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10 07 2020 | 09:34

CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago.

Last time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher. The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere is approaching a level not seen in…

10 07 2020 | 09:21

Three projects, three wins: flurry of decisions shows U.S. pipelines becoming ‘unbuildable’.

The last 48 hours have seen a dizzying series of announcements highlighting the increasingly shaky prospects for North American oil and gas pipelines, with the US$8-billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline…

10 07 2020 | 09:05

EIA: 2020 U.S. coal production will fall to 501 million tons, 29% drop from 2019.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration once again lowered its projections for 2020 coal production, foreseeing a 29% drop in output compared to the prior year.

10 07 2020 | 08:54

PacifiCorp issues RFP for 4,338MW of new renewable energy, battery storage capacity.

PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, has issued what it calls the largest request for proposals for renewable energy projects in company history. The company is looking for…

09 07 2020 | 11:41

Secretary-General António Guterres : Let us embrace the vast opportunity of a clean energy future.

I thank Dr. Fatih Birol and the International Energy Agency for convening this summit.   It is vital that we bring sharper focus on the need to transition away from fossil fuels and toward a clean…

09 07 2020 | 11:37

Siberian Arctic Temperatures and Fires Beat All Records — Again.

Average land temperatures were more than 5 degrees Celsius above normal, surpassing last year’s high mark, according to European scientists.

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…