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EXXON TAKES CLIMATE-CHANGE PROBE FIGHT TO MASSACHUSETTS TOP COURT
We are not asking this court to weigh in on the causes of climate change, Justin Anderson, Exxon's lawyer, said... READ MORE›
TESLA SWITCHES ON WORLD'S LARGEST LITHIUM ION BATTERY SETUP IN AUSTRALIA
Elon Musk met up ot his 100-day deadline of building the world's largest lithium battery in Australia, located in Hornsdale, South Australia... READ MORE›
GERMAN COURT TO HEAR PERUVIAN FARMER'S CLIMATE CASE AGAINST RWE
Farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya's case against RWE was well-founded, the court in the north-western city of Hamm said on Thursday... READ MORE›
WILL TRUMP'S EPA REPEAL THE US CARBON EMISSION PLAN?
We support the Clean Power Plan, said Bill Price, a senior organiser with the Sierra Club in West Virginia... READ MORE›
LONDON BUSES GET A SHOT OF COFFEE
London's buses got a double shot of energy on Monday - from a new bio-fuel made from coffee... READ MORE›
UN CLIMATE ENVOYS AGREE ON WAY FORWARD, DESPITE TRUMP
The Paris treaty calls for limiting average global warming to well under two degrees Celsius 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit compared to pre-industrial levels, or 1.5 C if possible... READ MORE›
COAL RETURNS AS FLASHPOINT IN GLOBAL CLIMATE-CHANGE FIGHT
Coal emerged as the surprise winner from two weeks of international climate talks in Germany, with leaders of the host country and neighboring Poland joini... READ MORE›
2018 A KEY YEAR TO 'STEP UP CLIMATE ACTION'
United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn ended with some progress on the implementation of the Paris Agreement... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENTS KEEP GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL ON TRACK DESPITE US PULLOUT
The fossil fuel industry was very much under the spotlight during the talks... READ MORE›
WORLD VOWS TO STICK TO GLOBAL CLIMATE DEAL DESPITE US PULLOUT
The Bonn meeting was under the shadow of Trump's decision in June to withdraw from the Paris accord and instead promote the coal and oil industry... READ MORE›
'POLITICAL WATERSHED' AS 19 COUNTRIES PLEDGE TO PHASE OUT COAL
A new alliance of 19 nations committed to quickly phasing out coal has been launched at the UN climate summit in Bonn, Germany... READ MORE›
POPE REBUKES CLIMATE DENIERS AS 'PERVERSE' IN BONN MESSAGE
Francis issued a message to the Bonn meeting, which is working to implement the 2015 Paris accord aimed at capping global emissions... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE WILL DETERMINE HUMANITY'S DESTINY, SAYS ANGELA MERKEL
That is why I am expressing the extreme concern of Africa in light of the increase of disasters related to climate change... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S OIL SALE PLANS PROMPT FEARS OF GLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTION RACE
The accusations contradict Brazil's position at this week's climate talks, where the country's negotiators have urged the world to be more ambitious in cutting carbon emissions... READ MORE›
'A STEP BACK': EMISSIONS RISE AS WORLD ECONOMY GATHERS PACE
Carbon emissions will rise 2 per cent in 2017 to almost 37 billion tonnes as the world economy heads for 3.6 per cent annual growth... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE: GLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS REACH RECORD HIGH
Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide the gas most responsible for global warming are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth... READ MORE›
THE ECO GUIDE TO USING YOUR MONEY
Switch to an ethical bank account and invest in renewable energy, not fossil fuels, says Lucy Siegle... READ MORE›
FATHER-SON TEAM PLANS ANTARCTIC TREK POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Perpetual sunlight will charge the solar panels, which will power a NASA-designed ice melter to provide them with enough water for drinking and cooking... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP CANNOT HALT US CLIMATE PROGRESS, FORMER OBAMA ADVISER SAYS
Paul Bodnar believes US president has ability to hamper progress towards a lower carbon economy - but that market forces will ultimately stop him... READ MORE›
