Successful apple-growing needs just the right amount of rain and sunshine, as too much or too little can severely affect the fruit’s quality.
The Colorado River plays a pivotal role in the American West, supplying water to more than 40 million people, irrigating 5 million acres of farmland, and providing critical habitat for rare fish, birds and plants.
The United States Commerce Department is deepening its probe into whether solar power companies are circumventing import tariffs, singling out some of the industry’s giants for increased scrutiny.
Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via GettyMiles beneath our ocean’s surface, a seemingly alien environment has lain undisturbed for hundreds of millions of years, in perpetual darkness except for scattered flickers from bioluminescent creatures. Thousands of species of animals including fish, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, corals, anemones, and sponges evolved to live their lives in the crushing deep sea pressures among smaller creatures like worms and bacteria. The backdrop evolved alongside its inhabitants, slowly locking away carbon dioxide and building up clumps of minerals and metals.It is those metals that have made the seabed a target for industrial mining activities that many marine scientists fear will permanently destroy this pristine environment.The looming threat is a bit ironic, since...
Australia's commitment to net zero carbon emissions will give China an economic and military advantage, controversial MP Craig Kelly has warned at a pre-election debate.
[Daily News] THE Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (PURA) is fully prepared to oversee the upcoming Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project that is expected to contribute highly to the country's economic development.
Carbon traders are undertaking a "flight to integrity", analysts say, offering a premium for offsets free of environmental integrity concerns. The post Australian carbon market splits as buyers pay more for “high integrity” units appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Its hue was created by sunlight being projected through the Earth's atmosphere onto the Moon.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson will do the PM's weekly post-Cabinet press conference at 4pm today as reaction comes in on the unveiling of the carbon emissions reduction plan. As Sport Minister ...
Coal is dead on its feet, and if AGL can't keep coal plants running in 2022, why should anyone believe they can in 20 years time. The post Energy markets on wild ride as coal and gas costs hit jaw-dropping highs appeared first on RenewEconomy.
China remains a stable buyer of Russian oil and unlikely to join Western sanctions, analyst says.
It is shameful not to raise extra money from oil and gas firms amid the rising cost of living, Ed Miliband says.
Shoreline erosion and sea level rise have wiped out three coastal homes in North Carolina this year, and experts are warning it'll happen again.
The state-owned Saudi Aramco is currently the world's most valuable company due to soaring oil prices.
Heatwave across Pakistan is creating a major health crisis with mercury shooting as high as 51° Celsius in Jacobabad, Sindh on Saturday. Residents said that prolonged drought and unavailability of clean water are compelling people to drink contaminated water to beat the heat. Unconfirmed reports suggest at least three people died of acute water diarrhoea in a remote area of Sindh, Kaccha, in Dadu.
Mangoes are an integral part of Indian history, culture, mythology and religion. But extreme temperatures and unseasonal rains have badly dented harvests.
[IPS] Yaoundé -- Growing up amid under the leafy canopy of the Congo Basin rainforest, the woodland was more than our home. It was our playground, our medicine cabinet, our teacher, our therapist. And it was a source of livelihood with its rich biodiversity and helped shield us from the effects of climate change.
(CNN) – Human-induced climate change made the extreme rainfall that triggered deadly floods in South Africa in April heavier and twice as likely to happen, a rapid analysis published Friday by the World Weather Attribution project shows. Parts of South Africa experienced more than 350mm of rainfall in two days, causing destructive floods in KwaZulu-Natal … The post Climate change doubled chance of South African floods that killed 435 people, analysis shows appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Amid unprecedented storm activity, predictions of ocean surge have improved, but inland flooding — now the deadliest hazard — is a focus of forecasters.
The attorneys general of more than a dozen U.S. states say the federal decision to let California set its own rules forces the rest of the country to follow suit.
Sylvie Djacbou Deugoue is Forest Campaigner with Greenpeace Africa and a 2022 Aspen New Voices Fellow.
This device offers an alternative to batteries or solar panels to power small devices.
Researchers found hopeful results when testing future climate change conditions to coral reefs.
The EPA's enforcement division is a primary safeguard against air and water pollution. But many worry a lack of staffing is leading to too little oversight.
All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather said on Wednesday.
As Australians head to the polls on 21 May, voters face a decision that could... The post Australian election 2022: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change appeared first on Carbon Brief.
[New Times] Rwanda could soon host a publicly accessible data centre on weather, climate, air pollution and water resources to serve the needs of governmental, private sectors and education.
