Y con tantos desechos plásticos que caen a los océanos hay que hacer algo para que las futuras generaciones puedan disfrutar de nuestro planeta The post ¿Por qué no le ponen mano dura a los países industrializados que son los que aportan más CO2? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Palestinians accuse UK firm of breaching human rights laws by piping oil allegedly used by Israeli army Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza are taking legal action against BP for running a pipeline that supplies much of Israel’s crude oil. The claimants have sent the British oil company a letter before claim, alleging it is breaching its stated commitments to human rights under international law. Continue reading...
Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said.
A new study maps out the connections between conservative think tanks and local groups that oppose offshore wind projects.
Financial companies have been under increasing pressure from Republicans who have filed lawsuits related to the industry’s efforts to address climate change.
The tribe says decades of massive engineering projects for development and agriculture have devastated the ecosystem that’s sustained them.
Treasury is doing an unprecedented analysis of climate change and property insurance. Advocates want the information before Trump takes power.
Advocates say there’s a growing ethical obligation for researchers to explore alternative solutions to climate change.
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger, forming the world's third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels.
This move comes as the industry transitions away from fossil fuels and towards electric vehicles, where Japanese companies have lagged behind their rivals.
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A mine just reopened in eastern Utah, but the industry has changed. The post Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers appeared first on High Country News.
Iran could make moves towards becoming a nuclear power after it was severely weakened by wars in the Middle East, the White House has warned.
Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.
[IPS] United Nations -- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, surpassing 2023. This can be attributed to heightened reliance on fossil fuels and the reluctance of industries worldwide to pivot to green energy practices. The rapid acceleration of global temperatures has alarmed scientists, with many expressing concern over the environmental, economic, and social implications of the worsening climate crisis.
Hundreds of volunteers showed up on Saturday (December 21) to shovel up tons of sticky oil mixed with sand from Russia's Black Sea coastline, after two aging Russian oil tankers were severely damaged by a weekend storm in the Kerch Strait. - REUTERS
[Daily Maverick] Floods hit Tshwane on Friday night and claimed the lives of a motorist and motorcyclist in Centurion, Tshwane.
Hurricanes and an untreatable tree disease have left a once fruitful citrus industry with little to produce this year For decades it was the signature taste of Florida : orange juice from the state’s plentiful groves advertised to a thirsty nation as “ your daily dose of sunshine ”. But now another hyperactive hurricane season, paired with the dogged persistence of an untreatable tree disease known as greening, has left a once thriving citrus industry on life support. Only 12m boxes of oranges will have been produced in Florida by the end of this year, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts show , the lowest single-year yield in almost a century. The figure is 33% lower than a year ago, and less than 5% of the 2004 harvest of 242m boxes. Continue reading...
He’s not a household name, but he’s a threat to the planet
The Steel Horse facility supplies Vladimir Putin 's armed forces, but also links to the Druzhba pipeline which sends Russian oil to Europe.
A listing of 25 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, December 15, 2024 thru Sat, December 21, 2024. Based on feedback we received, this week's roundup is the first one published soleley by category. We are still interested in feedback to hone the categorization, so if you spot any clear misses and/or have suggestions for additional categories, please let us know in the comments. Thanks! Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts How much should you worry about a collapse of the Atlantic conveyor belt? Scientists warned recently that the risk “has so far been greatly underestimated.” by Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections, Dec 11, 2024 Shrinking wings...
One week on from a devastating cyclone that battered France's Indian Ocean territory, aid is still only trickling in to the worst-affected areas in Mayotte, where emergency workers are scrambling to restore essential services and aid a beleaguered population.
A recent survey finds that more than half of young people aged 16-25 are highly worried about climate change. Some universities are now trying to help them navigate those emotions in class.
City Minister Tulip Siddiq is being investigated over claims that she and four family members embezzled £4 billion through a nuclear power plant deal in Bangladesh.
One week after its worst cyclone in nearly a century, France’s impoverished Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte is still grappling counting the dead.
Rosetta’s Kitchen in North Carolina now dishes up donated animal products to weather steep losses and feed people in need – but not all are happy with the change One day in October, a trailer with an unusual delivery pulled up outside Rosetta’s Kitchen, a beloved vegan restaurant in downtown Asheville, North Carolina . The contents: 1,500lbs of donated frozen meat, destined for area residents eating free meals at the restaurant after Hurricane Helene battered the region in late September. Continue reading...
New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis.
Woman jailed for M25 protest not allowed to continue home detention because electronic tags are too big A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison despite having been released on an electronic tag, because the authorities cannot find an electronic device small enough to fit her wrists. Gaie Delap, a retired teacher and a Quaker from Bristol, was jailed in August, along with four co-defendants, for her part in a campaign of disruptive Just Stop Oil protests on the M25 in November 2022. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and policymakers have proposed solutions like installing renewable energy, replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric ones, and developing technology to suck carbon out of the air. But these policies often address climate […]
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks.
In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan to Step Down at End of This Month
President-elect Trump pressed the EU to reduce its trade deficit with the US by buying more American oil and gas, threatening tariffs otherwise. The EU responded with a willingness to discuss strengthening trade relations, particularly in energy, while acknowledging the existing trade imbalance.
The world is getting wetter and drier at the same time, thanks to climate change. We need to act now before the problem spirals out of control.
Sustainable Cities Challenge: Semi-Finalists to Increase Use of Low- and Zero-Carbon Transport Modes in Venice Announced shannon.paton@… Fri, 12/20/2024 - 12:53 The Toyota Mobility Foundation announced the 10 semi-finalists for its Sustainable Cities Challenge in Venice , Italy. Developed in collaboration with the City of Venice, Challenge Works and World Resources Institute, the Challenge sought global innovators to present solutions to increase the use of existing low- and zero-carbon transport modes in Italy’s “City of Water.” Despite a comprehensive transportation network in Venice, including low- and zero-carbon options such as buses, trains, trams, hybrid water buses and micromobility services, there’s been low public adoption of these services. As part of...
A look back at some deep dives and reflective takes from our regular and special contributors. The post Our favorite Eye on the Storm stories of 2024 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
STATEMENT: U.S. Can Boost Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal with Bipartisan ReSCUE Oceans Act nate.shelter@wri.org Fri, 12/20/2024 - 11:43 Washington, DC (December 20, 2024) – Today in the U.S. Congress, Representatives Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) as well as Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Removing and Sequestering Carbon Unleashed in the Environment and Oceans (ReSCUE Oceans) Act . The ReSCUE Oceans Act will provide additional federal funding and support to advance research, development, and demonstration of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) approaches and technologies. These actions are important because research shows that achieving global climate goals requires...
New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the "technosphere".
Global warming is driving the rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, contributing to global sea level rise and disrupting weather patterns worldwide. Because of this, precise measurements of its changing shape are of critical importance for adapting to climate change.Now, scientists have delivered the first measurements of the Greenland Ice Sheet’s changing shape using data from ESA's CryoSat and NASA's ICESat-2 ice missions.
WASHINGTON — United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened the European Union (EU) with tariffs if its member countries do not buy more American oil and gas.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, surpassing 2023. This can be attributed to heightened reliance on fossil fuels and the reluctance of industries worldwide to pivot to green energy practices. The rapid acceleration of global temperatures has alarmed scientists, with many expressing […]
President-elect reignites fears of a trade war as he says bloc must make up its ‘tremendous deficit’ with US The US president-elect, Donald Trump, has warned the EU that it will face trade tariffs on its exports to the US unless its member states buy more American oil and gas. Trump reignited fears of a looming trade war between the US and the EU in his first public statement regarding trade since he was elected president in November . Continue reading...
Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it Jeremy Corbyn is independent MP for Islington North and was leader of the Labour party from 2015 to 2020 There is no need to overcomplicate things: a rise in global temperatures of 3.1C is not compatible with human survival. That is where we are heading, unless we act now. On our current path, the world will exceed 1.5C of warming, and could reach a rise of 2.6-3.1C by the end of the century. For you, today, that might make the difference between wearing a jumper or a jacket. For humanity, it is the difference between survival and extinction. Paris and Berlin will bake under heatwaves. New York will be hit by frequent storm-surges. Coastal towns will be submerged; 800 million people...
French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling from the damage of the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century.
In recent years, the erosion of the mountain range around La Paz has accelerated due to the effects of climate change, leading to Bolivia’s government ordering the area evacuated.
As Germany heads for February 23 elections the grey winter weather has become a hot campaign topic because of its impact on the country's shaky green energy transition.
Since 2010, sea levels at a gauge in Savannah, Georgia have risen by more than 7 inches. Similar trends in sea level rise are happening across the U.S. South.
In future missions to Mars, astronauts will need to maximise the use of all resources available on site to produce essential supplies like oxygen, water and fuel. A team from Spanish technological centre Tekniker and the University of Cantabria is developing a system that uses sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and wastewater into methane, which can be used as fuel.
The plant is nearly the size of Canada’s entire solar capacity, according to data.
The lawmakers wrote in a letter that data centers are “dramatically increasing” energy demand, leading to higher costs and higher emissions.
New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government Potential new North Sea oil and gas fields with early stage licences from the UK would emit as much carbon dioxide as British households produce in three decades. The finding has led to calls to the government to reject demands from fossil fuel producers for the final permits needed to allow their operations to go ahead. Continue reading...
Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region Researchers in the Alto Mayo region of north-west Peru have discovered 27 species that are new to science, including a rare amphibious mouse, a tree-climbing salamander and an unusual “blob-headed fish”. The 38-day survey recorded more than 2,000 species of wildlife and plants. The findings are particularly surprising given the region’s high human population density, with significant pressures including deforestation and agriculture. Continue reading...
Nationals senator questions his own party’s policy, saying ‘all sides of politics are deciding their energy based on focus group’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nationals senator Matt Canavan has doubled down on concerns about the Coalition’s nuclear power plan, saying attempting to run a modern economy through nuclear or renewable power was “equally unachievable” after a video showed him claiming his colleagues are “not serious” about the idea. In a podcast interview from August uncovered by the ABC, Canavan said the Coalition was backing nuclear power “because it fixes a political issue for us”. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Environment Canada says regions could be hit by yet another powerful storm on Monday night and into Christmas Eve morning so residents should be prepared.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for large areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas, where some interstates were snow-covered and treacherous.
A preliminary emissions report Thursday from the federal government shows greenhouse gases emitted in 2023 fell by six million tonnes compared to 2022.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon.
2024 in Review: Our Biggest Stories on People, Nature and the Climate margaret.overh… Thu, 12/19/2024 - 15:48 2024 ushered in a new chapter of the climate crisis. The world experienced its hottest year on record — with dire consequences for communities around the globe. Devastating floods destroyed lives and property in Brazil and Kenya . Wildfires scorched South America's forests . Blistering heat waves hit cities in India and the U.S. But behind these stark headlines, we also saw signs of a better future starting to emerge — one where halting climate change is synonymous with growing economies and protecting nature. In Brazil , farmers are reviving swathes of the Amazon through sustainable agriculture. In sub-Saharan Africa , distributed solar is expanding...
Future infrastructure projects, like a deep sea port in the western Arctic, will add to the impact of increased vessel traffic on marine mammals, say researchers.
The Role of Agroecological Entrepreneurs and Territorial Markets in Africa's Sustainable Food Systems alicia.cypress… Thu, 12/19/2024 - 12:30 Our current food systems are pushing the planet beyond its ecological limits, fueling declining agricultural productivity, biodiversity loss, exacerbating climate change, deepening food insecurity and hunger, and worsening poverty — especially in Africa. Around one in five Africans are affected by hunger, driven by conflicts, climate change and economic downturns, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World . This is made worse due to limited social protection systems and economic constraints, which restrict access to diversified diets, further exacerbating food insecurity. However, Africa...
Open access notables An intensification of surface Earth’s energy imbalance since the late 20 th century , Li et al., Communications Earth & Environment: Tracking the energy balance of the Earth system is a key method for studying the contribution of human activities to climate change. However, accurately estimating the surface energy balance has long been a challenge, primarily due to uncertainties that dwarf the energy flux changes induced and a lack of precise observational data at the surface. We have employed the Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) method, integrating it with recent developments in surface solar radiation observational data, to refine the ensemble of CMIP6 model outputs. This has resulted in an enhanced estimation of Surface Earth...
