Market share increases after strong demand within country offsets risks from western tariffs on Chinese-made EVs Business live – latest updates China’s share of the global electric vehicle market reached 76% in October, the country’s automotive trade body said, reflecting strong demand for EVs in the country even as western tariffs risk hobbling exports. Between January and October, sales of EVs reached 14.1m units, according to the China Passenger Car Association, with 69% of those sales in China. In October, China’s share surpassed three-quarters. Continue reading...
Survey finds 25 percentage point gender gap across all age brackets on whether nuclear power would be positive for the country, with majority of men saying it would Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New data points to a stark gender split in attitudes towards nuclear energy, with women much more likely to say they don’t support it or think the risks are too great. Research company DemosAu surveyed 6,000 people on behalf of the Australian Conservation Foundation and found 26% of women thought nuclear energy would be good for Australia, compared with 51% of men. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India's capital -- even if the choking smog that prompted her school to close last month has yet to dissipate.
Heidelberg Materials said its plant southwest of Oslo will now enter a commissioning phase with the aim to capture about 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide a year.
The "excess profits" that many electricity generators ran up were used to help finance an "electricity price brake" for consumers.
TC Energy plans to pump more gas through a 63-year-old pipeline that former inspector Steve Bromley says is corroded and damaged.
That's the worst-case scenario. But humanity is likely to pass the grim milestone by midcentury unless much more is done to combat climate change.
Extreme heat will continue to bake swathes of Australia as cold and wet fronts bring a soaking to the other side of the country.
Astronomers have spotted a 70-centimetre asteroid that is set to hit the atmosphere above northern Siberia at 4.15 pm GMT, making a fireball in the sky
[IPS] Countries facing existential crises due to climate change have asked the International Court of Justice in the Hague to look beyond climate treaties, like the Paris Agreement, when it considers its opinion on the obligations of high-emitting UN member states.
[IPS] Nairobi -- The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services' (IPBES) first Plenary session in Africa is a "crucial acknowledgement of Africa's important contribution to biodiversity conservation, which is a global public good, a heritage that Africa has the privilege to share with the peoples of the world," says Dr. Luthando Dziba, from South Africa, co-chair of the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel.
Early online reaction suggests the concept car might appear more familiar to fans of Barbie or the Pink Panther than traditional Jag owners Experts’ verdict on Jaguar’s electric car launch Jaguar boss says it has shown ‘fearless creativity’ Business live – latest updates Jaguar unveiled its much-hyped electric concept car in Miami on Monday, just hours after leaked images of the rebranded vehicle were circulated online. Early online reaction suggests the concept car might appear more familiar to fans of Barbie or the Pink Panther than the traditional owners of a Jag. Continue reading...
Greater capital is required in areas such as energy storage, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.
The SNP Government faces increased pressure to boost support for a just transition from fossil fuels ahead of publication of the Scottish Budget.
Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03240C, Paper Yuqing Zhong, Yunzheng Zhang, Jiajian Wang, Huile Jin, Shuang Pan, Shun Wang, Yihuang Chen The potential to produce cost-effective, high-performance bifunctional oxygen catalysts holds significant promise for the commercialization of zinc-air batteries (ZABs). In this study, photothermal electrocatalysts consisting of NiCo2S4@NiFe layered double hydroxides... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Fossil fuel giant’s lawyer says the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility is ignoring years of work by Santos Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Santos says the alleged greenwashing case against it represents a “biased retelling” of the company’s net zero roadmap and climate reports. Neil Young KC, representing Santos, presented the company’s closing arguments in the federal court on Tuesday, in response to allegations of greenwashing by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
On November 1, 2024 we announced the publication of 33 rebuttals based on the report " Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles " written by Matthew Eisenson, Jacob Elkin, Andy Fitch, Matthew Ard, Kaya Sittinger & Samuel Lavine and published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in 2024. Below is the blog post version of rebuttal #5 based on Sabin's report. There is overwhelming evidence that the lifecycle emissions 1 of solar energy are far lower than those of all fossil fuel sources, including natural gas 2 . On average, it takes only three years after installation for a solar panel to offset emissions from its production and transportation. Modern solar panels have a functional lifecycle of 30–35...
[The Herald] Hwange -- President Mnangagwa yesterday led the ground-breaking ceremony for the new 720MW coal thermal power plant being implemented by Titan New Energy in partnership with Zesa Holdings in Hwange, where he commended mutually beneficial private-public sector co-operation in developing a diversified energy mix.
[IPS] Riyadh Saudi Arabia -- A major new scientific report was launched December 1, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16).
[UN News] Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will "increase levels of migration, stability and insecurity among many communities," according to the newly-elected President of a UN-backed conference on desertification, drought and land restoration which is taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Vanuatu leads the charge of several nations arguing developed nations have a legal responsibility beyond non-binding promises Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia has been accused of undermining its Pacific neighbours in a landmark international legal case after it argued that high-emitting countries are not obliged to act on the climate crisis beyond their non-binding commitments to the 2015 Paris agreement. In the case before the UN’s international court of justice (ICJ) , Vanuatu is leading an argument brought by several Pacific nations and developing states – including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu – that developed countries have a legal responsibility beyond existing...
Photo by Neil Bates on Unsplash Improving farming production methods, rather than reducing the number of animals farmed will likely have only a limited overall impact on reducing emissions, according to an expert.
China says Philippine vessels ‘under guise of’ fishing boats gathered illegally near Houteng Reef, as Manila claims ‘harassment’ by PLA.
Three Takeaways on Green Infrastructures and Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience shannon.paton@… Mon, 12/02/2024 - 15:29 Governments, organizations, world leaders and financiers are increasingly recognizing the potential for nature-based solutions to advance climate adaptation. But what do these solutions look like in practice, and how can they be implemented and scaled up for the benefit of people, nature and climate? Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa ( SUNCASA ), an initiative jointly managed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and WRI, is answering these questions. SUNCASA aims to enhance resilience, protect biodiversity and advance gender equality and social inclusion through...
Cattle produce huge amounts of methane - a greenhouse gas that is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Now, scientists believe they may finally have a solution to this issue.
Learn more about the giant short-faced bear, and how it would have fared against saber-tooth cats and other Ice Age predators.
Countries facing existential crises due to climate change have asked the International Court of Justice in the Hague to look beyond climate treaties, like the Paris Agreement, when it considers its opinion on the obligations of high-emitting UN member states.
COP29, the latest annual climate summit, had one job: to strike a deal to provide the money needed to respond to climate change. It failed. This was the first climate summit dedicated to finance. Global south countries estimate they need a combined US$1.3 trillion a year to transition to low-carbon economies and adapt to the […]
Despite record wind generation, the grid can’t handle the influx, forcing operators to pay wind farms to shut down.
Polish operator PERN discovered similar leaks in 2022 and 2023.
Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when.
Readers are led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverage Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The big news on Monday morning was that the story splashed across the front of News Corp’s biggest-selling tabloid newspapers wasn’t news at all. It was an advertorial paid for by a fossil fuel industry. Not that readers glancing at page one of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier-Mail or Adelaide Advertiser were let in on this secret. Instead, they were sold a lie – that the story was straight news coverage, in some cases described as an “exclusive” or a “special report”, on how (in the words of the Courier-Mail) Australia must “step on the gas” as it was the “only way to avoid higher...
Ahead of rally and public hearings, community organiser says ‘risky scheme’ is being pushed for region with no details or consultation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Community, environment and health groups will rally together against the Coalition’s nuclear proposal for the Latrobe Valley in Traralgon, as public hearings for a nuclear inquiry take place in town on Tuesday. Adrian Cosgriff, a member of community advocacy group Voices of the Valley who worked in Gippsland’s oil and gas industry before retiring, said the region needed a decent plan for jobs as its coal-fired power stations shut down. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Under the state rule, oil and gas operators must monitor emissions for smog-causing pollutants — nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds — and regularly check for and fix leaks.
The conservation plan is a requirement of the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act that passed last year, making it the first law in the state to protect a species from the threats of climate change.
This video includes 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). We're choking our planet with pollution - whether that's greenhouse gases or plastics. But these two crises are deeply connected - and it all goes back to fossil fuels. And for both, the world needs to tackle the problem at source. Right now, the world is coming together to discuss the Global Plastic Treaty - a unique opportunity to get to grips with waste, and clean up our environment. But with fossil fuel companies up to their usual tricks, will we finally start to tackle the plastic problem and the climate crisis? Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
[The Conversation Africa] Climate change poses economic and social risks which can affect the workings of the financial system - the complex interaction of financial institutions and markets. Central banks, as the custodians of stable financial systems and stable prices (low, stable and predictable inflation), have a responsibility to ensure that financial systems can survive and manage climate-related shocks.
Photo: NZTA By Robert McLachlan COMMENT: In 1992 Statistics NZ called cars one of the biggest threats to the global environment. Thirty two years later New Zealand still has one of the highest rates of car ownership in...
With Biden soon to leave the White House, Republicans start an assault on the Environmental Protection Agency Donald Trump’s allies have fired the opening salvoes of his coming administration’s attack on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the federal agency that enforces and regulates laws on air, soil, and water quality among other crucial environmental and health issues. In a letter from Republican House leadership to EPA the administrator, Michael Regan, Republicans trained their sites on the agency’s scientific integrity policies that are designed to insulate scientists and research from political interference. Continue reading...
Vanuatu envoy makes claim as landmark hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The Hague A handful of countries should be held legally responsible for the ongoing impacts of climate change, representatives of vulnerable nations have told judges at the international court of justice (ICJ). During a landmark hearing at the Peace Palace in The Hague, which began on Monday, Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu’s special envoy for climate change and environment, said responsibility for the climate crisis lay squarely with “a handful of readily identifiable states” that had produced the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions but stood to lose the least from the impacts. Continue reading...
Almost 100 small island nations say their existence is threatened by climate change. The largest case in its history, the top United Nations court will determine whether major polluting nations should be held responsible.
State-ordered environmental testing has uncovered elevated levels of radiation at a popular spot for hikers and dog walkers in the Bay Area.
In the largest case in its history, the ICJ will hear almost 100 countries deliver testimonies on climate change. Campaigners hope it will help underline the obligations of states on global warming.
The company, which operates an online platform connecting individuals and businesses with recycling services, plans to expand globally.
[SADC] Urgent assistance is needed to avert deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Southern Africa, as the consequences of a historic El Niño-induced drought threaten to further push people into hunger and desperation. At a high-level roundtable convened by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in partnership with the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, on Thursday 28 November 2024 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, governments, and partners underscored the need for focused
Policymakers and industry say the Midwest Hydrogen Hub will create green jobs and slash emissions, but environmentalists see a ploy to keep fossil fuels in use.
Move to exclude fossil fuel firms from investment portfolios follows years of campaigning by staff and students More than three-quarters of UK universities have pledged to exclude fossil fuel companies from their investment portfolios, according to campaigners. The move, which is part of a wider drive to limit investment in fossil fuels, follows years of campaigning by staff and students across the higher education sector. Continue reading...
Follow today’s news live South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Man dies after balcony fall during police operation A man is dead after falling from a balcony during negotiations in a Queensland police operation. I’m proud to announce today that I’m going to join the Libertarian party. I believe in small government. I believe in the entrepreneurial ability of Australians. Get government out of the way, get government out of their hands. That’s what the Libertarian party stands for. Unfortunately, the Liberal party that I used to be a member of appears to have abandoned all those values. I was there working on a contract basis for a small...
The Ocean is our life source, but for decades it has been repeatedly marred by humankind. With the disposal of pollutants into the Ocean, overexploitation of Ocean resources and the human-driven increase of global temperatures, the Ocean is changing and not for the better. Our Oceans are warming, corals are dying, fish stocks are declining, […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged the investment management companies "formed a cartel to rig the coal market."
Aemo says it does not want to ‘directly control people’s rooftop solar’ but it may be necessary to reduce or cut off power gleaned from the sun Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The power grid in eastern Australia could experience “outage conditions” as soon as next spring unless states speed up actions to cope with surplus generation from solar panels on sunny days, the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) has warned. In a report released on Monday , Aemo called for an “emergency backstop” mechanism to ensure grid stability when households and other solar photovoltaic (PV) owners export excess electricity. Continue reading...
Analysts say the state could have taken in an additional $200 million if it had started to tighten rules for its carbon-trading program.
For Australia’s overall emissions budget from 2021 to 2030, the government said it is expecting the country to come in 3 percent beneath its target.
[Vanguard] Port Harcourt -- Demands Compensation for Environmental Pollution
[Premium Times] Mr Labbate said if Africa sends a signal either to operate in a voluntary carbon market, integrity will be key and scale will follow.
Youth and climate activists believe that the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion will send a powerful legal signal that UN member states cannot ignore their legal duties to act and protect the environment against climate change.
Being exposed to wildfire smoke over a long period of time could increase the risk of developing dementia even more than exposure to other sources of air pollution, according to new research — a pressing concern as Canada’s wildfire season is only projected to get worse with time.
In the largest case in its history, the UN's highest court will hear almost 100 countries deliver testimonies on climate change. Campaigners hope it will help underline the obligations of states on global warming.
Leading the charge towards clean energy would bring some much-needed positive momentum to international climate policy When Australia announces its 2035 emissions target to the world, there will be a unique opportunity to promote Australia’s ambition to help other countries decarbonise through exports of renewable energy-based commodities, while coal and gas exports will fall. Coal and gas exports from Australia are equivalent to well over a billion tonnes of CO2 when burned in other countries. That is around 3% of global fossil fuel CO2 emissions – far more than Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions at home that the national emissions target applies to. Continue reading...
