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08 10 2020 | 10:19

September breaks global and European records for hottest ever.

Air temperatures hit all-time highs for month and Arctic sea ice level was ‘particularly low’. The world this year experienced its hottest September on record, scientists have reported. Surface air…

06 10 2020 | 11:08

Now is the time for big infrastructure projects, says the IMF.

Higher public spending urged as way of boosting employment and GDP at relatively low cost. The International Monetary Fund has told its member governments they can create millions of jobs and boost…

06 10 2020 | 11:04

Boris Johnson to unveil plan to power all UK homes with wind by 2030.

PM vows to make Britain world leader in low-cost clean power with ‘Build Back Greener’ drive. Boris Johnson will promise to power every home in the UK with offshore wind energy within a decade,…

06 10 2020 | 10:57

Corporate Polluters Have Received Tens of Millions in PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) Loans.

As the American public awaits a new coronavirus aid package and at least one in five small businesses expect to close by the end of 2020 due to economic hardship, government watchdog Accountable.US…

05 10 2020 | 12:21

Renewable Energy Jobs Continue Growth to 11.5 Million Worldwide.

IRENA’s annual jobs review confirms long-term growth trend and calls for strong policy action to maximise employment benefits in response to COVID-19

05 10 2020 | 11:59

Cambridge University to cut fossil fuel investments by 2030.

Cambridge University is to cease investments in fossil fuels by 2030, it has announced. At the same time, its £3.5 billion endowment fund will "ramp up" investments in renewable energy. Vice-…

05 10 2020 | 11:49

Oil and Gas Companies Indirectly Bailed Out by the Fed.

A new report shows the U.S. government bought more than $350 million in bonds issued by oil and gas companies and induced investors to loan the industry tens of billions more at artificially low…

05 10 2020 | 11:30

Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade.

  Satellites record 61% rise in hotspots over September 2019 Scientist warns: ‘It could get worse if the drought continues’   Fires in Brazil’s Amazon increased 13% in the first nine months of…

05 10 2020 | 11:20

UK held private talks with fossil fuel firms about Glasgow Cop26.

Documents show BP, Shell and Equinor had several meetings with government officials. Fossil fuel firms have held a series of private meetings with UK government officials in an attempt to be part of…

05 10 2020 | 10:58

Australia’s fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20 years, Mike Cannon-Brookes says.

Atlassian billionaire tells Q+A panel China’s move to become carbon neutral by 2060 spells doom for Australia’s coal and gas production. Australia’s fossil fuel industry will collapse within 20…

05 10 2020 | 10:22

Major solar proposal can diversify economy and reduce power cost for Botswana.

5 gigawatt plan could reverse the flow of power in southern Africa A proposed 5 gigawatt (GW) solar power program to be developed jointly by Botswana and Namibia would become a landmark power deal…

05 10 2020 | 10:16

Zombie storms are rising from the dead thanks to climate change.

2020 presents to you... "zombie storms." Wildfires are burning the West Coast, hurricanes are flooding the Southeast — and some of those storms are rising from the dead.  "Zombie storms," which…

05 10 2020 | 10:10

Renewables Could Cover More Than One-Third of Energy Demand in CESEC .

New IRENA report explores cost-effective growth of renewables in Central and South Eastern Europe to save costs, enhance energy security and supply affordable energy to all citizens in the region.

05 10 2020 | 10:05

China's carbon pledge will require complete inversion of existing system.

Country will need to kick addiction to coal and build eye-watering amount of wind and solar capacity. China’s President Xi Jinping stunned climate action observers in a speech at the United Nations…

05 10 2020 | 10:00

CSIRO signs up for 100 per cent solar power with Garnaut’s Zen Energy.

Australia’s major scientific research organisation, the CSIRO, has turned to solar to power its operations in Victoria, NSW and the ACT, via a long term energy contract with the Ross Garnaut-led…

05 10 2020 | 09:56

House Approves Sweeping Clean Energy Bill.

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill to boost clean energy while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are known pollutants and contribute to the …

05 10 2020 | 09:53

40% of world’s plant species at risk of extinction.

Race against time to save plants and fungi that underpin life on Earth, global data shows. Two in five of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction as a result of the destruction of the…

05 10 2020 | 09:48

Wood Mackenzie sees total global energy storage climbing to 741GWh by 2030.

A new report by research agency Wood Mackenzie’s has estimated that the global energy storage capacity additions could grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 percent, recording 741…

05 10 2020 | 09:38

24 GW new PV capacity yearly in the EU.

EU member states should enhance their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) to reach 24 GW new PV annually Solar Power Europe claims.

05 10 2020 | 09:34

California braces for dangerous heat as wildfire battle continues.

Triple-digit temperatures could spark new fires just a few weeks after a record heatwave. California is bracing for another dangerously warm weekend, with dry winds, parched vegetation, and triple-…