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23 12 2020 | 12:27

Trump pardons Blackwater contractors jailed for massacre of Iraq civilians.

Four guards fired on unarmed crowd in Baghdad in 2007, killing 14 and sparking outrage over use of private security in war zones. President Donald Trump has pardoned four Blackwater security guards…

23 12 2020 | 10:06

Investing in the green economy: sizing the opportunity.

With the development of multiple new green taxonomies at the national level, the key to their implementation is going to be broad and granular green datasets. Analysis by FTSE Russell finds a…

22 12 2020 | 16:52

Urgent action needed to measure air pollution worldwide.

Beijing has shown how regular objective monitoring can lead to big improvements in air quality.

20 12 2020 | 08:23

The Paris Deal at 5. Is it Working?

December 12, 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. A Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UK, France and the UN celebrated the event. Heads of government from around 70…

20 12 2020 | 08:18

Hidden Scars - The Landmine Crisis in north-east Nigeria.

Boko Haram conflict leaves north-east Nigeria facing severe landmine emergency North-east Nigeria is facing a landmine emergency which is having a devastating impact on people in the region.

20 12 2020 | 08:18

Starlings' aerial antics behind mystery of Scots' power outages.

Walk at dusk reveals murmurations bouncing networks’ electricity cables and switching off the lights. The mystery surrounding a string of unexplained power cuts across a small town in Scotland has…

20 12 2020 | 08:14

Long-term permafrost record details Arctic thaw.

Covering 18 million sq km, northern hemisphere permafrost areas have been warming since the 1980s, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on oceans and cryosphere.

20 12 2020 | 08:11

Ardern disputes Greta Thunberg's criticism of New Zealand climate policy.

Prime minister says New Zealand is doing more than activist suggests after Thunberg tweets about ‘so-called climate emergency declaration’ The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has responded to…

20 12 2020 | 08:09

Moon Influences Arctic Ocean Methane Releases, Study Finds.

The moon helps to control the release of methane from the Arctic Ocean.

20 12 2020 | 08:04

Investor group makes net-zero carbon pledge to tackle climate crisis

Managers commit to investing only in companies with net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. Some of the world’s largest investors managing assets worth more than $9tn have committed to investing only in…

20 12 2020 | 07:56

Amazon Adds 3.4GW of Renewables, Overtakes Google as Top Corporate Clean Power Buyer.

Amazon’s 26 new projects include Europe’s largest offshore corporate PPA with Ørsted. Amazon has added 3.4 gigawatts of new renewable power to its portfolio, taking its total capacity to 6.5 GW. …

20 12 2020 | 07:55

Coalition Aims for 25GW of Green Hydrogen by 2026.

Seven firms join forces for fiftyfold scale-up of global hydrogen production capacity. The soaring hype surrounding green hydrogen reached new heights this week, as a seven-company-strong consortium…

20 12 2020 | 07:51

British Airways teams up with hydrogen fuel cell innovator ZeroAvia.

British Airways has teamed up with ZeroAvia, a leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, in a project to explore how hydrogen-powered aircraft can play a leading role in the future of…

20 12 2020 | 07:39

Unique ‘climate refuge’ for coral discovered off coast of east Africa.

Jewel of biodiversity’ in natural oceanic basin formed during deglaciation of Kilimanjaro and Usambara mountains. Scientists in east Africa have discovered a rare ocean refuge for coral where…

20 12 2020 | 07:34

Government will invest £1bn in ‘sucking’ carbon out of industrial plants

Ministers also pledge £1.3bn for electric vehicle charging points, as energy plan unveiled. Boris Johnson’s government is to invest £1bn in carbon capture and storage (CCS) schemes aimed at “sucking…

20 12 2020 | 07:13

China and India fail to set ambitious new climate targets at key talks.

China’s new emissions target for 2030 is an ‘incremental step forward’, an analyst says The leaders of China and India failed to set ambitious new climate targets at a key summit co-hosted by the UK…

19 12 2020 | 11:17

Sizewell C: government reignites £20bn nuclear power station row.

Talks with EDF could lead to energy customers being charged for construction costs. The government has reignited a row over Britain’s nuclear energy ambitions by agreeing to restart talks with EDF…

19 12 2020 | 11:12

Call for energy giant AGL to face criminal charges over coal ash spill.

Conservationists allege company has breached its environmental licence 52 times at its NSW Bayswater power station site in the past five years Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, AGL, will…

19 12 2020 | 11:06

Air pollution a cause in girl's death, coroner rules in landmark case.

Coroner says failure to reduce pollution levels to legal limits was factor in death of Ella Kissi-Debrah, who had severe asthma. A coroner has made legal history by ruling that air pollution was a…

19 12 2020 | 10:59

IEA: Global electricity generation from coal will drop by largest amount on record in 2020.

Worldwide coal generation will fall 5% in 2020 to 2012 levels, marking the largest annual decrease on record, the International Energy Agency estimated in a new report. Coal use will likely bounce…