Climate

Nuclear Technology

CNNC President:CNNC Is "Willing to work with all countries" for A Clean Energy Transition

Nuclear power is "irreplaceable" and international cooperation in the technology "indispensible" in reducing global CO2 emissions, China National Nuclear Corpor…

Shell and BP Were Accused As‘Climate Criminals’ by Greenpeace at The‘Oil and Money’Conference

Greenpeace protestors entered the annual Oil and Money conference dinner brandishing a banner describing the two firms as “climate criminals”.

Five Ways to Finance Energy Efficiency Building Upgrades

Financing building upgrades to make them more energy efficient is the subject of much research. It’s estimated it would need around EUR 100 billion (AU$163 bi…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Irish Government to End Offshore Oil Drilling,And Gas Is To Follow

Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced at a UN assembly earlier this week that the Irish Government is ending offshore oil drilling, and gas is to follow.

Offshore Wind Power

The World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm is Nearly Complete for Powerring 1 Million Homes

The world's largest offshore wind farm is taking shape off the east coast of Britain, a landmark project that demonstrates one way to combat climate change at s…

Carbon-Free 2050: Five Ways The UK Energy Industry Will Have to Change

The UK government's target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is ambitious, with reliance on North Sea oil and a ban on onshore wind farms hamstringing the …

Solar Power Panel

This “Anti-Solar Panel” Could Generate Power From Darkness

A new poll confirms that the majority of constituents in the United States are still opposed to president Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris clima…

The German Government Has Acted to Remove A Key Hurdle to Solar Growth

The German government has acted to remove a key hurdle to solar growth, in a deal hammered out as pressure for bold climate policies builds in the country’s st…

Oil CEOs Push Carbon-Capture Efforts Ahead of Climate Talks

A group of 13 major oil companies charted out a plan on Monday to promote investments in carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS), ahead of a gathering in New Yor…

How Cleantech can Help Power Pakistan's Green Revolution

Pakistan has been the 8th-most affected country when it comes to climate change. Although the government recognizes that vulnerability, there is a lot of room f…

Gas Extraction Render Any Related Carbon Savings Irrelevant

A report by Germany's Energy Watch Group thinktank has said we would be better off sticking to coal and oil than switching to gas because emissions of methane, …

Oil spill caused by Hurricane Dorian is 'catastrophic,' environmentalists report

A Norwegian owned oil storage facility on Grand Bahama was damaged during Hurricane Dorian and has caused a 'catastrophic' oil spill, as reported by Bahamas Pre…

Fund

China South-South Climate Cooperation Fund

During President Xi Jinping’s visit to the US in September in 2015, he announced that China would set up a China South-South Climate Cooperation Fund to provid…

$20B Danish Fund Ditches Oil Supermajors Over Climate Concerns

The US$20-billion Danish fund MP Pension said on Tuesday it is excluding the world’s largest oil companies from its portfolio, looking to secure long-term retu…

A New Technology To Turn Methane-Emitting Biomass Waste into “Biochar”

Biochar is a stable form of carbon, made from woody materials in a heat and oxygen-deprived system. Conventionally, biochar has been made as a small residue of …