As nights get hotter around the globe due to climate change, the prevalence of sleep apnea is expected to increase by as much as threefold.
The first false-color image from ESA's newly operational Biomass satellite shows off a unique perspective of the rainforests, grasslands and wetlands surrounding a winding river in Bolivia.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has extended the exemption period granted to a strategic business partnership between the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOC) and Rubis Energy Kenya Limited from five years to eight years, strengthening the long-term collaboration between the two firms.
SpaceX has proposed a radical plan to deploy up to a million solar-powered satellites as orbital data centers for AI. This ambitious project aims to meet soaring AI compute demands, offering potential energy efficiency over terrestrial facilities. While promising a revolution in computing, the proposal faces significant concerns regarding space debris, regulation and technical feasibility.
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzanian government said it has benefited much from its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), most notably in health, agriculture, water, environment, energy, and industrial sectors.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Mexico would stop sending oil to Cuba as he ramped up a pressure campaign on the Caribbean nation. “Mexico is gonna cease sending them oil,” Trump told reporters in the White House Oval Office. He did not elaborate on why he believed this to be the case. Mexican authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mexico is the single-largest supplier of oil to Cuba, which regularly suffers from energy shortages and mass blackouts....
Washington says the oil funds Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Tariffs, climate change and student loan plans, in readers’ eyes.
US president made announcement on Truth Social after a Monday call with India’s prime minister Donald Trump has announced he is cutting tariffs on India after prime minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil. After a call with Modi on Monday, Trump on Truth Social said: “This will help END THE WAR in Ukraine, which is taking place right now, with thousands of people dying each and every week!” Continue reading...
The mayor of Norman Wells, N.W.T., was, like the rest of the town's 670 residents, caught off guard by Imperial Oil's announcement last Friday that it plans to shut town its oil operations in the community starting later this year.
The Russian captain of a container ship which ploughed into an American oil tanker in the North sea has been found guilty of killing a crew member in the collision.
Inside Colombia’s New 2035 Climate Plan: What You Need to Know alicia.cypress… Mon, 02/02/2026 - 08:20 The center of gravity for climate progress is shifting. Increasingly, many of the countries driving the global climate transition are those that have contributed the least to historical emissions yet are among the most vulnerable to climate impacts. Emerging economies are showing that climate action is not only a moral imperative but a pathway to competitiveness, resilience and economic growth. Colombia exemplifies this broader movement: A country that, despite accounting for just 0.59% of global emissions , has consistently chosen to lead. This leadership stands out at a time when collective ambition is failing to keep pace with the urgency of the climate crisis...
The Agriculture Department cited high delinquency rates and other problems with loan guarantees for manure-to-energy biodigesters.
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Polar bears became the poster child for the peril of climate change for obvious reasons: They hunt seals from the ice, and as fossil fuels warm the planet, the ice where these bears live is melting. For more than three decades, scientists have been […]
The Ford Godzilla V8 engine was supposed to be a reliable powerhouse with throwback technology, but a lack of oil pressure at idle has some owners upset.
At least 12 people have been killed and eight others wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus in Ukraine’s southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday, authorities said. Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK, said Moscow had launched a “large-scale attack” on its coal mines in the region, striking a bus carrying miners who had just … The post Russian drone strike on bus in Ukraine kills 12 miners appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says he sees an untapped market for oil, gas and critical minerals.
The state's largest utility opposes the Republican proposal, which echoes bills passed in other states.
The scientific work is critical to understanding climate change, not just in the polar region but on a global scale.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- - Ethiopia is translating long-held development ambitions into concrete achievements, reinforcing its role as a regional powerhouse and positioning itself as Africa's leading renewable energy hub, according to the Government Communication Service (GCS).
If you need to get your engine's oil professionally changed, customer satisfaction scores will tell you there is only one place to go. Here's the answer.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 02 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02528-2The authors consider the changing sensitivity of the leaf-onset date to temperature (ST) for boreal deciduous broadleaf forests. ST increased between 1982–1996 and 1998–2012—potentially linked to enhanced chilling accumulation—but this increase is underestimated in phenology models.
India will begin purchasing oil from Venezuela to replace some of the petrol it purchases from Russia a month after President Trump threatened to increase the 50% tariffs the US has already imposed.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With an icy white sheet still blanketing much of the Eastern United States after an intense storm this week, it’s hard to imagine a future with less snow at this time of year. But over time, climate change has decreased snowpack by as […]
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, January 25, 2026 thru Sat, January 31, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (11 articles) Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas "The Andaman Coast has one of the largest concentration of dugong in the world, so why are numbers falling dramatically and what can they tell us about a biodiversity warning cry" The Guardian, Gloria Dickie, Jan 23, 2026. How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm The Conversation US, Mathew Barlow & Judah Cohen, Jan 24, 2026. Heat Dome Fuels Extreme Heatwave across Australia...
Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over. New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow after decades of agreements dating to the Cold War, is set to expire, and with it restrictions on the two top nuclear powers. The expiration comes as President Donald Trump, vowing “America first”, smashes through international agreements that limit the United States, although in the case of New START,...
The United Arab Emirates has achieved a historic milestone in non-oil trade, crossing the $1 trillion mark. This significant economic feat was accomplished ahead of schedule, reflecting strong global confidence and enhanced private sector collaboration. Non-oil exports saw substantial growth, driving this remarkable expansion. The nation's trade performance highlights a robust and developing investment ecosystem.
Venezuela on Thursday (January 29) passed a sweeping reform of its main oil law, backing interim President Delcy Rodriguez’s proposal to lower taxes, expand the oil ministry’s powers, and grant long‑sought autonomy to private oil producers. - REUTERS
Donica Brady lost her job after the Trump administration cut grant funding to bring solar power across the country, including to tribal nations. She picked up multiple jobs to make ends meet. That, in addition to caring for children, whittled down Brady’s free time. So she invited reporter Ilana Newman over when she found a […]
Motorists benefit as industry offers deals of up to 18% off to attract buyers for petrol, diesel and electric models If you are considering buying a new car, now might be the time to act as new data shows manufacturers and dealers slashing prices by more than 10%, with the average discount close to £6,000. The typical discount available across all petrol, diesel and electric cars sold in the UK is 11.4% of the on-the-road price – the equivalent of £5,911 – according to Insider Car Deals , which sells discount data to people looking to buy. Continue reading...
A former activist says her entire view of the world has changed and explained why she's left climate change alarmism forever.
Trump seeks to choke off oil supplies to Cuba, a move that's created a diplomatic challenge for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
The Bezos Earth Fund is funding a new effort to standardize nuclear reactor builds as electricity demand surges.
The World Trade Organization has faulted the United States in a dispute brought by China over US green energy subsidies introduced under former US president Joe Biden, according to a ruling issued on Friday. The global trade body’s dispute panel said that large tax credits granted under Biden’s landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), were “inconsistent” with several WTO agreements and should be withdrawn. That law, which was signed by Biden in 2022, was the largest climate...
Island country only has oil enough to last 15-20 days, and 12-hour blackouts have become commonplace Mexico ’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum , has warned that Donald Trump ’s move to slap new tariffs on countries sending oil to Cuba could trigger a humanitarian crisis on the island, which is already suffering from chronic fuel shortages and regular blackouts. The US president signed an executive order on Thursday declaring a national emergency and laying the groundwork for such tariffs, ratcheting up the pressure to topple the communist government in Havana. Continue reading...
Dams in the U.S. are showing signs of damage that are worsening with age and climate change. Could satellites help prioritize repairs amid budget and inspection constraints?
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 3, 16 February 2026.
Kevin Warsh has long pushed for the central bank to have greater independence from political priorities of each presidential administration.
This special selection includes books on storytelling, science, and climate change. The post Six books to help you explore the role of storytelling in the climate fight appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Venezuela's National Assembly has OK'd easing oil sector regulations, seeking to attract private and foreign investment in the nation's main industry.
A rare spot of global climate agreement could prevent up to half a degree of warming this century.
Although the war in Gaza has clearly cooled diplomatic ties and sparked disputes between China and Israel, science and technology cooperation at a civil level between the two countries has continued. “I have a feeling that we have a lot of common ground and plenty of opportunities for cooperation in sectors such as energy and agriculture,” said Yaroslav Efimov, head of science and technology at PLANETech, an Israeli non-profit innovation community specialising in climate change-related...
The move will allow additional firms to join in the U.S.-controlled effort to sell Venezuela’s oil.
President Trump signed an executive order allowing new tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba, intensifying US pressure on the Cuban government. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated her country has temporarily halted oil shipments to Cuba, asserting it was a sovereign decision independent of US influence.
[263Chat] Zimbabwe will mark World Wetlands Day on 2 February 2026 amid growing concern over the rapid destruction of wetlands, which authorities say is worsening flooding, heightening climate risks and undermining environmental resilience.
Thailand's new National Oil Plan will not be affected by PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc's (OR) decision to discontinue sales of gasohol E85, according to the Department of Energy Business (DOEB).
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Asia is scaling renewable power, electrification and clean manufacturing faster than any other part of the world. Yet the pace is outstripping the availability of skilled workers, creating a bottleneck that could slow progress towards net zero. Global renewable energy jobs reached 16.2 million in 2023, an 18 per cent increase year on year, driven largely by growth in solar energy, equipment manufacturing and power...
The Treasury Department announced a general license authorizing U.S. firms to trade Venezuelan oil after Caracas approved a law to improve terms for foreign investors.
White House cites Cuba’s ties to hostile powers as order ratchets up Trump’s pressure to topple its government Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday laying the groundwork to slap tariffs on goods from countries that provide oil to Cuba, the White House said. The order, which ratchets up Trump’s pressure to topple the Communist government, declares a national emergency and establishes a process for the US secretaries of state and commerce to assess tariffs against countries that sell or otherwise provide oil to the island nation. The White House has yet to specify tariff rates for violating its new policy of blocking Cuba from buying oil. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba.
They charge quickly and don't catch fire, so where are they? Find out why you still can't get an electric car with a solid-state battery.
Scientists say it's a rare natural phenomenon driven by pollution and—yep—climate change.
Open access notables Are Hibernators Toast? Global Climate Change and Prolonged Seasonal Hibernation , Dausmann & Cooper, Global Change Biology This review examines the multifaceted implications of global climate change on mammalian hibernators, emphasizing physiological, ecological and phenological impacts. While high-latitude habitats are experiencing faster overall warming, tropical and southern hemisphere regions face more unpredictable and variable climate alterations. Increasing temperature can directly affect hibernators by elevating hibernacula temperatures, shortening torpor bouts, increasing arousal frequency, and depleting energy reserves crucial for survival and reproductive success. Conversely, cold anomalies due to climate change may cause disruptive...
Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett ‘Like a sea out there’: flooded Somerset residents wonder how water can be managed Since medieval monks started draining and managing the Somerset Levels, humans have struggled to live and work alongside water. “At the moment it feels like a losing battle,” said Mike Stanton, the chair of the Somerset Rivers Authority. “Intense rainfall is hitting us more often because of climate change. It may be that in the next 50 years, perhaps in the next 20, some homes around here will have to be abandoned.” Continue reading...
Curbing emissions can’t be about stopping the development of energy infrastructure.
The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters' anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state's top Democratic candidates for governor on Wednesday.
[Afreximbank] Cairo, Egypt - 28 January 2026 - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), working with other mandated lead arrangers, has successfully closed a US$1.75 billion syndicated receivables purchase facility for Sonangol, Angola's national oil company.
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
The Department of Energy invited states to partner on waste storage and other nuclear power projects.
A clash between the state and Williams Cos. comes as the Trump administration pushes for more fossil fuel infrastructure.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced that no more oil or money would be going to Cuba, though he didn’t explain how the restrictions would be enforced.
"Captive coal" is increasingly powering the nickel and aluminum industries, even after the country banned new coal plants.
The International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation in 2025 was a timely reminder that the stability of Mongolia’s economy rests on fragile mountain systems that are melting faster than ever recorded. The loss reverberates across the country’s energy and agricultural systems, two development pillars that draw from the same finite resource: water. Warming and glacial retreat […]
[New Era] Namibia is experiencing a severe water crisis, with its central regions facing dire shortages driven by climate change and infrastructure constraints.