A new study shows that the ongoing decline in Antarctic sea ice is leading to more heat loss from the ocean to the atmosphere and an increase in storm activity. … The post Declining Antarctic sea ice generating more ocean heat loss and storms appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04511D, Paper Yafang Zhang, Chang Yu, Xuedan Song, Xinyi Tan, Wenbin Li, Shuo Liu, Xiuqing Zhu, Song Cui, Yuanyang Xie, Jieshan Qiu A defect-mediated integration strategy is proposed for the in-plane confinement of the metal-containing complex over carbon support via a microwave-induced thermal microenvironment, which endows the catalyst with excellent electrocatalytic activity. 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
Remarkably well preserved ice age remains like those discovered recently in a yard near Scotchtown, N.Y., are rare — but not as rare as you might think.
National oil companies dominate industry methane emissions; enlisting them to clean up requires understanding the governments that manage them.
Steven Donziger and 34 congressmembers urge action on case that saw debilitating counterattacks from Chevron Steven Donziger, the embattled human rights attorney, has urged Joe Biden to offer him a pardon for his role in defending Indigenous tribes in Ecuador against the oil industry, where his efforts ended with him being sued by Chevron and spending time in jail and hundreds of days under house arrest. In an interview with the Guardian from his Manhattan apartment, Donziger said a pardon would “send a clear signal to corporations that they can never again criminally prosecute and jail good people who hold them accountable for abuses”. Continue reading...
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead EPA lives in an area at high risk for flooding that gets federal support for climate mitigation.
PHOTO: MfE New Zealand has submitted its first report to the UN on how the country is tracking towards its international climate target to 2030 under the Paris Agreement.
Cairo University President Mohamed Samy Abdel Sadek inaugurated the activities of a forum on climate change and its impact on health and emigration in cooperation with the Italian embassy in Cairo and the ministries of health in Egypt and Italy. In his word, Abdel Sadek lauded the Egyptian-Italian cooperation, asserting the importance of rallying efforts … The post Cairo university organizes forum on climate change in cooperation with Italian embassy appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[Vanguard] Buoyed by a $750 million loan from the World Bank and the ongoing challenges in achieving steady power supply from the national grid, the Federal Government has shifted focus to the renewable energy sector to boost supply to education, health, agriculture, rural communities and transportation sectors.
The Biden administration announced on Thursday it has formally submitted new goals as part of the United Nations as part of the Paris Agreement to cut emissions by up to 66% by 2035.
President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’ Joe Biden has announced tougher targets on the US’s carbon dioxide emissions for the next decade, in a defiant final gesture intended as a “capstone” on his legacy on the climate. With just weeks to go before Donald Trump enters the White House, the Biden administration is formally filing new plans under the Paris agreement – the global climate treaty from which Trump has vowed to withdraw. Continue reading...
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Mayotte to survey the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago. French authorities said at least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critical.
[This Day] The federal government yesterday disclosed that over 13 million Nigerians will benefit from the takeoff of the $750 million of Nigeria's Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) programme, an initiative backed by the World Bank.
Methane, a greenhouse gas and energy source, is commonly studied using stable isotope signals as proxies for its formation processes. In subsurface environments, methane often exhibits equilibrium isotopic signals, but the equilibration process has never ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04698F, Paper Ying Mo, Wang Zhou, Kexuan Wang, Wenwen Yang, Zixu Liu, Shi Chen, Peng Gao, Jilei Liu The performance of potassium ion batteries (PIBs) using graphite anode is highly dependent on the composition of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) that include both organic and inorganic species. Currently, most... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Nature is at a tipping point. With human activity having pushed up to 1 million plant and animal species close to extinction, securing sustainable development and halting global biodiversity collapse is no longer just an option but a requisite for human wellbeing. A new report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services […]
Researchers found that wind and solar plants could sell energy for as much as 80 percent more with just one hour of battery storage.
[Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services] Windhoek, Namibia -- Deep, fundamental shifts in how people view and interact with the natural world are urgently needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and safeguard life on Earth, warns a landmark new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES ).
The president strengthened America’s commitment to slashing climate pollution under the Paris Agreement knowing that it could be abandoned when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
Young climate activists claim that the government is violating their rights to a clean and healthful environment.
The 2024 power development plan (PDP) may need significant adjustments to develop better ways to manage Thailand's long-term power supply and strengthen the country's fight against global warming, says Prasert Sinsukprasert, permanent secretary of the Energy Ministry.
City Minister Tulip Siddiq - whose job role sees her responsible for clamping out corruption in Britain's financial sector - is being investigated for the staggering embezzlement in her native Bangladesh.
With each passing year, communities across New Mexico feel the mounting and undeniable pressures from climate change. Twice in two years, 25% of New Mexico’s communities faced severe wildfires. In 2022, the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires burned for five months, destroying over 630 homes in three northern counties, with damages exceeding $4 billion. […] The post The Clear Horizons Act is an essential step towards New Mexico’s climate goals appeared first on Climate 411 .
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 12, December 2024.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions.
The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.
The country is a global leader in the transition toward green energy, following a radical transformation of its energy mix. The post Uruguay, pioneer in renewable energy: a model for the world? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Leadership] The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has outlined plans to focus on fintech, agri-tech, and renewable energy sectors in its bid to position Nigeria as a hub for technology and innovation investments.
Direct air capture is a term that refers to physically removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to slow global warming.
Powerful storm in drought-hit region confirmed to have killed 45 people in Mozambique and 13 in Malawi Mayotte before and after: satellite images show damage The death toll from Cyclone Chido has continued to rise , with authorities confirming that 45 people were killed in Mozambique and 13 in Malawi. French officials said the number of deaths on the Mayotte archipelago remained unclear, having previously expressed fears that hundreds, possibly thousands, of people were killed in slums flattened by the storm . So far, 22 deaths and 1,500 injuries, 200 of them critical, have been confirmed. Continue reading...
STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Grants California Waiver to Set Strong Tailpipe Pollution Rules for Passenger Cars and Trucks darla.vanhoorn… Wed, 12/18/2024 - 11:19 Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2024) – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted California the authority to enforce strong emissions rules for passenger cars and trucks. California established a rule to phase out new polluting passenger vehicle sales and sell 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Eleven states and Washington D.C. follow California’s light-duty zero-emission vehicles rule. Following is a statement from Dan Lashof, Senior Fellow, WRI United States: “Curbing tailpipe emissions that cause asthma and other harms is not just good policy...
A few parts of the country may get a white Christmas in 2024, but the majority will not. And in the future, shifts in weather patterns driven by global warming may make them even less likely.
The loss of Puncak Jaya’s glaciers will be an immeasurable loss to the area’s ecosystem and local tribes, scientists say.
The oil muck now covers up to 50 kilometers of shoreline.
In 2019, scientists published a climate-friendly food plan. I’ve long wondered: could it work for most Americans? People in the US: how do you eat climate friendly on a budget? As a fossil fuels and climate reporter, most of my journalism focuses on the need to radically overhaul the energy system. But the food sector also needs a makeover, as it creates between a quarter and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. When scientists came up with a new climate-friendly food plan in 2019 and published their findings in the medical journal the Lancet, I read with interest. The guidelines called for more vegetables, legumes and whole grains, which seemed doable to me. The authors even allowed for meat and dairy consumption, albeit in small quantities. Both are major drivers of the climate...
The Environmental Protection Agency’s move sets up a clash between the liberal state and President-elect Donald Trump.
'Pioneering' new technology will be introduced at Edinburgh Airport in a bid to generate renewable energy from the wind on its airfield.
The annual defense policy bill contains bipartisan provisions focused on mineral acquisition, nuclear energy and contractor emissions.
EPA’s recently strengthened Clean Air Act rules on ozone-forming volatile organic compound emissions were the first update for the sector since 1987.
Climate-vulnerable pair add weight to proposed treaty seeking transition from coal, oil and gas in equitable way Pakistan and the Bahamas have joined a growing bloc of climate-vulnerable countries seeking to broker a global pact to phase out fossil fuels in an equitable way, the Guardian can reveal. The Bahamas is the 15th nation to fully endorse the proposed fossil-fuel non-proliferation treaty, which would provide a binding global roadmap to explicitly halt expansion of coal, oil and gas in a fair way – with wealthy nations responsible for the highest emissions transitioning first and fastest. Continue reading...
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Citing a recent ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged the Environmental Protection Agency in a letter this week to issue a final report on the health risks of formaldehyde that is “science-based” and “as strong as possible,” adding that “the agency has an obligation to protect the public from the chemical.” Formaldehyde, used for everything from preserving dead bodies to binding wood products...
Sooty shearwater PHOTO: Philip Griffin Media release | Hundreds of seabirds found washed up along the west coast of the North Island are likely to have died from starvation due to climate change impacts.
California policymakers and environmentalists view recent Supreme Court actions as a small victory for clean air, but worry about future legal challenges.
After several years of service under harsh weather conditions, the rotor blades of offshore wind parks are subjected to degradation and surface erosion, releasing sizeable quantities of particle emissions into the environment. A team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute has now investigated the effects of these particle on blue mussels – a species also being considered for the multi-use of wind parks for aquaculture. In the experiment, the mussels absorbed metals from the rotor blades’ coatings, as the team describes in a study just released in the journal Science of the Total Environment, where they also discuss the potential physiological effects.
From energy to resources, data centers have grown too greedy.
The climate crisis, a defining challenge of the 21st century, is not just an environmental issue; it is increasingly a critical arena for international diplomacy. From intense negotiations at COP summits to the politics of energy transitions and resource control, climate change is shaping the geopolitical landscape. This dynamic reflects deep divides between developed and […]
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management revisited its drilling plan following a settlement in litigation related to the 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill.
Central Asia’s largest producer said in August that it was targeting 97.2 million metric tons of oil production in 2025.
Experts call multilateral environmentalism broken because of a cumbersome consensus process, the power of the fossil fuel industry, geopolitical changes and the massive size of the problems they are trying to fix.
Mechanical engineer Hazar Denli lost his job after publishing online concerns about an electric car.
Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The world’s coal use is expected to reach a fresh high of 8.7bn tonnes this year, and remain at near-record levels for years as a result of a global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There has been record production and trade of coal and power generation from coal since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine inflated global gas market prices, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Continue reading...
[IPS] Windhoek & Bulawayo -- Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ineffective in tackling the crisis facing nature--this is despite estimates that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion of economic activity in 2023) is generated in sectors that are moderately to highly dependent on nature, a new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) finds.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04212C, Paper Hui Lin, Lingxing Zeng, Chuyuan Lin, Junxiu Wu, Huibing He, Chengxiu Huang, Wenbin Lai, Peixun Xiong, Fuyu Xiao, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, Jun Lu This work uses disodium naphthalenedisulfonate as an example to examine the structure–activity relationship of additives in aqueous wide-pH zinc–metal batteries. 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
Thousands of Aussies have been left in the dark after an intense heatwave saw temperatures soar to 42C and sparked blackouts in NSW.
Yi Fei Chen, a Taiwanese artist, invented a unique tear gun. The gun freezes tears into ice bullets. Chen built the gun after an argument with her professor. The tear gun uses carbon dioxide to freeze the tears in 20 seconds. A spring mechanism launches the frozen tears. The tear gun is still being perfected. Netizens praised Chen's creativity.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02207-8Adverse health risks to religious groups during heatwaves
This massive coral oasis offers a rare glimmer of hope.
An A.I.-powered data center rush has led to a surge in CO2 emissions.
An Energy Department study concludes that unfettered U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, would harm the environment and the economy.
The captain of the Volgoneft 109 oil tanker reported damage to the ship’s cargo tank, but authorities have said that the situation is “not critical.”
Follow our Climate Corps fellow’s green jobs journey and how they helped Chubb develop their new Agriculture Resource Hub.
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The fisheries sector is vital for the livelihoods of Liberia's coastal communities, contributing significantly to income generation and national revenue. However, this sector faces immense challenges, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, climate change, marine pollution, and unsustainable practices.
The Sahtu Land and Water Board in the N.W.T. says it's considering renewing a water licence for Imperial Oil on an emergency basis, after the company issued a warning of all the things that were at risk if it didn't.
