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27 04 2024 | 06:36

Do the people care about the climate crisis? These voters say yes - but the polls do not

The majority of Americans have experienced extreme weather events in the last five years — but the climate crisis still lags behind inflation, healthcare, immigration and jobs when it comes to voter…

27 04 2024 | 06:33

EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure…

27 04 2024 | 06:29

UK airline emissions on track to reach record high in 2024

Emissions from UK flights are rapidly returning to pre-pandemic levels, with CO2 pollution from aviation on track to reach a record high this year. The increase means the sector may breach a key…

27 04 2024 | 06:27

The Biden Administration Makes Two Big Moves To Conserve Public Lands, Sparking Backlash From Industry

For the Biden administration, Earth Day is a month-long affair. 

27 04 2024 | 06:22

Stop Africa's debt crisis from spiraling out of control

Time for the World Bank and IMF to act Power Shift Africa and Earth4All are jointly coordinating this open letter, signed by African thought leaders together with international economists,…

27 04 2024 | 06:11

In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers?

Cover Image by: trekandshoot/Alamy California is often considered the United States’ greenest state — a first-mover on climate policy, renewable energy, electric vehicles and more. But at the same…

27 04 2024 | 05:46

Is climate change speeding up? Here’s what the science says.

For the past several years, a small group of scientists has warned that sometime early this century, the rate of global warming — which has remained largely steady for decades — might accelerate.…

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