THE HAGUE - The Netherlands “insufficiently” protects its tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused China of profiting from Venezuela’s long-running economic collapse by securing discounted oil, telling senators that removing Nicolas Maduro was necessary to end energy arrangements that he said “favoured Beijing at the expense of the Venezuelan people”. During a hearing of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Rubio portrayed China as a central beneficiary of the Maduro government, arguing that Beijing had taken advantage of sanctions...
How much do you know about friction? Jennifer R. Vail's charming, if sometimes technical, "biography" of the force showcases its amazing and largely overlooked role in everything from climate change to dark matter, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis The Dutch government discriminated against people in one of its most vulnerable territories by not helping them adapt to climate change, a court has found. The judgment , announced on Wednesday in The Hague, chastises the Netherlands for treating people on the island of Bonaire, in the Caribbean, differently to inhabitants of the European part of the country and for not doing its fair share to cut national emissions. Continue reading...
A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change – a sweeping victory for the islanders. The Hague District Court, in a stunning rebuke of Dutch authorities, also ruled that the government discriminated against the island’s 20,000 inhabitants by not taking “timely and appropriate measures” to protect them from climate change before it is too late. “The island already...
Superpower Institute report fleshes out 2024 call from Labor heavyweight Ross Garnaut to re-embrace carbon pricing 12 years after Tony Abbott axed it Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Albanese government could make deep emissions cuts and restructure an ailing federal budget by taxing polluting companies more than $35bn a year for the damage they cause to the planet, according to a report backed by senior economists and ex-public servants. The analysis by the Superpower Institute – overseen by the longtime Labor adviser Ross Garnaut and former consumer watchdog chair Rod Sims, and supported by ex-Treasury head Ken Henry – makes a case for the introduction of a “polluter pays levy” on companies that extract or import fossil fuels consumed in Australia...
[Liberian Investigator] GBARNGA -- In a brightly lit room at the Liberia Opportunity Industrialization Center (LOIC) in Gbarnga, women and young girls are learning to operate modern solar-powered sewing machines, each dreaming of a better future for themselves and their families. The room radiates with energy, determination, and gratitude as participants of a unique empowerment program, led by LOIC and Eco Energy, take their first steps toward financial independence.
WASHINGTON — Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behaviour by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and artificial intelligence (AI) worries among factors driving risks for global...
The post New Bills Seek to Rein In Oil Companies’ Pollution of Oklahoma Groundwater appeared first on ProPublica.
Former utility commissioner Tim Echols talks climate change, the Republican party, and how the state will deal with rising power demand.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06010A, Paper Zhenwei Li, Zhiyu Zou, Hengyuan Hu, Jie Chen, Mengchuang Liu, Ping Liu, Wenhua Zhang, Chang Lu, Zhaoxin Meng, Yongqiang Ji, Jie Yu, Meisheng Han, Yuliang Cao Understanding and regulating the interfacial Na+-storage kinetics of MoS2 anodes remains a key challenge for sodium-ion batteries. Here, Co-doped MoS2 is employed as a model to elucidate, from the perspective... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The agency will no longer conduct site-specific environmental assessments for new leases in national forests.
Former OPEC President Diezani Alison-Madueke is charged with five counts of accepting bribes from people linked to energy firms and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
The Justice Climate Fund received two non-federal grants to help Native American communities finance clean energy projects.
[Nyasa Times] The Chief Secretary to the Government, Justin Adack Saidi, has challenged stakeholders, including private sector players, to take a more proactive role in addressing climate-induced disasters and accelerating global climate action so that Malawi can meaningfully benefit.
Popularity of EVs in country is part of global trend of emerging markets spurning fossil fuel cars at surprising speeds When Berke Astarcıoğlu bought a BMW i3 in 2016, he was one of just 44 people in a country of 80 million to buy a battery electric vehicle (BEV) that year. By the time he bought a Tesla in 2023, BEVs were no longer a complete oddity in Turkey, making up 7% of new car sales. Fast-forward two years and electric cars are selling so fast that Turkey has caught up with the EU in its rate of adoption. Its market is now the fourth largest in Europe, behind Germany, the UK and France. Continue reading...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05832E, Paper Huihui Hu, Yanhong Feng, Zhiwei Wang, Longchao Zhuo, cejun hu, Imran Shakir, Dingsheng Wang, Xijun Liu Layered manganese oxides (δ-MnO2) are regarded as promising cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), owing to their abundant resources, multiple electron transfer, and environmental benignity. However, their poor intrinsic conductivity... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The captain of a captured Russian- flagged oil tanker was 'whisked away' from Scotland aboard a US Coast Guard vessel.
Readers on clean and affordable energy, U.N. climate policy and more.
President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected claims that the halting of oil shipments to Cuba was prompted by pressure from Washington, framing the decision as a sovereign policy choice shaped by state oil company Pemex's contractual considerations.
The lawsuit accuses the companies of raising prices by working against solar and wind power and by downplaying the risks of climate change.
The assessment reflected growing risks related to nuclear weapons, climate change, AI, autocracy, biological technologies and other human-made threats.
The U.S. is set to lift some sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry as the Trump administration continues to take steps to control the country's sector following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.
The United States is the only country to pull out of the global agreement among nations to fight climate change. European diplomats say the U.S. reputation is suffering.
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here On Tuesday, Australia’s second largest city baked through one of its hottest days since modern instrumental records began in 1910. Several Melbourne suburbs topped 45C. The country’s fifth largest city, Adelaide, reached that temperature on Monday. Its residents then suffered through their hottest night ever, with a minimum of about 34C. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
With a clean energy tax credit, E15 fuel and other priorities in limbo, ethanol advocates appeal to the president for action.
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the ‘real economy’ shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy The United States has officially exited the Paris climate agreement for the second time, cementing Donald Trump ’s renewed break with the primary global venue to address global heating. The move leaves the US as the only country to have withdrawn from the pact, placing it alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement. While it will not halt global climate efforts, experts say it could significantly complicate them. Continue reading...
[New Era] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$10 million loan to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, marking a critical milestone for Namibia's ambition to become a global leader in green hydrogen and green ammonia production. While this financial injection is modest in size compared to the project's staggering overall value of more than US$10 billion, the funding is strategically significant: it helps unlock one of Africa's most ambitious renewable energy developments and sends a powerful signal of
California marked a milestone this month with the return of an uninterrupted Highway 1 through the perilous, yet spectacular cliffs of Big Sur.
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the export of a new shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this January to Shell, from the Idku LNG Terminal. The shipment, totaling approximately 150,000 cubic meters, was transported aboard the tanker “Methane Bekki Anne” to a Turkish port. This export is part of Egypt’s plan to … The post Egypt to export 3.2 billion cubic feet of gas to European markets appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar celebrated the stopping of an oil shipment to Cuba as the Trump administration continues to push for regime change in Havana.
The company has sought to shift its offerings toward data centers and liquefied natural gas to offset declines in its oil field services and equipment business.
The energy interruption from the new Canada to New England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.
Climate change has shifted from being a subject of policy discussion to becoming central to the global economic system in recent years.
[The Conversation Africa] I returned home to Kenya's coast after months of winter in Germany, and the heat felt extreme. Temperatures rose past 35°C by midday under the blazing sun of Kilifi, a tourism destination on Kenya's shores of the Western Indian Ocean. It is here that international visitors come for pristine beaches, marine excursions, and trips to nearby islands and creeks.
Judicial review request made in Edinburgh says Avtandil Kalandadze of Russian-flagged Marinera is being detained unlawfully Lawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker captured by US forces in UK waters are calling for a judicial review of his situation, claiming he is being detained unlawfully. The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in the Moray Firth in recent days. Continue reading...
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune The number of people living with extreme heat will more than double by 2050 if global heating reaches 2C, according to a new study that shows how the energy demands for air conditioners and heating systems are expected to change across the world. No region will escape the impact, say the authors. Although the tropics and southern hemisphere will be worst affected by rising heat, the countries in the north will also find it difficult to adapt because their built environments are primarily designed to deal with a cooler climate. Continue reading...
Today's signing of the Hamburg Declaration has been welcomed by business leaders but they warn that energy security "must not stop" at renewables
[Leadership] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to accountability in Nigeria's oil, gas, and mining sectors by strengthening its partnership with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
[Namibian] Namibia stands to benefit from growing global demand for uranium, as countries look to nuclear power to meet clean-energy goals.
Solar geoengineering could halve the economic cost of climate change, but stopping it would cause temperatures to rebound sharply, leading to greater damage than unabated global warming
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- On January 26 every year, the world observes the International Day of Clean Energy, established by the United Nations General Assembly to drive clean energy solutions that care for the planet and improve lives.
Firms such as SLB and Halliburton could push ahead while some major oil producers question the stability of potential investments.
Last year's "Clear Horizons Act" died in committee after some Democrats warned about its impact on low-income residents.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- East Africa's economic growth is gaining momentum, driven by deeper regional integration, improving macroeconomic stability, and expanding investment in renewable energy, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
[The Conversation Africa] As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa's G20 presidency set up a new critical minerals framework that aims to help Africa's mineral-rich countries benefit more from local processing and manufacturing. Geoscientists Glen Nwaila and Grant
Energy secretary Ed Miliband says clean energy project is part of efforts to leave ‘the fossil fuel rollercoaster’ The UK and nine other European countries have agreed to build an offshore wind power grid in the North Sea in a landmark pact to turn the ageing oil basin into a “clean energy reservoir”. The countries will build windfarms at sea that directly connect to multiple nations through high-voltage subsea cables, under plans that are expected to provide 100GW of offshore wind power, or enough electricity capacity to power 143m homes. Continue reading...
[UN News] "Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you," the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.
Altman’s campaigning for his company coincides with its use of enormous present resources to serve an imagined future Sam Altman has claimed over the years that the advancement of AI could solve climate change, cure cancer, create a benevolent superintelligence beyond human comprehension, provide a tutor for every student, take over nearly half of the tasks in the economy and create what he calls “universal extreme wealth”. In order to bring about his utopian future, Altman is demanding enormous resources from the present. As CEO of OpenAI, the world’s most valuable privately owned company, he has in recent months announced plans for $1tn of investment into datacenters and struck multibillion-dollar deals with several chipmakers. If completed, the datacenters are expected to use more power...
“Giving up is not an option - so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production.
Critics say Labour's Warm Homes Plan runs the risk of landlords driving up rents to cover the hefty cost - or selling up and shrinking the rental market.
Startup David Energy is giving batteries to its New York City customers to help them reduce hefty demand charges on their monthly utility bills.
Jan. 24, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Floods, wildfires and water shortages: This is a warning of the real costs of climate change, experts say
While developers of the Seven Stars Energy Project say that the project supports renewable energy goals, not everyone living nearby is on board.
The Trump administration is considering a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba to drive regime change in the country, according to a new report.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has filed suit against the Trump administration, alleging it has illegally claimed oversight of, and granted approvals for, oil rig pipelines.
US president asks ‘whatever happened to global warming?’ Well, it could be making our winter storms worse Donald Trump has erroneously cited an enormous winter storm that is set to deliver freezing temperatures and heavy snow to half of the US as supposed proof that the world is not heating up due to the burning of fossil fuels . Trump, who has repeatedly questioned and mocked established climate science in the past, posted of the storm on Truth Social: “Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain – WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???” Continue reading...
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have reportedly reconciled, attending a memorial together in September 2025. Despite this apparent truce, Musk recently diverged from Trump's stance on energy at the World Economic Forum, advocating for solar power to meet America's growing electricity demands, a move contrasting with Trump's pro-oil policies.
While focused on developing Venezuelan oil fields, Trump administration officials have expressed interest in the country's critical minerals.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07550E, Paper Zhe Zhang, Wenli Qi, Shiwan Zhang, Jiacheng Zhu, Linlin Wang, Yue Bai, Jiale Chen, Yifan Chen, Guangqiang Hou, Xiaogang Niu, Xuefeng Wang, Ji-Tao Chen, Xiao Ji, Yujie Zhu To advance the practical application of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), the lack of robust electrolytes must be addressed, as the prevailing fluorinated solvents present a cost-prohibitive and environmentally unsustainable solution. Here,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Climate change is opening up previously inaccessible land and sea, boosting global interest in Greenland.
The complaint sets the stage for a larger legal battle over President Donald Trump's efforts to revive the coal industry.
