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PARIS CLIMATE SUMMIT OPENS WITH BILL GATES, DICAPRIO, BUT NOT TRUMP


Two years after the landmark Paris climate accord, dozens of world leaders and philanthropists are back in the French capital on Tuesday for a summit... READ MORE

12th December, 2017 786

GM TO BUILD RENEWABLE GENERATOR TO TURN LANDFILL GAS TO ENERGY


About 32 percent of energy needed by the propulsion plant could come from project by 2019... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 568

LIQUEFIED GAS PROVING TO BE A NATURAL FOR ENERGY FIRMS


Many countries are looking to LNG as a more secure source of natural gas imports than pipelines, said Rice University's Hartley... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 0

CALIFORNIA BILL IN THE WORKS TO BANISH GASOLINE CARS BY 2040


A California lawmaker wants to put the state alongside China, France and the U.K... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 14161

BEIJING ORDERS REGIONS TO 'REGULATE' GAS MARKET AS PRICES SOAR


The eight regions include top natural gas producing regions Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Sichuan and major gas consuming regions such as Hebei, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Beijing, he said... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 2

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

1st December, 2017 19

FROM AMAZON TO ETSY TECH GIANTS FIGHT TRUMPS PLAN TO SAVE COAL


Despite her state's deep roots in coal, she backs the company's fight for more renewable energy... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 476

200 BCM OF GAS PIPED TO CHINA FROM CENTRAL ASIA


The project creates a win-win situation while benefiting over 300 million Chinese, it has also created nearly 10,000 jobs in Central Asia... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1

NEW RECORD LOW PRICES FOR ELECTRICITY ARE SHAKING UP A STAID INDUSTRY


As market bidding structures expand beyond Alberta, the low bid prices will be crucial -- and disruptive -- for companies making the electricity... READ MORE

27th November, 2017 7766

MOST POWERFUL BATTERY WITHIN REACH


The joint brine4power project aims to make use of underground salt caverns to store energy within the next six years... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 3

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ROLE COWS PLAY


Cows alone contribute 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide thanks to the methane they produce... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 741

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ROLE COWS PLAY


Cows alone contribute 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide thanks to the methane they produce... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 741

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

15th November, 2017 491

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

11th November, 2017 350

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

10th November, 2017 10

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

8th November, 2017 26089

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

2nd November, 2017 2635

DOES WA NEED ITS OWN RENEWABLES TARGET?


He has already flagged the possibility of WA following other states and setting its own renewable energy target RET once the Clean Energy Target is cut... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 49

MALCOLM TURNBULL FACES UPHILL BATTLE CONVINCING STATES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL ENERGY GUARANTEE


Updated October 18, 2017 09 04 15 Victoria, Queensland and South Australia look set to make the Prime Minister work hard if he wants them to support his new energy plan... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 777

INDIA AND US RIVEN ON CLIMATE BUT PARTNERS IN CLEAN ENERGY TECH


India and the United States have traditionally not seen eye to eye on climate change and energy policies... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 6

GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS STOOD STILL IN 2016, OFFERING CLIMATE HOPE


Another quarter of methane emissions come from fossil fuel production and leaks in gas distribution pipes... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 3397

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EXXON KNEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN 1981, EMAIL SAYS - BUT IT FUNDED DENIERS FOR 27 MORE YEARS


Exxon, and after its merger with Mobil ExxonMobil, fit the bill, especially under its former CEO, Lee Raymond, who was vocally opposed to climate change regulation... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 147350

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

17th July, 2017 114948

ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE AS THE TUNDRA THAWS


Even more dramatic, setting fire to methane released from frozen lakes in both Siberia and Alaska causes some impressive flames to erupt... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 74710

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

8th July, 2017 53631

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

13th June, 2017 29469

PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH DRAWS THOUSANDS WHO MARCH AGAINST TRUMP CLIMATE POLICIES IN D.C., ACROSS USA


WASHINGTON -- Thousands of people across the U.S. are marching on President Donald Trump's hundredth day in office to demand action on climate change... READ MORE

30th April, 2017 21846

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

7th August, 2017 21773

'SPECTACULAR' DROP IN RENEWABLE ENERGY COSTS LEADS TO RECORD GLOBAL BOOST


Falling solar and wind prices have led to new power deals across the world despite investment in renewables falling... READ MORE

7th June, 2017 15605

CSIRO BREAKTHROUGH COULD TURN RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INTO EXPORT BOOM


It means Korea, Japan, the whole of South-East Asia can now import Australian renewable energy in the form of renewable hydrogen... READ MORE

7th August, 2017 14588

OBAMA PUTS ARCTIC OCEAN OFF LIMITS FOR DRILLING IN LAST-DITCH BARRIER TO TRUMP


US Department of the Interior says 'fragile and unique' Arctic ecosystem at risk if drilling allowed, possibly by pro-fossil fuels Trump administration... READ MORE

