Environment minister Murray Watt is restarting the process after the government shelved earlier proposed reforms • Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here A select group of environment and industry leaders will be brought together in a fresh attempt to build consensus on a long-awaited rewrite of federal nature laws, Guardian Australia can reveal. The environment minister, Murray Watt, will soon detail the next phase of consultation as he presses ahead with an ambition to enact sweeping changes to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) in the next 18 months. Continue reading...
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Israel launches strikes on ‘dozens’ of targets in Iran, targeting nuclear programme Budget airline Wizz , whose shares are down almost 5% today, says it has suspended flights to Tel Aviv and re-routed flights affected by closed airspace in the region for the next 72 hours. The jump in the oil price today, following Israel’s attack on Iran, is a “bad shock for the global economy at a bad time”. For the average consumer, they will be looking at more income uncertainty. They will be looking at higher petrol prices, and in the UK, they’re probably looking now at higher risk of taxation in October. So whatever way you look at it, it’s negative short term, it’s negative longer term. Continue reading...
To the untrained eye, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Ice Core Facility in Lakewood, Colorado, doesn’t look like much: a boxy brick building packed with shelves of ice-filled metallic cylinders 10 centimeters in diameter. But to the more than 100 scientists who pull from its frozen records annually, it’s a treasure trove of information on […]
Meet methanogens — gut microbes that turn fiber into methane and extra energy. But not everyone has them.
Brent crude up more than 10% amid escalation of conflict in Middle East, while stock markets fall Business live – latest updates The price of oil and gold has soared and stock markets have fallen after Israel’s strikes against targets in Iran . The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the focal point of global oil production, prompted a sharp increase in prices, with Brent crude up more than 10% after news of the attacks broke, reaching its highest level since January. Continue reading...
The Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division strives to provide ‘full sensory experience’ in country’s national parks The Trump administration appears poised to cut the US Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division (NSNSD), a little-known office that works to rein in noise and light pollution in national parks , a task that is seen as a vital environmental endeavor. Advocates say the division’s work is quiet but important – many plants and animals rely on the darkness, and light pollution is contributing to firefly and other insect die-offs . The office led efforts to reduce light pollution at the Grand Canyon and snowmobile noise that drowned out sounds emanating from the Old Faithful geyser, among other initiatives. Continue reading...
Deconstruction is a growing approach to taking down homes that diverts waste from landfills, cuts carbon emissions and creates a circular economy for construction materials.
They say it would triple the state's greenhouse gas emissions and violate their right to a livable climate.
In the chilly waters of the North Atlantic, it's not uncommon to see icebergs floating by. But floating serenely amid the pale ice chunks was one iceberg that stood out.
The Russian stock exchange rose slightly at the start of trading Friday, with oil and gold companies seeing the biggest increases in share prices.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02350-wGlancing forward to view alternative futures for limiting global warming requires understanding complex societal–environmental systems that drive future emissions. Now a study explores the potential, and limits, of deep learning to generate core characteristics of these futures.
[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT), through the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), participated in the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on 5 June. This global 24-hour event brought together institutions from across the world to address the intersection of climate change and human rights.
Sale covering 56,000 square miles set to go ahead despite opposition from Indigenous and environmental groups The Brazilian government is preparing to stage an oil exploration auction months before it hosts the Cop30 UN climate summit, despite opposition from environmental campaigners and Indigenous communities worried about the environmental and climate impacts of the plans. Brazil’s oil sector regulator, ANP, will auction the exploration rights to 172 oil and gas blocks spanning 56,000 square miles (146,000 sq km), an area more than twice the size of Scotland, most of it offshore. Continue reading...
As the curtains draw on the UN Ocean Conference, a flurry of voluntary commitments and political declarations has injected fresh impetus into global efforts to conserve marine biodiversity. With the world’s oceans facing unprecedented threats, high-level biodiversity officials and negotiators are sounding the alarm and calling for renewed momentum—and funding—to deliver on long-standing promises. At […]
Israel has launched a targeted military operation against Iran, striking nuclear and military sites, including Tehran's ballistic missile program, citing a threat to its survival. Air-raid sirens sounded in Israel as a precaution. The attack follows rising tensions over Iran's nuclear program and a recent IAEA censure, prompting international concern and a surge in oil prices.
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzanian government has demonstrated strong economic resilience despite facing both domestic and international challenges caused by natural disasters linked to climate change, global conflicts, and policy shifts.
Climate change is real and Coalition’s job is to determine how to cut emissions, shadow assistant minister to opposition leader Maria Kovacic says Kovacic on what the Coalition needs to move forward – Australian Politics podcast Australia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coalition MPs should stop questioning climate change science and instead fully embrace emissions policies to deliver net zero by 2050, the Liberal senator Maria Kovacic says, warning that Australia’s environment and economy are at risk. After its historic drubbing at the 3 May election, some Coalition MPs are preparing for a protracted brawl over climate targets , leaving support for net zero policies under the opposition leader, Sussan Ley...
The underlying fear is not only a reduction in Iranian oil supply but also a broader disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important passage point for crude oil transportation, which connects the Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf and is a vital shipping route for Middle Eastern oil production.
Want to save a few bucks on batteries? USB-C rechargeable batteries can be great for your wallet and the environment, but there are some drawbacks.
Newsom sues federal government, contending that the move unlawfully revokes a nearly fifty-year legacy of California's authority under the Clean Air Act to set stricter emissions standards.
Sweeping raids underway across California as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown, creating ‘havoc and fear’ With the US military deployed on the streets of Los Angeles, federal immigration authorities have been conducting sweeping raids across California, arresting people at their homes and at workplaces as part of Donald Trump ’s promised immigration crackdown. Agents have apprehended people outside churches, in fields in the California agricultural heartland, in residential Los Angeles neighborhoods and at Home Depot parking lots and car washes. Ice agents have been seen near LA schools , prompting some students and their families to skip graduation events. A woman who was nine months pregnant and a US citizen was detained during a sweep over the weekend. Continue reading...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia: a name that's become near-synonymous with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown. Abrego Garcia was arrested by ICE agents on March 12th, as he was leaving his job in Baltimore. In the days and months that followed, the fate of the 29-year-old father of three was in the hands of the Trump administration and El Salvador's President. At the time of his arrest the administration alleged he was an active member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13. His family and his legal team deny this. He was deported to a supermax prison in El Salvador despite a protective order that he should remain in the U.S. But then – less than a month after his arrest, a federal judge and then the Supreme Court ruled the government should facilitate Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. ...
NYC startup Aircela develops carbon-neutral gasoline from air to help reduce emissions in hard-to-electrify sectors.
Ticks are showing up in more places, earlier in the season and bringing disease risks with them. CBC's Johanna Wagstaffe breaks down how climate change is helping ticks thrive — and why public-health experts say it’s time to pay attention.
Britain is bracing for a weather double-whammy as the Met Office issues six separate warnings for thunderstorms, torrential rain, hail, and flash floods while other parts of the UK are officially in drought.
Iran's pursuit of a nuclear arsenal could trigger a military strike by Israel if diplomatic efforts fail to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power.
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we get some tips for making your garden a haven not just for humans, but nature too; explore the inside of a snow cave in Antarctica that's saving ice from vanishing glaciers; and learn how to stop potholes from multiplying with climate change.
The space agency said it also plans to move forward with building a new Russian orbital station to succeed the International Space Station.
“It would be a dishonest argument for anyone in America — to me — to say that the air is going to get dirtier because of this,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
[RFI] Harare, Zimbabwe - Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, is fast becoming a key player in the battle against climate change, developing innovative approaches to tackle waste management, restore degraded ecosystems, and promote sustainable urban planning. Like many other cities across the globe, Harare faces significant environmental challenges - yet it is also a site of remarkable community-driven solutions and government-led initiatives aimed at securing a greener, more sustainable future.
Tensions escalate as Israel prepares for a potential military operation against Iran. This move could disrupt diplomacy and trigger regional conflict. US intelligence suggests Iran is nearing nuclear weapon capability. Diplomatic talks are stalling. The US is bracing for Israeli action. Retaliatory strikes against US assets are a concern. Oil markets are reacting to the rising tensions.
Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Feleti Teo, describes himself as an optimist—despite the existential crisis his atoll nation faces with climate change-induced sea level rise and frustration with existing international financial mechanisms to fund adaptation and mitigation. The 3rd UN Ocean Conference was a success, he told a press conference today, June 12. At the beginning […]
The International Atomic Energy Agency declared Iran was in breach of its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations by failing cooperate with an probe into undeclared nuclear material and activities at multiple sites.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority has issued a weather update, forecasting a continued surge in temperatures across all governorates and cities. Thursday’s forecast indicates extremely hot weather dominating most regions during daylight hours, while northern coastal areas will experience hot conditions. Nights and early mornings are expected to be moderately warm. The weather patterns also include active … The post Nationwide heatwave continues with active winds on Thursday appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Adam Dobby, 54, had been working as a security consultant for CNN when he was allegedly repeatedly exposed to toxic chemicals in torched oil and sulphur.
Delhi is experiencing a severe heatwave. The temperature felt like 51.9 degrees Celsius. The weather department issued a red alert for Thursday. A yellow alert is in place for Friday. Rain and thunderstorms are expected on Friday. Respite from the heat is anticipated from June 13. Moisture-laden winds from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea will bring relief.
[Daily Trust] The Management of National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), has urged residents of riverine communities and flood prone areas in Kogi state to move to higher grounds immediately, as wet season gathers momentum.
Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the traditional Alutiiq community swap costly, polluting diesel for cheaper, clean power.
Labour has fallen in love with nuclear power but Scotland has different geography and a much smaller population than England - so how do we power our homes and businesses?
The Susquehanna nuclear plant will help power AI and cloud-computing operations at an adjacent Amazon data center.
It's the first time the state has used a 2022 law aimed at streamlining renewable energy permitting.
EPA contradicts itself — and legal precedent — in its bid to undo Biden-era limits on power plant pollution.
State regulators are reviewing plans for more than 100 new gas-fired energy projects.
Fossil fuel power plants and producers of iron, steel and cement will be covered under the initial phase, according to a government report.
[Foroyaa] Joe Bongay, a prominent Gambian environmental activist and founder of Ecoview Africa, has been appointed as the Civil Society Observer Focal Point to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) under the World Bank Group.
[The Conversation Africa] Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a "triple differential vulnerability" to climate risk compared to men.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 12, 28 June 2025.
For 41 years, Gary England delivered weather reports through hail and hurricanes. Now he's been remembered as the 'meteorologist of our generation' after passing away aged 85.
Senior lecturer says staff and students have struggled to get answers from university leadership about arrangement Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Monash University is under fire for an event at its Italian campus jointly organised with Woodside Energy, as staff criticise the institution for hosting “shadowy conferences paid for by fossil fuel corporations” and a lack of transparency around the relationship. Monash co-hosted a “climate change and energy transition” conference with the gas giant at the university’s Prato campus in June 2024. The conference website, no longer directly available but accessible via the Wayback Machine , shows speakers were invited to submit papers on “the role of climate activism/nimbyism” in “thwarting emissions reductions”...
You've probably noticed those towers with flames shooting out of the top on oil rigs. This is an important part of many oil and gas facilities.
The move would increase US emissions that contribute to climate change.
The decision, a major reversal, could help poorer nations industrialize, cut planet-warming emissions and boost U.S. competitiveness on next-generation reactors.
More than 200 health experts say regulatory proposals will lead to biggest increase in pollution in decades US power plants will be allowed to pollute nearby communities and the wider world with more unhealthy air toxins and an unlimited amount of planet-heating gases under new regulatory rollbacks proposed by Donald Trump’s administration , experts warned. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled a plan on Wednesday that would repeal a landmark climate rule that aims to mostly eliminate greenhouse gases from power plants by the 2030s and would, separately, weaken another regulation that restricts power plants’ release of hazardous air pollutants such as mercury. Continue reading...
Russia’s deficit is now expected to rise to $47.8 billion, or 1.7% of GDP, amid a stronger ruble, lower global oil prices and further increases in military spending.
National energy company effectively loses £2.5bn to separate body tasked with spearheading nuclear renaissance Nils Pratley: Great British Energy’s budget has been nuked Spending review 2025: key points at a glance Rachel Reeves has effectively cut £2.5bn from the government’s national energy company by sharing the £8.3bn it was promised with a separate nuclear power body set up by the Conservatives. The Labour manifesto had pledged the full amount to Great British Energy to invest in clean power projects. However, the chancellor’s spending review said the company would share this funding with a separate body tasked with spearheading Britain’s nuclear renaissance. Continue reading...
