Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilience Climate breakdown and wildlife loss are deepening the EU’s “chocolate crisis”, a report has argued, with cocoa one of six key commodities to come mostly from countries vulnerable to environmental threats. More than two-thirds of the cocoa, coffee, soy, rice, wheat and maize brought into the EU in 2023 came from countries that are not well-prepared for climate change, according to the UK consultants Foresight Transitions. Continue reading...
One of the biggest oil and gas producers operating in the UK North Sea has provided further evidence that firms see appeal in the area despite warnings there will be an exodus.
SAO PAULO — Massive fires fuelled by climate change led global forest loss to smash records in 2024, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
[The Conversation Africa] As winter approaches, memories of the past haunt South Africans in more ways than one. The country has experienced years of rolling blackouts, known locally as load shedding. During the worst periods of these power cuts in 2022 and 2023, South Africans who did not own solar photovoltaic systems or generators would go without electricity for up to 12 hours a day.
[UN News] The global drive for renewable energy technologies has sharply increased demand for so-called critical minerals, heightening the risk of crime, corruption, and instability across supply chains as organised crime groups infiltrate the mining industry.
The four policy sticking points that split the Nationals from the Liberal party highlight their vastly different stances on privatisation How Littleproud’s irresistible force met Ley’s immovable object Sussan Ley knew she faced a challenge. Then the Nationals went nuclear What does the split mean for Australian politics? – Full Story podcast The Coalition came unstuck over four policy areas: nuclear power, the $20bn regional Australia future fund, strengthening the universal service obligation in the provision of telecommunications, and increased powers to force Coles and Woolworths to divest. The National party room required the Liberal party to commit to them as a condition of a renewed Coalition agreement, and Sussan Ley would not. She had promised her party a root-and-branch...
Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six years The UK’s climate watchdog has warned that Scotland needs to take “immediate action at pace and scale” to cut its emissions after ministers axed a series of policy pledges. The Climate Change Committee (CCC), an official advisory body, said ministers in Edinburgh needed to take urgent action to curb emissions from buildings and transport to cut Scotland’s overall emissions to nearly zero by 2045. Abandoned a target to cut car miles by 20% by 2030. Dropped a pledge to rapidly decarbonise homes by mandating low-carbon heating systems. Cut funding for tree planting. Missed targets to restore degraded peatland. Ignored calls for a plan to cut meat and dairy consumption, and failed...
NASA has warned that massive solar storm is heading toward Earth, threatening to disrupt communications, navigation systems, and power grids around the world.
Today, climate change is at the top of the political agenda, with Pacific leaders calling it an “existential issue.”
Sable Offshore Corp. has restarted offshore oil production 10 years after the operation was shuttered following a major oil spill along Santa Barbara's coast.
European manufacturers of electric vehicles are scrambling to match the technology of their Chinese rivals If Chinese carmakers are to be believed, a lot of people really love karaoke. Those people love karaoke so much that they want it in their family car. This was not something the European mind could comprehend a few years ago, according to Volkswagen’s chief financial officer, Arno Antlitz. Yet the technology, included in electric cars sold by China’s BYD and Xpeng, is just one example of the lessons that Volkswagen and its European counterparts have had to learn as they scramble to keep up with Chinese rivals on track to dominate the global electric car market. Continue reading...
Study shows firms in Colorado, including Chevron, have pumped 30m lbs of chemicals in 18 months without meeting all disclosure rules Colorado oil and gas companies have pumped at least 30m lbs of secret chemicals into the ground over the past 18 months without making legally required disclosures, according to a new analysis. That’s in spite of first-in-the-nation rules requiring operators and their suppliers to list all chemicals used in drilling and extraction, while also banning any use of Pfas “forever chemicals” at oil and gas sites. Since the transparency law took effect in July 2023, operators have fracked 1,114 sites across the state, but as of 1 May chemical disclosures have not been filed for 675 of them – more than 60% of the total, the analysis says. Continue reading...
Company will offer its technologies and solutions to its partners globally to promote clean energy.
Governor lobbied Trump in a series of phone calls, and will now allow new gas pipeline capacity to move forward US politics live – latest updates The Trump administration has lifted a stop work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after negotiations with the state to resume the major clean energy project, but cancelled plans for a gas pipeline could also be revived. The month-long stop work order on the Empire Wind project came amid Donald Trump’s targeting of the wind industry in the first 100 days of his second term as the US president pushes a pro-fossil fuels agenda. Continue reading...
The hemlines were high and the diamonds hefty as the world’s second-richest fiancee and her entourage stormed the Seine. Formez vos bataillons! To Cannes, in the country of France, where last night Jeff Bezos’s fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, got what she deserves: a philanthropy award. Lauren was honoured at something called the Global Gift Gala, where she received the women empowerment award for her commitment to climate justice, social justice and coming off at absolutely all times as a woman who refers to her breasts as “my girls”. Regular readers will know I have a huge amount of time for her. She accepted her gong wearing a necklace with a diamond pendant slightly larger than an Amazon warehouse, once again redrawing the blueprint that other humanitarians will simply need to watch and learn...
The EV lab at the Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering trains students to solve electricity and engineering challenges. The post Students learn to build electric cars at an Ohio public school appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The goal of limiting warming to 1.5C is too high to avoid continued sea-level rise, scientists warn.
Newborns seen in colder waters as far south as Tasmania, indicating breeding and migration more complex than thought Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Baby humpback whales are turning up in unexpected places. In Australia, humpback mums were assumed to travel north to give birth in warmer, tropical waters – like the Great Barrier Reef – before migrating south with their calves along the “humpback highway” to feed in waters off Antarctica. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas "will not be inconsistent" with the public interest, the Trump administration said Monday.
Executives from Pertamina subsidiaries were arrested in February, accused of pushing refiners to import marked-up crude and oil products.
[The Conversation Africa] President Donald Trump's executive order withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement raises the question of the implications for small African Indian Ocean island states.
Residents in southern Alberta rallied to voice concerns over a recent AER ruling on coal mining. However, some residents feel the decision was the right move for southern Alberta.
India's plans to massively expand coal-based steel and iron production threaten global efforts to reduce the sector's carbon emissions, a key contributor to climate change, a report said Tuesday.
Offshore oil rigs are some of the largest structures found on the water, but are they just floating out there? How do they stay in place? Here's what we know.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01315A, Paper Wenna Ge, Quanmao Wei, Wenzong Li, Xu Wang, Chenguang Lu, Keke Zhang, Xuanqi Luo, Lemin Zhang, Yu Sun, Yahua Liu Harvesting ubiquitous water energy through hydrovoltaic technology offers a promising avenue for clean energy and has attracted significant interest. However, current hydrovoltaic systems are plagued by their reliance on a... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Louisiana's McNeese State University will be site of the federal government's new national center for liquefied natural gas safety, U.S. officials announced Monday.
Benjamin Horton, the new dean of CityU’s energy and environment school, points to funding, advances in green tech and government support.
Talking trees powered by AI, drought-resistant crops and sweet potatoes sprouting among flowers -- the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show is facing the future with a focus on innovation and climate-change adaptation.
The top United Nations court on Monday sided with Equatorial Guinea in a decades-long dispute with Gabon over three tiny islands in potentially oil-rich waters.
Readers respond to Elizabeth Kolbert’s review of two new books about nuclear power and Nick Paumgarten’s Talk story about hanging out at McSorley’s with Peter Wolf.
[Premium Times] Coordination and consistency in policy approaches have been missing in combating conflict in the Middle Belt region.
The state’s utility commission punted on officially delaying New York’s renewable energy targets, kicking off a review of options to make more progress.
The $500 million investment by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. in a Texas direct air capture hub comes as President Donald Trump cancels climate funding.
Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030 The UK government’s weakening of rules on electric car sales is likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions as sales of plug-in hybrids rise, according to analysis. Relaxed rules could result in as many as 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) on UK roads by 2030, according to modelling by T&E, a campaign group on transport and the environment. PHEVs combine a small battery with a polluting petrol engine and tend to be much more profitable than pure battery electric cars. Continue reading...
Plus: off-duty police officer jumps off pier to save swimmers. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Flood watches in place for rivers in Hunter and mid-north coast Due to the prolonged period of wet weather for New South Wales – with rain expected to fall across the same regions for several days in a row – flood watches are in place for many rivers through the Hunter and the mid-north coast districts, where minor to moderate flooding is anticipated throughout the week, Hines says. … and we can’t rule out the chance that one or two of them could see major flooding in the coming days. Continue reading...
Wildfires in Europe are becoming more severe. With climate change intensifying droughts and reducing summer rain, wildfire risk is predicted to more than double by 2100. Do we have to learn to live with fires?
While Solar for All funds languish, the state continues to lag behind most of the nation when it comes to renewable energy.
Planning on changing the motor oil of a Ford 3.5L EcoBoost yourself? Here's the type of oil you need - and how much you'll have to pour into the engine.
This story was reported by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. As an ice storm slicked roads across eastern Michigan on February 6, representatives from four houses of worship arrived at the offices of Democratic US Sen. Gary Peters. They wanted Peters to pressure the Trump administration to lift the […]
The United Arab Emirates is significantly increasing its economic influence in Africa, investing heavily in key sectors like ports, mining, and renewable energy. With the United States and China reducing their presence, the UAE has pledged billions in deals, surpassing other nations' investments. This strategic move aims to diversify the UAE's economy and capitalize on Africa's resources and strategic location.
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the practice of fracking, but this is what it is and how it can save money.
A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a sweltering January day in 2018, Pope Francis addressed 100,000 of the faithful in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, not far from where gold mining had ravaged an expanse of Amazon rainforest about the size of Colorado. “The native Amazonian peoples have probably never […]
A group of Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters have been spared jail terms at their sentencing hearing at Isleworth Crown Court.
At least seven coal mines experienced ventilation failures, forcing workers to evacuate to the surface, emergency authorities said.
President Donald Trump made light of a gift from the United Arab Emirates on Friday, when he was gifted a box from UAE officials containing a single drop of oil. “This is the highest quality oil there is on the planet. But they only gave me a drop,” he said, laughing. But that one drop … The post UAE gifts Trump a single drop of oil appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Planned for 2035, the nuclear reactor would power research and exploration of the moon's south pole as part of the the International Lunar Research Station project.
Low-income neighborhoods of color are disproportionately affected by truck and car emissions. The post Air quality project in Buffalo, New York, could one day help residents breathe easier appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Irregular weather patterns mean that predicting storms and other weather-related phenomena is becoming increasingly difficult.
The country is looking at exporting renewable energy to Taiwan and others, an official said.
“Ignoring climate change’s destabilizing effects on the economy is not an option,” the lawmakers wrote.
About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds People living in newly built homes are being hit with energy bills that are nearly £1,000 a year higher than need be because of the poor standards to which they have been constructed. Occupants of homes built in the past seven years have paid about £5bn more in energy bills than they would have if regulations requiring new homes to be low-carbon had not been scrapped in 2016 , according to analysis seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...
Learn about the strongest solar storm to ever strike Earth, occurring around 14,300 years ago during the last Ice Age.
To Compete in International Low-Carbon Markets, Chemical Companies Need Transparent Emissions Accounting alicia.cypress… Thu, 05/15/2025 - 15:50 The U.S. chemical industry produces over 70,000 different types of plastics, fabrics, personal care, fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, rubber and other products. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that, combined with oil refining, chemical production is responsible for about 8% of the U.S.’s gross domestic product. Of that output, 28% is exported at an estimated projected value of $175 billion throughout 2025. Chemical production’s large role in the U.S. economy and the exports that sustain it make it a vital industry. Yet, it must adapt to growing pressure internationally for goods that are produced with zero or few...
US President Donald Trump's son Eric on Thursday assured the world's leading crypto conference that Washington would hoard "a tremendous amount of bitcoin," aided by his father's policies of slashing environmental protections to ramp up energy production.
[Radio Dalsan] Mr. Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SODMA), has recently taken part in a high-level meeting in Nairobi aimed at tackling the growing challenges of climate change and displacement in the Horn of Africa. The gathering convened experts, Somali federal government representatives, policymakers, senior SODMA officials, and other key stakeholders.
David Uhlmann said his work will focus on renewable energy companies and helping state and local governments address climate change and PFAS pollution.
Mixing electroactive materials, solid-state electrolytes, and conductive carbon to fabricate composite electrodes is the most practiced but least understood process in all-solid-state batteries, which strongly dictates interfacial stability and charge ...
The decline in climate pollution came as energy demand was on the rise, underscoring the country’s expansion of renewable power.
There’s not enough support for the European Commission’s plan to reduce 90 percent of net emissions by 2040, said Poland's deputy energy minister.
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia - The Prime Minister of Somalia has dismissed Yusuf Abdirahman Samatar from his position as Director-General of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change following a series of serious and well-substantiated allegations of corruption, extortion and financial mismanagement involving international donor funds.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has refuted claims of a radiation leak from any Pakistani nuclear facility, following reports that Indian missiles struck Kirana Hills during Operation Sindoor. This clarification counters widespread social media speculation and foreign media theories. The IAEA confirmed that, based on available information, no radiation release occurred.
