuel investments Exclusive: Quadrature Climate Foundation is run by billionaires whose fund has stakes worth $170m in fossil fuel firms…

16 08 2023 | 13:02

Now, water bosses, you must show how capitalism can work for the common good

There is universal agreement that privatisation was never meant to result in news like this. Last week, the government announced it was on standby to take Thames Water – our biggest water company,…

16 08 2023 | 13:00

Sunak U-turn on wind farms in England draws wrath of green Tories

Rishi Sunak is facing mounting criticism for putting politics above the fight against climate change, amid clear signs that ministers are backtracking on plans to allow more onshore windfarms in…

16 08 2023 | 12:53

Hydrogen: Unlocking Europe’s potential

Despite the hydrogen economy still being in its infancy, Europe is already buzzing with new projects, as governments and private investors raise their ambition and inject billions into the…

16 08 2023 | 12:52

Billionaire Warren Buffett bids big for slice of Biden's record-busting solar auction

The US obtained $105.15m in high bids in an auction for utility-scale solar development across four parcels of federal lands in the state of Nevada’s Amargosa Desert, which could support almost 3GW…

16 08 2023 | 12:39

Why shipping faces a showdown over greenhouse gas

Ships crisscrossing our oceans give off as much planet-warming carbon through their smokestacks in a year as the whole of Germany. The massive shipping industry is responsible for transporting nine-…

16 08 2023 | 12:36

The electric car ‘revolution’ is a disaster before it’s begun

The electric car revolution is stalling, of that there can no longer be any doubt. It has left the big global carmakers floundering, uncertain of how to proceed in a race they reluctantly entered in…

16 08 2023 | 01:12

‘Like a blowtorch’: Mediterranean on fire as blazes spread across nine countries

Wildfires were burning in at least nine countries across the Mediterranean on Tuesday as blazes spread in Croatia, Italy and Portugal, with thousands of firefighters in Europe and north Africa…

16 08 2023 | 00:43

Ice ages and climate change

Most of us are aware that the world is getting warmer. Most of us are also vaguely aware that the world was much colder in the past. The world has gone through ice ages. 20,000 years ago, all of…

16 08 2023 | 00:42

Southern Europe and north Africa count heavy cost of wildfires

After more than a week of fierce wildfires, once again southern Europe is counting the heavy costs to livelihoods and its environment, as the extreme heat recedes and temperatures drop by up to 10C…

16 08 2023 | 00:30

Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests

The Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025, a new study suggests. The shutting down of the vital ocean currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc) by scientists…

16 08 2023 | 00:29

The lesson from the Greece wildfires? The climate crisis is coming for us all

Asurreal video filmed by a tourist in “the most perfect location in Greece” last week, posted to show how “a weekend trip turned into survival mode in 24 hours”, could easily pass for a TV climate…

16 08 2023 | 00:21

portMaritimePolluting shipping to face climate reckoning at IMO talks Polluting shipping to face climate reckoning at IMO talks

The hefty carbon footprint of global shipping networks that crisscross our oceans and keep the world’s economy afloat will come under scrutiny this week, as countries wrestle over measures to slash…

16 08 2023 | 00:18

‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record

The era of global warming has ended and “the era of global boiling has arrived”, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said after scientists confirmed July was on track to be the world’s…