The findings underscore a long-running debate on Wall Street over whether asset owners, including pension funds, should adopt investment strategies aimed at limiting climate risks and supporting adaptation to a warming world.
Regional coal demand will rise by more than 4 percent a year through the end of the decade, driven by rising needs for electricity.
Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.
China will closely monitor developments in Greenland as it seeks to become an important player in Arctic affairs. Still, Beijing is unlikely to respond with any major action in the near future to counter US President Donald Trump’s bid to annex the island, analysts said. “The Arctic is certainly a central matter for policy for China, and they know it’s going to be important in the future, especially with climate change,” said Eurasia Group’s China practice head, David Meale. In his escalated...
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about George Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
He participated in the first baseball game at the North Pole. Later, he became an expert in the impact of climate change on Arctic ice sheets.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A large vessel that became engulfed in flames off the coast of this southern province was not a fishing boat as first assumed, but was carrying smuggled oil, according to sources familiar with the case.
Sheldon Whitehouse adds auto giant to investigation after US president claimed CEO requests changes to regulations As the Trump administration prepares to overturn the rule underpinning virtually all US climate regulations, a Senate committee is investigating whether the US’s second-largest automaker lobbied for the rollback. In September, the Senate environment and public works committee launched investigations into two dozen oil companies, thinktanks, law firms and trade associations, focused on how the companies may have persuaded the White House to initiate the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding. Now, the committee, chaired by the Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse, is expanding the investigation to include Ford Motor Company. Continue reading...
A French energy company looking to get in on the ground floor of Nova Scotia’s nascent offshore wind sector says it will help train workers over the coming years.
Environmentalists want EPA to withdraw its plans to repeal the so-called endangerment finding after the Trump team disclosed new records.
A Russian oil terminal near Volna was hit late Wednesday. The strike caused a major fire, killing at least two people and injuring several others. Four oil product tanks caught fire. Emergency services extinguished the blaze by Thursday morning. This marks the second consecutive night of attacks on Krasnodar Krai. Ukraine considers Russian energy infrastructure legitimate military targets.
The Energy secretary said he’s been “inundated with outreach” from interested companies.
Assemblymember Dawn Addis is narrowing her proposal to regulate the climate footprint of fashion sellers to cover fewer companies as it heads toward a make-or-break legislative deadline.
In a tragic incident at Real Ispat & Power Ltd in Chhattisgarh, a catastrophic explosion at a coal kiln has resulted in the loss of six lives, with four more workers suffering critical injuries. The explosion occurred during a routine operation, scattering dangerous debris and prompting an extensive rescue mission as fears arise about the possibility of additional casualties.
[L'Express] Inside Mauritius' environmental leadership. How Mauritius learned to stop acting and love the status quo. At times even regressing. A carbon-free future fuelled by coal and plastic...
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Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co. shut down a nuclear reactor Thursday morning at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant hours after it went live.
Under the deal, the country would receive funding in exchange for cutting coal-fired power generation in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive economies. But politicians have expressed concern about the conditions under which funds will be disbursed.
Courts could take years to decide who owns sanctioned Venezuelan oil, creating uncertainty around the globe.
A tribunal found that the liquefied natural gas company acted as a “reasonable and prudent operator,” Venture Global said in a filing.
[The Conversation Africa] The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent water shortages.
A routine Arctic patrol turned into chaos over Greenland when multiple nuclear bombs were detonated.
Oil is for the long term, whatever European capitals and their deep-Green commissariats like to say.
Parts of Kamchatka Peninsula have been buried under its heaviest snowfall in 60 years, as scientists say the winter blast could be due to climate change.
Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills are on the way.
[This Day] Awka -- Indigenes of Ogwu Ikpele in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested the activities of an oil exploration company, Sterling Petroleum Energy Exploration Company (SPEECO), in their community.
Donald Trump lashed out at Britain's 'catastrophic' North Sea oil and gas curbs today as he stoked Transatlantic tensions.
A powerful geomagnetic storm is currently impacting Thailand following solar activity on Monday, prompting warnings about potential disruptions to satellites, the global positioning system (GPS) and aviation communications.
As Trump arrives in Switzerland to address political leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he is set to clash with several notable figures on the guest list.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines urging Americans to eat far more meat and dairy products will, if followed, come at a major cost to the planet via huge swathes of habitat razed for farmland and millions of tons of extra planet-heating emissions. A new […]
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (MENA) – Egypt’s Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat said on Wednesday that climate finance needs in emerging markets are vast, particularly when aligned with global targets for emissions reduction and climate adaptation, calling on governments to prioritize “blended finance” models to de-risk private investment in green … The post Egypt urges blended finance to unlock private capital for climate action in emerging markets appeared first on Egypt Independent.
A new analysis finds that data centers’ energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising.
Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06121K, Paper Xueming Dang, Shuai Wu, Qian Li, Xiaorong Gan, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Dangyuan Lei, Huimin Zhao An oxygen spillover strategy achieves O* transport from metal atoms to couple with OH* on carbon atoms, then formation of OOH* in peroxy–ether intermediates for H 2 O 2 synthesis by Ni-CDs/COFs from H 2 O. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Transfer, a donor to President Donald Trump, agreed to pay less than pipeline regulators previously sought.
Open access notables Mapping Europe’s rooftop photovoltaic potential with a building-level database , Kakoulaki et al., Nature Energy Individual building-level approaches are needed to understand the full potential of rooftop photovoltaics (PV) at national and regional scale. Here we use the European Digital Building Stock Model R2025, an open-access building-level database, to assess rooftop solar potential for each of the 271 million buildings in the European Union. The results show that potential capacity could reach 2.3 TWp (1,822 GWp residential, 519 GWp non-residential), with an annual output of 2,750 TWh based on current PV technology. This corresponds to approximately 40% of electricity demand in a 100% renewable scenario for...
In a court brief, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and other top officials argue that judges can strike President Donald Trump's executive orders to boost fossil fuels.
The latest appropriations package contains billions of dollars in funding for energy and environment programs.
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier , a report has revealed. Saudi Aramco was the biggest state-controlled polluter and ExxonMobil was the largest investor-owned polluter. Critics accused the leading fossil fuel companies of “sabotaging climate action” and “being on the wrong side of history” but said the emissions data was increasingly being used to hold the companies accountable. Continue reading...
Hair loss drives millions toward natural fixes, and rosemary oil has emerged as a viral favorite. Fueled by TikTok testimonials and traditional wisdom, the remedy sounds promising. But behind the hype lies a complex mix of biology, limited research, and expert caution that challenges simple answers.
US military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday, as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. US Southern Command said in a social media post that US forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s “established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean”. The military command did...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05739F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Hyun-Wook Lee, Woojin Jeong, Seong Soo Park, Ho-Jeong Ji, Ji-Su Woo, Juhyun Lee, Ye-Jin An, Yu-Chan Hwang, Dong-Ha Kim, Hongjun Chang, Minseok Kim, Mikang Jeong, Moonsu Yoon, Dongsoo Lee, Jongsoon Kim, Zheng-Long Xu, Taeseup Song, Janghyuk Moon, Junghyun Choi, Won-Jin Kwak Dry-processed thick electrodes are a key strategy for increasing the energy density of batteries. However, thick dry electrodes, especially anodes, suffer from limited ion mobility, causing non-uniform solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI)... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the money from US sales of Venezuelan oil will be used to prop up the currency.
The Government's Warm Homes Plan, announced today, will see millions of families able to access solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation for their properties.
In a major escalation of the White House's 'maximum pressure' campaign against the Venezuelan regime, U.S. military forces have boarded and seized yet another oil tanker in the Caribbean.
Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a year Analysis: Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK households There will be no phaseout date for gas boilers in the government’s warm homes plan despite its pledge to wean the UK off fossil fuels, but billions of pounds will go towards heat pumps and insulation upgrades. Labour’s principal attempt to solve the UK’s cost of living crisis, the £15bn warm homes plan, will overhaul 5m dwellings, aiming to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a year, in the biggest public investment yet made into home upgrades. £5bn for upgrades, including insulation, solar panels, batteries and heat pumps, for people on low incomes. £2bn towards low-cost loans for people...
U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country.
Learn how a decade of monitoring reveals why Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever, and what those shifts may signal about life in one of the world’s fastest-warming regions.
Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm yesterday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and large parts of Europe. The storm broke a record that had stood for more than two decades.
The Gates Foundation Trust has increased its investments in fossil fuel companies, holding $254 million in extractors like Chevron, BP, and Shell. This marks a nine-year high and contradicts Bill Gates' past claims of divestment, despite his skepticism about its effectiveness in combating climate change.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06908D, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Siddhartha Nanda, Andrei Dolocan, Ayrton Yanyachi, Saurabh S. Satpute, Doosoo Kim, Kami Hull, Donal P Finegan, Ofodike Ezekoye, Hadi Khani Potassium(K)-ion batteries are an attractive alternative to lithium-ion due to their resource abundance, graphite-anode compatibility, manufacturability, and reduced reliance on critical metals. Yet their thermal safety remains poorly defined. Here,... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Australian band Midnight Oil announced on Tuesday that Rob Hirst, their powerhouse drummer and co-founding member, has died at age 70.
The pending sale agreement will now be submitted to the U.S. government for approval, as the company seeks to avoid another sanctions-related shutdown of Serbia’s only oil refinery.
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. With dugong fatalities increasing, Pop works alongside scientists at Phuket Marine Biological Centre to track the mammals with his drone and restore their disappearing seagrass habitat. Translating complex science for thousands online, Pop raises an urgent alarm about climate change, pollution and habitat loss — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever Continue reading...
The weather agency said radio frequencies and satellite signals could be affected due to the strong solar wind, however, it will also cause the spectacular light show.
Merz says Europe keen to 'avoid escalation' on Trump tariff threat, Germany brings back electric car subsidies, polar lights illuminate the German skies and more news on Tuesday, January 20th.
[Nile Post] Faith leaders and climate activists in Uganda have joined forces to promote the Plant-Based Treaty, a global campaign advocating sustainable food systems as a solution to climate change, public health challenges, and food insecurity.
The spectacular aurora australis, also known as the southern lights, may be visible as far north as Victoria and New South Wales A ‘severe’ solar storm, which is being monitored by the National Emergency Management Agency, could make auroras visible in Australia as well as cause disruptions to the power grid. Here’s what you need to know about the solar storm. Continue reading...
The project has the potential to reshape California’s gasoline market.
The Mainline is North America’s largest crude oil pipeline system, transporting western Canada’s oil to refineries in the Midwest, Gulf Coast and eastern Canada.
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival Penguins in Antarctica have radically shifted their breeding season, apparently as a response to climate change, research has found. Dramatic shifts in behaviour were revealed by a decade-long study led by Penguin Watch at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, with some penguins’ breeding period moving forward by more than three weeks. Continue reading...
China achieved its twin goals of tech advancement and macro stability in 2025. Its goals for 2026 remain the same. However, a rapidly deteriorating global security environment is likely to shift national priorities towards preparation for worst-case scenarios. Oil supplies and sea lanes are becoming insecure. The US-China trade war could reignite at any time. China will have to accelerate its goals of energy and technology self-sufficiency to enhance national resilience. Fighting for sea lane...
The sun has ejected the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years. The phenomenon caused auroras to light up the skies in some parts of the world.
[IPS] Around the world, railways are considered as pillars of climate action. Electric trains produce fewer emissions than road or air transport. Yet the experience of Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway highlights a growing paradox: infrastructure designed to be climate-friendly is itself increasingly exposed to climate shocks.
This is a re-post from The Climate Brink Recently there has been quite a debate online about the extent to which opposing near-term oil and gas infrastructure – pipelines, refineries, new production – is both necessary and politically effective as a strategy to reduce US emissions. These conversations have occurred in the context of a broader pivot toward affordability as a rallying cry of the left in the US, driven by concerns around the rapidly rising cost of housing, energy, and other goods. Matt Yglesias had a provocative piece in the NYT arguing that liberals should be less opposed to oil and gas, arguing that it might help make energy more affordable and win more conservative states and labor (without which there would be no climate policy...
