Roishetta Sibley Ozane is helping her community recover from devastating events – and then take on the fossil fuel industry. The post She lost her Louisiana home to disaster. Now she’s fighting oil and gas companies. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Freedom Caucus Republican has clashed repeatedly with President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson.
Energy-starved countries on the continent have reluctantly turned to coal and gas for decades. Cheap Chinese solar panels are now finally changing the calculus.
Climate change-driven weather disasters like hurricanes, wildfires and floods pose an immediate threat to the U.S. drug supply chain, a new study says.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01958C, Paper Shang Liu, Shiteng Li, Qijun Yang, Meng Lin Significant progress has been made in enhancing solar interfacial evaporation (SIE) performance at the laboratory scale, however, translating these improvements to meter-scale systems suitable for practical deployment remains limited by... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Daily News] Lindi -- THE government has launched a solar energy project worth 801.74m/- to supply electricity to all five islands in Kilwa District, Lindi Region.
With its rousing card game about activism, indie studio Speculative Agency hopes to inspire players to engage with issues such as pollution and the climate crisis The demo of All Will Rise begins with a win for lawyer Kuyili. She has just successfully argued in front of a court that a river running through the fictional version of the Indian city of Muziris should have the same rights as a person. According to Kuyili, this has precedent – after all, companies can argue in court similarly to individual people. The excitement over this historic win doesn’t last long as, soon after, the river is polluted by a large oil spill, which catches fire, the toxic smoke enveloping several neighbourhoods. Pollution on this scale has devastating effects, so Kuyili and her colleagues begin investigating...
Solar experts say there's never been a faster adoption of solar, with panels popping up on rooftops.
The president took to Truth Social to call wind and solar power “THE SCAM OF THE CENTURY!”
Mercury Insurance is the state’s first to use a process that allows climate modeling to expand coverage in wildfire-prone areas.
[Government of Mauritius] Mauritius is currently formulating its third-generation Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) under the Paris Agreement, with updated emission reduction targets and adaptation measures, aiming to make the country more climate-resilient and low-carbon.
A German company is putting used electric vehicle batteries to new use by stacking them into fridge-size units that homes and businesses can use to store their excess solar and wind energy.
SANTIAGO, Chile - Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth’s most pristine environments already threatened by human-driven climate change.
Russia's dominance in India's oil imports has reshaped trading dynamics, impacting smaller suppliers while Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE maintain significant positions. Despite pressure to reduce Russian imports, India continues the supply, with Russia now being the top supplier. This shift has marginalized suppliers from America and Africa, creating potential for their resurgence amid ongoing geopolitical pressures.
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, during his Moscow visit, proposed measures to balance the $58.9 billion trade deficit caused by increased Indian oil imports from Russia. These include addressing trade barriers, improving logistics, and finalizing the India-Eurasian Economic Union FTA. Both nations aim to boost connectivity and cooperation in transport, energy, and other sectors, targeting $100 billion in trade by 2030.
Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned Wednesday, a fresh blow for one of Earth's most pristine environments already threatened by human-driven climate change.
Learn how climate change may be making airplane turbulence worse and what routes are best to avoid.
North Sea oil and gas heavyweight Ithaca Energy has doubled profits putting investors in the firm in line for big payouts.
This is a re-post from And Then There's Physics Ted Nordhaus has a recent article in The EcoModernist about why he stopped being a climate catastrophist . His basic argument is that we used to think that we were heading for 5 o C of warming, which would have been catastrophic, but are now heading for more like 3 o C of warming. Despite this good news, many in the climate science and advocacy community have refused to become less catastrophic. Ted, on the other hand, has change his mind and is no longer a climate catastrophist. I’ve been involved in discussions about this topic for more than a decade, and I don’t think I’d ever have described Ted as a catastrophist, at least not as I would expect it to be defined. This reminds me of when one of...
Shut the System says its supporters carried out actions at offices of JP Morgan Chase, Allianz and Barclaycard The City of London police are investigating claims by environmental activists to have carried out acts of sabotage on the offices of major insurers and financial institutions. Activist group Shut the System said its supporters had cut cables and glued electrical service cabinets at JP Morgan Chase and Allianz, in what it described as the start of “a period of sustained sabotage” against fossil fuel finance. Continue reading...
China’s crude oil imports remained robust in July, fuelled by higher Russian shipments, while China’s purchases from the US remained suspended for a second straight month. The latest customs data shows that the volume of inbound crude oil reached 47.2 million tonnes in July, up 11.5 per cent from a year earlier. China purchased 8.71 million tonnes of crude oil from Russia, making it the top source of China’s crude imports last month, according to the official data. This marked a year-on-year...
[New Era] The Mercure Hotel in Windhoek from Tuesday to Friday was a hive of activity as over 1 100 delegates and 73 exhibitors gathered for one of the country's biggest oil and gas events of the year.
Hong Kong — Chinese refineries have placed new orders for Russian crude that will be shipped from ports that typically supply India, as demand from the South Asian country for Moscow’s crude slips following US President Trump’s tariffs. At least 15 cargoes of Russian oil have been secured by Chinese refineries for October and November … The post China snaps up Russian oil as Indian demand drops following Trump tariffs appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Shipments via the Druzhba pipeline had been halted after a Ukrainian drone strike on a pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region.
Peat bogs, which cover around 10 percent of UK land, have long been considered a vital part of tackling the climate crisis due to their substantial ability to absorb carbon.
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia is moving closer to adopting its first-ever Carbon Trading Policy and Climate Change Law, a framework officials say will protect forests, support sustainable development, and establish the country as a credible player in global climate finance.
Faced with climate change diminishing farmers' yields, Nestle announced Wednesday that it was working on a technique to produce chocolate by using up to 30 percent more of the cocoa fruit.
A binding operating agreement among utilities in the region has frustrated environmental groups eager to close the power stations.
While oil prices have fallen this year as OPEC+ returns shuttered production, natural gas has remained strong in both Asia and Europe, said CEO Meg O’Neill.
The facility known as Alpha is the first one in North America to permanently lock away climate pollution.
Thailand's first climate change bill is expected to be submitted to parliament by the end of this year, with the establishment of a national climate fund as a central mechanism to support the country's transition from a fossil-fuel economy to a low-carbon society, according to the Department of Climate Change and Environment.
[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes a US$ 2.5 million contribution from the Government of Japan to help communities in South Sudan adapt to the growing impacts of climate change and recurrent floods.
Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China as the continent reels from a debt crisis exacerbated by Western aid cuts, conflict and climate change.
Experts say undermining green protections and research funding is against the principles of economics Three leading US economists are urging their peers around the world to push back against Donald Trump’s attack on environmental laws. In what amounts to a call to action to economists, the trio say rollback of environmental regulations is “inconsistent or antithetical” to fundamental principles of economics over how to allocate the world’s limited resources for the greatest possible value to society. Withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. Eliminating consideration in federal policy of the well-established effects of climate breakdown on public welfare. Executive orders to “drill baby drill” giving priority to fossil fuel energy production. Ending research funding on environment...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized India's Russian oil purchases, deeming it "arbitrage" and accusing them of profiteering by reselling refined products.
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday unveiled its longterm schedule for new Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas leases that are part of President Donald Trump's recently signed legislation.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02676H, Perspective Carlos D. Díaz-Marín, Zachary J. Berquist Unprecedented artificial intelligence (AI) growth poses major electricity, emissions, and water challenges. Essentially all AI electricity use is converted to heat, representing a Gigawatt-scale resource that can critically boost AI sustainability. 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
[IPS] Nairobi -- Environmental campaign groups are confident that a suit filed in the United States, seeking to stop the country's Export-Import Bank (EXIM) from the 'unlawful' lending of nearly USD 5 billion to the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, will succeed.
PM says wildfires are proof climate emergency is getting worse, and that sustained non-partisan effort is needed The wildfires that have devoured 382,000 hectares of land in Spain and killed four people underscore the need to “readjust and recalibrate” the country’s preparation and response capacities as part of a non-partisan effort to tackle the impacts of the climate emergency, the prime minister has warned. Speaking during a visit to the south-western region of Extremadura on Tuesday, Pedro Sánchez said that while the record-breaking 16-day heatwave that had fanned the flames was over, “difficult hours” lay ahead as firefighters continued to battle huge blazes across parts of the country. Continue reading...
Indian refiners are cautiously delaying September Russian oil orders, awaiting clarity on Trump's proposed 25% penalty linked to oil purchases. Officials fear a sudden shift away from Russian supplies, which constitute 35% of India's crude needs, could tighten the global market and potentially drive up oil prices.
Indigenous groups from all eight Amazonian nations said decades of deforestation, mining, fossil fuel drilling and large-scale farming have pushed the region toward a point of no return.
Environmental campaign groups are confident that a suit filed in the United States, seeking to stop the country’s Export-Import Bank (EXIM) from the ‘unlawful’ lending of nearly USD 5 billion to the controversial Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, will succeed. The groups, including Friends of the Earth U.S. and Justiça Ambiental/Friends of the Earth […]
A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.
Net Power is planning to develop natural gas turbines alongside a near-zero emissions project in Texas.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02153G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Ho Mei Law, Zilong WANG, Shengjun Xu, Longyun Shen, Baptiste Py, Yuhao Wang, Renée Siegel, Juergen Senker, Qingsong Wang, Francesco Ciucci Sodium–ion batteries represent a more sustainable and potentially cost–effective alternative to lithium–ion technology, with sodium–metal anodes showing significant promise for high–energy–density batteries. However, the high reactivity between sodium–metal and conventional... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
New trial for Mylene Vialard after Minnesota judges find ‘pervasive’ prosecutorial misconduct in Line 3 protest case The controversial felony conviction of a peaceful climate activist has been overturned by an appeals court due to “pervasive” prosecutorial misconduct. Mylene Vialard, 56, was found guilty of felony obstruction in 2023 for her role in trying to halt construction of a fossil-fuel pipeline through Indigenous territory in Minnesota , in a trial beset by irregularities. Continue reading...
Locals in the town of Stroud in the Cotswolds have demanded the long-time Labour donor and entrepreneur removes the banner from his office building.
Assessment suggests cost of project to store 700,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste could reach £54bn The UK’s proposal for a new underground nuclear waste dump has been described as “unachievable” in a Treasury assessment of the project. Ministers have put new nuclear power at the centre of their green energy revolution. But the problem of what to do with 700,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste – roughly the volume of 6,000 doubledecker buses – from the country’s past nuclear programme, as well as future waste from nuclear expansion, has yet to be solved. Continue reading...
In ‘exclusive’ with the Australian, Mike Wirth, CEO of company responsible for more greenhouse gases than any other independently owned entity, wants Australia to be more like the US and Middle East Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The boss of Chevron, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies that reported earnings of $9bn in the last six months , has had a few gripes about Australia that he wanted to get off his chest. In an “exclusive” interview with The Australian this weekend, the company’s chief executive Mike Wirth argued he wanted Australia to be more like the US and the Middle East – and, if it was, then it would be in a better position to compete for fossil fuel investment dollars. Continue reading...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said technicians were working to restore a transformation station critical to the Druzhba pipeline’s operations.
Thousands of firefighters backed by the military and water-bombing aircraft on Monday battled dozens of wildfires across Spain and Portugal, as the death toll increased to six since the outbreaks began. The Iberian peninsula has been particularly affected by forest fires fuelled by heatwaves and drought blamed on climate change that have hit southern Europe. More than 343,000 hectares (848,000 acres) of land – the equivalent of nearly half a million football pitches – have been destroyed this...
The eventual recovery price tag will depend on whether the eastern black rail can shift inland as climate change affects its coastal habitat.
A Trump administration advisor has urged India to cease purchasing Russian crude oil, asserting that India is strengthening ties with Russia and China. Peter Navarro suggests India's actions undermine its strategic partnership with the US.
The country’s coastal communities have long lived with flooding but as climate change accelerates rising sea levels and reclamation projects reshape Manila Bay, residents now see their homes under water more often • Photographs by Ezra Acayan for Getty Images Continue reading...
David Crisafulli says LNP ‘not touching’ policy charging rates among world’s highest, as conservationists rubbish industry claims levy causing downturn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland’s premier has ruled out changes to the state’s coal royalties regime, often dubbed the world’s highest, amid pressure from the industry. David Crisafulli gave his strongest denial yet of any changes at a press conference in Emerald, in central Queensland, ahead of a cabinet meeting on Monday. Continue reading...
The plans include a public debate on global warming. Scientists say that falsely implies the major tenets of climate research are unsettled.
[IPS] Peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and crime prevention are no longer niche security concerns--they are global imperatives for sustainable climate action. From the migration crisis in Venezuela to the deforestation-driven conflicts in the Amazon, to organised crime in Central America, the ripple effects of instability and environmental degradation are felt far beyond national borders. In 2025, nearly 80% of countries experiencing risks to peace remain off-track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals
[IPS] Nairobi -- Current rates of land degradation pose a major environmental and socioeconomic threat, driving climate change, biodiversity loss, and social crises. Food production to feed more than 8 billion people is the dominant land use on Earth. Yet, this industrial-scale enterprise comes with a heavy environmental toll.
