How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather
A succession of record-breaking natural disasters have swept the globe in recent weeks.
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UK renewables out-generated fossil fuels for first time in 2020
Renewable energy sources across the United Kingdom generated more electricity in 2020 than fossil fuels, a first for the country amidst a year which saw an unprecedented drop in energy demand due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
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Major Philippines bank announces 2033 coal financing exit
Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) aims to stop by 2033 all lending to coal-fired power projects—which form 45 percent of its current power generation portfolio—and channel more funds to renewable energy projects moving forward.
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Renewable investments hit record levels in first half of 2021
Investors poured more money than ever into renewable energy in the first half of the year, but the pace is far from enough to sufficiently curb increasing carbon emissions.
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Finance firms, ADB drafting plan to close Asian coal plants early
Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia’s coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said.
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Zanzibar’s women sponge off the sea — in a good way
Jambiani — Nasir Hassan Haji never thought of herself as a farmer or a swimmer, but as she waded into Zanzibar’s blue waters with goggles pulled over her headscarf to examine her floating sponge farm, she realised she had surprised herself by becoming both.
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Earlier Coal Shutdowns on the Agenda as Finance Giants Develop Buyout Plan
Some of the world’s biggest financial and investment firms are hatching a plan to speed up coal power plant closures in Asia, according to an exclusive report published yesterday by the Reuters news agency.
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8.5 Billion Tonnes of Greenland Ice Melt In One Day
This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers.
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Western Canada Wildfires Are Generating their Own Weather, Experts Warn
This story includes details about the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers.
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How floating wind turbines could change the global energy map
For many years, offshore wind turbines have been fixed to the seabed, meaning they could only be located in shallow areas. The problem is that most countries’ coastlines soon descend to much deeper water.
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Rising Sea Levels Threaten Ancient Port City in Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city and ancient capital, has long been threatened by rising sea levels. But in recent years, the rise has accelerated rapidly, endangering the economy, lives and the very future of the city.
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How Ghana’s DigiExt helps farm cooperatives develop and grow
Ghanaian agri-tech startup DigiExt is helping farm cooperatives grow via a variety of tech-based platforms and then assisting them in selling their produce to processing companies and export agencies.
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America Will be Remembered as the Country That Killed the Planet
Americans Don’t Know It, But America is the Reason We’re Boiling Alive on a Dying Planet
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UNFCCC: Just over half of countries signed up to Paris Agreement submit NDCs before deadline
This week marked the cut-off date for the submission of new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to be included in a UNFCCC synthesis report that will be issued later this year, ahead of COP26.
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The finance sector, COP26 and building a connected global green economy.
They say money makes the world go round. With COP26 on the horizon, that well-known saying has added currency. But how will the UK’s financial sector be playing its part? Gina V Hall, the Carbon Trust’s Investment Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance, investigates…
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Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds
Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solution.
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Millions more people vulnerable to flooding in next decade, study shows
Populations in flood-prone regions is increasing, with 57 countries especially susceptible
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Site of ancient Olympic Games threatened as Greece battles wildfire
ATHENS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Greek authorities ordered villages near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese to be evacuated on Wednesday as wildfires raged across the country, destroying swathes of forest and buildings, and sending hundreds fleeing
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Greece fires: Thousands evacuated from Athens suburb as wildfires rage amid worst heatwave in 30 years
More than 40 fires are burning across Greece, write Marina Rigou in Athens and Nikolia Apostolou in Kalamata
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Carbon offset programs of companies like Microsoft, BP go up in smoke as wildfires decimate forests
"We’ve bought forest offsets that are now burning,’ says Microsoft’s carbon program manager
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