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16 08 2020 | 08:21

UK’s next-gen warplane could tap battery power.

BAE Systems, the defence company behind the British air force’s new fighter jet, has teased the prospect of electric-battery systems playing a substantial role in powering the RAF’s next-generation…

16 08 2020 | 08:20

Calls for Woodside to pay $200m to clean up moribund Timor Sea oil site it ran until 2016.

Review recommends ‘trailing liability’, where owners remain liable for decommissioning sites after selling them. Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is facing calls to pay more than $200m to clean up a…

16 08 2020 | 08:19

Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner.

The law excludes ordinary people from 92% of English land, but that doesn’t stop activist, artist and writer Nick Hayes.

16 08 2020 | 08:19

Disease-bearing ticks thrive as climate change heats up US.

Blood-sucking ticks can spread Lyme disease and are extending beyond their traditional north-eastern range. Growing up in north-eastern Ohio, Kimberly Byce spent much of her childhood running around…

16 08 2020 | 08:18

Earth Is Warning Us We Must Change. Will We Listen?

Our present course puts humans on track to be among the species that expire in Earth's ongoing sixth mass extinction. In my conversations with thoughtful people, I am finding increasing acceptance of…

16 08 2020 | 08:14

'As the tundra burns, we cannot afford climate silence': a letter from the Arctic.

I study the Arctic. The decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord is reprehensible – but we can’t give up hope. When you stand facing an exposed edge of permafrost, you can feel it from a…

16 08 2020 | 08:10

The government is looking the other way while Britain's rivers die before our eyes.

Across the UK, once thriving waterways are being wiped out by farming and water companies. You can judge the state of a nation by the state of its rivers. Pollution is the physical expression of…

14 08 2020 | 13:45

Why invest in Concentrating Solar Power (“CSP”)?

Why is Bill Gates backing a CSP company? What is oil major ENI doing with a CSP startup? Why has Zurich airport agreed to purchase aviation fuel from a CSP company? Why are investors purchasing…

14 08 2020 | 09:52

In just 15 years, the Arctic Ocean may be ice-free in summer, study says.

Just 15 years from now, the Arctic Ocean may be functionally ice-free for part of the year, a new study has found. Research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change projects that due to…

14 08 2020 | 09:47

New report on the state of global climate in 2019.

A major report on the state of the global climate for 2019 published today reveals further evidence of climate change. The 30th edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society is a…

14 08 2020 | 09:32

With the Biden-Harris Ticket, Environmental Justice Is a Focus.

Climate change leaders said the choice of Harris signaled that Democrats will try to ensure that communities burdened by pollution would benefit from a transition to clean energy. WASHINGTON — Just…

14 08 2020 | 09:28

Mauritius Rushes to Contain Oil Spill Before Ship Breaks Apart.

The tiny island nation of Mauritius, known for its turquoise waters, vibrant corals and diverse ecosystem, is in the midst of an environmental catastrophe after a Japanese cargo ship struck a reef…

13 08 2020 | 17:00

The state climate deniers: which countries have not ratified the Paris climate agreement?

The 7 climate deniers: Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Eritrea, Libya, South Sudan and Yemen. More than four years after the Paris Agreement was adopted, eight of 197 signatories have not formally backed the…

11 08 2020 | 06:53

Amazon fires rage in early August as fears of mass blazes mount.

HUMAITA, Brazil (Reuters) - Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have surged so far in August, government data on Friday showed, outstripping the same period of 2019 and renewing concerns about the…

11 08 2020 | 06:51

India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields.

Narendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population. Over the past decade, Umeshwar Singh Amra has witnessed his homeland descend into a…

11 08 2020 | 06:42

Floating wind farms – the power source of the future.

Giant turbines operating from anchored rafts can harness strong offshore winds. Offshore wind farm potential is enormous. They are no longer limited to shallow water but can operate from anchored…

11 08 2020 | 06:08

Coronavirus: Disposable face masks creating new plastic pollution crisis, experts warn.

UK volunteers have seen a "massive" rise in the amount of single use masks discarded on beaches, high streets, canals and rivers. Single use personal protective equipment (PPE) is significantly…

11 08 2020 | 06:06

Oil spill off Mauritius is visible from space.

The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is on the brink of an environmental catastrophe after a bulk carrier struck a coral reef off its coast in late July, an accident that has led to a large…

10 08 2020 | 08:12

Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold.

Researchers say moderate reductions in CO2 emissions could halve their likelihood. Extreme droughts are likely to become much more frequent across centralEurope, and if global greenhouse gas…

10 08 2020 | 08:09

China poised to power huge growth in global offshore wind energy.

Report finds the offshore industry could create 900,000 jobs globally over next decade. The world’s offshore windfarm capacity could grow eightfold by the end of the decade powered by a clean energy…