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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,…

14 02 2022 | 07:28

Can you really carbon offset a power station? Sure – but it’s unimpressive

EnergyAustralia is building a regular fossil fuel power station and buying carbon offsets based on its emissions “At EnergyAustralia, we’re already building Australia’s first carbon offset power…

14 02 2022 | 07:23

New greenfield housing still designed around cars, report finds

Housing developments on former farmland are adding hundreds of thousands of extra car journeys to England’s roads, a report has found.

14 02 2022 | 07:09

Most Conservative MPs support net zero, says Tory environment group

Body representing MPs and peers insists vast majority support climate plans despite vocal backbenchers The “vast majority” of Conservative MPs support the government’s net zero climate plans…

14 02 2022 | 07:03

AGL brings forward closure date of two largest coal-fired power plants as market shifts to renewables

Climate groups dismiss energy giant’s amended schedule for Loy Yang A and Bayswater as a ‘token effort’ that is ‘next to meaningless’

14 02 2022 | 06:49

Biden’s Biggest Idea on Climate Change Is Remarkably Cheap

It’s one of the most cost-effective climate policies the U.S. has ever considered, according to a new analysis. Over the past year, my climate reporting has had a few preoccupations. They include:

14 02 2022 | 06:44

BMW Group significantly increases use of low-carbon steel in series production at European plants

Salzgitter AG and H2 Green Steel will provide 40% of steel demand for standard production at BMW Group’s European plants, saving 400,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. Salzgitter AG and H2 Green Steel…

09 02 2022 | 10:40

EREF – a call for constructive improvements of the European Commission’s proposal for the amendment of the current Renewable Energy Directive and Related acts

EREF certainly and foremost welcomes the draft proposal for the amendment of the current Directive for the promotion of renewable energies (Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of…

08 02 2022 | 16:40

Ο «τελευταίος χορός» του φυσικού αερίου στις αγορές

Εδώ και πάνω από δεκαπέντε χρόνια το φυσικό αέριο είναι ο βασιλιάς των ενεργειακών αγορών. Έχει χαρακτηρισθεί ως το καύσιμο γέφυρα για τη μετάβαση από τα ορυκτά καύσιμα στις μηδενικές εκπομπές αερίων…

05 02 2022 | 12:20

‘Carbon footprint gap’ between rich and poor expanding, study finds

Researchers say cutting carbon footprint of world’s wealthiest may be fastest way to reach net zero Wealthy people have disproportionately large carbon footprints and the percentage of the world’s…

30 01 2022 | 20:03

Indonesia Asks Developed Countries to Fund Energy Transition

Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday’s global economic forum asked developed nations to help their developing counterparts, including Indonesia, in the energy transition by providing…

30 01 2022 | 08:19

Batteries get hyped, but pumped hydro provides the vast majority of long-term energy storage essential for renewable power – here’s how it works

To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.

30 01 2022 | 07:46

Airlines flying near-empty ‘ghost flights’ to retain EU airport slots

Analysis from Greenpeace finds deserted flights are generating millions of tons of harmful emissions

30 01 2022 | 07:40

Coal-based liquid hydrogen pivotal for green energy? The experts doubt it

The ANU’s Dr Fiona Beck says turning fossil fuels into hydrogen is always going to be dirtier than using renewables A world-first shipment of liquid hydrogen from Australia was declared momentous…

29 01 2022 | 09:38

America’s hottest city is nearly unlivable in summer. Can cooling technologies save it?

Phoenix’s new ‘heat tsar’ is betting on less asphalt, more green canopy and reflective surfaces to cool the sprawling heat island A surge in heat-related deaths amid record-breaking summer…

29 01 2022 | 09:08

Federal judge throws out oil lease sale in Gulf of Mexico

A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration failed to conduct a proper environmental review A…

27 01 2022 | 09:22

Ministers invest £100m in EDF’s £20bn Sizewell C nuclear power station

Government’s cash injection is designed to ‘maximise investor confidence’ while the company courts private investors Ministers have thrown further support behind EDF Energy’s £20bn Sizewell C…

27 01 2022 | 08:59

Rocketing demand for fossil fuels could deal blow to climate goals, report says

Soaring oil and gas prices may tempt investors to plough more funds into long-term projects, warns thinktank Global oil prices have climbed to $90 a barrel, which could tempt investors to pile more…

27 01 2022 | 08:32

Britishvolt: Electric car battery plant gets millions in funding

A firm planning mass production of electric car batteries in the UK has secured government funding for its proposed factory in Northumberland.

20 01 2022 | 10:18

Tory wind farm ban and green subsidy cuts are costing households £140 a year in higher bills

Effective five-year ban on wind farm construction deprived Britons of cheapest form of electricity generation Tory government decisions to cut “green crap” and block “unsightly” new onshore wind…