As World Burns, Clean Energy Growth Stalls for First Time in Nearly Two Decades
We need a lot more clean energy. And the world is not installing it fast enough. According to a report released on Monday by the...
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What if We Turned The Sahara Desert Into a Giant Solar Farm?
Whenever I visit the Sahara I am struck by how sunny and hot it is and how clear the sky can be. Aside from a few oases there is little...
UK goes more than 100 hours without using coal power for first time in a century
Britain smashes previous record set over 2019 Easter weekend Britain has gone more than four days without using coal-fired power to...
Humanity must save insects to save ourselves, leading scientist warns
Insects are ‘the glue in nature’, says Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, underpinning the food and water we rely on Humanity must save insects, if...
Sooner is better: zero carbon emissions
Government advisers have explained how to erase the nation’s carbon footprint. Science dictates that we do it as fast as we can By the...
Offshore wind power capacity 'could get 10 times bigger' to help stop UK emissions
(Credit Shutterstock) An almost tenfold increase in offshore wind power could be required to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon...
Finnish firms launch ‘world’s first’ hub for CO2 removal certificates
Puro aims to test if CO2 removals can be made visible and tradable through an open, online platform Credit: /Shutterstock A new...
Climate change weakening ocean’s ability to soak up CO2
Climate change may be weakening the ocean’s ability to soak up CO2, removing what scientists call a ‘powerful brake’ on the greenhouse...
NASA to measure CO2 from Space
Orbiting Carbon Observatory successfully launches to the International Space Station NASA has successfully launched a space probe to...
Treat global nature declines as an emergency, scientists tell world leaders
'We need to declare an ecological emergency, not just a climate emergency' Scientists and environmental lobbyists alike are calling on...
Behind the scenes of Ikea’s environmental sustainability pledge
Late last year, Ikea unveiled plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its production systems by 80% in absolute terms by 2030 from...
Biodiversity crisis is about to put humanity at risk, UN scientists to warn
‘We are in trouble if we don’t act,’ say experts, with up to 1m species at risk of annihilation The world’s leading scientists will warn...
Go #PlasticFree.
Plastic never goes away. Today billions of pounds of it can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s...
Make sure your big purchases have big environmental benefits.
Not everyone can run out and trade in their old gas-guzzling clunker for the latest planet-friendly hybrid car. And that’s not...
How to live more sustainably. Think twice before shopping.
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” may feel retro, but it’s just as important today as when the phrase was first coined. Every product we purchase...
Renewables Outproduced Coal Power in the U.S. for the First Time
For the first time in this country’s history, renewables generated more electricity than coal. Last month, renewable energy sources like...
Doconomy launches credit card with a carbon-emission spending limit
Swedish fintech company Doconomy has launched a credit card that tracks the carbon dioxide emissions of purchases, and caps the climate...
Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK
The Committee on Climate Change has urged the government to adopt a target of net zero emissions by 2050. These seven charts show how...
UK climate report: What your life could be like in a low-carbon future
The UK has already cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent since 1990. Most people will not have noticed, because the lion’s...
UK government told to adopt world's most ambitious climate target
The UK’s climate advisers have urged the government to legislate for a world-leading target of effectively eliminating its greenhouse gas...
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