Major manufacturing hubs such as Jiangsu and Anhui have introduced power restrictions on steel mills and copper plants, as China grapples with record high electricity demand during a summer heatwave.
The Met Office has issued its highest alert for fire severity over the weekend.
The Met Office has raised its Fire Severity Index to exceptional - the highest level - today for much of southern England, and Wales alongside an amber, as the mercury is forecast to climb to 36C (97F).
The Loire Valley is key to French farming, but it is being devastated by a fourth heatwave this year.
The Met Office says temperatures will be below July's record highs - but this heatwave will last much longer.
A warning to the government to get inflation down before cutting tax and the return of the heatwave, lead Monday's papers.
Volunteers delivered boxes of food to elderly people living alone in Milan on Friday (August 5) as another heatwave swept through northern Italy.
New laws to raise Australia's carbon emissions cut targets have cleared their first hurdle after passing the federal parliament's lower house.
This week in ‘love and courage in China’, we highlight stories that celebrate the human spirit featuring a video of a proud kindergarten graduate, a policeman carrying a lost old woman on his back and a girl who took pity on an old man in a heatwave.
The soldier is thought to have collapsed while taking part in a training session in East Anglia on July 21, two days after the peak of a heatwave which saw temperatures reach 40.3C (file photo).
Meteorologists have been the target of 'depressing' amounts of trolling in July, as keyboard warriors accused them of spreading hysteria during the heatwave.
Here's the latest for Thursday July 28th: Pope meets with Canadian Prime Minister; Fed Chair Powell says he doesn't think the U.S. is in a recession; More containment for California wildfire; Pacific Northwest heatwave.
TOM LEONARD: Just imagine, if you can, a 105-mile long, pencil-thin horizontal skyscraper - a sidescraper - that cuts through high mountains and arid desert. With zero carbon emissions
Michael Tubb first learned about the heatwave wildfire from a breaking news alert on his phone.
Incredible new drone footage and photos show the remains of the historic garden, known as the Great Parterre, at the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire.
The vast western region is on high alert as temperatures in some areas topped 40C (104F) increasing the risk from melting glaciers.
Tata Group head says if a £1.5bn deal for reducing carbon emissions is not struck sites could close.
Residents of Wennington, east London - a village devastated by wildfire during Tuesday's record-breaking heatwave - have today made an emotional return to their homes.
Brutal heat waves are gripping Europe and the US, and are forecast to dump searing temperatures on China for weeks. The heat, and the wildfires that come with it, is part of a global pattern of rising temperatures attributed to human activity.
With record temperatures in the United States and much of Europe, Africa and Asia, many are asking: Is 'wokeness' to blame for these heat waves?
This is MailOnline's liveblog providing updates on the weather amid a record-breaking heatwave which has sparked a series of devastating fires and taken at least a dozen lives
A wildfire melted signalling equipment and damaged tracks at a level crossing in Sandy, England, causing disruption to a main line train route between London and Peterborough, Network Rail said on Wednesday, July 20. The fire broke out during a record-breaking heatwave in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, where temperatures exceeded 40°C (104°F) for the first time. The damage will need complex repair work, Network Rail said. Track temperatures reached 39.8°C (103.6°F) on the East Coast Main Line delaying the inspection of over 250 miles of track, Network Rail added. Credit: Network Rail via Storyful
LONDON: London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
How the UK and Europe's record-breaking heatwave looks in maps and charts.
Exasperated officers have today doubled down on warnings to the public after they were forced to break into the vehicles during the heatwave yesterday, urging owners to avoid taking pets out in the heat.
Firefighters battled to contain wildfires in south-west France as a fierce heatwave in western Europe threatens to smash more temperature records in several countries on Tuesday.
The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines why this heatwave is different.
Several countries are likely to see their hottest ever days as the heatwave moves north.
Vets from the PDSA advise how to keep your pets safe during the heatwave. Ensuring access to shade and fresh water are essential, but you can also give them a cold towel to lie on.
Europe is bracing for the potential of a full-blown gas crisis later this week just as an historic heatwave has hiked demand for energy to help cool the continent's homes and businesses.
The punishing heatwave that has triggered deadly wildfires across southwest Europe is poised to break temperature records in France and the United Kingdom early this week, confirming scientists’ warnings that Western Europe has become a heatwave “hot spot”.