Although we’re on course to cross 1.5°C of warming, the alliance of small island nations that revised our goal down from the 2°C threshold transformed global climate policy
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative gained further traction in 2025, with a record US$213.5 billion of new deals signed as projects in metals, mining, fossil fuels and new technologies surged, a report by the Griffith Asia Institute has found. The value of new deals confirmed under China’s global infrastructure strategy rose 75 per cent last year compared with 2024, with a notable pivot towards investment in Africa and Central Asia, according to the report released on Sunday. China has...
The 1,400 year-old "sand burials" of two people and a horse were found near a nuclear power plant construction site in the U.K.
Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that reality The United States seems determined to turn its back on the rest of our planetary neighbors. The Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw from 66 international treaties, conventions and organizations is striking for the range of its rejections. Everything from the global treaty on climate change to multilateral efforts to address migration and cultural heritage, clean water and renewable energy, and the international trade in timber and minerals has been summarily dismissed as “ contrary to the interests of the United States ”. It’s no surprise that an administration hellbent on physical walls around the United States would also put up such walls of...
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzania National Business Council, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TNCC) has launched its 2026 Environment and Climate Change Policy, aimed at driving sustainable, responsible and climate-smart business practices across the country.
PM speaks to reporters amid crisis over the territory and Trump’s tariff threats to those who oppose him But , Starmer says, the future of Greenland is for a matter for Denmark and Greenland to decide on their own. There is a principle here that cannot be set aside, because it goes to the heart of how stable and trusted international cooperation works. And so any decision about the future status of Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark alone. That right is fundamental and we support it. On Greenland, the right way to approach an issue of this seriousness is through calm discussion between allies. And let’s be clear, the security of Greenland matters, and it will matter more as climate change reshapes the Arctic, as sea routes open and strategic competition...
Venezuela's oil exports have dropped 75% compared to the months prior to the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, according to a new report.
[The Conversation Africa] Solar power has a dark side: panels are still built to be thrown away, and we risk creating a mountain of waste that locks away valuable minerals.
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) will delay the restart of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which was originally scheduled for Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday, after an alarm malfunction. It would have been the first reactor restart for Tepco since its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was hit by a powerful tsunami in 2011. The company had planned to restart Unit No 6 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa on Tuesday and Unit No 7 around 2030, as Japan seeks greater energy...
A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain The activity around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is reaching its peak: workers remove earth to expand the width of a main road, while lorries arrive at its heavily guarded entrance. A long perimeter fence is lined with countless coils of razor wire, and in a layby, a police patrol car monitors visitors to the beach – one of the few locations with a clear view of the reactors, framed by a snowy Mount Yoneyama. When all seven of its reactors are working, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa generates 8.2 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power millions of households. Occupying 4.2 sq km of land in Niigata prefecture...
DAMASCUS - Syrian troops fighting US-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the Omar oil field, the country’s largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied Arab tribal forces advanced in the oil-rich area along the border with Iraq, officials and security sources said on Sunday.
China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has significant design flaws that future carriers can overcome only by adopting nuclear power, according to a military magazine. The Fujian is the country’s first domestically designed aircraft carrier and was commissioned in November. With a displacement of over 80,000 tonnes, it is the world’s largest conventional warship and the first non-American ship to be equipped with advanced electromagnetic catapults. However, the most advanced US ships – the...
The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces.
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, January 11, 2026 thru Sat, January 17, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (10 articles) As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now "During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers" Comment is Free, The Guardian, Opinion by Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Jan 8, 2026. Ocean Warming Breaks Record for Ninth Straight Year "Scientists warn the ocean’s accumulation of energy is fueling extreme weather patterns and destabilizing marine ecosystems." Science, Inside Climate...
On the announcement of a UK contract for a massive wind farm in the outer Firth of Forth, Herald columnist Rosemary Goring asks if its green credentials outweigh the environmental harm.
If you have spilled gasoline or other automotive fluids in your garage, getting rid of the smell can be a chore. Here are some things you can do.
There's a rugged world beneath the ice.
Trump's calls for a takeover of Greenland puts open scientific collaboration that is helping our understanding of the threat of global sea-level rise at risk.
The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a full-scale expansion of nuclear energy is essential.
Iran's exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, highlighted the deep historical and cultural ties between India and Iran, envisioning a democratic future for his nation fostering close relationships with countries valuing sovereignty. He expressed optimism for future cooperation in technology and renewable energy, anticipating a new chapter for bilateral ties once Iran is free.
India's youth, comprising millennials and Gen Z, face distinct anxieties shaped by differing political, economic, and technological landscapes. While millennials fear instability after years of effort, Gen Z grapples with the prospect of never achieving stability. Both generations navigate concerns over job security, economic inequality, and climate change, highlighting a cautious outlook on their future.
Thailand is ready to pick up the pace as it moves toward a low-carbon economy following cabinet approval of the Climate Change Bill, according to acting Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
The 1995 film depicts a U.S. president standing up for the common good. The post Rob Reiner’s ‘The American President’ shows the path we could have taken on climate change appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Daily News] Dodoma -- Farmers in Dodoma Region have appealed to the government to urgently implement climate commitments agreed at the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), citing the need for rainwater harvesting projects and agricultural insurance to safeguard livelihoods increasingly threatened by climate change.
A new report underscores the vastly disproportionate role the super-rich play in driving the climate crisis.
Todolí foundation produces varieties from Buddha’s hands to sudachi and hopes to help citrus survive climate change It was on a trip with a friend to the east coast of Spain that the chef Matthew Slotover came across the “Garden of Eden”, an organic farm growing citrus varieties he had never heard of. The Todolí Citrus Foundation is a nonprofit venture and the largest private collection of citrus in the world with more than 500 varieties, and its owners think the rare fruit could hold the genetic secrets to growing citrus groves that can deal with climate change. The farm yields far more interesting fruit than oranges and lemons for Slotover’s menu, including kumquat, finger lime, sudachi and bergamot. Continue reading...
[Daily News] Arusha -- DEPUTY Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Ms Wanu Hafidh Ameir, has assured that the East Africa Regional Skills Transformation and Integration Project (EASTRIP) will continue to serve as a catalyst for development among East African Community (EAC) member states, particularly through the promotion of renewable energy technologies.
The Stacks and Joules training program partners with a social service agency to make sure students who struggle with poverty and homelessness have their basic needs met. The post NYC nonprofit trains people for energy efficiency jobs and does so much more appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Canola oil and electric cars are at the centre of the deal agreed by Mark Carney and Xi Jinping after years of strained ties.
Australia has been riven by fires and floods this summer. What will it take to make policymakers treat this as the crisis it is?
[Daily Maverick] A week on Antarctica's frozen frontier has reshaped how a Gqeberha school pupil thinks about engineering, climate change and his future. Seventeen-year-old Luke Boswell was one of just five South African students selected for a rare Deep Field Antarctica expedition - an experience designed to turn young talent into practical environmental problem-solvers.
The Energy secretary said he was “cheering lower oil prices,” even as the Trump administration struggles to persuade U.S. oil companies to invest in Venezuela.
The document of agreements pledged to establish a ministerial dialogue, and to explore opportunities in oil, gas, nuclear and clean technology.
Alterra, among the world’s largest private investment vehicles for climate finance, said the fund will pursue a diversified global investment strategy across climate-aligned infrastructure, private equity and private credit.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D6EE00134C, Review Article Madhusudhana M Devadiga, Subham Sarangi, Anushree S Bhat, Magdalena Osial, Kuruvilla Joseph, Sunday Olusegun, Jagdeep Singh, Nannan Wang, Luiz Antonio Ribeiro, Jr., Santosh K. Tiwari Despite decades of research on CO 2 capture and conversion, translating laboratory advances into products for widespread public use remains elusive. This review argues that the persistent emphasis on incremental... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Scientists say Texas has enough oil and gas underground to last for months.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02541-5Economists have spent a decade designing the perfect climate club, yet political reality has hitherto rendered these designs practically infeasible. The Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets offers a path forward, but only if its architects recognize that understanding political feasibility is crucial to turning a declaration into a functioning carbon pricing club that could close the emissions gap.
US forces intercepted the oil tanker Veronica in the Caribbean as part of an operation to control Venezuelan oil shipments. This seizure, conducted under Operation Southern Spear, marks the latest move in a campaign to dismantle a "ghost fleet" and enforce sanctions, with officials stating oil leaving Venezuela must be coordinated lawfully.
The Trump administration is preparing to rely on private military contractors to protect oil and energy infrastructure in Venezuela instead of deploying U.S. troops, according to two sources familiar with the planning who spoke with CNN.
North American giants like Exxon and Chevron have virtually zero renewable assets.
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life. A new study examines the risks.
US Coast Guard and others boarded foreign-flagged crude carrier Veronica in a pre-dawn operation The US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump ’s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced on Thursday. Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media . Continue reading...
U.S. Southern Command forces seized a sixth sanctioned oil tanker early Thursday morning as part of Operation Southern Spear.
US forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader US effort to take control of the South American country’s oil. The US Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote on social media. The ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s “established quarantine of...
[Leadership] Nigeria's plan to raise a $2 billion climate finance facility to support its energy transition has drawn cautious reactions from economists, who warn that increased reliance on green finance loans could deepen the country's debt burden despite strong investor appetite for climate-linked assets.
[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federal Government has disclosed plans to raise N500 billion through the issuance of green bonds in 2026, as part of efforts to scale up financing for climate-related and environmental projects.
Iraq is highly affected by climate change and its consequences (1), with rising temperatures surpassing the global average (2). As a result, the country is facing both droughts and flash floods, a devastating combination that threatens its water, food, and social security. To address the challenges associated with climate extremes, Iraq needs an urgent strategic plan.
The enforcement plunge is part of a deregulatory push across the government as the administration seeks to boost fossil fuels.
The lawsuit follows President Donald Trump’s directive to the Justice Department to go after state laws that “burden” domestic energy.
The energy giant also flagged weak oil trading and flat production for the fourth quarter.
North Sea oil firms have accelerated work on a plan to bring a venerable field off Aberdeen back into production amid the fallout from the Budget.
A giant wind farm will push puffins and kittiwakes in Scotland to the edge of extinction, the RSPB has warned.
A jury has seen footage of a cargo ship crashing into an oil tanker, which triggered an explosion and killed a crew member.
Authorities in Athens had said the drones hit two Greek-owned tankers, one of which was due to load Kazakh oil near Russia’s coast.
The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.
EXCLUSIVE: Redundancy packages for workers at the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery have been slashed, local jobs cut and the influx of hundreds of visiting contractors vital to businesses has vanished.
[Daily Trust] The Yobe State government has announced plans to distribute five million seedlings to establish shelterbelts aimed at reclaiming lands affected by desert encroachment, promoting environmental restoration, and supporting sustainable development.
[263Chat] As Zimbabwe joins the global community in marking World Wetlands Day, environmental groups and human rights advocates are warning that the country's wetlands are under threat--despite their crucial role in sustaining communities facing increasing climate pressures.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has shifted away from short term emergency responses to a long-term climate resilience strategy anchored in water infrastructure, according to Ministry of Water and Energy.
Donald Trump has claimed that the trade deal has been agreed after India has agreed to reduce tariffs on US goods to zero, committed to stop buying Russian crude and step up oil purchases from America, and potentially Venezuela.
Move from Claudia Sheinbaum comes after Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba Mexico ’s president Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged to send humanitarian aid this week to Cuba and said Mexico was “exploring all diplomatic avenues to be able to send fuel to the Cuban people,” despite efforts from Washington to cut off oil to the Caribbean nation. Donald Trump last week signed an executive order allowing the US to slap tariffs on countries sending crude oil to Cuba and on Saturday said that Sheinbaum had agreed to halt shipments of oil at his request – a claim the Mexican leader rejected. Continue reading...
After more than a year of haggling, US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a major trade deal between Washington and New Delhi that significantly de-escalates economic tensions between the two nations. A White House official confirmed to the South China Morning Post that the deal will remove the 25 per cent punitive Russia oil tariffs. Trump in a social media post earlier said that he held a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “He [Modi] agreed to stop buying Russian Oil,...
Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths The EU is struggling to free itself from dependence on China and countries in the global south for critical minerals and rare earths needed for everything from smartphones to wind turbines and military jets. A damning report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in Luxembourg found that the bloc’s targets for 2030 were “out of reach” because of lack of progress in domestic production, refining and recycling. Continue reading...
