We Need 4 Waves of Climate Action.
Every climate solution works differently, unfolding at different speeds.
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Giant crack frees a massive iceberg in Antarctica.
A giant iceberg, more than 20 times the size of Manhattan, just split off from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf. This dramatic breakup comes after a major crack formed on the shelf in November 2020 and continued to grow until the 'berg finally broke off Friday morning (Feb. 26).
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EXCLUSIVE (Reuters): European officials urge World Bank to exclude fossil-fuel investments.
In a letter, senior officials from Europe said the World Bank's management should expand its climate change strategy to end backing for coal, oil and most gas projects. WASHINGTON - Senior officials from Europe have urged the World Bank's management to expand its climate change strategy
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‘US leadership has been sorely missed’: Biden and Trudeau urge world leaders to ‘raise ambitions’ amid climate crisis.
US president and Canada PM launch ‘high-level, climate-ambition ministerial’ to align policies for net-zero emissions by 2050
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Chancellor urged to use upcoming Budget to stop banks from funding fossil fuels.
A petition signed by nearly 65,000 people calls on the Bank of England to ‘cut off the money pipeline’ for fossil fuels.
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Solar power satellites that could beam energy to anywhere on Earth successfully tested by Pentagon scientists.
The most far-reaching application of power beaming technology is the ‘continuous transfer of boundless electrical power to the Earth,’ study states.
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Drax drops controversial plan to build Europe’s largest gas plant.
Climate campaigners had taken the government to court over its decision to allow the fossil fuel project.
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Revealed: UK’s largest supermarkets throw away enough food for 190 million meals each year
Supermarkets are throwing away the equivalent of 190 million meals a year that could be given to the hungry, The Independent reveals today.
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Climate change causes shortage of wood used to make famed Stratocaster guitars used by Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.
Sainted grandfather of electric guitars will no longer be made with the type of ash that causes its special ‘twang’, because of climate change.
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‘Hidden cost’ of energy and transport could add up to $25 trillion, research estimates.
Exclusive: New global synthesis adds up the hidden social, environmental and health costs of our largely fossil fuel-based energy and transport systems.
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Texas facilities released 3.5m pounds of extra pollutants during winter storm.
Emissions releases affected communities that are already disproportionately exposed to pollution.
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Local government pensions invest nearly £10bn in fossil fuels, data shows.
The three local authority pension funds with the largest investments in fossil fuels are Greater Manchester, Strathclyde and West Midlands.
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How Deb Haaland's confirmation bid became a 'proxy fight' over fossil fuels.
Joe Biden’s progressive nominee for interior secretary faced harsh questions from lawmakers with deep industry ties.
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Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries'
Bitcoin mining – the process in which a bitcoin is awarded to a computer that solves a complex series of algorithm – is a deeply energy intensive process.
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‘Red alert for planet’ as un report projects only 0.5% emissions cut by 2030.
An initial snapshot of countries’ latest carbon reduction promises, released Friday by the United Nations climate secretariat, shows global greenhouse gas emissions on track to fall just 0.5% between 2010 and 2030, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to declare a “red alert” in a year th
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Denmark’s climate policies 'insufficient' to meet 2030 emissions target.
Report says country set to cut carbon emissions by 54% compared with 1990 levels, not 70% as planned.
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CO2 emissions: nations' pledges 'far away' from Paris target, says UN.
Secretary general António Guterres says first assessment of promises amounts to ‘red alert for our planet’.
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Registration Open for Launch Events of 2021 Regional Climate Weeks: 3-4 March/2021
Registration is now open for a series of regional events 3-4 March that will launch and set the scene for the 2021 edition of the Regional Climate Weeks.
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Thousands of homes to be heated by first-of-its-kind ‘poo-power’ system
Thousands of homes could soon be heated by human waste in a first-of-its-kind “poo-power” system.
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Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests.
Global study shows blazes diminish forest density and tree size, making woods likely to sequester less carbon.
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