BBC experts answer your heatwave questions.
BBC Weather's Matt Taylor takes a look at the scale of the heatwave, with over 40C possible on Tuesday.
The temperature is rising, but that doesn't mean your bills have to. You don't need expensive gadgets and energy-guzzling air-conditioning units to get through the heatwave.
The heatwave is being treated as a national emergency and contingency plans are in place, No 10 says.
Overall, there were ten weeks of heat that saw widespread drought, mass standpipe use, and even the pausing of the murder trial of the notorious 'Black Panther'. Above: A standpipe queue in Devon.
Residents in Ipswich share what it is like living in a plastic-covered tower block in a heatwave.
With much of the UK facing a heatwave, when is it too hot to work?
Anthony Albanese says his government has a mandate to implement its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 43 per cent by 2030, ahead of legislation being introduced in parliament.
How China Can Cut its Road Transportation Emissions by 95% ciara.regan@wri.org Tue, 07/12/2022 - 11:00 The world's ability to overcome the climate change challenge hinges, in part, on what happens on China's roads. China's cars, buses, trucks, shipping and other transport generated 828 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2014. That's almost the equivalent of the EU and UK's transport emissions combined. The country accounted for 11% of the worlds transportation emissions in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in weeks which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.
People across the country were sharing their pain as they struggled to sleep last night as the country continues to endure scorching temperatures amid a potentially record-breaking heatwave.
Ministers are drawing up plans for Britain's first national heatwave emergency response following a Met Office 'amber heat warning', despite critics claiming alarmism.
Ahead of the UK heatwave, MailOnline has delved into the science behind wacky cooling methods, to help sort the fact from the fiction.
Federal highway officials say the proposed regulation would bring clearer data, but critics argue say it’s an example of federal overreach.
In a climate setback, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday to limit the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. What that means for Arizona.
Long-accepted rules of justice have been turned on their head by decisions affecting abortion rights, gun control, voting rights, greenhouse gas emissions and religion in schools.
In a major environmental case, the US Supreme Court has ruled to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Here's what you need to know
The landmark ruling curbs federal power to limit greenhouse gas emissions in a setback for President Biden.
The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in a key environmental case, WV v. EPA, says the federal agency lacks authority to use greenhouse gas emissions caps to force fossil fuel power plants out of business.
Kayrros, a firm that analyzes satellite data, say emissions of the potent greenhouse gas ‘appear to be going in the wrong direction.’
A study has shown that 19 per cent of all food-related greenhouse gas emissions come from its transport. Scientists from the University of Sydney say the solution is to eat more locally.
Britons go to the beach as they enjoy the heatwave as UK temperatures reach highs of 32.7C.
President Joe Biden on Friday urged China and other industrialized nations to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions when he hosted a major international climate meeting.
With a stalemate in Congress over Build Back Better, the president had little new to offer in a virtual summit on Friday.
Albanese formally commits Australia to a stronger 2030 emissions reduction target, as Bowen blames energy crisis on slow renewables investment. The post Albanese locks in Australia’s higher 2030 emissions reduction target appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The French government announced 500 million euros on Tuesday to encourage urban vegetation projects to tackle high temperatures in towns and cities as a heatwave began to strike in the south and southwest.
An Australian invented "shark skin" coating, which can reduce drag for planes and ships, gets an investment boost from the CEFC. The post Just a lick of paint: CEFC backs Aussie coating innovation to slash transport emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
More than 200 million Americans are in the path of a heatwave that is moving east across the central plains and to the Atlantic Ocean this week.
Thousands expected to protest gun violence nationwide, pats of the country to see record-breaking heat waves and more news to start your weekend.
Hosepipes are now banned in Kent and Sussex, while a drought is likely to be declared in some areas.
Nearly £4,000 is raised after a shop's entire stock of chocolate melts during the recent heatwave.
A gigantic pall of smoke hung over the village of Belin-Beliet in southwestern France on Wednesday (August 10) as fires raged on the outskirts of the settlement, whose buildings were under direct threat from the flames and as the country braces for its fourth heatwave this summer.
A proposal to make better use of fallen leaves and dead trees in urban areas in the US could cut carbon emissions, though it may not be practical
BREAKING: Much of the UK is braced for another heatwave, with little rain expected to help relieve the threat of drought which has prompted hosepipe bans and fire warnings.
