Rooftop solar panels are up to 79% cheaper than they were in 2010. These plummeting costs have made rooftop solar photovoltaics even more attractive to households and businesses who want to reduce…
As the world prepares to discuss more aggressive cuts to carbon emissions at the UN’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, China has just sent out the worst possible advance signal. It is going to…
Summit to unfold over 12 days amid intense pressure on world leaders to walk away with a plan
Cop26, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties will finally commence in Glasgow, Scotland,…
Environmental regulations aimed at cutting the carbon footprint of aviation will increase the cost of flying by around 8% by 2050, according to the European Commission.
The EU executive tabled a…
Drax received more than £800m in subsidies last year for burning woody biomass at its Selby plant, but the UK's classing of biomass as renewable is contentious.
A government-subsidised renewable…
Exclusive: executives demand meaningful action to protect ecosystems as UN biodiversity summit opens.
World leaders must do more to prevent the destruction of nature, business leaders have warned…
Human rights council also appoints special rapporteur to monitor impact of climate crisis on rights.
The UN’s main human rights body has overwhelmingly voted to recognise the right to a safe, clean…
Demand for G20 to ‘step up’ with tougher emissions reduction targets and financial aid for poorest
Developing countries are calling on the G20 group of advanced economies to come forward urgently…
The Asian Development Bank plans to create funds, possibly next year, to facilitate early closures of coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia. The new funds will buy such plants and take an active…
Beijing has reportedly ordered China's coal mines to boost output as an energy shortage across the country has seen millions of homes and businesses hit by power cuts in recent weeks.
Three major…
Nuclear power is “indispensable” to decarbonizing Japan, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said Tuesday, a sign that the new government under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will push hard to restart the…
More and more economies across the globe will use natural gas as a transition fuel on the way to lower-carbon renewable energy sources, putting upward pressure on Henry Hub gas prices for the next…
Vital fiscal and environmental queries in optimising role of gas in transition to clean energy for cooking and mobility
India’s strategy to cover unmet energy requirements by creating dual…
European banks are beginning to drop clients that pose a climate risk rather than face the possibility of higher capital requirements, according to the watchdog overseeing the development.
Banks…
Shell has signed deals with two UK solar developers to support development of utility-scale solar projects exceeding 800MW.
Shell has signed a framework agreement with the renewable energy developer…
The airline industry’s main lobby group adopted a target of eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis by 2050, a goal that will require balancing the fight against climate change with the need to…
The world’s top miners on Tuesday committed to a goal of net zero direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) said.
“ICMM members’…
Only 1 in 20 of Europe’s largest 1,000 listed companies will achieve their net-zero pledges unless they speed up emissions cuts in the next decade.
Almost one-third of those companies have committed…
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