The contestant, who did not want to be identified, alleges that he was so 'horrified' by the 'toxic environment' during filming for the show that he wanted to quit on his first day.
The Pollution Control Department is warning that people in Greater Bangkok will face thick smog from Monday to Friday due to smoke from farmland and stagnant air over the capital and nearby provinces.
Two years of negotiations to reduce global plastic production have collapsed amid a split between countries.
Worcestershire town has been flooded seven times in past four years and shop owners can no longer afford insurance In the aftermath of its latest flood, the town centre of Tenbury Wells was a scene of chaos. The main street was caked with a layer of mud, shop windows were smashed and piles of sodden furniture and wares, all ruined, were heaped in the street. “On Monday when we came in we wanted to leave, lock the doors and just disappear,” said Richard Sharman, the owner of Garlands Flowers. “We’ve lost about £6,000 and we won’t get a penny back. Six weeks ago we lost about £4,000 in a flood.” Continue reading...
Widespread sub-zero conditions in rural areas forecast from Monday, with high ground in Scotland as low as -12C An Arctic blast will send temperatures as low as -12C in parts of the UK this week after an unseasonably mild weekend. The hillier parts of Scotland are braced for the coldest weather, although forecasters expect widespread sub-zero conditions in rural areas on Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading...
Legal petition filed by 170 groups pushes environmental agency to tackle pressing health threat of pollution A new legal petition filed by more than 170 top environmental groups demands that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin monitoring for microplastics in drinking water, an essential first step to reining in pollution viewed as one of the nation’s most pressing public health threats. The scale of microplastic water pollution, the extent to which the substance is lodged throughout human bodies, and the many health implications have come into sharp focus in recent years, but the EPA still has not taken meaningful action, public health advocates say. Continue reading...
Critics question why South Stockton should shoulder the burden of increased air pollution so that others in the state can breathe less wildfire smoke.
A listing of 26 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 24, 2024 thru Sat, November 30, 2024. Story of the week Before Skeptical Science and an entire fleet of other websites devoted to combating and correcting climate misinformation and disinformation, there was Real Climate ("RC" for short and familiar). For our part we've been slinging climate facts for 17 years, but Real Climate team members Gavin Schmidt, Michael Mann, Rasmus Benestad, Stefan Rahmstorf and Eric Steig are still plugging away after a full 20 years on this often (chronically!) frustrating but entirely necessary beat. Real Climate's archive begins in November of 2004 with a glossary entry covering Antarctic...
When assessing the region, not much was normal but climate change. The post 2024 was a year of wacky Western weather appeared first on High Country News.
Nature is going to solve the problem by eliminating the modern human In response to Ashish Ghadiali’s story last week (“ Yes, there is a lot of greenwashing, but Cop summits are our best chance of averting climate breakdown ”, Comment, last week), nearly 70 years ago Gilbert Plass coined the term “climate change” in a paper in the journal Tellus . Most of that 70 years has been spent arguing over the reality of climate change, an argument by vested interests that continues to this day. Meanwhile, global warming has continued to rise due to the burning of fossil fuels. Now, polar ice caps and glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, causing sea level rises and threatening the survival of over half the world’s population living on islands and in coastal zones near sea level. Continue reading...
Cyclone Fengal brought significant rainfall to Chennai, causing electrocutions that resulted in four deaths. The IMD issued alerts for heavy rain across multiple districts. Public transport was minimized, and flights were canceled due to bad weather. Despite severe conditions, the anticipated damage was less severe, with some flooding and tree falls.
PM overruled negotiations between environment minister and the Greens after speaking with WA premier last week Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese insists Labor’s plans to establish a national environmental watchdog are still on the table after he quashed a deal with the Greens in parliament’s final sitting week. Last-minute negotiations between the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, and the Greens senator, Sarah Hanson-Young, were overruled by the prime minister on Tuesday after he spoke with the Western Australian premier, Roger Cook. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Russia successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1a rocket, placing the Kondor-FKA2 radar satellite into orbit from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The satellite, with advanced radar technology, is capable of all-weather, round-the-clock Earth observation, and its mission includes mapping, environmental monitoring, and guiding vessels through ice-covered routes. The Kondor series continues to advance with more launches scheduled.
Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines.
Amid climate change and geopolitical pressures, Communist Party aims to raise public awareness about saving food, waste and healthy eating.
The Great Lakes region on Saturday began digging out from the season's first major snowstorm as the Midwest and Plains shivered under an arctic blast forecast to spread over the eastern third of the country.
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to strike Ukraine again with a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile following Moscow’s latest widespread attack on critical energy infrastructure. More than a million households in Ukraine were left without power following the overnight bombardment, authorities in the country said Thursday. It’s Russia’s 11th large-scale assault … The post Putin threatens to strike Ukraine again with new missile after wave of attacks on energy appeared first on Egypt Independent.
An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land is being degraded each year due to drought and desertification, which is being driven mainly by climate change and poor land management.
"Polar bear poop," as it's come to be known, is a valuable tool for researchers at Dalhousie University, as they look for its effects on the animals health and climate change.
Scientists say radiative cooler suitable for walls, cars and textiles can mitigate urban heat islands and fight effects of climate change.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi’s new Cotswolds retreat faces severe flooding just days after their relocation from California. Their multi-million-pound estate was swamped following a nearby tributary's overflow. Storm Bert's torrential rains and 80mph winds caused significant damage, rendering surrounding roads impassable. Their move was reportedly a protest against Donald Trump's election.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took office in January 2023, he inherited environmental protection agencies in shambles and deforestation at a 15-year high. His predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, had dismantled regulations and gutted institutions tasked with enforcing environmental laws. Lula set […]
Spain has introduced a new policy mandating paid climate leave for workers, allowing them up to four days off during weather emergencies.
The NSW Net Zero Commission has warned the state is not on track to meet legislated emission reduction targets and that any expansion of coal mining will force other industries to make deeper cuts.
Comparing historical heat extremes with climate simulations has revealed that in parts of the world the models are underestimating how extreme heatwaves are getting
For the 170 passengers aboard Swan Hellenic's SH Diana, dreams of witnessing towering glaciers, pristine landscapes and roaming penguins were crushed by an engine failure
At a German campsite, 15,800-year-old engravings reveal how Ice Age people used fishing nets.
Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment of the Republic of Vanuatu
It might seem like an odd connection, but the plight of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team is directly connected to climate change.
The damage plastics do to the environment is no secret. For years producers have encouraged the belief that recycling is the answer but failed to address the difficulty of making that happen. - 2024/12 / article
French scientists have made major contributions to polar research, but funding cuts are jeopardising their ability to add to our understanding of this remote region and its part in our changing climate. - 2024/12 / article , 2024/12 antarctic
A fivefold increase in the Mekong delta's production in under 40 years was an agricultural triumph – until the effects of climate change started to be felt. - 2024/12 / article
Angry residents called for fresh protests in Spain on Friday as the country marked one month since its worst floods in a generation killed 230 people.
[Leadership] The Petroleum, Environment and Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA) has inaugurated a national task force to address environmental degradation linked to petroleum and solid mineral extraction across Nigeria.
In the new rules, which will come into effect from March 2025, local councils will be told to provide just four bins in a bid to streamline recycling practices.
PHOTO: Gisborne District Council By Liz Kivi The Crown has contributed to worsening the climate crisis as well as exacerbating impacts on Māori communities, a Waitangi Tribunal panel heard this week.
Dissolved carbon dioxide may have bubbled up from magma far below Earth's surface, contributing to prolonged warming.
Rescuers in Sumatra search for people trapped in cars after landslide triggered by torrential rainfall Last week, torrential rainfall across Indonesia’s largest island, Sumatra, triggered flash floods and landslides, causing widespread destruction. Twenty people died earlier this week in four areas in North Sumatra province amid flash floods and landslides. On Thursday morning, another devastating landslide claimed seven more lives. This landslide struck the main access route between Medan, the provincial capital, and surrounding regions, burying vehicles – including a tourist bus – in mud, rocks and trees. More than 10 people were injured and rushed to the nearest hospital in Medan. Rescue efforts are continuing, with several vehicles still trapped in the debris. North Sumatra’s traffic...
Floods in Songkhla and the Deep South have stung the Malaysian market, as both hotel and tour bookings in Hat Yai for the next two weekends have all been cancelled.
[Nigeria Health Watch] The Climate crisis is no longer a distant threat but a present reality that is disrupting ecosystems, economies, and communities worldwide. Although climate change is global, its most severe impact is seen in Africa. According to the United Nations Environment Programme "Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with just about two to three percent of global emissions". Mitigating these impacts, from devastating floods to droughts, malnutrition, and mental health crises, demands building
The N.W.T. government released its first climate change risks and opportunities report this week. It bills it as a tool that all levels of government can use to help plan for the challenges ahead.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41558-024-02181-1A rigorous analysis of twenty-first-century multi-hazard exposure for US Southeast Atlantic coastal communities indicates that up to 70% of residents will be exposed daily to shallow and emerging groundwater by approximately 2100. This threat further exacerbates the impacts of other coastal stressors, such as flooding, beach erosion and subsidence, under expected future climate change scenarios.
A southeast Calgary condo complex needed to be evacuated after carbon monoxide levels of 300 ppm triggered a CO alarm.
Arctic passages would allow Chinese cargo ships to avoid impact of hostilities in the Middle East on Suez Canal traffic.
The bodies of Retired Sinclair Oil executive Charles Romer, 73, and his wife Catherine, 75, who suddenly disappeared on April 8, 1980, were believed to be in the pond.
Experts have revealed that your iPhone played a role in fueling the devastating hurricanes that ripped through the US this year. More than 100 Americans lost their lives to storms.
[Observer] Uganda will soon start producing oil. However, oil is a non-renewable resource, and it is estimated that the life cycle of oil production is between 25 and 30 years. The question that arises is: what happens next?
Launched just six months ago and still in its commissioning phase, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite is already producing remarkable data from its four instruments, offering groundbreaking insights into clouds, aerosols, and Earth’s energy balance.Highlighting the importance to Earth system science and climate research, teams worldwide are out in force taking measurements to verify and enhance the accuracy of EarthCARE’s data.
Companies are still digesting Premier Danielle Smith's move to announce a forthcoming motion under the province's Sovereignty Act.
Climate change, misdiagnosed vulnerability, and ignorance of risk amplify extreme rainfall disasters.
Rising temperatures and melting glaciers are altering the ways humans pray and threatening the existence of sacred traditions.
California is suing oil and gas major Exxon Mobil. The case has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste, as well as the need for a cap on plastic production.
Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash The government’s proposal to align methane targets with ‘no additional warming’ is self-serving, unfair to developing nations, and could ultimately harm New...
Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.
[Ethiopian Herald] Targets 41% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
Recently, I sat in a room in Cape Town with African climate scientists, watching them present results from sophisticated models examining how solar geoengineering interventions might affect local weather patterns across the continent. These researchers, ...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04525D, Review Article Tian Wang, shaocong Tang, Ya Xiao, Weiwei Xiang, Jae Su Yu The expansion of anode-free configuration in aqueous zinc (Zn) metal batteries (ZMBs) combines intrinsic safety and low cost while satisfying the desire for high energy density. Since all Zn sources... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
In a booming sector where the biggest ships have doubled in size since 2000, pressure is growing to make cruising a greener, more sustainable way to travel Read more in this series Toxic, filthy and cheap, the sludge-like substance known as heavy fuel oil has powered the shipping industry since the 1960s. What is perhaps less well known is that this same substance is still used to power more than half of cruise ships today, making what many choose as an alternative to flying one of the most environmentally damaging ways to travel. The good news is that the industry, under pressure from environmentalists and new regulations, is adopting new technologies, energy saving designs and studying alternative fuels. Continue reading...
As Australia’s natural environment declines, Labor appears to cave to vested interests, writes Felicity Wade On Thursday we were hoping to be celebrating the Australian parliament passing legislation to create a federal Environmental Protection Agency, an expert watchdog to oversee our country’s natural bounty. This was going to be a major moment for which my organisation, the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) and many others had worked for years. Promised on the eve of the 2022 election, it was the centre-piece of the Labor’s commitment to the environment . But late on Tuesday afternoon the legislation was moth-balled. It is a sad and sorry tale. Felicity Wade is national co-convener of the Labor Environment Action Network Continue reading...
Albanese government will rely on Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under 16 social media ban Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Senate will likely pass 31 government bills on its final scheduled sitting day, after the Greens agreed to support a vote on 27 bills in return for $500m for social housing energy upgrades and commitments against fossil fuel investment. While the Albanese government will rely on the Greens and crossbench to pass its Future Made in Australia agenda and a range of treasury and attorney general’s portfolio bills, it will work with the Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under-16s social media ban . Sign up for...
Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Nuclear costings coming ‘in coming weeks and months ahead of election’: Taylor The shadow treasurer was also asked when the Coalition would release the costings of its nuclear plan. We will not be announcing it on your program this morning, as much as you might like me to. Continue reading...
A massive 4,000km cloud band extending from Australia's Top End to Tasmania will bring intense rainfall and potential flash flooding to large swathes of the east coast.