A groundbreaking study reveals that South Africa's rising landmass isn't due to volcanic activity, but rather the Earth's crust reacting to extensive groundwater loss from severe droughts. GPS and satellite data confirm a direct link between drought-induced water loss and ground uplift, offering a new method for monitoring groundwater levels and understanding climate change's impact on Earth's surface.
Equities stuttered Thursday as investors await fresh developments in trade talks, with US partners looking to reach deals to avoid Donald Trump's tariff blitz, while oil extended losses on hopes for an Iran nuclear deal.
COPENHAGEN - Denmark is considering lifting a 40-year-old ban on nuclear power to enhance its energy security, its energy minister said, marking a significant policy shift in a country that has prioritised expanding wind and solar power.
Geothermal could be the Holy Grail of energy: unlimited and right under our feet — and the same technologies that delivered the miracle of American shale can now tap it.
After record temperatures in 2024, climate scientists had expected this year to be cooler, but instead the planet seems to be heading for a second year above the 1.5°C climate goal
This is a re-post from the Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler In August 2023, during an especially brutal Texas heat wave , I opened my electricity bill and was stunned by the total. As someone who studies climate change, I couldn’t help but connect the dots: global warming had made the heat wave worse, and that extra heat was driving up how much I had to spend on electricity. That realization led me to a simple question: how much of this bill was due to climate change? I set out to answer it and, 1.5 years later, I published a peer-reviewed paper . This post explains the method behind that analysis and why I estimate that climate change added about $80 to electricity costs for every Texan in 2023. Understanding the link between climate and electricity...
LONDON — United States energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said.
The Biden administration’s rule reduced acreage rental rates and capacity fees for wind and solar power projects.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00962F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Yi Cheng, Jinhang Chen, Weiyin Chen, Qiming Liu, Obinna E. Onah, Zicheng Wang, Gang Wu, Tianyou Xie, Lucas Eddy, Boris I Yakobson, Ju Li, Yufeng Zhao, James M Tour Increasing use of lithium-ion batteries has triggered intensive attention to the management of end-of-life batteries. Sustainable recycling of high-value cathode materials is needed to address resource depletion and environmental challenges.... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Mexico’s Xiye Bastida helped coordinate climate marches for hundreds of millions of youth. Now she’s equipping young people around the world for more strategic climate action. The post What can individuals do about climate change? Find community. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Cities, insurers, and the public used the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database to plan for the future. Now what will they do?
Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Leo do the same?
[Government of Mauritius] A three-day high-level training workshop bringing together around 30 journalists from the Eastern African region to upgrade their reporting skills on climate change as well as environmental issues, and tackle the growing threat of disinformation, kicked off, today, at the Media Trust in Port Louis.
Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025 European companies are increasingly lobbying for strong climate action, research has found, in a “profound shift” that analysts say challenges the narrative that businesses see green rules as a threat to profits. The share of companies whose corporate lobbying is “aligned” with pathways to meet global climate goals rose from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025, according to an analysis of 200 of the largest European companies by InfluenceMap, while the share of companies who were deemed “misaligned” fell from 34% to 14%. Continue reading...
The president has been making moves that could lead to an exit from the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Less wealthy countries are among the most vulnerable to potential unintended side effects from climate interventions.
More than 400,000 Australians signed up to an EnergyAustralia program to offset their energy bills. Were they unwitting victims of greenwashing?
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00422E, Paper Wenda Li, Zhaoyue Li, Lizhi Li, Alice Jane Merryweather, Yilin Chen, Shaoyu Yang, Hao Shi, Yang Lu, Yixiao Qiu, Guangsu Tan, Zhipeng Chen, Weiwei Wang, Yuzhu Wang, Yi-Fan Huang, Zhengyan Lun, Christoph Schnedermann, Xiangwen Gao, jingyang wang, Clare P. Grey, Chao Xu Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are attracting significant attention as a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, challenges related to achieving long-term cycling stability and high energy density persist. This... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The US Treasury says the network helped ship billions of dollars worth of oil while concealing its origins.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02332-yUsing seven generations of selected zebrafish (Danio rerio), the authors consider the trade-offs and mechanisms behind evolution of warming tolerance. They show unexpected improvements in cooling tolerance in warming-adapted fish, and highlight mechanistic insights behind warming tolerance.
There are quite a few affordable electric vehicles available in America as of 2025, but one takes the crown as the most affordable of them all.
Climate change, one expert says, continues to make the wildfire situation worse in Manitoba — a trend that is expected to continue.
Climate change and urban sprawl are fueling a surge in venomous stings.
The move was met with praise from Republican lawmakers and concerns about water pollution from environmental advocates.
Scientists have teamed up with HelloFresh to predict what Brits will be eating in just 10 years time as we fight to halt climate change.
Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie said Tuesday it was launching a new legal case against Shell, aiming to stop the fossil fuel giant investing in new oil and gas fields.
Researchers and policy experts explain why Energy Star has been so successful and what we could do in its absence.
Two SET-listed energy firms -- Bangchak Group and PTT Group -- are stepping up efforts to expand green businesses with efforts to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
James Laen Jensen, 68, an American oil magnate, and his family have been accused of working with Mexican cartels to smuggle over $300 million worth of crude oil into the United States.
A report from commodity experts at S&P Global suggests that President Donald Trump’s push to boost domestic oil output may fall flat in 2026.
The New York Power Authority’s plan to shut its downstate peaker plants calls for more studies amid uncertainty about the electric grid’s future.
Liberal party’s first female leader narrowly defeats Angus Taylor with 29 ballot votes to 25, as Ted O’Brien elected deputy Australia news live: latest politics updates See our full coverage of the Australian election Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sussan Ley has left open the possibility the Coalition could abandon net zero emissions targets, but insists she is not interested in restarting Australia’s bitter climate wars. In her first press conference since being elected opposition leader earlier on Tuesday, Ley said all the Coalition’s policies were up for review after this month’s devastating election loss, including plans by the former leader Peter Dutton for the introduction of nuclear energy. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news...
Climate research is under pressure as U.S. funding cuts stand to reduce scientific activity in the region and Russia’s isolation hinders collaboration.
Shota Ikeda is calling for emissions reductions of at least 75 percent by 2035.
Exclusive: Andrew Bowie calls climate scientists biased and says country should not be ‘hamstrung by arbitrary targets’ The Conservative party’s energy spokesperson has attacked leading climate scientists as biased and claimed Kemi Badenoch could take the UK out of the Paris climate agreement. Andrew Bowie, the acting shadow secretary for energy, told the Guardian that the target of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – passed into law by Theresa May – was “arbitrary” and “not based on science”. Continue reading...
The Arctic Council’s Arctic Monitoring and assessment Programme (AMAP) recently released a Summary for PolicyMakers’ Arctic Climate Change Update 2024. It is one of several stock taking exercises on the regional and global states of Earth’s climate. The other reports include the 2024 European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, NOAA’s Assessing the Global Climate […] The post The most recent climate status first appeared on RealClimate.
Your lawn mower is powered by an engine just like your car, albeit at a much smaller scale, so do you need to worry about changing the oil filter?
Cobalt Holdings aims to buy up supply of the metal from Glencore as slowing EV growth has pushed down prices A cobalt trading company has said it will raise £174m in rare a stock market float in London, in a bet on demand for car batteries that defies investor nerves around the growth in electric cars. Cobalt Holdings said it will raise $230m (£174m) in order to buy up a supply of the metal, a crucial element in electric car batteries, from the FTSE 100 mining company Glencore. The miner will invest $24m, taking a stake of about 10%, according to a statement to the London Stock Exchange on Monday. Continue reading...
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana will soon establish a climate and sustainability hub to help accelerate climate action in the West African sub-region, the Minister of state in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability, Mr Seidu Issifu, has declared.
[UN News] Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people's lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.
The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), a global network that advances renewable energy through collaboration and knowledge sharing, has named Dr James Fletcher of Saint Lucia and Dr Ramón Méndez Galain of Uruguay as its first Renewable Energy Champions. The accomplished former energy ministers were introduced as REN21 RE Champions on […]
Clean energy tax credits have fueled a surge of geothermal projects in K-12 schools across the nation — which may be under threat if the credits are repealed.
As climate change makes sinkholes more common, more and more people are finding "a love of all things holey"
Cleveland-Cliffs won a $500 million DOE grant intended to decarbonize heavy industry. Now, it's planning to rely more on fossil fuels.
President Donald Trump’s move to kill the power plant climate regulation could offer a lifeline to coal while sinking renewable energy.
The state's lawmakers hope the resolution is replicated around the country, as climate change raises the cost of insurance.
[RFI] A major opinion survey across Africa shows that many people place primary responsibility for climate action on their national governments. Although the continent has contributed relatively little to global emissions, it is enduring some of the worst effects of climate change.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02334-wThe gap between adaptation policy planning and actual implementation could delay effective actions. Researchers demonstrate why internal consistency checks should be the starting point to reduce the gap by applying them for city-level adaptation plans across Europe.
All engines need to have the right type and amount of oil to run at their best. Here's what you need to know about the Kawasaki FX730V's oiling needs.
India observed National Technology Day on May 11th, commemorating the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, which solidified the nation's status as a nuclear power. The day also recognizes the Trishul missile test and the Hansa aircraft's first flight. This annual celebration acknowledges Indian scientists' and engineers' contributions to innovation, defense, and technological self-sufficiency.
As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations, the lesson is urgent Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems? This vast frozen continent is encircled by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the only current in the world that connects all the oceans, showing how closely linked our planet really is. Continue reading...
An executive order signed Friday may weaken requirements for water and energy efficiency.
Nobody likes a messy and oily chainsaw, that's for sure. But these tools seem to leak oil quite regularly; is it normal, or should you be worried?
Oil and gas firms are reeling, and major renewables projects are getting shelved as Trump’s policies rattle energy investors and executives.
The government's plan to import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US could not only ease the trade imbalance between the two countries, but also lead to a new business opportunity.
Extreme weather events are the most dramatic consequence of climate change, but there are many smaller ways it disturbs our daily life
Democratic attorneys general say federal agencies are skipping environmental reviews to speed up energy projects.
Indonesia’s state-owned Antara news agency reported that the Energy, Mineral and Coal Suppliers Association warned LGES’s exit could derail the EV industry road map.
Samsung is reportedly gearing up to use a next-generation silicon-carbon battery in its first-ever tri-fold smartphone, anticipated to launch later this year. This new battery technology boasts a higher energy density than traditional lithium-ion batteries, which can pack more power into a smaller space. According to leaker PandaFlash (via Android Headlines) while the battery capacity […]
[Namibia Economist] Lately, Namibia is buzzing with a new kind of energy and I don't just mean oil and gas - I mean green technology. We have seen discourse on social media, on panel discussions and in keynote addresses on how green hydrogen is on its way to becoming one of Namibia's greatest exports.
Following heightened security concerns and recent drone attacks along the border, Maharashtra has issued 'shoot to kill' orders for unauthorized entries into offshore defense zones. The Fisheries Department urgently warned coastal fishermen to avoid oil rigs and restricted areas, providing no-fishing coordinates.
South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun flew to the Czech Republic Tuesday to attend a contract signing ceremony for a new nuclear power plant.
[Namibian] Namdeb and the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) have formalised an agreement aimed at fostering collaboration on the development and integration of renewable electricity projects into the national grid as well as Namdeb's mining operations.
President Donald Trump wants more oil drilling, but one Texas producer expects low prices to send output downward.
The Treasury Department said that the refinery has received multiple shipments of Iranian oil worth hundreds of millions of dollars from vessels operating as part of a shadow fleet.
A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant composition, with some species declining in response to warmer temperatures, while others flourish. Researchers studied over 2,000 plant communities across the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and Scandinavia over four decades.
Google , Microsoft and Meta have all pledged to reach at least net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Amazon set their net-zero deadline for 2040. To understand how these four tech companies could possibly meet their climate goals amid an artificial intelligence renaissance, Short Wave co-host Emily Kwong discusses the green AI movement. Speaking with scientists, CEOs and tech insiders, she explores three possible pathways: nuclear energy, small language models (SLMs) and back-to-the-future ways of keeping data centers cool. Listen to Part 1 of Short Wave's reporting on the environmental cost of AI here . Have a question about AI and the environment? Email us at shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support...
With climate change causing soaring temperatures, the 19th International Architecture Exhibition explores how cities can adapt to becoming resilient to extreme heat.
Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’ JD Vance has said that the US will not intervene in the conflict between Pakistan and India , calling fighting between the two nuclear powers “fundamentally none of our business”. The remarks came during an interview with Fox News, where the US vice-president said that the US would seek to de-escalate the conflict but could force neither side to “lay down their arms”. Continue reading...
Climate related problems, from storms to health issues, are causing a wave of change in the insurance industry.
Nova Scotia is moving to speed up its environmental review process for a number of clean energy projects.
Pope Leo XIV has not been shy in recent years about speaking out on hot-button issues, from the teaching of gender ideology in schools to gun control.