Ship traffic in the Canadian Arctic, just as in other circumpolar regions, continued to grow in 2024 — driven mainly by the transport of raw materials.
Renewable energy continued to grow in 2024, and there were other hopeful developments in technologies aiming to reverse the rise in greenhouse gas emissions
The petition calls on EPA to mandate pesticide testing for bumblebees, solitary bees, butterflies and moths and to codify pesticide impact tests.
Biological diversity is on the decline worldwide, and current approaches to address its loss have been piecemeal and ineffective in tackling the crisis facing nature—this is despite estimates that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion of economic activity in 2023) is generated in sectors that are moderately to highly dependent on nature, a […]
Interpol said 12 companies were involved in the alleged deforestation and trafficking of native tree species, and that it identified two criminal networks.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04465G, Paper Xinxin Shu, Xueying Cao, Bowen He, Xunyi Chen, Lanling Zhao, Chengdong Yang, Jizhen Ma, Jintao Zhang Carbon matrix-supported indium clusters, in conjunction with iron–nitrogen–carbon active sites exhibit superior bifunctional electrocatalytic activity for both the ORR and OER. 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
New findings suggest that emissions of the potent global warming gas from landfills could be much higher than officially reported. The post Satellite data reveals true scale of methane pollution appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Oil from a huge spill is now reaching the shores of the Kerch Strait, and environmental groups are fearing the worst. The accident has also drawn attention to Russia's aging fleet of unregulated ships.
[Ethiopian Herald] Drought and famine occur in our country at least every 10 years. Establishing the trend and/or frequency of such natural environmental disasters is helpful in preparing for future prevention of similar catastrophes. Based on climate data obtained from trees, scientists say that drought has been plaguing our country since at least the 18th century.
France's new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is facing a torrent of criticism less than a week into the job after choosing to chair a provincial town hall meeting as the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte grappled with the devastation wreaked by a cyclone.
Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash The carbon price has made a partial recovery, as new analysis shows greater tension in New Zealand's emissions trading scheme than current prices suggest.
The rhythmic swing of American climate policy has taken another dramatic turn. With Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency in mid-January next year, the international climate community will find itself bracing for what many fear will be another American exodus from the Paris Agreement. This development, more than just another chapter in US political […]
On November 1, 2024 we announced the publication of 33 rebuttals based on the report " Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles " written by Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger & Samuel Lavine and published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in 2024. Below is the blog post version of rebuttal #7 based on Sabin's report. Ambitious solar deployment would utilize a relatively small percentage of U.S. land when compared to the land currently being used for agriculture. The Department of Energy estimated that total U.S. solar development would take up roughly 10.3 million acres in a scenario in which cumulative solar deployment reaches 1,050–1,570 GW by 2050, the highest...
France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he would soon visit Mayotte in the aftermath of a cyclone that ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, with hundreds feared dead.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04849K, Paper Kai Du, Jiaqi Guo, Chenxi Song, Xin Liu, Mingjun Chen, Dachao Yuan, Runping Ye, Xingyuan San, Yaguang Li, Jinhua Ye A self-operating photothermal CO 2 methanation system in solar free environments is successfully developed by integrating a homemade photothermal TiC/Cu based device with a solid solution structure of NiO and CeO 2 . 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
The White House is considering whether to release new targets for carbon reductions, even though they could be jettisoned by the next president.
The activists are targeting the Florida Public Service Commission's practice of routinely approving utilities' long-range plans to continue using fossil fuels.
The long-awaited report comes after a nearly yearlong pause in the administration’s processing of new approvals for liquefied natural gas exports.
Production should peak at about 110,000 barrels of oil a day, with 300 million barrels of oil equivalent recoverable from the area, Shell said.
Report says rivers, the sea and surface water endangering properties and that number could hit 8m by 2050 More than 6m homes in England are at risk of flooding under the latest climate projections, a study by the Environment Agency has found. This could rise to 8m – or one in four properties – by 2050, the study said. Continue reading...
[Observer] The government, through the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), has subsidized prices of renewable energy products to make them affordable for consumers, but also support the country's objective of widening the pool of cleaner technologies to the public.
Bangkok faces annual economic losses of over 400 billion baht caused by air pollution, particularly fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns or PM2.5, a recent seminar was told.
Hefty job cuts are looming amid consolidation in the North Sea oil industry as giants lose interest in offshore renewables projects.
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
An intense heatwave will bake large parts of Sydney hours after the mercury soared to almost 50C in Victoria for the first time since Australia's Black Summer.
International environmental negotiations are facing significant setbacks. Recent UN-sponsored talks on climate change, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and desertification have yielded limited results, raising concerns about the effectiveness of multilateral environmentalism. Experts cite various challenges, including the consensus-based decision-making process, influence of the fossil fuel industry, geopolitical shifts, and the sheer scale of the problems.
STATEMENT: Desertification COP Produces Mixed Results on Land and Drought nate.shelter@wri.org Mon, 12/16/2024 - 14:22 December 16, 2024 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) — The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)’s COP16 summit concluded without an agreement to tackle drought, while making some progress on other issues, including civil society engagement and inclusion of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The world loses 100 million hectares of land to degradation yearly, yet healthy land is key to achieving sustainable development, climate, and biodiversity goals. The UNCCD released a report that shows while funding for land restoration has increased from $37 billion in 2016 to $66 billion by 2022, this still falls far short of the $355 billion per year...
In just the past 10 years, cities around the world, including in Canada, have lost weeks' worth of winter ski, skate and snow days each year due to climate change. They've been replaced by dozens of days of rain, melt and mud, a new analysis finds.
This blog was authored by Talley Burley, Manager, Climate Risk & Insurance and Carolyn Kousky, Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy. This is the third blog in a multi-part series on how insurers can support decarbonization and the energy transition. This series explores opportunities and challenges and highlights emerging insurance innovations that can drive emissions reductions. In […] The post Unlocking Insurance to Rebuild Stronger and Greener after Disasters appeared first on Market Forces .
Canada's northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process.
Through research and partnering with communities, universities can tackle the Southern African region’s problems, such as poverty, climate change and unemployment
Officials in the French island territory of Mayotte on Monday feared that hundreds could be dead as survivors emerged from the devastation of Cyclone Chido, which ripped through the region with Cat. 4 winds.
Peter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia would emit far more climate pollution – more than 1.7bn extra tonnes of carbon dioxide – between now and 2050 under the Coalition’s nuclear-focused plan than under Labor’s renewable energy dominated policy, analysts say. The opposition last week released modelling of its “coal-to-nuclear” plan that would slow the rollout of renewable energy and batteries and instead rely on more fossil fuel generation until a nuclear industry could be developed, mostly after 2040. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking...
Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, where hundreds, or even thousands, are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century.
The justices will consider whether challengers can file lawsuits in other federal appeals courts over EPA rules that are not nationwide in scope.
Here is a list of closures and cancellations around Manitoba as a result of inclement weather on Monday, December 16, 2024. Highway closures: Highway 5, from Grandview to Highway 357, Highway 10, from north ent. Riding Mountain National Park to Ethelbert, Highway 20, from Ochre River to Highway 269, Highway 50, from Highway 5 to...
[Premium Times] "On December 8, 2024, an oil sheen was detected at a loading buoy during export operations at Bonny Terminal."
The two ships, the Volgoneft 239 and the Volgoneft 212, were transporting roughly 9,200 tons of mazut, a heavy, low-quality oil product.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04106B, Paper Hyeseong Oh, Gyu-Sang Kim, Jiyoon Bang, San Kim, Kyeong-Min Jeong Dry-processed thick cathodes designed with a porous spherical conductive agent exhibit superior electrochemical performances, even with high areal capacities of up to 20 mA h cm −2 and a high composite density of 3.65 g cm −3 . 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
The North Minneapolis program trains people in energy efficiency and weatherization. The post AmeriCorps program aims to grow and diversify energy workforce appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Rooftop solar panels are a familiar sight but are not the only way the sun is used to create energy. As China ups its investment in concentrated solar power, is the techology set for a revival?
Calls for government statement or urgent question in Commons on activities of ‘H6’ Keir Starmer has said that a green industrial partnership with Norway announced today will help the UK become a world leader in carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS). In a statement ahead of his visit to Bergen, he said: This green industrial partnership will allow us to seize the opportunities from a new era of clean energy, driving investment into the UK and boosting jobs both now and in the future. It will harness the UK’s unique potential to become a world-leader in carbon capture – from the North Sea to the coastal south – reigniting industrial heartlands and delivering on our Plan for Change. Norway is currently leading the world on CCUS, and the UK wants to join it at the forefront, having announced...
Singapore has begun low-carbon electricity imports from Malaysia – but regional cooperation and cost-sharing are still an issue.
Growing up on Guam, Julian Aguon saw the law used against Indigenous peoples. Now he's fighting back.
Rescuers raced against time on Monday to reach survivors after a powerful cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, laying to waste the territory's many shantytowns, with hundreds feared dead.
[350Africa.org] On Sunday, 8th December, East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)-impacted communities gathered in Kikuube district in Uganda to hold a press conference and peaceful demonstration in response to the recent claim by the Government of Uganda indicating that financing for the destructive East African Crude Oil Pipeline would come through from numerous Chinese state-owned entities by the end of December 2024.
New Mexico and North Dakota are among states trying to manage regulatory changes as the president-elect prepares to return to the White House.
Geothermal energy has an advantage over other renewable sources because it can run almost all the time, the International Energy Agency said.
Nuclear power will “underpin the economic success of our country for the next century,” the country’s Liberal Party leader said.
Critics of the state's power to set stricter air pollution standards than the federal government say they hope the justices will address the issue in the future.
Scientists say high temperatures are deadlier than hurricanes, wildfires or floods.
The conditions that enabled the string of late season tropical cyclones were made nearly twice as likely by human-driven climate change, according to World Weather Attribution.
Australia is currently the hottest country in the world, taking out all of the top ten spots for global towns and cities in the last 24 hours.
[The Conversation Africa] Three-quarters of Earth's land has become drier since 1990.
After 22 failed energy policies, the Coalition is being guided by a roadmap to higher bills and higher emissions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast On the front cover of Frontier Economics’ costings of the Coalition’s nuclear policy is a stock photo entitled fork in road , implying that we’re at some kind of juncture where we must decide between a nuclear or renewables path. In 1969 John Gorton’s Liberal government chose the nuclear path with the construction of the Jervis Bay nuclear power plant project. As Gorton later said, “We were interested in this thing because it could provide electricity to everybody and it could, if you decided later on, it could make an atomic bomb.” Sign up for Guardian...
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, potentially causing hundreds or even thousands of deaths. Rescue efforts are hampered by damaged infrastructure and the custom of quick burials. Hospitals and homes are severely damaged, with many injured. Aid is arriving from France and international organizations.
A tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart while another tanker was in distress after sustaining damage.
Authorities warned it would take days to know the full death toll after Cyclone Chido hit French archipelago of Mayotte at the weekend.
Two Russian oil tankers have been seriously damaged following a storm in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an emergency rescue operation.
Two oil tankers carrying nearly 9,000 metric tons of mazut fuel were damaged by a storm, broke in half, sunk and caused oil spills in Kerch Strait, which separates Crimea and Russia.
Moroni, Comoros AP — Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said a “very provisional” tally shows there are at least “a few people” who … The post Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory before heading for Africa’s east coast appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Ukraine accuses Moscow of recklessness amid risk of ecological damage to marine environment Two Russian tankers carrying more than 4,000 tonnes of oil products have sunk in the Black Sea amid stormy conditions, threatening an ecological disaster. The cargo ship Volgoneft-212 snapped in half on Sunday after being hit by a large wave. Video showed its bow end sticking vertically out of the water. The boat got into difficulties off the east coast of occupied Crimea, 5 miles (8km) from the Kerch strait, Russian media reported . Continue reading...
I had read about how the rapid warming of the Arctic was upending the landscape and its people. Now I’ve seen it.
Two Russian cargo ships carrying oil products were left severely damaged due to bad weather in the Kerch Strait between mainland Russia and annexed Crimea and have now requested assistance.