A 25-year-old climate researcher from IIT-Delhi died in a cave-in at a Harappan-era site in Gujarat's Lothal. She and a professor were trapped in mud while collecting sediment samples. The professor survived with injuries and oxygen deprivation. The researcher was part of a team studying climate change during the Harappan era.
As much as a win over the Hurricanes would’ve been medicine for the Rangers’ soul, a loss was like further inflammation.
Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday.
Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions increase, putting even more marine organisms at risk
Ice Age humans in what is now Wyoming used bones from hares, bobcats, and mountain lions to craft sewing needles, new research suggests.
By: Aubrey Taylor Tropical Storm Oscar crept up from the North Atlantic Ocean at a leisurely 40 miles per hour on the morning of Oct. 19, 2024 and ambled toward the Turks and Caicos Islands. Based on the data available, meteorologists believed the tiny storm was unlikely to cause major damage. Yet only three hours […] The post How Fishers Are Protecting Their Communities from Hurricanes appeared first on EDFish .
Key Outcomes from COP29: Unpacking the New Global Climate Finance Goal and Beyond margaret.overh… Wed, 11/27/2024 - 13:06 After two weeks of fraught negotiations at the UN climate summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, delegates eked out an agreement on a new climate finance goal . The new goal of at least $300 billion annually by 2035 is triple the amount of the previous target , aiming to mobilize much-needed finance for developing countries to cut emissions and address the mounting impacts of climate change. But while the new target is an important down payment for a safer, more equitable future, it is far less than developing countries need to pursue low-carbon development and protect their citizens from increasing droughts, floods and wildfires. In addition, countries...
After UCS Report, EPA Limits Emissions of Toxic Gas 2024 Omari Spears Wed, 11/27/2024 - 12:24 Read press release
[Greenpeace] In response to an analysis conducted by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) which revealed that 220 fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists, the highest at any negotiation so far analysed by CIEL, have gained access to the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC5) to negotiate for a Global Plastics Treaty.
Source of Philadelphia’s drinking water sees salt line pushed closer to city by drought and sea level rise Salty ocean water is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the un-potable tide back downstream. Officials say drinking water is not imminently at risk, but they are monitoring the effects of the drought on the river and studying options for the future in case further droughts sap the area, amid the climate crisis . Continue reading...
The government faces pressure from the industry to make changes to electric vehicle sales quotas.
Sustainable Cities Challenge: Semi-Finalists to Innovate Detroit's Eastern Market Announced nicole.greenfi… Wed, 11/27/2024 - 09:27 The Toyota Mobility Foundation announced the 10 semi-finalists for its Sustainable Cities Challenge in Detroit, Michigan. Developed in partnership with the City of Detroit, Challenge Works and World Resources Institute (WRI), the Challenge sought global innovators to present solutions to decrease fossil fuel use and reduce costs of freight operations in Detroit’s Eastern Market. One of the oldest and largest urban food production and distribution centers in the United States, the bustling hub serves as Detroit’s center for food production, processing, packaging and distribution, playing a vital role in feeding millions...
Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead shannon.paton@… Wed, 11/27/2024 - 09:00 Europe is the world’s fastest warming continent , which is severely impacting cities and leading to tens of thousands of deaths , rising hospitalizations, school closures and people adjusting their lives to avoid inhospitable outdoor conditions. The oppressive heat is being felt across the continent from cities along the Mediterranean, to cities in Northern European cities, where homes are primarily designed to withstand cold seasons. London, for example, faced a record-breaking temperature of 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) in July 2022, triggering widespread fires and marking the London Fire Brigade’s busiest day since World War II. Europe is currently...
BBC meteorologist Paul Hudson said the naming of Storm Conall by the Netherlands weather forecasting service KNMI last night would have caused 'unnecessary worry' for people in the UK.
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to soon announce deputy nominees for EPA and the Interior and Energy departments.
New research led by Johns Hopkins confirms the presence of coal dust in the Curtis Bay neighborhood in South Baltimore near a CSX coal terminal.
Among those targeted were New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s initial pick to serve as attorney general, and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, who has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
[The Herald] The business community has been urged to invest in solar energy and use net metering to sell excess power into the national grid, thus reducing its dependence on Zesa. This is critical in the face of climate-driven load shedding and sales will cover some of the costs of solar investment.
Polar ice sheets are critical for climate projections, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Improving understanding of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets … The post Polar ice sheets decisive contributors to uncertainty in climate tipping points appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Smaller plates nudge people to take less food on the first serving, which can cut down on food waste that costs money and contributes to climate change.
The next 10 years will look very different for the story of climate change.
On November 6, 2024 the Consortium for Climate Risks in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN) hosted a webinar within the Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar Series about climate change misinformation and disinformation. CCRUN is a NOAA-funded initiative that has been studying the impact of climate change on the Northeast since 2010. The webinar was moderated by Franco Montalto, one of the co-investigators of the initiative. This webinar series began in 2014, and all previous seminars are archived on the CCRUN website for reference. The webinar's topic focused on climate change misinformation and disinformation and included three speakers: Dr. Gavin Schmidt , Dr. John Cook , and Dr. Emily Vraga who each gave a presentation on this critical topic. Below, we feature each...
Photo by Emma Simpson on Unsplash Ten years ago, a group of climate and health experts urged rapid action on climate change in New Zealand in order to protect health.
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, on Tuesday, cautioned that the global push for transition to cleaner energy would have major impact on Nigeria's economy and revenue accruing to the government from the petroleum industry.
The prospect of added costs on products has big implications for businesses and consumers across the energy landscape — including at the gasoline pump.
The state accused the fossil fuel industry of covering up its contribution to rising temperatures.
[New Times] The just concluded UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, delivered a deal on climate finance on Sunday, November 24, following two weeks of "tense" negotiations. It was agreed that developed countries would pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help the developing countries adapt to and combat the consequences of climate change.
National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc is stepping up efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its businesses by adopting carbon capture technology and preparing to run a trial on hydrogen usage to depend less on fossil fuels.
Mr Minns warned Aussies to delay using their dishwasher, pool pumps and washing machines between 3pm and 8pm on Wednesday as the heatwave nears its peak.
Legislation may be needed to enforce carbon reduction if Thailand fails to meet its emission targets, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
[IPS] As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, there is now a rapidly expanding understanding that these crises are deeply interconnected.
Rising Tide protesters arrested after blocking a major road to parliament house during a week-long proitest.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04212C, Paper Hui Lin, Lingxing Zeng, Chuyuan Lin, Junxiu Wu, Huibing He, Chengxiu Huang, Wenbin Lai, Peixun Xiong, Fuyu Xiao, Qingrong Qian, Qinghua Chen, Jun Lu The structure design principles of organic additives for high-performance anode over wide-pH electrolytes are elusive, which are critical barriers to the practical application of aqueous zinc-metal batteries (AZMBs). Herein, this... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
What’s old is new again. NASA scientists discovered an underground “city” buried 100 feet beneath the ice of Greenland. Researchers were shocked when their advanced radar technology picked up signs of human construction deep beneath the ice of the island territory’s tundra, according to the space agency. Camp Century, an abandoned Cold War-era military installation,...
Research reflects rising optimism about country’s green transition as it takes leading position on climate action Nearly half of experts surveyed by a climate thinktank believe China’s carbon dioxide emissions have already peaked, or will do so in 2025, reflecting increasing optimism about the country’s green transition at a time when it is being called on to take a leading position on global climate action. According to a report published on Tuesday by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), a research organisation, 44% of climate experts from academia and industry believe that China’s CO 2 emissions will peak, at the latest, in 2025. In last year’s survey, only 21% of experts gave the same response. Continue reading...
Stellantis says it will shift production from Bedfordshire to plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire Business live – latest updates The owner of Vauxhall has announced that it plans to close its van factory at Luton, in a decision that will put 1,100 jobs at risk of being cut or moving location despite the UK government preparing to relax rules on electric cars. Stellantis said it would shift van production from Luton, Bedfordshire, to another factory at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, blaming the UK’s economic conditions and the government’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate . Continue reading...
A handful of oil-producing nations ensured that a United Nations General Assembly resolution on climate change steered clear of a call to transition away from fossil fuels.
A Cold War relic, Camp Century was supposed to be entombed in ice forever.
Changing your own motor oil isn't that hard, and it can save you a lot of money, but it's important to know which kind of oil is right for your engine.
The move by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government comes after the US indicted Gautam Adani for bribery and Kenya cancelled deals with the group.
The low pressure system arriving tonight, which comes after 82mph Storm Bert caused major floods last weekend, was named this afternoon by the Dutch weather service KNMI.
As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. But what happens when there’s no shade available? A recent study in Nature Communications used NASA satellite data to identify a major gap in global resilience to climate change: cities in the Global South have […]
The report comes at a critical juncture with President-elect Donald Trump pledging to cut fuel-economy standards aimed at boosting EV sales.
[This Day] AaraGO, a pioneering Nigerian green technology startup, has launched an innovative battery-swapping service for electric motorbikes, manufactured by KYMCO, a renowned Taiwanese company with over 60 years of experience producing reliable two-wheelers. The launch, held at Alliance Française in Ikoyi, Lagos, marks a significant milestone in Nigeria's efforts to reduce carbon emissions and advance the energy transition from petrol to electricity.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper blocked a hurricane relief bill that contained clauses to limit the power of incoming Democratic leaders and transfer it to Republican officials.
Departmental analysis includes contentious measurements, but climate minister says government is cleaning up after ‘decade of denial, delay, dysfunction and utter neglect’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government will claim it is on track to meet its legislated 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 after a departmental analysis found it had improved its position over the past year. The government said annual emissions projections, based on an assessment of government policies and other trends, suggest national climate pollution would be at least 42.6% less than 2005 levels by the end of the decade, compared with 37% last year. The forecast included the impact of an underwriting scheme for new large-scale renewable energy and batteries...
AS temperatures plummet and winter bites, energy efficiency has never been more important…or more challenging, given the rise of complex and fast-evolving technologies and products, coupled with a steep rise in the number of new entrants with varying levels of knowledge and expertise entering the energy sector.
With lithium in short supply, sodium-ion batteries might offer cheap energy storage with less environmental impact
The United Nations estimates that up to 10% of all human-produced greenhouse gases are generated by food loss and waste. That's nearly five times the emissions from the aviation industry.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world’s largest cruise line company is responsible for producing more carbon dioxide in Europe than the city of Glasgow, a report has found. An analysis by the Transport and Environment (T&E) campaign group, provided to the Guardian, found Carnival to be […]
NIWA's Baring Head Atmospheric Research Station Media release | Microbes - such as those living in wetlands, landfills or the digestive tracts of livestock - are behind unprecedented spikes in methane emissions, according...
Storm Bert battered Britain with heavy rain and 80 mph winds, causing widespread flooding and at least four deaths. Floodwaters disrupted travel, prompting evacuations and rescues. The government pledged £2.4 billion for flood defenses, acknowledging the increasing severity of weather events due to climate change.
Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up.
Utilities are building massive batteries to store renewable energy and replace polluting fossil fuel power plants.
What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has been appointed to the Multi-Sectoral Technical Committee (MSTC) to spearhead Kenya's carbon market framework development.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04011B, Paper Xuanfeng Chen, Chunhao Qin, Fulu Chu, Fangkun Li, Jun Liu, Feixiang Wu Gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) synergizing the benefits of solid and liquid electrolytes are promising electrolyte candidates for future Li metal batteries (LMBs). However, the poor performance of current GPEs in... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04466E, Paper Yuan Fang, Chunhong Qi, Weichao Bao, Fangfang Xu, Wei Sun, Bin Liu, Xiqian Yu, Lianjun Wang, Wan Jiang, Pengpeng Qiu, Wei Luo The MXene–VO 2− x cathode with asymmetric Ti–O–V orbital hybridization at the heterointerface for zinc-ion batteries is designed to stabilize the oxygen vacancies through charge transfer, thus efficiently boosting the electrochemical performance. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[The Green Connection] Last week (14 November 2024), The Green Connection, Aukotowa Fisheries Primary Co-Operative, and Natural Justice launched another legal challenge against activities that could worsen climate change and negatively impact environmental health, which could affect fisher livelihoods. This time, the applicants have launched a judicial review of decisions to grant authorisation to TGS Geophysical Company to conduct seismic surveys off South Africa's Western and Northern Cape coastlines. This case challenges
Dozens of environmental and community groups say the hub has provided little public information on its plans to turn natural gas into a low-carbon fuel.
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa recently participated in the 36th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MOP 36) in Bangkok, Thailand.
Energy costs are projected to rise substantially after the defeat of a ballot measure seeking to kill the state carbon market.
To power its servers, Greenidge Generation uses a former coal-burning plant that was converted to natural gas in 2017 after years of disuse.
Blackout threat for NSW and Queensland today as heatwave bears down on the east coast.
[Global Witness] Once again, fossil fuels muscled in to the world's most important climate negotiation, sidelining critical issues about people and the future of our planet
[UNDP] Attending the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan was an exhilarating experience for me as a young leader. I had the opportunity to witness firsthand the complexities of such large-scale international conferences. On one hand, the commitment to addressing the climate crisis was inspiring; on the other hand, certain contradictions and slow progress revealed that there is still a long way to go.
French energy giant TotalEnergies has paused further investments in Adani Group following US bribery allegations against its founder. TotalEnergies, holding stakes in Adani's renewable energy and gas ventures, stated it was unaware of the US investigation. The company emphasized its zero-tolerance policy on corruption and clarified it wasn't directly implicated.