[Health-e] Rows of Home -- made coal left out to dry in the sun are a common feature in Tsakane's Extension 10 in Ekurhuleni. The roughly 500 families were relocated from areas such as Germiston and Benoni in 2005, but the area was never connected to the electricity grid.
Chris Frey has formally asked the Department of Energy to correct the report, which EPA is using to upend established climate science.
[The Conversation Africa] Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to climate change, even though it has contributed less than 5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions over the past 170 years. Speeding up the move to renewable energy is a key topic on the agenda of the Second Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia in September. Regional development and climate change specialist Abay Yimere sets
In Egypt’s Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea’s last wild shores. Off Ras Hankorab, the endangered green turtles weave between coral gardens that marine biologists call some of the most resilient to climate change in the world. By night in nesting season, they crawl ashore under the Milky Way’s glow, undisturbed by artificial lights. So when excavators rolled onto the sand in March, reserve staff and...
“Skibidi”, “tradwife”, “delulu” and other slang terms popularised by social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. Continued remote working has introduced terms such as “mouse jiggler” and concerns over climate change see the phrase “forever chemical” added, alongside more than 6,000 others words. Slang term “skibidi”, a gibberish word, joined the world’s largest online dictionary in the past 12 months. Defined in the dictionary as “a word that...
Environmental Protection Administrator Lee Zeldin will be holding a press conference in Hauppauge Monday to discuss environmental safety issues posed by "Battery Energy Storage Systems."
A listing of 29 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 10, 2025 thru Sat, August 16, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (14 articles) Atmospheric Rivers May be Diminishing on the West Coast and Surging in the East, Study Finds "Over a 20-year period, atmospheric rivers could double the amount of rain falling on part of the Southeast, the researchers found." Science, Inside Climate News, Chad Small, Aug 9, 2025. Fossil-fuelled heat has caused tropical birds to decline by `up to 38%` since 1950s An uptick in heat extremes, driven by human-caused climate change, has caused tropical bird populations to decline by up to 38% since the 1950s, according to a first-of-its-kind...
Higher energy bills to cover the increased transmission costs could be offset by more renewable energy in the grid, state government says Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One of Australia’s largest renewable energy transmission projects has expanded zones for solar, battery and wind developments with the cost of connection to almost double. The latest version of Victoria’s 2025 Transmission Plan, released by state government agency VicGrid on Sunday, revealed a 200,000-hectare increase in the area available to developers. Continue reading...
Recycling is billed as the holy grail of a circular economy, but experts agree: we can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis we’re creating.
US President Donald Trump has indicated potential retaliatory tariffs on China for its Russian oil purchases, following similar actions against India. While immediate measures are not planned, Trump suggested they could be implemented in the coming weeks if the Ukraine war persists.
US President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India for its Russian crude oil trade, claiming it cost Russia a major client. Trump's remarks came after his recent decision to implement a 50% tariff on India’s exports to the US, citing India's oil trade with Russia as the reason.
As plastic waste chokes oceans, poisons wildlife and infiltrates human bodies, the world’s governments met in Geneva this week to hammer out a landmark United Nations treaty. But the summit was thrown into disarray as a coalition of oil‑producing states determined to block binding limits on plastic output – with which Malaysia was controversially aligned – saw negotiations stretched into an unscheduled eleventh day without agreement. The Geneva talks, billed as the “Paris Agreement for plastics”...
Pakistan is grappling with devastating flash floods. Heavy rains have caused widespread destruction. At least 243 people have died, with many still missing. Buner district is the worst affected. Rescue efforts are underway to reach stranded families. A helicopter carrying relief supplies crashed. Climate change is believed to be a contributing factor.
The move comes as the Trump administration has issued a barrage of new restrictions on renewable energy across the country.
Since Thursday, at least 131 earthquakes have been recorded — as small as magnitude 0.2 and as big as magnitude 4 — in the Geysers geothermal steam field in Sonoma and Lake counties.
[Green Connection] In a landmark victory for civil society and coastal communities, the Western Cape High Court has set aside the South African government's decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the South-West Coast. Judge Mangcu-Lockwood delivered her judgment on Wednesday, 13 August. Following an intense legal challenge by The Green Connection and Natural Justice that exposed serious flaws in how the environmental and social risks were evaluated, the court
A new report of the global lithium market argues we should be trying harder to recover supplies of unused, pure lithium lying inside discarded lithium batteries.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to fossil fuel companies and their executives The Republican lawmakers who voted for Donald Trump’s anti-environment tax and spending bill have accepted more than $105m in political donations from the fossil fuel industry, a new analysis has found, raising concerns about their relationship with big oil. Signed into law last month, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaways to oil and gas companies and their executives, alongside provisions to scale back credits for clean vehicles, wind and solar which were enshrined by Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Continue reading...
From drought-stricken farms to rising trade barriers, the global coffee industry is facing unprecedented strain. The post Climate change has sent coffee prices soaring. Trump’s tariffs will send them higher. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Back-to-back natural disasters triggered by heavy rain and flooding in the Indian Himalayan region have highlighted the growing dangers posed by climate change to one of the world’s most ecologically sensitive regions, experts have warned. At least 34 people died and 200 were reported missing following sudden heavy rain in the Indian Kashmir region on Thursday, the second such incident in the mountainous range in a little over a week. An incident, the previous week, resulted in a severe flood...
Faced with a looming fuel crunch, some worry the state will push aside its efforts to combat climate change to keep gasoline flowing.
As we remember VJ Day, let us also recall a spirit that can help us combat regional instability and climate change Zheng Zeguang is Chinese ambassador to the UK This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war. On Friday, there will be a two-minute silence at noon in the UK to honour the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. This is a moment not only for solemn remembrance, but also for reflection on the enduring bonds forged in the crucible of history – bonds that continue to resonate in our world today. At the darkest hour of the second world war, China and the UK fought on different fronts but shared a common mission : to defend humanity against fascism and aggression. Millions of lives...
In just over four decades, China has produced more than a gigatonne of textile fibres – equivalent to 1 billion tonnes or roughly twice the total human mass on the planet, according to a first-of-its-kind study by Tsinghua University. The research, published late last month in the peer-reviewed journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling, mapped textile fibre flows and stocks in China from 1978 to 2022 – a period of rapid economic and societal development in China. The study traces how a...
Lifting the ban would mark a major shift in the country's energy policy.
A legal nonprofit group says the state transportation agency isn’t doing enough to implement New York’s climate law and reduce emissions.
[IPS] Kakuma, Kenya -- For 18-year-old Lionel Ngukusenge, a refugee from Burundi, where he was forced into hiding because of a repressive regime, he has found another foe to contend with at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya: climate change.
Africa's biggest oil refinery will on Friday start direct and free shipping of fuel to retailers in Nigeria, a move expected to disrupt the oil sector in the continent's largest crude producer.
A fuel tanker that rolled over near Fort McPherson, N.W.T. on Wednesday morning released 5003 litres of fuel oil into the environment, according to the N.W.T. government's spill tracker.
[Ghanaian Times] A Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, in the Western Region, Professor James R. Dankwah, has stated that Ghana can reduce its energy bills by producing fuels from waste plastics.
The rules included a delay on stricter limits on methane emissions by the oil and gas industry.
Move to acquire Europe’s biggest facility for LNG imports comes as overall UK gas demand fell drastically last year The owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK’s future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe’s biggest gas import terminal. Centrica plans to partner with a US private equity firm to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, which can import 15m tonnes of liquefied natural gas a year, even after Britain’s gas demand fell last year to its lowest level since the early 1990s. Continue reading...
Greenpeace activists have installed a major new work by renowned artist Anish Kapoor onto a Shell platform in the North Sea in a protest over climate change.
The chances of reaching dangerous temperatures are only growing as the planet keeps warming up because of climate change, scientists warn.
[Liberian Investigator] GBARNGA -- ActionAid Liberia has finished a two-day County-Level National People's Summit on Climate Change, bringing together farmers, youth, women, government officials, and civil society groups to develop a grassroots climate action plan for Liberia.
Open access notables BAMS State of the Climate 2024 [Watch this space; we will plug in a summary and a link to the latest report, to be published Aug. 14 ~9a ET.] Best of times, worst of times: record fossil-fuel profits, inflation and inequality , Semieniuk et al., Energy Research & Social Science The 2022 oil and gas crisis resulted in record fossil-fuel profits globally that rehabilitated the oil and gas industry, obstructed the energy transition and contributed to inflation, but their magnitude and beneficiaries have been insufficiently understood. Here we show the size of profits across countries and their distribution across socio-economic groups within the United States, using company income statements, comprehensive ownership data and...
Author Michael Grunwald reckons with the challenge of food-based climate emissions in his new book We Are Eating the Earth Ridding ourselves of fossil fuels has been a tortuously ponderous process and, in the current political era, one that can seem to be in full retreat. But we do have the tools to run our cities, vehicles and industries on clean energy and even through the murk of vested interest, the contours of a post-fossil world are becoming clearer. Our system of producing food, though, is in a relative stone age when it comes to the climate crisis. We continue to raze vast tracts of carbon-rich forests for crop and grazing land thereby creating, by some estimates, as much as a third of all global planet-heating emissions. Continue reading...
Professional body says firefighters ‘pushed to brink’ by climate crisis-fuelled blazes, as wildfire in North Yorkshire continues to burn UK firefighters have warned that 2025 is on track to beat the national record for wildfires, with frontline staff “pushed to their limits”. On Wednesday, a major incident was declared in the North York Moors national park, with 20 fire engines deployed to tackle at least 5 sq km of moorland that has been burning since Monday. Continue reading...
Scientists are exploring whether encouraging the growth of phytoplankton could draw down more atmospheric carbon — without unintended side effects in oceanic ecosystems.
A report suggests ways agencies could oversee a system that lets polluters fund climate projects and get credit for offsetting their own emissions.
The price retreat offers some relief for consumers after years of inflation and a win for Trump as he pushes for lower fuel costs, but it poses a financial threat for oil-producing companies and countries.
Historically cool nations saw hospitals overheating and surge in drownings, wildfires and toxic algal blooms The prolonged Nordic heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “no country is safe from climate change”, scientists say. Norway, Sweden and Finland have historically cool climates but were hit by soaring temperatures, including a record run of 22 days above 30C (86C) in Finland. Sweden endured 10 straight days of “tropical nights”, when temperatures did not fall below 20C (68F). Continue reading...
The Nordic heatwave was 2C hotter due to climate change, researchers said.
A Chinese mining giant and a Swiss-based lithium producer agreed on Tuesday to develop one of South America’s largest projects to extract lithium from saline water, intensifying the race for metals vital to electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. China’s Ganfeng Lithium will join with Lithium Argentina, based in Zug, Switzerland, to merge three neighbouring brine deposits in Argentina’s Salta province into a single operation. “This alliance will provide access to advanced technologies,...
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US
Combining 25 years of space-based data with ocean sampling, scientists have uncovered a change in the microscopic organisms that underpin the Southern Ocean’s food chain and carbon storage.
Human-caused climate change from burning fossil fuels may be involved in a persistent tilt toward dry patterns. The post Why winter rains keep skipping the Southwest appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by SueEllen Campbell Solar and wind energy systems require some means of saving power for times when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. Such approaches, from batteries to gravity, are developing rapidly and in many different directions. The pieces below sample the richness and complexity of this important topic. Batteries It can feel impossible, at least for a nonspecialist, to stay current on research into new kinds of “regular” batteries, never mind those suitable for large-scale energy storage. One fairly promising recent development is the iron-air battery – or, we might say, rust . See “ How iron-air batteries could fill gaps in renewable energy ” (Alissa Greenberg...
Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifying Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency. Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...
An Indian diesel shipment is heading to China, marking the first delivery since 2021, amidst uncertainty surrounding exports from Russia-affiliated Nayara Energy due to EU sanctions. The vessel, carrying approximately 496,000 barrels of ultra-low sulfur diesel, departed from Nayara's Vadinar facility.
PM says sustainable revenue for roads is needed as report shows nearly one in 10 new car sales are electric vehicles Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Labor is set to overhaul road user charging rules to cover electric vehicles, with Anthony Albanese all but confirming the long-delayed reform will be thrashed out at next week’s productivity roundtable in Canberra. As data from the Australian Automobile Association showed EVs accounted for nearly one in 10 new car sales in the June quarter – a new record – the prime minister said the new rules would be worked through in this term of parliament. Continue reading...
Home battery storage systems are keeping lights on during summer energy crunches in Puerto Rico and elsewhere across the United States.
Rising temperatures are rewriting the earliest stages of life, according to a new report.
Hawizeh’s wetlands once had abundant fishing and wildlife. In a land threatened by drought and desertification, oil drilling is draining the last of the water At dawn, a veil of mist clings to the canals of Hawizeh, where sky and water seem to blur into a mirror. In the stern of a narrow wooden boat, 23-year-old Mustafa Hashim scans the marshes’ shallows, cutting the motor and switching to a traditional pole to avoid snagging on invasive roots or thickening mud. It takes him about half an hour to push through the shrinking marshes to reach Um al-Nea’aj , once a vibrant lake teeming with boats and birdsong. Now, the water is about half a metre deep. Continue reading...
