G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than green energy.
In spite of green rhetoric, money has piled into aviation and car industries since start of pandemic, report finds.
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Australian coal burnt overseas creates nearly twice the nation’s domestic emissions.
New data comes amid warning that world’s growing awareness of coal exports’ impact risks further damaging Australia’s reputation on climate.
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Pressure on UK as Germany backs ending free carbon permits for airlines
Boris Johnson has pledged to give details of how UK will meet its climate targets before Cop26.
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Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast as thought, study finds.
Less ice means more global heating, a vicious cycle that also leaves the region open to new oil extraction.
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Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists.
Analysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects.
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If we can vaccinate the world, we can beat the climate crisis.
Rich countries can’t expect to be trusted on their climate promises if they fail the poorest on vaccines.
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Sexual violence along pipeline route follows Indigenous women’s warnings.
The $2,9bn Line 3 pipeline has brought thousands of workers to Minnesota – and one crisis center has received more than 40 reports of harassment and abuse.
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Shell’s historic loss in The Hague is a turning point in the fight against big oil
The oil giants that have helped drive the climate crisis are finally being forced to take responsibility for their actions.
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100 richest UK families urged to commit £1bn to tackle climate crisis.
As UK prepares for environment push at G7 summit, letter asks richest to make climate charitable focus.
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World’s soils ‘under great pressure’, says UN pollution report.
Soils provide 95% of all food but are damaged by industrial, farming, mining and urban pollution.
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Are vertical-axis wind turbines really the future.
New research suggests VAWTs could surpass current ofshore giants. Eize de Vries talks to an aerodynamics expert who disagrees.
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Answer regarding the article of Windpower monthly : "Are vertical-axis wind turbines really the future?"
*The answer below is written form the authors of "Numerical modelling and optimization of vertical axis wind turbine pairs: A scale up approach" Joachim Toftegaard Hansen, Mahak Mahak & Iakovos Tzanakis to the article "
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Flower power: how one company is beautifying the wind turbine.
Tulip-shaped ‘eco-art’ turbines address common complaints about noise, danger to wildlife and ugliness. Tulips and flowers could help harness the power of the wind, after a green energy company came up with its own spin on wind power in an “eco-art” design.
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to build new kind of nuclear reactor in Wyoming
The project in Wyoming – the country’s top coal-producing state – is a small advanced reactor with salt-based storage that could boost output.
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Sri Lankans face up to ‘unmeasurable cost’ of cargo ship disaster.
Fishing communities fear for future as oil, plastic and toxic chemicals devastate ecosystem.
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EREF:Commission’s new proposed guidelines on State aid for climate, energy and environment are still incomplete and unfit for the green transition
The European Commission has launched yesterday a targeted public consultation on the proposed revision of the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection an
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Report: Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities.
Sustainable solutions must target African countries left behind in quest for global energy access During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa a
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Where is Sub-Saharan Africa in the race to net-zero?
African governments face more immediately pressing economic needs than zero emissions. But meeting those needs and growing the continent’s economies will depend on their energy systems evolving, argues Lily Odarno.
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