With a month to go until Christmas, Santa Claus is busy preparing, but the warming climate and lack of snow in his Arctic hometown have him worried.
Nature, Published online: 26 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03773-9Climate change and urbanization are exacerbating the effects of flooding. A close look at a Nepalese river reveals that efforts to reduce the impact of floods must consider the geomorphic changes that occur during these extreme events.
At least five people died as the storm brought heavy rain, wind and snow over the weekend.
All Surinamese adults to receive payment from recently discovered oil and gas reserves – ‘no one will be left behind’ Suriname’s president has announced a program of “royalties for everyone” as the South American nation plans for a boon from recently discovered oil and gas reserves. Suriname and its neighbor Guyana, both former Dutch colonies, expect to make billions in the years to come from rich offshore crude deposits. Earlier this month, Guyana announced all adult citizens living at home and abroad would received a payout of around £370 as part of an effort to redistribute its oil wealth. Continue reading...
UK energy secretary played key role in $300bn deal for developing countries, branded a ‘betrayal’ by critics Mukhtar Babayev: I’m glad we got a deal at Cop29 The UK will seek a global coalition to push for climate action after a fractious end to UN climate talks in Azerbaijan, the UK energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has pledged. The Cop29 conference ended on Sunday with a deal promising $300bn in finance for developing countries by 2035, which critics called a “failure” and “betrayal”. Continue reading...
Hundreds of properties flooded and Welsh town hit by landslip as major incident declared in Northamptonshire Forecasters, environment officials and politicians have been strongly criticised over the warnings issued before Storm Bert and the fitness of flood defences to cope with increasingly common extreme weather. A huge clear-up is under way across swathes of Wales and England, with hundreds of properties flooded and a former Welsh mining town hit by a landslip from a coal tip, leaving buildings deep in sludge and mud. Continue reading...
This is the harrowing moment an influencer and her husband were swept away in raging floods, minutes after making a haunting final social media post.
A smart thermostat is a central part of a smart home setup. These models will lower your energy bill while letting you monitor your home's temperature remotely.
By: Jane Eisenhardt Wrapping up Baku and the message for business is clear: we are officially in the era of implementation. Over the past four years, a growing wave of companies, cities, states and financial institutions made ambitious climate commitments. Since COP26 in Glasgow, over 15,500 entities committed to net zero through the Race to […]
Air pollution, along with stress, unhealthy diets, obesity, and diabetes, negatively impacts both male and female fertility. Pollutants disrupt hormones, menstrual cycles, and egg quality in women, while reducing sperm count, motility, and DNA integrity in men. Protecting fertility requires limiting exposure to pollution, adopting a healthy lifestyle, and consulting fertility specialists.
A coal miner for 44 years, Grant Howard was among 170 people arrested at the Rising Tide blockade of the Port of Newcastle.
Alberta's government says it will invest up to $50 million to support the creation of a first-in-Canada drilling test site to support technology development in the oil, gas, geothermal and lithium industries.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Jeff Masters Hurricane Milton approaching landfall in Florida on October 9, 2024. (Image credit: NOAA/CIRA/Colorado State University) Human-caused climate change boosted the wind speeds of recent Atlantic hurricanes, making them more damaging and costly, according to a pair of scientific reports released today. Research published in the journal Environmental Research: Climate, “ Human-caused ocean warming has intensified recent hurricanes ,” found that between 2019 and 2023, the maximum sustained winds of Atlantic hurricanes were 19 mph (31 km/h) higher because of human-caused ocean warming. And a parallel report by Climate Central , a nonprofit scientific research organization, applied the...
Brooke Rollins would bring a skeptical view on climate-related programs at the Department of Agriculture.
[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, says reforms aimed at cutting red tape in the renewable energy sector are critical for accelerating projects and the development of critical energy infrastructure.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia has been spotlighted as one of Africa's top seven destinations for deep-water oil discoveries and hydrocarbon growth, according to the African Energy Council. The recognition underscores the country's potential, with its 29 offshore blocks estimated to hold 1 billion barrels of oil by 2035.
Traditional methods meet new technology to produce cleaner building materials, some of which even help sequester carbon pollution. The post Constructing modern buildings doesn’t have to create climate-changing pollution appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Organizers demand better workers’ rights and climate action. Plus, Israeli killing of journalists in Lebanon could be war crime, experts say Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday and Cyber Monday to agitate for better workers’ rights and climate action. What are organizers saying? Christy Hoffman, the general secretary of UNI Global Union, said: “Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy.” Amanda Gearing, a senior organiser at GMB, said: “Amazon represents everything that is broken about [the UK’s] economy. Insecure work, poverty wages and often unsafe working conditions.” How has Amazon...
MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live weather updates as Britain braces for floods with more than 150 warnings in place after Storm Bert blew into UK over weekend.
Critics claim warnings and defences were inadequate but Met Office says storm was ‘well forecast’ Storm Bert – live updates Weather forecasters and politicians have come in for strong criticism after hundreds of homes and businesses across the UK suffered devastating flooding in Storm Bert but the Met Office has said it issued sufficient warning. There were growing complaints in south Wales, one of the areas most heavily hit, that the Met Office issued only a yellow warning, rather than an amber or red, and that not enough new defences had been put in place by the Welsh government since storms last wreaked havoc in the area four years ago. Continue reading...
Pushing public transport operators to embrace green energy faster could accelerate the city’s progress towards its carbon neutrality goals.
A reluctant deal finalised at the COP29 climate summit isn't generous enough to encourage nations to submit more ambitious climate plans, delegates warn
A former general election candidate for the SNP has spoken out against future oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. Brett backs energy transition away from oil and gas exploration
The worst regional dry spell in more than a century has stricken hydroelectricity generation that accounts for 85 percent of Zambia’s supply.
Strong winds and persistent rain could complicate clean-up efforts Storm Bert is expected to cause further disruption on Monday after torrential downpours caused “devastating” flooding over the weekend and a major incident in Wales. The last of the Met Office’s rain warnings ended at 11.59pm on Sunday but strong winds persist and rain from high ground will reach rivers, which could disrupt travel and clean-up efforts. Continue reading...
Big-money pledges will be even harder to trust. Fossil fuel producers have more leverage. China is ascendant.
New York’s efforts to slash emissions face major risks from a second Trump administration. Environmental advocates press Gov. Kathy Hochul to step up.
“In the future, if climate change is not addressed and is not thoughtfully handled, triathlons can cease to exist,” a professional triathlete said at a panel discussion.
Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.
[Nile Post] COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, resolved to elevate the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in global climate action with the adoption of the Baku Workplan and the renewal of the Facilitative Working Group's (FWG) mandate under the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP).
[IPS] Baku -- Every year, the Conference of the Parties creates a global milestone for the climate movement, setting new standards and advancing action towards a net-zero planet to sustain all life on earth. COPs provide a platform for the global community to agree on what it would take to restore planet Earth and the contributions that all signatories to the Paris Agreement should make.
[IPS] Baku -- The Green Climate Fund (GCF) negotiations brought attention to the progress, challenges, and future strategies for enhancing its effectiveness in fostering a just and sustainable energy transition.
Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change. In early December, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is going to decide whether the monarch should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. If that comes to pass, the migratory butterfly would be one of the most widespread species to receive this listing. Want to hear more on the animals that surround us? Email us your ideas to shortwave@npr.org — we'd love to hear from you! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave .
Power supplies will become tight in NSW and Queensland this week, with parts of western Sydney tipped to approach 40C Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Power supplies will become “tight” in New South Wales and Queensland later this week as the season’s first major heatwave coincides with outages at big coal-fired power stations. Parts of western Sydney are forecast to approach 40C on Tuesday and Wednesday during a pre-summer hot spell spanning a week of 30C-plus days . Heatwave conditions in eastern parts of NSW will be in the low- to severe-intensity range, the Bureau of Meteorology said . Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Nearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his party Cop29 in Baku has concluded but its outcome is disappointing – in many dimensions. Its decisions on finance – agreeing that the developed world would provide US$300bn a year by 2035 – come nowhere close to what’s needed. Ultimately, it may even be poisonous because of its lack of ambition and muddled scope – it does not even cover loss and damage. Baku saw little sense of urgency or increased climate action, despite the universal message from scientific studies, including the Climate Action Tracker . Our global update this year found that in the last three years there’s been virtually no improvement in either action on the ground, nor ambition to take action in the future...
One person found dead in submerged vehicle in California as storm warning issued for Sierra Nevada through Tuesday Forecasters through the US issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more precipitation while grappling with flooding and small landslides from a previous storm. Continue reading...
If your mechanic recommends a high-mileage motor oil, how do you know when it's worth it to upgrade? And what are the pros and cons of the change?
Up to 18 properties in Park Avenue, Dundonald were flooded after Storm Bert brought heavy rain on Saturday.
In a late session at the United Nations climate talks, countries finally agreed on how rich nations can help poor ones in the face of climate change.
NONTHABURI: A man has been arrested in Bang Bua Thong district for possessing and selling carcasses of Sumatran tigers, says the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NED).
Port operators said they expected to maintain normal operations if police were able to manage the demonstrators.
National Severe Weather Warnings are still in place across the UK as Storm Bert brings impacts across much of the UK.
A listing of 25 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, November 17, 2024 thru Sat, November 23, 2024. Story of the week This week, we again asked Gemini to create a topical summary of the articles we shared during the week. Based on feedback kindly provided in comments to last week's edition - thanks a lot for that! - we have now updated our Google form used to collect the articles with a new drop-down list from which (for now) one item can be picked which will eventually be used to generate a list based on topic instead of date. Major Climate Change Impacts: Extreme Weather Events: Increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, hurricanes, typhoons, and other extreme weather events due to climate change. (The...
Earth's atmosphere is heavy, so why doesn't it weigh us down more?
The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.
Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtracking It was never an indication of great things to come when the chief executive of Cop29, Elnur Soltanov, was filmed attempting to broker gas and oil deals for Azerbaijan in the slipstream of the past fortnight’s UN climate summit in Baku. More than 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists have been operating in and around Cop29, outnumbering delegates from the 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined. Many, including Greta Thunberg , now argue that the UN climate process has been entirely hijacked by corporate interests, reduced to a global stage for greenwash. Continue reading...
Governments in Canada, the U.S. and abroad and some companies are all eyeing nuclear power to meet a growing demand for electricity and climate goals at the same time. Here's a closer look at why there seems to be renewed interest in nuclear, despite the rise of cheap wind and solar.
Delhi experienced its eighth 'severe' air quality day this month, with AQI reaching 412 on Saturday. The alarming pollution levels are attributed to meteorological factors like low wind speeds and fog, trapping pollutants from local sources and stubble burning. While neighboring cities saw slightly better air quality, experts warn of continued 'very poor' AQI in the coming days.
Developing nations have criticized the $300 billion annual climate finance commitment from wealthy countries as insufficient at the Cop29 summit in Baku. While a deal was reached, establishing a $1.3 trillion target with significant reliance on private funding, developing nations argued for a greater commitment from historical emitters to address the disproportionate impact of climate change on poorer countries.
Countries agreed to "at least" $300 billion in climate funding at the COP29 UN climate summit. The deal came after two weeks of tense negotiations that highlighted sharp divides between rich and poorer nations.
The COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ran into overtime as negotiators from nearly 200 countries struggled to reach consensus on the climate funding plan for the next decade.
After three sleepless nights of back and forth among negotiators, all it took to seal a contentious global deal on climate finance was the hammering of a gavel.
The unrelenting wind and rain brought about by Storm Bert was not enough to dampen the spirits of these Leeds students from taking on one of the nation's most famous pub crawls.
The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday but poorer nations most at the mercy of worsening disasters dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low.
Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.
Rich countries resist increasing their contributions to poor countries that are bearing the brunt of global heating Talks on a new trillion-dollar global deal to tackle the climate crisis dragged on late into Saturday night, as rich and poor countries fought over how much cash was needed, and who should pay. Rich countries want to offer only about $300bn out of the $1.3tn a year needed from their own coffers, with the rest to come from other sources including potential new taxes and private investors. Continue reading...
The president-elect has promised to roll back climate legislation, also vowing to boost oil production and pull out of the Paris Agreement.
New rules allowing wealthy polluting countries to buy carbon-cutting "offsets" from developing nations were agreed at UN climate talks Saturday, in a move already raising fears they will be used to greenwash climate targets.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 129, Issue 22, 28 November 2024.
Met Office says UK will see as much as 20 to 40cm of snow over hills, accompanied by strong winds The PA news agency has some additional detail on reports that Newcastle International airport flights have been disrupted. It reports that the airport’s online departure board shows many flights scheduled to depart this morning have been delayed , while the 9.30am British Airways service to Heathrow was cancelled . Due to Storm Bert, the airport has had continuous, heavy snow this morning. Our snow team is operational and are working hard to keep any disruption to a minimum and we will provide a further update later this morning. Continue reading...
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. This fact brief was written by Sue Bin Park from the Gigafact team in collaboration with members from our team. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Has human-caused climate change increased extreme weather? Planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather, jeopardizing the stability of ecosystems and human populations. Warmer temperatures increase evaporation while warmer air holds more moisture. This has caused prolonged heat waves and drought in some regions and intensified precipitation, storms, and flooding in others. Global warming has also increased...