The Alberta Energy Regulator describes fracking as "a technique used to break up the rocks deep inside the earth to help get the oil and natural gas flowing."
From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist deciding which climate change technologies hold the most promise
Report raises concerns that money allocated to combat fires not reaching areas where it could make biggest difference European funds to prevent forest fires have been poorly targeted and sometimes distributed in a hurry, according to a report from the EU’s spending watchdog. The number of forest fires in EU countries has increased dramatically over the last two decades as the climate crisis fuels ever bigger conflagrations . An area twice the size of Luxembourg has been consumed by flames in an average recent year, killing people, destroying homes and wildlife and sending megatonnes of planet-heating emissions into the air. Continue reading...
High-mileage engines need more maintenance attention, but does that mean you should use thicker oil? Before adding any, here's what you need to know.
To the outside world, a sea level rise of 34 cm (or slightly longer than a child’s ruler) may not seem dramatic, but it’s an existential threat to the Pacific island state of Vanuatu. Vanuatu, in support of a youth movement, the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, has approached the International Court of Justice […]
Dan Tehan says Coalition’s position on the Paris agreement and gas reservation scheme are also up for debate • Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The financial cost to reach net zero by 2050 may shape the Coalition’s decision on whether to retain or abandon the target, the new shadow minister, Dan Tehan, says, as he prepares to lead a heavily contested internal review of the policy. The opposition is poised for a protracted brawl over climate targets after the new Liberal leader, Sussan Ley, put all of its policies up for debate after the Coalition’s federal election defeat. Continue reading...
Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.
The UK could be plunged into a deep freeze with temperatures dropping as low as -30°C if climate change triggers a Gulf Stream collapse, experts have warned.
Warming world could further heighten tensions over access to Indus River waters
Standing by one’s identity makes sense in certain contexts. But there is a host of valid reasons for lawful demonstrators to remain anonymous Do protesters have a right to hide their faces? Donald Trump , who likes to show and see his own face as often as possible, clearly does not think so. One demand to universities has been that they outlaw masking at demonstrations; in response to protests in California , the US president demanded on social media that anyone wearing a mask be arrested immediately. Never mind the apparent double standard, as Ice agents refuse to take off face coverings and hide their name tags, defying any accountability; there is a widespread sense that standing by one’s identity is a crucial part of standing up to unjust power. In fact, that intuition is at the core...
[Leadership] Green Energy International Limited (GEIL) has successfully completed the first crude oil export from Nigeria's newly commissioned Otakikpo onshore terminal, marking a historic milestone as the country's first indigenous onshore crude export facility in over five decades.
[Egypt Online] Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad delivered Egypt's national address on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) held in Nice , France, from June 9 to 13.
Der kostenlose Livestream wird auf mehreren Platformen angeboten und alle drei Festivaltage beinhalten Nach dem Rückzug von RTL+ als Anbieter für Rock am Ring wechselt nun auch das Hurricane Festival den Streaming-Partner. MagentaTV übernimmt in diesem Jahr die Übertragung des Musikfestivals. Das Hurricane Festival findet vom 20. bis 22. Juni 2025 bereits zum 26. Mal in Scheeßel, Niedersachsen, statt und wird von MagentaTV mit einem kostenlosen Livestream begleitet.... Der Beitrag So seht ihr das Hurricane Festival 2025 im Stream erschien zuerst auf Rolling Stone.
Labour’s manifesto committed to spending £8.3 billion over five years on GB Energy to “deliver clean power” projects across the country.
"The sole purpose of these Biden-Harris administration regulations was to destroy industries that didn't align with their narrow-minded climate change zealotry," Zeldin said in a statement Wednesday.
More than 12.9 million people live within 20km of the coast, and 60% of the economy depends on coastal infrastructure and natural resources
UK company offers alternative to land-based burials after success of memorials in Bali made from remains of pets Death is killing our planet. That is the stark assessment of a new business offering an innovative alternative: to have your loved one’s ashes made into a reef and anchored to the British seabed. There are increasing concerns about the environmental cost of traditional funerals: a single burial generates 833kg of CO 2 , while a typical cremation has a footprint of about 400kg CO 2 . Continue reading...
A state law that mandated diversion of organic waste from landfills is being blamed for exacerbating illegal dumping in remote desert areas.
Under the surface of Tanzania’s turquoise waters, a miracle unfolds quietly every day. Just off the coast of Zanzibar, in the Chumbe Island Coral Park, reef fish glitter like scattered gemstones, weaving between coral gardens that pulse with life. The air is heavy with salt, and the silence underwater is only broken by the rhythmic […]
It's not only Brits that sweltered through last month. Globally, May 2025 was the second-hottest May on record, scientists at the the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reveal.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00809C, Paper Yong Li, Aoyang Zhu, Guodong Peng, Jun He, Hongqiang Li, Dedong Jia, Guanjie He, Jieshan Qiu, Xiaojun He Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have great potential to boost the sluggish iodine redox kinetics and alleviate polyiodides shuttle in aqueous zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries. Nevertheless, it is a big challenge to improve... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
[Scrolla] Six bodies were found in Mthatha and one in Tsolo as rescue teams battle rising water and storm damage across the province. A minibus with 13 school children and three adults was swept away, and only three children have been rescued so far.
Seattle, along with other cities, is struggling to balance the need for more housing with the preservation and growth of trees that help address the impacts of climate change.
The National Energy Dominance Council's executive director said the administration doesn't have faith in solar and wind energy.
John Ketchum says wind and solar power can be brought on line much faster than new gas generation and nuclear power.
Nuclear power is seen as an increasingly important electricity source as the government seeks to decarbonize Britain's electricity grid by 2030, replacing fossil fuels with low-carbon power.
Melting on the Greenland ice sheet rose to 17 times its normal rate as temperatures soared.
The physical fallout of climate change has implications for corners of fixed-income markets traditionally viewed as among the safest in the world.
[UN News] The ocean is under siege - and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups alike to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the accelerating impacts of climate change.
Homeowners' insurance isn't just getting more expensive ... it's also getting harder to secure in the first place. Across the country, an increase in climate-related disasters like heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes is creating challenges for both insurers and their customers . One successful strategy taking hold in Alabama and other states: Climate-proofing houses — and incentivizing it with insurance discounts. Still, not all states or homeowners face similar risks. And insurers aren't legally required to take climate-proofing into account when assessing the insurability of a home. That's why states are experimenting with different programs — and insurance legislation — to find a solution. This episode is part of NPR's Climate Solutions Week: a series of stories covering real world...
Copernicus data shows month was 1.4C above estimated 1850-1900 average used to define pre-industrial level It has been an exceptionally dry spring in north-western Europe and the second warmest May ever globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Countries across Europe, including the UK, have been hit by drought conditions in recent months, with water shortages feared unless significant rain comes this summer, and crop failures beginning to be reported by farmers. Continue reading...
After a slowdown last year, electric vehicle sales in Europe are powering ahead. But adoption is uneven, and lingering consumer doubts over batteries and costs threaten to slow the charge.
The CEO of Cenovus Energy said the economies of Canada and the U.S. are inextricably linked, despite President Trump's claims the U.S. doesn't need to import anything from Canada.
It will be a warmer-than-normal summer across much of Canada, which means there could also be a lot more wildfires, according to Environment Canada's 2025 summer forecast.
We've ignored ocean acidification for far too long.
The agency plans to weaken limits on toxic emissions from power plants while also scrapping restrictions on planet-warming greenhouse gases.
A bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarity The government’s decision to invest £14.2bn in nuclear energy , on top of existing funds, marks a return to significant state funding of nuclear power after Hinkley Point C , financed by the private sector, was dogged by delays and cost overruns. It is also a decisive shift in energy policy . Ministers have high hopes of a nuclear energy renaissance. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, described the prospect of a new reactor in Suffolk, Sizewell C, combined with new money for modular reactor development and fusion research, as a “golden age”. This was a striking choice of words from the greenest voice in the cabinet. The Climate Change Committee’s...
Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica.
PARIS - Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losses were far worse than previously imagined.
Sir Keir Starmer says the development of Sizewell C on the Suffolk coastline will create 10,000 jobs over the next decade.
The FCC announced Tuesday it will hold a resiliency roundtable to promote further collaboration as the hurricane season begins.
Quebec has kept its cap-and-trade carbon pricing system that adds about 10 cents to the price of a litre of gasoline, and currently has among the highest gas prices in Canada.
by Sharon Lerner and Lisa Song ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn a legal complaint filed last year against the GEO Group, a major donor to President Donald Trump that has more than $1 billion in contracts with the administration to run private prisons and ICE detention facilities. The administrative complaint, which the EPA filed last June under the Biden administration, involved the GEO Group’s use of a disinfectant...
No Democrat supported David Fotouhi for EPA deputy administrator.
Other measures to include tightening restrictions on ‘shadow fleet’, banks and Nord Stream investment Business live – latest updates The EU executive is to propose lowering the price cap on Russian oil as it seeks to tighten energy and financial sanctions targeting the Kremlin’s ability to wage war. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to put forward a plan on Tuesday to reduce the price at which Russian oil can be sold from $60 (£44) a barrel to $45, according to an internal document. Continue reading...
The government is betting on a new generation of 'mini' nuclear power stations.
Republicans in the Senate may soon pass a bill that guts clean energy incentives, defying public sentiment in nearly every state – including deep-red ones. The post Clean energy is popular, even in red states. Senators might block it anyway. appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The estimated population of 16 penguin colonies — visible in satellite photos taken between 2009 and 2024 — declined 22 percent during that period due to shrinking sea ice.
As the COP30 climate summit nears, environmental advocates say the moves are undermining President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's claims to be an environmental defender.
Antarctica’s emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than some of the most pessimistic predictions. A new analysis of up-to-date satellite imagery suggests the birds’ numbers declined 22% over a … The post Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica declining faster than thought appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
FTSE 100 firm beats two US-owned companies as government pushes nuclear power with Sizewell C investment Sizewell C to be built as part of UK’s £14bn nuclear investment Rolls-Royce has won a competition to be the first company to try to build small modular nuclear reactors in the UK, as part of a government effort to push Britain to the frontier of nuclear energy technology. The UK’s Great British Energy on Tuesday announced Rolls-Royce as the preferred bidder for the programme, after a drawn-out competition that pitted the FTSE 100 manufacturer against two US-owned companies. Continue reading...
Earthaven Ecovillage fared remarkably well after Hurricane Helene. The community had backup power and water systems, as well as food supplies, but members also knew how to work together in a crisis.
[Global Witness] To reverse the climate crisis, COP30 must address the unforeseen consequences of the critical mineral boom, which is adding more deforestation and CO2 emissions
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 130, Issue 6, June 2025.
Exclusive: In the first legal challenge to the plan, top climate lawyers claim the government relies too heavily on forestry and failed to consult the public Hundreds of top environment lawyers are suing the New Zealand government over what they say is its “dangerously inadequate” plan to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050. It is the first time the country’s emissions reduction plan has faced litigation, and the lawyers believe it is the first case globally that challenges the use of forestry to offset emissions. Continue reading...
The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets – and what of the questions around national security?
Ed Miliband promises to ‘get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’ with new plant expected to create 10,000 jobs The biggest nuclear programme in a generation will “get Britain off the fossil fuel rollercoaster”, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said, announcing £14.2bn to build a new nuclear power station and a drive to build small modular reactors. The multibillion-pound investment at Sizewell C on the Suffolk coast, which has been long expected, will create 10,000 jobs and power the equivalent of 6m homes. Continue reading...
Environment and Climate Change Canada issued an unofficial report on Monday.
An unusual lawsuit in Texas claims investment firms illegally conspired to fight climate change. On Monday, a judge heard arguments to dismiss the case.
Climate change is greasing the skids for glacier detachments that can lead to rock-ice avalanches. The post That Swiss glacier collapse? It wasn’t a one-off appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections The Trump administration has taken an ostrich-like approach to climate change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is required to publish a report about the country’s sources of climate-changing pollution each year by April 15. This year, that didn’t happen. But the completed report was recently made public as the result of a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund. This latest U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report provides granular detail on U.S. emissions in 2023. It’s unclear why the administration withheld this report, which had been completed, and thus its suppression offered no budgetary benefit. But suppressing the report lines up with the Trump...
