Climate

April 6, 2021 0

New report hails the decade of renewables as 2020 hits capacity record

A new report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has shown that global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 have surpassed a range of prior estimate and […]

March 20, 2021 0

Is 2021 when net zero targets become a central focus for world leaders?

March 14, 2021 0

Australia ranked worst in world on Covid recovery spending on green options

A new report published by the United Nations Environment Programme has found that Australia is at the bottom of the list for directing post-coved 19 economic stimulus towards clean, […]

March 13, 2021 0

Indoor-Grown Weed Is Spewing Carbon Into the Atmosphere

Back in the pre-legalization days, cannabis production meant finding a rarely visited patch of land and growing outside, or it meant taking cultivation indoors—typically to a basement where your product […]

February 12, 2021 0

Solar power’s future could soon be overshadowed

Despite its recent runaway success, solar power’s future as a key way to counter climate chaos could soon be at risk. LONDON, 12 February, 2021– As more households and industries […]

February 11, 2021 0

Dangerous narratives and climate migration

As climate impacts escalate, more people will be forced to leave their home in search of safety and dignity. All indicators suggest that without urgent action, the current global policy […]

February 8, 2021 0

Could an environmental inspector’s criticisms accelerate China’s climate policies?

Last week, in a move that has shocked observers, China’s Central Environmental Inspection Team (CEIT) openly criticised the central government’s National Energy Administration (NEA) for failing to limit the country’s expansion of coal […]

February 7, 2021 0

‘A big promise’: Biden’s climate spending pledge faces early test

With much of the country struggling under the economic slowdown from the pandemic, there is no shortage of targets. Environmental organizers from low-income and communities of color across the country […]

January 31, 2021 0

Carbon capture technology has been around for decades — here’s why it hasn’t taken off

People tend to vegetables growing in a field as emission rises from cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Tongling, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. […]

January 27, 2021 0

Scientists say world’s huge ice loss is speeding up

The frozen world is shrinking at a “staggering” rate. New research takes a measure of the world’s huge ice loss. LONDON, 27 January, 2021 − Planet Earth is losing its […]