As ICJ hears landmark climate case, Grenada’s PM says vulnerable nations expect a long, hard fight for aid It’s a macabre picture: tombs, headstones and wreaths, lovingly selected by family members, floating into the oblivion of the ocean, and with them the remains of loved ones uprooted from their final resting place. Some are dragged back to land, washed up on beaches on the Grenadian island of Carriacou, transforming the beautiful Caribbean shoreline into a chaotic graveyard. This disturbing reality, says Grenada’s prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, is a poignant example of the gravity of the climate crisis and its impact on his country. Continue reading...
Carmaker, which has faced backlash over rebrand, will reveal production-ready version of Type 00 in late 2025 Experts’ verdict on Jaguar’s electric car launch Jaguar unveils much-hyped electric car after online leak Business live – latest updates Jaguar’s design boss has said the car brand has shown “fearless creativity” as he unveiled a much-hyped electric vehicle that had attracted an online backlash over its unusual marketing campaign. Gerry McGovern, who is in charge of design for Jaguar’s parent company, told a launch event on Monday in Miami: “Some may love it now, some may love it later and some may never love it. That’s what fearless creativity does.” Continue reading...
ESA’s Proba-3 will be the first mission to create an artificial total solar eclipse by flying a pair of satellites 150 metres apart. For six hours at a time, it will be able to see the Sun’s faint atmosphere, the corona, in the hard-to-observe region between the Sun’s edge and 1.4 million kilometres from its surface. This new technology combined with the satellite pair’s unique extended orbit around Earth will allow Proba-3 to do important science, revealing secrets of the Sun, space weather and Earth’s radiation belts.
With solar panels on one in three households, the nation is undergoing one of the most rapid shifts away from coal to a renewables-dominated grid.
Carbon Tracker said the industry is not addressing some of the largest sources of methane.
“We want to not only reduce the carbon footprint — we want to kill it,” said Jacques Barreau, a founder of a company building wind-powered cargo ships.
While it's not officially Storm Darragh just yet - a deep low pressure system is set to cause havoc as it rolls across the country.
The economic trends necessary to lower global temperatures are increasingly driven by economics, not politics.
[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Ministry of Internal Security and National Administration is conducting an assessment on areas affected by floods in western Kenya region, where hundreds of families remain displaced.
[UN News] Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a "slow onset, silent killer" to which no country is immune, according to the UN's most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues.
Insiders who were at the Type 00 event in Miami and others give their views on the car, the rebrand and the marketing Jaguar boss says it has shown ‘fearless creativity’ Business live – latest updates Jaguar has finally unveiled its much-hyped Type 00 electric car at a launch at Miami Art Week. A teaser video for the marketing campaign released on social media a fortnight ago had split opinion. Here, industry experts give their verdict on the car, its launch and marketing. Continue reading...
Phasing down coal and investing in renewable energy can ensure energy security and economic stability while creating a greener future.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services’ (IPBES) first Plenary session in Africa is a “crucial acknowledgement of Africa’s important contribution to biodiversity conservation, which is a global public good, a heritage that Africa has the privilege to share with the peoples of the world,” says Dr. Luthando Dziba, from South Africa, co-chair […]
Floods in southern Thailand could cut rubber production by about 7%, the Rubber Authority of Thailand said on Tuesday.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04806G, Paper Jintu Qi, Yongchao Tang, Yue Wei, Guigui Liu, Jianping Yan, ZhenFeng Feng, Zixin Han, Minghui Ye, Wencheng Du, Qi Yang, Yufei Zhang, Zhipeng Wen, Xiaoqing Liu, Cheng Chao Li Hypervalent Te redox (Te0/Te4+) in ionic liquid electrolytes (ILEs) is promising for energetic Zn batteries. However, the energy contribution of Te0/Te4+ is only one-third of the total redox-amphoteric conversion, which... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
But it warns of shortfalls if high demand periods – like heatwaves – happen during unplanned outages Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New renewable energy and battery projects should help the power grid this summer although gas supplies will need to be monitored closely during demand peaks, the Australian Energy Market Operator said. In its industry briefing for the five months from the start of November, released publicly on Tuesday, Aemo said “reserve shortfalls could arise if higher demand periods coincide with unplanned generation outages and transmission limitations”. Continue reading...
Wolves have made a strong comeback in Europe thanks to conservation efforts, but their resurgence has sparked conflicts with farmers worried about livestock losses. In response, the European Commission is considering easing protections to permit culling. Conservationists strongly oppose the proposal, highlighting the crucial role wolves play in maintaining biodiversity, restoring ecosystems, and combating climate change.
[Egypt Online] As part of the Ministry of Environment's response to the cargo ship grounding crisis in Quseir, Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad confirmed that significant efforts have been made over the past few days to address the situation.
[The Herald] The country has recorded over 50 000 cattle deaths due to water and food shortages triggered by last season's El Nino-induced drought, with the recent rains throwing a lifeline for the remaining livestock units.
[African Arguments] Under the new carbon markets framework agreed in Baku, countries face no real repercussions if they fail to abide by the rules.
[IFAD] The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for urgent investments to empower small-scale farmers to tackle land degradation and desertification, and contribute to safeguard the planet's food security, climate and ecosystems, as the sixteenth Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) starts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today.
Chaotic storms that drenched southeastern Australia with over 100mm of rainfall are set to be followed by an intense heatwave this week.
National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc expects a better business performance next year thanks to higher energy demand and an improving Thai economy, though energy prices are likely to decline.
Tamil Nadu experienced severe flooding on Monday due to heavy rains despite Cyclone Fengal's weakened state. The deluge cut off roads and bridges, disrupted traffic, and submerged crops and neighborhoods. Rainfall reached record levels in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri. Thousands sought refuge in relief camps, and the state requested Rs 2,000 crore for restoration.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04849K, Paper Kai Du, Jiaqi Guo, Chenxi Song, Xin Liu, Mingjun Chen, Dachao Yuan, Runping Ye, Xingyuan San, Yaguang Li, Jinhua Ye Photothermal CO2 methanation is crucial for carbon neutralization and long-term space exploration, but the reliance on sunlight irradiation limits its practical application. Herein, a fluorite two-dimensional solid solution of NiO... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Data from the station will ‘support the global response to climate change’, according to China Meteorological Administration.
KUALA LUMPUR/BANGKOK - Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, even as some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.
The weather pattern fueling Storm Bora is similar to the one that caused severe flooding in Spain last month.
The Philippines said a Chinese Navy chopper harassed Filipino fishing boats at a disputed South China Sea reef, showing lingering tensions in the key waterway.
Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula volcano erupts again, with lava flowing towards the famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, a major tourist attraction.
A cocktail of skin odours and carbon dioxide attract mosquitoes to their feasting grounds.
The last two years have seen unprecedented falls in the levels of sea ice around Antarctica, which serves as a protective wall for the continent's huge ice sheets. Researchers are now racing to understand the global impact of what could happen next
Researchers at ANU found no real difference between the climate opinions of regional and urban Australians. Remember that as we head into the next federal election, with renewable energy on the front line Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter I have many heritages: Chinese, Irish, Anglo and Japanese among them. I am a journalist. I grew up in the city but have lived in the country for 30 years. How should I define my identity? Rural life has colonised my writing life. But I would hazard a guess I am not fully accepted as rural in many circles. I am certainly not the mythical bush person of legend. Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading...
At issue: the law that checked President-elect Donald Trump’s climate and energy rollbacks during his first term.
Five Atlantic hurricanes made landfall in the continental U.S. in 2024, with the most powerful storms lashing the Gulf Coast and inland areas.
SAN FRANCISCO — They call it “the Blob". A decade ago, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific soared 11 degrees Celsius above normal.
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Small Socialist Left party threatens to block budget if government becomes first to issue licences for deep-sea exploration The Norwegian government has paused its plans to mine the deep sea in the Arctic, after pressure from a small leftwing party. The agreement was reached after the Socialist Left (SV) party said it would not support the government’s budget unless it halted the first round of licences for deep-sea mining exploration, planned for the first half of 2025. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04116J, Paper Tao Chen, Junfei Cai, Hangchao Wang, Chuan Gao, Chonglin Yuan, Kun Zhang, Yue Yu, Wukun Xiao, Tie Luo, Dingguo Xia Metal–CO2 rechargeable batteries have immense application potential owing to their high theoretical energy densities and CO2 capture capabilities. However, batteries relying on carbonate production typically offer low output voltages (<2.6... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
People around the world are facing devastating consequences as the land that supports livelihoods, helps to regulate climate and protect biodiversity becomes increasingly degraded due to climate change and mismanagement. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss how to regenerate the land and secure all of our futures. UN News app users can follow here.
Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the planet from climate change.
California is suing oil and gas major ExxonMobil. The case has highlighted the connection between fossil fuel companies and plastic waste, as well as the need for a cap on plastic production.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to kill offshore wind energy development “on day one” of his second term is already triggering project slowdowns on the East Coast, but the biggest wind farm proposed in the Gulf of Mexico will likely stay on […]
Norway's government reached an agreement with a small progressive party to not mine in the Arctic in exchange for it supporting its budget.
The significant case could clarify governments' legal responsibilities in relation to climate change.
We're wasting too much of the clean energy we generate. Reservoirs and caverns can store excess solar and wind power.
An ambitious multi-part project will transform seven miles of seabed into an artistic destination with a cautionary message Over the next few years, coastal waters just off of Miami Beach will be transformed by The ReefLine, an ambitious new project that aims to occupy seven miles of seabed within shouting distance of the sands. The ReefLine aims to one day create an enormous, art-studded underwater playland, including a sculpture park, snorkel trail and hybrid reef. One of the first pieces of this project, Miami Reef Star – a gigantic 90ft star that will eventually be visible to landing aircraft descending over the waters – will be on exhibition during Art Basel Miami Beach. Set up in prototype on Miami Beach itself, it will be a part of Star Compass, a series of three large-scale installations...
The U.N.'s top court begins hearings Monday on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change.
Ahead of the state legislative session, Republicans are preparing for new attacks on wind and solar.
A final decision on Project Tundra, which would capture emissions from a coal-fired power plant, won't happen in 2024.
The Clean Path transmission line and New York’s clean energy agency have terminated a contract for the line to deliver renewable energy to New York City.
The business' creation comes as Adnoc sees a 70 percent increase in global chemical demand and a 65 percent rise in liquefied natural gas demand by 2050.
The improved outlook comes after record installations of clean energy last year helped meet most of the increase in the industrial giant's power demand.
A major new scientific report was launched December 1, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16). The report charts an urgent course correction for how the world grows food and uses land in order to avoid irretrievably […]
The future of the planet is at stake during hearings at the top United Nations court, a representative for Vanuatu said Monday, opening a historic case that aims to set a legal framework on how countries should tackle climate change.
[WFP] Antananarivo -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warmly welcomes a contribution from the Government of the People's Republic of China through the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) to support 43,600 people in southern Madagascar with nutritious meals from December 2024 to March 2025. Through this contribution, WFP has procured 1,590 metric tons of rice to provide nutritional support to people adversely affected by climate, including 32,000 children, whilst they rehabilitate their
The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters,
ICJ to hear submissions from more than 100 groups in Pacific-led campaign to provide an advisory opinion on states’ obligations for climate harm The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is due to begin hearings in a landmark climate change case on Monday, examining what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact. After years of lobbying by island nations, the UN General Assembly asked the ICJ last year for an opinion on “the obligations of States in respect of climate change.” Continue reading...
The United Nations' top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday aimed at setting legal guidelines for how countries should protect the planet against climate change and help vulnerable nations combat its devastating impact.
The country has been ravaged by floods and wildfires in recent years, with scientists saying it is a hotspot for climate change.
UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia on Monday after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and deforestation.
Dave Lewis says the near-constant stream of clean electricity could supply the grid as early as 2030 In the south-west of Morocco, a sprawl of wind and solar farms stretching across an area the size of Greater London could soon generate the green electricity powering more than 9m British homes. This is the unflinching vision of Sir Dave Lewis, the former Tesco boss who is hoping to build the world’s longest subsea power cable in order to harness north Africa’s renewable energy sources and power Britain’s clean energy agenda. Continue reading...
President Prabowo Subianto plans to build two new nuclear plants as part of Indonesia’s goal to derive more energy from clean sources.
Environmentalists say marine park waste regulations need updating to limit grey water and exhaust chemicals as passenger cruise numbers rise Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Environmentalists and tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef say authorities must enforce stricter pollution standards on cruise liners visiting the world heritage area, amid recent growth in passenger cruise numbers and concern that ships are dumping toxins into the water. The Whitsunday Conservation Council says the definition of “waste” used to prevent marine discharge on the reef – which dates back to the 1970s – does not restrict discharge from sulphur “scrubbers” that have become commonplace in the shipping industry in recent years. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking...
Developing the Khavda plant is key to India’s solar power strategy.
Policymakers must act as extreme weather events put more pressure on food inflation and production worldwide Your morning – and afternoon – coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans shot to its highest level in almost 50 years last week amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil. It follows warnings that orange crops have been wiped out by the catastrophic floods in Valencia, Spain; and the soaring cost of olive oil in recent years, as the southern Mediterranean has sweltered. Continue reading...