RELEASE: World Resources Institute Names Dr. David Widawsky as New US Program Director alison.cinnamo… Mon, 06/09/2025 - 08:33 Veteran EPA leader to guide WRI’s US Program efforts on clean energy, climate policy and sustainable development WASHINGTON, DC (June 10, 2025) — World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomes Dr. David Widawsky as the new Director of its US Program. Based in Washington, DC, Dr. Widawsky brings over 20 years of leadership in environmental policy, innovation and program implementation across domestic and international arenas. In his new role, Dr. Widawsky will lead WRI’s US Program strategy and a team of 70+ to advance climate action and sustainable development across U.S. federal, state and local levels. His focus will include...
The mountaineer, who has not been named, was reportedly coming down the Grands Couloirs glacier when he fell at around 11am on Sunday.
Malaysia is bracing for another heatwave with temperatures topping 37 degrees Celsius in certain areas as experts warn of the serious health threats faced by residents due to the adverse weather conditions. Last week, MetMalaysia issued a Level 1 advisory after six areas in Peninsular Malaysia experienced maximum daily temperatures of between 35 and 37 degrees for three consecutive days. The alert by the meteorological department came amid the southwest monsoon season, which began in May and is...
No coastal warnings or watches were in effect Monday morning. But the storm was expected to bring heavy rainfall to Pacific coastal areas of Mexico.
Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.
New Mexico’s legislators are eager to repurpose “produced water,” but environmental organizations say that there is no safe way to do that. The post Can fracking wastewater be reused? appeared first on High Country News.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Oryx Gas Tanzania Ltd (OGTL) has reminded Tanzanians of the importance of protecting the environment by adopting clean cooking energy that is environmentally friendly.
[Nile Post] BUSIA - Uganda and Kenya have taken a significant step toward deepening regional collaboration on climate adaptation and urban resilience, concluding a three-day joint meeting in Busia aimed at confronting shared environmental and disaster risks in their cross-border municipalities.
Global investments in zero-emission power is expected to lap fossil fuel spending, the IEA said.
[UN News] Drifting with the currents, plankton are the ocean's lifeblood - invisible yet essential, regulating the climate and sustaining entire ecosystems. On the French Riviera, scientists are racing to decipher their secrets before the silence of their decline echoes across the planet.
There’s frustration among researchers that falling pH levels in seas around the globe are not being taken seriously enough, and that until the buildup of CO2 is addressed, the consequences for marine life will be devastating Read more: ‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study On a clear day at Plymouth marina you can see across the harbour out past Drake’s Island – named after the city’s most famous son, Francis Drake – to the Channel. It’s quite often possible to see an abundance of marine vessels, from navy ships and passenger ferries to small fishing boats and yachts. What you might not spot from this distance is a large yellow buoy bobbing up and down in the water about six miles off the coast. This data buoy – L4 – is one of...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal as early as Tuesday night, as an area of low pressure is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone and move towards the city amid sweltering heat. The Observatory said on Monday the tropical cyclone was expected to...
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on June 15, accepting invitations from Greenland's and Denmark's Prime Ministers. Discussions will center on security in the North Atlantic and Arctic, climate change, energy transition, and critical mineral supply. This visit occurs amidst President Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland, highlighting European sovereignty in the region.
A safety systems company has issued an urgent recall for more than 50,000 faulty smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, warning device malfunctions could be deadly.
US and other nations in the region are expecting active season for potentially ruinous storms in 2025 Tropical storm Barbara has formed off the south-west coast of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center said early Sunday and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Monday. No coastal watches or warnings were issued. Maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph) with higher gusts. Continue reading...
On a hillside overlooking the stunning Rhondda Valley in Wales, 1,100ft above sea level, sits a neglected council estate: Penrhys.
Liquids get thinner as they warm up, but does this happen to the oil inside a car engine? Here are the basics of motor oil chemistry and how heat transforms it.
This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The “Big, Beautiful Bill” that Republicans are pushing under President Trump would roll back almost all the clean energy incentives that Democrats enacted under President Biden, shredding federal support for solar, wind, nuclear, electric vehicles, and other climate-friendly technologies. […]
A powerful storm that struck Alexandria at dawn on Saturday has sparked numerous questions regarding its connection to various scientific studies pointing to extreme climate changes affecting the coastal governorate. Such extreme natural phenomena, including severe storms, could be a result, with a potential for the city’s submergence by the end of the current century. … The post Alexandria storm: A dire warning of coastal peril and future submergence appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Norway will set up state payment scheme for families of 123 men killed in Kielland disaster, but some feel it comes too late “I think we all feel like we’ve had a bit of a weight lifted off our shoulders,” said Laura Fleming after an important milestone in one of Europe’s longest-running industrial disaster sagas. “It is just 45 years too late.” Fleming’s father, Michael, was one of 123 men who were killed when the Alexander L Kielland accommodation rig capsized during a fierce storm in the Norwegian North Sea oilfields on 27 March 1980. Continue reading...
For years, the story of artificial intelligence (AI) has been cast as a high-stakes contest between the US and China – a technological arms race with global consequences. But to De Kai, a pioneering machine learning scientist and advocate for AI ethics, this framing fundamentally misunderstands the technology. “I would prefer to think about it as the AI climate change challenge,” De Kai said in an interview with the Post at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, where he is a...
Thai Oil Plc says a crude oil spill in the sea near its refinery in Chon Buri province has been contained, with no visible traces of oil remaining in the area.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 130, Issue 11, 16 June 2025.
Exclusive: ‘Ransom note’ requests would leave Environment Agency unable to prosecute company or management Lenders vying to take over Thames Water have demanded that the struggling company and its management be granted immunity from prosecution for serious environmental crimes as a condition of acquiring it, the Guardian can reveal. Creditors want the environment secretary, Steve Reed, to grant the water company extraordinary clemency from a series of strict rules covering everything from sewage spills to failure to upgrade its water treatment works. Continue reading...
Civil society organisations say the regulations on South Africa’s petroleum sector are failing ‘the environmental test'
Skeptical Science is partnering with Gigafact to produce fact briefs — bite-sized fact checks of trending claims. You can submit claims you think need checking via the tipline . Are CO2 measurements reliable? Measurements of the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are consistent, reliable, and globally verified across multiple independent systems. NOAA collects data from over 60 sites, including Mauna Loa, which has hosted the longest continuous CO2 record, tracking an annual increase in CO2 from 0.94 ppm in 1959 to 3.33 ppm in 2024. Mauna Loa is ideal due to its remote location and clean Pacific air, while occasional volcanic emissions are well understood and mathematically filtered out of records. In addition, hundreds of stations all over the world...
BBC Sport's Graeme Langford heads deep into the Arctic Circle to see some of the most beautiful football pitches on the planet.
For 67 years, the observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has been taking these measurements daily — tracking the invisible gas that is building up in our atmosphere and changing life on Earth.
Bystanders and protesters have been confronting ICE agents as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement.
The worst massacre of civilians in Latin America occurred in the Salvadoran village of El Mozote, where environmental projects are beginning to emerge, slowly fostering awareness about protecting the natural resources of this deeply symbolic site, embedded in the country’s historical memory. Since early 2024, a small photovoltaic plant has been operating in El Mozote, […]
From acknowledging big emotions to finding ways to make climate action fun, it’s important to start where your kids are 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 Although it’s unfair, it’s young people (and the generations to come) who will have to deal with fallout from the climate crisis. So how do you talk to young people about living sustainably and raise knowledgeable kids who care about the future of the planet? Here are some tips for engaging the next generation on the environment meaningfully. Continue reading...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents' masks to masks worn by members of Nationalist Social Club-131, or NSC 131, a neo-Nazi organization.
There's been a bid to ask the government to consider a heritage application to protect Indigenous rock art.
Yellowknife residents had a chance this week to learn more about a research project that's looking at how a changing climate could affect the management and remediation of legacy mine projects, like Giant Mine.
President Donald Trump vowed to revive coal. The industry continues to see layoffs and bankruptcies.
For the first time on record, monthly average CO2 levels exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm), according to experts at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego.
Exclusive: emissions from power-hungry warehouses at Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year A vast new datacentre to feed Britain’s rising demand for artificial intelligence could cause more greenhouse gas emissions than five international airports. Elsham datacentre in Lincolnshire is on course to cost £10bn and its 15 power-hungry computer warehouses are projected to release five times the carbon dioxide of Birmingham airport , including from take-offs and landings. Continue reading...
The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.
[Liberian Observer] In a decisive step toward strengthening Liberia's financial system against climate-related shocks, the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), with support from the World Bank, on Thursday, June 5, convened a one-day national workshop to validate a comprehensive report on mainstreaming climate change into the financial sector.
More than three-quarters of new gas pipeline capacity under development in the US would feed additional liquefied natural gas exports rather than supporting domestic energy needs, a new report concludes. Greenhouse gas emissions tied to that new capacity would be far larger than the current climate pollution from all coal-fired power plants nationwide, according to the […]
Environmental groups have accused French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies of misleading consumers with ads that overstate its climate commitments and fossil fuel transition in a landmark Paris trial.
Regulations on the protection of birds, reducing of waste and lowering emissions have hindered the ability for European countries to prepare to defend their countries.
[Vanguard] Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has commemorated the 2025 World Environment Day themed: #BeatPlasticPollution, with a clarion call on Nigerian women to take their rightful places on the front lines of environmental justice and climate action.
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors recently approved the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy and Digital Access Transformation project for Sudan (ASCENT-Sudan) which aims to expand energy access and digital services in Gadaref, Kassala, Northern and River Nile states. By filling critical gaps in power and digital connectivity, the project supports urgent needs, while laying the foundation for long-term recovery and growth. This project is Phase 11 of the Regional ASCENT Multi-phase
Wind and solar saw a nearly 20-percentage-point drop and are now even with nuclear power, the Pew Research Center found.
China’s pullback from U.S. crude has wider implications for shale producers, which partly depend on overseas demand to keep pumping oil.
The U.N. Ocean Conference will focus on climate change and other environmental issues that puts it "at odds" with the U.S., the State Department said.
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
[The Conversation Africa] The world's oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface. They're filled with currents, some much stronger than the fastest flowing large rivers. These currents can be harnessed as clean, marine renewable energy. Marine energy is much more predictable and reliable than many other forms of renewable energy because unlike sun and wind, which regularly do not produce electricity, ocean currents never stop moving around the planet. New research has found that the eastern and south-eastern coasts of Africa
Tess McClure reports on a landslide in Switzerland that left one person missing and destroyed a village The Swiss village of Blatten was wiped out in seconds. A glacier collapsed above the village on 28 May, triggering a landslide. The 300 residents had been evacuated a week earlier, but a 64-year-old man who is believed to have stayed is missing. Tess McClure , the Guardian’s commissioning editor for the Age of Extinction , reported on the aftermath. Continue reading...
The B.C. government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.
"New Zealand does not have a deforestation issue," Trade Minister Todd McClay says.
Fire danger is increasing as the climate warms, drying out forests. The post Expect a long summer of wildfire smoke for North America appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Trinidad's then-Energy Minister Stuart Young launched an official enquiry, led by one of the UK's top international criminal barristers, Jerome Lynch KC.
In February, a CBC News team headed by international climate correspondent Susan Ormiston accompanied scientists aboard the HMCS Margaret Brooke on the first all-Canadian expedition to Antarctic. Now, you can see some of the stunning footage they gathered in a special hour-long program that airs on YouTube Thursday night.
Parliament backs scheme for relatives of 123 men who died in worst disaster in Norway’s waters since second world war Forty-five years after the Alexander L Kielland oil rig capsized in the North Sea, Norway’s parliament has voted to set up a compensation scheme for relatives of the 123 men who died in the worst disaster in Norwegian waters since the second world war. “This is a historic day, the end of more than four decades of fighting for justice,” said Mímir Kristjánsson, an MP from the leftwing Red party. The chair of the victims’ committee, Anders Helliksen, said the state had “finally accepted its responsibility”. Continue reading...
For reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.
John Morales told viewers he may be unable to warn viewers of hurricane dangers due to weather agency cuts A leading TV weatherman in Florida has warned viewers on air that he may not be able to properly inform them of incoming hurricanes because of cuts by the Trump administration to federal weather forecasting. John Morales, a veteran meteorologist at NBC 6 South Florida, told viewers on Monday night that Donald Trump ’s cuts to climate and weather agencies mean that forecasters will be “flying blind” into what is expected to be an active hurricane season. Continue reading...