A new report shows that plant-based meats and similar mimics could be the most cost-effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
A heatwave with temperatures of up to 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) led to Germans trying to find ways to stay cool in the heat.
Nine months after India announced its target of “net zero” emissions by 2070 at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country’s federal cabinet finally approved a new climate plan on Wednesday
I write this from the Dordogne in France, where temperatures hit 39 ⁰C in the first days of my arrival. A couple of hours drive from this spot are areas where the “canicule”, as they call the heatwave in France, topped 40°C for days.
Sky News host Paul Murray says the Victorian Liberal National Party are “in an existential crisis” because “they’re worried about the Teals”. “You see, there are multiple state seats inside each of the federal seats that went to the ‘Tiffany Teals’,” Mr Murray said. “The Liberal Party is concerned, or at least, some of those that are affected – or they’re absolutely afraid.” Mr Murray said they “made a ridiculous decision” to legislate a 50 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.
Since 1951, the gap between night and day temperatures has closed by 0.41°C, and simulations show that the bulk of this warming is due to greenhouse gas emissions
India reported one of its hottest summers in 2022 recording 203 heatwave days, which was the highest in the recent past. The maximum number of such episodes this year were reported from Uttarakhand (28), followed by Rajasthan (26), Punjab and Haryana (24 each), Jharkhand (18) and Delhi (17). Data also shows Assam, Himachal and Karnataka have not reported any heatwave day at all this year.
(CNN) — Take a closer look at the plane on the top of this story. Notice anything different about one of its engines? This Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, has been recruited as a demonstrator to trial new cutting-edge open fan engine architecture which could help cut carbon emissions by up to 20%. … The post A380 superjumbo to test experimental open fan engine appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Hong Kong (CNN)Severe heat warnings were issued for almost 70 Chinese cities, where temperatures were expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) Monday, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Another 393 Chinese cities and counties were forecast to swelter in temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and above, the … The post China issues highest heat alert for almost 70 cities in second heatwave this month appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases faces a shortfall of 44 trillion yuan in green financing over the next four decades as it strives to hit its carbon neutrality goal, according to a report by WEF and Oliver Wyman.
Thousands of homes are under threat as firefighters battle fast spreading blaze in sweltering heatwave.
[UN News] Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners said in a report published on Thursday.
HO CHI MINH CITY/BANGKOK: As a heatwave engulfed northern and central Vietnam earlier this month, customers reaching for their phones to order food or a ride on the Grab app learned they would have to pay a surcharge.
Take a look around Annabelle and Patrick's home after a fire destroyed their garden and outbuilding.
Dozens of people have been left homeless after a fire ripped through the small village, on the outskirts of east London, yesterday amid the UK's 40C heatwave.
[The Point] In Yosemite National Park's famed Mariposa Grove, giant sequoias have grown for millennia.
As record-breaking heat waves bake areas of the United States and Europe, here is the Help Desk's tips to keep our hot phones cool.
The extreme heatwave temperatures this week is set to come to an abrupt end on Wednesday with large parts of the UK seeing a dramatic drop in temperatures through the rest of the week.
GUILLERMO MARTINEZ/ReutersWildfires spawned by Europe’s deadly heatwave are creating harrowing situations for humans across the region and surpassing predictions not expected for 30 years.A man in Spain was engulfed in flames when his excavator caught fire while he dug a trench in an attempt to stop a raging wildfire from reaching the northwestern town of Tabara. Video of the terrifying incident shows the flames closing in on him and catching his clothing as he ran from his abandoned digger. He was eventually airlifted to a hospital where he is being treated for serious burns, according to local press reports.The same fire terrified passengers traveling from Madrid to Ferrol in the Galicia region a day earlier when flames suddenly jumped the tracks, surrounding several train cars. Terrified...
A fierce heatwave left western Europe sweltering on Tuesday, fuelling ferocious wildfires and stretching emergency services, as it swept north and pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time.
Britain’s Brize Norton Air Force base and London Luton Airport halted flights on Monday as a dangerous heatwave hit the UK.
Angel Martin Arjona had been digging a trench to stop a fire from reaching Tábara, northwestern Spain.
People have been comparing the current temperatures with 1976 heatwave. What does the evidence show?
Passengers on board a high speed train from Madrid to Ferrol were left terrified after getting caught in the midst of a wildfire around 9,30am today, with flames burning on both sides of the track.