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As President-elect Donald Trump puts together a team that will ramp up fossil fuel production in a country that is already pumping out more crude oil than any nation in history, critics are beginning to use a term once reserved […]
Aswan Governor Ismail Kamal emphasized the significant advancements in solar energy projects under the New Republic, thanks to the support and directives of the political leadership. In statements to MENA, he highlighted that solar energy has become a national security priority, enabling the state to achieve self-sufficiency in the energy sector. The transformation began with … The post Aswan solar energy projects add 1,965 MW to national grid appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says there is ‘no route to net zero’ that ignores concerns of businesses after wave of closures • Jonathan Reynolds: If we delay the UK’s drive for electric vehicles, our rivals will overtake us There is “no route to net zero” that ignores the real concerns of businesses, a cabinet minister has warned, as the government prepares to reduce financial penalties handed to carmakers not selling enough electric cars. Ministers are also looking at how cheaper loans could be introduced to help people buy an electric vehicle (EV), after a wave of job losses and closures in which carmakers blamed the onerous fines they were facing. Continue reading...
Market reforms are needed to motivate investors to deliver more affordable capital and to level the playing field between fossil fuels and renewables.
There's talk in Washington that president-elect Donald Trump plans to revive the Keystone XL pipeline project that would transport oil from northern Alberta to the U.S. midwest. Even setting aside Trump's proposed 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, experts warn the plan would face significant hurdles.
Demand for electric cars is lower than expected, the industry says. What might help to boost sales?
Gautam Adani has dismissed US allegations of compliance issues at Adani Green Energy, stating that the group grows stronger with every challenge. The US Department of Justice recently indicted AGEL over allegations of paying over $250 million in bribes to secure solar power contracts potentially worth £2 billion in profits over two decades.
Bovaer is claimed to reduce the amount of methane that cows produce - a significant source of and contributor to levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
The project off the coast of Guangdong is ranked among the country’s top 10 engineering challenges.
Findings highlight how built environment in low-income neighborhoods presents multiple PFAS exposure routes New research aimed at identifying which US neighborhoods face increased exposure to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found those living near “superfund” sites and other major industrial polluters, or in areas with limited access to fresh food, generally have higher levels of the dangerous compounds in their blood. The study looked at hundreds of people living in southern California and found those who do not live within a half mile of a grocery store have 14% higher levels of PFOA and PFOS – two common PFAS compounds – in their blood than those who do. Continue reading...
Cyclone Fengal approaches Tamil Nadu, with landfall expected near Puducherry, prompting residents to park vehicles on flyovers as precaution against flash floods. IMD forecasts heavy rain and winds up to 90 km/h, advising fishermen to stay ashore. Severe weather warnings and local actions highlight imminent cyclone impacts.
Last year, a combination of El Niño and climate change meant a warm winter for much of Canada. For the winter tourism industry, a snowy forecast has brought hope.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03208J, Paper Wenbo Peng, Yong Zhang, Xianyong Zhou, Jiawen Wu, Deng Wang, Geping Qu, Jie Zeng, Yintai Xu, Bo Jiang, Peide Zhu, Yifan Du, Zhitong Li, Xia Lei, Zhixin Liu, Lei Yan, Xingzhu Wang, Baomin Xu The optimization of buried interface is crucial for achieving high efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs), owing to their role in facilitating hole transport and passivating the buried interface... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Waste generated by discarded systems is enormous. Here’s how to decide if it’s really time to replace your current array Change by Degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.com Technically, solar panels have no expiry, but failing parts, changes in certification standards and a hunger for more kilowatts are seeing huge numbers of home solar systems meeting their fate earlier than they need to. With limited onshore recycling options for solar panels, the waste generated is headed for a crisis point. While some upgrades are unavoidable, here’s how to decide if it’s really time to replace your current array. Continue...
Close to 150 residents of a southwest Calgary condo complex were forced from their homes after dangerous levels of carbon monoxide (CO) were detected in the building. Calgary Fire Department spokesperson, Carol Henke, said emergency crews were called out to the building at 1000 Millrise Point Southwest, around 8 a.m. on Friday. “When fire crews...
Some parts of the country will receive heavy lake-effect snow and others will see rain or dry weather with subfreezing temperatures.
The global average temperature is rising, but some regions are experiencing extreme heatwaves way beyond what models predicted—and scientists don't know why.
Despite growing scrutiny of its international climate finance contributions, Beijing’s domestic policies could help set standards in the Global South.
The Ukrainian military claims to have struck the Atlas oil depot in southern Russia’s Rostov region, setting off a major fire at the facility.
A ‘covalent organic framework’ can be used to capture carbon to store it or convert it for industrial use An innocuous yellow powder, created in a lab, could be a new way to combat the climate crisis by absorbing carbon from the air. Just half a pound of the stuff may remove as much carbon dioxide as a tree can, according to early tests. Once the carbon is absorbed by the powder, it can be released into safe storage or be used in industrial processes, like carbonizing drinks. Continue reading...
Global wine production is set to fall again this year to its lowest level since 1961 due to climate change, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Friday.
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The Antarctic's polar location and extreme conditions make it an ideal laboratory for studying the world's climate and atmosphere. But it's far from immune to geopolitical tensions. - 2024/12 / box , 2024/12 antarctic
A drought in spring 2016 ruined 160,000 hectares of Vietnam's crops, much of it rice. The state issued an urgent request for China to open the Jinghong dam so it could irrigate. The request was granted and water flowed for three weeks – proof that China, rather than Vietnam, the Mekong river's last stop on its journey to the sea, controls the water supply. The river rises in the Himalayas, 5,000m above sea level, passing through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia before finally (...) - 2024/12 / article
Most of Moldova's electricity is produced across the Dniester in its breakaway region of Transnistria, using Russian gas. With Ukraine set to ban the transit of Russian hydrocarbons across its territory, an energy crisis is looming. - 2024/12 / article , 2024/12 moldova
New Zealand naval ship HMNZS Manawanui was on autopilot when it crashed into a coral reef, caught ablaze and sank in Samoan waters, according to an official inquiry.
"We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century. We didn't know what it was at first."
For the 170 passengers aboard Swan Hellenic's SH Diana, dreams of witnessing towering glaciers and pristine landscapes were crushed when an engine failure put paid to their voyage
New analysis suggests ancient remains found in caves could be those of ancient polar bears.
The OPEC+ alliance of major oil-producing nations has postponed a weekend meeting to December 5 in what analysts said were signs of disagreement among the group over plans to increase output.
Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows The burning of fossil fuels that harms our climate also produces air pollution that damages ecosystems and harms our health. But we fail to tally up the benefits of reduced air pollution in our climate policies, and overlook opportunities to tackle these problems together . A reminder of this failure is illustrated in a new study which has found that reduced air pollution from net zero policies in the US could result in a health gain of between $65bn (£51bn) and $128bn in 2035 alone. Continue reading...
[OCHA] Urgent assistance is needed to avert deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Southern Africa, as the consequences of a historic El Niño-induced drought threaten to further push people into hunger and desperation. At a high-level roundtable convened by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in partnership with the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, on Thursday 28 November 2024 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, governments, and partners underscored the need for focused
Indigenous advocates called the final agreement in Azerbaijan "drastically insufficient." Now they're focusing on next year's global climate summit in Brazil where Indigenous participation is expected to be historic.
Government approves up to four days of paid leave so workers can avoid travelling during weather emergencies Spain ’s leftwing government has approved “paid climate leave” of up to four days to allow workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed at least 224 people . Several companies came under fire after the 29 October catastrophe for ordering employees to keep working despite a red alert issued by the national weather agency. The firms said the authorities failed to inform them sufficiently and sent telephone alerts too late during the European country’s deadliest floods in decades. Continue reading...
The world's top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a "legal blueprint" for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases -- and what the consequences are if they do not.
Just completed multi-decade project in Xinjiang region is intended to help prevent desertification and boost local economies.
Gautam Adani was charged with allegedly paying US$265 million in bribes related to power supply contracts in Indian states.
[Ghanaian Times] The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) on Monday inaugurated a 128 kilowatt power (kWp) solar photovoltaic installation at its Eastern Regional office in Koforidua in order to promote energy efficiency and improve the operational effectiveness of the commission.
Open access notables Progression of ocean interior acidification over the industrial era , Müller & Gruber Gruber, Science Advances: Ocean acidification driven by the uptake of anthropogenic CO2 represents a major threat to ocean ecosystems, yet little is known about its progression beneath the surface. Here, we reconstruct the history of ocean interior acidification over the industrial era on the basis of observation-based estimates of the accumulation of anthropogenic carbon. Across the top 100 meters and from 1800 to 2014, the saturation state of aragonite (Ωarag) and pH = −log[H+] decreased by more than 0.6 and 0.1, respectively, with nearly 50% of the progression occurring over the past 20 years. While the magnitude of the Ωarag change...
Scientists warn Fifa’s current ‘wet bulb’ temperature policy underestimates strain athletes undergo during matches Footballers face a “very high risk of experiencing extreme heat stress” at 10 of the 16 stadiums that will host the next World Cup , researchers have warned, as they urge sports authorities to rethink the timing of sports events. Hot weather and heavy exercise could force footballers to endure scorching temperatures that feel higher than 49.5C (121.1F) when they play in three North American countries in summer 2026, according to the study . It found they are most at risk of “unacceptable thermal stress” in the stadiums in Arlington and Houston, in the US, and in Monterrey, in Mexico. Continue reading...
With machete in hand, Salvadoran farmer Damián Córdoba weeds the undergrowth covering the trunk of what was once a leafy tree to show the deforestation taking place on the Santa Adelaida farm, where a company seeks to install a solar park in western El Salvador. The 115-hectare farm intersects with the territories of several hamlets, […]
[Daily Trust] Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen said 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) has delivered a hard-fought deal and therefore, they need to see more transparent, inclusive progress on finance, mitigation and adaptation.
[Daily Trust] The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish, hotels and other establishments across the state for alleged noise pollution.
Warmer temperatures and more periods of drought are making it increasingly difficult to grow and harvest the iconic crop. The post Climate change poses new problems for Massachusetts cranberry farmers appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The law "represents an illegal attempt to coerce an individual company to stop operation of its legal business," oil field owners say in their lawsuit.
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has said it optimistic the country will achieve the 2065 target for net zero carbon emissions.
Scotland’s forestry sector stands at a pivotal crossroads, with Scottish Woodlands balancing economic growth through timber production and also addressing the need to protect biodiversity and combat climate change, writes David Robertson, the company’s Investment and Business Development Director
A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries, observers say, further raising the stakes for new national commitments due early next year.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04387A, Paper Xiaolin Ma, Ke Han, Hong-Xing Li, Lulu Song, Yuan Lin, Liangxu Lin, Yang Liu, Yi Zhao, Zhen Yang, Wei Huang Vanadium oxides with high theoretical capacity are attractive cathodes for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), while their practical usage is still obstructed by the vanadium dissolution, structure deterioration, and sluggish reaction... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Atif Manzoor, 45, the owner of the renowned blue pottery business in Multan, had every reason to feel cheerful last week when the sun finally came out. For a good three weeks, the city of Sufi shrines had been shrouded in an envelope of thick smog. For over three weeks, he said, business had been […]
AEMC says electrification of homes, including ending use of gas for heating and cooking, could reduce costs by about $1,000 a year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households’ energy bills could shrink by a fifth over the next decade as more renewables cut power costs and help quicken the take-up of electric cars, according to the Australian Energy Markets Commission. In its first residential electricity price trend report , released on Thursday, the electrification of homes, including ending the use of gas for cooking and heating, is projected to reduce average household energy costs by about $1,000 annually, or almost 20%, under the AEMC’s base case. Continue reading...
[New Times] The government of Rwanda has put the environment and climate change at the heart of the country's policies and plans. However, implementation of such policies remains low.
The four southern provinces of Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat are being hit by heavy rain and severe floods that have ravaged houses and forced schools and roads to close.
The minister, who was dubbed 'blackout Bowen' over the outages, on Thursday insisted renewable energy projects were the way forward.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 129, Issue 12, December 2024.
New targets mean the UK's emissions should be cut to 81 per cent of 1990 levels by 2035.
With winter in full force, the city is looking to help warming shelters. The total funding needed is estimated at $1.2 million to help with three warming shelters in the city.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE02947J, Paper Hailong Wu, Jiulin Hu, Songlin Yu, Chilin Li High energy all-solid-state lithium metal batteries (AS-LMBs) are challenging due to anode dendrite growth, high interfacial resistance and low cathode loading. Here, a dual conversion reaction strategy is proposed to... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Strange birds have been spotted along the coast of the Arctic Ocean this month, including in Paulatuk, N.W.T., and in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
Clean Energy and Environmental Justice Win in Massachusetts 2024 Omari Spears Wed, 11/27/2024 - 13:50 Read press release
Long before the transformative discovery of its offshore oil in 2015, Guyana had made a strong pledge to decarbonization and climate action as set forth in its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. The development of its oil industry has led to remarkable economic growth in Guyana, including a 62.3% growth rate in 2022. But […]
Lisa Brankin, the chairman and managing director of Ford UK, called for the government to urgently introduce 'incentives' such as tax breaks to convince drivers to switch away from petrol and diesel.
Whether you smell it or see a change in your exhaust color, burning oil can be a serious engine problem. Here's how to find it and what you can do about it.
The long-term analysis of blue whale and fin whale vocalisations in the eastern Fram Strait offers valuable insights into seasonal and annual patterns regarding these species’ occurrence in the region. For example, blue whales can primarily be heard in the summer and autumn, whereas the acoustic data on fin whales indicates that their occurrence is much longer and more variable. The unprecedented long-term dataset also confirms the sporadic occurrenceof blue whales – the largest fauna on the planet – during the winter months. The team of researchers, led by the Alfred Wegner Institute, has just released its findings in the journal PLOS ONE.
