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27 04 2021 | 11:46

Biden Refuses to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline, Despite Campaign Pledges on Tribal Relations and Climate.

Indigenous leaders and climate campaigners on Friday blasted President Joe Biden's refusal to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline during a court-ordered environmental review, which critics framed as…

27 04 2021 | 11:32

Hydrogen, sun, wind: Which ones can make the best contribution to Europe's energy transformation?

Meeting the EU’s proposed new climate targets for 2030 will require a “transformation” of the bloc’s energy system, with a renewed focus on renewables and further efforts to cut fossil fuels in…

27 04 2021 | 11:24

How solar energy could power Italy without using more land.

An ambitious research effort for integrating photovoltaics into infrastructures and buildings can become a driving force of Italy’s energy transition.

27 04 2021 | 10:47

Uganda start-up bets big on banana waste.

Ugandans have always eaten a lot of bananas. Now a local start-up reckons it can extract even more value from overlooked parts of the crop. TexFad is using natural banana fibre to produce…

27 04 2021 | 10:45

Bond goes green 007’s next mission: climate change.

Could climate change be the next big James Bond mission and villain? MI6 will begin monitoring other countries to ensure they are playing fair on their climate commitment pledges.

27 04 2021 | 10:38

New Financial Alliance for Net Zero Emissions Launches.

Industry-led and UN-convened Net Zero Banking Alliance also announced today, co-launched by the UNEP Finance Initiative and the Financial Services Taskforce of the Sustainable Markets Initiative

27 04 2021 | 10:34

Ocean science and technology critical to restore deteriorating global marine environment, warns latest UN assessment.

21 April, New York -- The world is at risk of losing many of the benefits the ocean provides, warns the latest United Nations assessment on the state of the world’s ocean, which was released today,…

27 04 2021 | 10:33

Analysts' inaccurate cost estimates are creating a trillion-dollar bubble in conventional energy assets.

The following is a contributed article by Tony Seba and Adam Dorr, founder and research fellow, respectively, at RethinkX. For the past 10 years, there has been a conventional energy bubble…

27 04 2021 | 10:28

Powering Development in Climate Vulnerable Areas: The Role of Decentralized Solar Solutions in India.

In India, poor and marginalized communities face the dual challenges of low socioeconomic development and extreme vulnerability to climate change. Although there have been significant improvements in…

27 04 2021 | 10:24

Climate change could cost global economy $23T by 2050.

Climate change's toll on agriculture, disease and physical infrastructure, as well as redirected government spending, among other issues, could cause the global economy to lose $23 trillion, 10…

27 04 2021 | 10:23

UK enshrines new target in law to slash emissions by 78% by 2035.

  UK government to set in law world’s most ambitious climate change target, cutting emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels for the first time, UK’s sixth Carbon Budget will incorporate…

27 04 2021 | 10:08

Cycling Is More Important Than Electric Cars for Achieving Net-Zero Cities

Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the…

27 04 2021 | 10:07

Extinction Rebellion announces ‘wave’ of action against banks over fossil fuel investments

Group accuses banks of playing ‘deadly role’ in climate crisis.

27 04 2021 | 09:58

The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation’s defense

When U.S. companies build military weapons systems, electric vehicle batteries, satellites and wind turbines, they rely heavily on a few dozen “critical minerals” – many of which are mined and…

27 04 2021 | 09:57

IEA forecasts 5 per cent rise in global CO2 emissions in 2021.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecasted that global CO2 emissions will rise by 5 per cent in 2021   The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecasted that global CO2 emissions will…

27 04 2021 | 09:57

The Oil Well Next Door: California’s Silent Health Hazard.

Unlike other oil-producing states, much of the drilling in California takes place in residential neighborhoods, often in Spanish-speaking communities. Despite mounting complaints about pollution from…

27 04 2021 | 09:56

How Bitcoin trade is hurting climate change mitigation.

The Bitcoin cryptocurrency has made it easier to become a millionaire in Kenya, appreciating more than 1,200 per cent since March last year to hit an all-time-high of Sh6.9 million last week, but…

27 04 2021 | 09:54

New Study Changes Understanding of How Greenland’s Ice Melts

A new study of Greenland's glacial rivers has important implications for how scientists might model future ice melt and subsequent sea level rise.

27 04 2021 | 09:53

Climate change: 2020 was the warmest year on record in Europe, study finds.

The continent's annual temperature was warmer than the next five warmest years, which were all also in the last decade. 2020 was the warmest year on record in Europe, a major climate study has found…

27 04 2021 | 09:51

Japanese company wants to produce energy from ocean waves.

It could be a game changer, but for now, it's still early days. The method is more efficient than wind or solar energy, the company says.