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United Kingdom

New UK Prime Minister Sunak Faces Major Challenge With Energy Crisis

Sunak faces a set of unique challenges including a cost-of-living crisis and an energy crisis.

Coal Production

Indonesia’s Pivot Away From Coal Will Require Massive Investments

As the world’s largest coal exporter, Indonesia will play a key role in reducing global emissions, but it needs help to do it.

Net Zero Emission

EU Seeking Deals on Three Climate Laws in Time for U.N. Summit

The European Union is aiming to clinch deals on three new laws to fight climate change in time for the annual United Nations climate negotiations next month. …

Coal Mine

BHP’s Queensland Coal Miners Union Demands Better Work Conditions

Workers at BHP Group's Queensland coal mines have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job security protections, including shift length stoppages and a ban on non-…

Net Zero Emission

EU Countries Agree to Hike Climate Change Target Next Year

European Union countries agreed on Monday to raise their target to curb greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris climate agreement next year.

Net Zero Emission

U.S. Groups Urge Kerry to Back Climate Compensation Fund

Over 100 U.S. environmental groups on Monday urged top U.S. climate diplomat John Kerry to support the creation of a fund that would compensate countries that h…

Natural Gas

Factbox: How Is Germany Replacing Russian Gas?

Germany, Europe's biggest economy and historically a major importer of Russian gas, is scrambling to secure alternative supplies following a plunge in flows fro…

Offshore Wind Power

RUK Urges Sunak to Back Renewables as New Prime Minister

Trade group also calls for a rethink of recent Conservative policy that could 'undermine' investor confidence.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tiny Ultrasound Sensors Could Monitor EV Batteries

Continuous ultrasound scans can help electric vehicles keep track of battery charge, health, and safety.

Net Zero Emission

X-57 Maxwell - Nasa’s First Electric Aircraft

NASA has recently announced that its all-electric aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell, has overcome yet another obstacle on its journey to becoming a viable alternative …

Carbon Emissions

US Crackdown on Climate ‘Super-Pollutants’

The US Environmental Protection Agency announced additional actions to phase down hydrofluorocarbons.

Hydrogen Production

Iridium Replaced With Ruthenium in Hydrogen Production

Researchers have replaced iridium with ruthenium, a more abundant precious metal, as the positive-electrode catalyst in a reactor that splits water into hydroge…

Oil Field

Oil Giant Schlumberger Rebrands Itself as SLB for Low-Carbon Future

Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services provider, is rebranding itself with a new name, color scheme and logo that underscores its ambitions for a l…

Energy Storage Battery

AGL, ARENA to Study Thermal Battery Development in Australia

AGL energy and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have partnered to conduct a feasibility study on the viability of thermal energy storage to power …

Egypt

Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed

The decision to hold next month's COP27 climate summit in a highly secured tourist resort in Egypt, along with restrictions on access, is curbing civil society'…