Accelerating the energy transition requires a rapid expansion of renewables-based electricity generation. According to IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, by 2050, variable renewable energy (VRE) will…
Παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ πέτυχε η Vestas, με την παραγωγή της από μία μόλις ανεμογεννήτρια να φτάνει τις 363 μεγαβατώρες μέσα σε ένα 24ωρο.
Η γιγάντια V236-15.0 MW, με πτερύγια μήκους 115,5m, εγκαταστάθηκε…
Climate experts offer their views on Rishi Sunak’s weakening of net zero policies
On 20 September 2023, British prime minister Rishi Sunak, standing behind a lectern adorned with the slogan “…
The formation of the next “supercontinent” on Earth could wipe out most mammals, including humans and cause our planet, as we know it, to become uninhabitable. But there are still around 250 million…
World’s biggest permafrost crater is thawing
The Batagaika crater, the world’s biggest permafrost crater, situated in Russia’s Far East is thawing, reported Reuters on Friday (July 21), which has…
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible thanks to a surge in clean energy, the International Energy Agency said, but almost all countries have to accelerate their efforts.
A…
Record growth in vital green technologies will cut some greenhouse gases significantly in the next few years, keeping alive the chances of reaching a crucial global climate target, the International…
A Turkish scientist has been conducting research to spotlight the global effects of El Nino, which primarily impacts Central Asia, the Horn of Africa and northeastern Australia
Against the backdrop…
Neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis are also worsened by a warm planet
Researchers looked at 364 studies between 1990 and 2022 as part of the review
A 1.5C rise led to a 12 per cent…
A team from Columbia University analyzed hospital rates in New York State from 1995 to 2014, finding an increase amid warmer temperatures.
Researchers suggested that alcohol-related visits may be…
Climate Now visits the Sanssouci Palace and Gardens in Potsdam, Germany, a world heritage site under threat from climate change. Droughts, heatwaves, and heavy rain are all taking their toll…
UVU Bio has announced a transformative partnership and project aimed at reshaping Rwanda’s bioeconomy landscape, paving the way for sustainable growth, job creation, and innovation.
Part of the UVU…
"It was horrible," says Allan Ochieng of the disaster that struck the fish farmers of Lake Victoria late last year.
Thousands of fish were killed when Africa's largest lake experienced a natural and…
Unilever is to make payments to 77 tea pickers who worked on one of its plantations in Kenya that was targeted during post-election violence in 2007.
The UK law firm Leigh Day, representing the…
LAGOS — A new Lagos train service will need to buck the trend of poor maintenance that has blighted other Chinese-funded mass transit projects in Africa in order to provide a long-term solution to…