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28 11 2021 | 08:09

Germany's Scholz seals deal to end Merkel era

Olaf Scholz will head a three-party coalition with broad plans for Germany's transition to a green economy, under a deal to end 16 years of government led by Angela Merkel. Almost two months after…

28 11 2021 | 08:07

Boston Mayor Wu Divests City Funds From Fossil Fuels

"This is a wonderful, wonderful place to start," said environmentalist Bill McKibben. In her first major policy action, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance on Monday to divest public funds…

28 11 2021 | 08:05

From Great Salt Lake to ‘Puddle’: How the Climate Crisis and Water Diversions Are Harming an Icon

In July, the water levels of Utah's iconic Great Salt Lake fell to a record low.

28 11 2021 | 08:05

Blowing the house down: life on the frontline of extreme weather in the Gambia

A storm took the roof off Binta Bah’s house before torrential rain destroyed her family’s belongings, as poverty combines with the climate crisis to wreak havoc on Africa’s smallest mainland country…

28 11 2021 | 08:04

COP26 left the world with a climate to-do list: Here are 5 things to watch for in 2022

How much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens now – depends in large part on where you live. In island nations that are losing their homes to sea level rise, and in…

28 11 2021 | 08:04

John Lewis Partnership and Hubbub launch £1 million Circular Future Fund

The fund seeks to support trail-blazing solutions to rethink waste and develop a new business model. The Circular Future Fund will provide grants of between £150,000 to £300,000 for projects that re…

28 11 2021 | 08:01

UK will press governments to stick to climate pledges, says Cop26 president

Alok Sharma says shared goals must be steered to safety by ensuring countries deliver on their promises

28 11 2021 | 07:54

How Morocco went big on solar energy

Morocco has become famous for its vast, world-leading solar arrays. But these mega-projects are just the start of the action on climate change that Morocco could be capable of delivering. Morocco…

28 11 2021 | 07:53

BlackRock has moved rapidly on climate – but Adani exposures remain a major obstacle

A glaring inconsistency in the US$10 trillion giant’s commitment to climate action One of the successes of the COP26 summit was the growth in the UN-convened Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero …

28 11 2021 | 07:47

Scott Morrison ‘did a jig’ following approval of $16bn gas project labelled a ‘disaster’ by green groups

Prime minister tells Business Council of Australia he ‘could not be more thrilled’ about Woodside proceeding with Scarborough gas development Scott Morrison has told the country’s most senior…

28 11 2021 | 07:47

Op - Yes, Cop26 could have gone further – but it still brought us closer to a 1.5C world

The window to achieve that goal is vanishingly small, but it is there. Now we must seize this one last chance. Like many others, I would like to have seen a stronger outcome from Cop26. But we…

28 11 2021 | 07:45

PARIS REINFORCE study on warming outcomes of current policies and pledges.

Most of the integrated assessment modelling literature focuses on cost-effective pathways towards given temperature goals.

28 11 2021 | 07:41

The Real Winner In The War Between Fossil Fuels And Renewables

While the impact of fossil fuels on the environment is commonly understood, casual observers may not be aware of the environmental footprint of renewable energy  due to its heavy reliance on metals…

28 11 2021 | 07:36

Why schools are failing children on climate change

Every year, Shamayel Zaidi, a school teacher in India, gives his new senior school students the same assignment: a presentation on one of three topics - consumer awareness, social issues or…

28 11 2021 | 07:35

Bangladesh’s largest solar plant due online next month

The nation hopes to hit 1 GW of renewables capacity next month. The $143 million, 280-acre project in southwestern Bangladesh will have a generation capacity of 100 MW thanks to 250,000 Longi Hi-MO5…

28 11 2021 | 07:31

Coastal saltmarsh 'engineered' to fight climate change

Re-flooding coastal wetlands could provide an opportunity to "work with nature" and use sea level rise to fight climate change, scientists say. An ongoing study of a coastal marsh in Scotland has…

28 11 2021 | 07:29

You Can’t Beat Climate Change Without Tackling Disinformation

Over more than a century, PR firms built and fine-tuned a machine to deceive the public. This column is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration cofounded by Columbia…

28 11 2021 | 07:27

Ten ways to confront the climate crisis without losing hope

Reconstruction after Covid: a new series of long reads It’s easy to despair at the climate crisis, or to decide it’s already too late – but it’s not. Here’s how to keep the fight alive by Rebecca…

28 11 2021 | 07:25

India allows renewable, thermal power bundling in existing supply agreements

Gains from bundling to be shared between power generators and distributors Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy to soon announce additional steps to boost renewable power India aims for…

28 11 2021 | 07:24

Australia faces wave of native extinctions without urgent action on invasive species, CSIRO reports

Research shows introduced pest plants and animals are costing the country $25bn a year Australia could face a wave of plant and animal extinctions by 2050 unless it takes urgent action to address…