The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is planning to develop 4GW of additional solar projects as well as new battery energy storage systems, according to local media.
State Electricity Minister V…
Renewable energy developers will compete for a share in a £265m subsidy pot as the government aims to support a record number of projects in the sector through a milestone subsidy scheme later this…
The initiative will focus on reforestation and regenerative agroforestry in the Amazon rainforest, removing up to 10 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions through 2050.
Investment in the…
National disaster declared as crops fail after poor rains and locusts, while ethnic conflicts add to crisis
An estimated 2.1 million Kenyans face starvation due to a drought in half the country,…
Climate activists are hailing Harvard University’s move to divest from fossil fuels as a profound shift in the status quo and a model for other institutions.
The iconic and wealthy university’s…
Pollution from coal-fired power stations on the European Union’s southeastern border are estimated to have caused thousands of deaths in the region due to breaches of legally-binding limits on…
As Amazon sees record levels of destruction, health impacts are being felt hardest among young children and old people.
More than 47,000 people living in Brazil are hospitalised due to air pollution…
Research finds almost two-thirds of older people want UK government to move faster on green initiatives.
The majority of over-50s believe the UK government should be doing more to address the…
Nine injured as cars flipped, buildings damaged and poles ripped out from the ground
At least two people have died after an “apocalyptic” tornado hit the Sicilian island of Pantelleria on Friday…
European power companies could be burdened with debt and face credit rating downgrades if they fail to take action to reach climate neutrality by the middle of the century, a new study says.
The…
Most of America’s 107,000 gas stations can fill several cars every five or 10 minutes at multiple pumps. Not so for electric vehicle chargers – at least not yet. Today the U.S. has around 43,000…
Wildfires burn millions of acres of land every year, leaving changed landscapes that are prone to flooding. Less well known is that these already vulnerable regions can also intensify and in some…
Models suggest that distortions in polar-vortex winds can send chilly air hurtling southwards. But some climate scientists remain unconvinced.
Recent spells of unusually cold winter weather in the…
Park officials say that Pretty Rocks Landslide has made remote road too dangerous for use
A landslide caused by melting permafrost has closed the only road in Alaska’s Denali National Park.
Livestock companies with large emissions receive billions of dollars in funding, campaigners say
Twenty livestock companies are responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than either Germany,…
In 2015, representatives from 196 nations and territories gathered in Paris to create a landmark plan to mitigate climate change. Is it enough?
In 2015, representatives from 196 nations and…
Humans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world, the Intergovernmental…
Coastal areas in lower latitudes likely to be worst affected
Extreme sea level events will become 100 times more frequent by 2100 across many parts of the world as a result of rising global…