UK'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM PLANNED FOR KENT COAST
Britain's biggest existing solar farm is at Lyneham in Wiltshire... READ MORE›
MICHAEL BLOOMBERGS WAR ON COAL GOES GLOBAL WITH $50M FUND
The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking pollution rules... READ MORE›
UN WARNS OF CATASTROPHIC MASS FAMINE IN YEMEN
The money will support grassroots campaigns, research on the health impacts of coal and legal action against coal plants that are breaking pollution rules... READ MORE›
THE SEVEN MEGATRENDS THAT COULD BEAT GLOBAL WARMING
'Everybody gets paralysed by bad news because they feel helpless, says Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief who delivered the landmark Paris climate change agreement... READ MORE›
NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS
Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›
NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS
Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›
NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS
Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›
NATURAL GAS EMISSIONS WILL BLOW EUROPE'S CARBON BUDGET AT CURRENT LEVELS
Extracting and burning natural gas produces substantial quantities of methane and carbon dioxide which warm the climate in different ways, Broderick said... READ MORE›
HUGE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PUTS PARIS CLIMATE TARGET IN REACH, SAYS REPORT
The World Bank's subsidiary, the International Finance Corporation IFC, said on Thursday that the investment could hold the key to fighting climate change... READ MORE›
UN WARNS OF 'UNACCEPTABLE' GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GAP
There was some good news, however the report found that carbon dioxide emissions had held steady globally since 2014... READ MORE›
NEW DATA GIVES HOPE FOR MEETING THE PARIS CLIMATE TARGETS
When the global economy has been strong, we've consumed more energy, which has translated into burning more fossil fuels and releasing more carbon pollution... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Fossil Fuel
NEOLIBERALISM HAS CONNED US INTO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE AS INDIVIDUALS
At the very moment when climate change demands an unprecedented collective public response, neoliberal ideology stands in the way... READ MORE›
WORLD ENERGY HITS A TURNING POINT
Auctions, where private companies compete for massive contracts to provide electricity, established record after record for cheap solar power... READ MORE›
BRITAIN GOES A DAY WITHOUT BURNING COAL FOR ELECTRICITY
Coal-fired power generation contributes heavily to climate change burning coal produces twice as much carbon dioxide as burning natural gas... READ MORE›
SWEDEN CRITICISES US CLIMATE STANCE AS IT REVEALS AMBITIOUS CARBON EMISSIONS LAW
The European Union as a whole has set a target of an 80-95 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050... READ MORE›
ELON MUSK'S BIG BATTERY BRINGS REALITY CRASHING INTO A POST-TRUTH WORLD
They have just chosen to throw truth onto the fire of climate change for political reasons... READ MORE›
INDIAN SOLAR POWER PRICES HIT RECORD LOW, UNDERCUTTING FOSSIL FUELS
By 2022, India aims to have the capacity to generate 175 gigawatts of power from solar, biomass and wind energy... READ MORE›
WHILE TRUMP PROMOTES COAL, OTHER COUNTRIES ARE TURNING TO CHEAP SOLAR POWER
It is also the world's best place to produce solar energy, with the most potent sun power on the planet... READ MORE›
INDIA, ONCE A COAL GOLIATH, IS FAST TURNING GREEN
The price needs to fall to 100 per kilowatt-hour for renewable energy to be comparable in price to coal, Mr. Mathur says... READ MORE›
WORLD COAL PRODUCTION JUST HAD ITS BIGGEST DROP ON RECORD
Global consumption dropped 1.7 percent last year compared with an average 1.9 percent yearly increase from 2005 to 2015, according to BP... READ MORE›
PAUL KRUGMAN TRUMP GRATUITOUSLY REJECTS THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD
As I said, however, these days the fight against climate action is largely driven by sheer spite... READ MORE›
U.K. JUST WENT WITHOUT COAL POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1880S