A chilling blast of Arctic air is expected to sweep across the eastern US this weekend and early next week, and the cold weather could be here to stay.
The proposed federal emissions cap, which is still in draft form, would require oil and gas companies to cut emissions by 35 per cent before 2030 to 2032.
Rail travel disrupted in southern England after heavy rain, as parts of country still feel impact of Storm Bert The third named storm of the autumn, Conall, has brought more disruption to the UK, with trains cancelled in parts of southern England on Wednesday and the Met Office warning of delays on roads and the potential for power cuts. Up to 40mm of rain fell overnight in parts of south and south-east England and another 5-8mm was expected during the day. The Met Office issued a severe weather warning for London and areas of Essex, Kent, Surrey and West Sussex. Continue reading...
CNN — This year’s UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan kicked off with a fulsome celebration of fossil fuels, praised by the country’s president Ilham Aliyev as a “gift of God.” It ended with a climate finance deal developing countries called an insult, a joke and a betrayal. The question at COP29 was how much … The post The UN climate summit ended in bitterness and accusations of betrayal. Now fears are growing for its future appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Sydneysiders have been asked to lower energy use after 3pm to avoid blackouts as the hottest November day since 2020 offers a stark demonstration of the unreliability of ageing coal power stations.
The do-over of the “good neighbor” rule follows objections raised in a high court ruling.
Fossil fuel and chemical industry representatives outnumber those of the EU or host country South Korea Record numbers of plastic industry lobbyists are attending global talks that are the last chance to hammer out a treaty to cut plastic pollution around the world. The key issue at the conference will be whether caps on global plastic production will be included in the final UN treaty. Lobbyists and leading national producers are furiously arguing against any attempt to restrain the amount that can be produced, leaving the talks on a knife-edge . Continue reading...
An Arctic blast in the Midwest and wet weather in the eastern U.S. could disrupt travel over the next several days.
[New Zimbabwe] DESPITE suffering a devastating El Nino-induced drought during the last cropping season, Zimbabwean authorities have set an ambitious 2024/2025 summer season plan envisaged to increase cereal production by 347%.
Cyclone Fengal, intensifying in the Bay of Bengal, threatens Tamil Nadu, prompting high alert. Heavy rains lash the Cauvery delta, damaging crops and forcing school closures. The storm, named by Saudi Arabia, is expected to bring further downpours and potential flooding as it nears the coast.
Loyalists selected for important roles have offered staunch support to fossil fuels and downplayed climate crisis Donald Trump’s cabinet picks have been eclectic and often controversial but a unifying theme is emerging, experts say, with the US president-elect’s nominees offering staunch support to fossil fuels and either downplaying or denying the climate crisis caused by the burning of these fuels. Trump ran on promises to eviscerate “green new scam” climate policies and to “drill, baby, drill” for more oil and gas, and his choices to run the major organs of the US government echo such sentiments, particularly his picks relating to the environment, with Lee Zeldin chosen as the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Chris Wright as energy secretary and Doug Burgum as interior...
Scientists in New York say unexplained heatwave 'hotspots' are popping up on every continent except Antarctica like 'giant, angry skin blotches'.
[Daily Trust] Felicia Ameh, 32, begins her day as early as 5:30am by fetching water from a distant stream, preparing breakfast, and ensuring that her three children are ready for the village primary school, before heading to the farm.
Delhi's air pollution is among the worst in the world, far exceeding World Health Organization safety limits. Residents share what that feels like for them on the ground.
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to be largely negative for the electric vehicle industry, given his years of past opposition and personal distaste for the technology. His team has already started plotting out his anti-EV moves. Read more...
Continental Resources and Devon Energy Production say a federal appeals court should not have blocked permits for a Trump-era project.
The options include a cap-and-trade design similar to the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, a ministry official said.
The Danish government and a broad majority in parliament last week agreed to adopt a tax on livestock emissions at the end of the decade.
Hundreds of climate protesters joined a rally in Canberra on Wednesday – days after a protest in Newcastle Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 20 Rising Tide protesters have been arrested for blocking a road to federal Parliament House after they took their protest from Newcastle to Canberra on Wednesday. It comes after NSW police arrested 173 Rising Tide protesters on the water after they paddled on kayaks and rafts to disrupt the Port of Newcastle – the world’s largest coal port. Organisers say it was Australia’s largest climate civil disobedience action. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Australia's energy regulator is warning of the possibility of blackouts as sweltering east coast residents reach for their air conditioners to beat the heat.
[Daily Trust] The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, wrapped up early Sunday morning with outcomes that left developing nations and activists disheartened.
Ed Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored The government’s plan to decarbonise the UK’s electricity system by 2030 is a vast undertaking. Energy companies will throw £40bn-plus annually at the effort, backed by financing that ultimately affects consumers’ bills. So it is extraordinary that no official body seems able to answer this question: will it cost more to complete the job by 2030 rather than by the old 2035 timetable? Is it more expensive to go faster? That is not to dispute the necessity of generating electricity from clean domestic sources, an ambition shared widely across the political spectrum for reasons of security of supply and climate emergency. But the pace of decarbonisation can clearly...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03192J, Paper Ying Wei, Han Wang, Xin Lin, Tianyu Wang, Yanming Cui, Yu Huang, Jiayi Yang, Te-Huan Liu, Yang Ren, Xiulin Fan, Henghui Xu, Yunhui Huang Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are considered highly promising due to their high-energy-density, however, suffer from challenges such as lithium dendrite growth at low temperatures (LT) and severe decomposition at high... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
This year's United Nations climate talks, COP29, wrapped Saturday. Throughout the talks, it was all about the numbers. With the help of NPR climate reporters Julia Simon and Alejandra Borunda , we hone in on two. First, $300 billion. That's the amount of money wealthy countries agreed to give developing countries to help them adapt to climate change and reduce pollution. Second, 1.5C. That's a warming limit countries agreed to try not to breach, but that is creeping closer every year. Want to hear the latest in climate news and solutions? Let us know your thoughts by emailing shortwave@npr.org ! Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave .
A Sydney council has sparked outrage by promising to donate tens of thousands of dollars to a notorious climate group just hours after a disruptive protest.
The Andhra Pradesh government is exploring alternatives to scrapping the 2021 solar power deal with SECI following bribery allegations against the Adani Group. Options include relocating the plant to Andhra Pradesh to reduce transmission costs or renegotiating the price. While aiming to attract investment, the government is also considering a probe into the corruption claims.
A NASA scientist has discovered a defunct Cold War military base hidden deep beneath the Greenland ice sheet. The base was used for 'Project Iceworm,' a secret missile development effort.
As China and Russia deepen Arctic cooperation, Western nations must collectively balance engagement with vigilance to mitigate tensions.
Ministers reveal extent of damage as Met Office issues latest severe weather warning for parts of southern England More than 500 homes and businesses were flooded across Wales and England during Storm Bert, it has emerged, as forecasters issued another severe weather warning for rain in parts of southern Britain. In Wales, the first minister, Eluned Morgan, said 400 homes had been damaged as well as businesses and infrastructure, and reviews were being done to find out why some householders appeared not to have received warnings in time . Continue reading...
The warnings system has evolved from the scheme set up after the 1987 Great Storm into today's three-tier service to forecast the expected impact of severe weather and the likelihood of this occurring.
Retired Sinclair Oil executive Charles Romer, 73, and his wife Catherine, 75, shockingly disappeared in 1980. A new discovery may be linked to the cold case.
Extreme weather expected to bring ‘dangerous wind chills, lake effect snow, and severe thunderstorms’ Millions of Americans will face severe weather – and low temperatures – as they travel for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an announcement on Monday that an arctic blast is expected to bring “dangerous wind chills, lake effect snow, and severe thunderstorms”. Continue reading...
Study shows how smart policies could address competing land-use needs.
[Capital FM] Eldoret -- Chief Justice Martha Koome has urged courts to champion climate justice by arbitrating competing interests while upholding equity and fairness to ensure that climate action does not leave anyone behind especially in Kenya where communities face severe droughts, unpredictable rainfall patterns, and resource conflicts.
A project looking at how clouds affect climate change in Antarctica starts its second year of field research this month. The Southern Ocean Clouds (SOC) project, which is part of … The post Cloud scientists take to the skies to solve climate uncertainty appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
President-elect taps allies to roll back rules and cut taxes in ‘nakedly transactional’ ploy critics call ‘unprecedented’ Donald Trump has quickly tapped big donors and political allies for top posts to roll back environmental and health regulations, cut taxes and government spending in ways that will benefit key backers, say government watchdogs. Armed with blueprints to expand presidential power in aggressive ways and backed by a bevy of billionaire donors and ultra loyalists who helped him win, the president-elect’s transactional style of awarding powerful posts to backers such as X owner Elon Musk, or allies of others such as fracking mogul Harold Hamm, is seen as “unprecedented”, and will likely boost their bottom lines, say critics. Continue reading...
Between June 1 and the end of November, 18 named storms formed across the basin, with 11 becoming hurricanes and five strengthening into major cyclones. Eight hurricanes made landfall.
Data shows a threefold increase in internal displacement across the African continent since 2009, with flooding and drought posing a growing threat Wars and climate disasters have driven a threefold increase in the number of internally displaced people in Africa over the past 15 years, according to new data. There are now 35 million people internally displaced on the continent, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), compared with 11.6 million in 2009 , when African governments signed a landmark deal legally binding them to tackle the causes of displacement. Continue reading...
It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it now Aaron Thierry is an Earth-system scientist and environmental campaigner It’s “raining old ladies and sticks” is the Welsh equivalent of cats and dogs, and boy did those old ladies mean business when Storm Bert poured out nearly a month’s worth of rain on the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) over Saturday night. By Sunday, the deluge was surging into the River Taff and through the Welsh valleys, forcing the Taff to burst its banks, bringing misery to communities along its length – including mine in Taff’s Well. Neighbours, who had been devastated by Storm Dennis in February 2020, were shocked to find that everything they had done to rebuild was undone. Replastered...
Cranberry farmers in Massachusetts edged out by climate change and competition have found an exit strategy — selling their land for conservation.
The Sea Lion oil field, first discovered in 2010 in the North Falkland Basin roughly 135 miles offshore, was hailed at the time as potentially the biggest discovery of its kind since North Sea Oil
As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, there is now a rapidly expanding understanding that these crises are deeply interconnected. This wider recognition of the interconnectedness of these planetary crises is an opportunity to bring interconnected solutions to the foreground and the people who are driving these […]
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Investing in homegrown renewable power and cutting our reliance on oil and gas is crucial if we’re to fix our energy system For the fourth winter in a row, British people are facing sky-high energy costs, with the average annual bill in England, Wales and Scotland to rise to £1,738 – an increase of 1.2% – from January. Compared with 2020-21, households are paying 65% more for energy, with £700 added to the typical yearly bill. People are already struggling because of the cost of living crisis, so they have less ability to pay these high prices. Levels of energy debt are soaring as a result and fuel-poor households are forced to use dangerously low amounts of energy during cold snaps. Meanwhile, the energy industry continues to post huge profits. Just 20 firms have made more than £457bn...
[Premium Times] "Flooding has been in town for 10 years. It's now becoming an annual crisis, destroying farms and food supplies."
The term “reducing emissions” has outlived its usefulness, a crutch to soften the blow that’s being exploited by greenwashers. Now it’s time to get real.
Environmental groups say weak guidelines risk facilitating “cowboy carbon markets at a time when the world needs a sheriff.”
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE04046E, Paper Ming Zhao, Tao Cheng, Tianyu Li, Shuo Wang, Yanbin Yin, Xianfeng Li Polybromide molecular polarity regulation ensures the optimal performance of zinc–bromine flow batteries at room temperature and −20 °C. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Daily Maverick] How much does cutting down on carbon emissions, by doing things like using public transport, walking or cycling to get to places, really save? COP29 was a good place to find out. Our team tracked their steps and calculated how much carbon they emitted -- and saved.
The Grain Belt Express project would support regional renewable energy.
The Carbon TerraVault 1 project envisions injecting up to 1 million metric tons of CO2 annually in an oil field from hydrogen, gas and other industrial facilities.
The president-elect could eliminate a federal program focused on preparing communities for climate change's health impacts.
This year’s U.N. climate change summit wore its contradictions and failings on its sleeve, prompting existential anxiety.
Dozens of people were injured by the flash floods, which also destroyed more than 321 acres of agricultural land and plantations.
The first unplanned blackouts have struck as Australia's east coast is swamped by a heatwave.
Phuket took a significant step toward sustainable tourism with the launch of the "Phuket Old Town Carbon Neutrality 2030" initiative, aimed at making the historic old town the first carbon-neutral area in Thailand by 2030.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D4EE05028B, Paper Xiaoyun Xu, Songmei Li, Junwei An, Zicheng Luo, Juan Du, Bin Li, Jinyan Zhong, Mei Yu, Shubin Yang The application of Zn metal anode in aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) is limited by unstable interface, which induced notorious dendrite growth and corrosion. In this report, a bionic ion... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Some areas of Sydney, where risk of blackouts has receded, expected to receive more than 100mm of rainfall, with possible storms in Canberra and Melbourne Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The heatwave baking much of eastern Australia will rapidly make way for conditions offering the “perfect ingredients” for thunderstorms, raising risks of heavy rainfall and even flash floods. Temperatures were due to soar towards 40C on Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of western Sydney, or as much as 12C above average, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Britain has blacklisted a so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers that London said Russia uses to transport billions of dollars' worth of oil and oil products a year.