Tropical Cyclone Chido struck southeast Africa, killing "perhaps a few thousand" in France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday and then hitting Mozambique on Sunday, officials said.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday inaugurated the 500-megawatt Abydos 1 Solar Power Plant in the Kom Ombo Desert in Aswan Governorate, in the presence of several ministers, officials from the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy and numerous media representatives. Before unveiling the curtain marking the official start of the plant’s operation, the … The post Prime Minister inaugurates the Abydos 1 Solar Power Plant in Aswan appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Authorities in the French territory of Mayotte said on Sunday that the death toll from Cyclone Chido could rise to "several hundred" and perhaps "several thousand" after the storm swept across the Indian Ocean island on its way to east Africa.
The Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has undertaken numerous measures as part of a comprehensive and integrated vision, practical strategy, and security plans to harness all natural and renewable energy sources, encourage private sector participation, and utilize solar and wind energy, Minister Mahmoud Esmat said Saturday 14/12/2024. He said “We are opening a pioneering … The post Minister: Numerous measures taken to harness all renewable energy sources appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Heatwave conditions are forecast to intensify with most states to hit the mid 30s to 40s.
Homeowners contact the BBC after insurers refuse storm claims because it was "not windy enough".
Cities to swelter through 41C heat on Monday as BoM issues extreme heatwave warnings for NT and northern Queensland Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Much of Australia will bake under intense heatwave conditions over the coming days, with multiple regions set to record temperatures above 40C. The Bureau of Meteorology issued heatwave warnings for large parts of northern, eastern and central Australia, covering every state and territory except Western Australia and Tasmania. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
New research examining the eating habits of the people who lived in North America during the Ice Age suggests they were skilled hunters with meaty, mammoth appetites.
The city is grappling with damages, including dozens of downed trees, after Saturday's storm.
There are reports of severe damage on the French Indian Ocean territory after it was struck by Cyclone Chido.
An early winter ice storm in the Midwest caused hundreds of accidents on Saturday as parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania hunkered down for a messy wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow.
Asked if shelved waste-charging scheme will be relaunched, environment chief says tools ‘we use are actually secondary’.
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.
Cyclone Chido inflicted "catastrophic" damage on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, a senior local official told AFP, battering the archipelago with winds of up to 220 kilometres (137 miles) per hour.
Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague.
Cyclone Chido began battering the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, after authorities issued the highest alert and ordered everyone, including rescue workers, to seek shelter.
Environment Canada is warning of a storm surge on British Columbia's south coast that could reach a metre high.
India aims to reduce fossil fuel dependence to 30% by 2047, focusing on clean energy transition. Ethanol blending has increased significantly, with further growth expected. The nation is also promoting natural gas and compressed biogas as part of its energy mix.
State has exemptions under Clean Air Act to set vehicle emissions standards higher than federal limits The US supreme court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by fuel producers to challenge California’s standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air-pollution law in a major case testing the Democrat-governed state’s power to fight greenhouse gases. The justices took up an appeal by a Valero Energy subsidiary and fuel industry groups over a lower court’s rejection of their challenge to a decision by Joe Biden’s administration to allow California to set its own regulations. Continue reading...
The tensions stem from a contract signed in1969, which allowed Quebec to buy hydroelectric power from the Churchill Falls plant in Labrador for just 0.2 cents per kilowatt hour.
The closure of the strategically important Pischane coal mine poses a severe threat to Ukraine’s steel industry.
Plug-in hybrids are exploding in popularity, while all-electric cars are leveling off in growth a little. Why is that, and is it a long-term trend?
Tom Voyce, 43, had tried to cross Abberwick Ford over the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland, before his vehicle was swept away with the current on Saturday night.
The report says North Slope production will rise in a few years, but state oil revenue will decline through the end of the decade.
SERC Scholars from around the MIT community examine the electronic hardware waste life cycle and climate justice.
[Nile Post] The government has issued a warning to the public against the open burning of waste, citing its contribution to air pollution and the subsequent rise in respiratory and other health-related diseases.
‘No one really has the foggiest idea of what it will cost to develop nuclear in Australia,’ one expert says The Coalition claims its nuclear policy is ‘visionary’ – but it needs to stand up to scrutiny Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition’s nuclear energy plan creates “a significant risk” for the stability of the nation’s grid, according to the peak body representing power generators and retailers. Responding to the Friday release of modelling by Frontier Economics of the Coalition’s scheme to build seven nuclear power plants from the mid-2030s, the Australian Energy Council warned the estimates assumed a slower build out of renewable energy. Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...
Experts and agencies have overwhelmingly deemed the plan not to be credible. And burning more coal and gas in the medium term only leads one way Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Let’s not waste time with niceties: the Coalition’s nuclear plan is a fantasy. The vision laid out on Friday by a quartet of opposition frontbenchers is not going to eventuate, regardless of the result of the next election. That’s not because nuclear energy is necessarily a terrible idea, in a global sense. While waste is an issue, nuclear plants offer zero-emissions power and will be needed in places with fewer energy options. But the claims put forward by the opposition – that Australia needs nuclear, or could have it in the way the Coalition describes – do not stand up to scrutiny...
A Government Accountability Office report recommended a federal interagency group to boost recycling and cut down on pollution.
Though coal production is falling in the region, the Interior Department's plan to halt leasing has drawn the ire of Republicans and industry.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04691A, Paper Zilong Li, Shunlian Ning, Yanshuo Jin, Nan Wang, Shuhui Sun, Hui Meng Selecting the appropriate charging reaction of zinc–air batteries to reduce cyclic electric energy loss by two orders of magnitude, achieving a round-trip efficiency of up to 99.9%. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03857F, Paper Zeheng Lv, Rong Tang, Chenxi Sun, Weiwei Meng, Jin Yang, Siyang Li, Qilong Wu, Minghao Zhang, Jinbao Zhao, Yang Yang The PBI hydrogel electrolyte can reduce the amount of free water, minimize proton co-intercalation into the V 2 O 5 host, and prevent the crosstalk of V 10 O 26 (OH) 2 4− between the anode and cathode to enable durable high-areal-capacity Zn–V 2 O 5 batteries. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04741A, Paper Jie Yu, Lenan Zhang, Jintong Gao, Wenyu Han, Ruzhu Wang, Zhenyuan Xu Leveraging the self-amplifying salt creeping and efflorescence effects, the salt crystals self-assemble to form a hierarchical porous salt evaporator, enabling passive liquid supply and efficient evaporation. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04046E, Paper Ming Zhao, Tao Cheng, Tianyu Li, Shuo Wang, Yanbin Yin, Xianfeng Li Polybromide molecular polarity regulation ensures the optimal performance of zinc–bromine flow batteries at room temperature and −20 °C. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04119D, Paper Jin Yang, Yuanhong Kang, Fanxiang Meng, Weiwei Meng, Guanhong Chen, Minghao Zhang, Zeheng Lv, Zhipeng Wen, Cheng Chao Li, Jinbao Zhao, Yang Yang Nb–NC single-atom electrocatalysts are rationally screened by theoretical calculations based on d–p orbital hybridization towards long-lasting aqueous Zn–I 2 batteries. 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
The announcement comes as the U.S. territory continues to struggle with chronic power outages that have worsened since Hurricane Maria in 2017.
The United Nations secretary-general has been visiting southern Africa with a focus on the money poor nations need to deal with the impact of a warming planet.
Will Beijing be able to dramatically slash carbon emissions, or will it just let them plateau? The answer has huge implications for the climate.
‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give the energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects The UK will not face blackouts under Labour’s proposed shake-up of energy supply, Ed Miliband has said, as he unveiled plans to boost clean power by the end of the decade. The energy secretary insisted the transition away from fossil fuels was now “unstoppable.” Continue reading...
The debate over deep-sea mining exposes a contradiction between the country’s proud culture of environmental stewardship and its dependence on the extraction of the ocean’s riches.
Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is now tied to his own credibility, and the Liberal leader is banking on not having to explain the discrepancies in detail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast In finally unveiling the cost estimates for his nuclear power plan , Peter Dutton has laid out the Coalition’s key themes for next year’s election fight: the cost and reliability of energy, the pressure on Australians’ way of life and the role of political leadership in both. The Coalition is using this one contentious, audacious policy to try and channel all the uncertainty and insecurity Australians are expressing about life now and life in the future and turn it into electoral support. Continue reading...
He’ll now help oversee the United Arab Emirates’ push to bolster gas trading, chemicals and clean fuels as the country taps its vast oil wealth to prepare for the energy transition.
Climate change commission decision Thursday will delay Maryland's efforts to create the nation’s third state-run carbon market.
A state bill aims to create a “climate superfund,” a tactic being used or considered in numerous other states, including Vermont, which has enacted such a law.
Energy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks Ed Miliband has pledged to bring in “the most ambitious reforms to the country’s energy system in generations” as he presses ahead with plans to accelerate the development of onshore windfarms in England. The energy secretary is to set out the government’s “clean power 2030” plan on Friday, including measures to boost the UK’s renewable energy supply such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks. Reforming the system for connecting new projects to the national grid to prioritise the most viable projects; Speeding up decisions on planning permission by empowering planners to prioritise critical energy infrastructure; Expanding the renewable...
[Global Witness] Bot-like accounts have spread conspiracy theories about climate cults and a global elite, amplifying disinformation on social media
Millions of Aussies will be hit by an intense heatwave this weekend, with temperatures soaring past 40C across several parts of the country.
There was something appropriate about Peter Dutton releasing the costings of his nuclear power grand vision on Friday the 13th.
Australian Conservation Foundation says one-fifth of nuclear price tag could fund rooftop solar on every house that doesn’t already have it. Follow live Building nuclear power plants in Australia could cost double CSIRO predictions, energy experts warn Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bowen lashes Coalition plan to keep ageing coal-fired power stations open beyond middle of next decade Under the Coalition’s plan, ageing coal-fired power stations would stay open beyond the middle of the next decade when most of the operators say they’ll have to shut – is that realistic? The biggest threat to reliability in our energy system is coal-fired power now. We are dealing with … outages, breakdown, on a daily basis and that is what is the biggest threat to...
By Danielle Carey, Sepp Haukebo and Eduardo Boné-Morón Renowned for its turquoise waters and unique marine ecosystems, The Bahamas is a natural wonder of the world. Yet, with all its beauty, the country faces critical challenges, including rising energy costs, environmental degradation and the growing impacts and threat of climate change. These issues jeopardize the […] The post A big opportunity for small vessels in the Bahamas appeared first on Energy Exchange .
Suncor says it is aiming to add more than 100,000 barrels per day of oil and gas production between 2023 and 2026.
Open access notables: Regional Impacts Poorly Constrained by Climate Sensitivity , Swaminathan et al., Earth's Future: Climate risk assessments must account for a wide range of possible futures, so scientists often use simulations made by numerous global climate models to explore potential changes in regional climates and their impacts. Some of the latest-generation models have high effective climate sensitivities (EffCS). It has been argued these “hot” models are unrealistic and should therefore be excluded from analyses of climate change impacts. Whether this would improve regional impact assessments, or make them worse, is unclear. Here we show there is no universal relationship between EffCS and projected changes in a number of important climatic drivers...
Discover how brain coral got its name, and why it’s vital to protect it.
With Decree 110, published on 26 November, Cuba made it mandatory for major consumers, whether they are state or private entities, to invest in the use of renewable energy sources, while the energy crisis facing the country worsens. According to the decree, state and private economic actors, representations of foreign institutions and associations must guarantee […]
The common murre, a large black-and-white seabird native to northern waters, has become far less common in Alaska over the past decade due to the impacts of climate change.
The Biden administration rule nonetheless faces an uncertain future under Trump’s EPA.
[The Herald] Precious Manomano -- The Southern African Development Community Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has issued a warning regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has formed over the south-western Indian Ocean, approximately 1 332 kilometres off the coast of Madagascar.
Officials say they made a 54.6 percent reduction in carbon emissions compared to the London Olympics in 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.
[The Conversation Africa] Bioenergy - the renewable energy derived from plant and animal waste products - is largely ignored in South Africa. Solar energy, wind power, and green hydrogen attract most investment in renewable energy.
Treasury minister denies claims by Bangladesh that she helped broker corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear plant The Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been questioned by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team after Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission accused her and family members of embezzling billions for a nuclear power plant. The Labour MP, who denies allegations that she helped broker a deal with Russia to build the energy project, reportedly told a government official that she was the victim of a “political hit job”. Continue reading...
New research has found a way to power spacecraft with lasers generated using solar energy alone.
Republican Mike Dunleavy said he considers the concept of a transition from fossil fuels “pretty much dead.”
The funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act as President Joe Biden’s term winds down.
Previous pledges to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030 and 35 percent by 2025 are probably not achievable.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to forge ahead with a cap-and-trade-style policy to charge for emissions.
Two European scientists who tried to make the voluntary carbon market more credible found problems with “industry-led self-regulation.”
Experts warn that a growing dependence on wind power could mean rising energy bills for all as a lack of grid capacity creates crippling power bottlenecks.
Tariffs and tax credit changes could make electric cars more expensive to buy or lease in 2025. If you want an EV, experts say you should act now.
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work to a merger, forming the world's third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes changes in its move from fossil fuels.
Climate and environmental activists from Japan have criticized the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for financing the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project to the tune of USD 3 billion in a loan signed in July. The project has been associated with the displacement of thousands of people and is in violation of […]
France on Monday observes a national day of mourning set by President Emmanuel Macron for the victims of Cyclone Chido on the French overseas territory of Mayotte. More than a week after the storm hit, the official death toll is 35, although authorities say the real toll could be in the hundreds or even thousands.
Julia Gyapay, Mary Ann Sylvester, and James Thomas, three of the members of the N.W.T.'s Climate Change Youth Council, spoke to CBC about why they got involved, and what they hope the council can achieve.
[VOA] Maputo, Mozambique -- Mozambique began constructing homes for victims of Cyclone Chido this week after the storm swept through three of the country's northern regions Sunday, killing at least 70 people and injuring 600 others as it left behind a trail of destruction.
The force found 28 e-cigarette cartridges allegedly containing ‘space oil’ after searching the car.
Professor Jessika Trancik’s course helps students understand energy levers for addressing climate change at the macro and micro scales.
Airborne technology is helping to map the terrain and water reserves in the Qilian Mountains.
The Harbin Ice and Snow festival, based in Heilongjiang, China, is home to extreme cold weather, which formed unique ice shapes - therefore explaining the -25°C temperatures.
Even if the railway promoters win, here's why the train won’t get built.
As the Atlantic grew wider, the ancestral population of all of today's oaks may have been straddling the continents of the Northern Hemisphere. If so, the ancestor of the oaks we know today was a widespread population that was cleaved in half as North America inched westward.
Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.
Despite ‘spy’ scandal, Philip Hammond says Britain should now adopt a ‘pragmatic approach to Beijing’ China should be encouraged to build electric cars and renewable energy technology in the UK as part of a new pragmatic trading relationship that would benefit both countries, a former Tory chancellor has said ahead of a landmark visit by Rachel Reeves to Beijing early in the new year. Philip Hammond, who was chancellor from 2016 to 2019, and the last UK minister to take part in formal economic discussions with China before the process was abruptly ended, told the Observer that while Reeves should never “compromise security for trade”, there were vital economic sectors where deals could be struck. Continue reading...
Millions are facing more major disruption today as bad weather and heavy traffic combine to create a 'perfect storm' on the transport network ahead of Christmas.
One week after the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido, Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, is still reeling. The worst cyclone the archipelago has seen in nearly a century has left the region in a state of disaster, with hospitals overwhelmed, essential services disrupted, and thousands of people suffering in the aftermath. Despite efforts to provide aid, the situation remains dire.
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and technical setbacks.
Electric vehicles often offer lightning fast acceleration, and a few bring incredible top speed to the table as well. Here are the fastest EVS you can buy.
CNN — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a three-word energy policy: “Drill, baby, drill.” But his cabinet picks for energy and environment — and the current fossil fuel economy — suggest it’s not going to be that easy. There is no question that, in stark contrast to the climate-focused Biden administration, the people Trump is … The post Trump’s energy strategy is ‘drill baby drill.’ It’s going to be much harder than that appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Florida's non-native green iguanas become paralyzed and drop from trees when temperatures dip. Climate change could bring this problem to new areas.
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park from the Gigafact team in collaboration with members from our team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Are we heading into an ‘ice age’? The planet has been getting warmer since the Industrial Revolution, not colder. Historically, ice ages have followed changes in the Earth’s relationship to the sun. Natural cycles affect the tilt of Earth’s axis and its orbit around the sun. As Earth’s axis becomes less tilted, and its orbit more elliptical, it receives less solar radiation. These “Milankovitch” cycles occur over thousands of years. Currently...
Reverend Bhagwan said that as families celebrate Christmas, to remember those children whose lives are affected by climate change, political crises, and many other social issues.
In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system. - 'Good for business, environment' - Samba first ventured into engineering when he built an electric wheelchair for his uncle, who had long struggled to access public transport.
The newly established Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) represents more than just another funding mechanism – it’s an opportunity to reimagine how climate finance can work better for countries already experiencing the extreme impacts of climate change. As the Fund prepares for its “start-up phase” in 2025, it has the potential to […] The post Loss and Damage Finance: the FRLD and Transforming Climate Finance Quality appeared first on Climate 411 .
During the morning of March 20, 2015, a total solar eclipse was visible from parts of Europe, and a partial solar eclipse from northern Africa and northern Asia. NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Arctic Ocean on March 20 at 10:45 UTC (6:45 a.m. EDT) and captured the eclipse’s shadow over the clouds in the […]
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024. NASA Armstrong began 2024 with the […]
Climate Resilience Maturity Model Will Help Illinois Utilities Prepare for Climate, Severe Weather
There is more research than ever focused on reflecting sunlight away from the planet to cool the climate – but there are still far more questions than answers about the effects
Germany’s chancellor backs auto industry as Volkswagen considers unprecedented plant closures The EU should refrain from “punitive” fines on carmakers that fail to meet emissions standards, the German chancellor has said, adding to the heated debate on the future of the key European industry. Olaf Scholz, who is running for re-election in February at a time when Germany’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen, is planning unprecedented plant closures in its home market, made the comments after meeting fellow EU leaders in Brussels. Continue reading...
Scientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial communities.
State’s energy and carbon management commission said fraudulent pollution data was reported for at least 344 wells Oil and gas companies operating in Colorado have submitted hundreds of environmental impact reports with “falsified” laboratory data since 2021, according to state regulators. Colorado’s energy and carbon management commission (ECMC) said on 13 December that contractors for Chevron and Oxy had submitted reports with fraudulent data for at least 344 oil and gas wells across the state, painting a misleading picture of their pollution levels. Consultants for a third company, Civitas, had also filed forms with falsified information for an unspecified number of wells, regulators said. Continue reading...
The administrator was the first Black man to lead the agency and sought to cement environmental justice among its core principles.
French president makes remark when confronted by residents still without water after huge storm last week Emmanuel Macron swore during a furious exchange with residents of the cyclone-hit islands of Mayotte on Thursday night, telling a jeering crowd in the French territory “if this wasn’t France, you’d be in a bath of shit 10,000 times worse”. Cyclone Chido swept through Mayotte , which lies between Madagascar and Mozambique, on 14 December, destroying vital infrastructure and flattening many of the tin-roofed shacks that make up its large slums. Almost a week after its worst storm in 90 years, France’s poorest territory still has shortages of water. Continue reading...
Forty people, aged 22 to 58, incarcerated for direct actions on climate and Gaza actions amid crackdown on dissent • ‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at Christmas A record number of people who have taken part in protests will be in prison in the UK this Christmas, raising concern about the ongoing crackdown on dissent. Forty people, aged from 22 to 58, will be behind bars on Christmas Day for planning or taking part in a variety of protests relating to the climate crisis or the war in Gaza. Several of them are facing years in prison after courts handed down the most severe sentences on record for direct action protests. Continue reading...
Fridges, freezers, and cooling cases at most supermarkets rely on HFCs, which are potent global warming gases. But there’s an alternative. The post How grocery stores can help protect the climate appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Java House has reduced 148 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2024 through a used cooking oil recycling project in partnership with renewable energy firm Muenzer Kenya.
Photo by Josh Tere on Unsplash This is our final issue for the year as the Carbon News team takes a break over the summer holidays. We’ll be back with more crucial climate coverage from New Zealand and...
Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sector’s shrinking social licence among young people. The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking part in graduate fairs this year. Continue reading...
About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.
The Department of Energy is soliciting applications for direct air capture facilities.
The lawsuits allege the California Air Resources Board’s amendments to the program could increase pollution.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 24, 28 December 2024.
Campaigners say Queensland mine given go-ahead this week is a new development, not an extension of an existing mine Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Climate campaigners have challenged a claim by the Albanese government that it has not approved any new coalmines in 2024, saying a Queensland mine given a green light this week was a new development. The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, approved four coalmine projects on Thursday, describing them all as expansions of existing mines that would mainly be digging up coal to make steel. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03951C, Paper Fumiyasu Nozaki, Shaoning Zhang, Martin Hoffman Peterson, Jinkwang Hwang, Jin Hyun Chang, Juan Maria Garcia-Lastra, Kazuhiko Matsumoto Triphylite NaFePO4 emerges as a promising solution for sodium secondary batteries due to its abundant constituent elements and high energy density, making it attractive for sustainable energy storage applications. However,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread anger and frustration from residents of Mayotte on Friday as he wrapped up a two-day visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago that is reeling from the devastation wrought by the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 December 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02222-9Vocal communication is essential for information transmission in many species, such as that related to mating opportunities or predator presence. Recent research revealing how phenotypic changes brought about by a changing climate may influence vocal communication raises some serious concerns for conservation management.
A group of popular flat earth YouTubers have admitted defeat against the ‘globers’ after taking a trip to Antarctica to witness the 24-hour sun.
Parliament's standards commissioner was last night urged to probe Tulip Siddiq after the Treasury minister was named in an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh.
4 Cities Looking Beyond Rider Fares to Fund Better, More Resilient Public Transit margaret.overh… Thu, 12/19/2024 - 14:00 Public transit is not only a vital network connecting people to jobs, services and one another; it's also an important climate solution. The world needs to double public transit capacity by 2030 as part of its larger roadmap to slash planet-warming emissions and avert the worst of the climate crisis. But this rapid growth will be costly, and public transit systems have a funding problem. During COVID-19, ridership plummeted by up to 60% in major cities around the world. This drained the fare revenue that transit agencies often rely on to pay for staff, fuel, maintenance and more. Many cities have yet to see ridership (and fare revenue) fully...
Washington has set new targets to slash the country's carbon emissions. But with President-elect Donald Trump's plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, can America's climate-minded states meet those targets?
The recommendations for PFAS in rivers, streams and lakes could be used to crack down on polluters, though the Trump administration is not expected to do so.
[The Herald] Rumbidzayi Zinyuke -- A solar power initiative is poised to transform the lives of over one million rural households across eight provinces by providing reliable and sustainable energy.
Tulip Siddiq denies claims that she brokered corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear power plant Keir Starmer has given his full support to Tulip Siddiq, the Treasury minister, after Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission accused her and family members of embezzling billions as part of a deal for a nuclear power plant. Siddiq’s role as economic secretary to the Treasury includes responsibility for tackling financial corruption. She has denied any involvement in the claims. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04323E, Review Article Xin Wang, Yameng Fan, Jiayang Li, Xinghan Li, Weijie Li, Jiazhao Wang, Wei Kong Pang All solid-state sodium metal batteries (ASSSMBs) have emerged as promising candidates in large-scale energy storage systems relative to Li/Na-ion batteries using flammable liquid electrolytes. 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
Good news for the German research fleet, German shipbuilding, and international polar research alike: the new Polarstern will be constructed in Wismar by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. company received the official contract to construct a new research icebreaker from the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) today, marking the end of a two and a half-year-long Europe-wide call for tenders. The new flagship of German climate research will cost an estimated 1.185 billion euros. Following five years of construction, she is to be handed over to the research community in 2030.
By extending frying oil's lifespan three to ten times, Beyond Oil helps restaurants reduce oil consumption by approximately 50%, lower their carbon footprint by 20 tons annually per location, and cut food costs by 50%.
In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter: we give you a chance to try our end-of-year climate quiz, respond to a reader email about fossil fuel ads on transit and check out a listener's leisurely deconstruction and reconstruction project.
McNeese State University in Louisiana building a liquefied natural gas center, prompting fears of ‘corporate capture’ One of Louisiana’s top public universities has prompted concerns about “corporate capture” over its expanding relationship with the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, despite environmental warnings about pollution and prolonging fossil fuel use. As the US’s LNG boom gained momentum in south-west Louisiana, McNeese State University courted the industry to help launch a new LNG Center of Excellence currently under construction, hired a director doubling as an LNG industry lobbyist, and approached federal regulators to co-locate their own research center at the university, according to emails obtained via public records requests by DeSmog and the Guardian. Continue reading...
A British-made surveillance drone called PHASA-35 has completed test flights in the stratosphere - the second layer of Earth's atmosphere.
Hastened reviews of compounds as industry ramps up could increase pollution from likely toxic chemicals The Environmental Protection Agency is quietly fast tracking approval of new PFAS “forever chemicals” for use by the semiconductor industry at the same time the agency is publicly touting increased scrutiny of new PFAS and other chemicals. As US semiconductor production ramps up, the hastened reviews could sharply increase pollution containing little-studied PFAS that are likely toxic, accumulative in the environment and contribute to climate change. Continue reading...
[IPS] Windhoek -- Nature is at a tipping point. With human activity having pushed up to 1 million plant and animal species close to extinction, securing sustainable development and halting global biodiversity collapse is no longer just an option but a requisite for human wellbeing.
The promise of deeper emissions cuts will very likely be ignored by the Trump administration, but officials hoped it would send a signal to the world.
The president announced the United States would aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by between 61 and 66 percent by 2035 compared with 2005 levels.
Two Congressional reports make clear that, with increasingly frequent hurricanes, floods and fires, "the model of insurance as it stands right now isn't working."
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday arrived in Mayotte to assess the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago, as rescuers raced to search for survivors and supply desperately needed aid.
Several major cases destroyed federal agencies' ability to address climate change and pollution. The post The Supreme Court decisions that gutted environmental protections in 2024 appeared first on High Country News.
Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government has approved the expansion of four coalmines that climate campaigners estimate will release more than 850m tonnes of CO2 over their lifetime – equivalent to almost double Australia’s annual emissions. The four mines will target mostly coal to be used for steelmaking with some thermal coal for burning in power stations. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
The president-elect’s pick to lead USDA, Brooke Rollins, has decried “devastating” clean energy subsidies.
The probe may complicate the $47.2 billion investment, which is key to ensuring a stable energy supply after the country phases out its coal plants.
The state’s high court ruled that Montana officials violated the constitutional rights to a healthy environment by expanding fossil fuel production.
The Biden administration’s approval of California’s electric vehicle mandate sets up a protracted fight.
The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.
Tariffs are a hot topic these days. But could they help cool the planet? Many countries are discussing carbon tariffs or carbon border adjustments as a way to protect their competitiveness while fighting climate change. Here's a closer look.
Enterprising Group In Rural Cuttack Steps Up To The Plate To Counter Climate Change
The 6-1 ruling is a major, rare victory for climate activists, who have tried to use the courts to force action on activities they say are harming the planet.
STATEMENT: Biden Administration Announces 2035 Emissions Reduction Target, Setting North Star for Non-Federal Actors alison.cinnamo… Wed, 12/18/2024 - 17:29 WASHINGTON D.C. (December 19, 2024) – Today the U.S. government announced a new climate commitment under the Paris Agreement, known as a nationally determined contribution (NDC). The plan includes a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions 61 to 66% below 2005 levels by 2035. If President Trump follows through with his intention to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, the United States would no longer be obligated to strive towards this new target. However, the NDC will serve as an important marker for non-federal actors and future U.S. administrations. The following is a statement from Debbie Weyl, WRI US...
Court rules in favor of 16 young people who said their health and prospects were being imperiled by climate crisis Montana’s top court on Wednesday held that the state’s constitution guaranteed a right to a stable climate system and invalidated a law barring regulators from considering the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when permitting new fossil fuel projects. The Montana supreme court upheld a landmark trial court decision last August in favor of 16 young people who said their health and futures were being jeopardized by climate change, which the state aggravates through its permitting of energy projects. Continue reading...
US and Canadian electrical grids are being strained by AI data centers, crypto mining, and electric cars.
A New York homeowner, in Scotchtown, Orange County, was "thrilled" to find mastodon fossils in their backyard, which museum staff plan to study to learn more about the last ice age.
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
No need to keep running back and forth to the microwave with this handy warming mat.
[Daily Trust] InfraCredit, a 'AAA'-rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced credit enhancement of Prado Power Limited's Guaranteed Fixed-Rate Senior Green Infrastructure Forward Ijarah Lease Sukuk under a co-financing arrangement with the £10 million Climate Finance Blending Facility.
EPA Clears Way for California Clean Car Standards
The agency says assessments before last month's storm did not suggest the severe floods coming.
EPA agreed to grant the state’s requests and permit similar proposals from other states, a step Trump has vowed to undo The Biden administration granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035 in a move that Donald Trump is expected to roll back immediately. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would grant California’s request for the waivers to allow the state to enforce the proposed rules, the agency announced on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Under the Clean Air Act, California can adopt more stringent vehicle emission requirements than the federal government, but must obtain a waiver from the EPA.
We want to hear how you manage to eat a planet-friendly diet despite soaring food prices and lack of access Can everyone eat for the planet? I shopped at Dollar Store for a week to find out Tackling the climate crisis will require us to think more carefully about what we eat, since our food system accounts for up to one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions. The best option, according to scientists who developed a climate-friendly food plan several years ago, is to eat more vegetables, legumes and whole grains, and cut back on meat and dairy. Despite the planetary – and health – benefits of this diet, it’s not always easy to eat this way, especially given soaring food prices and lack of accessibility in many parts of the US. Continue reading...
Jeran Campanella, a famous Flat Earther who appeared in the 2018 film 'Behind the Curve', admits he is wrong in footage from Antarctica.
Tackling Climate and Nature Together in 2025 shannon.paton@… Wed, 12/18/2024 - 09:10 Few issues are more enmeshed than climate and nature. Scientists are increasingly learning how biodiversity loss and climate change compound and reinforce each other. For example, deforestation releases greenhouse gas emissions that fuel climate change, spurring wildfires and forest dieback that then release more emissions and cause further warming. It’s a vicious cycle that both accelerates and amplifies the extreme heat, drought, flooding and other impacts endangering communities around the world. Yet despite their inexorable connection, policymaking for climate and for nature still largely operate in separate spheres. Just this year, the world saw major international summits...
Republicans and others opposed the Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to update its "biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health" policy for the refuge system.
A new report calls for solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity, health, water, and food issues.
[New Zimbabwe] In a landmark move to address climate change and attract green investments, Zimbabwe has introduced a national carbon market framework rooted in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The initiative, launched at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aims to establish Zimbabwe as a regional leader in carbon trading while supporting its transition to a low-carbon economy.
The Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday granted California two waivers allowing the state to implement a ban on gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
[IPS] Accra, Ghana -- The climate crisis, a defining challenge of the 21st century, is not just an environmental issue; it is increasingly a critical arena for international diplomacy. From intense negotiations at COP summits to the politics of energy transitions and resource control, climate change is shaping the geopolitical landscape.
The state of Utah has come up with its share of boondoggles over the years, but one of the more enduring is the Uinta Basin Railway. The proposed 88-mile rail line would link the oil fields of the remote Uinta Basin region of eastern Utah to national rail lines so that up to 350,000 barrels […]
From "carbon cowboys" to "snow loss cliff," these 10 terms captured the spirit of the hottest year yet.
National Grid, SSE and ScottishPower submit plans amid global race to shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity Energy companies have promised to spend almost £70bn over five years to help rewire Great Britain’s electricity infrastructure in the global race to shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity. The companies that own the high-voltage power system – National Grid , SSE and ScottishPower – have submitted spending plans totalling about £68bn to the industry regulator Ofgem for the period from 2026 to 2031, which could support about 100,000 jobs. Continue reading...
[Earthlife] With COP29 now just a memory, South African grassroots activists are reflecting on the outcomes of the summit and their own roles in advocating for climate justice. The conference, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, brought some incremental advances but left many critical issues unresolved, amplifying the voices of those who argue the COP process needs deeper reform.
Nuclear should account for around 20 percent of the nation’s energy mix by fiscal 2040 and renewables for around 40 to 50 percent proposed, according to a new draft policy.
State regulators announced last week that they would dial back enforcement of a law that requires large companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Commercial banks’ exposure to industries sensitive to climate change stands at around $48 billion, says a report.
Researchers find winds affecting emissions from incinerators play role, though diet still thought to be largest factor Toxic chemicals in breast milk have been identified in mothers living near waste incinerators in the UK, a study has found . The study looked at complex chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins. These are found in the fumes from burning waste and can persist in the environment for a long time. They can also accumulate in the fat in our bodies, with more than 90% coming from food. Continue reading...
[MAP] Rabat -- Morocco and Chile shared their experience in water management, with a particular focus on best practices for coping with water stress, at a thematic session on climate change and international mobility held in Rabat on Tuesday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03185G, Paper Cheolhyun Cho, Byeonggwan Kim, Sienoh Park, Eunkyoung Kim An optimal contribution of electronic and ionic carriers in mixed ionic–electronic conductor (MIEC) films was explored to achieve high voltage and power density for waste and solar heat harvesting at a low temperature gradient. 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
Granholm's statement came as the Energy Department released a long-awaited study that found U.S. LNG shipments drive up domestic wholesale prices and frequently displace renewable energy sources.
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators
Watchdog ruled social media post failed to provide balanced information over bank’s ongoing financing of polluting industries A Lloyds Banking Group advert has been banned for making false environmental claims, making it the second major lender to break the UK advertising watchdog’s rules against greenwashing. The ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) follows an investigation into a billboard poster and three paid-for posts on the networking website LinkedIn, all of which hailed the lender’s climate credentials. Continue reading...
The long-awaited study was criticized by the oil and gas industry and could help environmental groups that want to stop new export terminals.
Department of Energy Study On Environmental and Economic Impacts of U.S. Natural Gas Exports Shows Urgent Need to Cut Methane Pollution
New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis The Biden administration released long-awaited analysis on the economic and environmental impacts of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports on Tuesday, concluding any further expansion would drive up costs for domestic consumers and hamper efforts to curtail the climate crisis. In January Joe Biden paused the Department of Energy’s approvals of fossil gas exports to big consumers in Asia and Europe in order to conduct the review, in a move welcomed by climate scientists, environmental justice advocates and public health experts but decried by the oil and gas industry. Continue reading...
Forget giant factories! A new portable device could allow farmers to produce ammonia right in the field, reducing costs, and emissions.
Las olas de calor afectan la vida de millones de personas alrededor del mundo cada año. The post ¿Cuál es la relación real de las olas de calor y el aumento de la contaminación en el aire específicamente con el CO2? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
“More than a quarter of lands in the United States are federally-managed, and almost one-quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions come from federal lands,” U.S. Geological Survey Director David Applegate said.
New Environmental Defense Fund analysis of climate-smart investments in U.S. row crops unearths strategic opportunities for the private sector to accelerate climate action and future-proof agricultural supply chains.
The biodiversity, climate, health, water and food crises need to be addressed together rather than regarded as separate issues, urges a major report
Cyclone Chido swept over Mayotte on Saturday with storm gusts reaching speeds of over 220km/h, leaving a trail of destruction.
State media estimate that more than 3,000 metric tons of mazut oil may have leaked into the Kerch Strait.
EPA downgraded the area’s compliance status, a potential impetus for more stringent pollution controls.
Hundreds of murkily operated vessels continue to transport Russian oil around the world despite EU sanctions.
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) said 22,243 megawatts (MW) of wind was generated on Sunday, December 15.
Demand is growing for bucket list-worthy igloo and glacier lodge stays in the most remote reaches of the country.