KHON KAEN - A fire gutted four oil tanker trucks, killed a driver and forced the evacuation of a school in Kranuan district on Monday morning.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he had agreed on a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50 per cent in exchange for India lowering trade barriers and stopping its purchases of Russian oil.
Democratic state attorneys general say the department is sidestepping the law to boost fossil fuels.
The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under construction Construction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near fatal attack by Donald Trump’s administration thanks to rulings by federal judges. These are being seen as victories for clean energy amid a wider war being waged on it by the Trump administration. The wind farms are considered critical by grid planners as America faces an energy affordability crisis. Together, the four projects will contribute nearly five gigawatts of energy to the east coast, enough to power 3.5 million homes. Continue reading...
Island leaders say Scotland’s renewable energy ambitions will stall unless investment catches up with the infrastructure deficit facing Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the electricity and energy sector remains a top state priority because of its role in supporting development, improving services, and encouraging investment. These remarks were made during a meeting with Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat, who reviewed recent progress in the power system. For his part, … The post PM reviews efforts to strengthen power supply nationwide appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The lease sale comes as Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration push to ramp up oil offerings in Alaska.
Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five climate contrarians to write about global warming. Department experts pushed back on the findings.
Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a US$285 million corruption scandal, police said late on Sunday. Mohammad Riza Chalid, 66, nicknamed the “gasoline godfather”, is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023, including for money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement. Untung Widyatmoko, secretary of Interpol’s Indonesia National Central Bureau, said a red...
Global rules that compel companies to disclose their emissions footprint or climate-related risks were weakened or delayed in the past year.
[The Conversation Africa] A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable energy projects. ARTsolar says it invested in new manufacturing capacity because it expected these rules to lead to orders for locally assembled solar panels. That did not happen.
Chinese scientists have developed a hydrogel cooling coating for solar panels to boost power output by 13 per cent compared to conventional photovoltaic systems. The transparent layer can reduce the temperature of “hotspots” – overheated areas on solar cells caused by defects, shading from leaves, bird droppings or dirt – by 16 degrees Celsius, or nearly 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Hotspots are a common cause of solar panel failure and fire risk. “On a global scale, our developed cooling strategy can...
A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company.
Nuclear energy plays a big role in US power generation. But how many nuclear plants are there? We look at the scale of nuclear energy in the US and worldwide.
Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax Fossil fuel companies could be forced to pay some of the price of their damage to the climate, and the ultra-rich subjected to a global wealth tax, if new tax rules are agreed under the UN. Negotiations on a planned global tax treaty will resume at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday, with dozens of countries supporting stronger rules that would make polluters pay for the impact of their activities. Continue reading...
President Trump said that India is poised to purchase Venezuelan oil, a move aligning with India's strategy to diversify its energy imports. This development follows Venezuela's legal reforms to attract private investment in its oil sector and recent discussions between Indian and Venezuelan leaders to strengthen bilateral ties.
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel strongly criticizes the United States for threatening tariffs on oil suppliers. He states the move aims to choke the Cuban economy. Diaz-Canel accuses the US of using force and dictating trade partners. Cuba vows to respond with firmness and confidence. The US order labels Cuba a threat, citing support for hostile entities.
Requiring aging plants to operate after their scheduled closures hurts consumers, who pay the price.
The US has permitted India to resume Venezuelan oil purchases, aiming to reduce its reliance on Russian crude. This move is part of a broader US strategy to redirect India's energy imports away from Russia amidst growing pressure and trade costs. India is set to significantly cut Russian crude imports in the coming months, diversifying its supply sources.
A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Last year, almost every new car sold in Norway, the nature-loving country flush with oil wealth, was fully electric. In prosperous Denmark, which was all-in on petrol and diesel cars until just before Covid, sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) reached a share of 68%. In California, the share of zero-emissions vehicles hit 20%. And at least every third new car now bought by the Dutch, Finns, Belgians and Swedes burns no fuel. These figures, which would have felt fanciful just five years ago, show the rich world leading the shift away from cars that pump out...
South Africa’s long-squeezed motorists might find fresh relief next month as recent datafrom the Central Energy Fund (CEF) data points to meaningful fuel price cuts in February — a rare bright spot in a world rattled by geopolitical theatrics and jittery oil markets. In an unexpected twist, the rand has staged its strongest run in […]
HAVANA - Cubans queued around the block for fuel Friday, as the island's Communist government decried US efforts to "suffocate" the already‑stricken economy with a virtual oil blockade.
Anders Fryxell, chief sales officer at atNorth, examines how the Nordic region has emerged as a global leader in A.I.-ready digital infrastructure, at a moment when hyperscalers and enterprises alike are struggling to secure power, connectivity and sustainable capacity. Fryxell argues that the Nordics’ long-term investments in renewable energy, grid resilience and circular economy practices offer a practical blueprint for scaling A.I. without sacrificing reliability or climate goals.
U.S. President Donald Trump blindsided Mexico with an executive order threatening tariffs on any country that supplied Cuba with oil, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed on Friday.
Chilly weather moments might spark doubt about climate change, but research consistently shows our planet is heating up. Even with brief cold spells, the overall temperature is on the rise, resulting in ice melt, higher sea levels, and erratic weather patterns. The primary culprits? Our reliance on fossil fuels.
On January 27, the United States officially withdrew from the Paris Agreement, an international treaty adopted in 2015 aiming to reduce global warming and strengthen countries’ resilience to climate impacts. Following a year of regulatory rollbacks and sustained efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle federal climate policy, this move is expected to trigger wide […]
Tehran’s nuclear ambitions date back to the shah and the 1970s and remains undimmed despite the damage caused by sanctions A desperate effort to avert war between the US and Iran is once again under way, but trying to locate common ground between the two countries over Tehran’s nuclear programme has been made more difficult by escalating US demands, and by Iran’s ideological, deeply nationalist attachment to the right to enrich uranium. Iran’s ambitions to run its own nuclear programme pre-date the arrival of the theocratic state in 1979, and can be traced back to the mid-1970s when the shah announced plans to build 20 civil nuclear power stations. This prompted an undignified scramble among western nations to be part of the action, with the UK energy secretary at the time, Tony Benn, having...
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s power grid is changing rapidly – so rapidly that it can feel difficult to keep up. This week, as an oppressive heatwave in the country’s south-east rewrote temperature records, there was also plenty of evidence demonstrating just how fast long-held assumptions about the electricity system are being overturned. Continue reading...
he Argentine government authorized private companies to import and sell liquefied natural gas -- a move that removes the state from those operations.
Law will give private companies more control but experts unsure whether changes go far enough for US Venezuela’s acting president has signed into law a bill making significant changes to the country’s oil sector after pressure from the US to open it up to foreign private investment. The new hydrocarbons law promises to give private companies control over oil production and sales, ease taxes and allow for independent arbitration of disputes, while largely maintaining state control over oil production. Continue reading...
In the beachside state of Goa, officials and oil executives envisioned new energy pacts and multilateral relationships as a counterbalance to Trump’s America.
As climate change alters ice cover, researchers are asking for data from locals who are already "in tune with the ice."
Proposed changes from the Bureau of Land Management would allow commingling of oil and gas production from different areas.
Researchers found parts of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe were hit with a year’s worth of rain in 10 days.
China suspended trading of five commodity funds on Friday to curb investment mania in gold, silver and oil and reduce underlying risks amid geopolitical tensions. The only public fund investing in silver futures in mainland China, UBS SDIC Silver Futures Fund, a listed open-ended fund (LOF), will be suspended for the whole day on Friday, the second such halt since January 22. The trading halt also spread to oil LOFs, four of which were halted for an hour up to 10.30am on Friday. Before the...
[RFI] A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according to climate scientists.
A new executive order declares that Havana constitutes a “national emergency,” allowing Trump to levy tariffs on any country that delivers oil to Cuba.
Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a new law opening its oil sector to private companies. This reverses a policy of state control lasting over 20 years. The law allows private firms to manage oil production and sales. It also permits international arbitration for disputes. Extraction taxes will be adjusted.
Eleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria's Alpine national park will soon become 13, when Omeo, one of the females, gives birth in March. One of Australia's only alpine lizards, guthega skinks live on 'sky islands' above 1,600 metres in two isolated alpine locations – Bogong high plains in Victoria and Mount Kosciuszko in NSW. 'They're extremely vulnerable, given where they live,' says skink specialist Dr Zak Atkins, director of Snowline Ecology. As the climate warms, their alpine zone is retracting, and there's nowhere higher for them to go Nursing a skink: endangered alpine lizard numbers set to rise after Omeo falls pregnant in Victoria Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06207A, Paper Dengxu Wu, Ziqi Zhang, Lutong Wang, Lei Zhu, Hong Li, Liquan Chen, Fan Wu All-solid-state lithium batteries (ASSLBs) face critical challenges in practical implementation due to excessive stack pressure requirements and interfacial degradation. To solve the solid-solid interfacial contact problem, we propose a dual... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Amid rusting oil pumps and rigs, once affluent Venezuelan oil towns place their hope in US investment.
Venezuela’s legislature on Thursday adopted a bill that throws its oil industry open to private investors, in line with US demands following the toppling of leader Nicolas Maduro. Lawmakers in the South American country adopted reforms to a hydrocarbons bill that roll back decades of tight state control over foreign investment in the sector. To lure private capital into an industry reeling from years of US sanctions, the bill also makes the royalties regime more flexible. Acting President Delcy...
In 2025, solar and wind surpassed coal as a global energy source. The post Despite Trump, renewable energy keeps surging appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
3 Climate Stories That Will Shape the World in 2026 margaret.overh… Thu, 01/29/2026 - 11:26 As we enter a new year, people around the world are grappling with rising costs for housing, energy and food. Most worry about the state of the economy. Job prospects feel uncertain in the face of widespread AI, automation and other disruptions. These concerns have eclipsed climate action at the polls and in political discourse, especially in wealthier countries. Vigorous debate around climate policies in the EU and backpedaling in the United States reflect a common belief that tackling climate change will make day-to-day economic struggles worse. Yet at the same time, a growing group of countries see climate action as one of the best tools to improve lives and strengthen...
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency (RREA), in collaboration with key partners, has begun a two-day validation workshop aimed at reviewing Liberia's Micro-Utility Licensing Framework, Mini-Grid Code, Multi-Year Tariff Methodology and Tariff Regulation.
[Leadership] JMG Limited, a provider of integrated electromechanical solutions in Nigeria, has reinforced its leadership in the country's clean energy transition by hosting media stakeholders to commemorate the International Day of Clean Energy, spotlighting the real-world impact of its solar and hybrid energy solutions across key sectors of the economy.
Climate Central has revealed the shocking impact climate change has had on this location in the high-altitude Italian Alps.
The Trump administration awarded $500 million in contracts for Venezuelan oil sales to two firms with a history of bribery and corruption.
The recent spending law passed by Congress could affect plans for renewables, nuclear and energy efficiency.
A Department of Energy emergency order prioritizes grid reliability over air pollution rules, potentially exposing communities to dangerous emissions.
The secretary of State told senators the federal government will not sink taxpayer dollars into Venezuelan oil infrastructure.
[Daily Trust] Climate change and growing competition over dwindling natural resources are major drivers of violent conflicts across Nigeria, stakeholders have said, warning that failure to respond early could allow disputes to escalate into widespread violence and criminality.This formed the focus of discussions at a state-level capacity-building workshop on the National Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System (NCEWERS) held in Kaduna State, which brought together security agencies, government response
The environmental watchdog has issued a clean-up notice to the operator of a coal mine near Lithgow over pollution in a river which flows into Warragamba Dam.
High hopes for Optimus robot help company beat forecasts despite yearly revenue decline and flailing car business In the clearest sign yet that Tesla is pivoting away from its electric car business, CEO Elon Musk announced on Wednesday’s investor call that the company would discontinue production of its Model X SUV and Model S full-size sedan. “It’s time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end,” Musk said. “We expect to wind down S and X production next quarter.” Continue reading...
Bonaire, a Dutch overseas territory, deserves the same protections as Europe, the ruling said. The decision adds to a growing body of precedent worldwide.
Your car might not start tomorrow morning, unless you have one of these. Find out which 5 batteries crushed the Consumer Reports cold weather torture tests.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, faces claims she lived 'a life of luxury' in the UK at properties paid for and refurbished by energy industry figures seeking government contracts in Nigeria.
