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25 04 2024 | 09:23

Unilever to scale back environmental and social pledges

Unilever is to scale back its environmental and social aims, provoking critics to say its board should “hang their heads in shame”. The consumer goods company behind brands ranging from Dove beauty…

25 04 2024 | 09:19

Bid to secure spot for glacier in Icelandic presidential race heats up

Standing in the shadow of Iceland’s Snæfellsjökull, – a 700,000-year-old glacier perched on a volcano and visible to half the country’s population on any given day – in 2010, Angela Rawlings was…

25 04 2024 | 09:16

Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska

The Biden administration said on Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13m acres (5.3m hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and…

25 04 2024 | 09:12

UN livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts

A flagship UN report on livestock emissions is facing calls for retraction from two key experts it cited who say that the paper “seriously distorted” their work. The UN Food and Agriculture…

25 04 2024 | 09:00

Funding Australia’s renewable transition isn’t ‘picking winners’ – it’s securing our future

Last week Anthony Albanese finally announced the government’s major plan for the transition to a renewable energy economy.

25 04 2024 | 08:54

‘Ban them until we know they’re safe’: Dutch flower growers urged to stop using pesticides

Organic float at annual flower parade a sign of changing times amid concerns over chemicals’ link to neurological disorders

25 04 2024 | 08:47

Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom

Under the scorching sun, a sea of solar panels gleams in the semi-arid landscape. Pavagada, 100 miles north of Bengaluru in southern India, is the world’s third-largest solar power plant, with 25m…

25 04 2024 | 08:44

Study identifies where wind is most reliable for generating power

Where in the world does the wind most reliably blow, and where is it fickle in nature? About 6.5% of the world’s electricity is now generated by wind, and by 2050 this could rise to more than a third…

25 04 2024 | 08:41

Clean-up of Indian coal-fired power plants ‘could have saved 720,000 lives’

Research has estimated the health impacts from the coal-fired power plants that operate across India.

25 04 2024 | 08:37

Income and power from cow manure

Joy Clancy suggests anaerobic digesters could transform the waste into biogas and liquid fertiliser

25 04 2024 | 08:31

Kelp Forests: Restoring a Lifeline for the Ocean

There are plenty of novel solutions to be had in tackling the climate crisis. One of them is kelp forests, which have been found to be a vital solution in the restoration and protection of the…

25 04 2024 | 08:30

Powering down: end times for the UK’s final coal-fired station

From the northernmost reaches of the River Soar in Nottinghamshire, the towers of Britain’s last coal-fired power station emerge from the flat countryside like concrete monuments to another time.

25 04 2024 | 08:22

‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws

Exclusive: Whistleblowers point to broader sewage scandal, with wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewage

25 04 2024 | 08:15

Chris Packham joins environmental activists in mock funeral procession

The BBC nature presenter Chris Packham has joined hundreds of environmental activists in a mock funeral procession for nature to spotlight biodiversity loss in the UK.

25 04 2024 | 08:09

Food Waste: The Hidden Cost of the Food We Throw Out I ClimateScience #9

Worldwide, 30% of food is lost or wasted. That averages out to 775 kcal per person per day! That’s about the same as 12 medium eggs or 26 large carrots every day!

25 04 2024 | 08:09

Major investors leading push against Woodside’s climate plans ahead of AGM

Woodside Energy is facing the prospect of an overwhelming protest vote against its climate plans when shareholders meet on Wednesday, as global investors pick apart the emissions strategy of…

25 04 2024 | 08:05

What Are Carbon Offsets and How Do They Work

Carbon offsets are selling like hotcakes. But do they really support meaningful climate action? So what are carbon offsets and how does carbon offsetting work?

25 04 2024 | 08:03

Scientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse

Recordings of healthy fish are being transmitted to attract heat-tolerant larvae back to degraded reefs in the Maldives