UN Climate Change News, 11 May 2021 – The virtual thematic sessions of Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2021 (11 to 14 May), hosted by the Government of the Dominican Republic, kicked off…
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research concludes electrification should lead with H2 reserved for decarbonising air travel and heavy-emitting industries.
Hydrogen should be reserved for…
The charge will be extended to all businesses, previously it only applied to those with 250 employees or more.
The single-use carrier bag charge will increase from 5p to 10p and extend to all…
Unless actions by governments and corporations cut emissions in the here and now, a dose of scepticism is in order.
So it’s goodbye climate deniers, hello – and you’ll pardon me for being blunt here…
Fossil fuel companies could face legal challenges over their misleading advertising, after a DeSmog investigation uncovered the extent of their "greenwashing."
Environmental lawyers ClientEarth have…
Powering Past Coal Alliance accused of failing to follow up on pledges as many countries expand use of coal.
An attempt by the UK government to encourage countries and businesses around the world to…
Coal power producers face lower credit ratings under Paris-aligned energy transition
Climate change has created financial risks for business. These can be broadly categorised as physical and…
Nearly 59m hectares of forests have regrown since 2000, showing that regeneration in some places is paying off.
An area of forest the size of France has regrown around the world over the past 20…
The lecture aims to present and discuss recent research developments in the field of urban overheating, its impact on the city life. The impacts of implementation and performance of advanced heat…
Indonesia’s biggest utility has pledged to stop building new coal power plants beyond its current pipeline of projects.
In a briefing to Indonesian media, Zulkifi Zaini, president of the state-…
Solar company My-PV has developed a solar-power system using thermal building component activation in commercial buildings: An electric underfloor heating system releases excess solar energy as heat…
Improved agricultural practices and widespread irrigation may stave off another agricultural calamity in the Great Plains. But scientists are now warning that two inescapable realities — rising…
Fossil fuels, cattle and rotting waste produce greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global heating.
Slashing methane emissions is vital to tackling the climate crisis and rapidly curbing the…
The UK has enormous capacity to increase its energy supply from offshore wind. Australia too has vast potential for wind and solar power.
Wherever you are on the planet, the last 12 months have been…
With the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow less than 200 days away, countries accounting for more than two-thirds of global GDP have now committed to net-zero emissions by the middle of the century.…
A new film rejects the popular narrative and recasts the former president, 96, as hugely prescient thinker, particularly on climate change
When I reach Jimmy Carter’s grandson by Zoom, he answers…