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Germany's Wendelstein 7-X stellarator has set a new benchmark for fusion reactors, bringing commercial, near-limitless clean energy one step closer to reality.
The move could buy time for the agency as it considers killing the rule altogether.
EPA Region 9 Administrator Josh F.W. Cook aired concerns that the company is leaving the state, rather than upgrading its refineries.
‘Missa Laudato Si’’ incorporates the late Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’ encyclical and other environmental texts in a musical reflection on climate change. The post Composer weaves climate crisis themes into new choral work appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Liberian Observer] The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has sounded a stern warning of an impending humanitarian and environmental crisis, projecting that more than 60,000 Liberians could be affected by deadly floods, violent windstorms, and secondary health emergencies during the peak of the 2025 rainy season.
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) announced on Thursday that a heatwave is expected across most parts of the country, accompanied by an increase in surface humidity levels in the north. Cairo is forecast to reach 36°C during the day, while governorates in South Upper Egypt will hit 42°C. Meteorologists attribute the heatwave to the dominance … The post Egypt braces for heatwave – rising temperatures and humidity expected appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power announced Thursday that it had signed a deal to build two nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic, worth at least $18 billion.
Wildland firefighters in North America and other parts of the world have seen rising temperatures transform fire behavior into dangerous feedback loops. A veteran 'hotshot' gives a glimpse of life on the frontlines.
[Leadership] Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has expressed sorrow over the devastating floods that struck Mokwa, Niger State, claiming the lives of at least 200 people, including women and children.
Federal agencies and oil companies are using artificial intelligence to map mineral deposits and assess drilling and mining opportunities.
[New Times] The Ministry of Environment has announced that Rwandans will begin using methane gas for cooking in 2027, as part of a clean energy initiative aimed at reducing the reliance on firewood and charcoal.
The generative model rolled out two weeks ago contradicts the administrator on the dangers of warming.
The rise of decentralised solar power has prompted a Pakistani think tank to call for China to play a leading role in Pakistan’s energy transition, creating a model for other countries in the Global South. However, a Chinese energy scholar has questioned whether its vision is too expensive to be true. “China’s solar panels are outcompeting China’s power plants,” said Muhammad Basit Ghauri, lead author of the report by the Renewables First think tank, which suggests that China has to make a...
Todd Moss is founder and executive director of the Energy for Growth Hub.
Millions of Aussies are expected to shiver through cool conditions this King's Birthday long weekend. So how cold will it get in your city?
World Meteorological Organization report says record heat in 2024 was driven by climate crisis and intersected with extreme weather events Almost 40 million sq kilometres of ocean around south-east Asia and the Pacific – an area five times the size of Australia – was engulfed in a marine heatwave in 2024, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report has revealed. WMO scientists said the record heat – on land and in the ocean – was mostly driven by the climate crisis and coincided with a string of extreme weather events, from deadly landslides in the Philippines to floods in Australia and rapid glacier loss in Indonesia. Continue reading...
Climate Change Authority chair aims jibe at MPs ‘still providing a cover for vested interests’. Follow today’s news live More from Climate Change Authority chief Matt Kean yesterday In his speech at the Australian Museum, Matt Kean also briefly referred to the Climate Change Authority’s work advising the Albanese government on a 2035 emissions reduction target. Some political or business leaders have suggested if a target appears beyond reach, we should throw in the towel. In fact, there are many ways we can do more, mostly by going with the electron flow. The pace of electrification will determine whether we succeed. Continue reading...
A climate report acquired by a Freedom of Information Act request shows that U.S. climate pollution declined in 2023. The post The Trump EPA tried to bury some good news appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Learn more about how the surprising survival of marine ecosystems after the last mass extinction can help us better prepare for the next one.
In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, we journey to 2035, when undersea living became a reality. Rowan Hooper tells us how it happened
Thailand is seeking at least 12 million baht in damages after a Myanmar cargo ship ran aground on a coral reef in Mu Koh Surin National Park in Phangnnga, causing extensive harm to the environment.
Carbon stored in landscapes for thousands of years is leaching back into the atmosphere via rivers, and human activity may be to blame
Using next-generation technology could offer fresh insight into unprecedented ocean extremes driven by climate change or other factors.
Employees in EPA’s New York regional office were advised “to not interfere” with increased law enforcement activities.
[Ethiopian Herald] In recent years, Ethiopia is making significant strides in its commitment to harness renewable energy resources, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable energy within East Africa. With abundant natural resources, including hydroelectric power, wind, and solar energy, the country is poised to leverage these assets to meet its growing energy demands and support regional energy integration.
The severe storm that struck Alexandria Governorate on Saturday early morning renewed the concerns of many public affairs experts and experts at the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF). These concerns were linked to numerous scientific studies issued by international scientific institutions, such as NASA, which revealed that the extreme climate changes impacting Alexandria … The post Experts, MPs, call on state to take warnings of Alexandria sinking seriously appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Oil and gas companies employ thousands of workers, and their revenue boosts the state's budget. But those benefits may come at a cost where schools sit near pipelines, wellheads and flare stacks.
A fish harvester from Carbonear, N.L., snapped a photo of a black iceberg while fishing for shrimp of the coast of Labrador in mid May. It caused a sensation on social media, and impressed a Memorial University professor who says it's likely a very old piece of ice dating back thousands of years.
[New Dawn] The Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Ansu V. S. Dulleh, has issued a dire warning of massive floods and the potential for severe weather-related disasters during the rainy season.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is poised to vote on regulations that would limit emissions of nitrogen oxides — the key pollutants that form smog.
Mixing vegetables into processed meat can lower emissions — without compromising taste.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01214G, Paper Yangxin Jin, Shengqin Liu, Zhe Wang, Qi Zhu, Qingguo Le, Shan Shao, Sam H.-Y. Hsu, Anqing Zheng, Jun Zhao, Jason Chun-Ho Lam Tackling the chemically-resilient acetic acid issue in real bio-oil via Kolbe electrolysis by developing a robust in situ grown RuO 2 /TiO 2 -anode. 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
From spiraling job losses to spiking energy prices, analysts say slashing clean energy tax credits would be a dramatic shift in U.S. energy and industrial policy.
The agency on Tuesday said it's scrapping more than a dozen regulations that are “obsolete or redundant."
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has reportedly demanded ICE agents raid Home Depots and 7-Elevens as part of his lofty new target for arrests of illegal migrants.
The EU’s scientific advisers warned Monday that expected plans to outsource some emissions cuts would undermine the bloc’s climate credibility.
Thailand's recent "rain bombs" have triggered concern about a repeat of the massive floods in 2011 that caused widespread losses, paralysed cities and stung the economy.
[Daily News] TANGA: THE implementation of the 1,443-kilometre East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project has reached 60 percent completion, according to the latest report.
[The Conversation Africa] Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more resilient to climate change. They take up 23% of the continent. At 674 million hectares in extent, these forests occupy an area the same size as the Amazon rainforest.
Cool weather is forecast across most of Australia, as cold fronts send temperatures plummeting.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE90059J, Correction Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. Siddhartha Subramanian, Jesse Kok, Pratik Gholkar, Asvin Sajeev Kumar, Hugo-Pieter Iglesias van Montfort, Ruud Kortlever, Atsushi Urakawa, Bernard Dam, Thomas Burdyny 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
"There is no uncertainty about what FEMA will be doing this Hurricane Season."
The Interior Department has eliminated 18 outdated or redundant Bureau of Land Management regulations that the Trump administration says stymied energy production on public lands.
The carbon footprint, a report says, of the first 15 months of the war on Gaza will be greater than annual emissions from many individual countries.
New research demonstrates that with collaboration between stakeholders, Australia can fully decarbonize its domestic and energy export economies by 2060 -- a feat requiring $6.2 trillion USD and around 110,000 square kilomters of land -- while avoiding harm to important areas for biodiversity outcomes, safeguarding agricultural activities, and respecting Indigenous land rights.
A road accident in Amethi turned into a looting spree. A tanker overturned on the Varanasi-Lucknow highway. Instead of helping the injured driver, villagers stole the spilled refined oil. They used cans and buckets to collect the oil. Police intervened to disperse the crowd and take the driver to the hospital. The incident sparked debate about apathy and desperation.
Batteries for your cordless power tools aren't cheap, and so either on purpose or by accident, you may wind up with a fake battery. Here's what to do.
Citizens suggest carbon labels on advertised products could help consumers make better decisions.
Climate change also has a part to play.
A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Stanley Delano Quaye, a Liberian human rights advocate and writer based in Ottawa, Canada, has accused the Government of Liberia of turning a blind eye to widespread illegal migration and deforestation allegedly driven by Burkinabè nationals crossing into Liberia from Côte d'Ivoire.
Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four meters of global sea level rise to play out over hundreds of years according to a new study. However, the authors emphasize that immediate actions to reduce emissions could still avoid a catastrophic outcome.
Lawyer Melissa Sims breaks down how she and a team of lawyers are trying to hold gas and oil companies accountable for the damages caused by climate-change-fueled storms like Hurricane Maria. The post Puerto Rican municipalities take on Big Oil in court using a law made for the mob appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Keir Starmer expected to confirm result of 15-year search for investment at UK-France summit next month Business live – latest updates UK ministers could give the go-ahead to the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk within weeks, according to reports. Keir Starmer is expected to give the final nod to begin construction of Britain’s second new nuclear power project in a generation, alongside the French nuclear developer EDF, at a Franco-British summit next month. Continue reading...
Manipur is grappling with severe flash floods affecting over 56,000 people, triggered by overflowing rivers and breached embankments. Thousands of homes have been damaged, and nearly 3,000 residents evacuated, primarily from Imphal East. A person is missing after being swept away by a river.
Could a new pipeline send oil through Quebec? There is more openness to the idea in La Belle Province than there has been in a long time.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01509J, Paper Ximing Zhang, Feihong Guo, Xiaoxiang Jiang, Abdullah Hassan Hamadamin, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson, Jabbar Gardy As global demand for clean energy increases, the rapid development of photovoltaic (PV) power generation has led to a growing issue of waste PV module disposal. Traditional recycling methods face... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
RELEASE: WRI Study Finds Climate Adaptation Investments Yield Massive Returns — Over $10 for Every $1 Spent darla.vanhoorn… Tue, 06/03/2025 - 03:24 Washington, D.C. (June 3, 2025) — As climate hazards like floods and wildfires intensify — and global financial resources grow tighter — a new study by World Resources Institute (WRI) presents powerful evidence that bolstering funding for adaptation and resilience is not only urgent but also one of the smartest development investments available today. The study, which analyzed 320 adaptation and resilience investments across 12 countries totaling $133 billion, finds that every $1 invested in adaptation and resilience generates more than $10 in benefits over ten years. This translates to potential returns...
[All Rise Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice] On 2 June 2025, the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organisation (MCEJO) together with the Global Environmental Trust (GET), Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA), ActionAid South Africa, (ActionAidSA), and the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) obtained a court order from the Pietermaritzburg High Court setting out the agreed deadlines by which Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and the other opposing respondents must file their answering papers.
A major hurricane could shut down one of the country’s largest energy and petrochemical hubs. But a decadeslong effort to boost protection remains largely unfunded.
A total of 26 wildfires were burning out of control Monday in Alberta, which is the source of most of Canada’s oil output.
Wopke Hoekstra successfully pushed the incoming coalition to back foreign carbon credits, helping shift the EU-level 2040 talks.
[The Conversation Africa] Imagine turning fruit waste into technology that stores electricity. This would reduce food waste and promote clean energy storage. Postdoctoral researcher Vianney Ngoyi Kitenge transformed mangosteen peels into specialised carbon materials that he used to make supercapacitor energy storage cells. He came up with a simplified way to do this, hugely reducing the cost. This breakthrough converts agricultural waste into valuable components for energy storage technology. He sets out how it works and what's
President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project, a top administration official said Monday.
As warmer waters and ocean acidification reduce coral formation, the seas will take up more carbon dioxide – an effect that hasn't been included in climate models
A group of residents called the official cleanup deadline of February 2026 “extremely unacceptable” and accused officials of misusing state funds.
Spending should be focused on the immediate threats we face: underfunded public services and an escalating climate crisis Karen Bell is professor of social and environmental justice at the University of Glasgow The UK government has now unveiled its strategic defence review (SDR), positioning it as a bold response to global threats, particularly from Russia. The plan includes increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, with aspirations to reach 3% in the next parliament. The government’s narrative suggests that increased military spending will enhance national security and stimulate economic growth. However, this perspective neglects the immediate threats facing UK citizens: underfunded public services, a strained National Health Service and the escalating climate crisis. Karen...