18th November, 2016 14309

BILL GATES AMONG RICH INDIVIDUALS BACKING $1 BILLION ENERGY FUND


Two venture capitalists who have invested in clean energy startups... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 13112

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

2nd June, 2017 7963

CHINA CEMENTING GLOBAL DOMINANCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY


The report noted the global expansion cements China's total domination of renewable energy growth globally... READ MORE

6th January, 2017 7830

CLIMATE-SMART CITIES COULD SAVE THE WORLD $22TN, SAY ECONOMISTS


The right choices now, in terms of long-term planning for urban development and transport, could improve people's lives and fight climate change, the report found... READ MORE

8th September, 2015 6353

HUGE DEPOSIT OF UNTAPPED OIL COULD BE LARGEST EVER DISCOVERED IN US


A huge deposit of untapped oil, possibly the largest ever discovered in the US, has been identified by the US Geological Survey USGS in west Texas... READ MORE

17th November, 2016 3652

FRACKING TO GO AHEAD IN NORTH YORKSHIRE AFTER HIGH COURT RULING


Fracking will go ahead at a North Yorkshire site after environmentalists lost a legal challenge they had brought on climate change grounds... READ MORE

20th December, 2016 3419

ENERGY GIANT UNVEILS SHALE GAS PLAN


Ineos is currently building Europe's largest shale gas import facility to feed its petrochemicals plant at Grangemouth... READ MORE

20th November, 2014 3411

THE TOP FIVE WORST THINGS TRUMP HAS DONE ON CLIMATE CHANGE - SO FAR


Trump has repeatedly vowed to dismantle the plan, which aims to curb carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants... READ MORE

31st May, 2017 2772

FRACKING UNDER NATIONAL PARKS APPROVED BY MPS AMID ACRIMONY


MPs have voted to allow fracking under Britain's national parks, drawing accusations that the government has sneaked the measure through parliament without a proper debate... READ MORE

16th December, 2015 2739

'IT'S TRICKY': WHY THERE'S NO MAGIC NUMBER FOR AN EFFECTIVE CARBON TAX


First, governments charge very different prices for carbon dioxide emissions... READ MORE

3rd January, 2017 2163

1 000 SQ MILES OF ENGLAND TO BE OPENED UP FOR FRACKING


Both Scotland and Wales previously imposed moratoriums on fracking for shale gas... READ MORE

18th August, 2015 2127

ENVIRONMENTAL CHIEF PROMISES SWIFT ROLLBACK OF OBAMA-ERA RULES


U.S. environmental chief Scott Pruitt unveiled plans to roll back at least three Obama-era rules at the EPA while vowing to give businesses regulatory certainty... READ MORE

26th February, 2017 2068

TOUGHER METHANE REGULATIONS TO BE PHASED IN BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023 UNDER CANADA'S CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN


The proposed regulations would mostly impact the oil and gas industry in Alberta and Saskatchewan, which is responsible for the bulk of methane emissions nationwide... READ MORE

25th May, 2017 2012

BILL GATES, INVESTORS LAUNCH $1 BILLION CLEAN TECH FUND


The election of Republican Donald Trump as U.S. President has raised questions about future government spending on clean energy research and development... READ MORE

13th December, 2016 2005

PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR FRACKING IN THE UK AT RECORD LOW, OFFICIAL SURVEY REVEALS


Public support for fracking has reached a record low, according to the latest government research... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 1956

GLOBAL CRITICS DENOUNCE TRUMP'S CLIMATE PACT WITHDRAWAL


Climate change in pictures Meanwhile, Germany, France and Italy issued a joint statement rejecting Trump's demand that the Paris climate agreement be re-negotiated... READ MORE

2nd June, 2017 1922

BETTER THAN A BATTERY? BIG ENERGY BACKS HYDROGEN POWER STORAGE


Hydrogen storage is attractive because it preserves energy for longer periods... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 1649

BRITAIN SPENT 'TWICE AS MUCH ON OVERSEAS FOSSIL FUELS AS RENEWABLES'


Twenty-nine per cent of UK energy aid in 2010-14 went to investments using fossil fuels and renewables, or where the energy source could not be identified... READ MORE

11th August, 2017 1503

UK TO GIVE PETROBRAS A?330M DESPITE THE COMPANY FACING CORRUPTION CHARGES


The UK's export finance agency, UKEF, said it will extend the line of credit to Petrobras for it to purchase goods and services from UK exporters... READ MORE

24th November, 2015 1306

AMERICA'S ENERGY REVOLUTION HITS A HISTORIC MILEPOST


First, low gasoline prices have encouraged Americans to drive more, increasing CO2 pollution from tailpipes... READ MORE

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