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Electricity demand in first half of 2021 outpaced renewables growth

Carbon dioxide emissions from the global electric power sector rebounded in the first half of 2021 to above pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis, signaling that the world has failed to engineer a “green recovery” and shift decisively away from fossil fuels.

Energy

China provinces plan to add 100 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity

China’s provinces are still planning to launch more than 100 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power capacity despite a decline in new approvals in the first half of 2021, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday.

Energy

All students and staff at Afghanistan's only girls' boarding school flee to Rwanda

Afghanistan's only girls' boarding school has evacuated dozens of students and staff to Rwanda, the president of the privately-run institution said Tuesday.

Environment

Seychelles tortoise that hunted bird stuns scientists

The giant tortoise, one of nature's vegetarians. Or is it?

Environment

Benin confirms H5N1 avian flu outbreak

Virus detected in two districts near the country’s capital, Porto Novo, agriculture ministry says. Benin has identified an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 avian flu in two districts near the capital Porto Novo, the agriculture ministry says.

Environment

‘I’m one of them’: the FGM survivor providing a lifeline in Leeds.

Stigma can stop women seeking help but Hawa Bah, who was cut at eight, reaches those suffering in silence to get them the care they need.

Energy

All-Female Vegan Rangers Leading Anti-Poaching in Zimbabwe

HURUNGWE, ZIMBABWE - The impact of the pandemic has increased wildlife poaching around Zimbabwe’s national parks, as people who lost their jobs hunt the animals for food. To help protect the animals, anti-poaching organizations have been formed, including a squad of vegan, women rangers.

Climate Environment

People in Accra’s slums know green spaces are important: planners should take heed

Urban green spaces like parks with lawns and trees have well-known benefits for people who live in cities. They help improve air quality, manage floods, reduce noise and keep temperatures down.

Climate

‘Abolish these companies, get rid of them’: what would it take to break up big oil?

Communities on the frontline of the climate crisis say radical solutions must be on the table – before it’s too late

Energy

Abandoned pits of former mining town fuel green revolution

Project in Seaham, County Durham, will use water from mine shafts to heat 1,500 new homes

Energy

Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’

Increase means country will slip back from goal of cutting emissions by 40% from 1990 levels.

Climate

Fighting the climate crisis? It’s a no-brainer

Debbie Colson says the chancellor’s short-sighted approach to spending upfront will lead to a far larger global disaster

Climate

It’s now or never: Scientists warn time of reckoning has come for the planet

The IPCC is unequivocal: we must take urgent action to curb global heating and prevent catastrophe. Will our policymakers and the Cop26 conference be up to the task?

Climate

UK can’t fight climate crisis with austerity, warns expert

Author of government study says Treasury resistance to green spending programmes could halt progress to net zero

Climate

‘They said we were eccentrics’: the UK team developing clean aviation fuel

In the search for sustainable flying, Cranfield University might have found the answer in hydrogen.

Technology Solutions

Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace our gas boilers?

The fuels we use to warm our homes create a carbon burden. Systems that capture ambient heat could offer a solution

Energy

‘It’s outrageous’: Trinidadian fishers film ‘half-hearted’ oil spill clean-up

Hundreds of spills off Gulf of Paria having ‘dire’ impact on local fishing in one of the most biodiverse areas of Trinidad and Tobago. Hands masked in thick black oil, the fisher drips toxic globules back into the sea as he pleads with the camera, urging viewers to “share this video”.

Electricity demand in first half of 2021 outpaced renewables growth

China provinces plan to add 100 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity

All students and staff at Afghanistan's only girls' boarding school flee to Rwanda

Seychelles tortoise that hunted bird stuns scientists

Benin confirms H5N1 avian flu outbreak

‘I’m one of them’: the FGM survivor providing a lifeline in Leeds.

All-Female Vegan Rangers Leading Anti-Poaching in Zimbabwe

People in Accra’s slums know green spaces are important: planners should take heed

‘Abolish these companies, get rid of them’: what would it take to break up big oil?

Abandoned pits of former mining town fuel green revolution

Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’

Fighting the climate crisis? It’s a no-brainer

It’s now or never: Scientists warn time of reckoning has come for the planet

UK can’t fight climate crisis with austerity, warns expert

‘They said we were eccentrics’: the UK team developing clean aviation fuel

Warmth from the earth and air: could heat pumps replace our gas boilers?

‘It’s outrageous’: Trinidadian fishers film ‘half-hearted’ oil spill clean-up

Large-scale solar and windfarm investment in Australia records major drop this year

Coca-cola bottles make up 16 per cent of plastic waste on UK beaches, analysis finds

Pollutionwatch: Olympic flame is a warning sign for hydrogen future