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12 07 2020 | 08:18

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Effort to Greenlight Keystone XL Construction.

The Supreme Court late Monday upheld a federal judge's rejection of a crucial permit for Keystone XL and blocked the Trump administration's attempt to greenlight construction of the 1,200-mile crude…

12 07 2020 | 08:18

North Sea countries vow closer cooperation on offshore wind.

Ministers of the North Seas countries have called for an EU framework to tackle barriers to the deployment of multinational “hybrid” offshore wind energy projects. Energy Ministers from Belgium,…

12 07 2020 | 08:15

Desert greenery.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought (WDCD). Under its theme ‘Let’s grow the future together,’ the initiative celebrates the 25 years of progress made…

12 07 2020 | 08:14

LEAK: ‘European Clean Hydrogen Alliance’ ready for take-off.

The European Commission will seek to position Europe as a global leader on hydrogen with a new industry-led alliance set to be unveiled on Wednesday (8 July). Announced in March as part of the…

12 07 2020 | 08:13

Scientists put forward plan to create universal species list.

A plan to create the first universally recognised list of species on Earth has prompted hopes of an end to centuries of disagreement and confusion over how to classify the world’s library of life.…

12 07 2020 | 08:12

Spreading rock dust on fields could remove vast amounts of CO2 from air.

It may be best near-term way to remove CO2, say scientists, but cutting fossil fuel use remains critical. Spreading rock dust on farmland could suck billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air…

12 07 2020 | 08:12

European hamster and caterpillar fungus on brink of extinction.

Update to IUCN red list warns of hamster’s falling birth rate and high demand for fungus. Hamsters and fungi may not be poster species among those threatened with extinction but are no less…

12 07 2020 | 08:04

NSW government awards $1m grant to develop ‘flying car’.

Testing facility for zero-emissions four-passenger electric aircraft expected to be built in Narromine within the year. The New South Wales government has awarded almost $1m from a regional grants…

12 07 2020 | 07:58

Campaign group warns UK Government of ‘imminent’ legal action over plans for a green recovery

Campaign group Plan B has written a letter to Prime Minister and the Chancellor warning legal action is imminent if stimulus package becomes a ‘New Deal for Polluters’.   On Tuesday, the climate…

12 07 2020 | 07:58

'Landscape of fear': what a mass of rotting reindeer carcasses taught scientists.

When 323 reindeer were killed by lightning on a remote Norwegian plateau, their bodies were left for nature to take its course. In August 2016, a park ranger stumbled upon 323 dead wild tundra…

12 07 2020 | 07:54

Pollutionwatch: June heatwave brings smog to England.

Main pollutant in smog is ozone - formed when sunlight reacts with evaporating solvents, personal care products and paints. The heatwave in June brought summertime smog to most of England. This type…

12 07 2020 | 07:47

‘It’s all on hold’: how Covid-19 derailed the fight against plastic waste.

Pandemic prompted states to temporarily ban reusable grocery bags and stalled legislation aimed at reducing plastic packaging. Consumers were refusing straws and toting their own coffee mugs.…

12 07 2020 | 07:46

Rare night clouds may be warning sign of climate crisis.

Noctilucent clouds, on the edge of the atmosphere, are increasingly seen outside of polar regions. Something magical appeared at night over London and other parts of Britain on 21 June: ripples of…

12 07 2020 | 07:44

Royal Mail trials electric taxi van for parcel and letter deliveries.

The trial of the zero-emission van forms part of the Company’s efforts to continue to reduce emissions associated with its operations. Royal Mail has partnered with London Electric Vehicle Company…

12 07 2020 | 07:19

Kατατέθηκε το νομοσχέδιο για την προώθηση της ηλεκτροκίνησης – Οι αλλαγές μετά τη διαβούλευση – Ολόκληρο το κείμενο

Κατατέθηκε προς ψήφιση στη Βουλή το νομοσχέδιο «Προώθηση της ηλεκτροκίνησης», σε συνέχεια της ολοκλήρωσης της δημόσιας διαβούλευσης την 1η Ιουλίου. Κατά τη διάρκεια της διαδικασίας υποβλήθηκαν…

10 07 2020 | 09:34

CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago.

Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher. The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere is approaching a level not seen in…

10 07 2020 | 09:21

Three projects, three wins: flurry of decisions shows U.S. pipelines becoming ‘unbuildable’.

The last 48 hours have seen a dizzying series of announcements highlighting the increasingly shaky prospects for North American oil and gas pipelines, with the US$8-billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline…

10 07 2020 | 09:05

EIA: 2020 U.S. coal production will fall to 501 million tons, 29% drop from 2019.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration once again lowered its projections for 2020 coal production, foreseeing a 29% drop in output compared to the prior year.

10 07 2020 | 08:54

PacifiCorp issues RFP for 4,338MW of new renewable energy, battery storage capacity.

PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, has issued what it calls the largest request for proposals for renewable energy projects in company history. The company is looking for…

09 07 2020 | 11:41

Secretary-General António Guterres : Let us embrace the vast opportunity of a clean energy future.

I thank Dr. Fatih Birol and the International Energy Agency for convening this summit.   It is vital that we bring sharper focus on the need to transition away from fossil fuels and toward a clean…