Sacred site of the Arabana people could get its most significant top-up in a generation as floods spread across the outback Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A pulse of flood water has surged into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in what could be the most significant top-up in a generation. The sacred site of the Arabana people is home to rivers and creeks that drain towards the second largest salt lake in the world. Its surrounding basin sprawls across 1.2m sq km , or just under one-sixth of Australia’s landmass. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
The picks will have power over nuclear energy, oil and gas, and Western water issues.
If you've ever seen an offshore drilling rig, you know they're absolutely massive. But are these huge rigs, which are essential for oil production, built?
The series of storms unleashed tornadoes, strong winds and extreme rainfall in the central Mississippi Valley region and caused at least 24 deaths.
Students in Vinnytsia participate each year in a six-week program that teaches young people around the world how to work on climate solutions. The post Despite war, Ukrainian students take action on climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
We present results from a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh that introduced operational practices to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in 276 “zigzag” brick kilns. Of all intervention kilns, 65% adopted the improved practices. ...
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank today approved the $216 million Sikasso-Korhogo-Bobo-Dioulasso (SKBo) Basin of Integration Project to strengthen the resilience of transport infrastructure to the challenges posed by climate change in the subregion.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01134E, Paper Jiaxi Gu, Zixiong Shi, Yongbiao Mu, Yuzhu Wu, Meng Tian, Ziang Chen, Kaihui Chen, Huicun Gu, Miaoyu Lu, Lin Zeng, Yuqing Song, Qiang Zhang, Jingyu Sun Sluggish reaction kinetics and uncontrollable dendrite growth are deemed as the main bottlenecks for practical Li–S batteries. Notwithstanding fruitful advances in designing dual-functional mediators for both electrodes, cooperative efforts on... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Fossil fuel company retains chosen board members, with former Shell executive Ann Pickard re-elected at meeting interrupted by whistle-blowing activists Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woodside Energy has withstood a rebuke by shareholders of its climate plans by garnering sufficient support to retain its chosen board members and approve executive pay plans at a fiery annual general meeting on Thursday. A diverse group of investors, including fund managers and governance organisations, opposed the re-election of high-profile Woodside director Ann Pickard, a former Shell executive who chairs the committee responsible for overseeing climate risk at the Perth-headquartered oil and gas company...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 9, 16 May 2025.
[The Conversation Africa] In the sun-scorched lands of Somalia, farmers and livestock keepers have grown accustomed to the extremes of climate. In 2022, for example, the country suffered the longest drought in 40 years. This affected nearly half the national population of 18 million people. The following year, heavy and widespread flooding devastated the country's farmlands and infrastructure.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00563A, Paper Biao Shi, Pengfei Liu, Zetong Sunli, Wei Han, Cong Sun, Ying Liu, Yuan Luo, Jin Si, pengcheng Du, Fu Zhang, Miao Yang, Yongcai He, Bo He, Dekun Zhang, Xiaona Du, Xixiang Xu, Rui Xia, Xueling Zhang, Yifeng Chen, Jifan Gao, Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Zhang The evaporation-solution sequential deposited wide bandgap perovskite has been widely applied to fabricate efficient, commercial textured perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. However, current works generally widened the bandgap by incorporating more... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Ben Raue’s predictions for Menzies, Bullwinkel and Bradfield Analyst Ben Raue also predicted that Labor’s Gabriel Ng lead by 1,145 votes in Menzies, Victoria, will “grow slightly”. Continue reading...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to end future funding for research projects focused on vaccine hesitancy and the Covid pandemic, as well as gender-affirming care, climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion, among other areas, according to a new draft guidance memo reviewed by Mother Jones. The internal memo, which has not been […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed ending its decades-old Energy Star program that helps consumers save money by purchasing energy-efficient appliances, several reports say.
The Energy Star program has quietly saved Americans billions in energy costs and has slashed emissions. Now it's now on the chopping block.
Combining sustainability, climate resilience and environmental preservation, the ancient “milpa” system of the Maya revealed in these images has been practiced for millennia
Loss of the vast Hornsea 4 offshore wind project is bad news but it reveals a big flaw in setting a deadline Danish firm shelves huge UK windfarm project over rising costs “Immensely challenging” and pushing the limits “of what is feasibly deliverable”. That was the state-owned National Energy System Operator’s description of its own proposals on how to decarbonise electricity generation in Great Britain by 2030. In short, it thought clean power by that date, a key Labour manifesto pledge, was “credible” and “achievable” as long as little went wrong along the way. Neso’s £200bn plan, detailing a rapid rollout of offshore wind, onshore wind, solar farms plus a major upgrade of the electricity grid, was adopted virtually unchanged by the government at the end of last year. Continue...
Reported closure of program for home appliances comes amid president’s hatred of water-conserving showers US customers could face higher energy bills, experts have warned, amid reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to end the Energy Star program whose blue labels have certified energy efficiency on home appliances for more than 30 years. “If you wanted to raise families’ energy bills, getting rid of the Energy Star label would be a pretty good way,” said Steven Nadel, executive director of the non-profit research organization the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). Continue reading...
Australian Ethical, which holds $56m worth of QBE shares, calls on insurer to overhaul its policies which allow it to underwrite oil and gas projects without restriction ahead of AGM Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here An ethical super fund is pushing for QBE to overhaul its coverage policies amid criticism the insurer can underwrite fossil fuel projects without restriction while blaming the climate crisis for steep premium rises. The critique comes ahead of QBE’s annual general meeting in Sydney on Friday, and against a backdrop of rapidly rising premiums that has priced some households out of insurance coverage altogether. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue...
[Liberian Observer] A two-day stakeholders' technical workshop to facilitate the development of a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project proposal grant worth US$5 million dollars for an integrated agri-food system in Liberia recently concluded in Monrovia.
A Russian drone attack has inflicted tens of millions of pounds of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, according to experts. The photographer Julia Kochetova has gained access to the area Continue reading...
Political uncertainty under Trump has dampened the market, even as red states see a boom in renewable energy Renewable energy in the US has surged to unprecedented levels, with the combined power generated by solar , wind and geothermal more than tripling over the past decade, according to a new report by a network of state environmental groups. The growth has slashed harmful greenhouse gas emissions, made the nation’s energy system more resilient and prevented thousands of premature deaths from power plant pollution, according to the report by Environment America . The amount of solar energy produced in 2024 – enough to power 28m homes – was nearly eight times higher than a decade earlier. Solar power production increased 27% from 2023 to 2024. Wind produced even more energy –...
House Republicans announced Wednesday that they advanced a budget bill that would increase fossil fuel production and mining of public lands.
Volunteers are leading the fight against one of the worst environmental disasters in recent history. The authorities aren't thrilled.
Just a week after its launch, ESA’s Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path to delivering unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their vital role in Earth’s carbon cycle – the satellite’s 12-metre-diameter antenna is now fully deployed.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The aviation industry is “failing dramatically” in its efforts to tackle its role in the climate crisis, according to a newly formed group of aviation professionals. They say they are torn between their passion for flying and their concern for the planet […]
Ørsted cancels fourth stage of Hornsea project off Yorkshire coast, which was expected to include 180 giant turbines One of the UK’s largest planned offshore windfarms has been cancelled by its developer, the Danish wind power company Ørsted, as a result of higher costs and greater risk. The fourth phase of the huge Hornsea windfarm development , located off the Yorkshire coast, was expected to include 180 giant turbines, capable of generating the equivalent of enough green electricity to power 1m homes. Continue reading...
For three years in a row, Indigenous leaders have called for an end to carbon markets, carbon offsets, and geoengineering technologies.
A common refrain: Climate policy hurts the poor, and the continued use of fossil fuels is a boon for humanity.
[The Conversation Africa] In sunny Zambia, fewer than 6% of rural people have access to electricity, leaving over 94% in darkness.
The International Energy Agency’s latest report on methane puts last year's energy-related emissions around the same level as in 2023.
A South Carolina judge told attorneys for Charleston and the fossil fuel companies that it's suing to determine if the executive order affects their case.
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's dormant Kayelekera Uranium Mine is powering back to life with a MK350 billion (US$200 million) investment from Australian firm Lotus Resources--positioning the country at the centre of a global nuclear energy revival.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04857A, Paper Mingzhe Yang, Tongle Chen, gongrui Wang, Xiaofeng Li, Yangyang Liu, Xuanxuan Ren, Ying Zhang, Lu Wu, Li Song, Juncai Sun, Zhong-Shuai Wu Lithium-rich manganese-based oxides (LRMOs) are promising high-specific-energy cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) but face issues of voltage decay and poor cyclability rooted in ireversible O/Mn redox. Herein we present... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Methane emissions, a key driver of climate change, remain stubbornly high around the world according to an annual update from the International Energy Agency.
Researchers modelled the spread of three prevalent fungi based on various climate change scenarios.
The state Oil Fuel Fund’s huge loss of 47.7 billion baht is expected to be wiped out this year thanks to a decrease in global crude oil prices, says an Energy Ministry official.
Two new studies of the North and South Poles remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying simplistic expectations that change moves only in one direction.
Between tariffs roiling the global economy and OPEC putting more barrels on the market, prices have dropped significantly since January. That's good for consumers, and bad for oil companies.
Staffers were told Monday that the agency is looking to shut down the voluntary program this year.
[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, will this week represent South Africa at the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial Meeting in Denmark, a critical platform leading to COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
Regular oil changes and routine maintenance are important for a long engine life. SpeeDee Oil Change and Auto Service's 17-point oil change can help you.
Progress roundup: Monarchs doubled in population in Mexico; less drought helped. In South Sudan, a forgotten coffee variety offers climate resilience.
A staff email said the research facility is working to align its resources with "critical priorities."
The Biden-era regulation targeted on-site combustion from appliances such as heaters and boilers.
Recycling critical materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel are driving profits and shoring up China’s resource security as trade war with US hits supply chains.
A major solar project was unveiled last week. Some wonder if the boom will continue under President Donald Trump’s policies targeting renewable energy.
Two research groups said they will produce peer-reviewed documents assessing the current and future national impacts of climate change.
Professionals call for a fundamental transition including controlling flight numbers The aviation industry is “failing dramatically” in its efforts to tackle its role in the climate crisis, according to a newly formed group of aviation professionals. They say they are torn between their passion for flying and their concern for the planet and are calling for a fundamental transition of the industry, including controlling flight numbers. Continue reading...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 5, May 2025.
The halt threatens jobs and holds back energy production at a time the president has claimed an “energy emergency,” state attorneys general said.
Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order Trump signed on his first day in office pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects.
Administration is ‘devastating one of our nation’s fastest-growing sources of clean energy’, says NY attorney general A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in an attempt to block Donald Trump’s move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia argued, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston, that the decision by the Republican president’s administration to indefinitely pause all federal wind-energy approvals was unlawful and must be blocked. Continue reading...
The lawsuit is the latest challenge by Democratic attorneys general against the Trump administration's efforts to roll back climate initiatives.
When Pope Francis assumed office in 2013, he called on Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels. How far did they get?
Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights Two men who say they are being failed by the UK’s flawed response to climate breakdown are taking their case to Europe’s top human rights court. Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives have been ruined by the rising temperatures and extreme weather caused by the climate crisis, and that the government’s response fails to respect their human rights. Continue reading...
Asian currencies advanced amid broad weakness in the dollar and US assets as investors awaited further progress on trade deals. Crude oil slumped 3.6% after OPEC+ agreed to a further surge in output.
Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will impact how they predict and respond to disasters, warns professor Samantha Montano The Trump administration ’s sweeping cuts to disaster management will cost lives in the US, with hollowed-out agencies unable to accurately predict, prepare for or respond to extreme weather events, earthquakes and pandemics, a leading expert has warned. Samantha Montano, professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy and author of Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis , said the death toll from disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes and water pollution will rise in the US unless Trump backtracks on mass layoffs and funding cuts to key agencies. That includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema)...
by Peter Elkind ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump administration has eliminated or stifled critical data at dozens of federal agencies. Now the administration’s actions are hitting a new realm: the energy industry. For decades, the Energy Information Administration, an independent agency housed inside the Department of Energy, has provided crucial reports on everything from oil and gas to the future of alternative energy. Relied on by oil company CEOs and...
[New Dawn] -Launches sustainable drive to Cut Greenhouse Emissions.
The move came days after the Justice Department sued two states over their legal challenges against the oil and gas industry.
Oil prices slumped on Monday after OPEC+ countries announced a sharp production increase despite oversupply concerns and growing fears that US President Donald Trump's trade war could weaken demand.
Oil prices slumped on Monday after eight OPEC+ members announced a sharp increase in production, while Asian stocks treaded water in thin trade with major markets closed.
For as long as there has been an oil industry, there have been oil spills. They're caused by a number of factors, from accidents to malicious acts.
Industry titans like Tim Cook and Jamie Dimon lauded Warren Buffett's remarkable legacy following his announcement to retire as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO at the end of the year. Greg Abel, currently vice chairman, is poised to succeed Buffett, a move analysts anticipated. However, Abel's appointment has drawn criticism from environmental groups, citing Berkshire Hathaway Energy's coal plant operations.