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Learning at several schools in Kisumu East Sub County has been disrupted by floods following heavy downpour experienced in the area over the last one week.
WHEN Coldplay signed up to a partnership with Finnish sustainable aviation fuel company, Neste, as part of a bid to halve the emissions of their tour, they may have thought they were doing their bit for the planet, but Carlos Calvo Ambel didn’t think so. The director of the Transport and Environment Campaign branded them “useful idiots for greenwashing”.
Oil and gas majors on both sides of the Atlantic are scheduled to hold their annual shareholder meetings this month, and climate activists are pushing oil companies to embrace swifter climate action during the 2022 proxy season.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2022, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D2EE00405D, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Fabian Meder, Alessio Mondini, Francesco Visentin, Giorgio Zini, Marco Crepaldi, Barbara Mazzolai Turning common plants into devices harvesting electricity from wind and radio frequency radiation endows a surprising prospect for energy-autonomous sensors. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Premium Times] "We are not just challenged in terms of global warming, but for us, it is also the existential challenge of just survival," Mr Osinbajo says.
Given the world is in the midst of a major climate crisis, Australian voters deserved a climate ministers' debate. The post Australian voters deserve a ministers’ debate on climate and energy. They won’t get one appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NORTH Sea heavyweight Neptune Energy has seen its UK profits increase by 150 per cent amid the surge in oil and gas prices which has left consumers facing sharp rises in their energy bills.
New analysis shows it is cheaper to switch from coal-fired generation to renewables than to move from coal to gas as a bridge to renewables. The post Direct switch from coal to renewables cheaper than going over gas “bridge” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australians head to the polls very soon, yet they’ve still not heard proper debates or long-term solutions to the many issues their country faces. How can it be more productive, without China, as relations deteriorate, and what about climate change and racism?
More funding quietly tipped into brown coal to hydrogen projects, as the Coalition's election fossil hydrogen subsides top $400 million. The post Taylor quietly tips $3m into another brown coal to hydrogen venture appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fortescue proposes to turn Washington state's last coal mine and coal generator into a major green hydrogen facility. The post Fortescue looks to turn US coal mine into huge green hydrogen hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.
California's Orange County wildfire is the latest example of disasters exacerbated by climate change.
Boris Johnson has promised to look at introducing a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies to help households struggling with rising bills.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, removing millions of acres from possible drilling as U.S. gas prices reach record highs.The Interior Department announced the decision Wednesday night, citing a lack of industry interest in drilling off the Alaska coast and “conflicting court rulings” that have complicated drilling efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, where the bulk of U.S. offshore drilling takes place,The decision likely means the Biden administration will not hold a lease sale for offshore drilling this year and comes as Interior appears set to let a mandatory five-year plan for offshore drilling expire next month.“Unfortunately, this is becoming a pattern — the administration...
The Earth has lost 4,000 square kilometres (km2) of its tidal wetlands over the past... The post Satellite images reveal global losses of tidal wetlands over past two decades appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Trinity House Merchant Navy Cadets are joining Britain’s new polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough. Four Cadets will be joining the vessel in the Falkland Islands this week for … The post Trinity House Cadets join RRS Sir David Attenborough appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
[New Frame] The recent devastation in Durban and surrounds shows the fatal intersection between climate change and kleptocracy in a political environment hostile to all alternatives.
The Biden administration announced it was ditching plans for sales of offshore oil and gas leases hours before pump prices for motorists hit a new record high of $4.42 across the U.S. on Thursday.
[The Point] The British High Commissioner to The Gambia, David Belgrove has expressed his commitment to continue working with and supporting The Gambia's Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) in accessing climate financing particularly for its programmes on resilience and adaptation.
The largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to evacuate.Meanwhile, a wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in coastal Southern California raced through coastal bluffs of multimillion-dollar mansions, burning at least 20 homes, fire officials said. The flames were fanned by gusty ocean winds but they were dying down Wednesday night. No injuries were reported but several streets were ordered evacuated.The fire, which occurred in Laguna Niguel, was relatively small at about 200 acres (81 hectares) but the wind drove embers into palm trees, attics and dense, dry brush on slopes and steep canyons that hadn’t burned for decades, Brian Fennessy, chief of the Orange County...
[Leadership] Environmentalists are raising issues following strong indications that world's largest energy companies are planning to sell off more than $100 billion of oil fields and other polluting assets.
As sea levels rise and storms become more intense, scientists are racing to study the rapid loss of trees and marshland along the Outer Banks.
