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06 12 2021 | 09:02

Adding substance to Vietnam’s climate commitments 3 December 2021

In his speech at 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh announced that the country would aim for…

06 12 2021 | 09:00

Chalk paint and police raids: why climate activists are under fire

Heavy police tactics, punitive bail conditions, private lawsuits and anti-protest laws are being used to silence dissent, human rights advocates say As protesters obstructed coal trains bound for…

06 12 2021 | 08:58

Biomass energy brings clean electricity to remote Indonesian islands

Land, livelihoods and climate to benefit, experts say Indonesia is an energy-rich country, but electricity poor, a situation that Jaya Wahono is determined to change. As director of Clean Power…

06 12 2021 | 08:52

India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme

India, Indonesia and the Philippines will join South Africa as the first recipients of a multibillion dollar pilot programme aimed at accelerating their transition from coal power to clean energy,…

06 12 2021 | 08:50

‘Just sitting there dead’: study finds mass tree losses in NSW after severe drought

Even species ‘superbly adapted’ for Australia’s harsh conditions suffered, with up to 60% of trees dying in some areas Secret document urges native logging halt in NSW regions hit hard by black…

06 12 2021 | 08:48

Indonesia’s largest mining firm may drop coal for gas

Pushed by its American shareholders, banks and mounting climate change pressures, Indonesia’s largest mining company is actively studying a plan to switch from coal to natural gas to power its…

06 12 2021 | 08:45

Nova Innovation to conduct study in Indonesia

Nova Innovation has won funding that could deliver the first ever tidal turbine array in Indonesia. Innovate UK has awarded £200 000 to Nova’s Feasibility of Larantuka and Indonesian Tidal Energy (…

06 12 2021 | 08:37

Be reassured: the world is not as divided as we might think

Beneath the public discord about BLM, the climate and feminism, there is surprising consensus about how the world should be

04 12 2021 | 15:38

The drought ravaging East African wildlife and livestock. WARNING: This video contains images of dead animals which some people may find distressing.

At least 26 million people are struggling for food following consecutive poor rainfall seasons in the Horn of Africa. Drought conditions in northern Kenya, much of Somalia and southern Ethiopia…

04 12 2021 | 14:43

The average person’s daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too

The average American’s everyday interactions with energy sources are limited. They range from turning appliances on or off, to commuting, to paying utility bills. The connections between those acts…

04 12 2021 | 14:31

A new ratings industry is emerging to help homebuyers assess climate risks

As climate change fuels large-scale natural disasters, the real estate mantra of “location, location, location” is taking on new meaning.

04 12 2021 | 10:12

UK water firms spilled sewage into sea bathing waters 5,517 times in last year

Report shows raw sewage spillages into coastal swimming waters increased by more than 87% in 12 months Water companies spilled raw sewage into coastal bathing waters used by holidaymakers and…

04 12 2021 | 09:12

China creates vast research infrastructure to support ambitious climate goals

Carbon-neutrality institutes, and other initiatives to support a pledge to achieve net zero by 2060, are popping up like mushrooms across China. China, the world’s top carbon emitter, has for the…

04 12 2021 | 09:07

Decarbonising infrastructure: accelerating our transition to a net-zero world

About this report The success of carbon management is dependent on industry-wide collaboration and knowledge sharing. With this goal, for nine years now, we have been running our annual…

04 12 2021 | 08:24

Op - The World Bank must be repurposed to focus on climate – or net zero is a pipe dream

It’s time to repurpose the World Bank to tackle the most important global challenge of our time, writes Promising carbon emissions cuts is easy, but actually getting to net zero will be immensely…

02 12 2021 | 12:30

‘Deluge of plastic waste’: US is world’s biggest plastic polluter

At 42m metric tons of plastic waste a year, the US generates more waste than all EU countries combined The US is the world’s biggest culprit in generating plastic waste and the country urgently…

02 12 2021 | 11:43

Six Australian birds you may never have heard of … and may not be heard from again

A landmark study has found one in six Australian birds are now threatened. Here are some of the species most likely to be headed to a museum, unless more is done. There seems to be a perversity to…

02 12 2021 | 09:27

Ο ενεργειακός άξονας Ελλάδας-Κύπρου-Αιγύπτου-Ισραήλ μετατοπίζεται νότια στην ΑΟΖ Ελλάδας-Αιγύπτου

Η από δεκαετίας προσήλωση της ελληνικής ενεργειακής πολιτικής στο φυσικό αέριο στη νοτιοανατολική μεσόγειο, μετατοπίζεται τώρα στην ελληνοαιγυπτιακή ΑΟΖ και επενδύει στην μετάβαση προς την…

01 12 2021 | 10:22

Can the Gambia turn the tide to save its shrinking beaches?

In a developing country reliant on its tourist industry, the rapidly eroding ‘smiling coast’ shows the urgent need for action on climate change

01 12 2021 | 10:13

Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of

Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous