Plans to build a fleet of hydrogen power plants to supplement wind turbines and solar panels are faltering, amid a budgetary squeeze and demands for cost-cutting from industry.
By 2035, Germany…
About a year ago, I was declared cancer-free after four months of chemotherapy at Providence St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. I had been diagnosed with low-grade B cell non-Hodgkin…
Fluorinated gases will be phased down to near zero by 2030, according to a new regulation agreed on Tuesday (16 January) in the European Parliament that will officially become law later this year.
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California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups
The controversial plan backed by Silicon Valley billionaires to build a…
African countries have become reliant on a few food items. Just 20 plant species now provide 90% of our food, with three – wheat, maize and rice – accounting for 60% of all calories consumed on the…
Scientists warn that the earth will cross multiple tipping points and cause irreversible changes to the climate system if global temperatures continue to rise at current rates. Amid the din of…
An end to fossil fuel-based power generation is key to the success of our energy transition and has been a major point of discussion in climate negotiations.
The phaseout of coal was a theme that…
A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither reports on high electric bills or utility-related pollution
In the more than a…
Alleged Kenyan Christian cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 94 other suspects will face 10 charges for their involvement in a deadly cult, according to a statement from the office of the director of…
Ghana has introduced some climate change policies and general environmental regulations but has yet to pass a Climate Change Act. This leaves the country without effective legal and regulatory…
Last November, Kenya experienced an unexpected shutdown of Telegram, one of its most popular social media platforms. The outage lasted for eight days and coincided with the national exams for…
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The U.N.'s Children's Fund commended Zimbabwe Monday for raising the age of sexual consent to 18 years, a move that children’s rights groups hope will deter pedophiles.
President…
Authorities in Mauritius are assessing the damage after Cyclone Belal brought torrential rain and flooding to the Indian Ocean island nation.
The country's meteorological service said the storm was…
Investors including UK’s biggest pension scheme agree to back call for oil firm to set bigger emissions targets
Shell’s board faces a shareholder rebellion as large investors including the UK’s…
Several EU countries have expressed support for plans to target a 90% emissions cut relative to 1990 levels by 2040, and while Hungary is sceptical, France and Germany have yet to take a stance.…
MPs find agency has reduced number of properties it aims to protect in England despite more new homes being built on floodplains
Deteriorating flood defences mean more than 200,000 homes in England…
Scheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say
Drax has received permission from the government to fit carbon capture technology to its wood-…
Every year, members of Mexico’s Indigenous Wixárika people make an arduous 800km (500-mile) pilgrimage from San Andrés Cohamiata in the highlands of Jalisco to the semi-arid desert of San Luis Potosí…
In one of the world’s oldest lakes, Hovsgol grayling, a species found only in these azure waters in Mongolia, are struggling to survive
Pine-studded mountains and snow-capped hills fringe Mongolia’s…
Middle East and North African countries are diversifying their economies towards clean energy. Strategic plans are in place to boost renewable energy capacities, EV adoption, and green hydrogen…