Premier Danielle Smith said Alberta is finally able to export both heavy oil and natural gas by sea. That’s something that could benefit Mexico.
Temperatures in some areas soared past 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Scientists warn climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness.
Argyll could become an AI powerhouse under a plan to develop date centres on the site of a former oil rig production yard that once fuelled its prosperity.
The Saskatchewan government is extending coal plant operations, but climate experts warn of serious environmental impacts and are taking legal action to block the plan.
Tufan Erginbilgic says business deals to supply nuclear power for artificial intelligence could boost its fortunes
Federal officials announcing $45.7 million in wildfire prevention research funding said the cross-border smoke underscores the need to combat climate change.
[Namibian] Phillipus 'Energy' Nghitumbwa won the WBO Global Super Bantamweight title with a stunning sixth-round knockout victory over Mxolisi Zuma of South Africa on Saturday night.
As countries try to find agreement on plastic pollution, creative interventions are turning heads — and turning the conversation toward health harms, fossil fuels, and false solutions.
The Interior Department continues to accelerate approval of coal leasing and mine expansions.
On a hot August night, jellyfish jammed a nuclear giant.
Researchers are testing whether increasing UV radiation is altering chemistry of tree leaves, increasing the likelihood and severity of wildfires
The big issue is whether the treaty should cap the production of new plastic or focus on better design, recycling and reuse.
One of the largest French nuclear power plants was temporarily shut down after a swarm of jellyfish entered the water intake systems used to cool the coastal reactors, on Monday its operator said.
Donald Trump claimed that US tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil significantly impacted Moscow's economy, highlighting a 50% duty on Delhi. He stated that Russia's economy is struggling due to global pressures and the conflict. Trump mentioned a potential meeting with Russia to discuss resolution, noting European leaders' desire to end the conflict and focus on their own economies.
Supporters of renewable energy say the Trump administration could use the records to take action against wind energy projects.
By expanding their summer offerings, mountain resorts near Sarajevo that traditionally relied on snow sports can lure tourists away from the scorching heat and high costs of other seaside destinations, said the city's tourism board president.
I arrived in Hong Kong just four months ago, full of anticipation for a new chapter in a vibrant city. But what I didn’t expect was to be greeted by a relentless series of climate extremes, each more intense than the last. On August 5, I watched from my window as the city was engulfed by a black rainstorm. It wasn’t just heavy rain, it was historic. The Hong Kong Observatory recorded the highest daily rainfall for August since records began in 1884. That day marked the fourth black rain warning...
The Centre conveyed to parliamentarians that US penalties on Indian imports due to Russian oil purchases are regrettable, emphasizing India's neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The foreign ministry highlighted that the US decision is based on flawed assumptions and disregards global energy market realities and India's sovereign choices. They also criticized the double standards in the international community.
Swarm of jellyfish infiltrate cooling system. Warmer seas result in increase in numbers.
Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output Charcoal made from human waste could help solve fertiliser shortages as well as reduce pollution and energy use, a study has found. Biochar is a form of charcoal made from organic matter treated at high heat, which is often used on farming soil as a fertiliser. The process also removes carbon from the atmosphere, making it a useful carbon sink. Continue reading...
Not so powerful now, huh?
Eliminating funds or scaling down the operations of Earth-observing satellites could be catastrophic.
Singapore firm using secretive international legal system to seek compensation for climate concerns blocking plans The UK government is being sued in a secretive “corporate court” after a proposal for a new coalmine in Cumbria was quashed by the high court. If successful, UK taxpayers would have to fund a substantial compensation payment to the mine’s investors. It is the first such case to be filed against the UK government by a fossil fuel company as a result of climate policy. The case uses investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) rules agreed in a 1975 trade agreement between the UK and Singapore, where the major investor in the coalmine is incorporated. Continue reading...
What’s not to like about value adding more in Australia, with new jobs outside our cities and a continuing boost to productivity and prosperity? One Big Idea is a new series on how to transform Australia’s economy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One really big idea is to take the steps necessary to see Australia become a renewable energy superpower by exporting green energy intensive products such as green iron, green aluminium, green transport fuels and green fertilisers. Australia is blessed with some of the best solar and wind resources with world-best availability factors, and comparatively little of this is needed domestically. Continue reading...
Wondering what oil powers an F1 car? It's nothing like the stuff in your regular car. These ultra-tuned blends are built for racing, not for daily commute.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters As Hurricane Helene roared toward the Florida Panhandle on September 26, 2024, the storm put on an intimidating display of rapid intensification, ramping up from a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph (129 km/h) winds to a Cat 4 monster with 140 mph (225 km/h) winds in the 24 hours before landfall . Storm damage rises exponentially as the winds increase, so this rise in intensity increased Helene’s destructive power by a factor of about 92, according to a NOAA damage potential scale . Rapid intensification – defined as a 35 mph (56 km/h) or greater increase in the maximum sustained wind speed within a 24-hour period – is something 80% of major hurricanes (Category 3-5) ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03005F, Paper Jian Liu, Zhaochen Suo, Longyu Li, Wenkai Zhao, Jingyi Huo, Jiye Chen, Guankui Long, Zhaoyang Yao, Chenxi Li, Xiangjian Wan, Yongsheng Chen Asymmetric acceptors characterized by core asymmetry exhibit great potential for achieving outstanding efficiency, despite the limited number of relevant studies reported to date. In this work, we propose an asymmetric... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The British energy company is reopening the Murlach field, 120 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, after it was declared uneconomic and taken out of use in 2004.
‘Massive and unpredictable’ swarm entered filter drums that pull in water, Gravelines operator EDF says Business live – latest updates The Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France has been shut down after a swarm of jellyfish entered the filter drums that pull in cooling water, according to its state-owned operator, EDF. The plant in northern France is one of the largest in the country and cooled from a canal connected to the North Sea. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03224E, Paper Shunshun Zhao, Sinian Yang, Xuanrui Huang, Xinwei Wang, Haojie Xu, Qing Ma, Yong Chen, Guoxiu Wang, Shimou Chen Quasi-solid-state or solid-state electrolytes are promising to address the long-standing challenges in zinc batteries, such as Zn dendrite formation and inevitable side reactions. Herein, we report an anhydrous Janus quasi-solid-state... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Energy secretary handpicked climate contrarians to write a report that EPA is using to undermine U.S. regulation of greenhouse gases.
Refiners need cost-effective inputs, and many have retooled plants to process increasing amounts of discounted heavy crude or to more easily switch between light and heavy oil.
Vanuatu, which is home to about 300,000 people spread across 83 islands, is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Reducing urban heat islands, greening local areas and using heat pumps for air conditioning can also play a role Low-income and minority ethnic people in England most at risk from dangerously hot homes Why UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisis Extremely hot days in summer are becoming more normal across the globe, but in the UK and other typically mild countries, our homes are not prepared. A third of UK homes are susceptible to overheating, and research shows that renters, people with young children and those from ethnic minorities are at particular risk of living in dangerously hot homes in England. So what can be done to cool down homes? Continue reading...
All efforts to find and extract enough oil to turn around the economy so far have failed.
The world is burning. Trump wants to add more fossil fuels to the fire, while sidelining the brightest solution
Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viability Max Vogel, a 29-year-old public defense attorney, was picnicking with friends in early August at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, when he noticed flashes of light appear in the air around him. They were fireflies, bioluminescent insects that the Washington DC native had not seen while living in Oregon, where there are few, if any. For many Americans who live where fireflies do, their flashing lights at dusk are a tangible rite of summer – though one that may now be under threat. Continue reading...
A listing of 30 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, August 3, 2025 thru Sat, August 9, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Change Impacts (12 articles) Troubling scenes from an Arctic in full-tilt crisis The heat that hit Svalbard "The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, 'like it was soft ice cream'." Climate, Grist Magazine, Matt Simon, July 29, 2025. 5 Graphics Explain the Climate-Fire Feedback Loop Insights, World Resources Institute, Kaitlyn Thayer & James MacCarthy, Aug 1, 2025. `A bellwether of change`: speed of glacier shrinking on remote Heard Island sounds alarm Glacial retreat on pristine...
Fresh seafood and fruits arriving by air in Hong Kong for re-export can now be transferred directly to mainland China for clearance as one of several new measures to help the city remain competitive in a tariff-laden global trade environment, the customs chief has said. Commissioner of Customs and Excise Chan Tsz-tat also told the Post in an exclusive interview that mainland-made electric vehicles (EVs) exported to Hong Kong could now be stored for free at Nansha port in Guangzhou, with the...
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins […]
As the effects of climate change are felt across the Pacific, Fiji has become an authority on the logistically and culturally fraught process of community relocation.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 8, August 2025.
Learn more about the Younger Dryas event, an ancient climate change catastrophe that’s typically attributed to glacial meltwater.
Electric cars aren't the only battery-powered vehicles out there. Electric cargo ships are beginning to appear. How do these work compared to traditional ones?
India faces a potential $9-12 billion increase in crude oil import expenses if it halts Russian oil purchases due to potential tariffs. While India has diversified its oil sources, Russian oil accounts for a significant portion of its imports. Trump's tariffs aim to pressure Russia over the Ukraine war, creating a complex situation for India's energy security and trade relations.
Some states and nonprofits had started soliciting applications for rooftop solar and other projects in lower-income communities.
[Ethiopian Herald] -- The Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority has highlighted significant achievements in advancing the city's climate resilience, green economy, and biodiversity conservation, despite ongoing challenges.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01956G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Jin Su, Chun Huang Anode-free lithium metal batteries (AFBs), which use bare Cu current collectors, represent a promising energy storage technology that offers higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Without a lithium metal... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Con Edison, city’s monopoly utility, cut off 88,000 households in first half of 2025 as climate crisis drives extreme temperatures An energy company seeking to hike utility bills in New York City by 11% disconnected more than 88,000 households during the first six months of 2025, signaling a crackdown on families struggling to cover rising energy costs even as the climate crisis drives extreme temperatures. Con Edison, the monopoly utility that provides electricity to 3.6m homes across the country’s largest city and neighboring Westchester county, disconnected almost 2.5% of all its customers between January and June this year – triple the total number of families left without power in 2024. One in five disconnected homes remain without power for at least a week. Continue reading...
Oil markets are bracing for lower prices despite US President Donald Trump’s threat of punitive tariffs on buyers of Russian oil, including India and China, with higher output from global producers set to compensate for any potential supply drop from Russia. The broad Opec+ group, comprising oil-producing nations taking part in initiatives by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, agreed on Sunday to raise production by 547,000 barrels per day for September. Concerns have mounted...
Wildlife experts warn huge facility on the Valdés peninsula in Patagonia could be devastating for ‘a treasure chest of wildlife’ The rocky crevices of the Valdés peninsula and the pristine waters of the San Matías Gulf, on the Atlantic coast of Argentinian Patagonia, are a remote sanctuary for marine life, where protected southern right whales breed, orcas hunt and thousands of penguins and sea lions flourish. “It’s a treasure chest of wildlife – a breathtaking, untouched place,” says María Leoní Gaffet, a local wildlife expert and co-director of Península Valdés Orca Research . “It’s unique in the world.” Continue reading...
Community groups, businesses, and consumers say projects face an uncertain future after Republicans slashed renewable energy tax credits.
Significant progress has been made globally in implementing national and local disaster risk reduction strategies. Yet, the impact of disasters on lives and economies persists and disaster resilience is one of the most regressed areas in Sustainable Development Goal implementation. Moreover, climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of disasters. Under a 1.5°C warming […]
Administrator Lee Zeldin said the program to help pay for solar in low-income areas was eliminated by the recent tax-and-spending megalaw.
Administrator Lee Zeldin in a social media post said the program to help pay for solar in low-income areas was eliminated by the recent tax-and-spending megalaw.
The review is intended to "inform" EPA's effort to revoke the 2009 endangerment finding.
A new study shows that since 1990, fire season is arriving up to two months earlier across many parts of California.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02400-3Estimating transition risk is important for the banking sector, yet current practices still rely on conceptual scenarios. Now, a study provides a concrete approach to help regulators calculate the immediate risk that banks face from exposure to climate policy shocks.
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated on CNN that the administration could alter previously published federal climate reports.
Otterpool Park’s 8,500 homes will run on solar power and batteries – with enough renewable energy to help keep lights on elsewhere One of Britain’s first all-electric towns to be built with almost no reliance on fossil fuels could soon help to power the grid with renewable energy. The developers of a new garden town in Kent have struck a deal with a leading energy infrastructure company to design and operate a “smart” energy grid, which could mean its 8,500 households act as a virtual power plant for the rest of the country. Continue reading...
Donald Trump's doubled tariffs on India, targeting its Russian oil trade, aim to pressure Putin on the Ukraine war. India faces a complex balancing act between maintaining ties with Russia and the US, its largest trading partner. While India may gradually reduce Russian oil dependency, a complete shift is unlikely due to economic and political considerations.
