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01 02 2019 | 11:24

Teenagers Emerge as a Force in Climate Protests Across Europe

BRUSSELS — Tens of thousands of children skipped school in Belgium on Thursday to join demonstrations for action against climate change, part of a broader environmental protest movement across Europe…

01 02 2019 | 11:02

The Debate Over America’s 2050 Energy Mix

What will the U.S. grid mix look like in 2050? It depends on which models you follow. The future according to the Energy Information Administration's latest report: Wind will stop growing, coal will…

01 02 2019 | 10:00

January was Australia's hottest month since records began

January was Australia’s hottest month on record, with the country’s mean temperature exceeding 30C for the first time since records began in 1910. The Bureau of Meteorology released its climate…

01 02 2019 | 09:53

Tesla’s Musk sees ‘gigantic’ potential in energy storage

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk says the Tesla big battery in South Australia has been so successful it will likely pay for itself within a few years, and has prompted interest from other governments…

01 02 2019 | 09:38

Renewable energy continues to take market share from coal in Europe

New wind, solar and biomass power generation displaced hard coal last year – especially in Germany, France and the UK – according to a 2018 review of European electricity statistics by two leading…

01 02 2019 | 09:19

What causes the seasons?

Many people believe that the reason why there’s spring, summer, autumn, and winter is due to our planet’s proximity to the sun. According to this intuitive (but flawed) line of reasoning, Earth is…

01 02 2019 | 09:14

Japanese firms abandon plans for 2GW coal plant near Tokyo

Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan, Kyushu Electric Power and Tokyo Gas said on Thursday they have given up their plan to build a 2 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power station in Chiba, near Tokyo, as it would not be…

01 02 2019 | 09:07

US builds 7.6GW of wind as construction surge looms

Signed PPAs hit new heights in 2018 in cutthroat power market, says American Wind Energy Association. US wind developers built 7.6GW of new capacity in 2018 as the industry gears up for the boom…

01 02 2019 | 08:56

Microplastics found in all dead dolphins, seals and whales tested in British waters

A new study by the University of Exeter has found microplastics in all marine animals washed up on British shores. The team, including researchers from Plymouth Marine Laboratory, examined 50…

31 01 2019 | 12:43

EU solar demand to reach 30 GW in 2022

According to a new report from Agora Energiewende and Sandbag, the EU solar market grew around 60%, or 10 GW, last year. The analysis also predicts that total solar demand across all EU PV markets…

30 01 2019 | 14:26

Corporate wind energy PPAs are booming

Companies around Europe have now signed 

30 01 2019 | 11:39

Arctic region experiencing its warmest century in over 115,000 years

Climate change is revealing Arctic landscapes that haven't been seen in over 40,000 years. Arctic temperatures are increasing faster than the Northern Hemisphere average due to strong positive…

30 01 2019 | 11:25

Waitrose and Partners launch £1 million initiative for plastic pollution

Waitrose and Partners have launched a £1 million fund which will be used to target plastic pollution. The initiative is aimed at awarding money to projects that can demonstrate an impact on plastic…

30 01 2019 | 09:38

Africa: Investors Call On McDonald's and KFC to Step Up Climate Change Action

Rome — An investor group managing some $6.5 trillion on Tuesday called on six of the world's largest fast food restaurants, including McDonald's, KFC and Burger King, to reduce their planet-harming…

30 01 2019 | 09:34

Africa: 'Food Shocks' Increasing in Frequency Over Last Five Decades, Report Says

New York — Food shocks, or sudden losses of crops, livestock or fish, due to the combination of extreme weather conditions and geopolitical events like war, increased from 1961 to 2013, said…

29 01 2019 | 10:46

Fast food giants under fire on climate and water usage

A coalition of investors is calling on McDonalds, KFC, and other fast food suppliers to take swift action on climate change. The group, with around $6.5 trillion under management, want the chains to…

29 01 2019 | 09:58

How to solve the world's plastics problem: Bring back the milk man

It’s the early 1960s. Girls are fainting over the Beatles, Sean Connery is James Bond and a revolutionary trend is sweeping the United States: Plastic. Plastic is about to have its breakthrough…

29 01 2019 | 09:29

India is now a world leader in renewable energy. Here's how

Developing nations are now driving the world’s gradual shift towards renewable energy, and India has become one of the leaders of the pack.

29 01 2019 | 09:07

Solar, wind, storage set for breakout year thanks to "remorseless" cost reductions

World-wide renewable generation capacity could grow by more than 200 gigawatts this year, thanks to“remorseless reductions in the costs of solar and wind electricity and of lithium-ion batteries,”…

29 01 2019 | 09:00

2019 set to deliver big jump in atmospheric CO2

Scientists are looking ahead to a “worrying” jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations this year, right on the heels of a report declaring 2018 the fourth-warmest year on record.

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