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24 10 2020 | 12:19

Offshore wind, battery storage expected to play key role in Japan’s decarbonization efforts.

Japan will promote the use of offshore wind generation and battery storage in its new effort to become carbon neutral by 2050, according to a government official, indicating how the nation might…

24 10 2020 | 12:18

High deployments, low costs: The 2030 vision for ocean energy .

13 October, Brussels. 3 GW of ocean energy could be deployed worldwide, with costs falling to around €90/MWh for tidal stream and €110/MWh for wave energy, according to a new publication by industry…

24 10 2020 | 12:16

NextEra’s renewable energy, battery storage project pipeline tops 15GW.

The world’s largest renewable energy developer says it has more projects in the works than it has connected to the grid — including plans for the biggest-ever stand-alone battery storage system.…

24 10 2020 | 12:11

Trump Admin Is Rushing Harmful Regulatory Rollbacks as Election Nears.

With President Donald Trump's re-election very much in doubt, his administration is rushing to ram through regulatory rollbacks that could adversely affect millions of Americans, the environment, and…

24 10 2020 | 12:00

BP market value at 26-year low as investor confidence shaken.

Oil firm slumps to value of £40.5bn, well below that of offshore wind developer Orsted. BP’s market value has fallen below 200p a share for the first time since 1994 with investor faith in the…

24 10 2020 | 11:56

GREENPEACE AFRICA: New logging scandal in Cameroon’s forest.

It’s honestly disheartening that time and time again Indigenous People and local communities in Cameroon have to fight for the same issue - the end of forest destruction. 

24 10 2020 | 11:55

Thousands of seal pups discovered dead in mysterious mass die-off at colony in Namibia.

‘This is tragic, as it makes up a large portion of the new pup arrivals expected in late November,’ says conservationist organisation. Thousands of dead seal pups have been washed up on land in …

24 10 2020 | 11:51

Earth Just Had Its Hottest September Ever Recorded, NOAA Says

As the climate crisis fuels devastating wildfires across the western United States and melts Arctic sea ice at an alarming rate, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

24 10 2020 | 11:47

This s*** is going to kill us’: Harrison Ford slams leaders who make climate change a ‘divisive issue’.

‘Vote to save nature. Vote to save your children’s future. Vote as if your life depends on it,’ Ford says  Harrison Ford has called on voters to back leaders who will move to tackle the climate…

24 10 2020 | 11:40

Bill Nye to flat Earthers and science deniers: 'It affects all of us'.

Bill Nye has had it with flat-Earthers and other science deniers.

24 10 2020 | 11:29

ENGIE launches innovative retrofit solution to decarbonise UK homes.

ENGIE has announced the launch of an innovative whole house retrofit solution; in a bid to combat the threat posed by existing housing stock to the accomplishment of the UK’s net zero carbon…

24 10 2020 | 11:20

For many climate change finally hits home.

2020 has been a year of nonstop crises. For a while there, it was almost possible to forget an ongoing crisis that used to have our attention: climate change. But Nature found a way to remind us. In…

24 10 2020 | 11:13

Roadmap Points Europe Toward Safer, Sustainable Chemicals.

Europe's chief policy-making body Wednesday called for a safer, more sustainable chemicals market, plotting a zero-tolerance approach that nearly eliminates hormone mimicking compounds.

24 10 2020 | 11:02

French dairy giant accused of polluting country's famous rivers for years.

Investigation alleges Lactalis breached environmental regulations at several plants and released milk derivatives that killed fish.

24 10 2020 | 01:03

Anglo American sued over alleged mass lead poisoning of children in Zambia.

Lawsuit claims mining firm failed to prevent pollution in Kabwe, affecting multiple generations. A class action lawsuit has been filed against the mining company Anglo American over its alleged…

23 10 2020 | 12:01

Electric cars 'as cheap to manufacture' as regular models by 2024

Analysis by UBS suggests shift away from fossil fuel vehicles may be imminent. Electric cars will cost the same to make as conventional cars, with internal combustion engines, by 2024 and an…

23 10 2020 | 11:53

Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance sets 2025 decarbonisation targets.

Thirty of the world’s largest investors with $5 trillion assets under management have collectively agreed on concrete portfolio decarbonization targets that follow the Intergovernmental Panel on…

23 10 2020 | 11:48

Alaska's new climate threat: tsunamis linked to melting permafrost.

Scientists are warning of a link between rapid warming and landslides that could threaten towns and tourist attractions. In Alaska and other high, cold places around the world, new research shows…

23 10 2020 | 11:32

Role of gas as a bridge fuel in U.S. ‘just got shorter and narrower’—S&P

The natural gas revolution that has led to a power plant building boom and kept electricity prices low may be nearing its end, as the coronavirus pandemic has reduced demand for the fuel and…

23 10 2020 | 11:13

Temperatures of deepest ocean rising quicker than previously thought.

Warming ocean contributes to sea level rise and to more extreme weather such as hurricanes. Even the pitch black, nearly freezing waters at the bottom of the ocean – far from where humans live and…