A listing of 23 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, April 27, 2025 thru Sat, May 3, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. 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 Policy and Politics (8 articles) Scientist Who Helped Prove Humans Changed the Climate Watches Evidence Being Erased Livermore Lab’s Ben Santer spent decades tracing humanity’s imprint on the atmosphere...
Erratic rainfall is affecting yields as flowers can be harvested only in a small window that depends heavily on the weather.
Spain's government is still investigating the nationwide blackout on April 28, which also impacted Portugal and parts of France. Environment Minister Sara Aagesen stated that all possibilities are being considered, including a cyberattack or an imbalance caused by solar panels. While solar panels are a potential cause, Aagesen cautioned against prematurely blaming renewable energy sources.
Nigel Farage warns employees working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek ‘alternative careers’ The head of the UK’s biggest union has urged staff at Reform UK-controlled councils to sign up after Nigel Farage warned workers to seek “alternative careers”. Farage said during a speech on Friday that he would advise council staff working on diversity or climate change initiatives to seek “alternative careers very, very quickly” after Reform UK took control of Durham county council. Continue reading...
In Baruth, Brandenburg, Red Bull's water extraction plans are facing scrutiny amid climate change concerns. While the mayor emphasizes job creation and sufficient water reserves, environmentalists worry about sustainability and potential contamination. A legal challenge seeks transparency regarding subsidies and water costs, highlighting the tension between economic development and environmental protection in a water-scarce region.
Nigel Farage has vowed to reject migrants from Reform-run councils as he promises to make Trump-style cuts across local governments, slashing jobs in climate change and diversity.
The sudden heat altered oceans’ chemical composition, which affected some top aquatic reptilian predators more than some other species.
Regions from Ukraine to Mongolia are seeing a spike in paired heatwave-drought events as climate change alters weather patterns across the planet
Education, health, climate and more on chopping block and 13% rise – to over $1tn to Pentagon – in ‘skinny budget’ Donald Trump is proposing huge cuts to social programmes like health and education while planning substantial spending increases on defence and the Department of Homeland Security, in a White House budget blueprint that starkly illustrates his preoccupation with projecting military strength and deterring migration. Cuts of $163bn on discretionary non-defence spending would also see financial outlays slashed for environmental and renewable energy schemes, as well as for the FBI, an agency Trump has claimed was weaponised against him during Joe Biden’s presidency. Spending reductions are also being projected for the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco...
Changing the oil on your classic car yourself is a great DIY project and will save you money. Here's how to know which oil to use and how often to change it.
As climate change pushes summer temperatures to new highs, energy infrastructure such as cabling and transformers will struggle to cope
The Natural Resources Committee unveiled language Thursday to advance mining in Minnesota, Alaska and Western coal fields.
As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on 29 April, ESA has released its most extensive satellite-based maps of above-ground forest carbon to date. Spanning nearly two decades, the dataset offers the clearest global picture yet of how forest carbon stocks have changed over time.Developed through ESA’s Climate Change Initiative, this new long-term record integrates data from multiple satellite missions – and will soon be further enhanced by data from the Biomass mission itself.
US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron reported lower profits Friday, reflecting the hit from falling crude prices amid global economic uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump's tariffs.
White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings The Trump administration has ordered the closure of 25 scientific centers that monitor US waters for flooding and drought, and manage supply levels to ensure communities around the country don’t run out of water. The United States Geological Service (USGS) water science centers’ employees and equipment track levels and quality in ground and surface water with thousands of gauges. The data it produces plays a critical role across the economy to protect human life, protect property, maintain water supplies and help clean up chemical or oil spills. Continue reading...
The preliminary funding proposal outlines cuts the administration wants for myriad clean energy, climate and environment programs.
Twelve GOP Iowa state senators have told their Republican leaders that they will not vote on any budget until they bring a pipeline bill to the floor.
Tariff chaos hampers Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’, but analysis still shows surge in planet-heating emissions ‘A ruthless agenda’: charting 100 days of Trump’s onslaught on the environment Donald Trump’s ambitions for the US to “drill, baby, drill” for more fossil fuels have ironically been hampered by the economic chaos unleashed by his own tariffs, but the US is still on track to increase oil and gas extraction, causing a surge in planet-heating emissions, a new analysis shows. The US was already the world’s leading oil and gas power , producing more of the fossil fuels than any country in history during Joe Biden’s administration. But Trump has sought to escalate this further, declaring an “energy emergency” to open up more land and ocean for drilling and launching an...
Für das Cover ihrer neuen Platte „Virgin“ wählte Lorde einen provokanten Ausschnitt, der buchstäblich unter die Haut geht. Die wichtigste Nachricht zuerst: Lorde wird am 27. Juni mit „Virgin“ eine neue LP herausbringen. Während der erste Höreindruck mit „What Was That“ vergangene Woche bereits andeutete, dass die Neuseeländerin nun wieder den kompromisslosen Art-Pop-Ansatz weiterverfolgt, mit dem sie berühmt geworden ist, sorgt erneut das Cover für Diskussionen. Schon der Vorgänger „Solar Power“ entzweite Kritiker... Der Beitrag Zeigt Lorde mit ihrem neuen Album-Artwork, wie sie verhütet? erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Warm weather means strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes have come weeks earlier than expected A glut of early strawberries, aubergines and tomatoes has hit Britain with the dry, warm weather eliminating the usual “hungry gap”, growers say. It has been a sunny, very dry spring, with the warmest start to May on record and temperatures predicted to reach up to 30C at the earliest point on record, forecasters have said. Continue reading...
The plans, created to protect government assets from climate change and save taxpayers money, remain online. It's unclear what Trump will do with them.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00569H, Review Article Shanshan Pan, Wenhao Fang, Jie Yan, Suojiang Zhang, Haitao Zhang Semi-solid lithium flow batteries (LFBs), inheriting the advantages of high scalability of flow batteries (FBs) and high energy density of rechargeable lithium ion batteries (LIBs), are considered as an emerging... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Scotland’s First Minister is urging politicians from all parties to “recommit” to tackling climate change – insisting the issue is “one of the greatest global challenges of our time”.
The Department of Justice sued Michigan and Hawaii to protect fossil fuel companies before the states filed their lawsuits.
[The Conversation Africa] Just over 74% of South Africa's electricity still comes from burning coal. In 2021, the country negotiated the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Germany, the UK, France, the US and the European Union. They committed to providing South Africa with US$8.5 billion (R157 billion) to move away from coal to renewable energy. (In March 2025, US president Donald Trump withdrew the US and its share of the funding, about US$1.5 billion, or R27.7 billion, from the arrangement.) Researcher Nqobile Xaba talks to
The Trump administration has sued four Democrat-led states over their climate change laws that seek compensation from oil companies to cover damages to the environment.
Donald Trump threatened sanctions on Iranian oil buyers, halting US business ties, after nuclear talks were delayed. Oman cited logistical reasons for postponing the meeting, while Iran affirmed commitment to a fair agreement. Tensions rise amid stalled negotiations, with the US hinting at military action and Iran considering nuclear weapons development.
DoJ says Clean Air Act creates program to oversee air pollution and ‘displaces’ states’ ability to regulate it The US justice department on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Hawaii and Michigan over their planned legal action against fossil fuel companies for harms caused by the climate crisis , claiming the state actions conflict with federal government authority and Donald Trump ’s energy dominance agenda. The suits, which legal experts say are unprecedented, mark the latest of the Trump administration ’s attacks on environmental work and raise concern over states’ abilities to retain the power to take climate action without federal opposition. Continue reading...
The United States said Thursday it expected new nuclear talks to take place soon with Iran but President Donald Trump vowed to enforce sanctions and called for global boycott of "any amount" of Iranian oil or petrochemicals.
Open access notables Public opposition to coal-fired power in emerging economies , Alkon et al., Energy Policy: Constructing new coal fired power plants presents significant climate, ecological, health, and economic risks. This presents sometimes acute tradeoffs for leaders in emerging economies, where rapid economic and population growth are driving large increases in electricity generation demand. Against this backdrop, combining a novel conjoint experiment with qualitative interviews, we find widespread public opposition to coal-fired power. We also find that this opposition is politically consequential, diminishing support for politicians who support coal-fired power and increasing expressed propensity to engage in social protest. These findings inform our understanding...
Australia shipped 57m tonnes of coal for burning in overseas power plants between October and December last year, the most recorded for a three-month period Polls tracker ; Election guide ; Interactive seat explorer Party policies ; Micro parties explained ; Full election coverage Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Labor and the Coalition have been accused of going to the election on a “unity ticket” ignoring Australia’s main contribution to the climate crisis after a report revealed thermal coal exports reached record levels in the final quarter last year. Government data shows the country shipped a record amount – 57m tonnes – of coal for burning in overseas power plants...
Trump wrote on social media that “All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW!” He said any country or person who buys those products from Iran will not be able to do business with the United States.
I support the Climate Paradox report from the Tony Blair Institute, but his foreword risks compromising what must be achieved David King was chief scientific adviser to the UK government under Tony Blair, and is founder and chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group I have always been proud of the progress the UK made between 2003 and 2007 in formulating a credible response to the climate change. Under Tony Blair’s leadership, the UK placed climate at the heart of global diplomacy. At the time, our understanding was based largely on scientific projections and models. Today, the crisis is in full view – faster and more devastating than many imagined. The world is now experiencing the daily impacts of climate breakdown, and our responses must reflect this escalating emergency. We need...
Droughts due to climate change are making Mexico increasingly water indebted to the USA.
There are now just two weeks until the All-Energy event once again unites global experts, academics and innovators at Glasgow’s SEC campus from May 14-15 to advance the goal of net zero and a more sustainable future for all
Amid increasing pressure on the National Grid and a race for connections, new landmark UK reforms, storage incentives and hydrogen investment are signalling a critical shift in how Scotland will power its low-carbon future, writes Derek McCulloch, Head of Energy at law firm Gillespie Macandrew LLP
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has issued strict directives to find decisive solutions to halt power load shedding during the summer, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said. Madbouly chaired a meeting Sunday with Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Essmat to review the ongoing plans for handling the rising electricity loads … The post Strict presidential directives issued to halt power load shedding in summer – PM appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Presidents have long used coal miners as political props. Yet federal policies have done little to improve their lives, and some things have actually gotten worse.
[Radio Dalsan] A high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia, led by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mr. Bashir Mohamed Jama (@BashirMJ), participated in the High-Level Segment of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
This blog is now closed Coalition costings reveal larger deficit over coming two years with cuts to foreign aid and environment programs Polls tracker ; Election guide ; Interactive seat explorer Party policies ; Micro parties explained ; Full election coverage Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Dutton’s Wednesday night visit to Kooyong Last night, Peter Dutton was in the inner Melbourne seat of Kooyong, held by independent Monique Ryan . Continue reading...
A warming tundra has seen unexpected shifts, raising the alarm about fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them Scientists studying Arctic plants say the ecosystems that host life in some of the most inhospitable reaches of the planet are changing in unexpected ways in an “early warning sign” for a region upended by climate change . In four decades, 54 researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities across 45 sites from the Canadian high Arctic to Alaska and Scandinavia. They discovered dramatic shifts in temperatures and growing seasons produced no clear winners or losers. Some regions witnessed large increases in shrubs and grasses and declines in flowering plants – which struggle to grow under the shade created by taller plants. Continue reading...
The appeals court will still hold a hearing next week on the Biden-era drilling plan, as environmental groups continue to pursue their lawsuit.
Scientists previously have suggested that the hypothetical climate fix would require specialized high-altitude vehicles.
The governor has long said the 10 million visitors who come to Hawaii each year should help the state's 1.4 million residents protect the environment.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01158B, Paper Hui-jing Qiu, Wei-Zhi Song, Zichao Deng, Zhong Lin Wang, Liang Xu Enhancing the output is the most crucial challenge for developing triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) as an alternative technology to exploit wave energy, which is more difficult than other application scenarios due... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Rich in solar and wind power, and bulging in critical minerals for renewable energy technology, Australia touts itself as a leader in the race to net zero carbon emissions.
The Nationals say they’re doing this ‘for the right reasons’, and part of you has to respect that – provided it’s the part incapable of adding up numbers You might hear the clink of bottles into recycling bins this morning, the sounds of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours pumping out of a tinny phone speaker and the occasional pleading howl into the wind. The Coalition is going through a rough breakup . Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Scotland must rapidly scale up climate action to meet its 2045 Net Zero target, the Climate Change Committee warns, urging faster progress on EVs, heat pumps and food emissions.
Tropical forests provide a buffer against climate change, but disappeared faster than ever recorded last year.
[Capital FM] Absa Life Assurance Kenya has launched a mangrove restoration initiative in Tsunza, Kwale County, planting 10,000 trees as part of its broader commitment to climate resilience and community-led environmental stewardship.
[Democracy Works] With the African Union now a permanent member of the G20 and South Africa leading this year, we have a unique chance to influence international decisions on climate change, digital technology, food security, and fair access to energy.
