Climate

World's Carbon Emissions Flatline as Rich Nations Ditch Coal for Wind and Solar

Wind and solar expansion helped bring an unexpected stall to the growth of global energy-related CO2 emissions last year, said the International Energy Agency (…

Market Analysis

Planned Hydropower Dams Threaten Fish in the Tropics

Planned hydropower dams will greatly increase threats for freshwater fish species because of habitat fragmentation, especially in the tropics.

The Latest in Climate Change Attribution and the Law

The evolving field of climate change attribution science plays a critical role in shaping our understanding of how humans are affecting the global climate syste…

Carbon Neutral

Nordics Bet on Advanced Biofuels to Suit Carbon Neutrality Ambitions

Scandinavian governments have raised the bar in their commitment to becoming carbon neutral and several companies have responded by developing new technologies …

Solar Power Plant

150MW Hungarian Solar Power Plant Project Obtains $125M Investment Proposal from Capital Corp Merchant Banking

With the EU raising the price of lignite in an effort to reduce greenhouse gases and fight against climate change, the Hungarian government has decided to turn …

Coal Mine

Reliance on Coal Divides European States

Two European states with a traditional reliance on coal are taking radically different paths as the climate crisis worsens.

Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice May Affect Tropical Weather Patterns

A new study finds a possible link between Arctic warming and more frequent El Niños in the Central Pacific.

Power Plant Emissions Down 47% Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

This first-in-the-nation regional effort to lower carbon emissions from power plants is actually a cap-and-invest program. Power plants buy emission allowances …

Market Analysis

British Government Sued for Approving Europe’s Largest Gas-Fired Power Plant

Client Earth has the green light from a British court to sue the UK government for undermining its own planning authority's concerns about the climate crisis wh…

Japan Minister Seeks Review of Coal-fired Plant in Vietnam

In the face of international pressure regarding the building of coal-fired power plants, Japan's environment minister on Friday called on the government to reco…

Thermal Plant

German Local Utilities Say Threatened by Hard Coal Exit Plan

German local utilities group VKU said on Friday the government’s draft plans to phase out hard coal fired power stations in the coming years as part of its cli…

Energy Efficiency Is A Core Target For Machine Learning

At a local climate action conference late last year, much of a session was devoted to making buildings consume less power, something with diminishing climate r…

IEA: Big Oil Must Pump Up Clean Energy Spend To Slow Climate Crisis

Fossil fuel industry failure to be 'firmly and fully on board' shift to renewables threatens sector's long-term profitability, says report.

Adnoc Signs Deal With Italy's Eni to Collaborate on Carbon Capture Research

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a strategic framework agreement with Italy’s energy company Eni to explore opportunities to collaborate on carbon capture…

Everyone Is Talking About Carbon Offsets. So How To Reduce Carbon?

Flying less is a great way to reduce your personal carbon footprint — but for people who rely on air travel to visit their families and perform their jobs, thi…