Global windfarm installations expected to surge after Covid drop, says report

Offshore energy boom in China will grow world’s windfarm capacity by more than 12GW in 2021.

World’s First Battery-Powered Freight Train Unveiled in Pittsburgh

The world's first ever battery-electric freight train was unveiled in Pittsburgh on Friday.

Scientists Find New Way to Reduce Marine ‘Dead Zones’

Summer in the Gulf of Mexico is a time to celebrate the region's bounty, including its prized shrimp, which are the star of local festivals. But shrimpers this summer found themselves contending with another, competing event — the annual measuring of the Gulf's "dead zone."

UNICEF: 1 Million Children in Nigeria Could Miss School

  ABUJA, NIGERIA — The U.N. Children's Fund in Nigeria said at least 1 million Nigerian children could miss school this year because of insecurity, as schools in the north of the country have been targeted by armed groups in a series of mass kidnappings for ransom.

Cameroon: Exposure to mercury in mining town damaging health of women

Sieves in hand, soaked for hours in water, in the hope of finding some gold nuggets. In this open-pit mine, the gesture has become commonplace for gold miners in the village of Kambélé 3, located more than 400 km from Yaoundé, Cameroon's capital.

1600 Oils and Gas Wells Could Close as LA County Votes to End Drilling

Some 1,600 oil and gas drilling sites, many of them still active, may be on track to close after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Wednesday to end new fossil drilling.

Droughts or storms? The dire dilemma of Zimbabwe climate migrants

For many farmers who migrated to the country’s Eastern Highlands, hopes for a better life are turning into a nightmare amid tropical storms and cyclones.

Ghana's children scavenging on rubbish dumps

The numbers of children in Accra picking through rubbish for scrap metal and plastic to sell to recycling dealers has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Nigerian environmentalist helping children look after the planet

Long before climate change became a watchword, Doyinsola Ogunye, a lawyer turned environmentalist, has been on a mission to rehabilitate Nigeria’s waterways one beach at a time. When she was a child, Doyinsola Ogunye’s father hoped she’d become a lawyer.

Rooftop Solar Systems Fared Better Than Big Energy Companies in Surviving Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida shut down all of Entergy's electricity transmission into New Orleans and left hundreds of thousands across the region to suffer a week — or longer — in the heat and darkness.

New Coal Projects Declined by 76% Since Paris Agreement

Scientists have warned that coal burning needs to be phased out by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre

Climate Change Could Force 216 Million to Flee Home

As many as 216 million people could be forced from their homes by the impacts of climate change in the next 30 years, a new report from the World Bank finds.

More Than 100 Birds Found Coated in Oil After Ida

More than 100 birds have been found covered with oil following a spill linked to 

Indigenous Resistance Blocked 400 Coal Plants' Worth of Climate Pollution

Indigenous-led resistance to 21 fossil fuel projects in the U.S.

The carbon footprint of a full English breakfast – and how to reduce it

Over four-fifths of the English population say they enjoy a full English breakfast.

Full NDC Synthesis Report: Some Progress, but Still a Big Concern.

UN Climate Change News, 17 September 2021 – UN Climate Change today published a synthesis of climate action plans as communicated in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (

Statement by the Secretary-General on the report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Global Alliance For Sustainable Energy Is Formed To Take Collective Action Towards The Full Sustainability Of Renewable Energy

Alliance brings together 17 founding members including utilities and global players in the solar PV and wind value chains, sector a

Seeing is Believing

For those who still doubt climate change

How the Biden administration could create jobs for oil and gas workers

The president has pledged to put people to work plugging abandoned oil and gas wells. An oil or gas well can keep releasing pollution long after it’s retired from use.