The Trump administration has lifted a stop-work order on New York's offshore wind energy project and will allow construction to resume.
Oil rigs keep the black gold pumping out of the ground at a steady clip, but who owns the most oil rigs? There's one leader that's far ahead of everyone else.
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Burgum defends Trump budget slashing green funds, saying AI and Iran pose bigger threats than warming The US has “plenty of time” to solve the climate crisis ,” the interior secretary, Doug Burgum, told a House committee on Tuesday. The comment came on his first of two days of testimony to House and Senate appropriators in which he defended Donald Trump ’s proposed budget, dubbed the “ one big, beautiful bill ”, that would extend tax reductions enacted during Trump’s first term, while cutting $5bn of funding for the Department of the Interior. Continue reading...
PARIS - Rising seas will severely test humanity’s resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap global warming at the ambitious 1.5 degrees Celsius target, researchers said on Tuesday.
BP has funded Washington’s National Gallery of Art, UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company and National Portrait Gallery Oil interests have funded cultural institutions such as museums, youth organizations and athletic groups in recent years, new research shows, in what appears to be a public relations effort to boost their image amid growing public awareness of the climate crisis. Top US fossil fuel lobby group the American Petroleum Institute (API) sponsored a 2017 workshop for the Pennsylvania Girl Scouts , featuring “activities that mimicked work in the energy industry”. Energy giant BP in 2016 sponsored Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art and continues to fund the British Museum in London. And in 2019, Shell sponsored the golf event the Houston Open for the 26th time. Continue reading...
Simon Stiell says investors ‘ready to hit the go button’ if they have the right signals from governments The climate crisis has raised the price of commodities and exacerbated famine – and only strong action on greenhouse gas emissions can restore economic stability, the UN’s climate chief has said. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, was speaking in Panama, where recent years of drought drove the water to perilous lows that disrupted international trade . Continue reading...
Last month's power outage in Spain and Portugal has prompted questions over the stability of solar and wind. In its wake, debates around the phasing out of nuclear energy have been reignited.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05701E, Paper Vasudeva Rao Bakuru, Petru Apostol, Darsi Rambabu, Shubhadeep Pal, Xiaodong Lin, Robert Markowski, Tom Goossens, Da Tie, Andrii Kachmar, Yan Zhang, Géraldine Chanteux, Alexandru Vlad An alkali-rich organic redox system, A 6 THBPD, enables high-capacity, high-voltage Li-, Na-, and K-ion storage. Delivering up to 4e − per unit and strong full-cell output, A 6 THBPD advances high-energy organic materials for alkali-ion 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 pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of action On 21 April 2019, I was on Waterloo Bridge in London with my younger siblings. Around us were planters full of flowers where there were once cars, and people singing. This was the spring iteration of Extinction Rebellion, when four bridges in London were held by protesters. My siblings, then 14, had been going out on school strike inspired by Greta Thunberg, and wanted to see her speak. We were there for less than a day, but the occupations of bridges and other blockades lasted for 11 days. Tens of thousands of people mobilised in the UK that spring. An estimated 500,000 people were affected by the shutdowns the movement imposed on central London’s road networks, and more than 1,000...
Bengaluru is reeling from torrential rainfall, resulting in three fatalities, widespread flooding affecting 500 homes, and significant infrastructure disruptions. The intense downpour, exceeding stormwater drain capacity, submerged streets, uprooted trees, and halted public transport. With more rain forecast, the city grapples with outdated drainage systems struggling to manage the impact of rapid urbanization and climate change.
The 30-year-old national service agency had tens of thousands working on climate change, conservation and disaster response in communities across the West. The post DOGE is gutting AmeriCorps appeared first on High Country News.
Conservation groups are challenging a court ruling that would allow the Trump administration to green-light drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Carbon credits are popular among Australian companies looking to offset their climate footprint but have come under increasing scrutiny.
The Trump administration is rewriting policies and reducing funding for multiple agencies that handle climate change, including NOAA, EPA and FEMA. We asked NPR reporters Lauren Sommer and Alejandra Borunda what that the implications of that are — and who the changes will affect. Want to hear more ways research is being impacted by the new administration? Email us at shortwave@nprg.org to let us know — and we may cover your idea in a future episode! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave .
A major solar storm is approaching Earth. NASA and other agencies issued warnings. This storm may cause radio blackouts and GPS issues. Vivid auroras are expected. The Sun's activity is increasing. Scientists are monitoring sunspot regions. The storm might affect power grids and satellites. The UK and Ireland could see Northern Lights. People should prepare for communication disruptions.
Suriname votes in parliamentary elections Sunday that will determine who oversees efforts for the next five years to transform the fortunes of one of South America's poorest nations with giant oil reserves.
Indonesia is dependent on energy imports, and Singapore-based companies are regular participants in Pertamina’s tenders for the purchase of petrol and crude oil.
Not sure how tight your oil filter should be? Learn the proper way to install it and why over-tightening or under-tightening can cause problems.
How fast we cut climate pollution will define how safe or scary the world becomes as our children grow up At its core, the most fundamental duty of any government is to safeguard the security and wellbeing of its people. The climate crisis is hitting Australians hard. Right now, farmers in South Australia and Victoria are battling drought, while Queensland farmers pick up the pieces after heart-breaking floods. Globally, 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first time average temperatures surged 1.5C above preindustrial levels. We are living through longer, deadlier heatwaves, devastating bushfires, more frequent and intense floods, and rising sea levels that threaten coastal communities. Continue reading...
Clichy-Batignolles, in the city’s north-west, is emblematic of the ‘15-minute’ city approach to urban planning Continue reading...
Drier vegetation and soil make it easier for wildfires to spread and become more destructive. The post How climate change contributed to the Los Angeles fires appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Mounting concerns about Brazil's approach to the COP30 climate summit have observers asking whether the meeting will be able to tackle the difficult choices involved in curbing emissions
After Vermont and New York passed "climate Superfund" legislation, 11 states have introduced similar bills this year.
The dismissal is at least the fifth in the past year for lawsuits that seek compensation from oil and gas companies.
Check how your insurance premium compares with other suburbs, and where insurers are pricing up the risks of bushfires and floods the most.
Energy retailer says carbon offsetting ‘not the most effective way’ to reduce emissions Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A major Australian energy company has acknowledged that carbon offsets do not prevent or undo damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions and apologised to its customers for allegedly misleading marketing. More than 400,000 Australians had signed up to Energy Australia’s “go neutral” carbon offset program that since 2016 had promised to offset emissions released due to their electricity and gas consumption. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01691F, Paper Rong Tang, Chenxi Sun, Jin Yang, Siyang Li, weiwei meng, Minghao Zhang, Guanhong Chen, Jinbao Zhao, Yang Yang Aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries are gaining attention as cost-effective and safe energy storage solutions with high energy density. However, their practical performance is hindered by issues such as polyiodide dissolution,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
As it stands, roughly 12,000 offshore oil and gas rigs pepper the world's coastlines. What happens when they reach the end of their lifespan?
Paul Chan confident city heading in right direction and points to coming listing of mainland new energy firm, set to be world’s biggest of year so far.
The women say there are serious risks associated with the project, which will use a decades-old pipeline to transport the carbon dioxide gas.
Labor frontbencher responds to Australian man fighting for Ukraine being sentenced to 13 years in prison. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Liberals must ‘build from the bottom up’ after election disaster – Ruston Asked why the Liberals were now reviewing their embrace of the Paris climate agreement under the former government of Scott Morrison , Ruston says the walloping voters handed the party meant “absolutely everything” was up for review. To be quite frank, we have to build from the bottom up again because that election result was quite disastrous for the Liberal party and we need to be open and honest with ourselves about what we need to take forward so that we are meeting Australia where they are and not talking...
Oil tankers are the unsung heroes of the energy sector as they carry crude oil across the ocean. What is the largest oil tanker and how much can it carry?
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Did Viking settlers enjoy a warm beach climate in Greenland? While Greenland’s southern coast supported some vegetation in the Medieval warm period (950-1250 CE), it was not warm enough for a beach climate. The period was primarily a regional event, affecting Europe and parts of the North Atlantic. Studies of glacial sediment in Greenland indicate glaciers were near their maximum extent during these years. This suggests Greenland did not experience the same degree of warming as continental Europe. Exile Erik the Red chose the name "Greenland" to attract settlers rather than accurately describe...
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time A leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in 30 years’ time because climate change could make traditional growing areas too dry and hot. Familia Torres is already installing irrigation at its vineyards in Spain and California and is planting vines on land at higher altitudes as it tries to adapt to more extreme conditions. Continue reading...
[Leadership] The unreliability of public power supply is no longer news. However, with the unbundling of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), the success recorded in the telecommunications sector was a good reason for Nigerians to expect such a miracle to happen in the power sector. So far, that has turned out to be a misplaced hope.
From eligibility to cost, here’s how households and businesses can take advantage of the cheaper home batteries program 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 It’s not an overstatement to say Australians love solar power . Without batteries, though, households have struggled to take full advantage of their rooftop systems. Either they don’t capture all the energy produced during the day or they lose their power when the grid goes down. Now the Australian government is looking to fix that with its cheaper home batteries program, which will come into effect from 1 July. Here’s everything you need...
In April, the US nearly doubled its crude oil supply to India, surpassing the UAE to become India's fourth-largest supplier. Imports from the US reached 0.33 million barrels per day, giving the US a 7.3% share of India's crude imports.
[Premium Times] Residents said the spillage has been on for over a week and that drums of crude have been looted by overzealous community members
Climate change is driving outbreaks of tropical diseases across the continent.
The proposal could help pipeline projects stalled by states but upset rural constituents who fought a major carbon dioxide project in the Midwest.
The EPA administrator might have provided a road map to revoking the critical scientific finding in a rule that repeals the power plant climate regulation.
The women have created what are known as dream maps, showing their villages in their ideal states.
The Alberta Energy Regulator has approved a controversial coal exploration proposal in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains despite fierce opposition.
The agency quietly removed web pages on rural energy, climate-smart agriculture, and federal loans — until farmers sued.
Learn more about the first-of-its-kind study that shows how climate change could be making a staple food more toxic to consume.
[Foroyaa] The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) has officially opened its new office complex in Abuko, a sprawling 5,378-square-meter facility designed to centralize operations and improve coordination among the ministry's departments.
Early EVs had a reputation for feeling numb to drive, but these models go out of the way to combine instant power with an engaging handling experience.
Egypt and Turkey signed an unprecedented natural gas agreement on the sidelines of Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawy’s visit to Ankara, RT reported on Wednesday. The agreement between stipulates the deployment of a Turkish vessel to store and regasify Egyptian natural gas for the first time, marking a significant shift in … The post Egypt and Turkey sign unprecedented gas and energy agreement appeared first on Egypt Independent.
BEIJING - Surging renewable energy meant China's carbon emissions fell in the first quarter of 2025 despite rapidly rising power demands, a key milestone in the country's energy transition, analysis from a think tank showed Thursday.
His budget proposal would extend the state’s carbon trading program through 2045 and reserve at least $1 billion per year for high-speed rail.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his plan involves using domestic oil and gas production to displace imports, particularly from the U.S.
Bill would force major polluters to pay into fund for flood defences and home insulation – but has little chance of becoming law Fossil fuel companies and their shareholders and owners of superyachts and private jets should have to pay into a fund for flood defences and home insulation, according to a private member’s bill to be launched on Thursday. The bill is part of a broader movement by campaigners to “make polluters pay”, demanding that oil and gas companies, and those who benefit from fossil fuels, should take on more of the direct responsibility for tackling the climate crisis, rather than funding such measures from general taxation. Continue reading...
China's emissions fell in the first quarter of 2025 despite rapidly growing power demand thanks to soaring renewable and nuclear energy, a key milestone for world's top emitter, analysis showed Thursday.
Taiwan will turn off its last nuclear reactor on Saturday, fuelling concerns over the self-ruled island's reliance on imported energy and vulnerability to a Chinese blockade.
Chris O'Shea, chief executive of Centrica, said he was 'frustrated' at the 'misinformation' that renewable energy will bring down costs for households.
Offshore oil rigs are like small towns out on the water. Here's how many people you can expect to find out there, and how long they stay before a break.
STATEMENT: US Congressmembers Introduce Bipartisan Carbon Tax Legislation nate.shelter@wri.org Wed, 05/14/2025 - 16:44 WASHINGTON (May 14, 2025) — Today, Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced the MARKET CHOICE Act , a bipartisan proposal aiming to replace the federal gasoline tax with a broader carbon tax targeting CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel combustion and large industrial sources. The bill also includes a border tax adjustment to tackle carbon intensity and competitiveness issues, joining efforts from both Republicans and Democrats to address trade and climate concerns. The majority of revenue generated would be allocated to infrastructure investments, replenishing the Highway Trust Fund, which is currently funded by...
Government to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors Denmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power in a major policy shift for the renewables-heavy country. The Danish government will analyse the potential benefits of a new generation of nuclear power technologies after banning traditional nuclear reactors in 1985, its energy minister said. Continue reading...
