Bat boxes, 'greened' streets and bug hotels: Barcelona embraces its wild side.
The spring lockdown brought butterflies and biodiversity to the Spanish city, and inspired a reimagining of its relationship with nature
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The Guardian view on climate progress: the need for speed.
The transformation of the US government’s stance on the environment is hugely significant. Now the global green recovery must start.
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Do you drink bottled water? Read this.
Bottled water is atrocious for the environment. You’re better off buying a water filter for healthier, tastier water For years, the debate has raged on: which is better, bottled water, or tap?
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Climate Adaptation and the promise to leave no-one behind.
Learn how UNDP’s climate adaptation
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Enel to phase out gas as part of 2050 net zero pledge, dismisses carbon capture options.
Enel SpA is planning to entirely phase out natural gas from its portfolio as it shoots for a net-zero emissions target, arguing that technology to capture carbon has proven to be a bad bet in energy companies’ quest to decarbonize.
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Flights would be faster and use less fuel if they would ‘use the wind’.
Airlines could significantly reduce their fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions if planes become more efficient at riding the wind, a new study in the UK found.
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OPEC’s Planned Output Increase Is Offset by Africa Disruptions.
OPEC boosted crude production as planned last month, but the increase was tempered by disruptions at long-troubled member nations.
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The United States may finally ratify the Kigali Amendment—with potential implementing legislation already underway.
Hydrofluorocarbons, an alternative to the ozone-depleting substances that damage the Earth’s protective ozone layer, are potent greenhouse gases that exacerbate climate change.
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Everyday shopping from brands like Heinz and Yakult helps destroy rainforests, report claims.
Big companies and lenders ‘failing to halt loss of vital tree cover’, contributing to nature and climate crises.
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Online Event: Digital Transformation in the Energy Sector - 16/2/2021
About The BD4NRG – Big Data for Next Generation Energy (H2020 funded project) and the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, with the support of WEC Greece and
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Energy Transformation in Southern Africa Boosted by New IRENA Agreement with SACREEE .
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2 February 2021 - The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to work together on accelerat
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World's largest iceberg shatters into a dozen pieces.
Iceberg A68a was once large enough to hold the five boroughs of New York five times over; now, it's shattering like a broken window.
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Storm Christoph flooding a harbinger of worsening ‘climate shocks’, warns Environment Agency.
The flooding caused by Storm Christoph is a harbinger of worsening “climate shocks” in the UK, the chair of the Environment Agency has warned.
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Meat-eating creates risk of future pandemic that ‘would make Covid seem a dress rehearsal’, scientists warn.
‘If we could see eating meat as a treat, not a right, we could reduce the speed at which another virus evolves,’ says professor.
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UK North Sea oil rigs release as much CO2 as coal-fired power station – study
Rigs burn off enough unwanted gas to heat 1m homes, UK regulator said last year. The UK’s North Sea oil rigs release as much carbon dioxide as a coal-fired power plant every year by deliberately burning unwanted gas into the atmosphere as giant flares, according to research.
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Australia's proposed gas pipelines would generate emissions equivalent to 33 coal-fired power plants.
Report warns if $56bn worth of developments go ahead, it could threaten the goals of the Paris climate deal and lead to billions of dollars in stranded assets.
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How Biden is reversing Trump's assault on the environment.
The new president is focusing on seven key areas to reverse a legacy of environmental destruction and climate denialism.
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DOI Revokes 70 Improperly Issued Drilling Permits.
The Interior Department is revoking about 70 oil and gas drilling permits issued, invalidly, during the first days of the Biden administration, Bloomberg reports.
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Sea level rise could be worse than feared, warn researchers.
Danish team predict possible 1.35m rise by 2100 and highlight issues with previous modelling. The rise in the sea level is likely to be faster and greater than previously thought, according to researchers who say recent predictions are inconsistent with historical data.
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Economics' failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’.
New measures of success needed to avoid catastrophic breakdown, landmark review finds.
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