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19 09 2020 | 10:18

The future has arrived. These explosive fires are our climate change wakeup call.

Scientists have been warning of the growing threat of climate change, and now those projections are a reality. Like millions of people in the western United States this week, I woke up to deep red,…

19 09 2020 | 10:16

EPA Chief Previews a Second Trump Term: More Deregulation, Fewer Environmental Protections.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Andrew Wheeler gave a speech Thursday where he accused Democratic efforts to stop theclimate crisis as actions that have hurt poor and…

19 09 2020 | 10:15

Wildfires are striking closer and closer to cities. We know how this will end.

The climate crisis is a factor, but so are efforts to fight fires - which have had the opposite effect. We call them wildfires, but that might not be the right word any more. In recent days, at…

19 09 2020 | 10:13

New Zealand’s Ardern Pledges 100% Renewable Energy by 2030 if Her Labour Party Wins Next Month’s Election.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 if her party wins re-election in October.

19 09 2020 | 10:11

Fry and Rylance defend Extinction Rebellion against UK’s ‘organised crime group’ classification.

Letter signed by 150 public figures hits back at move to scapegoat protesters.

19 09 2020 | 10:11

Egypt in talks to export excess renewable energy to Europe, African neighbors.

Egypt has begun talks over plans to sell electricity to Europe and Africa, pressing its advantage as a producer of cheap renewable energy in a bid to become a regional export hub, the head of its…

19 09 2020 | 10:09

Scientists are seeing an 'acceleration of pandemics': They are looking at climate change.

COVID-19 may only be the beginning of global pandemics – a future scenario in which climate change may also play a role. "We have entered a pandemic era," said a recent study in the journal Cell.…

19 09 2020 | 10:09

South Australia's ban on single-use plastic cutlery and straws hailed as 'historic'

Retailers say they don’t have enough time to adjust to law, which is likely to come into force in early 2021. South Australia has become the first Australian state to introduce laws banning some…

19 09 2020 | 10:09

US wildfires could spark financial crisis, advisory panel finds.

Home values, state tourism and local governments could be damaged, causing defaults and market disruptions. The devastating wildfires now sweeping across the western US are among the sparks from…

19 09 2020 | 10:09

Google announces its lifetime net carbon footprint is now zero.

Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed that the company has eliminated its entire carbon legacy. As of this week, Google has eliminated its entire carbon legacy (covering all our operational…

19 09 2020 | 10:08

China Seeks to Dent Coal Addiction With Mega Power Complexes.

Imagine a power plant built next to a coal mine but also operating wind turbines and solar panels. The facility hosts batteries to store electricity when supply is in excess. The main source of power…

19 09 2020 | 10:04

Protecting half of the planet is the best way to fight climate change and biodiversity loss – we’ve mapped the key places to do it.

Humans are dismantling and disrupting natural ecosystems around the globe and changing Earth’s climate. Over the past 50 years, actions like farming, logging, hunting, development and global commerce…

19 09 2020 | 10:03

A Battery Giant Is Born: Total and Groupe PSA Launch New European Manufacturer.

Total and Groupe PSA take the next step in their lithium-ion collaboration, formally launching the Automotive Cells Company. Oil major Total and carmaker Groupe PSA have taken the next step in their…

19 09 2020 | 10:02

Humans Are Destroying Wildlife at an Unprecedented Rate, New Report Warns.

Human consumption has led to an unprecedented rate of decline in the world'swildlife populations, according to the Living Planet Report 2020, a biennial paper put out by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF…

19 09 2020 | 09:57

What’s causing climate change, in 10 charts.

Different ways of looking at the problem. With heat waves, wildfires, intense hurricanes, and other extreme weather events in the headlines, the ravages of climate change have become undeniable and…

19 09 2020 | 09:56

Humans' construction 'footprint' on ocean quantified for first time.

In a world-first, the extent of human development in oceans has been mapped. An area totalling approximately 30,000 square kilometres—the equivalent of 0.008 percent of the ocean—has been modified by…

19 09 2020 | 09:55

Earth Day network - Africa ambassador raising awareness to ban single use plastics

Passion I am a multi passionate person, I’m quite adventurous, I love exploring places and just admire earth’s biodiversity. Glad it’s everywhere I go. Books are something I love to read. I also…

19 09 2020 | 09:52

'Renewable revolution': Queensland to put $500m into clean energy fund.

State government says money will hasten new renewable projects as it announces additional $1bn economic stimulus package. The Queensland government has announced a $500m renewable energy fund – to…

19 09 2020 | 09:43

Terrawatch: how much peat is there on Earth?

Swedish researchers measure the scale of peatlands, and the amount of carbon stored in them. How much of the Earth’s landmass is made of peat? We know that peatlands store as much as a quarter of…

19 09 2020 | 09:41

Where does the heat go?

The first comprehensive assessment of where the Earth’s excess heat is accumulating has been released by theGlobal Climate Observing System, co-sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization,…