This is a re-post from the WMO Climate variability and long-term climate change are increasingly shaping the performance and reliability of renewable energy systems worldwide, according to the WMO–IRENA Climate-driven Global Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Demand Review: 2024 Year in Review, released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Published in partnership with: International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Key messages WMO–IRENA 2024 Year in Review highlights growing impacts of climate extremes on clean power systems Climate variability is already shaping renewable energy supply and electricity demand worldwide Extreme heat is...
A new climate-smart horticulture centre at Eskom’s Grootvlei power station, backed by the Netherlands, is testing how South Africa’s energy transition can deliver jobs, food security and skills
A court has ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders.
President Trump calls global warming "a hoax." As the U.S. faces more severe storms and extreme weather events, the New York Times ' David Gelles describes what this means for climate change policy.
Oil helped keep homes warm during this week’s cold snap.
New research shows that city and state climate policies often leave renters behind.
In the global shift towards carbon neutral mobility, a striking role reversal is taking shape. China, often seen as a top-down planner, has emerged as a pragmatic, market-responsive architect of new energy vehicle (NEV) policy. Europe, a champion of climate ambition, is seemingly executing a retreat amid a disconnect between ambition and reality. The planned dilution of the European Union’s ban on new combustion-engine cars by 2035 to a carbon dioxide output reduction target of 90 per cent is...
The president’s assaults on wind and solar projects could become a playbook for disrupting fossil fuel plans in the future.
The company owns two power plants outside regulated utility frameworks, allowing the electricity to be sold to the highest bidder.
A growing number of states are eyeing restrictions on weather and climate modification as startups move into the field.
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Thailand must urgently upgrade its flood and water management systems as climate change intensifies extreme weather, experts warned at the Water Resilience Forum 2026 on Monday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05840F, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Hadi Rostamzadeh, Hamid Montazeri Self-heating interaction with ion migration induces scan-rate-dependent temperature and thermal hysteresis due to comparable thermal, electrical, and ionic timescales, reshaping transient performance and stability in perovskite 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
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE06986F, Paper Yiyang Hu, shao-jian zhang, Han Wu, Qianru Chen, Pengfang Zhang, Junnan Hao, Shizhang Qiao Aqueous zinc–iodine (Zn–I2) batteries are promising candidates for large-scale energy storage due to inherent safety and environmental compatibility. However, their application is hindered by serious polyiodides shuttling, limited iodine conversion... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Centralia, Pennsylvania, once a thriving town, now stands as a ghost town due to an unending underground coal fire. Decades of abandonment have allowed nature to reclaim the land. Grasses, shrubs, and young trees cover former neighborhoods. Insects, birds, and small mammals have returned. This unintended nature reserve shows life's resilience even in a place deemed unsafe for human return.
Nova Scotia is set to reach its target of relying on 80 per cent renewable energy by 2030, mainly through new onshore wind farms.
Bessent’s argument collapses the moment it is viewed through the prism of logic, because it mistakes activity for responsibility and motion for meaning. When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, India was importing barely 1–2% of its crude oil from Russia. It was not a factor in the global energy equation at all.
The “Doomsday Clock” representing how near humanity is to catastrophe moved closer than ever to midnight on Tuesday as concerns grow on nuclear weapons, climate change and disinformation. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which set up the metaphorical clock at the start of the Cold War, moved its time to 85 seconds to midnight – four seconds closer than a year ago. The announcement comes a year into US President Donald Trump’s second term in which he has shattered global norms including by...
Claudia Sheinbaum denied move was response to pressure from the US, after Trump said ‘zero’ oil would go to Cuba Mexico has cancelled a shipment of oil to Cuba , the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, appeared to confirm on Tuesday, but she insisted the decision was “sovereign” and not the response to pressure from the US. Fuel shortages are causing increasingly severe blackouts in Cuba, and Mexico has been the island’s biggest oil supplier since the US blocked shipments from Venezuela last month. Continue reading...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been given the last word on the use of the revenue from Venezuela's oil sales as the Trump administration oversees the country's industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.
Used electric vehicles (EVs) now offer buyers the best value over the entire lifetime of the car, a study claims.
[Ayin Network] With the widespread deterioration of Sudan's electricity grid following the outbreak of war, the energy crisis transformed into an economic dilemma affecting production, water, agriculture, and daily livelihoods. Amid this void, solar energy rose from a limited, secondary option to a practical solution relied upon by families, as well as the agricultural, industrial, and service sectors.
Manufacturers use method that labels plastic as ‘circular’ and climate-friendly, despite being mostly fossil-based Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum. Brands using plastic packaging – from Kraft’s Heinz Beanz to Mondelēz’s Philadelphia – use materials made by the plastic manufacturing arm of the oil company Saudi Aramco. This article is part of a cross-border investigation, supported by IJ4EU and coordinated by the independent journalist Ludovica Jona, with the media outlets the Guardian, Voxeurop, Mediapart (France), Altreconomia (Italy), Público (Spain), Investigative Reporting Denmark, Deutsche Welle (Germany) and...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that oil shipments to Cuba have been suspended, reflecting a decision made by Petróleos Mexicanos.
Beyond clean power, offshore wind is fixing the ocean. Learn why aquatic wind turbines are doing a lot more than generating energy.
[Daba Finance] Germany is in talks with South Africa over an additional €720 million in concessional climate financing under the Just Energy Transition Partnership, according to Rainer Baake, Germany's special envoy for the program.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Monday convened a virtual Special Africa Leaders' Meeting on Climate Adaptation to rally support for scaled-up financing and coordinated action to strengthen climate resilience across the continent.
The energy interruption from the new Canada-to-New-England line raises questions about the region’s electricity mix.
The EU’s landmark ban on Russian fossil fuels is heading for its first major test.
The case asks Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute to pay up for climate impacts.
Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes A hillside “battery” outside Plymouth in Devon has begun generating electricity using a first of a kind hydropower system embedded underground. The pioneering technology means one of the oldest forms of energy storage, hydropower , can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes rather than the steep dam walls and mountains that are usually required. Continue reading...
Extreme fire weather expected to fuel blazes and pose threat to communities near Great Ocean Road. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victoria to open nation’s first offshore wind auction this year Australia’s first offshore wind auction is set to kick off this year, with the Victorian Government announcing it would invite tenders for 2 gigawatts of capacity in August. We want to give industry the certainty it needs to invest and help us keep building the renewable energy Victoria needs to push down energy bills. Continue reading...
Winter storm forces shutdowns, flaring and production losses across the state.
Ever wondered why you won't find kangaroos outside Australia? It all started with massive climate change millions of years ago.
Nine European nations including France, Germany, Denmark, Norway and the UK vowed on Monday to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing dependence on foreign powers.
The European Space Agency’s innovative Biomass satellite is now fully commissioned, opening free access to a powerful new stream of data that promise a step change in our understanding of forest dynamics and their role in regulating the global carbon cycle.
London — President Donald Trump painted a simplistic picture for the US operation in Venezuela: go in, get the oil and start exporting. But Big Oil’s experience in post-invasion Iraq proved that the reality will be far more complicated. In 2003, the United States invaded Iraq and captured its leader, Saddam Hussein. More than two … The post The elephant in the room between Trump and oil execs: Iraq appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[Namibian] Namibia is anchoring its nuclear energy ambitions on international partnerships and established global benchmarks as it considers nuclear power generation to strengthen energy security and add value to its uranium resources.
Bitter cold in the coming days could affect Appalachian natural gas producers as a broad swath of the U.S. shivers in the blast of Arctic air.
It became the 11th state to file a lawsuit against the petroleum industry, despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the case.
Climate change has amplified fire conditions in South America and elsewhere, and the recent fires broke out amid a severe heat wave, with high temperatures in some places around 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Like the fearful Sicilian aristocracy in the 1958 epic novel, Europe clings to the status quo. But managed decline is not the only option Just past the quarter-mark of the century, Europe appears to be at a turning point. For decades its share of global GDP has been shrinking and its geopolitical influence eroding. At a certain point, relative decline can turn into absolute decline. That moment may be approaching. The US, Russia and China are openly engaged in a “ scramble for Europe ”. Moscow seeks to reassert hegemony in the east. Beijing wants Europe’s industry; Washington demands obedience – and Greenland. Germans have grown anxious about the future. A disoriented France can’t fix its budget. Desperate for growth, Brussels dismantles climate legislation it passed only a few years ago...
[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, agriculture contributes about 40% to national gross domestic product and supports the livelihoods of about 60% of the population. Finding ways to farm through climate change is vital for national development and poverty reduction.
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.
India is shifting its crude oil sourcing, reducing Russian imports due to compliance risks while increasing shipments from the Middle East. Despite a decline, Russian crude remains a significant, albeit more selective, part of India's energy mix, driven by its economic advantages and refinery margins.
This story was originally published by Vox and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “I just got a whiff,” said Peter Harrison, a marine scientist, as he leaned over the edge of the boat and pointed his flashlight into the dark water. “It’s really coming through now.” It was shortly after 10 pm on a […]
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, January 18, 2026 thru Sat, January 24, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (7 articles) Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change "Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance, according to a study from Scripps Oceanography." Inside Climate News, Johnny Sturgeon, Jan 15, 2026. ‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn environmental crisis is decades ahead of forecasts "Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists" The Independent, Maria Butt, Jan 17, 2026. 2026 will likely be among...
Cuba has turned to Africa for fuel supplies after the loss of regular oil shipments from Venezuela and dwindling deliveries from Russia and Mexico, according to satellite-tracking data cited by Colombian outlet Semana.
Infosys is now collecting household electricity data from employees working remotely to enhance its sustainability efforts. This initiative aims to accurately measure the environmental impact of hybrid work and refine clean energy strategies. The company, already a leader in renewable energy sourcing, seeks to further reduce its carbon footprint by understanding home energy consumption patterns.
A study has been launched into how to reduce energy bills in a South Mainland village - potentially using community-owned renewable power.
[The Point] Africa has substantial new and renewable energy resources, most of which are under-exploited. Only about 7% of Africa's enormous hydro potential has been harnessed. Existing estimates of hydro potential do not include small, mini and micro hydro opportunities, which are also significant. Geothermal energy potential stands at 9000MW, but only about 60MW has been exploited in Kenya.
Feel like you're at the North Pole at the moment? There's good reason for that.
A new study shows climate change is cutting the number of cities able to host the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile—and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
Decades ago, Venezuelan researchers helped the oil industry thrive. Now they hope to be part of its reconstruction
Attorney General Rob Bonta is challenging federal regulators' move to take over jurisdiction and approve Sable Offshore Corp.’s pipeline plan.
The department has issued a public health warning after reports that transformer oil is being used for medicinal purposes in some communities
The extreme cold continues to grip southern Manitoba and Winnipeg for another day. Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange coded cold warning for much of Manitoba, including Winnipeg. A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected, with wind chill values dropping into the minus 40 to minus 45 degree range....
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE05863E, Review Article Suo Li, Libo Li, Hang Yang, Zhixuan Wang, Xiangrui Deng, Wenyi Lu, Wenhao Xu Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries promise exceptional theoretical energy density but face persistent challenges, notably polysulfide shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. High-entropy materials (HEMs), leveraging their distinctive configurational entropy and unparalleled compositional... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
All the extras on your block will be so impressed by your subtly shimmering body oil and this darling cable knit pullover.View Entire Post ›
The Rhode Island Democrat isn't happy with colleagues moving away from talking about climate change.
Arctic air will blanket much of the U.S. this weekend, raising questions about market manipulation and grid reliability.
Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.
Operator says it does now know when the problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province will be solved, after an alarm sounded during start-up The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just a day after it went online for the first time in about 14 years, with the operator saying it does not know when the problem will be solved. The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province had been closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but operations to relaunch it began on Wednesday after it received the final green light from the nuclear regulator . Continue reading...
The Philippines’ first natural gas discovery in more than a decade has raised hopes of the fossil fuel playing a bigger role in its energy mix and further finds near an ageing field as it aims to lower its reliance on coal and oil. President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr announced on Monday that a “significant natural gas discovery” was made at a well known as Malampaya East-1, or MAE-1, about 5km (3.1 miles) from the existing Malampaya gas field off the coast of Palawan. MAE-1 is estimated to contain...