[Vanguard] With recent worldwide heatwaves across the globe exceeding temperature records and exposing the impact of climate change, some of the hottest countries, from tropical savannas to scorching deserts, are currently experiencing extreme heat throughout the year.
The government is proposing to back a host of projects to store emissions from gas-fired power plants and factories.
The Environment Agency warns that eight million English homes and businesses will be at risk of flooding in the next 25 years as a result of the Earth's warming climate.
[The Point] Developed nations have agreed to help channel "at least" $300bn a year into developing countries by 2035 to support their efforts to deal with climate change.
[IPS] Riyadh & Hyderabad -- The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 16) concluded early hours of Saturday with a renewed focus on building drought resilience globally. However, the COP also failed to agree on bringing a legally binding drought protocol. Like the biodiversity and climate change COPs held earlier in the year, COP16 also failed to finish in time and ended by postponing several key decisions to COP17 scheduled to be held in 2026.
The dismal quality of housing across Mayotte has compounded the devastating impact of Cyclone Chido on the poverty-stricken French Indian Ocean territory where hundreds, or maybe thousands, are feared dead.
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 16) concluded early hours of Saturday with a renewed focus on building drought resilience globally. However, the COP also failed to agree on bringing a legally binding drought protocol. Like the biodiversity and climate change COPs held […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03525A, Review Article Sheher Yar Khan, Sajid Rauf, Shuli Liu, Wei Chen, Yongliang Shen, Mahesh Kumar Studies have been conducted to explore innovative performance-enhancing thermal management strategies (PETS) aimed at improving the efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV) technology and shift towards a low-carbon economy. Nonetheless, there remains... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Air pollution linked to increased hospital admissions for mental illness as well as physical illness for the first time according to new research from the University of St Andrews.
The airline's partnership with NOAA is part of a wider federal strategy to better keep tabs on the country’s greenhouse gases.
Building so many venues is "environmentally wasteful in the extreme" because carbon will be emitted and scarce resources used, said one economics professor.
California's governor is unbowed in his crusade against oil companies, but other elected Democrats are getting cold feet.
The U.K. government is relying on a huge build-out of wind power to reach a goal for a zero-carbon power grid by 2030.
[New Times] The Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) plans to implement the Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) model to protect hydropower plants in the Giciye River catchment from flooding caused by land degradation.
[RFI] France is rushing aid to help the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte by ship and military aircraft after the island was devastated by Cyclone Chido - the worst storm to hit the region in nearly a century.
[IPS] Dakar, Senegal -- From increased pests and diseases to lower crop yields and extreme weather events, the adverse impacts of climate change on agriculture in Africa cannot be overstated.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04051A, Paper Fei Yang, Yuyao Ruan, Shuo Li, Xingpei Wei, Shuwan Zai, Fei Gao, Shengzhong (Frank) Liu, Wangen Zhao The PCE of AFMS passivated CsPbI 3 PSCs reached 21.85%, which is the highest for this type of pure cesium lead triiodide solar cell. 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
AI uses a lot of power. Some of the next generation data centers may use as much power as one million U.S. households. Technology companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Meta hope nuclear power will offer a climate solution for this energy use. Nuclear power plants can deliver hundreds of megawatts of power without producing greenhouse gas emissions. But some long-time watchers of the nuclear industry are skeptical that it's the right investment for big tech companies to make. Read more of science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel's reporting here . Interested in more stories about the future of energy? Email us at shortwave@npr.org . We'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at...
In other weather, south-east Queensland soaked by up to 127mm of rain, with more than a dozen dams spilling over Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Ongoing heatwave conditions will extend from the tropics into central and parts of eastern Australia today, creating dangerous bushfire conditions, the Bureau of Meteorology has said, as south-east Queensland battles rain. Western Sydney will reach the low 40s , with temperatures hitting a maximum of 38C in Parramatta, 40C in Liverpool and 42C in Penrith. Continue reading...
Now the world’s biggest market for nuclear power, China has more than 100 reactors in use or being built along the nation’s coastline.
Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Alexander Kozlov told reporters it was “too early” to assess the extent of the spillage.
From increased pests and diseases to lower crop yields and extreme weather events, the adverse impacts of climate change on agriculture in Africa cannot be overstated. Climate shocks will present major roadblocks to the continent’s rapidly growing population, especially if global temperatures remain on their upward trajectory. Urgent and effective action is therefore needed to […]
Supreme Court dismisses a red-state constitutional claim that targeted California's power to fight air pollution.
Enforcement of pollution regulations tanked during the first Trump administration, Environmental Integrity Project data shows.
Top adviser says vessels that sank and ran aground are part of aged fleet that will continue to cause large-scale damage Ukraine has called on the international community to take action against Russia’s sanctions-busting oil fleet, after an ageing tanker sank in the Black Sea , causing a major environmental disaster. The Russian cargo ship, Volgoneft-212, broke in half during a heavy storm off the coast of occupied Crimea on Sunday. A second tanker, Volgoneft-239, got into difficulties in the same area. It eventually ran aground near the port of Taman at the south end of the Kerch strait. Continue reading...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bob Henson In this aerial view, fingers of meltwater flow from the melting Isunnguata Sermia glacier descending from the Greenland Ice Sheet on July 11, 2024, near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. According to the Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE), the Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing mass continuously since 1996, with an accumulated loss since 1986 approaching 6,000 metric gigatons, or 6 trillion tons. Meltwater pouring from the Arctic into the far North Atlantic in massive amounts seems to be capable of triggering collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Several high-profile research papers have brought renewed attention to the potential...
Why did some species, including ancient humans, cross the Bering Land Bridge between modern-day Siberia and Alaska during the last Ice Age? The picture has only gotten more complex.
We shouldn’t get distracted by economic growth and technological progress because the best gift we can give future generations is a sustainable, life-supporting environment
CNN — Two Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel were badly damaged in stormy weather near the Black Sea over the weekend, leading to an oil spill, according to Russian state media. The Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 vessels were in the Kerch Strait between mainland Russia and annexed Crimea when they got … The post Badly damaged Russian tankers carrying thousands of tons of fuel spill oil near Black Sea appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The world's first nuclear-diamond battery uses carbon-14 to power devices for more than 10,000 years.
Emergency officials said all 14 crew members onboard the Volgoneft 239 were brought to shore after bad weather overnight delayed rescue efforts.
A company official said the spill was immediately reported to regulators, though the report by a federal pipeline safety agency said the line likely was leaking for an “extended period of time.”
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04908J, Paper Emma Kaeli, Zhelong Jiang, Xiaomian Yang, Emma Patricia Kwai Lin Choy, Nicolas Bojun Liang, Edward Barks, Sunny Wang, Stephen Dongmin Kang, William C. Chueh Solid-state batteries (SSBs) promise more energy-dense storage than liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, first-cycle capacity loss is higher in SSBs than in LIBs due to interfacial reactions. The chemical... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03743J, Paper Jiping Sun, Bichao Wu, Zhixing Wang, Huajun Guo, Guochun Yan, Hui Duan, Guangchao Li, Ying Wang, Jiexi Wang CO 2 and H 2 O channels are incorporated into the catalyst layer network to benefit the micro-environment in MEA. Through rational catalyst layer design, CO 2 -to-C 2+ performance is substantially enhanced. 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
A tornado ripped through Scotts Valley, California, injuring four and causing widespread damage. The twister, packing winds up to 144 km/h, left thousands without power. Severe weather also impacted other states, with an ice storm fatality in Nebraska and heavy snow blanketing upstate New York and the Sierra Nevada.
The government is using its new hydrogen action plan as an opportunity to weaken regulations that are “inconvenient” to the fossil fuel industry, according to an energy transition expert.
Sean Nipisar said his daughter kept asking when they could go hunting as soon as they received their tags to hunt a polar bear.
[New Times] Energy Private Developers (EPD) and BK Foundation have distributed solar power systems and improved cookstoves to 141 households in Nyanza and Ruhango districts.
Medical supplies airlifted to French Indian Ocean territory after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead The cyclone that hit Mayotte has left health services on the French Indian Ocean territory in tatters, with the hospital extremely damaged and health centres knocked out of operation, a minister said on Monday. “The hospital has suffered major water damage and destruction, notably in the surgical, intensive care, maternity and emergency units,” the French health minister, Geneviève Darrieussecq, told France 2, adding that “medical centres were also non-operational”. Continue reading...
Cyclone Chido devastated the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, potentially claiming hundreds, or even thousands, of lives according to local officials.
[UNCCD] After two weeks of intense negotiations on how to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, the largest and most inclusive United Nations land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
[allAfrica] Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall around 6am on Sunday, December 15, on the coast of Mozambique as a category 4 cyclone, about 35-40km south of Pemba city in Cabo Delgado Province, located in the northern region. The cyclone remained an intense tropical storm, characterized by destructive winds reaching 260km per hour, heavy rainfall of 250mm within 24 hours, and extremely dangerous sea conditions that posed a significant risk of coastal submersion.
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he will visit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte "in the coming days" and "decree national mourning" after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century on Saturday. Authorities fear hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have died in the territory off Africa's east coast.
Nigeria approved Exxon’s sale of the assets to the independent energy supplier in October.
[The Conversation Africa] These holidays, planet Earth looks likely to be hotter than ever before. Research found that in 2024, global temperatures temporarily rose 1.5°C higher than the average from 1850 to 1900 - a pre-industrial time when the first global temperatures were recorded.
The new heat record comes as Donald Trump prepares to return to office and undo the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change.
France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its worst storm in nearly a century.
[Africa CDC] The Global Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Consortium (GLOWACON) Regional Conference, held on 9th and 10th December under the auspices of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), and the World Health Organization (WHO), convened over 250 participants from diverse sectors--including experts, scientists, policymakers, funders, researchers, and implementers.
Widespread heatwaves leave residents sweltering across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Temperatures across South Australia soared past 40C before 10am on Monday as widespread heatwave conditions hit Adelaide and Melbourne and had parts of New South Wales bracing to endure their hottest December day on record. Jonathan How, a senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology, said Adelaide had already reached its forecast maximum of 38C by 10am, after only dropping to 29.8 degrees overnight. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Thanks to climate change and tougher vines, Denmark and Sweden have a growing number of wineries.
A twister touched down in Scotts Valley as one person was killed during ice storms in Nebraska.
Extreme heat warnings are in place for multiple states as a sweltering heatwave brings one of the hottest December days in years.
Witnesses tell of ‘apocalyptic scenes’ after worst storm to hit the Indian Ocean territory in almost a century At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart and pounding the impoverished archipelago’s already weak infrastructure. Rescuers have been dispatched to the islands, which lie between the coast of Mozambique and Madagascar, but their efforts are likely to be hindered by damage to airports and electricity distribution in an area where clean drinking water is subject to chronic shortages. Continue reading...
Inclement weather brought heavy snow to upstate New York, a major ice storm to Midwest states and severe weather warnings around Lake Tahoe.
Experts express fear – and resilience – as they prepare for president-elect’s potential attacks on climate research As the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists swarmed a Washington venue last week, the packed halls have been permeated by an air of anxiety and even dread over a new Donald Trump presidency that might worsen what has been a bruising few years for science. The annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting drew a record 31,000 attendees this year for the unveiling of a slew of new research on everything from seismology to climate science to heliospheric physics, alongside a sprawling trade show and bouts of networking as scientists jostle to advance their work. Continue reading...
The Egyptian government announced on Saturday that it has secured the electricity supply for next summer, in cooperation between the Ministries of Electricity and Petroleum. The plan includes relying on new and renewable energy to avoid resorting to load shedding. This came during the attendance of Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at the inauguration ceremony … The post Egyptian government announces securing electricity supply for summer 2025 appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Video appears to show one of the tankers broken in half and sinking amid a heavy storm, with oil visible in the water.
The aftermath of a Russian oil tanker splitting in half because of a storm was caught on camera as the ship began to sink and oil spilt into the Black Sea.
Call them gummy polar bears. As if there weren’t enough incongruous-seeming food combos circulating TikTok: Social media gourmands are marinating gummy bears in Sprite and then freezing them to create a texturally anomalous treat. This phenomenon was started as an ASMR trend by @emiriASMR, who illustrated the auditory appeal of crunching down on the frozen...
A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said.
Climate change is wrecking the delicate balance between groundwater and ocean water, according to new research.
