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15 06 2021 | 14:52

Ramaphosa Cuts Red Tape to Ease Blackouts Hobbling South Africa

South Africa’s government will allow private investors to build their own power plants with up to 100 megawatts of generating capacity without requiring a license, in a bid to address the nation’s…

15 06 2021 | 13:53

Sexual violence along pipeline route follows Indigenous women’s warnings.

The $2,9bn Line 3 pipeline has brought thousands of workers to Minnesota – and one crisis center has received more than 40 reports of harassment and abuse. On 15 May, a woman met a pipeline worker…

15 06 2021 | 13:09

G7 summit protests – in pictures.

Protesters turn out in support of a range of causes as the leaders of Group of Seven nations meet for the forum’s 47th summit in Cornwall Marvina Newton of United For Black Lives. Protestors in…

15 06 2021 | 12:16

Where is Sub-Saharan Africa in the race to net-zero?

African governments face more immediately pressing economic needs than zero emissions. But meeting those needs and growing the continent’s economies will depend on their energy systems evolving,…

15 06 2021 | 11:06

The Retreat of Exxon and the Oil Majors Won’t Stop Fossil Fuel.

National oil champions are likely to fill the gap left by private-sector players—meaning emissions won't shrink as fast as the supermajors. When Exxon Mobil Corp. decided to get out of a big oil…

15 06 2021 | 10:02

G7 leaders face make-or-break moment in climate crisis.

Analysis: message in Cornwall is clear – leaders must act now or go down in history as the ones who threw away last-ditch chance

14 06 2021 | 10:13

Sri Lankans face up to ‘unmeasurable cost’ of cargo ship disaster.

Fishing communities fear for future as oil, plastic and toxic chemicals devastate ecosystem. Until last week Lucien Justin, the chair of the Jude Watta fisheries committee in Wattala, near Sri Lanka…

14 06 2021 | 09:44

G7 nations committing billions more to fossil fuel than green energy.

In spite of green rhetoric, money has piled into aviation and car industries since start of pandemic, report finds. The nations that make up the G7 have pumped billions of dollars more into fossil…

14 06 2021 | 09:38

Italian climate activists sue government over inaction.

Plaintiffs want court to order Mario Draghi’s government to adopt more ambitious climate policies Environment campaigners in Italy are suing the government for failing to sufficiently tackle the…

14 06 2021 | 09:30

Any Reform of Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Must Include Environmental Justice

Drilling and refining has often come at the expense of Black communities, engulfing our neighborhoods with massive amounts of toxic pollution.

14 06 2021 | 09:26

Low Clean-Energy Spending in Poor Countries Puts Climate Goals in Peril

Investments in developing markets need to reach $1 trillion by 2030, up from just $150 billion last year, according to a new IEA report. As the world’s richest economies invest in new and cleaner…

14 06 2021 | 08:47

Australian coal burnt overseas creates nearly twice the nation’s domestic emissions.

New data comes amid warning that world’s growing awareness of coal exports’ impact risks further damaging Australia’s reputation on climate. Emissions from coal mined in Australia but exported and…

09 06 2021 | 09:56

Are vertical-axis wind turbines really the future.

New research suggests VAWTs could surpass current ofshore giants. Eize de Vries talks to an aerodynamics expert who disagrees. Recently published research by Oxford Brookes University suggests that…

06 06 2021 | 07:07

Big Oil’s Green-Spending Boost Isn’t Enough, IEA Says.

The oil and gas industry is set to boost investments in clean energy this year, but that still won’t be enough to put the world on a path to limit a dangerous rise in global temperatures. That’s the…

05 06 2021 | 12:53

EU Eyes First-of-a-Kind Border Levy in Climate Fight

The European Union is planning to slap an import levy on steel, cement and aluminum produced in countries with lower environmental standards, as it seeks to become a world leader on climate without…

05 06 2021 | 12:37

Heatwave deaths set to soar as UK summers become hotter.

Met Office warning over impact of global heating prompts calls for action to protect elderly and vulnerable. Britain is failing to protect its vulnerable citizens from the threat of intensifying…

05 06 2021 | 12:33

Palaeontologists hope Biden will restore protections on fossil-rich US lands

Trump’s shrinking of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante reserves may be reversed — ensuring archaeological and fossil treasures are preserved for study.

05 06 2021 | 12:31

The Guardian view on climate change lawsuits: Big Oil is in the dock.

Fossil fuel firms are being held responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. That’s a good thing

05 06 2021 | 12:22

Miami’s chief heat officer calls for action on ‘silent killer’ in climate crisis

Jane Gilbert urges greater federal and state response to lethal threat posed by rising temperatures. Miami’s new chief heat officer has called for greater federal and state action on the lethal…

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