Our food choices can make a big difference for climate change
[VOA] Mozambique has been battered by five tropical storms along its northern coastal areas since the start of this year. Tens of thousands of families have been affected, including refugees and people internally displaced by ongoing violence in the oil-rich province of Cabo Delgado.
Reluctant to join the political fray, Zoe Daniel says failures to act on climate change and integrity in politics motivate her challenge to Tim Wilson. The post Meet Zoe Daniel: Journalist turned independent fighting for climate, integrity and gender equality appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Albanese heads to Gladstone to pledge $100 million to kick-start Australian battery manufacturing, and even making electric cars. The post Albanese pledges $100 million for “Australian made battery plan” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Origin gets planning approval for 2,800MWh Eraring battery that will at last partially replace the country's biggest coal generator. The post Origin gets approval for 2,800MWh battery to replace Australia’s biggest coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said.Bleaching is caused by global warming, but this is the reef's first bleaching event during a La Niña weather pattern, which is associated with cooler Pacific Ocean temperatures, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority said in its annual report released late Tuesday that found 91% of the areas surveyed were affected.Bleaching in 2016, 2017 and 2020 damaged two-thirds of the coral in the famed reef off Australia's eastern coast.Coral bleaches as a heat stress response and scientists hope most of the coral will recover from the current event, said David Wachenfeld, chief...
The number and duration of droughts has risen 29% globally since 2000 and the effect of severe droughts is estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2-5% over the 20 years from 1998 to 2017, said a new report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released on Wednesday.
The number of big firms setting climate targets reaches a 'critical mass' say UN-backed researchers.
The Interior Department confirmed Wednesday that it will not hold three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska that had been scheduled to take place, taking millions of acres off the auction block.
The Salton Sea Basin feels almost alien. It lies where two enormous chunks of the Earth's crust, the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate, are very slowly pushing past one another creating an enormous low spot in the land. It's a big, flat gray desert ringed with high mountains that look pale in the distance. It's hot and, deep underground, it is literally boiling.
Thailand will enter the rainy season on Friday, the weather agency said on Wednesday, but a drought is expected next month.
Researchers from from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg found that diners choose more eco-friendly meals when the carbon footprint of each dish is printed on the menu.
Desert fish evolved to survive warm water temperatures, but climate change is threatening their existence.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is among the first major hubs to convert yesterday’s french fries to tomorrow’s jet fuel, in a super-sized effort to boost sustainable energy efforts.Used cooking oil, such as the greasy goodness coming from fryers at the DFW McDonald's restaurants, is now being repurposed and converted to fuel in a surprisingly efficient manner, airport officials said."If you are Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and you have a fryer in your restaurant — you're recycling oil," DFW McDonald's franchisee Chalmer McWilliams told NBC News."When it's no longer at the quality to make those great fries and we can repurpose it, why wouldn't you do that?" Pratik Chandhoke, technical services manager for sustainable aviation fuel at Houston-based Neste US Inc., said the...
Maggie and Mike McKinney, their pets and a friend sought refuge in a bathroom of their home in Florida’s Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018 with three shot glasses and a bottle of Jameson Irish whiskey. They fled there when Hurricane Michael’s fiercest winds arrived and Maggie could feel their house and central brick fireplace swaying. The storm pummeled their century-old home in Econfina, north of Panama City, for about three hours, ripping away pieces of roof and allowing rain to pour in.When it was over, the home was still standing. The Jameson bottle was almost empty. They looked out the front door and Maggie spoke three words: “Oh, my God.”Every tree was twisted, mangled, or ripped from the ground. "The smell of destruction" – a stench she’ll never forget – hit them from the crushed leaves and...
Threats to coral reefs from climate change and coastal development disrupt global food and weather systems that also affect Arizonans.
THE UK Government’s Energy Minister has called on Scottish ministers to reverse its opposition to nuclear power.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants to put a spotlight on the spike in food prices from Russia's invasion of Ukraine when he travels to an Illinois farm to emphasize how U.S. agricultural exports can relieve the financial pressures being felt worldwide.The war in Ukraine has disrupted the supply of that country's wheat to global markets, while also triggering higher costs for oil, natural gas and fertilizer. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said its food price index in April jumped nearly 30% from a year ago, though the index did decline slightly on a monthly basis. Americans are also bearing some pain as food prices are up 9.4% from a year ago, the largest increase in 41 years.The trip to Illinois on Wednesday is an opportunity for Biden to tackle two distinct challenges...
A UK minster has told MSPs that a windfall tax on oil and gas profits would likely raise energy prices further as he was warned a lack of action was “killing off people”.