I was there at the creation. The Energy Star program is everything government should be.
At the Berkeley Pit, researchers hope to extract valuable metals to increase U.S. production of rare earths used in electric cars, medical advances and national defense.
Researchers have compiled a list of "ingredients" that could help resource exploration companies locate huge reservoirs of clean hydrogen, a critical element in the transition away from fossil fuels.
EPA, Interior and Energy department nominees are all on the agenda this week.
Russia’s coal industry has been hit hard by Western sanctions, high production costs, falling global prices and logistical bottlenecks.
Experts say recent turmoil at FEMA will leave millions of people vulnerable as climate change-fueled disasters get worse in the months and years ahead.
Crop insurance is a lifeline for farmers. But research shows it's not ready for climate change.
Sinister tales of ineptitude abound as ChatGPT and its horrid friends are now found in even more places Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
Rather than oil and gas, a U.S. partnership with the Saudis focuses on AI and data centers.
The legislation could force adjustments to a major project planned by Summit Carbon Solutions.
Democrats had their own forum on insurance Tuesday, with a focus on climate change.
The shift adds to pressure on Brussels to soften the goal of reducing heat-trapping emissions by 90 percent.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00851D, Paper Mengjiong Chen, Zhenzhen Qin, Ziyang Zhang, Yanbo Wang, Liyuan Han Gas-medium annealing simultaneously accomplished crystallization and surface passivation, contributing to high-quality perovskite films with much fewer defects from bulk to surface. A minimized energy loss of 0.29 eV was obtained for efficient PSCs. 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
Climate change and energy minister accuses Sussan Ley’s Coalition of ‘keeping the climate wars going’ with decision to review net zero stance Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updates Full federal election results: live Australian Senate seat count See our full coverage of the Australian election Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Chris Bowen has ridiculed the Liberal party for putting net zero by 2050 up for review after its election defeat, comparing it to putting the “sky being blue” up for debate. The climate change and energy minister also warned that breaking Australia’s bipartisan commitment to the “bare minimum” emissions target risked creating a sovereign risk for renewables investors. Sign...
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy has claimed that a 'silent majority' of are in favour of solar and wind farms , backed up by gas and storage.
Your engine oil plays a crucial role in your vehicle's performance, but could low levels trigger a check engine light? Here's what you need to know.
Oil and gas producers can accelerate their efforts to make the United States energy independent thanks to streamlined federal oil and gas leasing rules on public lands.
Taiwanese lawmakers have revised a nuclear power bill that effectively opens the door for a restart of the island’s atomic plants, a move that underscores a wider policy shift as its energy demand grows and geopolitical tensions worsen.
In a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects ‘to curb crisis’ Climate campaigners in the Netherlands have promised to take Shell to court for a second time to force the energy company to stop developing new oil and gas projects. In a letter to Shell , the Dutch climate non-profit Milieudefensie vowed to take legal action because the company has 700 oil and gas projects in development that will continue to drive up carbon emissions despite efforts to slow global heating. Continue reading...
General Motors has cracked the chemistry of lower-cost, energy-dense electric vehicle batteries. Budget-conscious gasoline holdouts may soon have no excuse.
A federal judge found the agency had failed to consider the impacts of climate change and other factors in rejecting a proposed ESA listing.
What they learn could help communities that depend on mountain snowmelt. The post Scientists track climate change on a remote Andes mountain peak appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Climate change is making things worse.
by Tony Schick and Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Electric companies in Oregon and Washington are hurtling toward deadlines to stop using power generated by coal, gas and other fuels that contribute to global warming. Yet the states are nowhere near achieving their goals, and the dramatic consequences are already being felt. During a winter storm in January 2024, for example, the Northwest barely had enough power to meet demand as homeowners cranked up electric...
The proposal, which is circulating through federal agencies, could help fossil fuel projects move forward more quickly.
Hydrogen fluoride is used at around a quarter of U.S. refineries in the alkylation process, but accidental releases and near-misses have prompted calls to switch to other methods.
Rising domestic demand, hot summers and rapidly deteriorating domestic production mean Egypt needs to buy increasing volumes of liquefied natural gas.
Clergy and faithful in the Amazon region see Pope Leo XIV as a pontiff who could protect the region and fight against climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00455A, Paper Xiaoning Wang, Xiangyu Shen, Jianxiao Wang, Fuzhen Bi, Huanxiang Jiang, Hao Lu, Cheng Sun, Chunming Yang, Yonghai Li, Xichang Bao Isomerization of peripheral functional groups of acceptors refines aggregation and non-radiative energy loss for efficient organic solar cells. 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 Norwegian-based energy company said it will have to scrap a controversial wind power project off the coast of New York "within days" -- and thousands of jobs that come with it -- unless the Trump administration lifts a stay on construction.
North Sea firms are retrenching amid the oil price volatility triggered by Donald Trump's tariff threats but bargain-hunters are eyeing opportunities.
Viktor Khoroshavtsev served as a Russian senator from 2003 to 2009 until he was appointed president of the oil company Bashneft.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters The new Department of Energy secretary, Chris Wright, until recently was the CEO of Liberty Energy, the nation’s second-largest fracking firm . In 2024, the firm published a manifesto called “ Bettering Human Lives ,” in which Wright makes a provocative statement that would be reassuring – if only it were true: “Another thing that we often hear about climate change is that it leads to a significant increase in extreme weather events with deadly consequences. This claim is false. Extensive reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) actually show no increase in the frequency or intensity of hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, or weather-related droughts,” Wright...
Exclusive: Campaigners call for energy profits levy to be made permanent to enable ‘just transition’ from fossil fuels Making permanent the UK’s windfall tax on oil and gas producers would generate enough cash to enable North Sea workers to move to green jobs, research has found . Cutting current subsidies to fossil fuel producers would free up yet more funds to spend on the shift to a low-carbon economy, according to the report. Continue reading...
Devastating floods in South Sudan in recent months left thousands of herders without their most precious possessions: goats, cows and cattle. The animals are central to people’s lives and age-old customs including marriage and cultural traditions. All risk being swept away or scorched by the ravages of climate change.
Chinese researchers have a new method to extract uranium from seawater twice as cheaply as previous technologies. Their success comes as China needs uranium to fuel its unprecedented nuclear expansion
Experts have urged India to explore innovative solutions to skirt the curbs, from e-waste recycling to extracting rare earths from oil wells.
The man who brought Tetris to the west reveals what the movie of his life got right and wrong, how he influenced Nintendo, and why he has now swapped gaming for climate change campaigning When game designer and entrepreneur Henk Rogers first encountered Tetris at the 1988 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, he immediately knew it was special. “It was just the perfect game,” he recalls. “It looked so simple, so rudimentary, but I wanted to play it again and again and again … There was no other game demo that ever did that to me.” Rogers is now co-owner of the Tetris Company, which manages and licenses the Tetris brand. Over the past 30 years, he has become almost as famous as the game itself. The escapades surrounding his deal to buy its distribution rights from Russian agency Elektronorgtechnica...
The oil issue? "It’s secondary," says one expert, as the president prepares for talks in the Middle East.
Fourth most important food crop in peril as Latin America and Caribbean suffer from slow-onset climate disaster The climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as almost two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for growing the fruit by 2080, new research has found. Rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate-related pests are pummeling banana-growing countries such as Guatemala , Costa Rica and Colombia , reducing yields and devastating rural communities across the region, according to Christian Aid’s new report, Going Bananas: How Climate Change Threatens the World’s Favourite Fruit. Continue reading...
by Tony Schick and Monica Samayoa, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. On Feb. 17, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek released a video assuring Oregonians that Donald Trump would not derail the progressive state’s efforts to combat climate change. As promised during his presidential campaign, Trump had issued executive orders during his first week in office aimed at halting new sources of wind power and freezing Biden-era funding for renewable energy. Oregon, Kotek said...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03084B, Review Article Liangshuang Fei, Hainan Sun, Yu Li, Yuxing Gu, Wei Zhou, Zongping Shao Abstract Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable energy has garnered significant attention for producing high-purity hydrogen (H2) to support the H2 economy. The focus has been on developing highly active... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
0W-20 synthetic oil is all the rage these days, but what engines actually need this grade of motor oil - and, more importantly, how long does it last?
Solar and wind power make up 59 per cent of China’s energy projects on continent and it’s a key market for the technology, think tank says.
A listing of 27 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, May 4, 2025 thru Sat, May 10, 2025. This week's roundup is again published by category and sorted by number of articles included in each. The formatting is a bit different compared to previous weeks, though. 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 Policy and Politics (7 articles) How the political consensus on climate change has shattered Despite unswering public attitudes on climate change, for a number of reasons both benign and malign the UK finds itself...
Migratory birds, vital for ecosystem balance through pollination and pest control, face increasing threats from climate change. Rising sea levels endanger coastal stopover sites, while ocean acidification impacts crucial food sources. Extreme weather events and altered temperatures disrupt migration patterns, leading to habitat conflicts.
Extinction Rebellion “Rebels” mark failure of governments to meet the critical climate target and declare, “there is still time to prevent more harm.”
Wondering if 15W-40 oil is only for diesel engines? Learn where this oil grade is used, and whether it's safe for gas-powered vehicles too.
There is an appetite in this country for policy that will change lives. What is more fundamental than the water we use and bills we pay? Clive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich South In the wake of a brutal set of local election results, MPs from across the Labour party are trying to establish what went wrong . To me, it’s very clear that this was no fluke: it was the entirely foreseeable outcome of my party’s approach to Reform UK. And as the party moves forward and prepares to face Reform at future elections, it’s key that we learn the right lessons. From flip-flopping on climate commitments to framing disabled people as part of the undeserving poor, Labour thus far hasn’t challenged Reform’s worldview – it has legitimatised it. However, there are some perhaps surprising areas where...
In the suit, 15 Democratic states called Trump’s declaration illegal and said federal agencies were rushing permits for fossil fuel projects under false pretenses.
23,000 gallons of gasoline leaked on the Southern Ute reservation in December. The post Massive pipeline spill seeps toward Colorado’s Animas River appeared first on High Country News.
Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) assured the public that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, or LPG. This statement follows panic buying fueled by social media posts showing long queues at fuel stations, particularly in border states.
Pope Leo is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.
[SAnews.gov.za] Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, has called for decisive and intensified investment in the water sector to secure Southern Africa's future in the face of climate change and growing water demands.
Meet the moms who are defending their children and the planet. The post Two Latina moms who are standing up for climate justice appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government initiatives in modern history. Its signature blue label is now nearly as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or a Coca-Cola can, and appliances bearing it save American consumers some $40 […]
Migratory birds cover great distances to feed and breed, sometimes crossing continents and oceans in record time. Are they being impacted by rising global temperatures?
Competition in Thailand's solar rooftop market is expected to intensify, driven by lower prices, greater supply from producers and the government's promotion of renewable energy.
Spain has rejected claims that more nuclear power would have helped as recriminations erupt over last week’s outage.
A hearing in Rhode Island marked the second time in a month that the oil giant sought to blunt one of the first climate lawsuits.
US Vice President JD Vance addressed the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, stating that the conflict is "fundamentally none of our business." He acknowledged concerns about nuclear powers in conflict and emphasized the US desire for de-escalation. Vance highlighted India's grievances with Pakistan and affirmed the US will not intervene militarily, focusing instead on encouraging de-escalation.
Voters have spoken with clarity. We want a renewable-powered future Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A shift toward nuclear power and a significant expansion of gas electricity would have stalled renewable energy investment at the worst possible time, potentially derailing Australia’s transition to a clean, modern energy system. This election was not just a political moment, it was a turning point. This result might offer a much-needed shot in the arm for the clean energy sector, but this is no time for self-congratulation or complacency. Australia’s energy transformation is happening in country towns and centres right around the nation with windfarms, solar projects, battery installations...
Trans Mountain wants to increase the volume of oil each tanker transports but that would involve dredging the Burrard Inlet to prevent heavier tankers from hitting the sea floor.
[This Day] For closing at -13.20 per cent in the first four months of 2025, the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) Oil & Gas Index has maintained its position as the worst performing indicator on the bourse amid the overall stock market growth in the period under review.
US agency will no longer update major weather database in latest showing of Trump’s influence on climate resources The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) will no longer track the cost of climate crisis -fueled weather disasters , including floods, heatwaves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change. Noaa falls under the US Department of Commerce and is tasked with daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring. It is also parent to the National Weather Service. Continue reading...
A report into April's deadly flooding has found that climate change made the central Mississippi River valley's extreme weather event more likely and more intense.
Simulations suggest that an extraordinary jump in temperatures seen in 2023 and 2024 could simply be natural variability, rather than a new phase of climate change as some researchers have suggested
[The Green Connection] As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape have united with civil society organisations The Green Connection and Natural Justice (the applicants) to resist oil and gas exploration in Block 5/6/7 - a marine region critical to their survival. Through the legal challenge, the applicants seek a judicial review of the Environmental Authorisation (EA) granted in 2023 to TotalEnergies for offshore
[Liberian Observer] The coffee that Edward Wilmot Blyden proudly described to the American Colonization Society in 1883 -- the rare, resilient Coffea liberica -- is poised for a remarkable comeback. Indigenous to Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Liberica coffee tree once elevated Liberia to international fame as a producer of some of the world's finest coffee. Now, amid the intensifying climate crisis, this hardy species offers fresh promise not just for Liberia, but for the future of global coffee production itself.
