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11 01 2020 | 09:14

The Lost Decade: How We Awoke To Climate Change Only To Squander Every Chance To Act.

This decade was likely the hottest on record. As it comes to a close and another begins, one glaring question is: Can the world make up for this lost time?

10 01 2020 | 14:44

Natural Disasters Caused Over $80 Billion In Damages Last Year. These 5 Were The Worst.

Last year, we observed a number of trends that seem to suggest we have made progress in tackling climate change but we have not done enough. In 2019 alone, there were 15 natural disasters that caused…

09 01 2020 | 09:07

The UN climate talks ended in deadlock. Is this really the best the world can manage?

Last week, a whistle rang out in a buzzing conference fairground on the edge of Madrid. Instantly, a swell of protesters rose up, determined to “bring in the streets and tear down the walls”, enraged…

09 01 2020 | 08:47

UN climate talks: Australia accused of 'cheating' and thwarting global deal.

Morrison government criticised for planning to use accounting loophole to meet emissions target. Disagreement over Australia’s plan to use an accounting loophole to meet its climate target will…

09 01 2020 | 08:38

This startup is using geo-tagging and blockchain to fight deforestation in Africa.

Every year, about 15 billion trees are cut down globally, and across Africa, deforestation rates has surpassed the global annual average of 0.8 percent.

08 01 2020 | 14:28

Fossil fuel political giving outdistances renewables 13 to one.

During the latest midterm election cycle, the fossil fuel industry paid at least $359 million for federal campaign donations and lobbying. Corporations, special interest groups, and individuals…

08 01 2020 | 14:13

These Three European Countries Broke Major Renewables Records In 2019.

In climate terms, 2019 was a calamitous year for the planet. Hurricanes, cyclones and flooding killed and displaced thousands across Asia, Europe and Africa and in both North and South America;…

08 01 2020 | 13:37

The Renewable Rather than Roaring Twenties: A Sustainability Decade.

With the Trump Administration trying to drive science out of environmental decision making and climate change out of environmental impact statements, it is easy to be pessimistic about our ability to…

07 01 2020 | 12:40

Southern Africa’s temperatures are rising at twice the global average rate, according to the IPCC.

Parts of the country have been affected by consecutive years of abnormally hot weather and below average rainfall that have scorched grazing lands and dried up watering holes since 2015, the driest…

07 01 2020 | 10:44

Global Carbon Emissions Growth Slows, but Hits Record High.

The runaway train that is climate change is about to blow past another milestone: global fossil-fuel carbon dioxide emissions will reach yet another record high. Driven by rising natural gas and oil…

07 01 2020 | 10:07

Offshore platform would convert wind energy to hydrogen.

Tractebel Engineering and Tractebel Overdick, both part of energy major Engie, have unveiled a power-to-gas offshore platform that would convert wind energy to green hydrogen. Tractebel Overdick and…

02 01 2020 | 09:38

Africa’s ‘climate refugees’ are already here – and there

There was a time when the withered Lake Chad region was the focal point of what climate change on the African continent looked like, and what it could or would mean for migration. Some 2.6 million…

02 01 2020 | 09:32

Australia, your country is burning – dangerous climate change is here with you now

I am a climate scientist on holiday in the Blue Mountains, watching climate change in action. After years studying the climate, my work has brought me to Sydney where I’m studying the linkages…

29 12 2019 | 07:15

Batteries Will Change the Energy Industry Forever.

Energy storage is no longer an asset class that utilities can ignore. One of the biggest criticisms of renewable energy has been its inherently intermittent nature. Solar energy plants don't produce…

29 12 2019 | 07:12

Renewables Are Gaining Traction, But We Need to Be Able to Store the Energy.

Investing in grid infrastructure would enable utilities to incorporate modern technology, making the grid more resilient and flexible.

27 12 2019 | 11:51

'If the climate stays like this, we won't make it' say those on the frontline of Africa's drought.

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (CNN)Torrents of water once thundered over the precipice at Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, shrouding the area in mist.

27 12 2019 | 08:56

Μια τέλεια κρίση δοκιμάζει την κρίση μας

Άλλο ένα COP, άλλη μια απογοήτευση. Λόγια και ανέξοδες μεγαλοστομίες με άφθονα «θα» και «πρέπει», αλλά στο τελικό κείμενο οι γνωστές άγνωστες χώρες κρατούν τις επιφυλάξεις τους και πάμε για το…

24 12 2019 | 09:56

Bah Humbug: Most of the World Will Never See a White Christmas.

Many people dream of a white Christmas each year. Why else would Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" from 1942 be the best-selling single in the world? But sadly, this dream will never come true for…

23 12 2019 | 13:02

COP25: Self-serving G20 spites youth, humanity, world at climate talks.

With 500,000 mostly young climate activists rallying in Madrid streets, COP25 delegates agreed to disagree on nearly everything, with smaller nations striving to pave the way for implementation of…