A bevy of climate policies championed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have not yet translated into steep pollution cuts in the country. Trudeau speaks during the Ottawa Climate Conference Continue Reading
Efforts by China to control air pollution by reining in industrial output could help ease an energy crunch and tame a bull run in thermal coal, according to the China Continue Reading
Negotiations over compensation payments for climate damage in developing countries will become a key test at next month’s COP27 gathering A flooded house near the Indus River in Sindh, Pakistan, Continue Reading
Rendering of a home battery energy storage system. Photo: Getty Images On New Year’s Eve, 1879, Thomas Edison flipped the switch on the first building strung up with electric light Continue Reading
Capital investment in renewables is set to reach nearly $500 billion in 2022. This year could be the first year that renewable investment overtakes upstream oil and gas investment. The Continue Reading
Trixie Parkes’s 1976 wood-framed cottage long served as her home and main source of income, because she rented two units on the top floor to tourists. But when Hurricane Ian Continue Reading
Weeks before international climate negotiations convene in Egypt, US officials are working to broker multibillion-dollar plans to steer some of the world’s most populous countries to cleaner forms of energy. Continue Reading
Barges were lined up along the Mississippi River earlier this week near Greenville, Miss. VICKSBURG, Miss.—Sections of the Mississippi River are approaching low water levels not seen in more than Continue Reading
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth warned that the premature transition to green energy is already having a major impact on Europe. The oil company chief noted that the global energy crisis Continue Reading
Europeans and people living on the US East Coast are more likely to experience mild temperatures than a deep freeze this winter, easing any potential heating-fuel constraints at a time Continue Reading
The city’s focus on water—and the constant pressure on its supply—has helped shape it into an internationally recognized leader in water conservation. News moves fast, and there’s not always time Continue Reading
Researchers monitoring water temperatures in Sermilik Fjord, southeast Greenland. Climate change may be having more impact on the melting Greenland ice sheet than previously thought, new research suggests. The study Continue Reading
Oct 13 (Reuters) – A $140 million desalination plant is expected to be approved by California regulators on Thursday as the U.S. state contends with how to convert ocean water Continue Reading
COALINGA, Calif. — The residents of this sun-scorched city feel California’s endless drought when the dust lifts off the brown hills and flings grit into their living rooms. They see Continue Reading
Litigation is looming for home insurers in Florida as cash-strapped, underinsured homeowners—paired with an aggressive plaintiffs’ bar—are expected to turn to the court system to try to force payments for Continue Reading
Summertime rains supercharged by rising temperatures turned a third of Pakistan into an impromptu lake. A disaster that began in mid-June remains very much ongoing more than three months later. Continue Reading
President Biden praised Floridians’ “grit” in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian during a visit to Fort Myers Beach on Wednesday. He met with Gov. Ron DeSantis and surveyed the damage Continue Reading
Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas infrastructure could be stamped out within the next 10 years, industry experts said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Reuters Continue Reading
Droughts, heatwaves pushed countries to coal power, Ember says Renewable growth saved $40 billion in fuel costs in first half Global carbon emissions from power plants may be headed for Continue Reading
Hurricane Ian hit the Florida coast last week, leaving huge amounts of damage and a large death toll in its wake. Governor Ron DeSantis is piecing together recovery efforts while Continue Reading
Nord Stream Gas Leaks Could Pose New Climate Disaster Planet-warming methane that’s bubbled up from the ruptured Nord Stream gas pipelines at the bottom of the Baltic Sea into the Continue Reading
Sustainability-linked bonds let companies borrow cheaply if they meet environmental, social, and governance targets. A Bloomberg News analysis found those goals are weak Illustrator: Richard A. Chance for Bloomberg Markets Continue Reading
Oil and gas producers rely on flaring to limit the venting of natural gas from their facilities. New research led by the University of Michigan shows that in the real Continue Reading
A boat storage facility damaged following Hurricane Ian in Venice, Florida. Hurricane Ian will cause $63 billion in losses covered by private US insurers, according to an estimate from a Continue Reading
Biden: It Will Take Years to Rebuild Florida After Hurricane Ian South Carolina’s oyster suppliers may face weeks of delays in harvesting due to disruptions caused by Hurricane Ian . Continue Reading
