Weak Federal Powers Could Limit Trump’s Climate-Policy Rollback
With Donald J. Trump about to take control of the White House, it would seem a dark time for the renewable energy industry. After all, Mr. Trump has mocked the Continue Reading
Shallow water again troubles Rhine, Danube shipping in Germany
Shallow water after dry weather in December continues to prevent cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine and Danube rivers in Germany, traders said on Monday. All of Continue Reading
Tillerson called to testify on climate issues
Exxon Mobil CEO and U.S. secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson should testify before the inauguration on his climate change knowledge, lawyers said. Lawyers representing more than a dozen U.S. Continue Reading
California, at Forefront of Climate Fight, Won’t Back Down to Trump
Foreign governments concerned about climate change may soon be spending more time dealing with Sacramento than Washington. President-elect Donald J. Trump has packed his cabinet with nominees who dispute the Continue Reading
The Burning Issue: The Energy Transition From Fire to Electricity
Fire is at the root of our climate problems and it is time we put it out, writes Walt Patterson , Associate Fellow at Chatham House. “We need to switch Continue Reading
China issues yellow alert for ocean waves
China’s National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center on Monday issued a yellow alert for ocean waves brought by Typhoon Nock-Ten and a cold front. Starting early morning on Tuesday, Nock-Ten, the Continue Reading
China’s war on smog sends shivers across commodities sector
China’s crackdown on exhaust-spewing factories that shut or slashed output this week at sites including steel mills, textile and cement factories and coal-fired power plants will ripple across major bulk Continue Reading
Weather buoy near North Pole hits melting point
Temperature difference from normal as analyzed by GFS model on Dec. 22. (University of Maine Climate Reanalyzer) (This story has been been updated.) Santa may need water skis instead of Continue Reading
NASA Produces First 3D Animation of Global Carbon Emissions
A model of the behaviour of carbon in the atmosphere. Credit: NASA. NASA, the US space agency, has released an “eye-popping” three-dimensional animation showing carbon dioxide emissions moving through the Continue Reading
Will The Climate Crisis Spread Financial Chaos In Oil and Gas?
Will climate change spark a financial crisis? It may not seem like an obvious connection but that was exactly the warning from the deputy head of the Bank of England Continue Reading