More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said.
(CNN) – Hidden deep below the ice sheet that covers Antarctica, scientists have discovered a massive amount of water. The groundwater system, found in deep sediments in West Antarctica likely to be the consistency of a wet sponge, reveals an unexplored part of the region and may have implications for how the frozen continent reacts … The post Massive amount of water found below Antarctica’s ice sheet for 1st time appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Forecasters say that some parts of England and Wales will have heavy rain today while further showers will be in the north of the UK before Friday, Saturday and Sunday turns largely dry.
The sector accounts for 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, and is way behind on its plans to address climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2022, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D2EE00953F, Review Article Wei Bi, Nima Shaigan, Ali Malek, Khalid Fatih, Elod Gyenge, David P Wilkinson Ammonia (NH3) electrosynthesis directly from nitrogen at ambient temperature and pressure is a thermodynamically feasible yet a kinetically challenging route to address the energy and environmental concerns associated with the... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
(CNN) – Warming waters from escalating climate change have caused coral bleaching in 91% of reefs surveyed along the Great Barrier Reef this year, according to new findings from an Australian government agency. Scientists from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) confirmed in March this was the sixth mass bleaching event of the … The post Great Barrier Reef suffers sixth mass bleaching event with 91% of reefs surveyed affected appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[Govt of Liberia] Abidjan -- The President of the Republic, Dr. George Manneh Weah, says there is urgency for collective global action to deter the crippling effects of climate change, stating that there are huge benefits for Africa and the rest of the world if they acted together.
Despite only having a population of 1,200, Fort Simpson, N.W.T. has a large homeless population. As a result, the community opened a warming centre that is largely operated by community members and clients.
Climate change is posing an ever larger legal risk to boards and most listed companies are "grossly underestimating" the time and cost involved in New Zealand's new climate reporting regime, a legal expert ...
NORTH Sea oil and gas heavyweight Neptune Energy has underlined its belief in the potential of the area, in which it plans to invest $1 billion (£0.8bn) over the next five years.
[The Conversation Africa] The African continent is responsible for only 2-3% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions from energy and industrial sources. But it's alarmingly suffering from the effects of the climate crisis, as reports from the UN and others show. On the positive side, Africa has a huge potential for climate mitigation, especially thanks to its tropical rainforests.
Wind and solar have delivered “substantially lower” wholesale electricity prices in South Australia, but it has yet to flow through to consumers. The post SA renewables surge bringing down energy prices, but consumers miss out appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.
Australian government scientists say 91% of the Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth mass event in seven years
Australian experts call for a national transport decarbonisation strategy, saying Australia risks "streets full of toxic exhausts and noise". The post “Limited time to do something”: Experts call for zero emissions transport targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Temperatures reached as high as 112F on Saturday in Central and South Texas, prompting the NWS to issue heat advisories likely to be reinstated this week as the heatwave continues.
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Many investors, including Warren Buffett, are betting that higher crude oil prices are here to stay for a while. It's a good wager, thanks to the spike in oil prices from about $75 a barrel at the end of last year to above $100 now. Nearly all of the top performers in the S&P 500 this year are energy stocks.
[GroundUp] We can eliminate this toxic pollutant - and make it profitable
The strange-looking feature was located in the Liliʻuokalani Ridge in the Papahānaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Pacific Ocean.
[FrontPageAfrica] Abidjan -- World leaders, environmentalists, civil societies, and professionals from across the world are gathered in Abidjan, Code d'Ivoire for the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
The All-China Environment Federation has released a guideline that introduces 40 green and low-carbon behaviours, to support national carbon neutrality goal.
[The Point] The Climate Change Secretariat with support from the Long Term Strategies National Coordinator and Pakau Consultancy, a firm recruited to lead the elaboration process of Gambia's Long Term Strategy (LTS), on Saturday 7th May 2022 concluded another two-day sectoral workshop as part of activities geared towards the development of the LTS, at Halahin Eco Lodge in Kartong.
Thousands of northern NSW residents impacted by the floods are yet to receive government grants.
The Oil Fuel Fund is expected to finish negotiations with banks this month as it looks to borrow heavily to boost its liquidity, says the Finance Ministry's deputy permanent secretary Theeraj Athanavanich.
[UN News] There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), published on Tuesday in Geneva.
[UN News] The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian capital.
NORTH Sea oil firms could slash the emissions associated with offshore production by around 80 per cent using power generated by floating windfarms while achieving significant cost savings, a study has found.
