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30 11 2019 | 10:17

A group of former university students in Africa are creating an energy-efficient home inspired by traditional architecture.

A portable, energy-efficient home that was originally built for a competition may be available on the market soon in Africa. The design was created by team Jua Jamii, a group of 40 former university…

28 11 2019 | 07:42

2019, the year the world woke up to climate change.

Until recently, for most people, climate change was firmly in the realm of the hypothetical.

28 11 2019 | 07:22

It's time to retire metrics like GDP. They don't measure everything that matters.

The way we assess economic performance and social progress is fundamentally wrong, and the climate crisis has brought these concerns to the fore.

26 11 2019 | 09:35

Coal Knew, Too

A newly unearthed journal from 1966 shows the coal industry, like the oil industry, was long aware of the threat of climate change. “Exxon knew.” Thanks to the work of activists and journalists,…

26 11 2019 | 05:32

Global use of coal-fired electricity set for biggest fall this year.

The world’s use of coal-fired electricity is on track for its biggest annual fall on record this year after more than four decades of near-uninterrupted growth that has stoked the global climate…

26 11 2019 | 05:31

IRENA reports that geothermal energy production costs are decreasing – marginally.

Compared to other renewable energy power generation technologies, geothermal energy has only been able to decrease cost of electricity generation slightly, as reported by IRENA.

26 11 2019 | 05:23

German renewable organisations highlight the crucial role geothermal heating can play.

Local associations are pushing for measures that help accelerate the expansion of geothermal district heating supply in Germany, highlighting its important role and untapped potential to provide…

26 11 2019 | 05:22

The Link Between Climate Change and Biodiversity.

Climate change has emerged as a leading cause of biodiversity loss. As Scientific American noted, it will be the fastest-growing cause of species loss in the Americas by midcentury and in Africa it…

25 11 2019 | 14:18

Venice Floods Again — What to Do When You Can’t Move to Higher Ground?

The historic city of Venice (a UNESCO world heritage site) flooded for the third time in a week, with Piazza St.

25 11 2019 | 13:55

A fossil fuel-powered future for Africa will come at a drastic human cost.

Over the course of the next three decades, Africa will record faster population growth than anywhere else. The obvious implications range from the need for more industrialization—to create jobs and…

25 11 2019 | 13:47

7 of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India.

Air pollution is an insidious killer. If you are among the 91% of the world’s population who breathes air the World Health Organisation (WHO) deems unsafe, then every time you inhale, microscopic…

25 11 2019 | 13:42

Government Loophole Gave Oil Companies $18 Billion Windfall.

The United States government has lost billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue to fossil-fuel companies because of a loophole in a decades-old law, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday, offering…

25 11 2019 | 13:29

Coal from six biggest miners in Australia produces more emissions than entire economy

Big emitting companies should be held responsible for the burning of their coal overseas, report says Coalmining in Australia by the nation’s six biggest coal producers ultimately results in more…

25 11 2019 | 13:17

Climate Justice Is Racial Justice Is Gender Justice.

What is a “just transition,” anyway? Bill McKibben asks Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program. There’s nothing like the giant oil companies to…

24 11 2019 | 06:33

Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy.

The possibilities presented by hydrogen are the subject of excited discussion across the world—and across Australia's political divide, notoriously at war over energy policy.

24 11 2019 | 06:32

Report: UK enjoys renewables investment growth despite Brexit uncertainty.

Britain leapfrogs Japan into seventh place on EY's global leadership board for renewable energy investment attractiveness

24 11 2019 | 06:25

How the climate is changing our trees.

The climate is changing, and like us, plants are having to adapt to survive.

24 11 2019 | 06:20

New thinking needed for solar, incoming solarcity CEO says.

Neil Cowie is not "evangelistic" about the environment, but says the dialogue around solar energy in New Zealand needs to change.  The former Mitre 10 chief executive has been appointed as the new…

24 11 2019 | 06:09

Ecosia: Could a search engine that plants trees really help save the Amazon?

‘Reforestation is essential but means nothing if we’re still watching the Amazon go up in smoke,’ says Greenpeace. Images of the Amazon being ravaged by wildfires has unified the public in shock and…

24 11 2019 | 06:09

'Damaging': Renewables sector slams proposed Ofgem energy network reforms.

Plans to reduce embedded benefit payments for small power generators risks undermining rollout of clean, cheap and flexible energy grid, warn critics The UK renewables sector has responded angrily…