Recycling initiative says the move is good news for the environment and job creation
Global warming is continuously advancing. How quickly this will happen can now be predicted more accurately than ever before, thanks to a method developed by climate researchers. Anthropogenic global warming is set to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2028 and hence improved quantification of the Paris goals is proposed.
XAI has been under fire from Memphis community groups over its use of 35 methane turbines without Clean Air Act permits or pollution controls to power its first supercomputer.
Another motion on agenda at party’s state conference calls for withdrawal from Paris agreement Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales Nationals have passed a motion at their state conference in Coffs Harbour that calls on the party to “reinstate our full support of the use of coal in power generation”, keep coal power stations open and explore building new high efficiency, low emissions coal fired power stations in the future. The motion was proposed by the Orange branch and the Northern Tablelands state electorate council and was carried easily on Friday. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Chinese companies are showing growing interest in shipping goods to the West via the Northern Sea Route – an icy Arctic passage that opens up each summer – according to Rosatom, the Russian company that operates infrastructure along the route. The firm anticipates a significant uptick in voyages by Chinese companies along the NSR during the coming summer-autumn shipping season, and is adding more nuclear-powered icebreakers to its fleet to handle the growing traffic flow. Cargo traffic on the...
Kemi Badenoch vowed to 'stand up' for the Scottish oil and gas industry - saying it might not exist in a few years unless the levy is removed.
The Conservative leader said the windfall tax on the oil and gas sector should end and new drilling licenses are needed.
Temperatures over 40C recorded in Portugal and Spain, while China endures heatwave conditions in high 40s Temperature records for early June are being broken across large parts of Europe, with the mercury reaching 40.5C (104.9F) in Mértola, Portugal, on Sunday. On the same day, several weather stations in Spain recorded temperatures in excess of 42C, with dozens of sites at record levels for early summer. Across the Balkans, temperatures reached 37C. On Monday, 37.6C was recorded in Tirana, Albania, while in Greece night-time minimum temperatures have stayed mostly over 30C for much of this week. Hot conditions are to intensify across central and western Europe over the next few days, with temperatures across large parts of France, Benelux, Italy and west Germany expected to reach the low...
The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? I have been saying this a lot recently: “At last!” At last, a mainstream film bluntly revealing the plunder of our seas. At last, a proposed ban on bottom trawling in so-called “ marine protected areas ” (MPAs). At last, some solid research on seabed carbon and the vast releases caused by the trawlers ploughing it up. But still I feel that almost everyone is missing the point. David Attenborough’s Ocean film, made for National Geographic, is the one I’ve been waiting for all my working life. An epoch ago, when I worked in the BBC’s Natural History Unit in the mid-1980s, some of us lobbied repeatedly for films like this, without success. Since then, even programmes...
Polluters paid a near-record amount for pollution allowances in June as restrictions on carbon emissions intensify.
The agency’s analysis of rolling back climate rules on power plants undermines its administrator’s assertions that it would have capsized the electric sector.
The Met Office has issued a rare amber thunderstorm warning as Brits are set to be pummelled by floods as well as lightning strikes after power cuts amid soaring 30C temperatures today.
GOP leaders claim that repealing power plant pollution rules and tax breaks for renewables will fuel an energy boom. Experts say they’re doing just the opposite.
[IPS] Nice, France -- As the curtains draw on the UN Ocean Conference, a flurry of voluntary commitments and political declarations has injected fresh impetus into global efforts to conserve marine biodiversity. With the world's oceans facing unprecedented threats, high-level biodiversity officials and negotiators are sounding the alarm and calling for renewed momentum--and funding--to deliver on long-standing promises.
German cities are ill-prepared for coming heat waves, Foreign Minister warns Iran to renounce plans for Nuclear weapons just hours before Israel attacks, the state of Schleswig-Holstein rejects Microsoft and more news on Friday, June 13th.
Markets in Asia opened lower early Friday while oil prices surged after Israel attacked Iran's capital amid the ramping up tensions over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program.
Stock market recommendations: Bajaj Broking Research suggests a positive outlook for the Indian stock market on June 13, 2025, highlighting Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy, and Prince Pipes and Fittings as top stock picks. Nifty is expected to find support around 24,600-24,700, potentially reaching 25,300-25,500, while Bank Nifty aims for 57,000-57,700, supported by positive market internals.
[Scrolla] President Cyril Ramaphosa is heading to the Eastern Cape on Friday to meet grieving families and assess the damage caused by deadly floods. Rescue teams are still looking for missing people, and 127 schools and around 20 clinics have been damaged across the province.
[UN News] With one day remaining before the conclusion of the Third UN Ocean Conference, delegates in Nice are preparing for the adoption of the summit's eagerly anticipated political declaration. Small island developing States, facing the direct effects of climate change and marine resource decline, are pushing to ensure their perspectives are reflected in global ocean policy.
The Hong Kong Observatory has said the No 1 typhoon warning signal will remain in force for most of Friday, as the storm edges slightly away from the city. The forecaster said in a special weather warning at 8am on Friday that Severe Tropical Storm Wutip intensified on Thursday night but had taken a slightly westward path away from Hong Kong. “The standby signal No 1 will remain in force for most of the time [on Friday],” it said. “The Observatory will assess [between Friday night and Saturday...
Christian Cerna-Camacho was apprehended Wednesday morning by ICE agents who rammed their vehicles into his car. He was placed in handcuffs and seemingly tried to plea with police.
President Trump signed legislation that would overturn California's ambitious auto emission standards
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday got a well-deserved scolding from congressmen outraged over her efforts to protect illegal-immigrant criminals from ICE agents.
Proposals this week to weaken EPA restrictions will help tiny group of owners while ‘the American people will breathe dirtier air’ Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claimed on Wednesday that its plan to eviscerate power plant pollution standards will save the US around $1bn a year. In reality, though, this represents a starkly uneven trade-off, experts say. The savings for “Americans” will go entirely to power plant operators who won’t have to cut their pollution, while at the same time climate and health benefits for all Americans that are 20 times larger in dollar terms will be deleted. Continue reading...
With hurricane season underway, NASA is gearing up to produce cutting-edge research to bolster the nation’s readiness and response to severe weather.
The latest Department of Environment and Climate Change report say water levels on the Mackenzie River and Great Slave Lake are still "well below average."
Open access notables A Rapid Deterioration of the Transmissive Atmospheric Radiative Regime in the Western Arctic , Bertossa & L’Ecuyer, Geophysical Research Letters: The tendency for the atmosphere to reside in one of two radiative states (“transmissive” or “opaque”) is unique to the high latitudes. This phenomenon makes the Arctic climate particularly sensitive to change if the conditions that support one of these states vanish. This study examines 25 years of in-situ data from the North Slope of Alaska to investigate how these two states have changed over time. While November once had nearly equal occurrences of both states, the transmissive state has almost completely disappeared, resulting in an increase of over 30 W/m2 in...
The National Hurricane Center will experiment with the company’s DeepMind program to enhance the work of its expert meteorologists.
The assembly has said they will continue to oppose both uranium exploration and hydraulic fracturing until their environmental concerns have been addressed.
Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650 – among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain Business live – latest updates The Chinese manufacturer BYD has launched its cheapest model in the UK, in the latest stage of its efforts to overtake Tesla as the world’s biggest electric carmaker. The Dolphin Surf will start at £18,650, a price that puts it among the cheapest new vehicles on sale in Britain. Continue reading...
[Leadership] This year's commemoration of World Environment Day could not have come at a more critical moment for Nigeria, given the scale of environmental devastation the country continues to experience.
[ISS] Without enough capital or enabling global policy, expecting Africa to decouple economic growth from carbon emissions is a pipe dream.
With one day remaining before the conclusion of the Third UN Ocean Conference, delegates in Nice are preparing for the adoption of the summit’s eagerly anticipated political declaration. Small island developing States, facing the direct effects of climate change and marine resource decline, are pushing to ensure their perspectives are reflected in global ocean policy.
Mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife are on the rise despite reductions in mercury release, according to a new study published Thursday.
As temperatures soar across much of France, forecasters have issued an intense heat warning, as well as an alert for thunderstorms.
The Environmental Protection Agency extended the deadline for reporting health and safety data for 16 toxic chemicals, including benzene, BPA and vinyl chloride.
Researchers have found that ocean acidification entered a "danger zone" in 2020, suggesting increased carbon dioxide levels have caused Earth to breach another planetary boundary.
Sound is the primary means of tracking subs in vast ocean expanses, and research shows that it’s behaving differently as the seas warm.
Predicting plant responses to rising temperatures, including acute heat waves and hot droughts of varying intensity and duration, is central to addressing the climate and biodiversity crises. However, plant responses to heat are scale-dependent, ...
[UNEP] Nice, France, 11 June 2025 - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation, and invasive species in three continents. These initiatives are restoring almost five million hectares of marine ecosystems - an area about the size of Costa Rica, which, together with France, is hosting the 3rd UN Ocean Conference .
Scientists have discovered a lost ancient world that has remained unseen for millions of years. They said more is known about Mars than the hidden landscape.
More than 30 trade groups say the appliance efficiency program should remain a "public-private partnership run by the federal government.”
The funding for 10 restoration projects is part of cleanup efforts tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
It's the first time in three decades that the United States will miss the annual global warming conference.
Groups are split over using market revenue for highway widening. Some say it would undercut climate efforts by increasing carbon emissions.
[Scrolla] Three children who were swept away when a bus was hit by floods are among the dead found near Dicoligny. Premier Oscar Mabuyane and top officials joined the search and are expected to give an update.
[IPS] Rome -- Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
If you're worried about flooding this hurricane season, here are some ways to harden your home with flooding and climate change in mind.
The 43% emission reduction target is not aligned with the Paris agreement – it should be at least 59% Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Australian officials are gearing up for next week’s mid-year climate talks in Bonn where they’ll be going full tilt lobbying other governments to support the bid to host next year’s COP31 negotiations. But can the government claim enough climate leadership? Our latest Climate Action Tracker shows the government’s efforts to cut emissions are still rated “insufficient”. Australia is not on track to meet its renewable energy target, its flagship industrial emissions policy is deficient, and its support for the fossil fuel industry – especially exports – remains unwavering. Sign up to get climate...
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said that the No 1 typhoon warning signal will stay in force for most of Thursday, as squally showers associated with a tropical storm near the coast of Guangdong continue to affect the city. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the signal at 12.40am on Wednesday...
Learn more about the “Tumat Puppies,” a pair of preserved pups, found frozen in Siberia, from around 14,000 years ago.
The announcement is a key step in Trump's broader efforts to unwind environmental regulations he views as barriers to industrial development and expanded energy production.
"The EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,” says one expert.
"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one."
The EPA announced proposals to significantly loosen Biden-era regulations on pollution from power plants, including mercury and carbon dioxide.
Investors reacted to fresh concerns over Western sanctions and weakening oil export revenues.
Peatlands are vital as carbon sinks but their boundaries can be hard to determine.
The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups.
LONDON - The British government said on Tuesday that it would spend as much as £14.2 billion ($19 billion) on constructing a nuclear power station, a project that is expected to create 10,000 jobs and help light up 6 million homes.
But a new study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions.
On the Path to Net Zero, How Do We Address ‘Leftover' Emissions? margaret.overh… Wed, 06/11/2025 - 12:00 The world needs to reach net-zero emissions — a balancing point where the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere is equal to the amount removed — by around 2050 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) and avoid rapidly worsening climate impacts. More than 100 countries , covering over 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions, have already set have a net-zero target. Actions to cut emissions, like scaling up clean energy or switching to electric vehicles, can get us most of the way to net zero. But they won't get us all the way. Some emissions will very likely be leftover by midcentury, whether because the technology to eliminate them...
EPA argues that the second-largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution contributes too little to the world’s climate problem to be worth regulating.
For starters, it contains a hidden gas tax. The post 10 ways that Trump’s tax bill would undermine his energy promises appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
An expedition in the Southern Ocean captured video of a rare species of deep-sea cephalopod. Until now, it had been found only in fishing nets and in the bellies of seabirds.
Egypt is seeking to implement a new strategic project to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports by establishing a modernized floating terminal at the Sumed Port in Ain Sokhna. This will contribute to stabilizing supplies during peak consumption periods, as part of its ongoing efforts to secure its energy needs. The project falls within the … The post Egypt to establish floating LNG station in Ain Sokhna to support electricity stability appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The 2024 regulation required existing coal-burning power plants to begin capturing their carbon dioxide pollution in the 2030s.