Environmental group says industry figures will be obstructive and aim to reduce overall ambition of meeting More than 200 industry lobbyists are attending the UN’s meeting to hammer out a global plastics treaty, raising fears that moves to prevent runaway plastic production may be undermined. The 234 lobbyists from the oil, petrochemical and plastics industries outnumber the combined delegations of all 27 EU member states, and far exceed the number of people attending with the delegation of scientists as well as Indigenous peoples at the Geneva talks. Continue reading...
Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Forest and woodland across an area more than 1,000 times the size of the Sydney CBD was bulldozed in Queensland in 2022-23, newly published figures show, sparking warnings the state is escalating risks to endangered species and worsening climate change. Almost half (44%) of the 332,015 hectares of clearing was in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas, causing nutrient and sediment flow that puts additional pressure on corals already bleaching due to climate change. Continue reading...
Bilateral trade between China and Russia reached its highest level of the year in July, with the latest customs data coming as US President Donald Trump has hinted that China could be next to join India in facing a 25 per cent punitive tariff over continued purchases of Russian oil. Total trade between China and Russia stood at US$19.14 billion in July, up 8.7 per cent from June, according to figures from China’s General Administration of Customs released on Thursday. But that marked a 2.8 per...
Hurricanes that intensify rapidly just before landfall are more deadly and destructive. The post Climate change brings more rapidly intensifying hurricanes; NOAA cuts makes forecasting them harder appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Whether you have yours with pickles or extra cheese, a burger can be one of the most satisfying meals to tuck into. But you should only eat one once every two weeks to help curb climate change.
Orange juice was once a national obsession. Climate change, disease and the beverage’s high sugar content are turning consumers away.
[Vanguard] Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that Africa has some of the largest renewable energy sources, yet 600 million people lack access to electricity on the continent.
Pakistan is deepening technological cooperation with China, expanding beyond aircraft and missiles to advanced sectors such as space exploration and nuclear technology, according to the country’s planning minister. Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan’s minister for planning, development and special initiatives, said the country was keen to strengthen scientific partnerships with China, including in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. He made the comments on Monday at the Pakistani embassy in...
Amidst deepening India-Russia oil ties, President Trump has escalated sanctions against New Delhi by imposing an additional 25% tariff, bringing the total to 50%. India's external affairs ministry swiftly condemned the increase as unfair and unreasonable, emphasizing that its oil imports are driven by energy security needs. Trump also hinted at potential secondary sanctions against China for similar actions.
The developer behind Dakota Access is seeking a major pipeline expansion from West Texas to Arizona.
The administration must decide this month whether to again use emergency powers to keep open a coal plant near Grand Rapids.
The administration and its Republican allies in Congress say the International Energy Agency discourages fossil fuel investments around the world.
Data reveals the EU's significant role in Russia's fossil fuel revenues, surpassing India's contribution since the Ukraine conflict began. Despite Western sanctions, G7+ tankers transport over half of Russia's oil, highlighting a disconnect between policy and practice. While Russia's fossil fuel revenues have decreased, exports have increased, with India emphasizing its role in stabilizing global oil prices.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02117K, Paper Junyi Dai, Jiahao Li, Fangxin Ling, Yu Yao, Yanru Wang, Mingze Ma, Jian Feng, Jun Xia, Yinbo Zhu, Hai Yang, Xianhong Rui, Hengan Wu, Yan Yu Sodium iron hexacyanoferrates (Na2FeFe(CN)6) are considered among the most promising cathode materials for sodium ion batteries due to their high theoretical energy density and low cost. However, structural Fe(CN)64- vacancies... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
It’s not the sisterhood busting your balls, fellas – it’s the fossil fuel interests making money from the tonnes of synthetic garbage spewed on to the planet every day There is plastic in your balls ! Surely this should be headline news every day until the news breaks that “there is no longer plastic in your balls”, accompanied by photographs of celebration parades and ecstatic couples kissing in the streets. Continue reading...
Heavy rainfall that triggered deadly floods in Pakistan in recent weeks was worsened by human-caused climate change, a new study has found.
A UK-based climate reporter who vanished in bad weather during a solo hike in a remote national park in Norway has been found alive after spending nearly a week alone in the wilderness.
The executive order also warns of potential penalties against other countries found to be “directly or indirectly importing oil from the Russian Federation.”
A blockbuster study published in top science journal Nature last year warned that unchecked climate change could slash global GDP by a staggering 62 percent by century's end, setting off alarm bells among financial institutions worldwide.
Narendra Modi will visit China for the SCO Summit. This is his first visit since the Galwan clash. The visit happens amid trade issues with the United States. Donald Trump threatens higher tariffs on India. India defends its energy strategy. Ajit Doval is in Moscow for talks on strategic partnership. Discussions will include Russian oil supplies to India.
Canada's lakes are changing because of warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Here's why scientists are concerned.
Despite US President Trump's threats of increased tariffs on India due to its oil trade with Russia, the EU and America continue to import billions worth of Russian energy and commodities. India has called out this hypocrisy, highlighting the significant trade relations that persist between the West and Russia, including LNG, uranium, and fertilizers.
This is a re-post from and Then There's Physics Since Climateball TM (H/T Willard ) is back with the publication of the first report from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Climate Working Group, I thought it was time to start writing posts again. The report is called A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate , and the authors are John Christy, Judith Curry, Steven Koonin, Ross McKitrick, and Roy Spencer. The first point to make is that if someone had asked me 10 years ago to guess the names of a group of scientists who might be recruited to write a contrarian report on climate science, I would have guessed a significant number of those listed above. Why are there so few contrarians that it’s pretty easy...
Uzbekistan’s erroneous data dramatically changed the results of a study on global climate damages.
There's still plenty of money in fossil fuels, says this company.
The Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho was slated to be built near the national park site commemorating the internment camp that held thousands of Japanese Americans during World War II.
The Federal Trade Commission had barred former oil executives from joining company boards.
The Australian Automobile Association tested vehicles from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart in bid to give consumers more accurate information Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A government-funded program to test the true performance of vehicles has found the driving range of five popular electric cars is between 5% and 23% lower than results from laboratory testing. The Australian Automobile Association tested vehicles from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart – the first EVs to be put through its four-year, federally funded Real World Testing Program to give consumers more accurate information on vehicle performance. Continue reading...
Since the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line Though 60 miles (100km) apart, the Brazilian municipalities of Presidente Kennedy in Espírito Santo state and Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro state have one big thing in common: oil. Since late in the last century, their public funds have been bolstered by billions in royalties from oil finds in the offshore Campos Basin . Yet despite having significantly more resources than other towns and cities in Brazil, both still face problems such as poor sanitation and healthcare, inadequate social housing and state education as well as corruption scandals. Continue reading...
Ajit Doval's Moscow visit centers on strengthening the strategic partnership, defense, and security cooperation between India and Russia amid evolving geopolitical dynamics. Discussions will encompass defense collaboration and Russian oil supplies to India. The visit occurs against the backdrop of US trade threats and criticism regarding India's energy imports from Russia, which India defends as safeguarding its national interests.
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the energy-efficiency program, but bakers, builders, hot tub lobbyists, and chemical companies are trying to save it.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been performing a tricky balancing act – maintaining close partnerships with US President Donald Trump and Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin while insisting his country is a neutral party in the Russia-Ukraine war, to the dismay of Western nations who have sanctioned Moscow. But now, it seems, Trump has lost … The post Trump wants India to stop buying Russian oil. Why is Modi saying no? appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Expenses would be curtailed on cultural resources, wilderness, renewable energy and land acquisition.
Nonprofits and state agencies involved in the solar initiative for low-income households say they’ve been warned grants could be terminated this week.
Climate experts say the increasing frequency of extreme weather has changed the playbook for assessing infrastructure risks and rebuilding efforts.
Australia’s political landscape is barely recognisable from four years ago. Will Labor abandon its risk-averse past and take an aggressive stance on emissions? In 2021, the Labor party was in a bit of a climate crouch. It needed policies that could be presented at the 2022 election as credible steps towards addressing the century’s greatest social and economic challenge after nine years of the Coalition doing next-to-nothing, or less. It also felt it needed to not leave itself exposed to another round of damaging climate scare campaigns from its opponents in the Morrison government, industry lobby groups and the media, particularly at News Corp. It had experienced too many of those, from claims that a lamb roast would cost more than $100 and Whyalla would be wiped from the map , to baseless...
Environmentalists suggest that unchecked construction and human activity within the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone exacerbated the recent devastating flood in Dharali village. They highlight that unregulated development disrupts natural drainage and accelerates land degradation. Experts are calling for stricter land-use regulations, comprehensive climate monitoring, and sustainable tourism practices to protect the vulnerable Himalayan ecosystem.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01513H, Paper Cheng Wang, Chang Yu, Bingzhi Qian, Yongwen Ren, Rulong Ma, Yue Chu, Jieshan Qiu Upgrading nitrogen to ammonium fertilizer under environmental conditions presents a promising prospect for the application of distributed renewable energy. Herein, a hybrid plasma-electro-membrane triple intensified system is developed to achieve... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
If there's one country that is outright dominating in the electric vehicle space, China would be it.
Piles of dirt can cheaply store renewable energy as heat – and that stored energy can reactivate the machinery of retired coal power plants, letting them provide backup power for the electricity grid
The Orbiting Carbon Observatories have been a game-changer for agriculture and climate science. Now, NASA is under pressure to terminate them.
The administration seeks to rescind awards under Solar for All, including grants to 49 states for lower- and middle-income households to install solar.
The Kremlin has defended India's right to choose its trading partners, criticizing Trump's threat to raise tariffs over Russian oil imports. India has rebuffed Trump's warning as "unjustified," asserting its oil purchases are driven by market conditions. India vowed to protect its interests, noting that the US and EU also trade with Russia.
Brazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus can be made into biomass pellets, presenting an opportunity for an alternative form of energy, scientists say Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Two invasive weed species could contribute to a creative solution to Australia’s energy transition – as ingredients for clean, renewable fuel. Researchers at the University of Queensland found Brazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus – both aggressive vine species – can be converted into biomass pellets. Continue reading...
India has strongly responded to US President Trump's tariff threats, highlighting the hypocrisy of Western nations continuing trade with Russia while criticizing India's oil imports. India defends its energy procurement as vital for national interest and points out the significantly larger trade volumes between Europe and Russia.
Even in the face of threats by US President Donald Trump to levy tariffs on countries that import Russian goods, analysts expect that China “will not stop” buying oil from its northern neighbour, given their mutually beneficial relationship of energy cooperation. Oil from Russia will continue to flow south over the long run because “China’s strategic goals require a stable and secure supply of critical resources such as oil”, said Matt Gertken, chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research in...
The nominees could be instrumental to the administration’s goal of rolling back the tightened soot standard and standing pat on other air quality limits.
India-US relations face strain over Russian oil imports. The Indian Army recalls US support for Pakistan in 1971. Donald Trump criticizes India's oil trade, threatening higher tariffs. India defends its energy policy, citing national interest. The Ministry of External Affairs calls US and EU stance unjustified. New Delhi points to Western nations' continued trade with Russia.
US President Donald Trump said he would be “substantially raising” the tariff on Indian exports to the United States over the Asian nation’s purchases of Russian oil, a move New Delhi slammed as unjustified in an escalating fight between the two major economies.
Amid a pivot back to its fossil fuel roots and away from renewable energy, Britain's BP said it had made its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years.
[allAfrica] The ocean comprises 70% of the planet and has a profound impact on all life on Earth. It regulates the global climate, produces most of the oxygen we breathe, absorbs carbon dioxide, and supports a vast network of life that sustains ecosystems and our planet's life support. It also acts as the largest 'carbon sink', a vital buffer against climate change.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Africa aims to use the 2nd Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) to transform visionary climate commitments into tangible, scalable solutions for a resilient and sustainable future, the African Union Commission (AUC) announced.
“Beijing simply can’t afford to walk away from the oil from Russia and Iran. It’s too important a strategic energy supply, and Beijing is buying it at fire‑sale prices,” said an Asia Society Policy Institute fellow.
Documents show that fossil energy promoter Alex Epstein asked the EPA administrator to stop using a scientific model to project climate impacts.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened India with increased tariffs over its purchase of Russian oil amid Moscow's war in Ukraine.
British energy group BP on Tuesday posted a net profit for the second quarter, in contrast to weaker results from energy rivals, as lower exceptional charges offset falling oil prices.
In 2024, the GCC's economy grew steadily, with real GDP rising 3.3% in Q4 and 2.4% over the year, driven by non-oil sectors like manufacturing and trade. Nominal GDP rose 1.5%, reflecting lower oil prices. Non-oil activities now dominate both real and nominal GDP, signaling a clear shift away from oil dependence through structural reforms and investment.
Donald Trump's efforts to pressure Russia through China and India regarding the Russia-Ukraine war are faltering, as both nations resist halting Russian oil imports despite threats of tariffs. China asserts its energy independence, while India emphasizes its long-standing partnership with Russia.
Two Russian young women and a man were ordered to make a humbling public apology for a video posing with a burning oil depot after a major Ukrainian oil strike
The young woman and two others were forced to issue an on-camera apology for filming the burning oil depot near the resort city of Sochi.
