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Coal Prices Continue to Rise, Becoming More Costly Than Solar and Wind Alternatives
Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study.“Even without major policy shift we will...
UN Predicts Dire Future for Planet Unless People Change Their Ways Now
Mother Earth got a bad health report from the United Nations this week, and the scientific team that conducted the exam didn’t shirk from delivering the bad news. The word “dire” comes...
VW’s First EV ‘Will Be Carbon Neutral Throughout Entire Lifecycle’
Volkswagen says its new electric car will be carbon neutral through its entire lifecycle if recharged with renewable energy.The German car manufacturer says the ID.’s supply chain, manufacturing processes and charging infrastructure...
Climate Strike: Schoolchildren Protest over Climate Change
Pupils from around the UK went "on strike" on Friday as part of a global campaign for action on climate change.
Students around the country walked out of schools to call on the...
Drax Becomes ‘World’s First’ Bioenergy Plant to Capture Carbon from Wood-Burning
The giant Drax power station, near Selby in North Yorkshire, has become the first in Europe to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from wood-burning.Drax burns seven million tonnes of wood chips each year...
10 Worst-Case Climate Predictions if We Don’t Keep Global Temperatures Under 1.5 Degrees Celsius
The summer of 2018 was intense: deadly wildfires, persistent drought, killer floods and record-breaking heat. Although scientists exercise great care before linking individual weather events to climate change, the rise in global...
China Urged to Lead Way in Efforts to Save Life on Earth
Delegates at UN biodiversity conference turn to Beijing to avoid point of no return.
China must play a leading role if the world is to draw up a new and more effective strategy to...
Planting More Trees Won’t Be Enough to Save the Planet
One way of mitigating the adverse effects of man-made climate change is to plant trees. The more trees there are, the more CO2 they absorb from the atmosphere, thereby alleviating the greenhouse...
Greenpeace Report: Europe Has 10 Years Left to Ditch Fossil Fuel Cars
Europe must phase out the sales of new gasoline- and diesel-fueled cars by 2028 if it wants to live up to its Paris climate agreement emissions-reduction pledges, according to new research by...
Siemens Gamesa Commits to Science-Based Climate Targets
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement.
It has signed up to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which encourages...
Church of England Threatens to Withdraw Investment from Oil and Gas
The Church of England has voted in favour of withdrawing investment from companies that aren’t doing enough to tackle climate change.
The General Synod, the decision-making body for the Church, said it broadly...
Red List Research Finds 26,000 Global Species under Extinction Threat
More than 26,000 of the world’s species are now threatened, according to the latest red list assessment of the natural world, adding to fears the planet is entering a sixth wave of...
Dusan Stokic: Company’s Reputation and Ethical Operation Influence its Competitiveness
With talked with Dusan Stokic, Head of Department for Environmental Protection, Technical Regulations, Quality and Social Responsibility in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, about the activities of this National Center for assistance...
Cheap Carbon Capture Technology Might Make Our Climate Goals Possible
So, let’s just say it: we are not on track to meet the ambitious goals of the Paris Accord, the ambitious international agreement intended to limit global warming.If we are to reach...
Global Warming Will Depress Economic Growth in Trump Country
A working paper recently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond concludes that global warming could significantly slow economic growth in the US.Specifically, rising summertime temperatures in the hottest states will...
Norway’s Government & Shipowners Association Want Global Shipping Emissions To Be Halved By 2050
The government of Norway and the country’s shipowners’ association have revealed their preference for global shipping related greenhouse gas emissions goals to target a figure of 50% by 2050, the two entities...