Efficiency must be at the core of Europe’s energy policy, the European Commission says in a draft policy document outlining its vision of a more agile, low-carbon energy system powered chiefly by…
Trump’s energy secretary Dan Brouillette promotes ‘all fuels’ free-market strategy at climate and sustainability summit.
The US has argued for less regulation of the world’s energy systems, speaking…
Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive Innovation have signed an exclusive agreement to develop batteries to power zero-emission trains and create a battery hub in the Northeast.
Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive…
With the energy transition in Europe at a significant crossroads and the European Union looking to increase its climate ambitions to a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the…
Exclusive: Australia’s big four banks have loaned $7bn to 33 new or expansionary fossil fuel projects between 2016 and 2019, analysis finds
Since the Paris agreement was signed, Australia’s big four…
With today’s presentation of the EU Energy System Integration Strategy and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the EU sets course for a greener future by promoting direct electrification across the whole…
Temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some of the worst wildfires the region has ever known, fresh EU data showed on Tuesday (7 July).…
German transmission system operator 50Hertz has launched an economic and climate initiative aiming to draw 100 per cent of the electricity delivered from renewable sources by 2032.
50Hertz supplies…
Volkswagen is set to remove production lines for all internal combustion engine vehicles from one of its key factories this year, replacing them with electric vehicle production capacity.EURACTIV’s…
Halting Huawei hurts 5G rollout and Sino-British ties, but stopping a Chinese nuclear power plant in Essex has virtually no fallout.
Get ready for the “new Huawei” is the word from Westminster,…
Scientists claim widespread conservation can bring rewards if right policies are followed.
Nearly a third of the world’s oceans and land area could be placed under environmental protections without…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…