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24 10 2020 | 13:06

CO2 Emissions Caused Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction, Study Confirms.

The excess carbon dioxide emitted by human activity since the start of the industrial revolution has already raised the Earth's temperature by more than one degree Celsius, increased the risk of …

24 10 2020 | 13:05

Air Pollution Responsible for Over 6.6 Million Deaths Worldwide in 2020, Study Finds.

An annual comprehensive report on air pollution showed that it was responsible for 6.67 million deaths worldwide, including the premature death of 500,000 babies, with the worst health outcomes…

24 10 2020 | 13:03

Climate crisis: Met Office warns extreme weather in UK will get worse and more frequent.

‘The UK is projected to become hotter and drier in summer, and warmer and wetter in winter’, agency says.

24 10 2020 | 12:53

Annual Lazard analysis charts ‘striking’ reductions in solar, wind costs.

Wind and solar power have become even cheaper compared to fossil fuels in the past year, making them an attractive way to stimulate economies recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to…

24 10 2020 | 12:48

ExxonMobil says the long-term fundamentals have not changed. Really?

No fundamental shift is taking place in global energy markets, according to company reports In April, when announcing its first-quarter financial performance, including its first quarterly loss in…

24 10 2020 | 12:45

French oil major Total expands presence in floating offshore wind market.

Total has bought a 20 per cent stake in the EolMed floating wind pilot project in France, located in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan and near Port-La-Nouvelle. The 30 MW EolMed will…

24 10 2020 | 12:44

BHP bosses defend company's decision to stay in gas and oil 'for the medium term'.

Chairman Ken MacKenzie tells AGM that fossil fuels will be part of the energy mix for decades. BHP management has batted away shareholder criticism of the miner’s intention to continue investing in…

24 10 2020 | 12:44

Peru and Switzerland sign first sale agreement for credits generated under Paris Agreement's Article 6

GENEVA  – The governments of Peru and Switzerland today signed the first agreement between Parties to the Paris Agreement for the sale of emission reductions generated under Article 6 of the…

24 10 2020 | 12:40

Does New Zealand’s plan for a nation-sized battery hold water?

Parliamentary elections will be held in New Zealand tomorrow (October 17), with the Labour-led government headed by Jacinda Ardern, popular on the back of its widely-admired response to Covid-19,…

24 10 2020 | 12:38

China losing interest in Australian coal isn't about diplomacy – it's simply market dynamics.

We need to discuss how communities and workers in the coal sector will cope with China’s push for self-sufficiency. Australian politicians have been selling the “dream” of coal for years, but it’s a…

24 10 2020 | 12:38

India’s power minister says retiring coal plants will be replaced by renewable energy.

India is planning to replace retiring coal-fired power plants with renewable generating capacity in a bid to cut the nation’s carbon footprint, power minister R. K. Singh said on Tuesday. India is…

24 10 2020 | 12:34

EDF Renewables buys 4.5GW pipeline of solar projects located in the U.S.’ PJM market.

EDF Renewables North America has acquired a pipeline of more than 20 US solar assets from project developer Geenex Solar, totaling more than 4.5GW of capacity. The transaction consists of a…

24 10 2020 | 12:29

Sea-Level Rise Takes Business Toll in North Carolina's Outer Banks.

North Carolina's Outer Banks are dotted with vacation beaches and historic communities. But the sweeping water views do not only draw tourists. They give locals a front row seat to sea-level rise.…

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 | 12:17

Green recovery would cut global emissions by 7% and create millions of jobs.

If all major nations developed strong plans for a green recovery from Covid-19, global annual emissions would be 7% lower in 2030 than in 2019 and millions of new jobs would be created in sectors…

24 10 2020 | 12:17

Don’t delay fossil fuel exit, just make it work for workers and consumers, experts say.

Australia is transitioning to a clean energy economy, but it should not get distracted by the efforts of the incumbent fossil fuel industry to delay its ‘inevitable’ demise, a panel of energy…

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 | 12:13

Rooftop solar and Covid shutdown lead to record lows in Australian electricity use.

Wholesale prices fall 45% to 48% lower than last year in all eastern states except Tasmania. Australians’ embrace of rooftop solar panels and the Covid-19 shutdown in Victoria have combined to…