From buckets of ice to freezing your socks, there are things you can do to feel more comfortable.
The UK braces for a record heatwave as some places in the south east exceed 34C by midday.
Temperatures could reach a record levels in areas of the southwest as a heatwave engulfs much of Europe.
[New Times] Rwanda says it is investing in transitioning from internal combustion engine buses to electric buses, a move expected to cement her ambition of curbing pollutant emissions from road traffic.
Scots are being urged to reduce unnecessary water use as some areas struggle to keep up with increased usage ahead of a UK-wide heatwave.
China is experiencing a severe heatwave, and we highlight three stories about how ordinary people are navigating soaring temperatures.
Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse will chair a meeting of the Cobra civil contingencies committee on the heatwave, ahead of the amber alert which begins on Sunday.
The Tyre Extinguishers are slashing tires on SUVs across the globe in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Dozens of Americans have fallen victim to the movement.
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Harrow, an English wine merchant and writer, told MailOnline that weather conditions during the current heatwave are 'great for the grapes'.
Soaring temperatures in Portugal forced authorities to place more than half the country on alert on Tuesday and to deploy hundreds of firefighters to combat blazes erupting in the central region amid a heatwave that also swept across Spain.
The report found just five of the world’s leading emitters of greenhouse gases caused $6 trillion in global economic losses through warming caused by their emissions from 1990 to 2014.
MADRID: Spain and Portugal were sweltering in their second heatwave in a month on Monday, with scorching temperatures also expected in France and Britain in the coming days.
An HVAC model may be the solution to cut down on building emissions significantly.
Less than a month after the previous heat wave, mercury levels started to rise in France on Monday with the country braced for a heatwave this week that will also scorch Spain and Portugal, where the temperature exceeded 42 degrees Celsius in some parts.
Technology that uses microorganisms to turn carbon emissions into raw materials is edging closer to commercialisation as production is scaled up to cut costs, experts say.
Extreme summer heat waves are worsening the situation, hitting communities with unprecedented temperatures as authorities are rationing water.
Greenhouse gas emissions from global mining and resource extraction result in up to £2.5tn ($3tn)... The post Emissions from mining cause ‘up to £2.5tn’ in environmental damages each year appeared first on Carbon Brief.
Energy ministers will decide which technologies will be eligible in a capacity mechanism, but the ESB chief says emissions cuts could be built into its design. The post Could an emissions reduction trajectory be baked into a capacity mechanism? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
An oppressive heatwave has broken temperature records from the Arctic Circle to North Africa.
STATEMENT: US Supreme Court Curtails EPA’s Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions julianna.gil@wri.org Thu, 06/30/2022 - 10:27 WASHINGTON (June 30, 2022) – Today the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate carbon emissions from the power sector. The Supreme Court ruled that the agency is not authorized to consider shifting generation from dirtier to cleaner power generating sources when establishing greenhouse gas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Government report shows greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 equivalent to 33.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, about 16 per cent lower than in 2019.
Carbon dioxide emissions in China and Europe have sunk to the same levels as the lowest point of the Covid-19 pandemic, potentially signaling a major recession for both economies.
Temperature records have been broken in Spain and France as a heatwave sweeps across Europe.
France forced to import electricity as air-conditioners and fans switched on for record heatwave.
French officials urged caution Thursday as a record pre-summer heatwave spread across the country from Spain, where authorities were fighting forest fires on a sixth day of sweltering temperatures.
PARIS - French officials urged caution Thursday as a record pre-summer heatwave spread across the country from Spain, where authorities were fighting forest fires on a sixth day of sweltering temperatures.
Anthony Albanese has written to the United to Nations to increase Australia's emissions reduction targets.
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A traditionally unpopular approach could make us healthier while also reducing emissions.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority announced Friday that temperatures will begin to drop on Sunday by six to eight degrees, marking an end to a severe heat wave gripping the country over the past five days. The EMA warned citizens against exposure to direct sunlight on Saturday and of dusty winds in the western parts of … The post Heatwave across Egypt ends on Sunday, temperatures to drop by 6-8C appeared first on Egypt Independent.
PARIS: The world needs "early, aggressive and sustained" government intervention to cut aviation emissions if Paris Agreement temperature goals are to be met, a think tank said Thursday.