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15 08 2023 | 23:33

Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?

Very unusual”, “worrying”, “terrifying”, and “bonkers”; the reactions of veteran scientists to the sharp increase in north Atlantic surface temperatures over the past three months raises the question…

15 08 2023 | 23:17

Spain eyes massive solar and wind boosts under new energy plan

Spain has raised its targeted 2030 reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 32% up from a previous goal of 23% due, in large part, to a raising of expectations on how much solar PV and wind can be…

14 08 2023 | 14:02

Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites

This Monday, 3 July 2023, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction.

14 08 2023 | 13:43

Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests

Marginal improvements to agricultural soils around the world would store enough carbon to keep the world within 1.5C of global heating, new research suggests.

14 08 2023 | 13:05

Revealed: UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge

The government is drawing up plans to drop the UK’s flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge, the Guardian can reveal, with the prime minister accused of betraying populations most…

06 08 2023 | 13:10

Ocean temperatures around Australia 0.5C above June average as UN declares an El Niño

Ocean temperatures around Australia last month were 0.5C above average, as the UN’s weather agency declared the world was now in an El Niño. El Niño events influence weather extremes around the…

06 08 2023 | 13:07

Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog

The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean, despite objections from local…

06 08 2023 | 13:01

‘It was an accident’: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power

In the early 20th century, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla dreamed of pulling limitless free electricity from the air around us. Ever ambitious, Tesla was thinking on a vast scale, effectively looking…

06 08 2023 | 12:25

Memo reveals pressure on UK climate finance pledge

The government looks set to break its flagship £11.6bn climate and nature funding pledge for developing countries, an internal government document seen by the BBC says. The document details how the…

06 08 2023 | 12:23

Eastern EU countries veering away from 2030 climate goals, report says

Central and Eastern European countries display low ambitions with their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), raising concerns about the region’s ability to meet EU climate goals, campaigners…

06 08 2023 | 12:15

Extra points for Europe-made tech or EU wind boom will be made in China'

If the EU wants to meet its boosted renewables targets it needs to “beef-up” its Net-Zero Industry Act – in part through the introduction of non-price criteria in wind power tenders including…

06 08 2023 | 12:03

Controversial COP28 host UAE unveils $54bn push to triple renewables

COP28 host the United Arab Emirates said it will aim to triple its renewables base by 2030 backed by $54bn of investments. The UAE, which presented an updating energy strategy stressing clean energy…

06 08 2023 | 12:01

UAE's Masdar tipped for big stake in $1.5bn offshore wind farm that will help power Amazon

UAE renewables group Masdar is set to take a major stake in Iberdrola’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind project in German waters, it was claimed today (Wednesday). Masdar will buy a share of up to 49% in…

06 08 2023 | 11:58

Wind farm blaze: boss blames 'negative power prices' for strain on old turbine

A turbine blaze in Germany was indirectly caused by ramping the ageing machine up and down due to negative electricity prices in the nation's power market, the managing director of the wind farm…

06 08 2023 | 11:41

Vertical take-off | First cash for a floating wind turbine that wants to change the game

The pioneering SeaTwirl vertical axis floating wind turbine (VAWT) has bagged its first commercial deal. SeaTwirl said it has secured an agreement that includes a smaller-capacity version of its…

06 08 2023 | 11:39

Wind turbine snaps into pieces as boss says 'it was only checked last year'

An ageing wind turbine collapsed and crashed into a corn field at Gescher in Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia state. Emergency services early Tuesday found the D4 turbine from no longer existing…

06 08 2023 | 11:35

Energy transition titan Hugh Saddler’s quest to cut emissions leaves lasting legacy

Big changes in society can only occur when people have enough vision, energy and determination to meet the challenge. Hugh Saddler, who died aged 79 on 29 June after a long illness, had a profound…

06 08 2023 | 11:19

Oil giant Shell warns cutting production 'dangerous'

Cutting oil and gas production would be "dangerous and irresponsible", the boss of energy giant Shell has told the BBC. Wael Sawan insisted that the world still "desperately needs oil and gas" as…

06 08 2023 | 11:12

Tuesday was world’s hottest day on record – breaking Monday’s record

World temperature records have been broken for a second day in a row, data suggests, as experts issued a warning that this year’s warmest days are still to come – and with them the warmest days ever…

06 08 2023 | 07:59

What’s the EU’s 2040 climate target?

  All eyes are on Brussels where the European Commission is hard at work deciding the EU’s 2040 climate target, where the executive must balance demands for restraint by leaders with calls for extra…