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23 10 2023 | 17:11

Australia breaches WHO treaty with carbon neutral certification of big tobacco company

Endorsement of British American Tobacco by Climate Active was revoked after complaint was made, FoI documents show The government has been forced to revoke carbon neutral certification given to a…

23 10 2023 | 16:58

Climate activists force Fed chair Jerome Powell off stage in New York

On Thursday protesters chanted: ‘Off fossil finance!’ and held a banner reading: ‘Fed Is Burning: Money, Futures, Planet’   The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, was escorted out of an event…

23 10 2023 | 16:47

Global heat is now ‘gobsmackingly bananas’, but there’s hope humanity can limit the climate damage

It’s hard to overstate just how exceptionally high global temperatures are now, but we have the technology to avert disaster “Absolutely gobsmackingly bananas” is not standard scientific language,…

23 10 2023 | 16:42

Global carbon emissions from electric power may peak this year, report says

Thinktank says rapid growth of wind and solar is near rate required if world is to hit 2030 target as part of 1.5C pathway Carbon emissions from the global electricity sector may peak this year,…

23 10 2023 | 16:30

‘The history of the climate movement is very white’: how youth campaigners took on a mining giant and won

Murrawah Johnson and Monique Jeffs have been awarded a Young Voltaire human rights award for their victory over Waratah Coal’s Galilee basin coal project Murrawah Johnson was on the phone with a…

23 10 2023 | 16:24

Renewables ‘arms race’: clean energy report says Australia must spend $10bn a year or be left behind

The country must work harder to attract investment to keep up with the US and other competitors, Clean Energy Council says Australia’s investment in renewable energy needs to lift to $10bn a year,…

23 10 2023 | 16:13

Court orders Estonian state energy firm to halt shale oil plant construction

Judges rule environmental impact in Narva-Jõesuu had not been fully assessed after activists brought case Estonia’s supreme court has ordered the state energy company Enefit to halt construction on…

23 10 2023 | 16:02

World’s largest offshore windfarm project starts powering UK grid

The first turbine to be completed in a project to build the world’s largest offshore windfarm, in the North Sea, has begun powering British homes and businesses. Developers confirmed on Monday that…

19 10 2023 | 16:13

Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil summit protest

Greta Thunberg was arrested after joining hundreds of protesters who gathered at a five-star hotel in London on Tuesday morning to denounce a meeting branded “the Oscars of oil”.

19 10 2023 | 16:05

‘Steve Bannon is watching us closely’: Naomi Klein on populists, conspiracists and real-world activism

Author speaks candidly about a ‘mirror world’ that feeds our anxieties, distorts reality and fuels the polarisation of society  

19 10 2023 | 15:57

Guinea-Bissau’s capital has power cut off after government fails to pay electricity bill

City of Bissau, which has a population of more than 490,000, had no electricity for one-and-a-half days Power returned to Guinea-Bissau’s capital on Wednesday afternoon after the west African…

19 10 2023 | 15:52

VSB plans 450-MW wind-solar hybrid project in Finland

VSB Uusiutuva Energia Suomi Oy, the Finnish subsidiary of German renewables developer VSB Group, is gearing up for an ambitious hybrid project in Finland’s North Ostrobothnia region. This innovative…

19 10 2023 | 15:41

Scottish community secures funds to build turbine

A Scottish community group, ATTIX Community Interest Company (CIC), has achieved an impressive accomplishment by securing more than £5 million in funding for their community-owned onshore wind…

18 10 2023 | 17:56

Ivory Coast: €300m from Amsterdam for water and the fight against coastal erosion

While shortages of drinking water and the advance of coastal erosion are having a negative impact on people's activities in Ivory Coast, €300 million in funding from the Netherlands will enable the…

18 10 2023 | 17:24

Solar-powered off-road car finishes 620-mile test drive across north Africa

The Stella Terra was designed by students at Eindhoven University of Technology and completed trip without recharging A solar-powered car said to be the first in the world capable of driving off-…

18 10 2023 | 17:20

SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds

Exclusive: UK climate campaign group Possible calls for ‘polluter pays’ tax based on vehicle size The increasing popularity of ultra-heavy SUVs in England means a conventional-engined car bought in…

18 10 2023 | 17:15

Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking

Minister Tanya Plibersek should strengthen ‘trigger’ protection to ensure projects are assessed for impact on water resources The Greens say the Albanese government has indicated it could be a year…

18 10 2023 | 17:12

Biden administration to award $7bn in grants to create US ‘hydrogen hubs’

Energy department says program will achieve climate goals, but climate advocates are skeptical it will reduce emissions The US Department of Energy has selected seven projects for a $7bn program to…

18 10 2023 | 17:04

‘Every square inch is covered in life’: the ageing oil rigs that became marine oases

Built decades ago, California’s offshore oil platforms are home to a huge diversity of marine life. Now a debate rages over their future On a recent August afternoon, Ann Scarborough Bull motored…