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27 12 2020 | 07:50

The Household Product Cleaning Up More Than Just Your Countertops.

Veles is a spray cleanser made from organic waste—the first in what founder Amanda Weeks hopes will be a whole trash-based product line. There’s a pervasive bit of mythology about food waste that it…

27 12 2020 | 07:47

Biden Calls Climate Change ‘Existential Threat of Our Time’.

President-elect Joe Biden introduced on Saturday key members of the team he is assembling to fulfill his pledge to combat climate change, calling them brilliant and qualified. Climate change is “the…

27 12 2020 | 07:44

Top 10 deadliest natural disasters in history.

Reminding us how powerful Mother Nature is.

27 12 2020 | 07:37

Stop believing in fairy tales: Australia’s coal industry doesn’t employ many people or pay its fair share of tax.

The evidence to the contrary comes from the Morrison government’s own data. Just as people in the Middle Ages mistakenly believed the sun revolved around the Earth, many modern-day Australians…

27 12 2020 | 07:34

Renewable not nuclear power is the future of green energy in the UK.

This week, the UK government began talks with EDF on the construction of a new nuclear power station in Suffolk. The proposed power station is likely to feature in the government’s “10-point plan” to…

27 12 2020 | 07:33

After the pandemic - a chance to build forward to a better future.

In 2020, we experienced a year like no other with a pandemic that has already claimed more than a million lives. The associated economic calamity is projected to make the world economy 4.4 per cent…

27 12 2020 | 07:30

Beyond good intentions, to urgent action: Former UNFCCC leaders take stock of thirty years of international climate change negotiations.

The authors, who have all held senior positions in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat, take critical stock of what has been achieved since the negotiations…

27 12 2020 | 07:28

Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal.

WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar and other clean power sources while curtailing the use of a potent planet-…

27 12 2020 | 07:28

Climate crisis could cause Caspian Sea to shrink, scientists warn.

Surface area of world’s largest lake could be up to 23 to 34 per cent smaller by 2100, researchers say in a comment article. Rising temperatures could cause the Caspian Sea to shrink in the coming…

27 12 2020 | 07:23

ASK SARA: 'How much will it cost to slow climate change?'

When you account for the advantages to our health, the benefits of phasing out fossil fuels far outweigh the price. Hi Sara, As a broadcast meteorologist, one of the most common questions I’m asked…

27 12 2020 | 07:23

Move of Rohingya Refugees Poses Environmental and Human Rights Concerns.

On December 4, about 1,600 Rohingya traveled across the Bay of Bengal in seven navy boats from Chattogram to Bhasan Char. Bangladesh plans to move 100,000 families to the island. The move poses…

27 12 2020 | 07:09

Five Climate Change Lessons From 2020.

In early January of this year, fresh off the experience of writing a year-end blog post for 2019, I started a project that I thought would make writing this year's year-end post easier. I created a…

27 12 2020 | 07:08

Is a racially-biased algorithm delaying health care for one million Black people?

Sweeping calculation suggests it could be — but how to fix the problem is unclear. One million Black adults in the United States might be treated earlier for kidney disease if doctors were to remove…

27 12 2020 | 07:06

More than 17,000 species worldwide to lose part of habitat if agriculture continues to expand.

Around 1,200 species will lose a quarter of their habitat if little is done to stop the uncontrolled expansion of the food system, research says More than 17,000 species across the world will lose…

27 12 2020 | 07:05

It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI is so power-hungry.

This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a research paper. The paper pointed out the risks of language-…

27 12 2020 | 07:00

2021 forecast to be one of Earth’s hottest years despite La Niña, says Met Office.

Forecast suggests 2021 is likely to be the seventh successive year where global temperatures are around 1C or more above pre-industrial levels The year 2021 is likely to be one of the hottest on…

25 12 2020 | 10:20

Η βιωσιμότητα των εταιρειών ενέργειας της χώρας μας εξαρτάται από το πόσο καλά λειτουργούν οι αγορές ενέργειας.

Οι σύγχρονες αγορές ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας στον αναπτυγμένο κόσμο επηρεάζονται σε μεγάλο βαθμό από την πολιτική βούληση για την μείωση των εκπομπών διοξειδίου του άνθρακα και την προώθηση τεχνολογιών…

23 12 2020 | 12:45

2021 Global Climate Forecast: Slightly Less Hot Than 2020.

2021 is forecasted to be slightly colder worldwide than years previous, according to meteorologists at the United Kingdom Meteorological Office, but will still be one the hottest on record due to…

23 12 2020 | 12:12

2020: a truly unimaginable year for biodiversity.

The Guardian’s biodiversity editor looks back on a year that put the state of the planet on the agenda in ways no one could have foreseen. The year 2020 was always destined to be a crucial one for…

23 12 2020 | 09:16

Γεωπολιτικές και περιβαλλοντικές ανησυχίες στη «γειτονιά» μας. Μαθήματα από το Ισραήλ.

Η πιο ‘αναίμακτη’ και ελπιδοφόρα διαδρομή για τους λαούς της Ανατολικής Μεσογείου φαίνεται να περνάει μέσα από τον ήλιο και τον αέρα. Ένα ταχέως αναπτυσσόμενο οικοσύστημα φυσικού αερίου αναδύθηκε…