Climate

Solar Power Plant

Smarter Climate Finance for the Developing World

Without a concerted effort by governments and international financial institutions to harmonise standards and strengthen incentives for investments in decarboni…

Carbon Emissions

What Effect Will Replacing Short-Haul Flights Have on Carbon Dioxide Emissions and International Connectivity?

Last December, France obtained approval from the European Commission to prohibit short-haul flights with alternatives by rail taking less than 2.5 hours, in a m…

Carbon Emissions

What Effect Will Replacing Short-Haul Flights Have on Carbon Dioxide Emissions and International Connectivity?

Last December, France obtained approval from the European Commission to prohibit short-haul flights with alternatives by rail taking less than 2.5 hours, in a m…

Carbon Emissions

First Steps Toward More Climate-Friendly Streaming

In recent years, video streaming has increased significantly. While every German spent an average of 42 minutes a day watching online videos on YouTube, Netflix…

Hydrogen Production

European Commission Proposes Regulation for Renewable Hydrogen Definition

The European Commission has today (February 13) proposed rules for the definition of renewable hydrogen in the EU with two Delegated Acts under the Renewable En…

Hydrogen Production

Expert Commentary Blue Hydrogen: A key player in the future of energy transition

The energy sector is undergoing a transformation, with a growing focus on cleaner energy sources and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contr…

Carbon Emissions

Wildfire Smoke May Worsen Extreme Blazes Near Some Coasts, According to New Research

Smoke from Southern California wildfires moves towards the Pacific Ocean, creating spectacular dark skies as a local on Oxnard Shores Beach California captures …

Carbon Neutral

Scientists Say Climate Change Contributed to the Bronze Age Collapse—One of History’s Biggest Riddles

Archaeologists work on the remains of a Hittite palace and its luxurious ceramics and glassware, which were discovered at the Usakli Hoyuk excavation site, near…

Net Zero Emission

The Future of Flight in a Net-Zero-Carbon World: 9 Scenarios, Lots of Sustainable Biofuel

Several major airlines have pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions by midcentury to fight climate change. It's an ambitious goal that will require an en…

Energy Transition

World Energy Transition Global Stocktake

Hydrogen Project

Hydrogen Producer Hycamite Secures up to €10 Million Capital Loan

The Finnish Climate Fund has decided on a capital loan of up to 10 million euros to Hycamite TCD Technologies for building of the new Customer Sample Facility (…

Geothermal Power Plant

Longyearbyen, Norway to Investigate Geothermal Potential for Energy Transition

The town of Longyearbyen in the Svalbard archipelago of Norway has published a comprehensive energy plan that emphasizes renewable energy development to support…

Biofuel

DOE Funds Bioenergy Carbon Capture Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 30 awarded $131 million for 33 carbon management projects. At least four of the funded projects specifically address carbo…

United States

Could Space Dust Help Protect the Earth From Climate Change?

On a cold winter day, the warmth of the sun is welcome. Yet as humanity emits more greenhouse gases, the Earth's atmosphere traps more and more of the sun&#…

Net Zero Emission

UK Confirms Record Single-Year Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2021

Image: Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire | Credit: iStockOfficial data confirms UK emissions rose five per cent in 2021, yet they were still lower than befo…