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17 03 2022 | 13:59

Relocate farms and cut their carbon footprints by 70%, scientists say

Scientists remap global farmland to reveal ‘optimal scenario’ for reducing impacts on climate. The carbon impact of the world's crops could theoretically be cut by 71 per cent by relocating farms,…

17 03 2022 | 13:03

Legal eagles: how climate litigation is shaping ambitious cases for nature

Environmental lawsuits are nothing new but now lawyers are turning their attention to cases that address the loss of biodiversity.

14 03 2022 | 11:22

Tories plan big expansion of wind farms ‘to protect national security’

Planning rules to be relaxed so that renewables and nuclear power can boost energy independence after Ukraine invasion

13 03 2022 | 17:48

Britishvolt and Aston Martin partner to develop high performance battery technology

The two British engineering leaders collaborate to target new high performance standards in electric vehicles. The collaboration, formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding, further supports Aston…

13 03 2022 | 17:29

Stranding of three whales in Corfu raises alarm over seismic testing for fossil fuels

While cause remains unconfirmed, green groups fear the three whales could be the ‘tip of iceberg’ with many more animals hurt. Environmental groups have linked the beaching of three whales in Corfu…

11 03 2022 | 13:58

Oil and gas lobbyists are using Ukraine to push for a drilling free-for-all in the US

Fossil-fuel firms want to turn violence and bloodshed into an oil and gas propaganda-generating scheme. The goal: a drilling bonanza  

11 03 2022 | 11:59

Millions suffering in deadly pollution ‘sacrifice zones’, warns UN expert

A UN expert has warned of the creation of pollution “sacrifice zones” across the world, where tens of millions of people are suffering strokes, cancers, respiratory problems and heart disease as a…

02 03 2022 | 06:42

Government climate advisers say cut fossil fuels to lower energy bills

The best way to ease consumers' pain from high energy prices is to stop using fossil fuels rather than drill for more of them, the government's climate advisers say.

02 03 2022 | 06:24

Chevron raises clean energy bet with $3 billion Renewable Energy Group deal

Chevron Corp (CVX.N) is buying biodiesel maker Renewable Energy Group Inc

21 02 2022 | 08:34

Biggest power plant in coal-reliant Australia to close early

Australia's largest coal-fired power station will close seven years earlier than planned, as its operator says it is increasingly unable to compete with the "influx of renewables".

21 02 2022 | 08:10

Renewable energy ‘on track’ to deliver most of Britain’s electricity by end of decade, minister says

Green power generation outpaces fossil fuels for first time, says Greg Hands Britain is “on track” to see renewable energy account for most of its electricity by the end of the decade, a government…

21 02 2022 | 07:54

News Corp claims coal and gas moratorium would be a revenue ‘black hole’. How much would it really cost?

Grattan Institute energy experts say News Corp’s eye-watering figures on the projected costs and job losses of an improbable moratorium are ‘inflated’ Would a moratorium on new coal and gas…

17 02 2022 | 09:21

Ageing Safari-1 Reactor to be replaced by new multipurpose reactor in South Africa

South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) issued a request for information (RFI) for a new multipurpose nuclear research reactor on Sunday (MPR) that is meant to replace the organization’s…

16 02 2022 | 10:45

Climate change will be expensive. Who should pay?

Global poll finds widespread agreement that companies must shoulder more of the cost in combating carbon emissions.

14 02 2022 | 07:56

White House Announces Nearly $5 Billion for EV Charging Stations

The Biden Administration announced plans on Thursday to spend nearly $5 billion to create a network of electric vehicle charging stations along U.S. highways. 

14 02 2022 | 07:53

Retrain plumbers as ‘climate hero’ green heating engineers, says think-tank

Recruitment drive should present profession as ‘chance to be a key player in reducing UK emissions and promoting climate action’, Social Market Foundation says The UK needs to recruit and retrain…

14 02 2022 | 07:47

UK set to ‘torpedo climate action’ by approving six new North Sea oil and gas fields

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he wants to encourage more investment in new fossil fuel drilling Environmental groups have accused the UK of “torpedoing climate action” and “disregarding science”…

14 02 2022 | 07:44

NSW activists ‘delighted’ as high court rejects Kepco’s coalmine in Bylong Valley

Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next steps The mining company Kepco has failed in its final legal bid to challenge a decision to reject its…

14 02 2022 | 07:41

Climate change threatens Hadrian's Wall treasures in England

Archaeologists at Hadrian's Wall in northern England say global warming could soon ruin undiscovered Roman artefacts. Nineteen hundred years after it was built to keep out barbarian hordes,…