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The 'ninjas' fighting climate change denial on Twitter

Secretive internet vigilantes have made it their mission to fight climate change denial on Twitter. But, as a vicious information war rages online, do they risk becoming the very trolls they claim to be targeting?

Energy Climate

Heatwave: Is India ready to deal with extreme temperatures?

In his best-selling 2020 novel, The Ministry for the Future, science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson opens with a deadly heatwave in India which kills millions of people.

Energy Climate

Yellow dust: Sandstorms bring misery from China to South Korea

From his high rise office window, Erling Thompson watches the Seoul skyline fade into a yellow-grey cloud as fine dust from sandstorms in China blankets South Korea.

Energy Climate

Greener flights will cost more, says industry

The cost of decarbonising air travel is likely to push up ticket prices and put some off flying, a group representing the UK aviation industry says.

Energy Climate

G7 ministers set big new targets for solar and wind capacity

The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday (16 April) set big new collective targets for solar power and offshore wind capacity, agreeing to speed up renewable energy development and move toward a quicker phase-out of fossil fuels.

Energy Climate

Germany veering off track from 2030 climate goal, experts warn

While Germany achieved its 2022 climate target, the persistent emission overshoot in the transport and building sector threatens the country’s ability to meet its 2030 objective, a national panel of scientists has warned.

Energy Climate

Parliament backs EU carbon market overhaul, world’s first CO2 tariff

The European Parliament on Tuesday (18 April) approved sweeping reforms to make EU climate change policies more ambitious, including an upgrade of the bloc’s carbon market that is set to hike the cost of polluting in Europe.

Energy Climate

Renewables: End of a cycle or end of an era?

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Energy Climate

NGOs sue Commission for ‘absurd’ inclusion of gas in EU green taxonomy

Environmental groups took the European Commission to court on Tuesday (18 April) after the EU executive rejected their request to withdraw fossil gas from the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy.

Energy Climate

In meeting with big economies, US announces more funds to fight climate change

President Joe Biden announced plans to increase US funding to help developing countries fight climate change and curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest during a meeting on Thursday (20 April) with leaders from the world’s largest economies.

Energy Climate

German government adopts fossil boiler ban, starting 2024

The German government has adopted a proposal for a law that would see new fossil heating installations banned from 2024, following a month-long row over the level of state support and pushback from business-friendly FDP lawmakers.

Energy Climate Environment

Campaigners hail ‘historic’ day as Parliament adopts EU anti-deforestation law

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday (19 April) in favour of a landmark regulation to ensure that products sold in

Climate Technology Solutions Environment

Greenpeace defeats $100 Million lawsuit in victory for free speech

Oakland, California, USA — Today, a federal court in California dismissed a seven-year lawsuit brought by Resolute Forest Products against a number of Greenpeace staff members and entities, including Greenpeace International and Greenpeace USA.

Energy Climate

‘Code red for humanity’: Climate change spiraling out of control, U.N. report says

The United Nations panel on climate change told the world on Monday that global warming was dangerously close to being out of control –

Energy Climate

Earth Day: How to talk to your parents about climate change

You want to go vegan to help the planet, but you're not paying for the shopping. You think trains are better than planes, but your dad books the summer holiday. Young people are some of the world's most powerful climate leaders and want rapid action to tackle the problem.

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