The paper found that from 2006 to 2020, climate change contributed to about 15,000 deaths in the United States from exposure to small particulate matter from wildfires.
Road building in the Amazon, which historically has often led to deforestation, also stands in stark contrast to a central aim of climate conferences: conservation of biodiversity.
US president hails ‘first announcement’ of trade agreement and says ‘many other deals to follow’ The president is up early and continuing to rant and rave on his Truth Social website this morning. Now, Donald Trump has turned his ire back to Jerome Powell, the US central bank’s chair, calling him a “fool”. “Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him very much! Oil and Energy way down, almost all costs (groceries and “eggs”) down, virtually NO INFLATION, Tariff Money Pouring Into the U.S. – THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF “TOO LATE!” ENJOY! Continue reading...
Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada’s first small modular reactor, a new nuclear technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE06038E, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence. Jing Li, Xiang Qiao, Bingchen He, Yuan Zhang, Subhajit Pal, Linchao Sun, Muhammad Bilal, Zhenhuang Su, Xingyu Gao, Joe Briscoe, I. Abrahams, Meng Li, Zhe Li, Yao Lu Despite notable progress in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs), their commercial viability remains limited by stability issues and the risk of lead contamination.... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likely The four-day historic storm that caused death and destruction across the central Mississippi valley in early April was made significantly more likely and more severe by burning fossil fuels, rapid analysis by a coalition of leading climate scientists has found. Record quantities of rain were dumped across eight southern and midwestern states between 3 and 6 April, causing widespread catastrophic flooding that killed at least 15 people, inundated crops, wrecked homes, swept away vehicles and caused power outages for hundreds of thousands of households. Continue reading...
The state's spending plan includes a slight boost to a key environmental fund, plus $1 billion for climate programs.
The Great Energy Transition is under way, and may come to define this era, but it's not going smoothly.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE06003B, Paper Guoqiang Liu, Linyu Hu, Ying Liu, Mao-Wen Xu, Jiajun Guo, Haichuan Zhou, Guoliang Ma, He Lin, Zhenhuang Su, Chang Liu, Jiangqi Zhao, Chunlong Dai, Zifeng Lin Current strategies to improve the low-temperature performance of aqueous batteries typically comes at the cost of safety, reaction kinetics, or overall energy density. Besides, the existing cathodes of low-temperature aqueous... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[New Era] Swakopmund -- Urgent action is needed to improve offshore safety in Namibia's growing oil and gas sector as any lapse in health, safety and environmental standards could derail the country's energy ambitions.
Researchers discovered Eos, a molecular cloud, using ultraviolet light. It is near Earth and lacks carbon monoxide. This cloud lies on the Local Bubble's edge. Eos's discovery helps understand star birth conditions. Scientists propose a NASA mission named Eos. This mission will chart ultraviolet radiation across the Milky Way. It aims to find more hidden molecular clouds.
Scientists have made a shocking discovery in Antarctica that has climate change deniers claiming there's now proof global warming is just a hoax.
An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly electronics and save money on bills, consumer and environmental groups said.
Exposure to small particulate matter from fires contributes to thousands of annual deaths in US, according to study Wildfires driven by the climate crisis contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published on Friday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment, found that from 2006 to 2020, the climate crisis contributed to about 15,000 deaths from exposure to small particulate matter from wildfires and cost about $160bn. The annual range of deaths was 130 to 5,100, the study showed, with the highest in states such as Oregon and California. Continue reading...
What Is the Just Transition and Why Is it Crucial for Colombia? sarah.brown@wri.org Wed, 05/07/2025 - 14:42 Español In 2021, two major coal mines in Colombia’s northern Cesar Department — Calenturitas and La Jagua — shut down due to the low prices of thermal coal in global markets. The closures cost about 14,000 jobs and considerably reduced tax revenues in the municipalities of La Jagua de Ibirico, El Paso and Becerril, where the mines operated. The loss of royalty income affected the financing of future local development projects and the provision of public services. The closure of mining operations in Cesar exposed the heavy reliance of some Colombian regions on the coal industry — and the profound impacts that can result from moving away from an extractivist...
As President Donald Trump's administration purges public records since storming back to power, experts and volunteers are preserving thousands of web pages and government sites devoted to climate change, health or LGBTQ rights and other issues.
Today's children will endure more climate extremes then any previous generation - including heatwaves, floods, wildfires and crop failures.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Bob Henson Alandmark policy crafted in April by members of the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization, or IMO, will tax international shippers based on the carbon content of their fuels. The draft policy is due to be finalized in late 2025. The agreement that emerged from the 83rd meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee was undeniably a compromise – critiqued by activists and oil-rich nations alike. Yet it’s also undeniably historic. As the organization put it , “The IMO Net-zero Framework is the?first in the world to combine mandatory emissions limits and [greenhouse gas] pricing across an entire industry sector.” Key measures of the approved draft include:...
[Liberian Observer] Environmental scientist and consultant Mr. Isaac Nyaneyon Kannah has emphasized the urgency of climate action in Liberia, stressing the need for national commitment, legal reform, and grassroots involvement.
Lawnmowers have engines too, and just like cars, they need an oil change from time to time. What kind of oil should you use, though? You have some options.
Party intends to block projects despite net zero industries contributing nearly £1bn to local economy, analysis shows UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK’s plans to obstruct green energy projects in Lincolnshire put at risk almost £1bn in local investment and more than 12,000 jobs, analysis suggests. No 10 said it would fight any attempt by the party to dismantle or block renewable investment in the area, after its deputy leader, Richard Tice, said Reform-controlled councils and its mayors would be able to block what he called “net stupid zero” infrastructure, including solar farms, pylons and battery storage systems. Continue reading...
Acid rain, PFAS and climate change weren't even part of the 1980s EPA mission, adding to concerns for an agency already struggling to meet its workload.
Google and Elementl Power said Wednesday they are collaborating with to develop nuclear power projects with a goal of bringing more than 10 gigawatts online in the United States by 2035.
SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costs The Trump administration is poised to kill federal research into pollution from satellites and rockets, including some caused by Elon Musk ’s space companies, raising new conflict-of-interest questions about the billionaire SpaceX and Starlink owner. The pollution appears to be accumulating in the stratosphere at alarming levels. Some fear it could destroy the ozone layer, potentially expose some people to higher levels of ultraviolet radiation or help further destabilize the earth’s climate during the climate crisis . Continue reading...
Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes The world’s wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of global heating since 1990, driving droughts and heatwaves in the poorest parts of the world, according to a study. While researchers have previously shown that higher income groups emit disproportionately large amounts of greenhouse gases, the latest survey is the first to try to pin down how that inequality translates into responsibility for climate breakdown. It offers a powerful argument for climate finance and wealth taxes by attempting to give an evidential basis for how many people in the developed world – including more than 50% of full-time employees in the UK – bear a heightened responsibility for the climate disasters...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01525A, Paper Yue Chen, Xiaopeng Duan, Junjie Zhang, Zhongwei Ge, Haisheng Ma, Xiaobo Sun, Huotian Zhang, Jiaxin Gao, Xuelin Wang, Xunchang Wang, Zheng Tang, Renqiang Yang, Feng Gao, Yanming Sun The persistent challenge of high non-radiative recombination energy loss (ΔEnr) remains a critical bottleneck in advancing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, a fused non-fullerene... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Governors support interregional power lines to protect against extreme weather, deliver wind power and create more price competition.
Data suggests pollution from energy is falling again after previously stalling, but experts say faster growth needed to achieve Labor goal of 82% renewable electricity by 2030 Australia news live: latest politics and federal election updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Renewable energy generation rose substantially in Australia’s main power grid over the past year, producing 43% of electricity used across the five eastern states and the ACT between January and March. The increase – from 39% last year – came as generation from black and brown coal-fired power plants fell to its lowest level on record for the first quarter, in part due to ageing stations being unavailable due to outages. Gas-fired electricity generation was also down. Sign up for...
Emissions from abandoned coalmines, oil and gas wells globally are larger than any single country except China, the US and Russia Abandoned coalmines and oil and gas wells are now one of the biggest sources of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, new data shows, and little effort is being made to clean them up. The methane emissions from abandoned fossil fuel infrastructure now exceed those from Iran, and if considered as a country would be the fourth biggest source in the world, behind China, the US and Russia. Continue reading...
[Greenpeace] Nairobi, Kenya -- In a bold act of resistance, the Oldonyonyokie Group Ranch community in Kajiado County is pushing back against the latest wave of land grabs masquerading as climate action. The community is standing firm against carbon offset projects that threaten to displace Indigenous People and undermine centuries-old land rights, all in the name of so-called "climate finance."
Exclusive: Attack damaged €1.5bn containment structure over nuclear reactor with repair costs likely to be borne by western governments A Russian Shahed drone costing up to £75,000 is estimated to have inflicted tens of millions worth of damage to the site of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, according to initial assessments and engineering experts. The cost of a full fix is likely to be borne by western governments including the UK, because initial estimates are that a complete repair will cost more than the €25m available in a special international contingency fund. Continue reading...
Nature, Published online: 07 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01389-1The Advanced Research and Invention Agency is investing £57 million to study climate-manipulating technologies, but says it is taking a cautious approach.
The popular Energy Star program is threatened under a planned reorganization of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Since 1992, the popular Energy Star program has helped American families and businesses save more than $500 billion in energy costs.
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump dismissed the value of U.S.-Canada trade in a Truth Social post, specifically declaring that the United States doesn’t need Canadian cars, energy, or lumber.Read more...
The US president's dismissal of authors behind the sixth NCA is the latest in a series of attacks on climate research in the country. What could this mean beyond its borders?
Through Benefits-Sharing Agreements, Clean Energy Projects Can Earn Community Trust alicia.cypress… Tue, 05/06/2025 - 08:45 The U.S. needs a lot more clean energy, and it needs it fast . If done well, clean energy projects can result in a number of benefits — new job opportunities, improved air quality and public health, cheaper electricity bills and so much more. However, even before recent political challenges in the U.S., renewable energy projects like offshore wind turbines or solar fields have faced increasing local opposition , oftentimes delaying deployment and running up costs . Virtually every U.S. state now has at least one local law restricting renewable energy development. The pushback is understandable: Energy projects have a long history of...
[Daily Trust] The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to increase oil production for the second time in two months, adding 411,000 barrels per day to its production quota in June.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01202C, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Lina Chen, Yi Qin, Claire T. Coulthard, Zoë R. Turner, Chunping Chen, James Kwan, Dermot O’Hare Conventional catalytic CO 2 reduction into value-added products often encounters challenges such as high energy barriers and complex operational setups. 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
BJ Birtwell travels from city to city promoting electric cars. He explained in an interview why regulations could turn away EV-curious Trump supporters.
The EU on Tuesday is due to unveil a keenly anticipated plan to phase out its remaining gas ties to Moscow, a challenge given Europe's longstanding dependence on Russian fossil fuels.
The agency didn't offer an alternative in its proposed repeal of rules that limit planet-warming pollution.
Experts say this is the nation's first state lodging tax that raises money for the environment and coping with climate change.
The 3rd LDC Future Forum, held from April 1-3, 2025, in Zambia, brought together global leaders, policymakers, and experts to address the urgent need for resilience in the world’s 44 Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Under the theme of enhancing resilience, the forum emphasized innovative financing, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable infrastructure, circular economy and multi-stakeholder partnerships to […]
Abstract Climate adaptation requires actionable scientific information about potential climate impacts. Spatial climate analogs answer the question, ‘where does the future climate of a focal location occur today?’ Analogs provide a means to develop measures of climate change exposure and can be applied to project climate change impacts. Although analogs are the basis for empirical models, recent applications of analogs have been structured as spatial models, which can contribute distinct information compared to more commonly used nonspatial approaches. Analogs may improve our ability to communicate climate change impacts for science and nonscience audiences. We review approaches for identifying analogs, summarize their applications, highlight understudied features, and examine evidence of their...
Staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Department of Energy division that guides public and private research and development involving renewable energy and energy efficiency, were blindsided with a round of layoffs on Monday morning. Three lab sources told Mother Jones the cuts affect several NREL departments, including communications, wind, water, and community […]
Governor is expected to sign the ‘green fee’, which adds 0.75% levy to state’s existing tax on short-term lodging Lawmakers in Hawaii have passed first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against natural disasters fueled by the climate crisis . Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, supports the creation of the so-called “green fee”, and is expected to sign it. Continue reading...
[Daily Maverick] Eskom says it will 'decouple' the shutdown of old coal plants from its Just Energy Transition strategy, and is exploring repurposing them for gas or nuclear power.