The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the Continue Reading
Some analysts assumed that cutting Russian gas exports would force the country to either shut down some production of natural gas or flare it. Satellite data shows that flaring in Continue Reading
Sea-level rise linked to climate change exacerbates storm surge — like the monster inundation Ian is expected to bring to Florida. Hurricane Ian Could Cost Florida $70 Billion After raking Continue Reading
Major oil companies are not declaring a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, a BBC News investigation has revealed. The BBC found millions of tonnes of undeclared emissions from gas Continue Reading
Switzerland’s glaciers are melting like never before, an academic study released Wednesday found, with their ice volume declining by 6% this year amid rising concerns about global warming and a Continue Reading
The 700-meter wide pool of bubbling water in the Baltic Sea caused by the rupture of the Nord Stream gas pipelines points to a climate disaster. It’s the most visible Continue Reading
Hurricane Ian Could Cause Billions in Damage in Florida Hurricane Ian is bearing down on Florida, threatening to further destabilize a homeowners-insurance market already teetering on the edge of disaster. Continue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought the largest war to Europe in decades, sparked global food and energy crises, worsened inflation — and distracted leaders from the big climate promises Continue Reading
Climate change could cost the global economy as much as $23 trillion by 2050. The U.S. federal government alone could spend between $25 billion and $128 billion each year in Continue Reading
Confidence is increasing that a tropical storm developing in the Caribbean will intensify into a hurricane by Monday and strike Florida around Wednesday. The National Hurricane Center declared that the Continue Reading
Water is growing more scarce due to climate change. Water scarcity could derail the green energy boom, and even hinder fossil fuel production. With rising concerns over water scarcity, mainly Continue Reading
Highlights Plan supports 2030, 2050 SAF production goals Output of 60 billion gal/year of advanced biofuels seen possible Aviation industry shows support for new roadmap The departments of Energy, Transportation Continue Reading
Forecasters indicate the U.S. could see a strong hurricane enter the Gulf of Mexico by mid-week. (The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the attributed sources Continue Reading
Powerful storm Fiona slammed into eastern Canada on Saturday with hurricane-force winds, nearly a week after devastating parts of the Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the center of Continue Reading
Winter power demand across the EU’s main gas-fired power markets is forecast some 5.3% below the five-year average, analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights shows. November-to-March demand in eight EU Continue Reading
The United Nations General Assembly meets in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg Between floods that ravaged Pakistan and droughts that parched Europe and China, and Continue Reading
The US Senate voted Wednesday to join more than 130 nations in pledging to phase out the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases found in refrigerators and air conditioners, a step Continue Reading
There’s still room for progress on climate talks with China despite its suspension of global warming discussions with the US, John Kerry said on Tuesday. Kerry, the US special presidential Continue Reading
President Joe Biden is set to miss a United Nations roundtable on climate action Wednesday afternoon in New York, stoking concern that other G-7 leaders will also forgo the session Continue Reading
Growth in shale production has brought with it growing public awareness of the environmental impact of oil and gas extraction from hydraulic fracturing operations. Improved water treatment technology and in-basin Continue Reading
Deadly floods in Pakistan. Scorching heat and wildfires in the US West. Torrential rains in Australia and Indonesia. A megadrought in Brazil and Argentina. As climate change pushes weather disasters Continue Reading
The dramatic rise of electric vehicles has been touted as a major win for the environment. While this transition to ‘zero-emission’ vehicles may benefit developed nations, front-line communities and emerging Continue Reading
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry cautioned against investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries in the region, some hoping to tap recent oil and gas discoveries, wrestle with Continue Reading
Africa, which is home to many of the most climate-vulnerable countries, needs to make its fair share of efforts to reduce global emissions and curb temperature rise, the U.S. Special Continue Reading
A Palestinian vendor selling cold juice, in a region where dry soil and little tree cover are amplifying rising temperatures. A populous region encompassing the Middle East and the Eastern Continue Reading
