The white, sleek exterior of the wind turbine definitely looks good to me. But birds probably wouldn’t agree. According to a new paper, the current design of our wind turbines makes them hard to see…
A diverse coalition of nearly 150 progressive advocacy groups is demanding that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ban fossil fuel executives and lobbyists from his 2020 campaign and commit to…
China’s thermal electricity consumption continues to grow and China continues to invest heavily in new coal generation, even as it also pursues wind, solar and electric vehicles. A bit like…
We all know about the huge expansion of offshore wind envisaged in Europe. And that's great.But the EU wants onshore wind to grow even more.
They want offshore to grow from 23 GW today to up to 450…
We’re often told that some global challenges are simply too complex for the human mind to understand. This is supposed to explain not only inaction when it comes to the climate crisis, but – as with…
New bold and innovative policy ideas and solutions to address the increasing acute situation of unemployment during the recovery from COVID-19, and the need to vastly accelerate climate action, will…
Australians are far more welcoming of change than we expect, and are furious at having been shut out of being direct participants.
In August 2015, I spent a cold night at the old TAB Royal Hotel in…
António Guterres tells country to stop building coal-fired power stations for sake of climate.
India must swiftly and permanently turn away from coal despite its need for cheap energy, the UN…
Exclusive new emissions analysis shows how much more dangerous for the climate SUVs are than smaller vehicles, and how embedded they have become in our lives.
They are the hulking cars that have…
Protestors filled the streets of Mauritius's capital city, Port Louis, over the weekend to demand resignations of officials and an investigation into the oil spill that has jeopardized the future…
Thinktanks such as Policy Exchange are working to shift power away from state institutions – into the prime minister’s office.
To accumulate power, a government with authoritarian tendencies must…
Especially given the climate-fueled wildfires ravaging the region, conservationists sounded alarm Thursday in response to a Trump administration proposal for an oil and gas lease sale in California,…
Roads blocked near Parliament Square as group begins 10 days of UK-wide climate action.
Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters have descended on Parliament Square in London leading to at least…
Margaret Atwood among those supporting Writers Rebel group set to protest in London.
A number of famous novelists, poets and playwrights including Margaret Atwood and Zadie Smith have lent their…
Its waving fronds carpet the seafloor and shelter thousands of sea creatures. But seagrass is more than a haven for marine wildlife – researchers say it could play a major role in slowing climate…
To understand the movement of the microgrid industry, its instructive to watch it’s large players, particularly, right now, Schneider Electric. The company has been navigating the industry’s…
XR plans protests next week as activists call on MPs to back a climate emergency bill.
Extinction Rebellion plan to block streets in London, Manchester and Cardiff next week as they call on MPs to…
In the lawsuit, 73 plaintiffs living around the mine say they have suffered respiratory infections and headaches.
Freetown — The high court of Sierra Leone, on Wednesday, granted an interim freezing…
Steam-based plants third biggest source of toxic wastewater
Pollutants released into water linked to cancer and other illness
The Trump administration is loosening rules for toxic water…