The Trump administration is allowing China to purchase Venezuelan oil but not at “unfair, undercut” prices at which Caracas sold the crude before the US removed President Nicolas Maduro, a US official said on Thursday. While the oil will be sold in the global marketplace, the administration has required that the majority be sold to the United States, the administration official said on condition of anonymity. The US says it will control Venezuela’s oil sales indefinitely after seizing Maduro...
The United States’ abrupt withdrawal earlier this month from dozens of international institutions, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, was more than another episode of diplomatic retrenchment. It was a reminder that the post-war architecture of global governance, particularly in environmental affairs, is under strain. Against this backdrop, China’s decision to nominate Xiamen as the host city for the secretariat of the new High Seas Treaty should not be read as a quest for...
Emmanuel Macron said the ship was suspected of being part of a “shadow fleet” of oil tankers transporting Russian oil.
Despite geopolitical upheaval, sanctions, and military action, this South American state's proven oil reserves remain colossal.
ADVISORY: World Resources Institute’s Stories to Watch 2026 sophie.brady@wri.org Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:48 Washington (January 22, 2026) — Join WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta on Thursday, January 29 from 9:00–10:30AM ET (3:00pm–4:30PM CET) for Stories to Watch 2026 , WRI’s flagship annual global briefing on the moments, trends and decisions set to define the year ahead for people, nature and climate. Register here . Last year marked a widening divide in global climate action: clean energy generation soared and EVs sales broke records, while the United States backpedaled on climate action and global development aid decreased. Sharply contrasting narratives are emerging around the economic transition — between the governments, businesses and...
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened tolerance for disgust, and how penguins are adapting to climate change.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we meet a doula who is helping moms-to-be prepare for hazards like hurricanes and extreme heat; track the growth of nuclear fusion startups; and get the details on the Chinese EVs coming to Canada, including when they'll be here and how much they'll cost.
President Donald Trump has rallied to reduce the headcount at agencies, including EPA, and roll back regulations to boost the energy industry.
Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued an orange coded cold warning for much of Manitoba, including Winnipeg. A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected, with wind chill values dropping into the minus 40 to minus 45 degree range. Here is a list of closures and cancellations around Manitoba as a result...
The plan to rebuild Venezuela’s economy could trigger a surge in illegal mining and human rights violations.
The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just hours after the process began, its operator said, but the reactor remains “stable”. Operations to relaunch a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province, closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, began late on Wednesday after it received the final green light from the nuclear regulator despite divided public opinion. But its operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), said that...
Described by one researcher as looking ‘already dead’, the enigmatic creatures are one of the least understood species on the planet It looks more like a worn sock than a fearsome predator. It moves slower than an escalator. By most accounts, it is a clumsy and near-sightless relic drifting in the twilight waters of the Arctic, lazily searching for food scraps. But the Greenland shark, an animal one researcher (lovingly) said, “looks like it’s already dead”, is also one of the least understood, biologically enigmatic species on the planet. Continue reading...
Trump’s attacks on bedrock environmental and climate laws are inherently fragile — and could reflect the president’s preference for political dominance over lasting change.
The U.S. won't provide security guarantees to companies that plan to operate in Venezuela, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.
Economists are exploring how banks’ exposure to carbon-intensive borrowers affects funding costs in the European repo market.
China installed 561 gigawatts of wind power electricity by the end of 2024, easily the largest amount in the world. The U.S. is second.
The draft National Electricity Policy 2026 proposes annual tariff resets, including automatic index-linked revisions, to ensure the financial health of power utilities. It aims to limit cross-subsidies for manufacturing and railways, while promoting competition in distribution and phasing out monopolies. The policy also emphasizes renewable energy, storage, and cybersecurity.
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found , in a “major tipping point” for clean energy. Turbines spinning in the wind and photovoltaic panels lit up by the sun generated 30% of the EU’s electricity in 2025, according to an annual review. Power plants burning coal, oil and gas generated 29%. Continue reading...
Learn more about the climate events that may have led to food shortages and the collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science or community science) initiative that engages students and volunteers in tracking seasonal changes in plant life. By observing and documenting leaf color change and leaf drop, participants contributed valuable data used by scientists studying how ecosystems respond to a changing climate.
Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed a U.S.-trained economist to lead the country's main investment agency, a move widely seen as an attempt to attract foreign investment to the oil industry.
A slew of organizations have filed lawsuits against EPA's decision to give coal plants several more years to reduce water pollution.
KARIWA — The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) on Wednesday restarted its first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, with the utility’s safety measures set to be closely watched as it seeks to turn around its business amid ongoing clean-up efforts from the accident. Tepco brought back online the No 6 reactor at the seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo – the world’s largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational – making it the 15th...
[This Day] Former Lagos Governor and ex-Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, CON, SAN, has written the foreword for Renewable Energy: Law and Policy in Nigeria - A Crosscutting Perspective by Dr Bitrus Joseph Bulama.
Venezuela received $300 million Tuesday as part of revenues from oil sales to the United States, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said.
The White House suffered three court losses last week, and the oil industry has grown alarmed by the president’s vendetta against the offshore wind industry.
Indian Oil Corporation is ready to process Venezuelan crude if supplies resume, recalling past imports. The company's robust refineries can handle the oil, according to its chairman. This comes amid geopolitical shifts and India's strong economic growth, which attracts global business interest. IOCL continues to invest in the energy sector.
New York — The annual World Economic Forum confab known as Davos has always had an optics problem. Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in … The post Davos is confronting two problems. Trump might be the easier one appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw clarified that the World Economic Forum in Davos serves as a platform for idea exchange, not formal trade negotiations. India is actively engaged with global economies on various fronts, and its economic growth and renewable energy initiatives are key discussion points at the event.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill wants to tap funds from clean energy programs to offset utility bill increases, while the state pursues more solar projects and virtual power plants.
The states' brief comes ahead of a rare en banc rehearing in federal appeals court in Washington.
“My prediction would be that electric prices are going to be to the 2026 election what egg prices were to the 2024 election,” said longtime climate activist Bill McKibben.
Aldi triumphed in the consumer watchdog’s laundry showdown, while some name brands failed to come out in the wash Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The cheapest laundry stain removal spray from a major Australian supermarket is also one of the best-performing products in the field, according to a product test by consumer advocacy group Choice. Choice tested 23 stain remover powders and 20 pre-treater sprays on common garment stains caused by sweat, grass and mud, and cooking oil, as well as stubborn stains from chocolate ice-cream, tomato, baby food, blood and makeup. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...
The U.S. military has seized a seventh tanker transporting oil from Venezuela, as the Trump administration seeks to control the nation's oil exports and revenue.
State environmental regulator says Valhalla project, set to drill up to 20 gas wells in Canning basin, can proceed subject to conditions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A controversial fracking proposal in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been recommended for approval by the state’s Environmental Protection Authority, a move criticised as “outrageous” due to the project’s potential climate pollution and environmental impacts. The EPA on Tuesday recommended that the Valhalla project, which proposes to drill up to 20 gas wells in the Canning basin, proceed subject to certain conditions. Continue reading...
European countries now reliant on US liquified natural gas shipments, creating risk of higher bills amid recent tensions Donald Trump has a stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply as a result of Europe swapping its dependency on Russia for reliance on the US, analysis has shown. In part due to the war in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russian pipeline gas, European countries have become dependent on shipments of US liquified natural gas (LNG), according to a paper co-authored by the Clingendael Institute, in The Hague, the Ecologic Institute, in Berlin, and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Continue reading...
[The Conversation Africa] The Sahel, the semi-arid African region stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, has become the epicentre of global terrorism, given the high number of attacks by armed groups and the resulting fatalities, including those suffered by civilians. This development is rooted in a complex interplay of factors. They include state fragility, illicit economies, limited presence of government in rural areas, and conflicts driven by resource scarcity due to climate shocks.
Follow updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast CEO of energy company behind Eraring coal power plant says extra two years will help with ‘smooth transition’ Frank Calabria , the CEO of Origin energy, spoke with RN this morning after an announcement Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring in New South Wales, would stay open for an additional two years until 2029. A lot of good progress has been made on the transition, a lot of new infrastructure, a lot of new energy assets behind the meter. This will just enable it [to be a] smoother transition. … We’ve made lots of investments, as you would imagine, in large batteries. We’ve got large wind farms underway, so do many other players in the sector. So we’re all aligned about making...
The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
The sightings come amid the most severe solar storm since 2003.
Storms of this severity can impact satellites, astronauts, and some commercial flights.
Russia said that the Trump administration has not followed through on assurances to release two Russian crew members detained after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker earlier this month.
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, put on a show in parts of Canada, the U.S. and Europe overnight Monday into Tuesday, with the vivid display seen much farther south than usual amid intense geomagnetic and solar radiation storms. Video that has been verified by Reuters shows shimmering green and pink hues in the sky over the Yukon hamlet of Mount Lorne.
An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overheating, but experts say that the chances are extremely slim due to the age of the reactors, which were shut down over two decades ago
Keeping Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant open for an extra two years is effectively an insurance policy against an energy catastrophe.
The Trump administration canceled a grant meant to help city residents pay for insulation and new heating systems. The post Milwaukee pushes ahead on energy efficiency despite lost federal funds appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
New energy, artificial intelligence, electric vehicle (EV) and biotechnology companies will remain the driving force behind Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market in the coming years, according to the head of bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). “In the past year, dozens of new companies in green energy, automation and other sectors have listed in Hong Kong, enabling them to scale their research and global impact,” wrote Bonnie Chan Yiting, CEO of HKEX, in an...
Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak ‘Pop’ Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. With dugong fatalities increasing, Pop works alongside scientists at Phuket Marine Biological Centre to track the mammals with his drone and restore their disappearing seagrass habitat. Translating complex science for thousands online, Pop raises an urgent alarm about climate change, pollution and habitat loss — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever Continue reading...
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 . Do solar panels release more emissions than burning fossil fuels? Solar panels produce far less emissions than coal or natural gas. “Lifecycle emissions” counts all aspects of raw materials, manufacturing, transport, installation, operation, and disposal. A major National Renewable Energy Laboratory review of thousands of studies found that while some emissions are generated when solar panels are manufactured and shipped, their lifetime emissions are much lower than fossil fuels. Coal’s lifecycle climate pollution is about 23 times higher than solar power, and natural gas about...
Nach dreijährigem Kampf gegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs: Midnight Oil verliert Gründungsmitglied Rob Hirst. Rob Hirst ist im Alter von 70 Jahren verstorben. Nach einem fast dreijährigen Kampf gegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs starb der Schlagzeuger von Midnight Oil Medienberichten zufolge friedlich im Kreise seiner Familie. Er hinterlässt seine Ehefrau Lesley Holland sowie die drei Töchter Gabriella, Lex und Jay. Spenden statt Blumen „Nach einem fast dreijährigen heroischen Kampf ist Rob nun... Der Beitrag Midnight Oil trauert: Schlagzeuger Rob Hirst mit 70 verstorben erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2026, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE07175E, Paper Quan Zong, Xuelian Liu, Keyi Chen, Qi-Long Zhang, Haoran Yuan, Shuang Zhou, Guoying Wei, Gongxun Bai, Anqiang Pan Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising candidates for large‐scale energy storage owing to their high safety, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, the practical application of ZIBs remains challenged by... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A powerful geomagnetic storm caused by an X-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass ejection has disrupted Earth's magnetic field, pushing auroras far beyond their usual polar range. As scientists monitor impacts, the event highlights how solar storms, flares and CMEs affect both the night sky and modern technology.
Glenfarne Group said it has enough customers to get ready for a decision on a major liquefied natural gas facility.
The shale patch in North Dakota is where the billionaire wildcatter first proved that fracking could be successfully applied to previously untouchable oil reserves.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their merger would decrease emissions-heavy truck traffic. Rail shippers argue the opposite.
A two-year extension to the life of Australia's largest coal-fired power station has been criticised by those concerned about the speed of the renewable energy transition.
Major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field may make northern lights visible far more south than usual The aurora could be visible across Canada and much of the northern tier of US states on Monday night, and possibly even further south, following a major disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field, a forecast shows. The forecast, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s space weather prediction center, comes amid intense geomagnetic and solar radiation storms, said Shawn Dahl, service coordinator at the center. Continue reading...
