December 12, 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. A Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UK, France and the UN celebrated the event. Heads of government from around 70…
Boko Haram conflict leaves north-east Nigeria facing severe landmine emergency
North-east Nigeria is facing a landmine emergency which is having a devastating impact on people in the region.
Walk at dusk reveals murmurations bouncing networks’ electricity cables and switching off the lights.
The mystery surrounding a string of unexplained power cuts across a small town in Scotland has…
In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing economic recovery plans. These will require some different thinking,…
Covering 18 million sq km, northern hemisphere permafrost areas have been warming since the 1980s, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on oceans and cryosphere.
Northern Lights project being developed together by Shell, Total and Equinor will 'ship in' CO2 collected from industrial emitters for storage under North Sea.
The Norwegian government has announced…
Prime minister says New Zealand is doing more than activist suggests after Thunberg tweets about ‘so-called climate emergency declaration’
The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has responded to…
The Loudima family in Congo have long been without electricity but they have found an environmental solution: solar power.
In the remote districts of Pointe Noire, the Congolese start-up Hélios…
Managers commit to investing only in companies with net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Some of the world’s largest investors managing assets worth more than $9tn have committed to investing only in…
We can learn a lot about climate change from Venus, our sister planet. Venus currently has a surface temperature of 450℃ (the temperature of an oven's self-cleaning cycle) and an atmosphere dominated…
Amazon’s 26 new projects include Europe’s largest offshore corporate PPA with Ørsted.
Amazon has added 3.4 gigawatts of new renewable power to its portfolio, taking its total capacity to 6.5 GW. …
Seven firms join forces for fiftyfold scale-up of global hydrogen production capacity.
The soaring hype surrounding green hydrogen reached new heights this week, as a seven-company-strong consortium…
British Airways has teamed up with ZeroAvia, a leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, in a project to explore how hydrogen-powered aircraft can play a leading role in the future of…
Ten thousand years of undisturbed nature will soon be open to the highest bidder, starting at $25 an acre.
Language is everything.
Those who argue for oil drilling in the Arctic national wildlife…
With 2020 ranking among the three hottest years on record, the climate has dominated announcements in recent months, from the US elections to European stimulus plans to the big oil companies’ carbon…
Jewel of biodiversity’ in natural oceanic basin formed during deglaciation of Kilimanjaro and Usambara mountains.
Scientists in east Africa have discovered a rare ocean refuge for coral where…
Ministers also pledge £1.3bn for electric vehicle charging points, as energy plan unveiled.
Boris Johnson’s government is to invest £1bn in carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes aimed at “sucking…
China’s new emissions target for 2030 is an ‘incremental step forward’, an analyst says
The leaders of China and India failed to set ambitious new climate targets at a key summit co-hosted by the UK…