Cuadrilla Halts Fracking Again Operations As Tremors Persist
Cuadrilla has halted fracking operations for a fourth time in the last two months as yet another tremor was recorded near the shale gas company’s Preston new Road site in Continue Reading
UN climate talks to overrun as delegates struggle to reach a deal
UN climate talks in Poland were set to drag into the weekend as delegates from the almost 200 countries that signed the Paris accord struggled to reach agreement on the Continue Reading
Climate ideals clash with coal realities at Polish-led U.N. talks
Delegates at U.N. climate talks in the Polish city of Katowice point to the mining museum next to the conference venue as the proper place for coal, which provides 80 Continue Reading
The week in energy: Cold climate talks
If you are still looking for the perfect present for an annoying neighbor or unfaithful spouse, there are several services that will send a lump of coal. It would be Continue Reading
China warns of deadlock in climate talks
China’s climate chief has warned that the UN climate talks are “deadlocked” in certain areas, as ministers from around the world scramble to reach agreement before the talks end this Continue Reading
The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Marathon, the country’s largest oil refiner, has backed the Trump administration proposal to roll back car efficiency standards. Erin Kirkland for The New York Times Want climate news in your Continue Reading
German carmakers battle veteran environmentalist’s driving ban push
Jürgen Resch is upending the German car industry— one court case at a time. The white-haired veteran of the country’s environmental movement is behind a sweeping legal campaign to uphold Continue Reading
After a Natural Disaster, Is It Better to Rebuild or Retreat?
Should communities hit over and over again by natural disasters — like hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, and tornadoes — keep rebuilding? Or should they retreat from areas that are especially disaster-prone? Continue Reading
Climate talks at risk of failure as U.S. leaves a leadership void
Global talks to combat climate change risked breaking up with little to show for them, participants here said Wednesday, with the hostile U.S. stance on aggressive action leaving a leadership Continue Reading
UN head urges countries to reach agreement at Poland climate talks
The UN secretary-general flew back to the climate talks in Poland to deliver an emergency address on Wednesday, urging countries to reach agreement on a widening set of issues that Continue Reading
Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections
American bullfrog floating at the surface of a farm pond in Kentucky USA The Trump administration has taken aim at removing environmental federal protections for wetlands and isolated streams from Continue Reading
Warming in Arctic Raises Fears of a ‘Rapid Unraveling’ of the Region
Persistent warming in the Arctic is pushing the region into “uncharted territory” and increasingly affecting the continental United States, scientists said Tuesday. “We’re seeing this continued increase of warmth pervading Continue Reading
Big Oil and Gas Nations Sideline the Science at Katowice, Even as Emissions Rise and Warming Accelerates
Just as four big oil and gas producers block the UN climate policymaking conference in Katowice, Poland from welcoming a report on the science of the 1.5 degree Celsius (°C) Continue Reading
Big Oil and Gas Nations Sideline the Science at Katowice, Even as Emissions Rise and Warming Accelerates
Just as four big oil and gas producers block the UN climate policymaking conference in Katowice, Poland from welcoming a report on the science of the 1.5 degree Celsius (°C) Continue Reading
Trump Administration Talks Fossil Fuels At Polish Climate Summit
As countries meet in Poland from all over the world this week to discuss measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, US delegates showed up ready to discuss the Continue Reading
Dirty air: how India became the most polluted country on earth
Arvind Kumar, a chest surgeon at New Delhi’s Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, has a ringside view of the toll that northern India’s deteriorating air quality is taking on its residents. When he Continue Reading
Pro-coal event highlights dramatic shift in US climate policy
A pro-coal event on Monday at the UN climate talks in Poland gave the US delegation the platform to outline its energy priorities. Wells Griffith, a senior US official, described Continue Reading
That was awkward — at world’s biggest climate conference, U.S. promotes fossil fuels
President Trump’s top White House adviser on energy and climate stood before the crowd of some 200 people on Monday and tried to burnish the image of coal, the fossil Continue Reading
Protesters disrupt U.S. fossil fuel event at climate talks
Protesters disturbed a U.S.-sponsored event promoting fossil fuels on the sidelines of U.N. climate change talks on Monday, saying attempts to rebrand coal as a potentially “clean” energy source were Continue Reading
Climate Change Emerging From the Political Shadows
In a sign of this new alignment in Washington, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer last week warned President Trump that Democrats would demand policies to address climate change in any Continue Reading
Trump administration resists global climate efforts at home and overseas
In November, President Trump tours the area in California that was devastated by the Camp Fire. With him are Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, and Gov. Jerry Brown. December 9 at Continue Reading
Murine study suggests preconception exposure to PM2.5 can lead to heart trouble in male offspring
A new animal study by a team at the Ohio State University suggests that a parent’s exposure to dirty air before conception may result in cardiac dysfunction in adult male Continue Reading
Opec strikes a deal, CO2 emissions rise but Shell targets cuts, historic US oil exports and the positives of electric scooters
When they come to make the drama-documentary series about energy in the 21st century, one of the pivotal episodes should be based on cross-cutting between events in Vienna and in Continue Reading
Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration
The Trump administration on Thursday published documents detailing its plan to roll back Obama-era protections for the vast habitat of the greater sage grouse, a chickenlike bird that roams across Continue Reading
Coal’s lingering role complicates climate change efforts:
Global coal consumption is set to remain steady in absolute terms through the middle of the century, even as its relative share of total energy consumption declines in favor of Continue Reading
Shell’s carbon emissions targets are a clear model for others
The editorial board Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to set carbon emissions targets from next year is as welcome as it is overdue. The announcement was made as signatories to the Continue Reading
‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Shook France. Here’s the Lesson for Climate Change.
