Bill Gates-Led Fund Invests in European Green Cement Maker.
The industrial commodity used to make concrete is responsible for as much as 8% of global carbon emissions. Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the $2 billion fund led by Bill Gates, has invested in a company that’s developing low-carbon cement.
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Youth activists urge bigger say in decision making for climate-hit Africans.
The young environmentalists are looking for a seat at the table when decisions are being made about their futures as climate impacts worsen across the continent LONDON - Young African environmental activists said Saturday it is crucial those most impacted by climate change have a bigger
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U.K. Grid Installs New Kit to Stop Green Power Going to Waste.
National Grid Plc is installing new technology on the U.K. network that will remove bottlenecks of renewable power and free up enough power to supply a million homes that would otherwise be wasted.
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Macron Will Still Push for Environmental Protection Referendum.
French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s pushing ahead with a plan for a referendum on including a reference to environmental protection in the constitution -- although there’s little chance it could go through before the end of his mandate.
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At least 1m people facing starvation as Madagascar’s drought worsens
People eating termites and clay as UN says acute malnutrition has almost doubled this year in south.
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What it takes to protect the world's most endangered zebra.
The Grevy's zebra, covered in white and black stripes, may not look dissimilar to the common zebra.
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The fascinating history of how residents named their informal settlements in Nairobi
in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70% of the population live in informal settlements. Many of these have a history rooted in colonial policies whereby the “African native” was a temporary resident of the city.
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Urgent action on methane emissions could shave 0.3C off global temperatures by 2045, UN report says.
Cutting methane is the ‘strongest lever’ the world has for tackling climate crisis in the short term, according to report. Rapid action on methane emissions could shave 0.3C off global temperatures by 2045, a report estimates.
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Net zero: despite the greenwash, it’s vital for tackling climate change.
It might seem odd to find supporters of climate action debating the merits of a concept that science shows to be essential for halting climate change, and which is accordingly embedded at the heart of the defining global agreement.
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China’s digital currency could be the future of money – but does it threaten global stability?
China is making promising progress with testing its digital yuan currency.
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Tea-growing areas to be badly hit if global heating intensifies.
In Kenya, the area of optimal tea-growing conditions will be reduced by more than a quarter by 2050. Your morning cup of tea may never taste the same again if global heating increases and the climate crisis intensifies, according to research.
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High mineral prices could slow down transition to clean energy, IEA warns.
Demand for metals used in solar panels, wind turbines and batteries is outstripping supply.
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Investing in coal power would be an expensive mistake.
The UK has enormous capacity to increase its energy supply from offshore wind. Australia too has vast potential for wind and solar power. Wherever you are on the planet, the last 12 months have been very difficult.
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NOAA 'New Normal' Data Confirms U.S. Is Hotter Than Past Decade.
Describing hotter temperatures and altered weather as the "new normal" under climate change has become cliché, and updated NOAA data makes it official.
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We can’t stop rising sea levels, but we still have a chance to slow them down.
Despite pandemic-enforced isolation, scientists from around the world have produced a vital climate change forecast.
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Plastic bag charge to rise to 10p in England from 21 May.
The charge will be extended to all businesses, previously it only applied to those with 250 employees or more.
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Study Warns of 'Unimaginable' Sea Level Rise if World Misses Paris Climate Targets.
A new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature warns that if the world's governments fail to meet warming targets set by the Paris climate accord, sea level rise from the melting of the Antarctic ice
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Study of nearly every glacier on Earth shows ice loss is speeding up.
Earth's glaciers are shrinking, and in the past 20 years, the rate of shrinkage has steadily sped up, according to a new study of nearly every glacier on the planet.
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Installing solar panels over California’s canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs
Climate change and water scarcity are front and center in the western U.S.
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