"We’ve got teenaged groypers posting cutesy memes on government accounts bragging about going backwards on the tech tree, what a moment."View Entire Post ›
There is no official registry of socially owned renewable energy projects in South Africa, but research has identified more than 20 operating initiatives across the country
[New Times] The government is preparing to restore 'degraded' peatlands across the country so that they can regain their capacity to act as carbon sinks [capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere] as a way of mitigating climate change and building adaptation to its effects.
Proposed cuts to the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program may leave people without heat in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. The post Over 50 million Americans struggle to pay an energy bill appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
US and China are engaged in tough trade negotiations, with a major sticking point being China's oil imports from Iran and Russia. China insists on maintaining its energy supply routes, defying US pressure to cease these purchases. Despite this disagreement, both sides express optimism about reaching a deal to stabilize commercial ties, although significant challenges remain.
[spotlight] Emissions from power stations and dust from coal mines in South Africa's "energy mecca" are making many people in the area sick. For the first article of a new Spotlight special series, writer Susan Segar and photographer Thom Pierce travelled to Mpumalanga to get first-hand accounts of what people living in the Emalahleni local municipality are going through.
Climate change could wipe out your favorite small businesses.
by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. For more than half a century, Diana Skarphol’s family received a check every month from the company that drilled the first successful oil well in North Dakota on their land in 1951. The checks, from the company that became Hess Corp., were straightforward. Her family, which owns the oil and gas underground, received a percentage of the revenue generated from the company’s sale of the minerals...
Occidental Petroleum could benefit from bigger subsidies for using carbon dioxide to squeeze more crude from sputtering wells.
Experts are torn as to whether the rollout of next-generation nuclear power plants will save more money than it costs.
An Argentine business is partnering with the museum that houses the world's largest model train to develop exhibits depicting parts of South America.
MOSCOW - An Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at an oil depot in Sochi, the Russian resort that hosted the 2014 Winter Olympic which is 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Ukrainian border, authorities said Sunday.
We do everything imaginable to ensure our vehicles last, but is an engine oil cooler modification a necessary addition to prolong the life of your car?
Researchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply Solar panels in space could cut Europe’s terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a study has found. Using a detailed computer model of the continent’s future power grid, the researchers found that a system of space-based panels designed by Nasa could reduce the cost of the whole European power system by as much as 15%. It could also cut battery use by more than two-thirds. Continue reading...
The Energy Department is ordering the J.H. Campbell plant to operate through late November, fueling legal challenges and cost concerns.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will stop funding wind and solar energy on American farmland, a move that continues the Trump administration’s attempts to kill incentives for renewables while it boosts support for fossil […]
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03443D, Perspective Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Haoxuan Jiang, Adel Rezaeimotlagh, Sahar Nazari, Tianyu Li, Jingwen Huang, Dorna Esrafilzadeh, Renwu Zhou, Ali Rouhollah Jalili Electrifying ammonia production demands modular systems powered entirely by renewable energy, eliminating dependence on fossil-derived hydrogen. This perspective argues that coupling non-thermal plasma oxidation of air to nitric oxide (NO)... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has abundant renewable energy sources among others, hydro- power, wind, geothermal, solar, and bio-mass. Ethiopia since long ago had developed and exploited hydropower and utilized the energy for manufacturing, for service sector and for rural electrification.
Would restarting Redbank Power Station in the Hunter Valley as a biomass reactor be net zero or is this a “convenient untruth”?
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly praised the cooperation between Egypt and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), especially regarding the financing of projects that are a priority for the Egyptian state, notably projects in the field of renewable energy. Madbouly made the remarks on Thursday 21/8/2025 during his meeting with JBIC Governor Hayashi Nobumitsu, … The post PM lauds Egypt-JBIC cooperation in financing projects appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The legal war over $20 billion in “green bank” funding marks Administrator Lee Zeldin's aggressive effort to unravel a climate program.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE03272E, Paper Sai Li, Xianhui Zhao, Zheng Liu, Rang Xiao, Xin Zhang, Binghan Cui, GePing Yin, Pengjian Zuo, Yulin Ma, Chaoyang Li, Ning Wang, Guokang Han, Huaizheng Ren, Chunyu Du The sluggish interfacial kinetics of graphite anodes restricts the fast-charging capability of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), inducing severe lithium plating and electrolyte decomposition, which markedly accelerates battery degradation and raises safety... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority of citizens, who want to divest from Israeli arms companies? Oil has made Norway extremely rich. We have the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which was established with petroleum revenues in 1990. Headed by the wealthy banker and art investor Nicolai Tangen, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), has a current value of more than 20 239bn Norwegian kroner (£1.4tr). With holdings in about 8,500 companies in 69 different countries, it is the largest single investor in the world. Norway also purports to have a human-rights-based foreign policy, and the sovereign wealth fund is supposed to adhere to a set of ethical guidelines. Companies may be excluded if there is a risk that they contribute to or are responsible...
A 'renewable energy powerhouse' will soon receive diesel generators.
Facing EU sanctions, Nayara Energy is utilizing dark-fleet tankers and limiting crude import options to maintain operations, raising concerns for India's energy security. The government has authorized coastal tankers and approved sanctioned vessels to assist Nayara. The refiner, crucial to India's market, now relies on Russian oil and special mechanisms to circumvent sanctions, ensuring stable supply despite geopolitical challenges.
PARIS - Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations", scientists warned Wednesday.
Critics say many vehicles in India are not biofuel-compliant, and its use could put engines at risk. The government denies this.
Aemo says demand for large-scale energy generation to grow by 21% over next decade. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Butler says Thriving Kids plan will help bolster NDIS long-term Health minister Mark Butler has said planned changes to the NDIS that will see children with mild to moderate developmental delays or autism diverted into a new program would both help kids and support the funding model behind the disability support service. Change will take some time, obviously, particularly to build a system for thriving kids that parents have confidence in, that has the right emphasis points. But I think what the community is saying is they want a sense from their government that we get the need to make change. They overwhelmingly...
The dwarf planet is cold now, but new research paints a picture of Ceres hosting a deep, long-lived energy source that may have maintained habitable conditions in the past. New NASA research has found that Ceres may have had a lasting source of chemical energy: the right types of molecules needed to fuel some microbial […]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 16, 28 August 2025.
[Namibian] Nigerian energy company Heirs Energies is considering investing in Namibia's oil and gas industry.
Beef production contributes to numerous global crises, from climate change to habitat destruction to biodiversity loss.
Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations", scientists warned Wednesday.
Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India thanks to a “special mechanism” despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow hopes trilateral talks will soon take place with India and China. US President Donald Trump has announced an additional tariff of 25 per cent on Indian goods exported to the US from August 27, as a punishment for buying Russian oil, which constitutes 35 per cent of India’s total imports compared...
Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production for export accelerates This story was originally published by Floodlight , a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action *** Continue reading...
My family lost six herds of cattle during the devastating El Niño-driven drought that swept Zimbabwe in 2024. The loss was as emotional as it was financial. Guilt gnawed at me. Drought was nothing new—the past three years had made it painfully clear that I needed to supplement the cows’ feed and ferry water from […]
A popular British dessert could be at risk from climate change, experts have warned.
[Ethiopian Herald] With significant geopolitical consequences, the climate issue is one of the biggest problems of the twenty-first century. Right now, the planet is expected to get significantly warmer. A larger role for foreign policy in international climate policy, specifically through climate diplomacy, is justified because of the substantial implications for the foreign policy agenda.
Experts from the University of Montpellier say that climate change could create the perfect conditions for the Asian tiger mosquito - the insect that transmits the virus - in Britain.
The move puts the century-old utility in direct competition with private renewable energy companies and platforms.
On the first of four days of public hearings, critics urged the agency to abandon its efforts to kill the cornerstone climate finding.
Oil companies, utilities and others said Wednesday that California legislators must reauthorize cap and trade before adjourning Sept. 12.
[GroundUp] They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa
There’s been an era-defining race underway between two types of batteries used in electric vehicles: lithium batteries that use cobalt, and ones that use iron phosphate. Cobalt, a metal with a checkered human rights record, has been in the lead. Until recently. Henry Sanderson’s book on the elements that build electric vehicles is Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green . Related episodes: The race to produce lithium How batteries are already changing the grid How batteries are riding the free market rodeo in Texas How EV batteries tore apart Michigan (Update) Batteries are catching fire at sea For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Fact-checking by Sierra...
Non-fossil fuels now account for half of India's installed energy capacity -- years ahead of schedule -- but the third-largest greenhouse gas polluter remains deeply reliant on coal for electricity generation.
Optimism may be hard to come by but the evidence shows some progress on emissions is not just possible – it’s happening before our eyes Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here There is something of a reality check under way on the response to the climate crisis. It’s no secret that countries and corporations are far from living up to the goals set by international leaders at the landmark 2015 Paris agreement. Unless there is a significant course correction, the ramifications will be far-reaching and often destructive. The second coming of Donald Trump and growing global instability has made a top-down injection of urgency at the pace needed harder to imagine. Optimism is harder to come by. Continue reading...
In response to Washington's oil-linked tariffs, India is strategically recalibrating its diplomatic approach. By reviving the Russia-India-China troika and engaging with both Moscow and Beijing, India signals its commitment to strategic autonomy. While prioritizing dialogue and exploring alternative markets, India aims to navigate the tariff challenges without compromising its long-term geopolitical interests.
Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans Brazil has issued an urgent call for all countries to come forward with strengthened national plans on the climate, in a last-ditch attempt to meet a key September deadline. Only 28 countries have so far submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases – including China and the EU – still to produce their plans. Continue reading...
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen an extra 15 parts per million since 1960 due to the declining ability of the land and sea to soak up excess CO2
New research shows tree-shaped solar arrays beat flat panels in energy and ecology.
[Daily Maverick] The Durban metro's landmark 400MW power deal is not a renewable energy success. It's a carefully orchestrated national strategy to avert an industrial catastrophe that could wipe out 5% of GDP.
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has announced the launch of its first-ever Renewable Energy Offtake Programme.
The Volgograd oil refinery is Lukoil’s largest in southern Russia. Ukrainian drone strikes knocked out operations at the facility last Thursday.
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). The icy caps of our planet hold a frozen secret. Inside the permafrost, within the Arctic Circle, vast amounts of carbon are stored. And as the climate changes and the world heats, many fear this could lead to a tipping point, where thaw causes a viscous cycle of greenhouse gas emissions. But... Could it? Is permafrost really a tipping element for our planet? And how should we be keeping permafrost frozen - to protect ourselves from as much global warming as possible? Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
Baker Hughes is among the oil and gas firms now finding business opportunities in the tech world.
A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.
Recent fatal crashes in Africa have spotlighted critical issues within the continent's aviation sector, including pilot training, regulatory enforcement, and maintenance standards. Experts attribute these incidents to human error, systemic negligence, and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns exacerbated by climate change. Calls are growing for stricter adherence to international standards and improved government oversight to enhance safety and restore public trust.
If you're struggling with a stuck oil filter, Harbor Freight has a couple of affordable tools that grip tight and make the removal easy.
In the Arab region, a thought-to-be oil oasis, green jobs constitute 29 percent of energy sector roles, and 23 percent of the oil and gas sector. These numbers signify a push towards sustainable business and practices, with the Arab region striving to get away from oil, in their advancement towards the completion of the SDGs […]
Lithium-ion powerplants help push EVs around in day-to-day driving, but at the end of their life cycle, EV batteries are also being repurposed for clean energy.
It is lashing out at the world’s leading energy organization for saying oil and gas use could start declining as the world pivots to cleaner alternatives.
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief A “critical assessment” report commissioned by the Trump administration to justify a rollback of US climate regulations contains at least 100 false or misleading statements, according to a Carbon Brief factcheck involving dozens of leading climate scientists. The 140-page report – “ A critical review of impacts of greenhouse gas emissions on the US climate ” – was published by the US Department of Energy (DoE) on 23 July, just days before the government laid out plans to revoke a scientific finding used as the legal basis for emissions regulation. The executive summary of the controversial report inaccurately claims that “CO2-induced warming might be less damaging economically than commonly believed”...
Extreme temperatures exacerbated by carbon pollution fuel fires in southern Europe as green policies are rolled back Europe live – latest updates Europe scorched by wildfires – pictures from space Relentless heat and raging wildfires continue to ravage southern Europe , with one-quarter of weather stations in Spain recording 40C temperatures, as the prime minister urged people to “leave the climate emergency outside of partisan struggles”. The Spanish weather agency Aemet recorded a high of 45.8C in Cádiz on Sunday, while one in eight weather stations nationwide hit peaks of at least 42C (108F) . The agency warned of “very high or extreme fire danger” in most of the country in a post on social media on Monday. Continue reading...
[spotlight] Despite a landmark court judgment three years ago that upheld the right to clean air, air pollution remains rife in South Africa's coal country. For part 2 of this Spotlight special series, journalist Sue Segar and photographer Thom Pierce travelled to meet some of the activists on the ground in Mpumalanga.
With record-breaking quantities of the seaweed set to hit Mexico’s beaches, experts propose converting it into biogas and construction materials, as well as using it to underwrite carbon credits.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Planning and Development has reported that Ethiopia has been creating a new dynamic for regional cooperation by extending its progress in renewable energy far beyond its borders, using clean and sustainable power to integrate the region.