France’s suspension of a fuel tax increase after violent protests signaled the perils that governments in wealthier countries may face in setting policies to fight climate change. A pastry maker Continue Reading
Over Half of the World’s Tropical Forests Have been Destroyed
Biodiversity conservationists have revealed that at least 10 more percent of land than what is currently being used to grow green crops will be required to successfully replace fossil fuels Continue Reading
‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Shook France. Here’s the Lesson for Climate Change.
France’s suspension of a fuel tax increase after violent protests signaled the perils that governments in wealthier countries may face in setting policies to fight climate change. Veronique De Viguerie/Getty Continue Reading
Warning for climate negotiators as carbon emissions hit new high
Global carbon dioxide emissions are accelerating at their fastest pace in seven years and hit a record high in 2018, despite pledges by nearly 200 countries to limit global warming Continue Reading
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise Like a ‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018
The world’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising at a faster pace in 2018 than they did last year, researchers said Wednesday, the latest evidence that planet-warming pollution is proliferating again Continue Reading
‘We are in trouble.’ Global carbon emissions reached a new record high in 2018.
December 5 at 1:00 PM Global emissions of carbon dioxide have reached the highest levels on record, scientists projected Wednesday, in the latest evidence of the chasm between international goals Continue Reading
‘A kind of dark realism’: Why the climate change problem is starting to look too big to solve
In the daunting math of climate action, individual choices and government policies aren’t adding up. Solar panels are being nailed to rooftops, colossal wind turbines bestride the plains and oceans, Continue Reading
“Collapse Of Civilisation Is On The Horizon” World Leaders Warned
– “Time is running out” – Sir David Attenborough “ Continuation of civilisation is in your hands,” Attenborough warns world leaders – Mass extinction is “on the horizon” – Failure Continue Reading
Sustainable finance: central banks test water on climate risks
Central banks stepped into the breach to stabilise banks and restore growth after the global financial crisis — now, green campaigners would like them to take on the yet bigger Continue Reading
IEA: Emissions In Developed Economies Rise For First Time In Five Years
Carbon emissions in the world’s developed economies are set to increase this year for the first time in five years, as higher oil and gas use has more than offset Continue Reading
Change in the rate of nitrogen oxide emissions between 2009 and 2017
Champions of coal say the superabundant fossil fuel can be made environmentally friendlier by refining it with chemicals – a “clean coal” technology backed by a billion dollars in U.S. Continue Reading
Groningen gas production to drop 75 percent by 2023
Gas production at the earthquake-prone Groningen field will drop by at least 75 percent in the next five years, ahead of schedule towards the projected end of extraction. The Dutch Continue Reading
Ship line MSC sees over $2 billion in annual fuel costs from IMO rules
Swiss-headquartered MSC expects to pay over $2 billion a year in fuel costs due to tougher global marine fuel rules and will introduce a bunker charge next year to recoup Continue Reading
‘Just a lot of alarmism’: Trump’s skepticism of climate science is echoed across GOP
Sen.-elect Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said falsely in the lead-up to her campaign that the Earth has started to cool, and argued inaccurately that scientists have not reached a consensus Continue Reading
Shell sets carbon cutting targets after investor pressure
Royal Dutch Shell caved in to growing investor pressure over climate change on Monday with plans to set short-term targets for reducing its carbon footprint. BP and Total have already Continue Reading
Study infers causal relationship between breast cancer and high exposure to traffic air pollution
A team at the University of Stirling in the UK has found new evidence of the link between air pollution and cancer as part of a new occupational health study. Continue Reading
Five charts on why climate change is bad for your health
Rising temperatures as a result of climate change are already harming human health, according to a new report. City-dwellers and the elderly — especially those in Europe and the eastern Continue Reading
Iran Suspends Gas Exports To Iraq After Earthquake
Iran halted late on Tuesday gas exports to neighboring Iraq for several days, in order to repair pipeline damages caused by an earthquake near the Iraqi border on Sunday night, Continue Reading
Brazil Backs Out of Hosting 2019 Climate Change Meeting
Brazil this week pulled out of hosting next year’s United Nations global summit on climate change, the latest signal that Latin America’s largest nation no longer aspires to be an Continue Reading
International emissions trading could cut climate policy costs by $1 trillion: IETA
Highlights Cooperative approach can cut costs, increase ambition Almost 200 countries to meet in Katowice, Poland, for climate talks London — An international system of emissions trading between nations could Continue Reading
Climate change: CO2 emissions rising for first time in four years
Carbon emissions have not yet peaked in many countries the report says Global efforts to tackle climate change are way off track says the UN, as it details the first Continue Reading
Five Big Ways the United States Will Need to Adapt to Climate Change
The federal government’s sweeping new National Climate Assessment is more than just a dire warning about current and future global warming effects across the United States. It’s also the most Continue Reading
Cutting carbon emissions to zero will cost billions, says EU
Cutting carbon emissions to zero in line with the Paris climate accord could require up to €290bn a year in additional investment in Europe, the EU will say as it Continue Reading
Why climate change in Asia matters — globally
Hurricanes Florence and Michael and record temperatures across Europe have grabbed global headlines this year. But spare a thought for communities and businesses across Asia, which have suffered a string Continue Reading