BRUSSELS —The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began this year, a month in which climate change fuelled a record-breaking heatwave in Greenland, scientists said on Wednesday.
The "proposals would allow fossil fuel power plants to pour more pollution into our air — putting the health, safety and well-being of all Americans at risk,” said attorney Vickie Patton.
This video includes personal musings and conclusions of the creator climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy . It is presented to our readers as an informed perspective. Please see video description for references (if any). To stop global warming, carbon emissions need to be cut to net zero as quickly as possible. And while some countries have been cutting back on fossil fuels, some major polluters - like China - have seen their emissions continue to increase. But thanks to the epic rise in clean energy solutions, it's just possible that that's starting to shift, and China's path to a low carbon future might be about to change for ever... Support ClimateAdam on patreon: https://patreon.com/climateadam
A new analysis says climate change drove May’s record heat wave in Greenland and Iceland, prompting Greenland’s ice sheet to melt many times faster than normal. Scientists say the melt could disturb global climate and weather patterns.
Storm streamers are using radars and AI robots to predict extreme weather for millions of YouTube subscribers, in some cases faster than the National Weather Service, which has been gutted by DOGE.
Major boosts for the NHS , schools, defence, local transport and nuclear power are expected to be unveiled by the Chancellor at lunchtime.
[Liberian Observer] Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. has announced a significant milestone in the development of its Kon Kweni Iron Ore Project, with the Republic of Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approving the Scoping Report and Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the project's proposed infrastructure in Liberia.
STATEMENT: EU Business and Policy Leaders Call for Robust, Consistent and Investible EU Climate Plans darla.vanhoorn… Wed, 06/11/2025 - 06:06 Brussels (11 June 2025) — Today, World Resources Institute (WRI), We Mean Business Coalition, and Strategic Perspectives convened high-level policymakers, business leaders and experts to push for a robust 2040 emissions target and a credible 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the EU. With key climate decisions, including the EU Environmental Council meeting (June 17) and the European Commission’s Climate Law amendment (July 2) approaching, experts underlined the mounting costs of inaction. Over the past decade, climate-related damages in the EU exceeded €145 billion , while fossil fuel imports...
[IPS] Nice, France -- "There is no climate action without ocean action," President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements.
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air New maps have revealed the best “win-win” opportunities across the world to regrow forests and tackle the climate crisis, without harming people or wildlife. The places range from the eastern US and western Canada, to Brazil and Columbia, and across Europe, adding up to 195 million hectares (482 million acres). If reforested, this would remove 2.2bn tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, about the same as all the nations in the European Union. Continue reading...
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE00141B, Paper Xuan Luo, Jiabao Nie, Huang Liang, Yuyang Li, Youheng Wang, Qikang Que, Jean-Pol Dodelet, Yucheng Wang Fe-N-C catalysts are the most promising alternative to Pt for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, the mixture of two distinct active sites—highly... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
It’s not so much that rural and metro communities hold different opinions about climate change but rather they are holding completely different conversations • Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here We got some rain in rural Victoria over the weekend, and that’s headline-worthy news . There’s been a record-breaking drought that’s been afflicting the states of Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and parts of New South Wales for over a year, but depending where you live – and how you get your news – you may not know much about it. Continue reading...
[New Times] Akagera National Park received 70 new white rhinos translocated from Munyawana Conservancy in South Africa as part of the effort to boost wildlife population and biodiversity conservation.
Big tech companies and speakers at the POLITICO Energy Summit urged GOP leaders to reconsider proposed cuts to renewable energy and battery projects.
The Energy secretary faced bipartisan scrutiny over cuts. He also pushed to preserve support for nuclear, geothermal and fusion.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that an oil and gas case about risks in the Gulf is now moot.
“There is no climate action without ocean action,” President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements. “The ocean is bearing the brunt of our failure to address climate change and transition away from fossil fuels.” Heine […]
The lawsuit is said to be the first in the world to challenge a government for relying on tree planting to address climate change.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than 63,000 residents in Makueni and Tana River counties are set to benefit from a new $100,000 (Ksh12.91 million) climate and health resilience fund targeting women and children facing mounting health risks due to extreme weather.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01082A, Paper Wenyu Yang, Xuanang Luo, Jiankang Liu, Jingchuan Chen, Xuefei Wu, Zachary Fink, Chuqi Shi, Wenkai Zhong, Cheng Wang, Lei Ying A dynamic disulfide network introduced into donor/acceptor blends enables room-temperature self-healing and mechanical resilience in intrinsically stretchable organic solar cells, achieving performance recovery after high mechanical strain. 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
India Meteorological Department and Skymet Weather Services predict monsoon revival. Monsoon's northward movement is expected to resume around June 14. Weather systems over Bay of Bengal will drive this progress. Rainfall is expected in central and eastern India. Heatwave conditions in northern India will likely ease. Strengthening monsoon winds will bring relief to South Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Donald Trump’s administration is set to claim planet-heating pollution spewing from US power plants is so globally insignificant it should be spared any sort of climate regulation. But, in fact, the volume of these emissions is stark—if the US power sector were […]
Eve Energy, China’s fifth-largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, plans to raise fresh capital on the Hong Kong stock exchange, following the lead of its bigger rival Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) as international investors show a growing appetite for the country’s industrial gems. The Shenzhen-listed company said on Tuesday that its board had endorsed a fundraising plan aimed at bolstering its international expansion, but details about the share offering were still in the...
Key Points: Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s CODEX (Coronal Diagnostic Experiment) investigation have successfully evaluated the instrument’s first images, revealing the speed and temperature of material flowing out from the Sun. These images, shared at a press event Tuesday at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, illustrate the Sun’s outer atmosphere, or corona, […]
Ros Atkins looks at the reasons behind the government's investment in nuclear power, and how its plan fits into the UK’s energy mix.
Scotland just published greenhouse emissions for 2023. And yet again, greenhouse gases from agriculture had barely shifted
[Namibian] This week, governments and civil society organisations from around the world are gathering in Nice, France, for the United Nations Ocean Conference.
It marks an escalation in President Donald Trump's effort to purge climate initiatives from the federal government.
Funding for a carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire is expected to be announced in the UK government's spending review, it has been reported.
In MIT Energy Initiative speaker series, Princeton Professor Emily Green explains the importance of climate change mitigation in the energy transition.
The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled its latest in a series of sanctions against Russia targeting energy exports, infrastructure and finances.
Climate change, plastic pollution and overfishing are putting a toll on oceans, biodiversity and livelihoods. Can the UN's ocean conference underway in France find solutions to help protect them?
“When we poison the ocean, we poison ourselves,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told reporters on the second day of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). “There’s a tipping point approaching—beyond which recovery may become impossible. And let us be clear: Powerful interests are pushing us towards that brink. We are facing a hard battle against a […]
The former House lawmaker's agenda includes addressing demand for data centers.
The ocean is under siege – and greed is to blame. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged world leaders and grassroots groups to confront the powerful interests driving marine destruction, from illegal fishing and plastic pollution to the accelerating impacts of climate change.
As the world awaits the outcome of the China-US trade talks in London this week, the US Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed changes to shipping policy – marking another possible rollback from the stricter measures announced in April that aimed to revive the domestic industry and curb China’s shipbuilding dominance. The proposed revisions, issued in a short press release over the weekend, would reduce port fees for car carriers and ease restrictions on liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers....
Energy secretary says government is ‘putting forward the money’ for new nuclear power station as Greens say money better spent on green energy Reeves is now taking questions. The first comes from a delegate who says the proposed welfare cuts are wrong. Will the government think again? Continue reading...
The National Hurricane Center said the storm is expected to dissipate by Wednesday.
Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adopted In October 2024, a US company called Ebb Carbon announced the world’s largest marine carbon removal deal to date, signing a multimillion-dollar agreement with Microsoft to try to help fix a very real problem in the world’s seas: ocean acidification. Ebb plans to use a method called electrochemical ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) to mimic the natural process of ocean alkalisation – in other words, it wants to add huge amounts of alkaline materials to ocean waters that scientists now know are acidifying at an alarming rate . Continue reading...
Climate change is raising the risk of dangerous flooding, especially in coastal communities. For some towns on the Jersey Shore, the most practical solution is raising homes off the ground.
As the Earth heats up, the amount of algae in our waterways is rapidly increasing, transforming the colour of lakes and killing entire ecosystems Before the elephants collapsed, they walked in aimless circles. Some fell head first, dying where they stood moments earlier; their carcasses scattered near watering holes across the Okavango delta. The unexplained deaths in May 2020 alarmed conservationists. By July, at least 350 elephants had died and nobody knew why. “The animals all had their tusks, so poaching was unlikely. A lot of them had obviously died relatively suddenly: they had dropped on to their sternums, which was indicating a sudden loss of muscle function or neural capacity,” says Niall McCann, director of the conservation group National Park Rescue. Continue reading...
His call comes as Republicans weigh what incentives from Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act they should jettison in their reconciliation bill.
Michal Podolski is Associate Economic Affairs Officer, ESCAP
President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" aims to end taxpayer-funded healthcare for undocumented immigrants, sparking controversy amid immigration tensions in Los Angeles. The bill proposes increased ICE agents, deportation targets, and enforcement bonuses. While positioned as fulfilling Trump's promises, it faces criticism, including from Elon Musk, over its projected $3 trillion contribution to the national debt.
Two bushwalkers stranded in extreme freezing weather have been rescued following a dramatic operation in Kosciuszko National Park on Saturday night.
The Chancellor will announce £14.2billion to pay for a new reactor at the site in Suffolk, with the plant eventually powering 6million homes.
RELEASE: Brazil and France Launch New Global Challenge to Put the Ocean at the Center of Climate Action alison.cinnamo… Mon, 06/09/2025 - 17:00 Eight inaugural countries already committed to challenge Nice, France (June 9, 2025) - Today at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), Brazil and France launched a landmark international initiative to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action. The Blue NDC Challenge calls on all countries to place the ocean at the heart of their climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) ahead of COP30 which Brazil will host in November. Alongside Brazil and France, an inaugural group of eight countries including Australia, Fiji, Kenya, Mexico, Palau, and the Republic of Seychelles, has already joined the initiative...
More than 17 million people are bracing for life-threatening conditions as meteorologists warned the first hurricane of 2025 has formed.
Introduction Tropical cyclones represent a danger to life, property, and the economies of communities. Researchers who study tropical cyclones have focused on remote observations using space-based platforms to image these storms, inform forecasts, better predict landfall, and improve understanding of storm dynamics and precipitation evolution – see Figure 1. The tropical cyclone community has leveraged […]
In a Beijing defence drone facility, a black carbon-fibre body frame sits on a workstation ready for drilling. The material is light and strong, but a fractional error in angle or positioning could affect stealth performance and lead to the scrapping of the entire part. Master technicians once performed this task – breath held, hands steady – relying on years of muscle memory. Despite their skill, human limitations capped the speed of production and kept costs high. That changed with a...
Hurricane Barbara emerged as the first hurricane of the East Pacific hurricane season on Monday.
China’s nuclear ambitions may face a slight setback from Washington’s reported export restrictions on power plant components, but Beijing will press ahead with its construction drive and intensify efforts to develop home-grown technologies as its domestic reactors mature, analysts said. The Trump administration has reportedly suspended licenses for the export of some nuclear power generation equipment to China. The US Department of Commerce issued the ruling in recent weeks, according to...
US power sector would be world’s sixth largest emitter of planet-heating greenhouse gas if it were a country – study Donald Trump’s administration is set to claim planet-heating pollution spewing from US power plants is so globally insignificant it should be spared any sort of climate regulation. But, in fact, the volume of these emissions is stark – if the US power sector were a country, it would be the sixth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Continue reading...
Extreme weather, pest outbreaks and overharvesting are turning forest carbon sinks into carbon sources across Europe, undermining a crucial part of countries’ net-zero plans
Climate change is driving more dangerous summer heat across the U.S. Las Vegas, which reached 120 degrees last summer, is planting thousands of trees to help cool its hottest neighborhoods.
Sometimes reducing your home's energy use can be as simple as opening a window or buying tape. Here are five easy ways to have a more climate-friendly home and save on energy bills at the same time.
