The Earth is on track to lose up to a million species, many of them within decades, a rate of extinction that represents a danger zone for humanity, according to a leaked draft of a global…
Elections for the European Parliament are upcoming on the 25th-26th May and the European Political groups have to notify their composition by 24th June. These elections carry particular significance…
Next week we have elections for the Parliament of the European Union.
Many people think the EU is an autocratic busybody inferring in their lives and national autonomy.
Many more people think the…
There’s a new working paper that was covered by Axios this week which makes some rather bold claims about the high cost of policies that require a certain percentage of power to be generated from…
CO2 in the atmosphere has reached unprecedented levels.
The concentration of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere reached an unprecedented level this month. Researchers at the fossil fuel…
A fight for climate justice is a fight for gender justice.
Climate change has always been a political issue. At its root are huge imbalances of power and inequality, which were on display at the…
Jeremy Corbyn and Rebecca Long-Bailey will say heat and electricity are a human right.
Labour will announce plans on Thursday to seize back control of Britain’s energy network from private…
A major documentary on climate change, featuring Orkney’s pioneering marine energy work, is set to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival next week.
Ice on Fire has been produced by Leonardo…
Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing the government of violating their human rights by failing…
Moving to what is termed a just transition is not an overnight event. It requires careful planning, implementation, oversight and high-level political guarantees. Thankfully, in South Africa, we can…
Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica.
The long-held view has been that the world's seas would rise by…
Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated for the first time that Germany may join a European alliance to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050. At a recent EU summit, Germany was unwilling to join…
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Thursday (9 May) that the EU should “concentrate on immediate and urgent” climate policies for 2030 rather than a proposed 2050 target defended…
Departing from its usual supply security role, gas storage is vying for a central position in Europe’s vision of a hybrid energy system combining renewable electricity and low-carbon gases like…
The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have made landfall in Mozambique. Current…
New study shows humans are influence the growth patterns of plants, but it’s not as simple as ‘greener is better’.
The Earth’s climate is changing – in fact, it always changes. But in the current…
The cannabis industry is hiding a dirty little secret.
According to Evan Mills, a California-based energy and climate change scientist, the marijuana industry has a major problem…and it’s likely to…
It is becoming more and more apparent that the developing threat of climate change is not simply damaging the earth’s natural ecosystem, but is also harming the world economy.
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