Switzerland is in the process of completely revising its CO2-Act, its key piece of climate change legislation. The current draft is stronger than the version that the National Council failed to adopt…
With demand and share prices dropping, Europe’s fossil fuel producers recognise that peak oil is probably now behind them.
Ayear ago, only the most ardent climate optimists believed that the world’s…
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden vowed Wednesday that the US would rejoin the Paris climate accord on his first day in the White House, hours after the withdrawal ordered by Donald Trump took effect.
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Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered.
Scientists have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean – known as…
Along the Atlantic coast, ghost forests provide haunting signs of sea-level rise. These stands of bleached and broken tree trunks are all that remain after salty water inundates a forest.
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Arctic Ocean sediments are full of frozen gases known as hydrates, and scientists have long been concerned about what will happen when and if the climate crisis induces them to thaw. That is because…
South Korea relies on coal for about 40% of its electricity generation, with renewables making up less than 6%.
South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, has declared that the country will go carbon…
The total pipeline of offshore wind projects worldwide has surged 47 per cent since January, signaling continued rapid growth for the sector as it weathers global supply chain disruptions and…
The new 2030 target on direct greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to a 2017 base year has been certified in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global initiative…
Bonn, Germany - The recipients of the 2020 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards were announced today, shining a light on some of the best examples of what people across the globe are doing to…
Industry urges people not to throw out dead batteries with household rubbish or recycling.
“Zombie batteries” are causing hundreds of fires a year at waste and recycling sites, industry experts have…
Potential investments in offshore wind and hydrogen are on the near-term horizon, says CEO Bernard Looney.
BP is readying offshore wind bids during the next six months with heightened hydrogen…
Environmental campaigners raise concerns over sustainability of some eco-friendly items.
Disposable nappies, cotton buds , pet food and novelty Donald Trump toilet paper were among the products on…
Solar federation BSW warns of new hurdles to expansion being erected as part of amendment to country’s renewables legislation.
Solar power this year for the first time will represent 10% of Germany’…
Sites use wood fuel through adoption of boilers that require wood pellets
Schools in Nottingham are saving more than £5.9m on energy bills over the long term as a result of funding secured by…