Global warming bringing change to centuries old traditions of tapping maple trees for maple syrup in the Northeast.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) recently concluded a six-day international Conference and training on Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). The conference was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for over 80 member states' ESIA practitioners from across the world. The EPA Liberia, through its Assistant Manager for Environmental and Social Impacts Assessment, Mr. Daoda Socrates Carlon represented the EPA and earned a professional certificate in ESIA Leadership,
The landmark land tenure decision by parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 2019 offers a blueprint for upcoming climate negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh in November. The ongoing UNCCD COP15 conference in Abidjan (May 9-20) is taking necessary next steps to guide countries on how to embed land rights within national […]
[Daily News] THE government has already released a total of 5.7bn/- to compensate more than 640 Lindi residents who will be affected by the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project.
Pioneering solar and battery storage project, and one of the first in world to showcase different market services, has new owner. The post “World first” solar and battery grid project in Queensland changes hands appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Climate change is upending natural habitats, unleashing new plagues on humankind.
[VOA] Gode -- Drought is not new to the Horn of Africa, but experts say the record one killing crops and cattle across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia has underscored the increasing frequency of drought due to climate change.
Three large energy firms are accelerating efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and replace fossil fuels with clean energy, following a pledge made by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government to fight climate change.
Landsat images of Sollipulli from 1986 and 2022. Point A-D are locations where the glacier spilled out of the caldera in 1986, but no longer does so in 2022. Nevados de Sollipulli is a volcano, is in the central Andes of Chile near the border with Argentina in Parque Nacional Villarica, Chile. The 4 km wide summit caldera at ~2100 m is filled by a glacier. The volcano is dormant … The post Sollipulli Volcano Glacier Recession Snow Cover Deficit appeared first on From a Glacier's Perspective.
RIYADH: Saudi Aramco on Sunday posted an 82% jump in first quarter profits, buoyed by a global surge in oil prices that has made it the world's most valuable company.
Firm director William Ma says e-trucks have hit the road in ‘trial run’ and currently transporting high-end fashion goods.
The state of Guge was defeated by a neighbouring realm, but scientists say environmental factors may have caused the society to collapse.
This week’s election will be a lesson for governments around the world, as rising fossil fuel prices make energy a hazardous issue to navigate.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2022, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D2EE00483F, Paper Di Lu, Xincheng Lei, Suting Weng, Ruhong Li, Jiedong Li, Ling Lv, Haikuo Zhang, Yiqiang Huang, Junbo Zhang, Shuoqing Zhang, Liwu Fan, Xuefeng Wang, Lixin Chen, Guanglei Cui, Dong Su, Xiulin Fan Conventional LiPF 6 /carbonate electrolyte with poor oxidative stability and reactive decomposition products (HF, PF 5 , POF 3 , etc.) dictates less-stable electrode/electrolyte interphases, which thereby promotes the dissolution of transition metal ions, accelerates constant... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The group of traders, many of whom are based in the same Essex village, grabbed headlines around the world on April 20, 2020, when they made £570million by betting on the price of oil.
THE fragile target of keeping global temperatures to a 1.5C rise, agreed at November’s Glasgow COP26 climate change summit, remains “alive,” Alok Sharma, the COP President, has insisted but he warned the window of time to keep it so was “closing fast.”
The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.
A survey showed 91 percent of the reef experienced bleaching despite this year's cooler, wetter conditions associated with the La Nina weather pattern.
BRUSSELS: The European Union still aims to agree on a phased embargo on Russia oil this month despite concerns about supply in eastern Europe, four diplomats and officials said on Friday, rejecting suggestions of a delay or watering down of proposals.
DOLNI MORAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic.The 721-meter (2,365-foot) -long bridge is built at an altitude of more than 1,100 meters (3,610 feet) above sea level. It connects two ridges of the mountains and hangs up to 95 meters (312 feet) above the valley below.Sky Bridge 721, as it is known, is located in the northeastern part of the country in the Kralicky Sneznik mountain range near the border with Poland, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) east of Prague. The bridge offers unusual views for visitors who have a head for heights. Up to 500 people will be allowed to be on the bridge at any one time, although that number is halved for the first two weeks following Friday's...
Renowned Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. compared the peaceful ambiance of the nation's highest court to "the quiet of the storm center." As anyone who has experienced a hurricane knows, howling winds and pelting rain prevail until an eerie calm signals that the eye has arrived. Then the storm recommences when the center moves on.
