High in the atmosphere above the North Pole, a spike in temperatures may soon send bone-rattling chills spilling down through the Northern Hemisphere.The icy blasts threatening to sweep across North Continue Reading
With Brexit out of the way, Green will be the buzzword of the year in Brussels. Under the EU’s massive economic recovery program, more than 500 billion euros will start flowing to Continue Reading
The West Coast drinks from the wind. When westerly gales carry humid air from the Pacific Ocean into the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade mountain ranges, the West turns green, Continue Reading
Transit of Kazakh oil via Russia has been disrupted due to power outages caused by cold weather, Russian pipeline operator Transneft said Jan. 11. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes Continue Reading
An alleged Trump administration effort to tie the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s hands regarding energy and climate rules under President-elect Joe Biden has run into a problem: a Democrat-controlled Senate. Continue Reading
Declining solar, wind, and battery technology costs are helping to grow the share of renewables in the world’s power mix to the point that governments are pledging net-zero emission electricity Continue Reading
Air travel accounts for about 12 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport industry—or at least it did before the pandemic. It is likely that once again travel will Continue Reading
Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close to climate tipping points. Those are the conclusions published Friday by Continue Reading
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels will be 50% higher this year than before the start of the Industrial Revolution, according to forecasts that show the rapid pace at which humans Continue Reading
Next year is already set to be among the hottest on record, even as the planet experiences the temporary cooling effect of La Nina phenomenon. Average global temperatures for 2021 are forecast to Continue Reading