Murray Watt tells UN conference in France a review of Australia’s marine parks will ‘lay the foundation’ for increasing ocean protections Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here The Australian government plans to declare 30% of its ocean “highly protected” by 2030, raising expectations from conservationists it will ban fishing and drilling in nearly a third of the country’s waters. The environment minister, Murray Watt, told the UN Ocean Conference in France a review of 44 of Australia’s marine parks would “lay the foundation” to increase the area of the country’s ocean with higher levels of protection. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
[New Zimbabwe] HWANGE - Last year, Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park fed villagers who were starved by drought with elephants they had culled to reduce overpopulation.
The proposal still needs be approved by Parliament.
Delhi's temperature soared to 42.1°C on Sunday, crossing 40°C after 17 days, prompting a 'yellow' heatwave alert for Monday and Tuesday with potential highs of 45°C. Similar scorching conditions are sweeping Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan, with temperatures exceeding 45°C in several areas. Relief is expected from June 13 with predicted rain and thunderstorms.
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding More on this story: The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they warn that a key measurement shows we are “running out of time” to protect marine ecosystems. Ocean acidification, often called the “evil twin” of the climate crisis, is caused when carbon dioxide is rapidly absorbed by the ocean, where it reacts with water molecules leading to a fall in the pH level of the seawater. It damages coral reefs and other ocean habitats and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells of marine creatures. Continue reading...
A newly released report by Earth Insight in collaboration with 16 environmental organizations has sounded a global alarm on the unchecked expansion of offshore oil and gas projects into some of the most biologically rich and ecologically sensitive marine environments on the planet. Titled Ocean Frontiers at Risk: Fossil Fuel Expansion Threats to Biodiversity Hotspots […]
In a major speech, the Reform leader will put coal-mining at the centre of the party's plans for reopening the Port Talbot Steelworks if it wins Welsh elections next year.
Air quality can be impacted by smoke from wildfires. Our reporter set out to build an air filter — in a style the EPA praised, using only things she already had at home.
Trump's border czar said the National Guard is mobilizing to enter the city of Los Angeles within hours amid tense standoffs between protesters and ICE agents.
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. On the French Riviera, scientists are racing to unlock their secrets before the hush of their decline echoes across the planet.
A listing of 26 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, June 1, 2025 thru Sat, June 7, 2025. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Climate Policy and Politics (5 articles) Inside EPA`s backdoor bid to stop regulating climate pollution Fossil-fueled power plants don't significantly contribute to climate change? Welcome to the new US EPA. E&E News, Jean Chemnick, May 30, 2025. Scientists long ago envisioned the end of climate cooperation They warned it could happen: a world of surging nationalism, stalling economic development and the unravelling of decades of international cooperation on climate change and other global challenges. France24, Kelly Macnamara, Jun 04, 2025. The Trump EPA tried...
NICE (FRANCE) - World leaders descend on the French Riviera on Sunday ahead of a high-level summit to tackle a deepening crisis in the oceans driven by overfishing, climate change and pollution.
With Nigel Farage targeting net zero, could government policy change to protect jobs, revenue and votes? It was inevitable that Nigel Farage would take Reform UK’s campaign tour to Aberdeen. On a visit to the capital of the UK’s oil and gas industry on Monday he welcomed a defecting Aberdeen Conservative councillor , the 13th defection to his party’s ranks in Scotland to date. Reform is hoping to make political hay from the discontent surrounding the government’s North Sea policies, the demise of the oil and gas basin and the vast workforce that depends on it. The populist party has vowed to reverse the government’s ban on fresh North Sea oil and gas drilling as a “day one” priority if elected to power in 2029. Continue reading...
The European Union’s (EU) tariffs on biodiesel and renewable diesel from China present Hong Kong with an opportunity to promote the use of low-carbon fuels, according to a business group, which called for more measures to support its adoption. A dearth of financial incentives and infrastructure has also resulted in limited use by the public and private sector to meet climate goals, according to the Business Environment Council (BEC). “The EU’s anti-dumping tariffs have forced Chinese producers...
Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, ascended to the status of billionaire his conglomerate, Standard Oil.
Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with 'food' could narrow the gap.
Kabul is facing a severe water crisis, potentially becoming the first modern city to completely run out of water. Groundwater extraction far exceeds natural replenishment, with aquifers projected to dry up by 2030, potentially displacing millions. Contamination, infrastructure issues, and climate change exacerbate the problem, forcing families into debt.
Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communities Conservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustainable sheep farming at the expense of nature recovery and local communities. In a letter to Unesco, the ecologist Lee Schofield argues that the designation “promotes a false perception of farming, is not economically sustainable, is working against crucial efforts to restore the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change, does not help sustain farming livelihoods, is not wanted by local people and is contributing to damaging overtourism.” Continue reading...
Immigration sweeps by ICE agents in Los Angeles, including at Home Depot locations, sparked widespread protests and a tense standoff. Demonstrators rallied against the enforcement actions, leading to over 40 arrests and clashes with law enforcement. The protests intensified after the arrest of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was accused of obstructing federal agents.
Environmental lawyer Cormac Cullinan lauded for his work to establish continent’s legal status to protect its interests Cormac Cullinan has a dream. A dream, he says, that will “change how humanity sees, understands and relates to Antarctica”. The vast frozen continent – home to emperor and Adélie penguins , leopard and Ross seals, and feeding grounds for orcas, beaked whales and albatrosses – should be recognised as an autonomous legal entity “at least equivalent to a country”, says the environmental lawyer. And this week that dream became one step closer to reality as judges awarded Cullinan the Shackleton medal for the protection of the polar regions . Continue reading...
The actor and activist was speaking to the BBC at a summit organised by his Climate Initiative.
A Delhi court acquitted former coal ministry officials H C Gupta, K S Kropha, and K C Samaria in a case concerning irregularities in the allocation of Jharkhand's Mahuagarhi coal block to JAS Infrastructure. However, the firm and its director, Manoj Kumar Jayaswal, were convicted, with sentencing arguments set for July 8.
“Trump’s fossil fuel orders are a death sentence for my generation."
Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the faked kidnapping of an executive.
Congress may soon repeal popular clean energy incentives that are boosting rural economies. Learn why in this recording of Dana Nuccitelli and Pearl Marvell’s live conversation. The post Clean energy is generating hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs. So why are Republicans undermining it? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
The Department of the Interior Friday announced approval of a mining plan modification for Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana. It authorizes Signal Peak Energy, LLC to mine roughly 22.8 million tons of federal coal.
Some E. coli can survive by pushing out electrons instead of using oxygen
Mike Schreiner tabled the bill on Wednesday and said it could help put money back into the community, improving Guelph Transit and building affordable homes.
ICE agents detained a deputy U.S. marshal inside the home of Arizona's immigration court after they matched the "general description" of a person of interest.
But Colombia's inspector general notes that illegal coca cultivation and unregulated mining were advancing into national parks.
Energy Environ. Sci. , 2025, Accepted Manuscript DOI : 10.1039/D5EE01454A, Perspective Pengfei Wang, Jiaxing Xu, Zhaoyuan Bai, Ruzhu Wang, Tingxian Li Water crisis has emerged as one of the most severe threats to global sustainable development. The atmosphere contains approximately 13,000 trillion liters of water as an accessible natural water source... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
There are lots of reasons why we should be moving from gas to electricity, reducing global warming and saving the planet is only one of them, but misinformation is making a sensible transition more difficult
[Daily Maverick] Air pollution cost South Africa more than R960bn and 42,000 lives in 2023, a new report finds, but the government keeps extending emissions exemptions.
France particularly badly hit, while rainfall across southern China triggers landslides and widespread disruption This week, large parts of Europe have been affected by a series of intense thunderstorms, bringing torrential rain, damaging winds and large hail. Central France was particularly badly affected by the severe weather, as powerful storm systems swept south-westward across the country. The departments of Loire and Puy-de-Dôme were among the hardest hit, experiencing significant damage from a particularly violent supercell thunderstorm that produced hailstones measuring up to 6cm in diameter – larger than ping-pong balls. Continue reading...
[UN News] The Ocean is in deep crisis. Factors such as acidification, declining fish stocks, rising temperatures and widespread pollution are contributing to a catastrophic decline in biodiversity: over half of marine species are at risk of extinction this century.
[New Times] Nearly 1,500 green jobs have so far been created through an initiative that has established 24 centres for collecting plastic waste for recycling, according to Juliet Kabera, Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA).
U.S. export controls on a key plastic feedstock could hamper the president's signature plan to increase oil and gas production.
The UK Treasury has run out of road for delaying nuclear decisions, according to Whitehall and industry insiders.
The state was struggling to cut planet-warming emissions before the president began pushing for more gas pipelines and less renewable development.
Mast Reforestation is selling carbon-removal credits as it restores forests that were incinerated by wildfires.
[The Conversation Africa] Black and white rhino populations in the Greater Kruger (Kruger National Park and surrounding reserves) in South Africa have plummeted from over 10,000 rhinos in 2010 to around 2,600 in 2023. Hundreds of rhinos are killed each year by poachers for their horns. These are sold on the illegal global market.
[IPS] Washington DC -- Todd Moss is founder and executive director of the Energy for Growth Hub.
A public feud has erupted between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a government tax bill, leading to Trump claiming he asked Musk to leave his advisory role and revoked EV mandates. Musk has vehemently criticized the bill, while Trump has voiced his disappointment and threatened to terminate Musk's government contracts.
India's annual mean temperature has risen significantly from 2001 to 2024, with 2024 being the hottest year on record. Renewable energy generation has tripled in the last decade, while thermal power generation has also increased. The country boasts a rich faunal diversity and has seen growth in inland fish production, alongside shifts in rainfall patterns.
One of NASA's top ozone depletion and air pollution scientists, credited with enhancing local air pollution measurement tools and dozens of other climate related research advancements, has died at age 80.
It may be hard to imagine, but there was a time when sperm oil was a critical component of transmission fluid. Here's why it was so popular in the 1970s.
Following a relatively dry winter and cool spring this year, water levels in some lakes and reservoirs across the Yukon are at record lows.
[Premium Times] "One of Denmark's strategic priorities for engagement with Africa is to increase efforts for climate adaptation, with particular focus on water, forests, and biodiversity, and support for green transition in the continent."
The giant oarfish, or Regalecus glesne, is known as the 'doomsday fish'. Coastal cultures believe it signals impending disasters. Sightings are linked to earthquakes and tsunamis. The 2011 Tohoku tsunami fueled this belief. Recent oarfish videos went viral, predicting earthquakes. However, scientific research finds no connection between oarfish and seismic activity. Biological factors and climate change may explain their appearances.
Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events – such as atmospheric rivers – by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise. A new study published last week … The post Climate change supercharges atmospheric rivers over Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Dr. Stanley Sander dedicated more than five decades to atmospheric science at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, beginning his JPL career as a graduate research assistant in 1971. A leading figure in atmospheric chemistry, Stan made foundational contributions to our understanding of stratospheric ozone depletion, tropospheric air pollution, and climate science related to greenhouse gases. His […]
Brazil's environmental authority has approved one of the final requirements for state-run oil company Petrobras to proceed with oil exploration at the mouth of the Amazon River.
Open access notables Land-based sensors reveal high frequency of coastal flooding , Hino et al., Communications Earth & Environment: Coastal flooding is occurring more frequently due to global sea-level rise, among other factors. However, current understanding of coastal flood frequency and sea-level rise impacts is predominantly based on tide gauges, which do not measure water levels on land. Here, we present data from a novel network of land-based flood sensors in the state of North Carolina, USA. We demonstrate that tide-gauge data are poor indicators of flooding: floods occur 26–128 days annually, an order of magnitude greater than what regional tide gauges suggest in some places. Improving the accuracy of coastal flood measures is critical for identifying...
The High Seas Treaty: A 20-Year Journey to Transform Ocean Governance alicia.cypress… Thu, 06/05/2025 - 07:47 The ocean makes up nearly 70 percent of the planet’s surface, bursting with rich biodiversity and natural resources that are vital for both the climate and economies. Yet, beyond national coastlines, protecting much of the ocean has long been a murky endeavor. For nearly 20 years, governments, scientists and ocean advocates have worked toward securing a global treaty to protect marine life in the ocean areas that lie beyond countries’ individual jurisdictions. These vast, mostly unregulated waters, known as the high seas, hold huge importance to the health of the planet. Finally, in June 2023, the 193 member states of the United Nations adopted the landmark...
[Nile Post] In 2022, disastrous floods hit Sino Uganda Industrial Park in Mbale leaving a trail of destruction.