In an interview with POLITICO, Chris Wright insisted that the Trump administration’s efforts to stifle development of solar and wind power are not causing costs to spike.
Republican-led states have targeted companies for adopting environmental, social and governance policies that limit business with the fossil fuel sector.
Centrica Energy will receive the equivalent of five liquefied natural gas cargoes per year starting in 2028.
The state is demanding cities and counties detail "green new deal" spending, including funds for EVs, sustainable buildings and solar power.
[The Conversation Africa] The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obvious immediate effects of global warming like water scarcity and crop failure. But beyond these, climate stress can pave the road to violence through indirect channels - a gradual rise in food insecurity and growing social tensions that set the stage for more armed violence.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02978C, Paper John Holoubek, Pu Zhang, Chad Serrao, Huayue Ai, Il Rok Choi, Louisa C Greenburg, Xun Guan, Angela Cai, Wenbo Zhang, Yi Cui Zinc batteries promise low-cost energy storage for the grid but are limited by poor negative electrode reversibility. Thermodynamically stable organic electrolytes can theoretically enhance said reversibility but present high raw... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Oil prices slipped in early Asian trade on Monday as the United States did not exert more pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine war by implementing further measures to disrupt Moscow’s oil exports after presidents from both countries met on Friday. Brent crude futures dropped 32 cents, or 0.49 per cent, to US$65.53 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate crude was at US$62.57 a barrel, down 23 cents. US President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday and emerged...
Canada’s response to the extreme weather threat is being upended as the traditional epicentre of the blazes shifts as the climate warms Road closures, evacuations, travel chaos and stern warnings from officials have become fixtures of Canada’s wildfire season. But as the country goes through its second-worst burn on record , the blazes come with a twist: few are coming from the western provinces, the traditional centre of destruction. Instead, the worst of the fires have been concentrated in the prairie provinces and the Atlantic region, with bone-dry conditions upending how Canada responds to a threat that is only likely to grow as the climate warms. Continue reading...
The risk of importing the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus into Hong Kong is expected to rise, according to a senior health official, who has identified the increasing global prevalence of the disease caused by climate change and residents’ frequent summer travel as factors. But Ronald Lam Man-kin, director of the Department of Health, sought on Sunday to reassure the public that the risk of local transmission would remain low, as long as proper disease control measures were in place. According...
The 200-metre floating roof canopy will be activated during major public events. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Tim Wilson sidesteps question about whether Coalition will dump support for net zero Finally, Wilson was asked about internal pressure within the Coalition to abandon support for any policies that might help Australia achieve net zero and to address the climate crisis. We should make sure that we have net zero outages, net zero price increases, and net zero emissions, because you need to have things in a position of balance of policy to make sure that we can grow the future of the Australian economy, because that’s also the basis of social licence to cut emissions as well. If you don’t have net zero outages and...
China has been urged to speed up the development of solar power in space to gain a stronger footing in the new energy sector and the space race. Ge Changchun, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, called in an article for a top-down strategy to speed up efforts to develop the technology and narrow the gap with the United States in sectors such as materials and precision control. Space solar power facilities are designed to be built and operated in orbit, where they convert solar...
Following his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump talked about his resolve on imposing tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil in the coming weeks. While no agreements were signed during the three-hour closed-door meeting, both leaders expressed cautious optimism regarding US-Russia relations and the conflict in Ukraine.
A regional workshop in Malaysia on energy transition brought together governments, international organisations, industry leaders and academics in June. Around the table, there was a consensus that Southeast Asia must find sustainable and alternative energy solutions to meet fast-rising demand. One key driver of this rising demand is the rapid growth of data centres. Across Asia, data centre capacity is expected to nearly double in the next five years, reaching around 25,000 megawatts. Over the...
A social media post by the oil ministry on Independence Day, featuring V.D. Savarkar alongside Mahatma Gandhi, has ignited a political controversy. The opposition Congress party has accused the Modi government of distorting history and glorifying figures like Savarkar, who they deem a "traitor." This has led to sharp criticism and accusations of disrespecting freedom fighters.
In the 1900s, global discussions around climate change and fossil fuel usage reached new heights, leading to the emergence of climate change art. Since then, it has remained a key theme in contemporary art, with artists and corporations alike continuing to push messages of climate reform to instill a sense of urgency, fear, and shared […]
Energy policy had been an area of mostly bipartisan agreement for the NSW opposition – until now Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The never-ending war within the Coalition over energy policy and climate targets appears to have infected the New South Wales Liberals, as they struggle to restore the administration of their branch and get traction with voters. It’s bad news for the NSW opposition leader, Mark Speakman, whose hold on the leadership is being increasingly questioned. Continue reading...
Floating offshore wind turbines open a whole new playing field for energy companies, which have so far had to stick to shallow waters.
Renewable projects have historically been able to qualify for federal tax credits once a developer spent 5 percent of a project's cost. But that threshold would be scrapped under new Treasury guidance, according to a published account.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02265G, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Ganesh Raghavendran, Alex Liu, Oleg A. Borodin, Nathan T Hahn, Kevin Leung, Na Ri Park, Tejas Nivarty, Mingqian Li, Aiden Larson, Yijie Yin, Minghao Zhang, Ying Shirley Meng High-energy density, improved safety, temperature resilience, and sustainability are desirable yet rarely simultaneously achieved properties in lithium-battery electrolytes. In this work, we present an aggregate-rich electrolyte that leverages the complementary... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Cody Two Bear, who is Standing Rock Sioux, served on his tribal council during the Dakota Access pipeline protests in 2017. Growing up in a community powered by coal, the experience was transformative. “I’ve seen the energy extraction that has placed […]
Scientists have warned that climate change is making devastating firewaves more likely - and one could hit London this weekend.
Peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and crime prevention are no longer niche security concerns—they are global imperatives for sustainable climate action. From the migration crisis in Venezuela to the deforestation-driven conflicts in the Amazon, to organised crime in Central America, the ripple effects of instability and environmental degradation are felt far beyond national borders. In 2025, nearly […]
The unprecedented five black rainstorms in Hong Kong this year have exposed major weaknesses in the city’s climate defence strategy, with authorities underestimating risks and eroding public confidence, a top climate scientist has warned, as he called for a review of workplace guidelines to better protect workers in extreme weather. The warning on Friday by Professor Benjamin Horton, dean of City University’s School of Energy and Environment, was echoed by NGO Greenpeace, which urged the...
by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Millions of Americans own the rights to oil and gas underground. When they’re approached by an energy company to lease out those rights, they’re offered a cut of the revenue, called a royalty. “Royalties saved our place,” said James Horob, a farmer in northwest North Dakota, who used oil royalties to rescue his family’s farm from bankruptcy in 2008 and replace equipment that had been auctioned off. “We’re lucky to have what we got.”...
The attorney general missed a June 7 deadline set by President Donald Trump to investigate state climate programs, easing fears of a federal crackdown.
Tiébélé’s wavy-walled houses covered in geometric lines showing signs of disintegration amid erratic weather A world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns. The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in Burkina Faso, established in the 16th century, are recognisable all over the world. The paintings represent the thoughts, culture, and religion of the Kassena people, literally written on the walls. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE04211A, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Tianye Zheng, Haihong Bao, Feifan Chen, Jingwen Wu, Pengcheng Zhao, Hoi Lut Ho, Shoufei Gao, Yingying Wang, Jiaqiang Huang, Leiting Zhang, Steven T. Boles, Wei Jin Gas evolution is an inherent aspect in batteries. We present an optical fiber spectroscopic technique for operando gas sensing, enabling comprehensive mechanistic studies in batteries and broader electrochemical energy systems. 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
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02405-yGenetic diversity must be explicitly recognized in ecological restoration
One in 10 Puerto Rican homes now have a battery and solar array for back-up power.
[Ethiopian Herald] - Developed countries are not fulfilling their commitments to provide sufficient financial support for climate change action, according to Ethiopia's Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE).
The court set aside the environmental authorisations because of flawed assessments of oil spill effects, coastal laws, climate change and public participation
The G20 Summit in South Africa presents an opportunity to protect the integrity of information on global climate issues
The latest report on global climate change highlights the impact of higher global temperatures on the water cycle, with atmospheric water vapour levels reaching record levels during 2024.
Massachusetts is testing bidirectional chargers that turn parked EVs into backup energy sources. The post Electric car batteries could power both vehicles and the grid appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Greenpeace climbers attached a new work, titled Butchered, by the renowned artist Anish Kapoor on to a Shell platform in the North Sea – the world’s first artwork to be installed on an active offshore gas site. After securing a 12-metre x 8-metre canvas to the structure, the activists hoisted a high-pressure hose 16 metres above sea level. They then pumped 1,000 litres of blood-red liquid that seeped into the fabric, creating a vast crimson stain. The work is a stark visualisation of the wound inflicted on humanity and the Earth by the fossil fuel industry, and aims to represent the collective grief and pain over what has been lost, as well as a call for reparation Continue reading...
As insurer’s shares hit highest level since 2008, CEO says plans important as extreme weather events rise Aviva’s chief executive, Amanda Blanc, has reiterated the insurer’s commitment to climate goals in the face of growing pushback against net zero ambitions in the US and UK. Her comments came as Aviva’s shares on Thursday hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, with investors cheering a rise in profits, and fresh payouts for investors, worth 13.1p a share. Continue reading...
The future of California's cap-and-trade program is in limbo. Experts say the state can't meet its climate goals without it.
A policy that relies on farm-specific carbon-intensity scores can promote climate-smart agricultural practices.
America swapped places with China as coal sees a minirevival in the U.S. In China, renewable energy is surging.
The California Energy Commission said it needed more feedback on its proposals not to move forward with planned oil refinery regulations.
After making fortunes hauling oil, gas and metals around the world, traders are turning their attention to opportunities buying, storing and selling energy back into grids.
by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. During the outcry against nuclear power in the 1970s, liberal Oregon lawmakers hatched a plan to slow an industry that was just getting started. They created a burdensome process that gave the public increased say over where power plants could be built, and the leading anti-nuclear activists of the day used appeal after appeal to delay proposed nuclear plants to death. It had a huge impact: Oregon’s first commercial nuclear plant...
An engineering breakthrough involving lasers, black metal, and aluminum could boost solar power to 15 times what’s currently possible.
In Here Comes the Sun, environmentalist Bill McKibben argues that the rapid adoption of solar power should quell our worst climate fears. Is he right, asks James Dinneen
Veteran scientists organize response to recent energy department report while top group of advisers ‘fast-track’ review of greenhouse gas evidence Veteran climate scientists are organizing a coordinated public comment to a US Department of Energy (DOE) report which cast doubt on the scientific consensus on the climate crisis . The report, published late last month, claimed concerns about planet-warming fossil fuels are overblown, sparking widespread concern from scientists who said it was full of climate misinformation. It came as an attempt to support a proposal from the the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undo the “endangerment finding”, which forms the legal basis of virtually all US climate regulations. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE02556G, Review Article Xingtang Xu, Chonghua Li, Wang Li, Jie Feng, Wen-Ying Li The escalating demand for renewable energy is driving the rapid advancement of innovative energy storage and conversion technologies. Molecular solar thermal (MOST) systems, as a promising alternative energy solution, typically... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Current rates of land degradation pose a major environmental and socioeconomic threat, driving climate change, biodiversity loss, and social crises. Food production to feed more than 8 billion people is the dominant land use on Earth. Yet, this industrial-scale enterprise comes with a heavy environmental toll. Preventing and reversing land degradation are key objectives of […]
Research suggests tiny particles of plastic could hamper plant growth, with potentially serious consequences for global food supply and climate change. Cutting plastic production would help.
Environment minister says blazes are proof of country’s vulnerability to global heating as fires burn across Europe Europe live – latest updates The heatwave-fuelled wildfires that have killed two people in Spain over recent days, devouring thousands of hectares of land and forcing thousands of people from their homes, are a “clear warning” of the impact of the climate emergency, the country’s environment minister has said. Speaking on Wednesday morning, as firefighters in Spain, Greece and other Mediterranean countries continued to battle dozens of blazes, Sara Aagesen said the 14 wildfires still burning across seven Spanish regions were further proof of the country’s particular vulnerability to global heating. Continue reading...
What is really behind the US Department of Energy’s weird pronouncement on social media? Have you ever tossed and turned at night wondering what the correct pronouns are for a lump of coal? No, me neither. However, it seems someone at the US Department of Energy has devoted a few spare brain cells to this matter and decided that coal is a she/her. Co-opting a phrase adopted by the LGBTQ+ community, the official energy department X account tweeted on 31 July: “She’s an icon. She’s a legend. And she is the moment,” alongside a sparkling picture of coal. This comes as the Trump administration devotes considerable energy to making fossil fuels great again. The president has signed numerous executive orders aimed at “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry” and reversed Biden-era...
Donald Trump's growing relationship with Pakistan is causing concern in India. This includes crypto deals, oil shipments, and rare earth cooperation. It happens amid India-Pakistan tensions and a larger US role in the region. Pakistan will receive its first US crude oil shipment. A crypto firm linked to Trump has also signed a deal with Pakistan.
