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18 05 2024 | 10:38

One CCS Project Cancelled, Another One Failing as Industry Navigates Very Bad Week

Canada’s sputtering carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry sustained two serious setbacks in less than 48 hours this week, with one major project cancelled and a second subject to scathing…

18 05 2024 | 10:36

Climate Finance Delays Could Produce Devastating 3°C Future, WoodMac Warns

This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to cope…

18 05 2024 | 10:25

‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal?

As the green revolution revs up, the European Union has signed a deal with Rwanda that will ensure a supply of precious minerals needed to build clean tech like solar panels and electric vehicles.…

18 05 2024 | 10:25

Kenya: Climate crisis has reached catastrophic levels, says CS Tuya

In Summary Tuya announced a government plan to unveil a revitalised tree growing programme after the heavy rainfall subsides. The CS urged Kenyans to plant trees in honour of who lost lives to…

18 05 2024 | 10:23

Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts

Rapidly rising levels of TFA, a class of “forever chemical” thought to damage fertility and child development, are being found in drinking water, blood and rain, causing alarm among experts. TFA, or…

18 05 2024 | 10:20

PFAS increase likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, study shows

For the first time, researchers have formally shown that exposure to toxic PFAS increases the likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, adding a new level of concern to the controversial…

18 05 2024 | 10:17

Weatherwatch: What’s driving California’s extreme weather?

Changing weather patterns might not have been foremost in Bob Dylan’s mind when he wrote The Times They Are A-Changin’, but his lyrics seem apt now.

18 05 2024 | 10:14

Oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat amid climate change

The world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, BBC analysis has found. Climate change and planet warming gases are mostly to blame, though natural weather…

18 05 2024 | 10:12

‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rain

You might visit Amsterdam for its canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly interesting waterways aren’t under your feet – they’re above your head.

18 05 2024 | 10:09

The world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it

Last week, in an enormous convention centre in downtown Ottawa, I joined delegates who have been negotiating over the most important environmental deal since the 2015 Paris agreement on climate…

18 05 2024 | 10:09

Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed. Energy…

18 05 2024 | 10:05

Turkey’s Yeo to invest $65m in a solar power plant with storage in Zambia

As part of a partnership with local company GEI Power, Turkey's Yeo is to invest $65 million in the construction of a photovoltaic solar power plant equipped with an electricity storage system in…

18 05 2024 | 10:05

Drought Fuels Wildfire Concerns as Canada Braces for Another Intense Summer

As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate…

18 05 2024 | 09:56

Start-up Pula raises $20m for climate insurance for African farmers

A rising star in the African insurtech sector, start-up Pula has just raised $20 million. The aim is to provide climate insurance for small-scale farmers in Africa. At a time when climate change is…

18 05 2024 | 09:55

New Big Oil Tech Masks Climate-Busting Methane Flares from Satellites

A new technology that enables oil and gas companies to burn off methane rather than flaring it may make their operations less visible to nearby neighbours, but will also mask their activities from…

18 05 2024 | 09:52

Excess Heat Becomes Bigger Workplace Hazard as Climate Warms

The UN labour organization is warning that over 70% of the world’s work force is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. It…

18 05 2024 | 09:49

NIGER: Chinese gold mines closed after the death of around fifty animals

In Niger, the temporary closure of several gold mining sites in the north of the country was decreed on 3 May 2024 following the sudden death of more than fifty ruminants, victims of suspected…

18 05 2024 | 09:47

Will the Kairouan solar project help Tunisia to shake off its lethargy?

Work has just started on Tunisia's largest solar power plant in the governorate of Kairouan. Developed as part of a public-private partnership (PPP) by the Emirati company Amea Power, this project…

18 05 2024 | 09:45

‘Dismay But No Surprise’ As U.S. Court Quashes Landmark Climate Lawsuit

A United States appeals court panel has dismissed a lawsuit from 21 young people who said the government’s energy policies violate their right to be protected from climate change.