Life of Eraring power station in Lake Macquarie extended to April 2029, Origin Energy says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant, Eraring, will stay open for an extra two years until 2029, amid concerns about the national energy grid’s ability to support demand ahead of the station’s planned retirement. The operator of the plant in Lake Macquarie, Origin Energy, had previously agreed a deal with the New South Wales government to extend Eraring’s closure from 2025 to August 2027 . While the state environment minister said the new extension would contribute to NSW’s emissions reductions, climate advocates described it as a “disaster” for emissions targets...
Once a lifeline of northern Bengal, Bangladesh’s Karatoya River now drifts through Bogura as a fragmented, polluted channel, where climate change and human neglect quietly reshape livelihoods, memory, and everyday life. Flowing through the heart of Bogura, the Karatoya River bears the weight of a long, visible decline. Once one of northern Bengal’s major […]
It never used to be possible to attribute individual weather events to climate change and map their full consequences. Thanks to the work of two pioneering climate scientists, it is now
Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable power is crucial. The opening of Tesla's first "gigafactory", which used economies of scale to electrify our transport and energy systems, marked a turning point in this endeavour
Trust had $254m invested in companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell in 2024, a nine-year record, analysis shows The Gates Foundation Trust holds hundreds of millions of dollars in fossil fuel extractors despite Bill Gates’ claims of divestment made in 2019. End-of-year filings reveal that in 2024 the trust invested $254m in companies that extract fossil fuels such as Chevron, BP and Shell. This was a nine-year record and up 21% from 2016, Guardian analysis found. Adjusting for inflation, it was the highest amount since 2019. Continue reading...
China has proposed to host the secretariat of a new treaty governing the high seas, in what observers say is the latest effort by Beijing to proactively play a bigger role in shaping international rules of order. Days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to pull the US from 66 international organisations, including United Nations commissions and major bodies set up to tackle climate change, China has bid for Xiamen in Fujian province – a coastal hub that sits on the Taiwan...
New oil and gas leases could open more than a billion acres of U.S. coastal waters to development. The post U.S. public invited to weigh in on major offshore drilling proposal appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Nyasa Times] January 16, 2026. Phalombe District. A crowd gathered for hope, 41 million trees to be planted, communities to be rebuilt after devastating floods, resilience against climate change.
Around the world, railways are considered as pillars of climate action. Electric trains produce fewer emissions than road or air transport. Yet the experience of Tanzania’s Standard Gauge Railway highlights a growing paradox: infrastructure designed to be climate-friendly is itself increasingly exposed to climate shocks.
For much of the past decade, the energy transition debate has largely revolved around one question: can clean technologies work at scale? That is increasingly being answered. Solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles (EVs) have moved into the mainstream as key technologies become more cost-effective, efficient and faster to deploy. In many markets, these energy sources are no longer the future of energy; they are the present. The challenge is no longer simply proving that more...
[Daily Maverick] Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Monday that a “significant” discovery of natural gas had been made near the country’s sole producing offshore site. About 2.8 billion cubic metres (98 billion cubic feet) of natural gas was found 5km (three miles) east of the Malampaya Field near the island of Palawan, Marcos said, or enough to provide power to 5.7 million homes for a year. The Philippines has some of the region’s highest energy costs and faces a looming crisis as the Malampaya...
Himalayan forests are experiencing an unprecedented winter fire season, breaking decades of predictable patterns. Uttarakhand has recorded the highest number of fire alerts nationwide since November 1, with December emerging as a particularly active month. Scientists attribute this alarming trend to climate variability intensifying natural fire cycles, indicating a significant ecological shift.
New York Times: There's a growing effort to bring off-grid energy solutions to millions.
If enacted, the Utah and Oklahoma measures would restrict litigation against oil companies over their role in the climate crisis.
It’s time to start talking realistically about limiting the size and range of Pyongyang’s arsenal.
New batteries in electric vehicles could store more energy, charge faster and last longer, while lowering fire risk
Kyrylo Budanov arrives in US heading delegation for further talks on peace proposals. What we know on day 1,425 Russia is taking aim at Ukraine’s nuclear power system , Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as the Kremlin continues to try to freeze Ukraine into submission by crippling its energy grid. “We do not see any willingness on the part of the aggressor to comply with any agreements or end the war,” the Ukrainian president said. “Instead, there is ample information about preparations for further Russian strikes on our energy sector and infrastructure, including facilities and networks that serve our nuclear power plants . Each such Russian strike on the energy sector amid such a harsh winter weakens and undermines the efforts of key states – in particular the United States – to...
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee was briefly delayed after climate activists from Extinction Rebellion dumped 2,025 kg of coal at the venue, accusing sponsor Tata Steel of pollution and “sportswashing.” Protesters highlighted alleged carbon and lead emissions, while organisers defended the event’s sporting and cultural value, urging respect and safety as the tournament resumed under heightened coordination with authorities.
Since early December, the US Coast Guard and other military branches have boarded and taken control of five oil ships that had previously been sanctioned. They were all either accused of being in the process of transporting Venezuelan oil or on their way to take on oil that has been subject to US sanctions since … The post What happens when the US decides to seize an oil ship? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In an era of rapid globalization, economic growth has come with trade-offs. To make room for urban development or fossil fuel extraction, countries often clear forests, pollute water and decimate wildlife populations. However, while nations and businesses build […]
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) – The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Friday that several oil and gas companies operating in Egypt have drilled a number of successful wells in their concession areas in the Western Desert, Eastern Desert and the Nile Delta, including five new exploratory wells. In a statement, the ministry … The post Egypt announces new oil and gas discoveries adding 47 mln cu ft of gas, 4,300 bpd appeared first on Egypt Independent.
In the latest act of resistance in a decades-long fight over Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, thirteen organizations have filed an amended lawsuit against the Trump administration after it re-opened the refuge's coastal plain to oil and gas leasing in the fall.
Net-zero commitments are now commonplace across Hong Kong’s property sector. Many major developers have announced targets for 2030 and 2050, often framed around energy efficiency, renewable energy and greener buildings. This is welcome. However, as climate ambition becomes the norm, a more uncomfortable question comes into focus: how many of these commitments are grounded in a serious understanding of what decarbonisation actually entails? What remains largely missing from Hong Kong’s climate...
[Afrobarometer] Majorities say crop failure and soil erosion have become more severe in their area over the past decade.
[IPS] Nairobi -- President Donald Trump has escalated efforts to further distance the United States from international organizations and entities focused on climate, the environment, and energy. This strategy is in step with his administration's established approach to undermine and redirect funds and international cooperation away from climate and clean energy programs.
[Liberian Observer] The Minister of Mines and Energy, R. Matenokay Tingban, is participating in the 2026 Future Minerals Forum (FMF), currently underway in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he is leading Liberia's engagement with global policymakers, industry leaders, investors, and technical experts shaping the future of the minerals and mining sector.
Unaddressed climate change is even more expensive.
Trump officials welcomed dozens of coal and industry execs to the newly reinstated National Coal Council on Thursday and vowed to revive the sector.
Indo-Russian dies to deepen? Russia is ramping up efforts to deepen non-energy economic ties with India, with firms exploring localisation across sectors such as engineering, shipbuilding, IT, renewables and metallurgy.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- CLIMATE change is significantly impacting coffee farming in Tanzania, increasing production costs and reducing yields, according to the Paradox of Climate-Smart Coffee (PACSMAC) project findings.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Willie Aucamp, says the persistent heavy rain that has affected the Kruger National Park underscores the growing challenges posed by climate variability and climate change.
The first U.S.-brokered sale of Venezuelan crude under President Donald Trump's new energy plan went to Vitol, a global oil trading firm whose senior U.S.-based trader has been a major donor to Trump's re-election campaign.
Initiatives at the Department of Energy could affect everything from nuclear power to efficiency standards.
The British prime minister commits to a major expansion of offshore wind as he eyes a 2030 clean power milestone. Just don’t tell his friend Donald.
A company claims its deep-sea approach to desalination would cut energy use by about 40 percent compared to conventional plants.
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
Union delegate Robert Oram was sacked by BHP over the incident, which occurred in a crib hut on the Goonyella coal mine on January 26 last year.
Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.
Senate Bill 1137 establishes a 3,200-foot minimum distance between new oil wells and homes, schools, hospitals, parks and other places where people live, work and gather.
The United States has finalised a sale of Venezuelan oil – the first since Washington took control of the sector following the toppling of Nicolas Maduro, a US official told Agence France-Presse on Thursday. According to the official, who did not identify the buyer, the deal is worth US$500 million, and additional sales could take place in the coming days or weeks. “President Trump brokered a historic energy deal with Venezuela, immediately following the arrest of narcoterrorist Nicolas Maduro,...
The Trump administration is considering sending private military contractors to Venezuela to guard energy assets in the South American country as it seeks to oversee its industry following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.
These overview articles and reports will help you catch up on the legal, scientific, and economic landscape for climate change and energy. The post 5 climate resources to get you up to speed for 2026 appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
As the FY27 Budget nears, agriculture stakeholders are pushing for increased investment in technology, digital systems, and climate-ready infrastructure. Experts advocate for a shift from welfare to growth, emphasizing productivity, rural demand, and resilience. Targeted support for the dairy sector, climate-resilient infrastructure, and digital agriculture are highlighted as crucial for long-term economic expansion and food security.
Video posted on X showed troops rappelling from a helicopter onto the deck of The Veronica in a pre-dawn seizure in the Caribbean on Thursday.
Despite ‘Carbon Neutral’ Certifications, Beef Emissions Can Be Lower, but Never Low shannon.paton@… Thu, 01/15/2026 - 09:00 Few foods take a higher toll on the planet than beef. Of all protein-rich foods, beef and lamb are generally highest in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land use and water pollution per unit of protein. At the same time, a growing number of certifications are entering the marketplace offering seemingly “sustainable” beef. A burning question for food companies and conscious consumers alike is: How can I purchase beef that’s truly “better” than average for the climate, animal welfare and other environmental concerns? Beef Purchasing in Food Service: Considerations for Companies on Balancing Climate and...
The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants. Department officials, legal experts and lawmakers disagree.
Scientists say their Stomata In-Sight tool can observe plants "breathe," which could be used to bioengineer crops that require less water, making them potentially more resilient to climate change.
It may well be safer, easier and cheaper for US companies to procure whatever oil the US economy needs at home There are a few reasons that Donald Trump – now self-anointed acting President of Venezuela , as well as the United States – might be so excited about appropriating Venezuela’s oil . Trump may be counting on some boost from cheap oil to the US economy: he is obsessed with the price of gas . As the midterm elections approach, he has become concerned about unemployment . Deeply imprinted memories of scarcity during the oil crises of the 1970s may prime his belief that cheap oil cures it all. Continue reading...
President Donald Trump has escalated efforts to further distance the United States from international organizations and entities focused on climate, the environment, and energy. This strategy is in step with his administration’s established approach to undermine and redirect funds and international cooperation away from climate and clean energy programs. But where some see a catastrophic […]
The challenge targets an Interior fossil fuel development program that scrapped protections implemented under the Biden administration.
The developer of a planned rail line to increase oil exports has hired the longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
A proposal for sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions "will spur long-term investment" in solar panels, electric vehicles and other technologies.
A dramatic video showing the moment a fireball erupts as a container ship ploughs into an oil tanker has been shown at a manslaughter trial.
A requirement to set minimum prices for their cars in the European Union will reduce sales there for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, but higher profit margins will eventually improve their bottom lines and brand reputations, according to analysts and industry officials. Assemblers of Chinese pure-electric cars from BYD to Leapmotor will avoid a brutal discount war after European authorities accepted price undertakings to replace punitive anti-subsidy tariffs of up to 35.3 per cent. Minimum...
Companies Are Finding New Ways to Use Waste and Fight Climate Change alicia.cypress… Wed, 01/14/2026 - 15:45 Not long ago, the idea of harvesting almond shells and sewage sludge to lock away climate-harming emissions might have sounded like something out of a science fiction movie. Today, it’s not only possible — it’s happening. A new wave of startups is turning agricultural waste and forest residues into permanent carbon dioxide removal using a process known as biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS). These BiCRS startups sell carbon credits to companies seeking an efficient and verifiable tool for achieving climate targets. Reducing emissions alone won’t be enough to reach net-zero and climate-related goals, so carbon dioxide removal is becoming an important...