Coal plants by 2025 How to Hit the Brakes on Climate Change The U.K... READ MORE›
CHINA POISED TO TAKE LEAD ON CLIMATE AFTER TRUMPS MOVE TO UNDO POLICIES
Even before the presidential campaign last year, Mr. Trump had made statements consistent with climate change denial, including calling climate change a hoax created by China... READ MORE›
'THERE'S NEVER BEEN A MORE CRITICAL MOMENT IN THE FIGHT'
Local time for Earth Hour -- a demonstration of commitment to fight climate change now in its 11th year... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO SWEEP AWAY OBAMA CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
President Trump is signalling a significant change in the widely-held philosophy that CO2 is the enemy, the main driver of climate change... READ MORE›
FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES ARE A STAGGERING $5 TN PER YEAR
Third, the subsidies discourage investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy that compete with the subsidized fossil fuels... READ MORE›
CHINA BUILDS WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR FARM IN JOURNEY TO BECOME GREEN SUPERPOWER #GLOBALWARNING
Vast plant in Qinghai province is part of China's determination to transform itself from climate change villain to a green energy colossus... READ MORE›
CHINA AIMS TO SPEND AT LEAST $360 BILLION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2020
China surpassed the United States a decade ago as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gasses, and now discharges about twice as much... READ MORE›
TRUMPS EPA PICK REJECTS CLIMATE SCIENCE, FIGHTS FOR FOSSIL FUELS
Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general, has spent six years waging war against the EPA's climate and clean air initiatives... READ MORE›
THE CHEAP ENERGY REVOLUTION IS HERE, AND COAL WON'T CUT IT
Unsubsidized wind and solar are beginning to outcompete coal and natural gas in an ever-widening circle of countries... READ MORE›
WHY YOU'RE ABOUT TO PAY THROUGH THE NOSE FOR POWER
Right now, coal accounts for 76 per cent of our electricity generation... READ MORE›
REGREENING THE PLANET COULD CUT AS MUCH CARBON AS HALTING OIL USE REPORT
Trees soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide as they grow and release it when they burn or rot... READ MORE›
EU ENERGY COMPANIES PLEDGE NO NEW PLANTS FROM 2020
Europe will have to phase out all of its coal plants by 2030 or else vastly overshoot its Paris climate pledges, climate experts say... READ MORE›
CHALLENGES LOOM AFTER OBAMA POLICIES SCRAPPED
California and New York issued a joint statement saying they would continue the fight against climate change... READ MORE›
TRUMP MAY BE GOOD FOR OIL TROUBLE FORRENEWABLES
The president-elect has promised to promote oil, natural gas and coal aggressively, and pull back on Obama administration commitments to fighting climate change... READ MORE›
PLANET HAS JUST 5% CHANCE OF REACHING PARIS CLIMATE GOAL, STUDY SAYS
The study, by the University of North Carolina, found that rising temperatures will exacerbate air pollutants that will particularly threaten those with existing conditions... READ MORE›
SOLAR PANEL RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATE POWERING TRAINS BY BYPASSING GRID
Imperial College London has partnered with the climate change charity 10 10 to investigate the use of track-side solar panels to power trains, the two organisations announced yesterday... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS ENERGY REGULATIONS ARE HURTING ECONOMIC GROWTH. THE EVIDENCE SAYS OTHERWISE.
The assumption they are making is that economic growth depends upon increasing carbon emissions... READ MORE›
PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT: COST FOR U.S. ECONOMY FROM TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL
Benioff tweeted that he was deeply disappointed by the decision, noting that his company would continue to strive to run only renewable energy... READ MORE›
WHO'S THE WORLD'S LEADING ECO-VANDAL? IT'S ANGELA MERKEL
While greenhouse gas emissions in other European nations have fallen sharply, in Germany they have plateaued... READ MORE›
FOSSIL FUEL DIVESTMENT FUNDS DOUBLE TO $5TN IN A YEAR
Institutions worth 2.6 trillion have now pulled investments out of fossil fuels... READ MORE›