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View all postsChina is both the best and worst hope for clean energy
In Katowice, Poland, delegates from around the world have gathered to discuss how to curb emissions of greenhouse gases. The
EU to be carbon-neutral by 2050
The European Commission has announced a new long-term strategy for the EU to be carbon-neutral by 2050. The European Commission
Rich countries pushing ‘dirty energy’ in Africa, report claims
Wealthy governments have been accused of promoting fossil fuel development in Africa at the expense of clean energy. Analysis showed
Japan plans to flush Fukushima water ‘containing radioactive material above permitted levels’ into the ocean
Water that the Japanese government is planning to release into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant
Europe’s renewable energy strategy will destroy forests and harm climate, scientists warn
Leading climate scientists have denounced the EU’s decision to push wood as a “renewable” energy source. They say the move
Sahara wind and solar farms could green the desert in more ways than one
Renewable energy installations like wind turbines or solar panels can be an important part of fighting climate change by providing
Shocking IPCC report reveals the reality of climate change if a 1.5 degree target is not achieved
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have published a new shocking report which outlines the likely impact of
Affordable Clean Energy proposal: thousands of people will die
The Environmental Protection Agency has released the details of its plan to replace President Obama’s signature climate change policy, the
How long will human impacts last?
Imagine aliens land on Earth a million years from now. What will these curious searchers find of us? They will
Buried UK government report finds fracking increases air pollution
A UK government report concluding that shale gas extraction increases air pollution was left unpublished for three years and only
UK islands used to test $14m storage and renewables model
An energy storage and renewables project on the UK’s Isles of Scilly is aiming to become a low carbon energy
BP’s global data for 2017 shows record highs for coal and renewables
Renewable energy grew by the largest amount ever last year, while coal-fired electricity also reached a record high, according to
Trump Administration offers 77 million acres in Gulf of Mexico to oil industry
The Trump administration is holding the biggest offshore oil and gas lease auction in U.S. history, offering all 77 million
Costa Rica to ban fossil fuels and become world’s first decarbonised society
Costa Rica’s new president has announced a plan to ban fossil fuels and become the first fully decarbonised country in
Oil Change Int’l responds to Canada’s deal to purchase Kinder Morgan assets
Canada’s government announced that it will pay $4.5 billion to Kinder Morgan to buy both the 65-year-old Trans Mountain pipeline
The Paris Agreement is a health agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that records for extreme weather events are being broken at an unprecedented rate,
This small community stopped a coal mine expansion in Chile
Following a win from one of the most southern points in the world, we asked Matías Asún (National Director of
Financing Africa’s green energy revolution
Africa relies on traditional biomass and waste fuels for almost half of its primary energy supply. An estimated 600 million
Nuke plant seized after sea contaminated
An Italian nuclear plant in the process of being decommissioned was impounded after the nearby sea was found to be
Seven climate change myths that big oil continues to perpetuate
In the last month alone, major players within the fossil fuel industry – “big oil” – have made some big