Merkel’s political and scientific sides slug it out in swan song presser
Always the diplomatic politician, forever the objective scientist, Germany’s chancellor gives her last annual summer press doAs she faced a lecture-hall sized auditorium packed with national and...
View ArticleHitting global climate target could create 8m energy jobs, study says
Researchers suggest net increase would mostly occur in renewables sector, with decline in fossil fuelsIf some politicians are to be believed, taking sweeping action to meet the goals of the Paris...
View ArticleWeatherwatch: research finds optimal size for windfarms
Study also finds turbines arranged in rows facing wind produce 50% more power than those arranged in wind-facing columnsIt’s always good to see wind turbines going at full tilt on a breezy day. But are...
View ArticleLeading the charge! Can I make it from Land’s End to John o’Groats in an...
New petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, and sales of electric vehicles are rising fast. But with drivers reliant on charging points how practical is the greener option? One...
View ArticleWhy is a big oil company investing huge amounts of money in Wyoming wind?
Anschutz Corporation, which made billions drilling oil, is building a 732 power line to carry renewable energy to cities including Los Angeles and PhoenixSome days, the wind rips across Wyoming’s...
View ArticleRenewables industry blasts ‘unacceptable’ Australian energy market rules it...
But federal energy minister Angus Taylor says proposed rules needed to ‘protect consumers from high prices and reliability risks’New energy market rules intended to ensure the lights remain on while...
View ArticleAustralia’s energy market operator plans for net zero by 2050 as Morrison stalls
Aemo says new planning scenarios, including a ‘hydrogen superpower’ option, reflect accelerating transition in energy market While Scott Morrison is yet to give a formal commitment to achieving net...
View ArticleOrigin Energy slashes value of Australia’s biggest coal-fired plant due to...
Shares tumble after company announces $1.5bn asset writedown and lower expected earningsOrigin Energy has slashed the value of its assets, including Australia’s biggest coal-fired power plant, by more...
View ArticleTesla big battery fire in Victoria under control after burning more than...
Investigations into the cause of the blaze that began during testing on Friday can now begin Get our free news app and our morning email briefingA large blaze at Victoria’s “big battery” project has...
View ArticleFour key environmental battlegrounds on the agenda as Australia’s parliament...
From fracking in the Beetaloo Basin to using the country’s green bank to underwrite gas-fired power plants, several heavily contested climate and environment policies are on the agendaSeveral heavily...
View ArticleFuture BP dividend hikes will test investor commitment to its green plan
If the price of oil rises further, the firm’s move away from oil and gas output will fuel doubtsBP raises dividend and unveils share buybackIt’s hard to keep up with oil companies’ dividend policies....
View ArticleJohnson makes ‘unbelievably crass’ joke about Thatcher closing coal mines
Prime minister denounced for comments on visit to Scotland, where he refused to meet Nicola SturgeonMargaret Thatcher gave “a big early start” to green energy by closing coalmines, Boris Johnson has...
View ArticleThe world could hit 1.5C warming in a decade. That’s terrible news for the...
A new IPCC report makes clear what island nations have long warned. Their survival depends on urgent collective actionA new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) finds that...
View ArticleFact check: Angus Taylor’s response to the landmark IPCC report
The minister for emissions reduction claims Australia can be ‘proud’ of our efforts on climate change. We cut through the spinThe landmark assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,...
View ArticleAbandoned pits of former mining town fuel green revolution
Project in Seaham, County Durham, will use water from mine shafts to heat 1,500 new homesUK’s green economy four times larger than manufacturing sector, says reportGreen revolution brings fresh hope to...
View ArticleGreen revolution brings fresh hope to north-east England
Dogger Bank on course to be the world’s largest offshore windfarm in a region built on coalUK’s green economy four times larger than manufacturing sector, says reportAbandoned pits of former mining...
View Article‘We’re not about to back down’: how climate experts hold hope despite the...
The landmark IPCC report paints a bleak picture for our planet’s future. We asked five climate change experts how they are staying strongThe latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on...
View ArticleTomago, Australia’s largest aluminium smelter, vows to switch to renewable...
The move by the country’s biggest power consumer could signal the end for AGL’s Bayswater power stationGet our free news app; try our weekend edition app; get our morning email briefingAustralia’s...
View ArticleEnergy commission dials back plan to charge households to send rooftop solar...
Shift follows public backlash against draft declaration that critics said could unfairly penalise people who had installed solar panelsA proposal for households with rooftop solar panels to be charged...
View ArticleUK plan to replace fossil gas with blue hydrogen ‘may backfire’
Academics warn ‘fugitive’ emissions from producing hydrogen could be 20% worse for climate than using gasThe government’s plan to replace fossil gas with “blue” hydrogen to help meet its climate...
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