Trillions of dollars poured into rescuing economies around the world from the Covid-19 crisis have been spent in ways that worsen the climate crisis and harm nature because governments have failed to…
Bright Blue, the independent think tank for liberal conservatism, has published a comprehensive analysis on the UK public’s attitudes surrounding the value of nature, engagement with it and the…
Daybreak Power Inc said July 19 that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary permit approving its proposed 2,650-MW Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project near Creston, Wash.
Locals fear for their health and property as smoke from raging forest fires shrouds an entire region of eastern Russia
Every morning and evening for the last few days, shifts of young villagers have…
A massive increase in the deployment of wind, solar and battery storage over the next decade is essential if the world is to meet its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 – the key to meeting…
If current trends continue, renewable energy will provide roughly one-third of US electricity to the grid by 2030, although this could reach half of generation if deployment increases, according to…
Heavy flooding has hit central China following unusually heavy rains, with the subway system in the city of Zhengzhou inundated with rushing water.
Just to the north, the famed Shaolin Temple known…
Support for coal, oil and gas remains high despite pledges to tackle climate crisis.
The G20 countries have provided more than $3.3tn (£2.4tn) in subsidies for fossil fuels since the Paris climate…
Company hopes to get Dutch court ruling overturned which called for it to cut emissions faster
Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed that it will appeal against the landmark Dutch court ruling calling for…
As Enel continues on its journey as Renewables Super Major, CEO Francesco Starace offers a road map for the decarbonization process in Sardinia (Italy) in which the decarbonization will skip the gas…
UN Climate Change News 23 July 2021 – Speaking to the Environment and Energy Ministers of G20 nations in Naples, Italy, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa called on countries to…
Regulatory approval has been given for a 100MW / 400MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) facility which will be sited on land formerly occupied by a natural gas and oil-fired power plant which…
The death toll from the floods topped 180 on Sunday when some 157 people were confirmed dead in Germany and 31 died in Belgium.
The impact of floods in western Europe represents a “monumental…
Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a biowaste equipment innovation for smallholder farmers in West Africa to…
When Kenya opened the Olkaria power plant four decades ago, it was considered more research project than commercial venture. Located in Hell’s Gate National Park, a barren zone of volcanic rock…
Survivors of sexual violence around the world have begun to speak out more in recent years. This has happened partly due to the #MeToo movement, which began in 2006 in the US and gained momentum…
Parts of Belgium, France and Netherlands also badly affected as unprecedented rainfall wreaks havoc.
At least 58 people have died and dozens more are missing in Germany after much of western Europe…
State media often frame climate change as a global problem that China can lead in solving, not as a crisis that affects its citizens’ daily lives.
As unprecedented heatwaves sweep across large parts…
The cost of renewable technologies like wind and solar is falling significantly, according to a new report.
This is fuelling the rise of renewables as the world's cheapest power.
The cost of…
Greece’s intention to donate 80,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Kenya was announced by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
As he noted in a Twitter post, “following our recent meeting in Rome, I had a…