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09 07 2020 | 11:31

Over 5,600 fossil fuel companies have taken at least $3bn in US Covid-19 aid.

Businesses include oil and gas drillers and coal mine operators, an analysis by Documented and the Guardian finds. More than 5,600 companies in the fossil fuel industry have taken a minimum of $3bn…

09 07 2020 | 11:16

Global temperatures likely to hit at least 1C warming for next five years.

Experts say new climate data shows how close world already is to breaching 1.5C Paris agreement pledge. There is a one-in-five chance annual global temperatures will be at least 1.5C warmer than in…

08 07 2020 | 08:52

Judge suspends Dakota Access pipeline over environmental concerns.

  US district judge sides with Standing Rock Sioux tribe More extensive environmental review is required – judge A federal judge has sided with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and ordered the …

08 07 2020 | 08:45

Grim Day for Pipelines Shows They’re Almost Impossible to Build.

To be an energy superpower, U.S. oil and natural gas requires a suitably gargantuan pipeline network that stretches for millions of miles. The country’s ability to expand that infrastructure is being…

08 07 2020 | 08:40

U.S. Solar Giant Sunrun About to Become a Rooftop Juggernaut.

Sunrun Inc., America’s biggest rooftop-solar company, is set to become a behemoth through its $1.46 billion takeover of a major rival, Vivint Solar Inc.

08 07 2020 | 08:27

'Important Victory' for Historic Black Community Over the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

A historic African American community in Virginia has dealt another blow to the embattled Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

08 07 2020 | 08:25

Evicted by Climate Change: New CARE report calls for urgent gender transformative response to climate displacement.

The international aid organization CARE is launching a new report highlighting the causes and consequences of climate-induced displacement and the urgent need for a gender-transformative response.

08 07 2020 | 08:15

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled Following Years of Legal Challenges.

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), which would have carried fracked natural gas through 600 miles of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, will never be completed.

08 07 2020 | 08:10

Who’s Insuring the Trans Mountain Pipeline?

Rainforest Action Network recently uncovered a document that lists the 11 companies that are currently insuring the controversial Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline in Canada.

08 07 2020 | 08:09

Coronavirus: world treating symptoms, not cause of pandemics, says UN.

Ongoing destruction of nature will result in stream of animal diseases jumping to humans, says report. The world is treating the health and economic symptoms of the coronavirus pandemic but not the…

08 07 2020 | 08:06

Germany Approves Coal Phaseout by 2038.

The Bundestag and Bundesrat — Germany's lower and upper houses of parliament — passed legislation on Friday that would phase out coal use in the country in less than two decades as part of a road map…

08 07 2020 | 08:02

BP agrees to sell its petrochemicals business to INEOS.

BP has announced it has sold its global petrochemicals business to INEOS as part of its strategy to reinvent the company.  Selling its global petrochemicals business to INEOS will help bp strengthen…

08 07 2020 | 08:02

Giant flywheel project in Scotland could prevent UK blackouts.

Trailblazing system would help to stabilise the energy grid’s electrical frequency. A giant flywheel in north-east Scotland could soon help to prevent blackouts across Britain by mimicking the…

08 07 2020 | 07:51

Sunak Eyes $3.8 Billion of Green Spend to Fuel U.K. Recovery.

The U.K. will pump 3 billion pounds ($3.75 billion) into environmental projects as part of its plans to protect jobs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But the government’s own climate…

08 07 2020 | 07:49

African nations urged to push energy transition.

As countries continue to rebuild from the coronavirus pandemic, Sustainable Energy for All, an international organization working to ensure access to sustainable energy worldwide, has highlighted key…

07 07 2020 | 10:49

Bubonic Plague is back!

Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says A city put control measures in place after one confirmed case of the disease, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages. A…

07 07 2020 | 08:31

'Terrifying' New Climate Models Warn of 6-7°C of Warming by 2100 If Emissions Not Slashed.

"Global greenhouse gas emissions need to decline today rather than tomorrow, and global CO2 emissions should be brought to net zero." New climate models unveiled by French researchers Tuesday showed…

07 07 2020 | 08:27

Heatwaves have become longer in most of the world since 1950s – study.

Frequency of heatwaves and cumulative intensity has risen through the decades, research finds. Heatwaves have increased in both length and frequency in nearly every part of the world since the 1950s…

07 07 2020 | 08:14

Algae turns Italian Alps pink, prompting concerns over melting.

Pink snow observed on parts of the Presena glacier believed to be caused by plant that makes the ice darker, causing it to melt faster. Scientists in Italy are investigating the mysterious…

07 07 2020 | 08:08

We must not miss this glorious chance to address the climate and biodiversity crises.

If the government plots a green recovery from coronavirus, the benefits are endless. If it doesn’t, we’re screwed.