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Pollution could be sucking the youth out of you, quite literally.

Our messy ways were bound to catch up to us at some point. Exposure to pollution in all its forms could be making us age faster, according to new research.

Energy

Most new wind and solar projects will be cheaper than coal, report finds

Almost two-thirds of renewable energy schemes built globally last year expected to undercut coal costs.

Energy

Cloud spraying and hurricane slaying: how ocean geoengineering became the frontier of the climate crisis

Around the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to ‘trick’ the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequences.

Climate

IPCC steps up warning on climate tipping points in leaked draft report

Scientists increasingly concerned about thresholds beyond which recovery may become impossible.

Climate

Offshore wind clusters ‘to lower energy production’ – study

Study warns of greater impact of wake effect on wind turbines’ energy output as more offshore wind farms are built

Energy Technology Solutions

Greta Thunberg blasts Amazon for destroying thousands of unsold items in a week: ‘Something is fundamentally wrong’.

Greta Thunberg has labelled Amazon’s operating procedures “fundamentally wrong” following news that a warehouse in Scotland was destroying more than a hundred thousand items a week.

Climate

UK’s plan to tackle climate crisis is ‘woeful’, government advisers warn.

The UK has made “woeful” progress on tackling the climate crisis, the government’s own advisers have warned.

Climate

Top insurers join Prince Charles to fight climate crisis.

Taskforce led by Lloyd’s of London plans to expand coverage of greener projects and help countries facing extreme risk. Chief executives from the UK’s largest insurers have joined forces with the Prince of Wales to launch a sector-wide taskforce aimed at tackling the climate crisis.

Climate

Lego unveils new bricks made from recycled bottles.

One-litre plastic bottles each turned into 10 lego bricks, as company aims to lower environmental impact.

Climate

BP Gas Project Threatens Unique African Biodiversity Hotspot.

A BP fossil-fuel project could threaten a unique biodiversity hotspot and worsen the

Environment

‘Cool Walks’ App Finds Shady Walking Routes to Avoid Extreme Heat in Barcelona.

Barcelonians can now use a new app designed to show pedestrians the shadiest routes to take to avoid extreme heat.

Technology Solutions

Legal Experts Define Ecocide, Take Step Toward International Criminal Law.

After six months of deliberation, an international panel of 12 legal experts has drafted an official definition of ecocide.

Climate

Study Warns of Severe Drying in Amazon Rainforest.

Researchers at the University of Leeds in Britain published new research Tuesday — World Rainforest Day — showing that massive swaths of the eastern Amazon are at risk of severe

Environment

How palm oil became the world’s most hated, most used fat source.

Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick, even newspaper ink.

Environment

Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife.

When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old Faithful

Climate

Glaciers All Over the World Are Shrinking Fast—See for Yourself.

Advances in satellite technology reveal ice masses in Alaska and Asia have lost 4% of their volume in less than a decade.

Climate

Indonesia’s state-owned utility PLN’s 2060 net zero ambition not without flaws and gaps.

Recent announcements by Indonesia’s state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 must be met with caution and scrutinized as the numbers don’t stack up, according to a

Energy

Coal-fired carbon capture projects are waste of tax dollars.

San Juan, New Mexico CCS plan part of push for more ‘carbon dioxide factories’ The federal government’s support for carbon capture projects at coal-fired power plants may be politically necessary (see Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.), but it is environmentally and fiscally misguided.

Energy

RE100: Business demand for renewables greater than total energy demand of major G7 economies.

RE100 companies, committed to going 100% renewable, now have bigger electricity demand than either the UK or Italy.

Energy

Iceland‘s role in a just and inclusive energy transition.

Earlier this year Iceland took on a role as Global Champion for Enabling SDGs through Inclusive, Just Energy Transition for the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy– a role which is very much in line with Iceland´s overall commitment to the clean energy transition, at home and abroad.

Energy