We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Absolutely impossible’: how China created super steel for nuclear fusion Chinese scientists have detailed how they created CHSN01 (China high-strength low-temperature steel No 1), deployed it this year in the construction of world’s first fusion nuclear power generation reactor and put China in a leading...
A new federal forecast projects that U.S. crude production will fall next year along with global benchmark oil prices.
Two days remain in the latest — and maybe last — international effort to halt plastic pollution, including planet-warming emissions from production.
The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it.
Australia’s biggest bank delivers bumper payout to shareholders as CBA vows to end lending to coal companies with no net zero plans Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Commonwealth Bank has posted a record cash profit while announcing it will cut off lending to coal companies without net zero emissions plans. Australia’s biggest bank recorded $10.25bn in annual cash profits for the year to June – a 4% lift on the previous year – and delivered a bumper $2.60 payout per share to shareholders. Continue reading...
Nature, Published online: 13 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02508-8Predictions of climate change are uncertain. That’s why we need to keep finding out how our atmosphere works.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas refutes concerns regarding E20 fuel's performance and safety, dismissing claims of significant fuel efficiency loss and insurance issues as unfounded. The ministry emphasizes E20's benefits, including improved acceleration, reduced emissions, and enhanced engine performance. It also highlights the program's economic and environmental advantages.
[Namibian] Namibia's offshore oil discoveries have sparked widespread optimism about the country's future.
At least 234 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists are attending the discussions on reducing plastic waste, outnumbering countries represented.
A proposal to extend deadlines created under a Biden-era rule is under White House review.
This is a re-post from Carbon Brief by Simon Evans Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The rise of renewables is being driven by extremely rapid growth in wind and solar output, which topped 4,000 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024 and will pass 6,000TWh by 2026. Wind and solar are increasingly under attack from populist politicians on the right, such as US president Donald Trump and Reform in the UK. Nevertheless, they will together meet more than 90% of the increase in global electricity demand out to 2026, the IEA says, while modest growth for hydro power will add to renewables’...
The plan seeks to protect the threatened desert tortoise and streamline energy permitting.
Researchers caution that the Amazon rainforest could disappear in the next hundred years, due to the combined effects of climate change and deforestation, and a new model predicts how that could transpire.
The program offers paid training in solar installation, EV charger maintenance, heat pump installation, and more. The post Goodwill’s Clean Tech Accelerator trains people for clean energy jobs appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Sources say delayed risk assessment includes modelling of effects of climate crisis in ways that have been little discussed in political debate so far Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An unreleased Australian government report on the economic and environmental risks posed by the climate crisis is “intense and scary”, and confronting even for those who work in the area, according to people familiar with the assessment. The delayed report – the national climate risk assessment – includes modelling of future climate damage, estimates of the number of people who could be killed by worsening heatwaves and a mapping tool that forecasts flooding risk in suburbs across the continent. Continue reading...
Millions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a series of global spills, as plastic treaty talks continue in Geneva When a Liberian-flagged container ship, the MSC Elsa 3, capsized and sank 13 miles off the coast of Kerala, in India, on 25 May, a state-wide disaster was quickly declared. A long oil slick from the 184-metre vessel, which was carrying hazardous cargo, was partially tackled by aircraft-borne dispersants, while a salvage operation sealed tanks to prevent leaks. But almost three months later, a more insidious and persistent environmental catastrophe is continuing along the ecologically fragile coast of the Arabian Sea. Among the 643 containers onboard were 71,500 sacks of tiny plastic pellets known as nurdles . By July...
The acquisition by the private equity giant would open the door to much-needed capital for transitioning from fossil fuels, some clean energy advocates say.
California EnviroVoters' seven-figure ad buy comes in response to a multiyear lobbying campaign from oil companies.
Oil giant BP has underlined the value of its North Sea business ahead of a review of the group's global operations that will be accompanied by hefty job losses.
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms The climate crisis is driving a sharp rise in dengue fever cases across the Pacific islands, experts say, as infections hit their highest level in a decade and several countries declare emergencies. Pacific Island countries and territories have reported 16,502 confirmed cases and 17 deaths since the start of 2025, according to the Pacific Syndromic Surveillance System (PSSS), which collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies. Infections across the region are at the highest level since 2016, the WHO said. Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are among the worst affected. Continue reading...
Electricite de France (EDF) says it has been forced to shut four atomic reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged up filter drums at its Gravelines power plant near Calais.
More than 470 Canadian fires classified as ‘out of control’ as scientists say climate change exacerbating the burning With hundreds of wildfires burning out of control, Canada’s 2025 fire season is already the second-worst on record, as scientists report climate change is prolonging and exacerbating the burning, leading to more destruction, evacuations and smoke-filled skies. More than 470 fires across the country are currently classified as “out of control”, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). Continue reading...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conveyed to PM Modi about the ongoing Russian invasion, highlighting attacks on Ukrainian cities, including the recent shelling in Zaporizhzhia. Zelenskyy urged India to support peaceful efforts and emphasized that decisions about Ukraine must involve Ukraine's participation. Discussions also covered sanctions against Russia, particularly restricting energy exports.
Kpler reports Indian refiners possess the technical capacity to operate without Russian crude, but this shift would entail significant economic and strategic disadvantages. Replacing Russian oil, which constitutes a substantial portion of India's refinery intake, would elevate feedstock costs and freight charges. This transition would also misalign product yields, making it a commercially challenging endeavor.
[Ethiopian Herald] - The African Union Staff Association has voiced strong support for Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI), recognizing it as a crucial effort in the global fight against climate change.
The AI tool is being asked to identify grant proposals that contain hot-button phrases like “clean energy industries” and “climate crisis.”
Battery technology for electric cars is getting more advanced, with the most recent development from China being the gamechanging semi-solid state batteries.
For 18-year-old Lionel Ngukusenge, a refugee from Burundi, where he was forced into hiding because of a repressive regime, he has found another foe to contend with at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya: climate change. Against all odds, Lionel, a Grade 9 student at Future Primary School, has planted 70 trees at his homestead […]
Oil and gas interests have cheered President Donald Trump's moves — but not on biofuels.
Danish company blames Donald Trump for derailing its business model after market value drops by a third Europe’s largest wind power company has blamed Donald Trump for derailing its business model, after it announced a $9bn (£6.7bn) fundraising and its market value plunged by almost a third. The share price for Denmark’s Ørsted tumbled to an all-time low after it told investors on Monday that the “extraordinary situation” facing the industry meant it would need to tap shareholders to cover the costs of its plans. Continue reading...
Republicans in both chambers are exploring creating a new fee on EVs — the first significant expansion of revenue for infrastructure spending since 1993.
As federal programs are frozen or eliminated, Indigenous communities are seeking new ways to fund and finish urgently needed renewable energy plans.
by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. One morning in February 2023, a small group of mineral owners arrived at the North Dakota Capitol on a mission. They had traveled from across the state and other parts of the country to explain to lawmakers how the powerful oil and gas companies had been chipping away at their income. It’s not easy to recruit people to testify during the winter months of the legislative session. Ranchers...
The Trump administration is pushing to ramp up coal production in the Powder River Basin and beyond.
US Vice-President J.D. Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump is “thinking” about slapping new tariffs on imports from China in response to the country’s purchases of Russian oil. Vance was asked in a Fox News interview whether Trump would move against Beijing as he did against New Delhi last week, when the president announced a punitive 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports over the South Asian country’s continued purchase of Russian oil despite his repeated warnings. “The president...
Voluntary climate commitments were supposed to be a step towards progress. A change in political climate has revealed their weaknesses Earlier this month, as Nordic countries were hit with an unprecedented heatwave and wildfires in the US began spurting “fire clouds” , Barclays pulled out of the net zero banking alliance. The story may have seemed less alarming than extreme weather, but it has existential implications, as the finance sector quietly surrenders its former climate commitments. The initiative forms part of the Glasgow Finance Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), a voluntary network of banks that Mark Carney, formerly the UN’s special envoy on climate action and now Canada’s prime minister, launched in 2021. At the time, the alliance, which encourages banks and asset managers to...
US carmaker makes move for licence that would allow it to provide energy to domestic and business premises Elon Musk’s Tesla is gearing up to launch a household electricity supplier in Great Britain in the coming months. The US electric car manufacturer run by the world’s richest man has formally applied to the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, for an electricity supply licence, according to a notice published on the watchdog’s website . Continue reading...
Using lighter weight oil in an engine reduces friction and gives better fuel economy, but it can lead to engines wearing out earlier than expected.
Unchecked groundwater extraction and climate change have dried continents significantly over the past 22 years, with 101 countries now losing fresh water to the ocean, research reveals.
The Welsh government has supported the Mbale Tree Planting Project to tackle climate change, improve the livelihoods of Ugandans and promote gender equality for female workers.
Climate change has worsened monsoon flooding in Bangladesh, putting women of child-bearing age at risk – but the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA) is helping them prepare.
Critics accused the administration of a double standard, trying to stop wind projects because of potential bald eagle deaths while easing rules for oil and gas companies.
Islamabad has long dreamed of finding and extracting enough oil to turn around Pakistan’s fortunes, but all efforts so far have failed.
The relatively modest Atlantic hurricane season to date may soon kick into high gear. Long-range outlooks from multiple models are in unusual agreement on the chance of a powerful hurricane moving toward North America in the one- to two-week window. That’s way too far out for any definitive forecasts in terms of location, strength, or […] The post Get ready for an active mid-August in the Atlantic appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
“Our organization is showing that it is indeed possible to move toward energy transition and not depend on oil,” said Elaina Shajian, president of the Regional Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples of San Lorenzo (Corpi-SL), in the Peruvian Amazon. Shajian is an Awajún leader, one of the 51 indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Peru, a […]
[Capital FM] It is often said that green spaces in our towns and cities not only provide people with a place to relax and unwind, but also play a vital role in climate mitigation by reducing the urban heat island effect in an increasingly polluted world. National parks, sports fields, gardens, and forests in major cities offer refuge not only for people but also for birds and other wildlife.
Russian and Kazakh nuclear agencies launched engineering surveys to determine the best site and “prepare project documentation” for the plant.
[SAnews.gov.za] After thorough consideration and consultation, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has upheld the 2017 decision to grant Eskom Environmental Authorisation to construct and operate a new nuclear power station in Duynefontein, Western Cape.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with other African nations to ensure the continent speaks with one unified voice on climate change and environmental issues.
Storm Floris brought wind and rain at the start of this week but fortunes are set to change with sunshine and heat in the forecast.
The Trump administration plans to end a $7 billion Biden-era program that helps low-income households get solar power.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia is sitting on a multi-million-dollar climate finance opportunity--but without action, the window is closing fast. While other African nations cash in on their forests and coastlines through regulated carbon markets, Liberia has yet to establish a Carbon Market Authority (CMA)--the key institution needed to unlock carbon trading, regulate emissions deals, and ensure local communities benefit.
Financial players who have committed to climate action continue to inject trillions into the fossil fuel industry. What happened to divesting from oil and gas?
Despite escalating trade tensions and disagreements over energy policy, the United States maintains that India remains a crucial strategic partner. The State Department emphasized the need for open dialogue to resolve concerns, including trade imbalances and India's Russian oil purchases.
The administration says it has no plan to approve a new rule for trains carrying liquefied natural gas, but environmentalists are wary.
The process guarantees the price of power for renewable developers. To attract projects, the government increased the maximum price on offer compared with last year, but that could make it more difficult to lower bills for consumers, which it has also promised to do.
Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a global treaty to combat plastic pollution.
The president’s signature legislation slashes nearly in half the royalty rates for new and existing coal leases.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Solar for All program designed to help low-income households install solar panels on their homes.
Ex-fossil fuel executive Chris Wright said administration is reviewing national assessments made by past governments The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that the Trump administration would “update” the US’s premier climate crisis reports. Wright, a former oil and gas executive, told CNN’s Kaitlin Collins earlier this week that the administration was reviewing national climate assessment reports published by past governments. Continue reading...
The California Supreme Court sided with environmental groups in a Thursday ruling, saying that state lawyers were wrong in their claim that the Public Utilities Commission's decision to slash rooftop solar incentives could not be challenged.
Put a pin just about anywhere on the map of Alaska, and you're likely to hit an area debating a proposed mine, a new wilderness road, a logging site, an oil well, a natural gas pipeline.
The Whitehorse Power Centres project will include two thermal power centres, and a new substation on Long Lake Road in Whitehorse. The generators will be powered by diesel, LNG, or both.
Several tornado warnings were issued, and although none touched down, Environment and Climate Change Canada says there were reports of funnel clouds near Dugald and Oakbank.
Trump's White House trade adviser Peter Navarro defended the US decision to impose additional tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, citing India's high tariffs on American goods. He contrasted this with China, where existing high tariffs already exist.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Platform for Dialogue and Peace (P4DP) has launched a 16-month project to empower rural women and marginalized groups in Montserrado, Bong, Grand Gedeh, and Grand Bassa Counties.
Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat held talks on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 with Alexey Kononenko, Deputy Head of Russia’s Atomstroyexport and project director of the Dabaa nuclear power plant, to enhance cooperation and increase local manufacturing in Egypt’s nuclear program. The meeting focused on localizing components for the Dabaa plant and other nuclear … The post Egypt, Russia discuss boosting local content in Dabaa nuclear project appeared first on Egypt Independent.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more […]
A deadly wall of muddy water that swept away an Indian Himalayan town this week was likely caused by a rapidly melting glacier exacerbated by the rising effects of climate change, experts said on Thursday.
Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf", sources in and around the talks told AFP. Ten days of talks on finalising an international, legally-binding instrument on plastic pollution opened on Tuesday with sunny optimism from the moderators that a deal could be done to tackle the scourge of plastic rubbish and microplastics trashing the planet.
The company alleges the commission improperly prevented its Pennsylvania nuclear plant from supplying power directly to an Amazon data center.
Phoenix-based Arizona Public Service is also setting aside interim carbon goals as it plans power generation expansions to meet rising demand.
The ruling against the city of Charleston comes as President Donald Trump has sought to clamp down on climate liability litigation.
The "green fee," which takes effect Jan. 1, 2026, will fund environmental projects, such as beach restoration or the removal of fire-prone grasses.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia will host the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2) which is expected to take steps towards implementing effective climate action solutions while securing genuine international commitments to support environmental and climate initiatives in the continent.
Ward was found guilty in July of sexually abusing two young men in 2013 and 2015. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Some electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23% A government-funded program to test the true performance of vehicles has found the driving range of five popular electric cars is between 5% and 23% lower than results from laboratory testing. Continue reading...
An Okanagan industrial park has unveiled B.C.'s largest solar energy initiative to date.
The legal claim, one of a raft of lawsuits across the country, had accused companies of a yearslong disinformation campaign about climate change.
India has strongly condemned the US's decision to impose an additional 25% tariff on Indian crude oil imports from Russia. The Ministry of External Affairs labeled the move 'unfortunate,' emphasizing India's commitment to safeguarding its energy security and national interests. This decision places India at a competitive disadvantage in the US market, potentially impacting trade relations between the two nations.
Summertime fire activity is creeping into spring, and the balmier climate is a major driver, scientists said.
[Ethiopian Herald] Initiated by the reformist leader Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), the Ethiopian Green Legacy Initiative implementation has counted consecutive seven years. This was organized in response to the call of UN to act on climate change.
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra refuted Donald Trump's 'dead economy' remark, asserting India's strong economic performance and significant contribution to global growth, exceeding that of the United States. Despite concerns over potential US tariffs due to India's energy ties with Russia, Malhotra assured a stable inflation outlook, with authorities prepared to intervene if global oil prices rise to protect consumers.
Healthy trees contain more than one trillion different bacteria, fungi and viruses, a new study has found. These wood microbiomes could hold clues about forest health and climate change.
“The siren song of climate zealots has derailed American infrastructure projects,” EPA’s administrator wrote in an op-ed pushing for building the pipeline.
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A wildfire that has closed the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park raged out of control over the weekend and is now the largest currently burning in the country. The Dragon Bravo fire has burned more than […]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 15, 16 August 2025.
A 360ft machine dubbed 'Mammoth' stationed in Iceland is literally sucking carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air with the aim of halting climate change.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered steeper tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, opening a new front in his trade wars just hours before another wave of duties takes effect.
Americans are used to whiplash in their climate policy. The US has been in and out and in and out again of the key Paris climate agreement over the past four presidencies. But in his second administration, President Donald Trump is not just approaching climate science with skepticism. Instead, his administration is moving to destroy … The post The US government has declared war on the very idea of climate change appeared first on Egypt Independent.
[Ethiopian Herald] Climate change presents major challenges to Africa, impacting its ecosystems, economies, and communities. The continent is experiencing rising temperatures, which can lead to heat waves, affecting human health and agriculture. It is also plagued by recurring droughts and water shortages. Especially in the Sahel and Southern Africa, more frequent and intense droughts are occurring, reducing water availability for drinking and irrigation.
Donald Trump has threatened to impose substantial tariffs on India for continuing to purchase Russian oil, despite criticism from within his own party. Nikki Haley cautioned against harming relations with India while seemingly giving China a pass. India has defended its oil imports, citing diverted traditional supplies and pointing out that other nations also trade with Russia.
The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be nearly impossible to fight. All the state can do is prepare.
Donald Trump hinted at potential tariff actions against countries like India and China for importing energy from Russia, citing concerns about fueling the war in Ukraine. He expressed dissatisfaction with India's trade practices and hinted at substantially raising tariffs due to their continued oil trade with Russia.
The London-based energy company is looking for ways to reinvigorate its traditional fossil fuel business.
The smaller payout and weaker oil are cutting into Saudi government revenues just as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pushes ahead with ambitious plans to transform the economy.
ConEd says it needs to charge higher rates to fortify the power grid against a growing threat: climate change.
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...
The Supreme Court criticized Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for prioritizing commercial interests over its role as a model public sector entity. The court rejected GUVNL's attempt to enforce a fixed tariff rate on wind power producers, emphasizing the government's renewable energy promotion policies. GUVNL's conduct was deemed unfair and likened to that of a 'Shylock'.
Count supervisors said Tuesday that the law was necessary to protect vulnerable tenants as climate change fueled an increase in heat-related deaths across the nation.
The EPA plans to terminate grants for rooftop solar projects.
A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district triggered flash floods, causing significant damage in high-altitude villages. The India Meteorological Department defines a cloudburst as rainfall exceeding 100 millimetres per hour. Research indicates Uttarakhand is highly prone to such events due to its altitude and climate change, necessitating stronger policy responses and better planning.
Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Indian goods due to continued Russian oil purchases, despite India's offer of zero tariffs on American products. This escalation could significantly impact Indian exports and derail trade negotiations. India is devising strategies, including sectoral support, dairy diplomacy, and strategic messaging, to mitigate economic fallout and stabilize relations amidst Trump's pressure.
Award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn didn’t return as planned from a four-day solo hike in a Norwegian national park known for its glaciers. A search is underway.
[Leadership] An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and triggered tsunami warnings for several countries. It also drew attention to the international dimension of disasters and why world leaders must approach the ticking time bomb euphemistically called climate change with greater seriousness and less politicking.
Nonprofits and state agencies involved in the solar initiative say they’ve been warned grants could be terminated this week.
The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade.
Oil and gas group trying to fend off activist investors says it ‘can and will do better’ for its shareholders Business live – latest updates The oil and gas group BP is launching a fresh cost-cutting scheme, despite reporting better-than-expected profits, as it tries to do more for its shareholders to fend off pressure from activist investors. The fossil fuel company said it would begin a fresh review of its business when its new chair, Albert Manifold , joins the board in September. Continue reading...
The Rosebud coal mine near Colstrip is at the center of a long legal battle over air pollution and heat-trapping gas. It is slated to operate until 2039.
[Leadership] Inadequately trained technicians and quality assurance professionals have been identified as likely impediments to supporting local production of renewable energy panels in Nigeria.
[IPS] NAIROBI, Kenya / PARIS, France, Aug 5 2025 (IPS) - One would expect that this year's wetter than average rainy season in parts of Africa would be viewed with relief, not fear. Yet many areas in the region sits at a knife's edge--still recovering from years of drought and a historic famine, too much rain leads to flooding and water-borne diseases. Both varieties of extreme weather place enormous stress on livestock systems across the region, on which communities rely for both sustenance and livelihoods.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In early July, the Bureau of Land Management quietly announced plans to trade away 2 million acres of public land along Alaska’s Dalton Highway. The immense stretch of boreal forest totters into tundra, an area almost three times the size of Rhode […]
The announcement comes as the UK-based energy giant refocuses its business on fossil fuels.
Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.
The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government sees more planes as the answer to its economic woes August is peak flying time, and airports are on many minds. The government has signalled its support for colossal expansions, whose extra flights would bust its carbon pledges. The excuse is that supertechnology will magic away the extra CO2 pumped into the atmosphere, though it must know that clean, green flying is still futurology. Here’s the pity of it: until now this government has rightly boasted of its green credentials, making massive investments in sustainable energy and retro-insulating cold homes. Expanding air travel is not on any green agenda. Heathrow has just submitted proposals for a £50bn third runway , as approved by Labour in 2009 and the Tories who...
Oil giant BP, which recently pivoted away from green energy, posted Tuesday better-than-expected quarterly earnings and announced a fresh review of costs.
A repeal of EPA’s endangerment finding may open the door to more lawsuits against companies that emit planet-warming pollution, legal experts say.
[Ethiopian Herald] Climate change has been a critical global agenda that can be achieved through planting and growing trees. And the United Nations has been calling on people everywhere to work together to solve climate challenges and realize the commitments since the 2015 Paris Agreement: "Everyone has a role in climate action."
[The Conversation Africa] South Sudan, which has been torn apart by a civil war, is vulnerable to extreme weather events, frequent floods and drought, to which it must adapt. But any adaptation projects for South Sudan have to be designed with conflict in mind. In his new book, coauthored with Jerry Urtuzuastigui, conflict researcher Ore Koren discusses the relationship between climate adaptation and security. Understanding this is essential in designing projects that protect people against climate change and also work well in
Taiwan would run out of natural gas supplies in about 10 days if Beijing blockaded the island, according to a report published by a Washington-based geopolitical think tank. The report from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) also said that its coal supplies would be depleted in seven weeks and its oil reserves in 20 weeks. The authors of the report, which was released on Thursday, analysed 26 war-gaming scenarios to understand Taiwan’s military challenges in countering a...
Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Indian exports, accusing India of profiting from reselling Russian oil and not caring about the Ukraine war. This action stems from India's refusal to concede to trade demands and its continued purchase of discounted Russian oil. The threat, combined with Trump's stance towards Pakistan, evokes historical parallels and risks impacting India's GDP growth.
The US president threatened to "substantially" raise tariffs against India over its purchase of oil from Russia.
Prime minister faces a choice between high tariffs or giving up cheap oil, putting New Delhi’s non-alignment policy under severe strain The relationship between India and the US is facing one of its most significant challenges in decades, as the Trump administration doubles down on its demands that India stop buying Russian oil or face punitive tariffs . The US president, Donald Trump, has refused to cut tariffs on Indian exports to the US, as he has for other countries, and on Monday said he would significantly raise them over its purchases of cheap Russian oil, which now account for one-third of its imported oil. Continue reading...
Despite pressure from the US and EU, India continues importing Russian crude oil, with multiple tankers offloading millions of barrels at Indian refineries. This ongoing trade persists amidst warnings of potential punitive measures from the US and concerns over supporting Russia's Ukraine campaign.
Governors Island, a 172-acre island in New York Harbor only accessible by ferry, attracts nearly a million visitors each year. More recently, it has evolved into an educational hub and incubator for solutions to facing the city’s climate and environmental challenges Continue reading...
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections In a stark juxtaposition, while nearly half of all Americans sweltered under a life-threatening extreme heat wave made several times more likely by climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency declared this week that it will roll back the agency’s 2009 determination that climate pollution endangers public health and welfare. Known as the “endangerment finding,” this determination has been the basis of the EPA’s efforts over the past 15 years to regulate climate pollutants from vehicles, power plants, and other major sources. “Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the head of the agency whose mission...
California Democrats are scrambling to boost gasoline supplies in the wake of planned oil refinery closures.
America needs more electricity, yet the administration is actively stymieing wind and solar power.
Britain's BP announced Monday it made its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off the coast of Brazil, as it shifts back to its fossil fuel business.
With a new proposal, the Trump Administration, which has already laid waste to dozens of programs aimed at limiting climate change, has managed to outdo itself.
Company renews focus on fossil fuels and believes Santos basin could be its largest find since 1999 Business live – latest updates BP has made its largest oil and gas discovery of the past 25 years off the coast of Brazil as it continues to shift its focus back to fossil fuels. The Santos basin oil and gas discovery, which is located in deep waters about 250 miles (400km) off the Brazilian coast, is the company’s 10th oil discovery of the year – but could be its largest since its discovery at the Shah Deniz gasfield in Azerbaijan in 1999 . Continue reading...
Over 10,000 Scots oil and gas jobs have been lost in the space of just one year while over 40% of the UK's energy needs is being imported, it can be revealed.
Exxon Mobil and Chevron have been hampered by lower oil prices and global economic uncertainty.
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK thinks there’s hundreds of billions of pounds' worth of shale gas ripe for exploiting. But is it ready for the fracking backlash?
A senior Trump administration official, Stephen Miller, has criticised India for its continued purchase of Russian oil, asserting it fuels the Russia-Ukraine war. Miller highlighted the surprising scale of India's oil imports from Russia, nearly matching China's. This rebuke follows the imposition of tariffs on Indian goods and warnings of further penalties if oil purchases continue without a peace agreement.
A 220-car freight train carrying 54 million pounds of coal derailed in St. Albans, West Virginia, halting Amtrak's Cardinal route in both directions.
Despite US pressure and potential penalties, India has not directed its oil refiners to halt Russian crude purchases, prioritizing energy security and diplomatic ties. Refiners continue sourcing oil based on commercial factors, even as contingency plans for alternative sources are explored.