Climate change: do more now or risk catastrophe, warns energy agency
IEA says deep disparity between words and action on climate change risks failing to cap global temperatures The world’s existing climate policies will not be enough to end the upward march of record...
View ArticleSUVs will ensure oil demand grows over decades, warns IEA
Climate-damaging emissions to climb until at least 2040, says reportThe world’s thirst for oil will continue to grow over the next two decades, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least...
View ArticleAre the Tories' green commitments all talk and little action?
Conservative environmental policies since 2010 have been characterised by confusion and mixed messagesScientists and climate advisers condemn Tory recordHow do the parties propose to tackle the climate...
View ArticleVictoria asks Angus Taylor to fast-track work on Snowy-Melbourne energy line
State minister says she wants to work on underwriting new power generation and KerangLink is ‘vital’Victoria has asked the Morrison government to fast-track work on the KerangLink – a transmission line...
View ArticleRenewable energy: climate crisis 'may have triggered faster wind speeds'
Windfarms could be able to generate more energy due to phenomenon, says reportThe global climate crisis could lead to more renewable electricity being generated by spurring faster wind speeds for the...
View ArticleBill Gates backs startup using sunlight to create 1,000C-plus heat
Heliogen uses mirrors to concentrate solar energy that can power heavy industryBill Gates is backing a new venture which aims to turn sunlight into a source of heat exceeding 1,000C that could help...
View ArticleNorth Sea oilfields could help contain climate change, says report
Offshore infrastructure in place to store carbon emissions under seabed, new report heraldsNorth Sea oil executives believe the ageing fossil fuel basin may still lead a global climate revolution by...
View ArticleLabour manifesto promises 1m green jobs to tackle climate crisis
Party wants UK workers to take advantage of opportunities in a global green economy worth £3tnLabour is promising to create 1m green jobs in the energy sector and through nationwide home refurbishments...
View ArticleBillionaires invest in giant Australian solar farm to supply power to Singapore
Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest joins Mike Cannon-Brookes to raise tens of millions of dollars for Sun CableThe mining magnate and philanthropist Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has joined fellow billionaire Mike...
View ArticleHome of one of first Bibles printed in Welsh saved from flood risk
Hydropower scheme at William Morgan’s 16th-century house to keep humidity levels in checkOne of the most important sites in the history of the Welsh language is being protected from the threat of...
View ArticleScottish Power plans major expansion of onshore windfarms
Renewable energy giant says it expects Tories to reverse their block on onshore generationScottishPower has begun plans for a major expansion of onshore windfarm projects across Scotland in...
View ArticleIkea steps up drive to become carbon neutral with extra €200m
Furniture giant to invest in green energy plus reforestation and carbon storage projectsIkea’s parent company is to invest an additional €200m (£171m) in green energy and forest planting as part of a...
View ArticleGreen new deal for Nottingham wins top Guardian award
Ambitious policies, political will and long-term thinking push forward council’s plan to become UK’s first carbon-neutral cityYouth worker voted Guardian’s public servant of the yearFull details of...
View ArticleFossil fuel lobbyists push to dilute EU anti-greenwash plan
Energy industry in particular fights back against planned new rules on green labellingFossil fuel lobbyists are trying to water down planned EU rules to stop “investment greenwashing’ by setting...
View ArticleGreta Thunberg arrives in Lisbon after three-week voyage from US
Climate activist heading to COP25 in Madrid after crossing Atlantic on family’s yacht The climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in Lisbon after a three-week catamaran voyage across the Atlantic...
View ArticleParis climate deal: world not on track to meet goal amid continuous emissions
Slowdown this year in rising greenhouse gases does not negate long-term trend, finds carbon budget analysisCarbon dioxide emissions rose weakly this year as the use of coal declined but natural gas...
View ArticleSwansea tidal power project launches 11th-hour £1m fundraising drive
Funds are needed to prevent Tidal Lagoon Power’s development consent expiring in JuneThe developers of a pioneering tidal power project in Swansea Bay have launched an 11th hour bid to raise over £1m...
View ArticleScottish Power plans to build solar panels beside windfarms
Firm ‘squeezing maximum potential’ from clean energy sources to help UK hit net zeroScottish Power plans to squeeze more renewable electricity from its onshore windfarms by covering the ground beside...
View ArticleBiodiversity in 2020: the biggest threats and opportunities
Scientists and conservation professionals predict mosquito-killing fungi and a kelp crisis could be among the trends affecting living things next yearWhat are the biggest emerging opportunities and...
View ArticleBP boosts stake in solar firm amid clean energy plan for its offices
Oil and gas firm will buy new shares from startup Lighthouse BP for undisclosed price BP has increased its stake in the British solar venture Lightsource BP as it prepares to strike a deal to power its...
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