After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here Analysis of the election result has barely begun, but this much is clear – the country has backed a rapid acceleration towards renewable energy. Labor didn’t say much about the climate crisis during the campaign , announcing only one new policy. But Anthony Albanese and his climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, emerged with their ambitious goal of the country getting 82% of electricity from solar, wind and hydro by 2030 not just intact, but emphatically endorsed. Labor’s position has been relentlessly attacked by the Coalition...
Renewable energy needs backup storage. From rust to sand to gravity, new techniques are making it happen. The post The coolest new energy storage technologies appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Changing your own vehicle's oil is a great way to save money. However, having a car ramp will make it easier. Here's what you need to know before buying one.
During the weekend, the OPEC+ group of eight nations announced it will raise its output of oil by 411,000 barrels per day as of June 1, stepping up production increases.
A poll from last week claimed that 56 per cent of SNP voters are positively disposed towards nuclear power following the Spanish and Portuguese blackouts.
The U.S. is signaling its intention to explore for oil and gas as well as minerals off the coast of Alaska.
The agency plans to eliminate offices that track planet-warming emissions and regulate air pollution.
Companies offering adaptation are “emerging as a complementary and increasingly investable part of the broader climate response,” the report says.
India's agricultural research body, ICAR, has developed two genome-edited rice varieties, 'DRR Dhan 100 (Kamala)' and 'Pusa DST Rice 1', promising a 20-30% yield increase. Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan anticipates a second green revolution with these climate-resilient, high-yielding crops. Expected to be available to farmers in two years, these varieties aim to save water, reduce methane emissions, and boost paddy production by 4.5 million tons across five million hectares.
The South American country is turning to wind power, but some local people are unhappy.
US researchers link BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy to specific climate harms over three decades Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Five of Australia’s biggest fossil fuel producers could be on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars in damages after a US research team developed a method to link individual companies to specific climate harms and put a dollar figure to the impact. This is the result of a new peer-review study published in the journal Nature that sought to establish a method that would allow courts to quantify the economic loss caused by fossil fuel producers for one kind of climate impact – extreme heat. Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...
The Environment Ministry and the Gulf of Suez Pollution Control Center are continuing their efforts to combat a large oil slick leaking into the sea in the city of Abu Rudeis and spilling onto the beaches. The Gulf of Suez Pollution Control Center detected oil pollution in the South Sinai Governorate, approximately 40 kilometers from … The post Environment Ministry combats oil spill on beaches of Abu Rudeis appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Drought, wind, and climate change are turning the Borderplex into a morass of airborne grit.
Even U.S. allies locked in national security disputes with Beijing, like the Philippines, are finding it impossible to resist China’s green energy infrastructure.
Honda isn't necessarily known for its EVs, but the Japanese automaker does have a few in its lineup. Here's the low-down on what it has to offer.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is poised for a general election victory, according to media projections, amidst economic concerns and the shadow of Donald Trump's trade policies. Early results indicate a significant swing towards Labor, potentially securing a parliamentary majority. Voters weighed starkly different economic visions, with Albanese emphasizing renewable energy and Dutton advocating for nuclear power.
Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed Two major US scientific societies have announced they will join forces to produce peer-reviewed research on the climate crisis’s impact days after Donald Trump’s administration dismissed contributors to a key Congress-mandated report on climate crisis preparedness. On Friday, the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) said that they will work together to produce over 29 peer-reviewed journals that will cover all aspects of climate change including observations, projections, impacts, risks and solutions. Continue reading...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is aiming for re-election, focusing on renewable energy.
As seas rise along South Africa’s coastlines, a natural counterforce is at play, drought. New research reveals that parts of the country are slowly lifting out of the ocean due to water loss underground.
Territory’s voluntary move comes as Trump administration makes good on pledge to end lawsuits against oil and gas Puerto Rico has voluntarily dismissed its 2024 climate lawsuit against big oil, a Friday legal filing shows, just two days after the US justice department sued two states over planned litigation against oil companies for their role in the climate crisis. Puerto Rico’s lawsuit , filed in July, alleged that the oil and gas giants had misled the public about the climate dangers associated with their products. It came as part of a wave of litigation filed by dozens of US states, cities and municipalities in recent years. Continue reading...
The Trump administration sued to block two state laws designed to force oil companies to pay the costs of climate change. Several other states are joining the fight, too.
The grid operators needed more than a day to fully restore the power supply in Spain and Portugal. One of the circulating theories is that excessive solar power caused the blackout. Is that true?
Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns?
The White House aims to more than halve NSF funding by ending research on climate change, clean energy and "woke social, behavioral and economic sciences."
Climate change has been all but ignored in the Australian election campaign, and world leaders are giving up on the cause, even as the heat rises.
In 2019, the UK committed in law to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Now the political climate has changed.
[This Day] Rural Electrification Agency (REA), has reiterated its commitment to partner LPV Technologies, a solar panel company to address the issue of capital flight on renewable energy in the country.
Patience Nabukalu, who has experienced climate-related flooding, joins protestors from around the world to deliver a letter to CEO Georges Elhedery criticising the financing of oil, gas and coal projects At nine years old, Patience Nabukalu was devastated when her friend, Kevin, died in severe flooding that hit their Kampala suburb, Nateete, a former wetland. Witnessing deaths and the destruction of homes and livelihoods in floods made worse by extreme rainfall has had a profound impact on her. She decided to try to bring about change – to do what she could to amplify the voices of those in the Ugandan communities worst affected by the climate crisis. Continue reading...
[CIVICUS] In a landmark move for environmental justice and human rights in Africa, the African Climate Platform, Resilient40, Natural Justice and Environmental Lawyer Collective for
‘How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up’ breaks down global warming in a kid-friendly way. The post New children’s book helps kids explain climate science to adults appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Met Service issues red warning amid deepening low pressure, while Europe experiences above average temperatures Strong winds and flooding spread across New Zealand last week, with a state of emergency declared in Christchurch, after the country was battered by a destructive area of low pressure. A red warning, the highest warning level, was issued by the MetService (the national meteorological service). The area of low pressure quickly deepened in the Tasman Sea off the west coast of New Zealand and travelled eastwards, with the centre of low pressure moving across the northern island and creating very strong winds, particularly through the Cook Strait, the body of water that separates the two islands. The wind direction was a south-easterly to southerly, which caused the winds to strengthen...
Discover interesting facts about how electric vehicles (EVs) work, how far they can go on a single charge, and when we can expect them to outnumber gas-powered cars.
The most powerful court in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, is preparing to clarify the obligations of States in relation to climate change. In its upcoming Advisory Opinion, the Court must articulate ambitious standards for respecting and protecting the human rights of environmental defenders in the context of the […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01338K, Paper Jiajun Gong, Qimin Peng, Shunshun Zhao, Taolue Wen, Haojie Xu, Weiting Ma, Zhicheng Yao, Yong Chen, Guoxiu Wang, Shimou Chen Composite polymer electrolyte (CPE)-based Li metal batteries have emerged as the most promising candidates for next-generation batteries. However, intrinsic incompatibility between composite phases severely compromises electrolyte performance. Herein, we propose... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
British energy giant Shell on Friday reported a sharp drop in first-quarter net profit as it was hit by weaker oil prices but pushed ahead with shareholder returns.
China is a major consumer of Iranian crude oil, with imports reaching a record 1.8 million barrels per day in March.
The Justice Department and EPA are challenging Vermont's and New York's laws after President Donald Trump ordered a crackdown on state climate policy.
Depending on where things end up after Saturday, the biggest climate push may come from the crossbench Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; Election guide ; Interactive seat explorer Party policies ; Micro parties explained ; Full election coverage Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast If further confirmation was needed that the Peter Dutton-led Coalition would take Australia aggressively backwards on dealing with the climate crisis, his final election costings released on Thursday tell the story in black and white. The Liberal and National parties plan to gut programs designed to cut emissions and help create green industries...
The leading candidates in Saturday’s national election have starkly different policies on energy and global warming.
Nature, Published online: 02 May 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01335-1Satellite observations of solar radiation have narrowed down the possible properties of dark photons — a proposed dark-matter particle.
What Is a ‘Just Transition,’ and Are Countries Really Making Progress? margaret.overh… Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:30 Building a sustainable future will require major changes to how we power and operate our economies, with inevitable ripple effects on people's livelihoods. Consider how coal communities could be reshaped when a plant closes, or how auto workers will navigate the shift to electric vehicle manufacturing. At the same time, transitioning from carbon-intensive industries to more sustainable ones can bring remarkable benefits. Alongside protecting people from increasingly dangerous climate extremes, the transition can create millions of new jobs and boost global GDP , offering new opportunities for growth and development in regions affected by the transition...
The mining magnate tells Australia to follow Trump’s policies: cut government costs, boost defence spending and fossil fuel investments.
The Australian Institute for Progress’s ‘Can you afford the Greens?’ ads claim minor party’s housing policies would lead to increased rents Polls tracker ; Election guide ; Interactive seat explorer Party policies ; Micro parties explained ; Full election coverage Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast A Liberal-aligned thinktank running last-minute anti-Greens advertisements targeting young voters received more than $600,000 from the coal industry during last year’s Queensland election, disclosures show. On Monday evening, the Australian Institute for Progress released a “Can you afford the Greens?” video advertisement pushing claims, based on its own commissioned research...
Demonstrators were forcibly removed as two shareholders disputed energy company’s claim of ‘aggressive disruption’ The owner of the Drax power plant has abandoned its annual shareholder meeting after a confrontation with activists who staged a protest against burning trees to generate electricity. The Guardian understands that between 10 and 20 activists were forcibly removed from the London venue after challenging the board of the FTSE 250 energy company on its use of woody biomass at its North Yorkshire power plant. Continue reading...
Thailand aims to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States to 2.2 million tonnes annually within five years, from 1 million tonnes under an existing contract, according to Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Most countries have no fossil fuel reserves, but no country in the world is without renewable energy resources. For a country such as Iceland, the world leader in renewables, this statement is clear to see. The island nation has made good use of its volcanoes and glaciers, which help provide 100% of its electricity and almost all its heat energy. But what about other countries that don't have Iceland's unique geology to rely on. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out how the world has managed to reach the impressive milestone of more than 40% of global electricity demand coming from clean power sources, and how other countries such as the UK are making this energy transition happen, despite a distinct lack of volcanoes Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds ...
The party should focus on the issue that represents the greatest threat to Gen Z: climate change.
The subsidy was tucked into the tainted energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history.
Guardian reporters map out how Trump is eviscerating efforts to protect the natural world – from ‘drill, baby, drill’ to mass firings 100 days of Trump: inside Trump’s whirlwind start to his second term Donald Trump has never been mistaken for an environmentalist, having long called the climate crisis a “giant hoax” and repeatedly lauding the supposed virtues of fossil fuels. But the US president’s onslaught upon the natural world in this administration’s first 100 days has surprised even those who closely charted his first term, in which he rolled back environmental rules and tore the US from the Paris climate agreement. Taken more than 140 actions to roll back environmental rules and push for greater use of fossil fuels. Set about rewriting regulations that limit pollution from cars...
Opposition leader Peter Dutton proposes seven nuclear reactors by 2050.
Funding cuts span climate change, education, health care and more.
As the U.S. and Europe slash their development funding, Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed that his country “will not slow down its climate actions.”
Only one in two Liberal party voters are in favour of lifting the national ban, according to the National Climate Action Survey Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; Election guide ; Interactive seat explorer Party policies ; Micro parties explained ; Full election coverage Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gina Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Support for Australia’s ongoing ban on nuclear energy has risen sharply since Peter Dutton made the issue a central plank of Coalition energy policy, according to the country’s largest independent survey on climate change and energy. The survey also found fewer people thought any benefits of nuclear power outweighed the...
Consumers are mostly insulated from higher costs this summer. But rising prices for generation signal a growing reliability risk.
The company will expand into other markets, including metals, ocean freight and natural gas-related products, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg.
President Donald Trump's current 10 percent tariffs cover most coffee-producing countries, including Brazil, Ethiopia and Colombia, and are expected to drive up costs for Americans.
[World Bank] MBABANE, April 30, 2025--The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a Development Policy Loan (DPL) operation to support the Kingdom of Eswatini's efforts to strengthen fiscal governance, foster private sector development, and enhance energy security and climate resilience. This is the first in a programmatic series of two operations.
Earth's forests, vital for climate regulation, face threats from deforestation and degradation. To address this, ESA launched the Biomass satellite on April 29, 2025, equipped with P-band radar to penetrate forest canopies. Over 5.5 years, Biomass will generate 3D maps of forest biomass and carbon distribution, providing crucial data for understanding the carbon cycle and informing conservation efforts.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01599E, Review Article Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Zhonghui Sun, Zhongping Li, Jinsong Peng, Xiaomeng Yan, Hang Shang, Yucheng Jin, Qiannan Zhao, Changqing Li, Siliu Lyu, Chunxia Chen, Jong-Beom Baek As commercial batteries reach capacity and energy density limits, especially with graphite anodes and transition metal cathodes, the need for advanced alternatives grows. Organic electrodes offer the promise of high... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry