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China has released a five-year plan dedicated to addressing climate change. The 15th five-year plan for a national response to… The post Q&A: What is in China’s new five-year plan for climate change? appeared first on Carbon Brief .
Egypt, Vietnam, Argentina and the Philippines are among the 45 nations which have breached the Paris Agreement by not submitting their climate plan to the UN The post Quarter of countries still missing UN climate plans 18 months after deadline appeared first on Climate Home News .
Current blazes roaring across country more than twice as likely to occur because of fossil fuel-driven global heating The human-driven climate crisis made the conditions that led to blazes roaring across Canada, which have caused toxic smoke to spew throughout the country and into the US, twice a...
Utah’s solar generation eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in May, the culmination of a slow but steady years-long shift away from coal. Energy experts are calling it a win for the environment and the state’s economy. Photovoltaic panels in Utah produced nearly 1 ter...
Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires and in turn angered U. S. President Donald Trump, according to a study released Thursday.
Growers in the West of England search for new crops to grow in a changing climate.
Following in the footprints of its ambitious Great Green Wall, China is leaning into a solar-powered pivot as part of its decades-long effort to tackle desertification in the arid north. The expanding Great Solar Wall initiative, centred in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, could help to pow...
Long-term contracts guarantee coal plants buyers regardless of demand, crowding out renewables, report finds The post China’s coal power rebounds as record clean energy goes to waste appeared first on Climate Home News .
Methane is an especially potent greenhouse gas, causing much more warming than carbon dioxide on a unit-for-unit basis—and a new, uniquely long-term study of emissions at a New Jersey landfill suggests that estimates of methane pollution in the U. S. and elsewhere may be dramatically off.
Severe storms, heat waves and wildfires can shut down the social life of a community, flooding out festivals, canceling community events and keeping people indoors.
The beady-eyed, Pokémon-like leaf sheep is far more ingenious than us land mammals Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year Invertebrate of Year Q&A: discuss our countdown with Patrick Barkham A neon green punk sheep that lives underwater. A solar-powered slug that can perform photosynthes...
Despite a leadership gap, outgoing environment minister Irene Vélez Torres says the anti-fossil fuel coalition can “live without Colombia” The post Santa Marta coalition tested as co-chair Colombia turns back to fossil fuels appeared first on Climate Home News .
Renewables developers need reliable electricity infrastructure and stable policies to help the region meet climate goals and surging demand for power The post Southeast Asia’s fragile grids threaten billions in clean energy investment appeared first on Climate Home News .
New research shows early-warning species is on the move, expanding or contracting geographic range and changing altitude Butterflies, often considered a “sentinel of change”, are on the move across every continent they inhabit, shifting to survive as global heating reshapes their environment. Ab...
When wildfire smoke blanketed northern Michigan skies last month, Kasey Wierzba thought the vineyard at Shady Lane Cellars in Suttons Bay looked like a different planet. “That kind of pinky, peachy haze really was filtering through the whole vineyard. The visibility was really minimal,” said Wi...
Betsy Robertson was standing in the center of the Spokane Convention Center on Monday afternoon, but she wasn’t there for a gala or a conference. Instead, the event space in the middle of Washington state’s second-largest city had been transformed into a Red Cross emergency shelter as a trio of ...
This week, we launched our third annual vote to honour nature’s unsung heroes. The Guardian’s natural history writer – and woodlouse fanboy – Patrick Barkham will be here from 4pm BST (11am EDT) to discuss this year’s poll and why we must celebrate the spineless Ask a question: log in or sign up...
India has achieved a remarkable milestone in clean energy, generating over one thousand billion units from nuclear power. This achievement helps avoid more than 860 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. The government aims to increase nuclear power capacity to 100 GW by 2047, with an inte...
The negotiating community has not become 20 times larger, but the COP has - and the rising number of participants, from politicians to business executives, is getting in the way of the task at hand The post Is FOMO undermining climate diplomacy? appeared first on Climate Home News .
Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.
Europe's heat wave exposes buried history and new threats — Nazi-era wrecks emerge from the Danube, nuclear reactors face cooling risks, and Greece battles deadly wildfires.
Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis Meanwhile, the European Commission said it was “monitoring very closely” the situation in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as the region faces an energy crunch caused by the ongoing heatwave and d...
Spanish minister gives updated death toll after bloc’s ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis Meanwhile, the European Commission said it was “monitoring very closely” the situation in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania as the region faces an energy crunch caused by the ongoing heatwave and d...
PM Péter Magyar says country nearly forced into decision as extreme heat and low water levels in Danube pose challenges in region Meanwhile, Hungary’s prime minister Péter Magyar praised the solidarity of Hungarians after the country faced “the most difficult and critical night” amid a heatwave e...