Exclusive: consultations for asthma and other respiratory infections go up with increased dirty air, finds study
A “huge” increase in the number of visits to doctors by children with asthma problems…
The federal government this week confirmed it would spend up to $600m on a new gas-fired power plant in NSW’s Hunter region, despite the International Energy Agency saying there should be no new…
G7 countries reaffirm commitment to limit global heating to 1.5C after nearly two days of wrangling.
The world’s richest nations have agreed to end their financial support for coal development…
What kind of thinking goes into engaging in planetary sabotage?
Two weeks ago, I looked at the question of the anxiety that the climate crisis is causing our psyches. But, if you think about it,…
A decade has passed since the inception of South Africa’s renowned renewable energy auction programme – the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP).
In reality,…
Ο εκτελεστικός αντιπρόεδρος της Επιτροπής αρμόδιος για την Ευρωπαϊκή Πράσινη Συμφωνία Φρανς Τίμερμανς, βλέπει τις διεθνείς προσπάθειες για το κλίμα να βρίσκονται στο σωστό δρόμο. Η ευρωπαϊκή…
The net-zero road map published this week by the International Energy Agency shows a way forward to a new, cleaner world in line with the Paris Agreement, but the task ahead is massive and companies…
Roadmap comes just months before UK hosts major global climate summit.
There is no place for new fossil fuel projects if the world is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a landmark…
Aligning the EU’s climate targets with the Paris Agreement and the ambition to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050, requires revising existing – and designing new – ambitious policy and legal…
Economic-climate models are a powerful tool for providing insight into sensible climate policy choices and how they would impact our economy. As the EU announces stricter climate targets, there are…
Storms, floods, wildfires and droughts drove more than 30 million people from their homes last year, as rising temperatures wrought extra chaos on the climate, according to a report published…
World’s first comprehensive energy roadmap shows government actions to rapidly boost clean energy and reduce fossil fuel use can create millions of jobs, lift economic growth and keep net zero in…
Canada-based seaplane airline Harbour Air aims to offer zero-emission, all-electric commercial flights by 2022. “There is a big revolution on the way,” CEO and founder Greg McDougall tells Energy…
Congressman Peter Meijer, 33, warns that false claims of a burger ban or blaming immigrants risk losing the young generation.
Lies that hamburgers will be banned, conspiracy-laden claims of…
Just 21% in favour of resolution by activist investors proposing tougher emissions targets.
BP shareholders have voted down proposals for tougher emissions targets, which aims to limit global…
Letter urges government to invest in ‘green hydrogen’ as it strives to meet net-zero emissions by 2050
The government’s strategy for developing hydrogen – a fuel that could one day play a major role…
New IEA report sees major expansion in electric vehicle adoption this decade, which could accelerate further if governments implement policies aimed at reaching net zero goals.
The global auto…
Governments must close gap between net zero rhetoric and reality, says International Energy Agency head.
Exploitation and development of new oil and gas fields must stop this year and no new coal-…