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January 29, 2020 0

Climate change a ‘natural conservative issue’, former British PM says

Former UK prime minister David Cameron says climate change is a “natural conservative issue” that is best tackled by conservative political parties. Key points: David Cameron said climate change action […]

January 28, 2020 0

US court strikes down EPA small refinery exemptions in win for biofuels industry

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has struck down three small refinery exemptions (SREs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), in a decision that is expected to […]

January 28, 2020 0

French airport group to eliminate GHG emissions by 2030, promotes sustainable aviation fuel

France’s first 100% carbon-neutral airport group, Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur Group, has unveiled its programme to eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. The group, which has been implementing […]

January 28, 2020 0

Follow the patents: toward even more efficient wind power

Wind power has been around for well over a thousand years. The Persians first used wind power in the first millennium. Over the last few hundred years, the most notable […]

January 28, 2020 0

Tropical forests losing ability to absorb CO2, study says

The world’s tropical forests are losing their ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, while boreal forests are absorbing emissions at an increasingly fast rate, a study finds. The new […]

January 27, 2020 0

The clean energy transition challenge

Neil Ballinger, head of EMEA sales at EU Automation, discusses what will happen to the existing infrastructures and workforce once we transition to clean energy sources History teaches that energy […]

January 20, 2020 0

State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2019

All of the official climate data for 2019 is now in. In this article, Carbon Brief explains why last year proved to be so remarkable across the planet’s oceans, atmosphere, […]

January 18, 2020 0

Australia snubs Davos session on Australian fires

The fires have decimated an area twice the size of Belgium and killed millions of animals, putting Australia in the Davos firing line next week | Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty […]

January 18, 2020 0

Work starts on world’s ‘largest offshore wind farm’ that could power 4.5 million homes

GE’s Haliade-X wind turbine has a 12 megawatt generator and stands 260 meters tall. GE Renewable Energy Construction work for a huge offshore wind farm in the North Sea is […]

January 18, 2020 0

Fossil Fuel Companies Are Grappling with Climate Change

Time: A peculiar theme park in the Hague celebrates the history of the Netherlands through a series of miniature models. The Madurodam features little canals, old-fashioned windmills, tiny tulips and, […]