SECI postponed a 2GW solar and 4GW battery storage auction following the indictment of Adani Group's chief. This delay comes as nearly 9GW of previously auctioned solar capacity remains unsold due to lower prices in subsequent auctions, raising concerns about stranded assets and potential unfair practices.
Blackout warnings for households along the east coast have been downgraded after coal plant operators pulled planned outages during a predicted heatwave.
Hydropower production in Canada is plummeting as extreme weather linked to climate change, particularly sudden swings between drought and flood, hampers output while threatening the structure of dams themselves.
Changing your vehicle's oil is vital in order for it to run at its best, but should you opt for high mileage oil? Here's when and why you might want to.
By Nini Gu Data recently collected by EDF’s MethaneAIR project in 2023 reveals a striking difference in the emissions profiles between the two major Colorado basins: the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) in the east, and the Piceance in the west. The D-J Basin exhibited a 1.7% methane loss rate from the total natural gas produced; by contrast, […] The post A Tale of Two Basins: Colorado regional oil and gas pollution differences highlight need for action on the West Slope appeared first on Energy Exchange .
[Leadership] Massive oil spill from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has occurred at Iloma community in Bonny local government area of Rivers State.
One of the things holding back the development of harnessing the power of ocean waves as a renewable source of energy is the lack of places to test the equipment. But PacWaves, a new facility in Oregon could help change that.
Britain wanted much better outcomes on many issues, but seeing the ambition at the conference gives me hope for the future The climate crisis is all around us. And the world is not moving nearly fast enough. In that context, the Cop process for climate negotiations feels frustratingly slow. Yet it is the best mechanism for multilateral action we have, so we have to use it to do everything we can to speed up action. The UK went to Cop29 determined to play its part in a successful negotiation because it is in our national interest. As the prime minister said in Baku earlier this month, there is no national security without climate security. That is so clear from the effects of Storm Bert over the past couple of days. If we do not act, we can expect more and more of these extreme and devastating...
Projects to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by making the oceans less acidic are popping up all over the world – New Scientist visited one in New York City’s East river
The landslip was due to a "singular wash-out of a former coal tip", the Welsh government says.
My negotiating team tried in vain to push up support for the global south. Lessons must be learned before the next summit in Brazil Mukhtar Babayev is president of the Cop29 UN climate change conference China was willing to offer more in climate finance, says Cop29 president Nine years after the Paris agreement, and after 11 months of multilateral diplomacy and two weeks of the most intense negotiations at Cop29 in Baku, we have a deal . Under the terms of the Baku breakthrough, the world’s industrialised nations will provide $300bn (£240bn), which, combined with resources from multilateral lending institutions and the private sector will reach $1.3tn in climate financing this year. Cop29 also finalised, after years of failed attempts, a global framework for international carbon markets...
BUCHANAN, New York CNN — The Indian Point nuclear power plant was an energy juggernaut for 50 years, generating a quarter of the electricity that powered New York City’s iconic, glowing skyline. It is well into its decommissioning process after shutting down in 2021: The remaining waste of the radioactive fuel that once generated all … The post The US is on the cusp of a nuclear renaissance. One problem: Americans are terrified of the waste appeared first on Egypt Independent.
The new panels are part of MIT’s comprehensive campus climate commitments.
Dozens of villages have to move or be destroyed.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03893B, Paper Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Sang Won Lee, Tae Heon Nam, Seok Hee Lee, Tatsumi Ishihara, John T. S. Irvine, Tae Ho Shin We propose an ultrasonic spraying strategy for the one-step fabrication of uniform nano-electrodes with a nano-convex structure on an all-ceramic fuel electrode, enhancing both activity and durability. 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
Heavy winds and rising sea levels flooded and swept away displaced Palestinians along with their belongings overnight, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Winter conditions are destroying the few remaining items they have after more than a year of ongoing bombardment.
New Zealand’s Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts and Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu. Image: Singapore Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment New...
In Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, residents say lessons have not been learned from Storm Dennis.
Ukrainian drones hit a fuel and energy facility in the Russian region of Kaluga, a source in Ukrainian military intelligence said Monday, in Kyiv's latest attack on Moscow's energy sites.
A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we've kept on with business as usual.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2024, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D4EE03978E, Paper Xueyu Lian, Liang Xu, Zhijin Ju, Ziang Chen, Xiaopeng Chen, Yuyang Yi, Zhengnan Tian, Tao Cheng, Shixue Dou, Xinyong Tao, Jingyu Sun A versatile separator modification strategy is proposed to rearrange anode interface species, realizing a robust inorganic-rich solid–electrolyte interphase thus ensuring a durable potassium metal batteries. To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above. The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
The Mountain State wants to speed up the timeline for permitting carbon dioxide storage wells.
The world's largest direct air capture project is exposing tensions — and the potential for alliances — between climate startups and the oil industry.
Their options are limited to undo the climate measure on oil and gas operators.
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A growing number of investors view artificial intelligence as a powerful tool to help improve the performance of power grids and such clean energy assets as electric vehicle charging stations.
[New Times] Wealthy nations have committed to providing $300 billion annually by 2035 to assist developing countries in addressing the impacts of climate change, following two weeks of vigorous discussions at the United Nations climate summit (COP29) in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
[Greenpeace] The UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) has ended with a minimum agreement on a new public climate finance goal of $300 billion USD against a need of 1.3 trillion for climate-vulnerable communities globally.
[Oxfam] Responding to the COP29 climate finance agreement, in which rich countries agree to mobilize $300 billion a year to help Global South countries cope with warming temperatures and switch to renewable energy, Oxfam International's Climate Change Policy Lead, Nafkote Dabi, said:
World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologies The world’s largest cruise line company is responsible for producing more carbon dioxide in Europe than the city of Glasgow, a report has found. Analysis by the Transport and Environment (T&E) campaign group , provided to the Guardian, found Carnival to be the most climate-polluting cruise company sailing in Europe in 2023. Continue reading...
More reports are emerging around the world of the virus in mammals, including species found in the Arctic. Officials say there's no evidence suggesting transmission from eating infected animals which are cooked - but country food is often eaten raw.
The Bureau of Meteorology issued a severe heatwave warning for eastern parts of NSW on Monday.
An alarming new study obtained by the DailyMail.com outlines why deadly hurricanes in the US are set to become even stronger.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, while receiving an honorary degree from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, emphasized the importance of AI inference over mere model training. He highlighted AI's potential to revolutionize energy efficiency and create a more sustainable future by optimizing energy use and enabling discoveries in renewable energy sources.
Eluned Morgan says there will be discussions about the support given to those impacted.
Wealthy nations agree to take the lead in helping developing countries shift to a low-carbon economy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has been urged to “step up” and do more to address the climate crisis after a major UN summit ended with a global finance agreement that developing countries criticised for not going far enough. The Cop29 talks in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku ended at 4am on Sunday with a consensus agreement that developing countries would be paid at least US$300bn (A$460bn) a year in global climate finance by 2035 to help them shift to a low-carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email...
[UN News] Rich nations pledged to contribute at least $300 billion annually to the global fight against climate change as UN climate talks came to a contentious end early Sunday morning in Baku. Developing nations who had sought over $1 trillion in assistance called the agreement an "insult" and argued it did not give them the vital resources they required to truly address the complexities of the climate crisis.
Experts say the costs of India’s air pollution crisis to its economy is as much as 3 per cent of GDP.
Google Trends data shows the world is more excited by the latest clean energy vehicles than the noble principles behind them.
Exposure to air pollution from childhood increases the risk of poor health and can cause strokes and lead to cancer. Yet some governments in Asia are still failing to meet clean-air targets.
Families and teachers protested in Valencia on Saturday (November 23) to demand action over the schools damaged by deadly floods that killed over 220 people in eastern Spain and affected thousands of children's education. - REUTERS
Countries agree on how to create, trade and register credits to meet climate commitments It was once among the most promising ways to funnel climate finance to vulnerable communities and nature conservation. The trading of carbon credits , each equal to a tonne of CO 2 that has been reduced or removed from the atmosphere, was meant to target quick, cost-effective wins on climate and biodiversity. In 2022, demand soared as companies made environmental commitments using offsets, with the market surpassing $2bn (£1.6bn) while experiencing exponential growth. But the excitement did not last. Two years later, many carbon markets organisations are clinging on for survival, with several firms losing millions of dollars a year and cutting jobs. Scandals about environmentally worthless credits...
The funding will help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change, with rich countries leading the payments.
More than 200 flood alerts put in place and three men die on roads as wild weather crosses country Heavy rain and thawing snow are combining to bring flooding across the UK as Storm Bert continues to batter the country. More than 200 flood alerts were in place for England, Wales and Scotland overnight on Saturday and Met Office yellow warnings for rain and wind covered large swathes of the country into Sunday. Continue reading...
Large group of kayakers paddled into shipping channel at Newcastle’s coal port Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Almost 200 people have been arrested after pausing activity at the world’s biggest coal port as part of a climate protest. Protesters formed a “blockade” in the Port of Newcastle on Sunday in the third day of unrest, calling on the federal government to rule out new coal and gas mines and for a 78% tax on coal and gas exports. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
After two weeks of chaotic bargaining at Cop29 climate summit, nearly 200 nations agreed on the contentious finance pact in the early hours in a sports stadium in Azerbaijan.
Gujarat's 20,000-hectare Great Green Wall mangrove project, recognized by the UNFCC, aims to bolster coastal resilience against climate change. Led by VIKAS, the initiative has already established 3,000 hectares, benefiting communities through protection and economic opportunities like carbon credit revenue sharing.
Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy Rich and poor countries concluded a trillion-dollar deal on the climate crisis in the early hours of Sunday morning, after marathon talks and days of bitter recriminations ended in what campaigners said was a “betrayal”. The developing world will receive at least $1.3tn (£1tn) a year in funds to help them shift to a low-carbon economy and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, by 2035. Continue reading...
The final deal, agreed in Azerbaijan, will see developed countries pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries mitigate the impact of climate change.
Noxious smog smothering the plains of north India is not only choking the lungs of residents and killing millions, but also slowing the country's economic growth.
A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
United Nations climate negotiators agreed on a funding formula to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change early Sunday in Azerbaijan after two weeks of intense negotiations.
As COP29 draws to a close, voices from diverse regions have shed light on their contributions, challenges, and aspirations in tackling the climate crisis. Among these voices is Pui Cheong Chen, CEO of Hong Kong Quality Insurance Agency and a representative from Hong Kong, who shared his observations about China’s progress, its role as a […]
Several countries were disappointed at the deal which pledges US$250 billion annually by 2035 – far short of the recommended $1 trillion.
Rising temperatures now likely to cause widespread flooding due to melting ice and heavy rain, say forecasters Thousands of homes were left without power on Saturday as Storm Bert continued to lash the country with winds of up to 70mph battering many areas. Forecasters said that as temperatures start to rise over the weekend, melting snow and heavy rain would also cause serious flooding across the country. Continue reading...
A financial package — a compromise between the $1.3 trillion a year developing nations seek to adapt to climate change and wean off fossil fuels and the current $100 billion amount — is in the works.
Timor-Leste, a young island nation in Southeast Asia, is particularly vulnerable to the ravages of the climate crisis. A combination of technology, community knowledge and UN support could help to ensure that casualties and damage are kept to a minimum, the next time extreme weather hits.
Among sweeping rightwing electoral victories across the globe, the ‘big loser of the elections has been climate’ An unprecedented year of elections around the world has underscored a sobering trend – in many countries the commitment to act on the climate crisis has either stalled or is eroding, even as disasters and record temperatures continue to mount. So far 2024, called the “biggest election year in human history” by the United Nations with around half the world’s population heading to the polls, there have been major wins for Donald Trump , the US president-elect who calls the climate crisis “a big hoax”; the climate-skeptic right in European Union elections ; and Vladimir Putin, who won another term and has endured sanctions to maintain Russia’s robust oil and gas exports ...
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has held a meeting with a Russian delegation to discuss means to enhance climate funding effectively. The minister’s meeting was held on Friday 22/11/2024 on the sidelines of her participation in the ministerial segment of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29). The post Egypt, Russia mull ways to increase climate funding appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Donald Trump's replacement for the attorney general nomination has resurfaced a bizarre conflict after Hurricane Katrina survivors fought to get their dog back from Pam Bondi.
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Climate Change is a wide ranging topic, and encompasses many disciplines. It affects everyone on the planet in both similar and unique ways. Our goal at Global Warming Planet is to gather current news, by the hour, from diverse regions of the world. People are talking about global warming and how it affects them in their daily lives. You'll find important journalism here on topics such as global temperatures, extreme weather, sea level rise, flooding, fires, health impacts, droughts, glaciation, polar regions and species extinction. Underlying all of these issues is the science being done by dedicated researchers worldwide. We also gather the political, legal and social justice issues that impact us nationally and regionally. This wouldn't be complete without the solutions, so we strive to provide current information on the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Renewables are on a steady rise worldwide, and include exciting topics such as solar photovoltaics, wind generation both onshore and offshore, biofuels, wave action, and battery storage. Last but not least are the things we can do as individuals. To highlight a few, consider electric cars, transportation, food production, and energy efficiency and conservation of energy in our personal lives.