Hopes for power and purpose from an energy industry in flux

As war drives up fossil fuel prices and profits, new technologies show a way forward for the generators in 2023

The world in 2023: what our writers say you should watch out for

From Ukraine developments and China’s Covid surge to renewable energy and hope for the Amazon

How ocean wind power could help the US fossil fuel industry

The government wants to lease offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico – but the oil industry wants it for its own needs

Why environmental disaster victims are looking to European courts

Campaigners are finding courts increasingly open to considering cases – and finding in their favour

Beat the heat: 10 tips for keeping cool while protecting your health and budget

Liberally spritz your face and neck, let the morning air in and choose a fan over AC

Tobacco companies to be billed for cleaning up cigarette butts in Spain

Ruling is part of a package of measures designed to reduce waste and increase recycling

‘There’s been a fundamental change in our planet’: hunt on for spot to mark the start of the Anthropocene epoch

Scientists are to pick a location that sums up the current epoch when Homo sapiens made its mark

‘My heart beats up here’: Greece’s nomadic herders on life in the hills – a photo essay

For hundreds of years the Vlach herders in Greece and the Balkans have moved livestock to high mountain pastures for the summer months.

Reliance on hi-tech solutions to climate crisis perpetuates racism, says UN official

Rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at expense of marginalised groups and Indigenous peoples

Noise pollution is a menace to humanity – and a deadly threat to animals

One study grimly noted that human noise may even be scrambling the eggs of baby fish

‘Battle for the nation’s soul’: Norway faces debate about gas and oil wealth

Russia’s war in Ukraine has earned Norway billions – and caused controversy

My burning shame: I fitted my house with three wood-burning stoves

Wood burners are incredibly bad for the environment – and flood our homes with toxins, too. I wish I’d known that in 2008

It's H2-go | Why 2023 will be green hydrogen's global lift-off year

Subsidy schemes kicking in this year in key economies will all but guarantee profitability for projects that will need huge new sources of renewable power, writes Leigh Collins

'New dynamic in expansion' | Germany adds nearly 10GW of wind and solar in 2022

Europe’s largest economy installs 7.2GW of new solar and 2GW of onshore wind – but additions still too low to reach 2030 targets

Green hydrogen trade | Germany's H2Global ramps up with tenders for e-methanol and e-SAFs

Germany’s world-first hydrogen subsidy scheme follows up ammonia call with tender for supply of two more H2-derived products — CH3OH and e-SAFs

Prepare for lift-off | Why 2023 will be the year that green hydrogen moves from idea to reality around the world

Government subsidy schemes are due to begin this year in the US, EU, UK, Germany, and maybe Canada and India, all but guaranteeing profitability for renewable H2 projects

Dear Future Generations: Sorry (2023)

2023: Στη χειρότερη περίπτωση… να πιάσουμε πάτο

Ας εξασφαλίσουμε ότι το 2023 θα είναι το τέρμα, ο πάτος. Και από την επόμενη να ξεκινήσουμε να χτίζουμε ένα καλύτερο αύριο. Είναι η μόνη λογική επιλογή!

India Unveils $30 Billion Plan to Upgrade Grid for Clean Power

India unveiled a 2.44 trillion rupee ($29.6 billion) plan to build transmission l

Stanford Scientists Warn Civilization As We Know Will End in the Next Few Decades

On the first day of 2023, Stanford scientists went on the program “60 Minutes” to discuss the global mass extinction crisis with CBS’ Scott Pelley.