Sea ice, pushed against ice shelves by a change in regional wind patterns, may have helped to protect these ice shelves from losses, according to researchers led by Cambridge University.
[Namibian] THE Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has signed an agreement to provide N$193 million to finance a new solar power-generation plant near Kahn substation in the Namib Desert.
[This is Africa] With every second city and town projected to suffer increased flooding, South Africa must be better prepared.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- From a drop in groundwater level, rivers silt and sediments entering into the sea, the earth exposure to the whims of the weather, from sea erosion, wildfires in California and Australia, to flooding in Asia and heat waves in Europe, disappearance of forests, world leaders at the COP 15 are calling for a more robust action to tackle deforestation, land degradation and drought.
The extreme rainfall that triggered one of South Africa’s deadliest disasters of this century was... The post Climate change made extreme rains in 2022 South Africa floods ‘twice as likely’ appeared first on Carbon Brief.
[VOA] Chipinge -- Zimbabwe and the U.N. Refugee Agency, UNHCR, are piloting an effort to avert deforestation and benefit from waste management at the country's biggest refugee camp. The Tongogara camp near Zimbabwe's eastern border with Mozambique has installed machines for refugees to turn animal waste into biogas, which can be used as fuel for cooking, and fertilizer.
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[Govt of Liberia] The President of the Republic, H.E. Dr. George Manneh Weah, has issued Executive Order #107 suspending import tariffs on the types of off-grids solar lighting appliances, equipment and system components and other systems directly related to renewable energy development classified under the Tariff Numbers of the Liberia Revenue Code.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2022, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D2EE00417H, Paper Yanxin Shang, Shi Chen, Nan Chen, Yuejiao Li, Jingning Lai, Yue Ma, Jun Chen, Feng Wu, Renjie Chen Aqueous batteries have attracted extensive attention for their safety, low cost, and non-toxicity properties. However, the narrow electrochemical stability window and freeze of water at the low temperature limit energy... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2022, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D2EE00833E, Paper Shuoqing Zhao, Zhichao Liu, Guanshun Xie, Ziqi Guo, Shuguang Wang, Jinhui Zhou, Xiuqiang Xie, Bing Sun, Shaojun Guo, Guoxiu Wang Potassium deficiency and irreversible loss of potassium at the initial cycle of potassium-ion batteries inevitably reduce their energy density and cycle life. Cathode pre-potassiation before battery assembling is an efficient... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The U.S. Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to prepare for future cold-weather conflicts, and it is expected to replace the state's larger, heavily equipped Stryker Brigade with a more mobile infantry unit better suited for the frigid fight, Army leaders say.
The giant, wind-whipped blaze burning in New Mexico has displaced tens of thousands and is on track to become the largest wildfire in the state's history
[ISS] With every second city and town projected to suffer increased flooding, South Africa must be better prepared.
Will battery storage get a gig in the NSW energy roadmap? It will all boil down to how a single clause in the legislation is interpreted. The post NSW energy roadmap at risk of shutting out big battery benefits appeared first on RenewEconomy.
And when will Canada's Liberals take it seriously enough?
A southern Queensland town is already underwater as a relentless low -pressure system is threatening low-lying homes west of Brisbane in a continuation from floods earlier in the week.
Kwasi Kwarteng says there may be a "small effect" on energy bills under a new nuclear funding model.
A violent thunderstorm complex known as a derecho unleashed destructive wind gusts over 100 mph
Sebastian Vettel says the global climate crisis has made him question whether racing in Formula 1 is the right thing to do.
Myanmar’s military regime is reported to have cancelled tenders relating to 26 solar power projects, the majority of which involved Chinese investment.
Tiny cilia on coral reef polyps coordinate to generate currents that run across the reef surface, perhaps to carry food to all colony members
The announcement to scrap three offshore oil and gas lease sales in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico comes as gas prices nationwide reach a record high.
The Met Office said parts of England could see weather in its mid-20Cs but has also warned that the end of the wet weather seen during the week is not over.
Here are the top stories for Wednesday, May 11th: Biden addresses food price hikes; Inflation slows slightly, but remains high; American journalist shot and killed in West Bank; Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral shows danger signs.
Orange County Fire Authority officials said climate change has turned small fires that once would've been easily contained into extreme threats.
An investigation found that 195 'carbon bomb' schemes worldwide could potentially unleash some 646 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions, with around 60 per cent of them already producing oil and gas.
Fueled by Disney and DeSantis face-off, conservative activists urge investors to fight "woke" big business on climate change and racial justice.