A listing of 23 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, December 8, 2024 thru Sat, December 14, 2024. Listing by Category Like last week's summary this one contains the list of articles twice: based on categories and based on publication date. Please feel free to let us know in the comments - if you haven't already - which one you prefer. Checking if we assigned the (most) relevant category is also appreciated. Thanks for your help with this! Climate change impacts New York Isn`t Ready to Fight More Wildfires New York could see more frequent and destructive blazes, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat. by Nathan Porceng, Inside...
At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Tropical Cyclone Chido is affecting multiple countries in Southern Africa, potentially impacting approximately 2.5 million people across Mozambique, Malawi, and the Comoros. The cyclone already hit Mayotte with extreme wind conditions and is expected to make landfall in northern Mozambique on December 15.
Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including a major ice storm in Midwest states and unsual tornado activity in Central California.
At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll.
An ice storm has caused chaos on roads in the Midwest in the US, while on the West Coast, officials are checking whether San Francisco suffered its first tornado in almost two decades.
Enbridge said the 70,000 gallon spill on the company's Line 6 was caused by a faulty connection on a pump transfer pipe at the Enbridge Cambridge Station.
The power plant comes amid a push by the Egyptian government to boost renewable energy production after last summer’s severe power outages.
Despite a clever comms strategy, there are significant credibility issues around the assumptions on which the cost estimates are based Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coalition has moved a considerable way on climate and energy since Scott Morrisson brought a lump of coal into the parliament and told us not to be afraid. On Friday, the Coalition finally released the long-awaited details of the nuclear plan it will take to the election and, once again, asks us not to be afraid – of the price tag, the higher climate pollution and a range of other variables. However, despite a clever comms strategy, there are significant credibility issues around the assumptions on which the cost estimates are...
Environment Canada issued a wind warning for Metro Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast, Victoria, East and West Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands.
Disproportionate placement of devices leaves communities of color less protected from dangerous pollutants The Environmental Protection Agency ’s air quality monitors are disproportionately positioned in whiter neighborhoods in the US, leaving communities of color less protected from dangerous pollutants like particulate matter, ozone, nitrous dioxide and lead, among others, new research finds. Policy and actions the EPA takes to reduce pollution are developed from the monitors’ readings, and communities of color are broadly more likely to be near major polluters. The findings raise questions about whether the agency has enough monitors installed, is properly placing them, and whether conclusions about the safety of the air in some areas are sound. Continue reading...
Doing so draws private and public funding, raises awareness locally about climate justice and inspires people and businesses in the country to adopt more sustainable ways of living and working
Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage to the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, a senior local official said. The archipelago was hit in some places by powerful winds of at least 226 kilometers per hour, resulting in the deaths of at least two people.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04560B, Perspective Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Pekka Peljo, Claire Villevielle, Hubert Girault This article aims to present the redox aspects of lithium-ion batteries both from a thermodynamic and from a conductivity viewpoint. We first recall the basic definitions of the electrochemical potential... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Anchorage deputy municipal manager Mark Spafford describes Southcentral’s looming natural gas shortage as a train that has been barreling toward the region for decades and now — it’s almost here. “This isn’t just, like, political posturing or somebody, you know, Chicken Little-ing it,” Spafford said. “It’s a real thing, and we need to do something […]
The Energy Secretary's 'clean energy revolution' will convert the grid from fossil fuels to renewable power by 2030.
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to grant the state the right to set stronger climate rules for cars, SUVs and pickup trucks as soon as next week.
Supreme Court will consider whether oil industry may sue to challenge California's plan to require 'zero emissions' for new vehicles by 2035.
The Coalition’s nuclear costings put it at odds with the government as well as a global effort to reduce emissions by electrifying economies and building renewable energy infrastructure.
Over 2.5 billion people depend on aquifers for fresh water, but rising seas and climate change are pushing saltwater into these crucial reserves.
[This Day] Abuja -- The European Union (EU) said yesterday that it has extended assistance to over 350 local government councils across sub-Saharan Africa to mitigate the impact of climate change.
Two weeks of powerful testimonies from people on climate change's frontlines have come to a close. Now they must wait for a decision from the top UN court. But what impact could it have?
Experts from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have confirmed that A23a has finally broken free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands.
ANTARCTICA: The world’s largest and oldest iceberg A23a is on the move. After decades of being grounded on the seafloor and more recently spinning on the spot, the mega-iceberg has … The post World’s largest iceberg A23a breaks free appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
From DIY Christmas crackers to non-traditional trees, here are some ways to have a more sustainable festive season Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com If you’re concerned about waste and overconsumption as the silly season gets under way, you’re not alone. Many of us are dreaming of a greener Christmas . To help you plan for a low-waste celebration, Guardian readers share some of their sustainable Christmas rituals, from bon-bons without the plastic to non-traditional Christmas trees. Continue reading...
Groups blasted the Green Mountain National Forest plan, which had been touted as a model for carbon reduction and old-growth protection.
The federal agency finalized the first management plan update since 2007 for the coral-rich ecosystem at Florida's southern tip.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02449D, Communication Entian Cui, Yulian Lu, Xiu-Li Yang, Guojun Dong, Yajun Zhang, Yingpu Bi We demonstrated a facile electrochemical treatment for in situ anchoring of Cu 4 clusters in a graphitic C 3 N 5 framework, leading to remarkable improvements of photocatalytic reactivity and selectivity towards CO 2 reduction to ethanol. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03240C, Paper Yuqing Zhong, Yunzheng Zhang, Jiajian Wang, Huile Jin, Shuang Pan, Shun Wang, Yihuang Chen Utilizing the photothermal assistance principle provides fascinating opportunities to explore the connection between the catalyst photothermal effect and zinc–air battery characteristics under normal to extreme conditions. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04803B, Paper Yimei Chen, Kaijie Zhang, Zhixiao Xu, Facheng Gong, Renfei Feng, Zhehui Jin, Xiaolei Wang Zinc-ion batteries are challenged by zinc dendrites, notorious side reactions, and poor performance at low temperatures. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03419H, Paper Ciyu Ge, Qi Xu, Dayu Liu, Wenjiang Ye, Yongxin Zhu, Peiyan Zhang, Jiakuan Yang, Guangxing Liang, Ling Xu, Ying Zhou, Haisheng Song, Chao Chen, Jiang Tang Vacuum-assisted technology, favored for its low cost, environmentally friendly nature, and scalability, is widely used in perovskite solar cells and is a preferred choice for commercialized production. 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04466E, Paper Yuan Fang, Chunhong Qi, Weichao Bao, Fangfang Xu, Wei Sun, Bin Liu, Xiqian Yu, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang, Pengpeng Qiu, Wei Luo The MXene–VO 2− x cathode with asymmetric Ti–O–V orbital hybridization at the heterointerface for zinc-ion batteries is designed to stabilize the oxygen vacancies through charge transfer, thus efficiently boosting the electrochemical performance. 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
Newly appointed Climate Change Commission chair Dame Patsy Reddy and climate change minister Simon Watts. New climate-related appointments have been met with a mixed reaction from policy experts, with one predicting the...
“With these permits, we're one step closer to providing vital infrastructure that benefits farmers, ethanol producers, and communities across the Midwest,” an official with the pipeline's company said.
Chevron spent billions trying to destroy him after he won the largest pollution case in history. It’s time for President Biden to end this nightmare It’s a tale as old as time: an underdog fighting for what’s right, and a powerful giant doing everything it can to stop him. Yet in today’s America, the giants don’t lose—they rig the system to crush anyone who dares to challenge them. That’s exactly what happened to Steven Donziger, a well-known human rights lawyer who stood up to oil giant Chevron. After helping Indigenous and farming communities in Ecuador secure a historic $9.5bn judgment against the company for decades of environmental destruction, Chevron retaliated with a vicious legal campaign designed not just to discredit him, but to ruin his life. Jim McGovern is a Congressman from...
[The Patriot] There is hope that the political will to move away from fossil fuels to renewable energy will reduce reliance on fossil fuels in environmental sensitive areas such as Okavango Delta, though the new government has not made commitment to timelines as to when the roadmap from fossil fuels to renewable energy will kickstart. University of Botswana, Okavango Research Institute (ORI) Director, Professor Joseph Mbaiwa is of the view that the new administration under President Duma Boko commitment towards moving
Image: These summer images from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 missions showcase different satellite views of Greenland’s west coast.
Just Stop Oil and Labour donor Dale Vince travelled by private jet, drank champagne and 'had no problem in participating in conspicuous consumerism', his ex-wife told the High Court.
Gov. Greg Abbott and Energy Transfer Executive Chair Kelcy Warren outlined how the next administration would change oil and gas.
World markets will be oversupplied by a hefty 1.4 million barrels a day if the oil cartel proceeds with plans to revive output starting in April, the International Energy Agency predicted.
Hydrogen hubs, geothermal development and some other Biden climate policies got bipartisan support from the Western Governors' Association.
Indore, renowned as India's cleanest city, faces a growing air pollution challenge. A 21% surge in PM10 levels since 2017-18 puts it among India's 'non-attainment' cities. Rapid urbanization, industrial growth, and heavy traffic contribute to worsening air quality, with road dust and vehicle emissions identified as primary culprits.
[Global Witness] Home to a staggering array of biodiversity like forest elephants, chimpanzees, bonobos, and lowland and mountain gorillas, the Congo Basin's importance for both climate and biodiversity cannot be overstated
An annual attraction in Windsor when crowds flock to the area to witness the monarch migration, there's now growing concern that pesticides and climate change, among other factors, are putting the species at risk. In Canada, the butterfly is listed as endangered, and now the United States is looking to put it on a threatened species list that will give it more protection, including for its habitat. The U.S. proposal is now open for public comment, and is also open to Canadians. The CBC's Jennifer La Grassa has more.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled the costings of his nuclear energy plan - releasing new figures suggesting Labor's renewable energy plan will cost five times more than promised.
A Delhi court acquitted six individuals, including a former coal secretary and company executives, in a coal scam case. The court found no evidence of cheating or misrepresentation by Navbharat Power Pvt Ltd (later Brahmani Thermal Power) in obtaining Odisha coal blocks.
Another 'drill, baby, drill' Trump administration promises to turn up the heat in fast-warming, methane-emitting Alaska.
Glass will be accepted at the region's recycling center near Palmer.
A bustling Florida city may be ditching recycling because too many people have been throwing regular trash in the blue bins.
Interest in the agency’s new grants has been overwhelming, but could be under threat under the incoming Trump administration.
Over 30 researchers from international institutes are working on ice core drilling campaigns in Antarctica to probe the ice sheet’s behaviour, carbon cycling in the Southern Ocean, and the Earth’s … The post Antarctic drilling missions seek to understand climate and ice dynamics appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
[This Day] The Managing Director of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Limited, Mr. Philip Mshelbila has disclosed that the energy sector in Africa needs over $200 billion investments annually to meet its energy and climate goals.
In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter: we look at why credit ratings are a big deal for climate-vulnerable nations; check out some options for greener gifting; and meet a robot that's helping an Alberta town deal with problem geese.
The federal D.C. district court said EPA has "fulfilled" its duty to address PFAS created as a byproduct from Inhance Technologies' fluorination of plastic barrels.
[Independent (Kampala)] Analysis -- The fact that remittances -the money sent home by migrant workers- is often a lifeline for millions of those left behind has been known for a long time. Now, however, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it has found that the same funds are now being used for another great cause: to mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change on the millions left behind.
[The Conversation Africa] The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, held hearings in mid-December 2024 on the legal obligations that governments have under international law to protect the environment and limit climate change. It's the biggest case the court has ever heard. The court is expected to hand down a legal advisory opinion in 2025. This will shape international climate law and governance. Climate law specialist Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala explains.
Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123 miles in gas-powered car a year, data shows TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is probably larger than that of Greece, according to a new analysis of the social media platform’s environmental impact, with the average user generating greenhouse gases equivalent to driving an extra 123 miles in a gas-powered car each year. Estimates from Greenly , a carbon accounting consultancy based in Paris, place TikTok’s 2023 emissions in the US, UK and France at about 7.6m metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) – higher than those associated with Twitter/X and Snapchat in the same region. Continue reading...
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