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19 11 2020 | 09:28

South Africa’s 140MW Kangnas wind farm begins commercial operation.

Two years after construction kicked-off, Kangnas Wind Farm achieved commercial operations on 15 November 2020, making it the first bid window four wind farm, in the Northern Cape, to come on stream…

19 11 2020 | 09:25

EDF, steelmaker Nucor sign deal for 250MW solar project in Texas.

EDF Renewables North America has penned a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with US steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation for 250MW of new solar energy in Texas. The solar project, which was…

19 11 2020 | 09:14

Firms agree Scotland to England renewable energy 'superhighway'.

Scottish Power, National Grid and SSE project will support ‘hundreds of green jobs’ Three of Britain’s biggest energy companies have agreed to build giant underwater power cables to bring Scotland’s…

19 11 2020 | 09:11

Greta Thunberg launches veiled attack on Trump for not conceding election to Joe Biden.

‘It becomes clearer and clearer that it doesn’t seem to end with giving up on empathy, equality, facts and science,’ says Ms Thunberg. Greta Thunberg has launched thinly-veiled criticism of Donald …

19 11 2020 | 08:54

Green bank shouldn’t fund gas-fired power, ex-officials tell federal MPs.

Former senior officers of renewable energy agencies say government’s bill would undermine Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s independence. Former leaders of Australia’s renewable energy agencies…

19 11 2020 | 08:49

In first for Fed, U.S. central bank says climate poses stability risks.

The U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time called out climate change among risks enumerated in its biannual financial stability report, and warned about the potential for abrupt changes in asset…

17 11 2020 | 16:24

Revealed: The social media campaign spending thousands to promote climate denial online set up by chair of pro-Brexit think tank.

Exclusive: The group was set up by chair of a pro-Brexit think tank on behalf of a ‘private client’, an investigation reveals. An anonymous “news and media” organisation using sophisticated adverts…

17 11 2020 | 16:09

EU aims for 25-fold growth in offshore wind by 2050.

Offshore wind capacity in the EU “should be multiplied by 25 times by 2050” as the European Commission looks for all possible ways of boosting the share of renewables in energy consumption, according…

16 11 2020 | 08:40

World leaders use their first messages to Biden to draw attention to climate crisis.

Boris Johnson among leaders to explicitly mention climate while congratulating president-elect. Leaders from across the world have used their first messages to president-elect Joe Biden to draw…

16 11 2020 | 08:32

Raw sewage dumped into English and Welsh beaches '2,900 times this year'.

Water companies discharged raw sewage into bathing water beaches almost 3,000 times in the past year, polluting the environment and risking public health, new analysis shows. The discharges took…

16 11 2020 | 08:30

Face masks and gloves found on 30% of UK beaches in clean-up.

Conservation volunteers find PPE items in nearly a third of areas targeted in annual drive. Discarded masks and other items of personal protective equipment were found on nearly a third of beaches…

16 11 2020 | 08:15

Pacific nations herald Biden presidency amid hope for action on climate emergency.

Optimism abounds as leaders from Fiji to Papua New Guinea welcome the new US president-elect. Joe Biden’s presidential ascension had not even been settled when Fiji’s forthright prime minister was…

16 11 2020 | 08:03

Global food production emissions 'would put Paris agreement out of reach'.

Study calls for more focus on farming and food waste, behind a third of greenhouse gas production. Our diets and agricultural production around the world are so carbon-intensive that emissions from…

16 11 2020 | 07:56

Fires shaped Mount Kilimanjaro’s unique environment. Now they threaten it

In October, firefighters in Tanzania had to tackle a number of fires on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain and the largest free-standing mountain in the world. The mountain and surrounding…

16 11 2020 | 07:51

IRENA Council Meets as Agency Renews Call for Recovery Built around Energy Transformation.

The nineteenth and twentieth meetings of the Council will be held virtually on 3rd and 4th of November.

16 11 2020 | 07:36

Climate crisis: Lancashire fracking site ‘leaked emissions equivalent to 142 transatlantic flights’

Around 4.2 tonnes of methane leaked from site during one week of monitoring in January 2019. Fracking for shale gas in the UK has, for now, come to a halt with little interest from the government in…

16 11 2020 | 07:33

Joint Statement on the US Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

Joint statement by Chile, France, Italy, UK and UN Climate Change:

16 11 2020 | 07:31

Scottish Power shows black start capability of wind power in world-first demonstration.

ScottishPower Renewables has achieved what is believed to be a global first by using energy from an onshore wind farm to re-energise part of the power grid, known as “black start”. The successful…

16 11 2020 | 07:30

UK health professions call for climate tax on meat.

Food with heavy environmental impact should be taxed by 2025 unless food industry acts voluntarily, says alliance. A powerful coalition of the UK’s health professions has called for a climate tax to…

16 11 2020 | 07:28

Energy companies form partnership to develop offshore carbon dioxide infrastructure.

bp is joined by Eni, Equinor, National Grid, Shell and Total to form the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP). The new partnership will develop offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) transport and storage…