The mammals are moving further north into the Arctic and having an impact on landscape and people.
Ukraine shut down a pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to homes and industries in Western Europe, while a Kremlin-installed official in a southern region seized by Russian troops said the area will ask Moscow to annex it.The...
New Zealand, which gets more than 80% of its electricity supply from renewables, has very little solar in that mix. But that is about to change. The post Big solar on a roll, as 1GW project pipeline firms up in New Zealand appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Two NSW universities win funding to fast-track manufacture of cutting edge Australian clean energy and recycling technologies. The post Low cost printed solar fast-tracked in Australian “trailblazer” program appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New data is out on the top performing large-scale renewable energy generation assets in Australia for month of April. The post Graph of the Day: Australia’s top performing solar and wind farms in April appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Cross-government support for the 25-year environment plan lacks the gravitas or urgency of the UK’s net zero goal, says the Office for Environmental Protection
Dame Glenys Stacey, OEP chairman, said the crisis in England's air, water, landscapes and seas should have the same level of urgency as climate efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.
AEMO declares new system strength shortfalls in NSW and Victoria, and will turn to advanced inverters and syncons to solve them. The post AEMO identifies new system strength shortfalls with early coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is said to be alarmed that industry giants have done little or nothing to increase their spending despite raking in enormous profits.
More than 90% of coral surveyed in the Great Barrier Reef this year was bleached, according to Australian government scientists. This is the fourth such mass event in seven years.
As the US and Europe worked for decades to reduce air pollution for the sake of public health and the planet, scientists found an unintended and challenging consequence: an increase in tropical storms in some regions.
Gasoline and diesel prices are hitting all-time highs again — at a national average of $4.40 and $5.55 per gallon, respectively.Higher fuel costs are prompting some consumers to change their driving patterns, with drivers consolidating grocery shopping trips to save on gas. Analysts predict if a recession were to occur, demand destruction would kick in, causing oil prices to fall.“Back in July 2008, crude oil prices reached $145 per barrel. By December, the price had plummeted to $35 per barrel,” Andy Lipow of Lipow Oil Associates told Yahoo Finance.“A recession with a decline in demand of 10% can result in a $35 to $50 per barrel decline in oil prices which translates into 75 cents to $1.25 per gallon for gasoline,” he added.Several factors are still currently keeping oil prices high. The...
Two beach houses collapsed along North Carolina's coast and were taken under by the powerful waves and high tides of the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. National Park Service officials said. The two unoccupied homes – housed apart at 24265 and 24235 Ocean Drive – were in the Outer Banks community of Rodanthe, and no one was hurt. The park service closed the areas around the houses as debris from the homes spread. Officials said they'd work closely with the homeowners to coordinate in coordinating cleanup. The two homes that collapsed Tuesday marked the third time a house was taken under by the surf. A Rodanthe house collapsed in similar fashion in February. A public meeting in March hosted by the National Park Service noted that up to nine additional homes in the area were on the verge of collapsing as...
As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while farmers warn that the current situation will have an adverse impact on crop yields.
More than 90 per cent of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said.
Australia’s first giga-scale battery manufacturing facility – being built in the heart of New South Wales’ coal country – is nearing completion and has signed up three new Australian suppliers to ensure near 100 per cent Australian made components. The solar powered Renaissance One plant in the Hunter Region industrial suburb of Tomago – near […] The post Australia’s first battery giga-factory nearly complete, signs up local suppliers appeared first on RenewEconomy.
There's a 48% chance the globe will reach a yearly average of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels thanks to climate change, a report says.
May gray and June gloom are natural heat shields for Southern California. Researchers say their days may be numbered due to climate change.
Russia continues to reap large profits from its oil, even as Ukraine tightens its gas pipeline route and the West seeks to punish the country with sanctions
[Namibian] A FIVE-YEAR project of the Benguela Current Convention (BCC) on enhancing climate change resilience in the Benguela current fisheries system has so far recorded a number of achievements.
Reservoirs and snowpack are wildly below average, causing officials to enact summer water restrictions
(CNN) – Reflecting on the Cuban missile crisis, President John Kennedy once warned that nuclear powers “must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war.” The showdown with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine does not yet mirror the one-minute-to-midnight brinkmanship that brought the … The post Putin’s current dilemma was JFK’s worst fear appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A year after flooding in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. destroyed its fence, one of the richest companies in the world still hasn’t cleaned up its property. That's causing concern to some in the community.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New homes built in California starting in 2026 need to be powered by all-electric furnaces, stoves and other appliances if California is to meet its ambitious climate change goals over the next two decades, according to a state pollution-reduction plan released Tuesday.The roadmap by the California Air Resources Board sets the state on a path to achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2045, meaning as much carbon is removed from the air as is emitted. The state’s timeline is among the most ambitious in the nation; Hawaii has a similar goal and some other states have a 2050 deadline.California could reach its goals through a drastic transition away from fossil fuels that power cars, trucks, planes, ships, homes, businesses and other sectors of the economy. The board staff recommends...