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The shells of long dead sea creatures are compressed into white limestone, surrounding brine aquifers with a […]
Here’s how to find reliable information and keep safe during the summer heat and hurricane season following the unprecedented cuts at federal agencies.
SET-listed BCPG, the power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation, is continuing to grow its business in Taiwan by developing two new solar farms, in line with the government's renewable energy acceleration policy.
Witnesses and an immigration advocate said about a dozen people were detained by apparent ICE agents after they were told to attend routine immigration appointments.
[New Times] The recent move by the Government of Rwanda to mobilise financing for 19 carbon market-ready projects marks a significant and overdue advancement in the nation's climate strategy.
The Texas-based company has hit two legal hurdles over the last week.
The South-West Pacific experienced unprecedented warming in 2024, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report released today (June 5)—threatening islands in a region where half the population lives close to the coast. The State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific 2024 Report said that sea-surface temperatures were the highest on record, and ocean heat […]
Wildfires are turning forests into "massive carbon emitters," a new report warns. Tree-planting "will likely increase emissions."
[Shabelle] Baku, Azerbaijan -- A high-level Somali government delegation, led by Minister of Energy and Water Resources Abdullahi Bidhan, took part in the Baku Energy Forum on Tuesday, joining international stakeholders in discussions focused on the future of global energy.
Officials discovered the village reservoir was empty in March, and they believe climate change is to blame. Now, a team of researchers is looking for a new, permanent source of drinking water for the Nunavik community.
A court decision has forced Sable Offshore Corp. to delay controversial plans to restart offshore oil operations along Santa Barbara County's coastline.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav addressed critical environmental issues, emphasizing India's commitment to reducing single-use plastic through bans and extended producer responsibility. India advocates for a consensus-based international agreement on plastic pollution, balancing environmental concerns with sustainable development. The government is also reassessing its climate action pledges, considering national circumstances.
A requirement that ICE agents ensure courthouse arrests don't clash with state and local laws has been rescinded by the agency. ICE declined to explain what that means for future enforcement.
The EU has urged China to stop restricting the export of rare earth minerals and magnets, with the bloc’s trade chief saying its industries are in an “alarming situation”. The request was made during a meeting between the sides’ top commerce officials in Paris on Tuesday. It comes as sectors across Europe raise the alarm about a shortage of rare earths, which are used to manufacture hi-tech goods ranging from electric cars and smartphones to military tanks and aircraft. “I informed my Chinese...
Gemologist and communications strategist Olga González brings her deep industry insight to bear on the sustainability debate shaping the diamond world. With a sharp lens on ethical sourcing, consumer perception and the power of narrative in luxury markets, González explores how the clash between lab-grown and mined diamonds is as much about values and visibility as it is about carbon footprints.
Higher temperatures caused by climate change are driving complex processes that make droughts bigger and more severe, new research shows.
Republicans in Congress have uncovered breathtaking ties between a Biden-era $27 billion green fund at the Environmental Protection Agency and former Democratic staffers.
The Trump administration insists its ready for hurricane season .... despite the FEMA chief saying he wasn't even aware such a season exists
This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Samantha Harrington . Dana will do a Livestream with Yale Climate Connections on the subject today, Wednesday 6/4 at 5–6pm ET as well. Tune in here . House Republicans worked to eliminate clean energy tax credits in a massive tax bill that they passed in a 215-214 vote early in the morning on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The new bill, named the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” would sunset individual and business incentives created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, such as tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. A large swath of the public supports such incentives. In a December 2024 survey , researchers at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, the publisher of this site, found...
“It's really unbelievable, how much noise impacts so many people."
The Trump administration's gutting of diversity programs highlights a seeming paradox of vows to deliver clean air, land and water for “every American.”
India’s transition towards a clean energy-based digital economy may have received a boost from a new study showing that the costs of solar power and its storage are now lower than coal-generated electricity used by businesses in the country. Solar and its battery storage costs have fallen to 6 Indian rupees (7 US cents) per kilowatt hour and are likely to remain stable for the next 25 years, according to a report by the India Energy and Climate Centre of the University of California, Berkeley...
The 2023 lawsuit from a coalition of environmental groups was the first to invoke the state constitution's pollution-control clause.
Free, vetted guides offer practical advice on electrifying homes and finding experienced contractors. The post In Brookline, Massachusetts, a group helps neighbors cut carbon emissions one appliance at a time appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has commended the global climate change body for approving over USD 900 million to fund climate-resilient development projects.
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[WRI] Washington, D.C. -- As climate hazards like floods and wildfires intensify - and global financial resources grow tighter - a new study by World Resources Institute (WRI) presents powerful evidence that bolstering funding for adaptation and resilience is not only urgent but also one of the smartest development investments available today.
The 8-0 decision overturned the U.S. Court of Appeals decision that the project’s environmental impact statement was insufficient. The post Supreme Court puts Utah’s oil train back on the rails appeared first on High Country News.
Facebook's parent company could start taking electricity from the 1,121-megawatt Clinton plant in Illinois by summer of 2027.
Only two wind farms are partially operating today with a combined capacity of less than 32 megawatts.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the acting administrator's remarks about there not being a hurricane season was a joke.
The queuing system at the busiest U.S. seaport complex can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 24 percent per voyage between East Asia and California.
The State Oil Fuel Fund, once riddled with huge debts after heavily subsidising oil and gas prices, has seen a shift from red to black ink in its oil account, thanks to decreasing global oil prices, said a source at the Energy Ministry.
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRIME Minister Kassim Majaliwa has announced that this year's national commemoration of World Environment Day will feature public dialogues involving diverse groups, focusing on environmental protection and tackling pollution caused by plastic waste.
[The Conversation Africa] Climate change lawsuits have become a new way for countries to assert their rights against actions that degrade the environment. But African countries have yet to fully exploit this route.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say they have been generating new business by leveraging their carbon-tracking technologies, despite some financial uncertainties facing the broader sector. For Hong Kong start-ups like Urban Spring, which supplies smart water refilling stations, and EzyGreenPak, which makes sustainable packaging, using technologies that measure climate-related data throughout their production chains has created new business opportunities. Both firms operate...
B.C. Premier David Eby says he won't support a new oil pipeline through the province, dismissing Ontario Premier Doug Ford's suggestion that Eby would change his mind.
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02370-6Author Correction: Explaining the adaptation gap through consistency in adaptation planning
A unanimous decision will allow a controversial Utah oil project to go forward, while easing climate review standards for future major energy projects.
Air quality alerts stretch from Alberta to parts of northern Ontario, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, with some U.S. states also seeing advisories.
These underwater batteries could potentially store hundreds of thousands of gigawatt-hours.
Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet would cause devastating sea-level rise globally over the next few hundred years, report scientists in Norway.
Facebook and Instagram parent’s deal follows other big tech companies signing agreements with power companies Meta on Tuesday said it had struck an agreement to keep one nuclear reactor of a US utility company in Illinois operating for 20 years. Meta’s deal with Constellation Energy is the social networking company’s first with a nuclear power plant. Other large tech companies are looking to secure electricity as US power demand rises significantly in part due to the needs of artificial intelligence and datacenters. Google has reached agreements to supply its datacenters with nuclear power via a half-dozen small reactors built by a California utility company. Microsoft’s similar contract will restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, the site of the most serious nuclear accident...
The deal is Meta’s first in nuclear power, echoing moves from industry leaders like Microsoft, Google and Amazon.
The Department of Homeland Security has released a statement claiming that the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was making a joke when he said he didn't know that the US had an official hurricane season.
Meta (META) has secured a 20-year agreement with Constellation Energy (CEG) to purchase nuclear power from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, as it works to secure more energy for its growing AI operations, the company said Tuesday.Read more...
4 Issues to Watch at the UN Ocean Conference wil.thomas@wri.org Tue, 06/03/2025 - 09:39 The ocean covers more than 70% of our planet. It provides food for over 3 billion people, regulates the climate, sustains global economies and is a source of cultural identity for communities around the world. But it’s also under intense and mounting pressure from climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. It’s the ocean’s criticality that brings world leaders together for the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice, France from June 9 th -13 th . Occurring every three years, UNOC invites world leaders, civil society, businesses and scientists to mobilize partnerships, commitments and solutions to address ocean challenges. The summit plays a vital role in activating international...
[New Times] In a bid to protect power generation at the Rusumo Hydroelectric Power Plant, floating booms will soon be deployed on the Akagera River to halt the advance of invasive water hyacinth.
[Premium Times] Health outcomes in Africa remain one of the worst globally, and climate change continues to worsen the situation. Integrating climate solutions into public health reforms will help improve public health and protect everyone's right to health and a safe environment.
Progress roundup: Antarctica’s newest research base lowers fossil fuel use, a medieval Italian village welcomes its bears, and more.
Alec Hutchings, WWF's chief climate advisor, says the spring heat record confirms that climate change is 'here now and needs immediate action'.
A severe storm in Alexandria struck early Saturday morning, raising concerns after several scientific studies indicated that the severe weather in the coastal governorate may be a result of climate change – portending further extreme natural phenomena such as flooding by the end of the century. According to research from the international scientific journal “Weather … The post Severe Alexandria storm may reoccur due to climate change: Researcher appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Constellation Energy Corporation announced Tuesday it has made a deal to provide the Meta technology company with clean energy for a couple of decades.
David Richardson’s comment to staff that he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season was meant in jest, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Follow today’s news live Anthony Albanese shrugs off Dorinda Cox’s sharp criticism of Labor before party switch Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Social housing waitlists grew by 26,000 households in six-year period In the six years to 2022, Australia’s social housing waitlists grew by more than 26,000 households, while the number of households able to get into social housing fell by 6,400, according to new analysis from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Australia’s social housing system needs to make stronger assurances of different kinds of housing assistance that reach beyond the constraints of unavailable social housing stock. It needs to do more for the people who are waiting, as well as for those already in social housing...
The New York Independent System Operator calls for more fossil fuel generation to address growing electricity demand.
Using international carbon credits in place of domestic action undermines climate efforts, the scientific advisory board says.
Climate minister says greenlighting North West Shelf project until 2070 is not the leadership Pacific countries expect as Australia seeks to host summit Vanuatu’s climate minister has expressed disappointment over Australia’s decision to extend one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas projects and said it raises questions over its bid to co-host the Cop31 summit with Pacific nations. The UN is expected to announce which country will host the major climate summit in the coming weeks, with Australia pushing for the event to be held in Adelaide as part of a “Pacific Cop”. Continue reading...
The Compelling Business Case for Climate Adaptation margaret.overh… Tue, 06/03/2025 - 00:01 Extreme weather events like floods and droughts are becoming more frequent and intense around the globe, disrupting communities and the infrastructure they rely on. In 2024 alone, the world endured 58 disasters that wreaked over a billion dollars in damages each. Yet finance to cope with and respond to these impacts falls persistently short: The gap between funding needed to adapt to climate change and what is currently available is as high as $359 billion per year . Part of the reason is that adaptation measures, such as strengthening early warning systems or making infrastructure more resilient, are seen only as a way to avoid potential losses — not as a broader investment...
The US braces for a potentially record-breaking hot summer in 2025, with NOAA forecasting above-average temperatures nationwide. Prolonged heat waves are expected to impact the West, Gulf Coast, and Northeast, straining infrastructure and public health. Cities face amplified heat due to the urban heat island effect, increasing risks of heat-related deaths and wildfires.
Airplane engines, like any other engines, need oil to function properly. But what type of oil do they use? And why can't you use it in your car?
Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, lauded India's commitment to green technology during his Delhi visit, highlighting the country's potential in sustainability and energy efficiency. He expressed interest in Indian companies like Servotec that contribute to electricity conservation. While cautiously addressing Tesla's entry, he acknowledged India's rising power demands and admired its ancient civilization and spirituality.
As wildfire smoke drifts into the United States, it's important to know how to reduce exposure and protect yourself from air pollution and its associated health risks.
Land and Carbon, Inc. emerges with a mission to regenerate the Earth's most degraded lands while creating new transformative value and revenue for those who depend on it most.
New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand rising sea levels in isolation but is vulnerable to associated environmental stressors arising from global climate change.
Tracing the origin of an ultra-hot exoplanet: The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected atmospheric dynamics: Despite extreme heat, methane was detected on the nightside -- a finding that can be explained by strong vertical atmospheric circulation. First detection of silicon monoxide in a planetary atmosphere: Measurements of this refractory gas allow quantifying the rocky material the planet had accumulated.
Administrator Lee Zeldin directed the state agency to rework the permit to address concerns raised by environmental groups.
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