[The Herald] The private sector is working closely with the Government's line ministries in setting up assembly plants for electric vehicles, while Zuva Petroleum is putting in place a charging network at its service stations so that drivers can "charge up" while away from home.
The United Nations is seeking $144 million needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen, a ship whose demise could cause an environmental disaster
US football club Vermont Green make their debut this weekend with the aim of inspiring environmental and social change - while looking good in the process.
Fingers crossed.
A federal investigation of allegations that China is illegally avoiding duties on solar panels sold to U.S. companies is putting the brakes on the nation's solar power build-out.
Ark Energy to fast track 9GW of wind and solar projects as it seeks to accelerate green energy switch and renewable hydrogen. The post Zinc giant seals 9GW wind and solar pipeline for Australian green hydrogen plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Independent candidate Georgia Steele wants to dislodge climate-denier Craig Kelly and revive federal action on climate change. The post Georgia Steele: The climate independent with Craig Kelly in her sights appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Vegetable oil prices are on the rise, this time not because of pandemic supply-chain snarls.
fossil fuel California lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use
Plans for Integrated Ocean Energy Marketplace would include a pilot-scale microgrid combining wind, wave, solar, storage and more. The post Offshore microgrid to showcase ocean energy and storage technologies appeared first on RenewEconomy.
There's a 48% chance that the globe will reach a yearly average of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels thanks to climate change.
Samsung C&T is putting in a $70 million investment in NuScale to help provide safe and cheap energy alternatives.
How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure sarah.parsons@… Tue, 05/10/2022 - 12:37 The latest findings from the IPCC paint a grim picture: Despite some signs of progress, the world’s chance of holding global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) is shrinking — and with it, our ability to prevent the most dangerous climate impacts. The goal is still within reach if global emissions peak within the next few years and then decline rapidly to net zero by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
[SAnews.gov.za] The recent devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and the North West have shown that severe weather patterns have become a significant threat to lives, the economy and the environment itself.
Reinhard Dirscherl/GettyAs the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better.Italian physicist Alessandro Volta tapped into fundamental electrochemical principles when he invented the first battery in 1800. Essentially, the physical joining of two different materials, usually metals, generates a chemical reaction that results in the flow of electrons from one material to the other. That stream of electrons represents portable energy that can be harnessed to generate power.The first materials people employed to make batteries were copper and zinc. Today’s best batteries—those that produce the highest electrical output in the smallest possible size—pair the metal lithium...
The remains of the creature, which researchers from the University of Manchester have named Fiona, were unearthed from a melting glacier deep in Patagonia.
The area cleared in April almost doubled, from 579 square kilometres in April last year to 1012 square kilometres, despite a pledge to halt deforestation
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – As Europe tries to stymie Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine by weaning itself off Russia’s oil, Middle Eastern nations appear to be the only producers with enough capacity to compensate. The question is, do any of them have the technical ability, and crucially, the willingness, to step up? Don’t hold … The post The Middle East won’t rescue Europe if it turns off Russian oil appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The world faces a 50 per cent chance of warming 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, if only briefly, by 2026, the World Meteorological Organization says.
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) to activate the $19 billion pledge, meant for land restoration, tree planting, development of climate resilience infrastructure and investments in small- and medium-sized farms.
[This Day] The search for cleaner sources of energy couldcreate a $27 trillion market opportunity for manufacturers across the world by 2050, an expert with the International Energy Agency (IEA), Tae-Yoon Kim, has argued.
Many of South Sudan’s civil servants have not been paid for months as the government has run out of funds, because the income from oil exports is allocated to servicing loans until 2027
[This Day] The federal government has said that it is ramping up solar energy supply which could serve as backup during national grid collapses since the central electricity supply system has failed at least four times this year.
Cannon-Brookes meets AGL chair and CEO before launching campaign against demerger and slow pace of coal exit. The post Grok meets AGL before going into campaign mode against coal demerger appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The latest estimate from various forecast centers around the world say the planet is approaching a warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent.
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