Drought caused 43,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia last year, half of them young children

New report uncovers tragic scale of climate-led crisis and forecasts up to 34,000 more deaths so far this year

Thousands of birds die at important wetland, from deadly disease caused by pollution

The corpses of thousands of dead birds have piled up around the extensive mosaic of swamps, fens, bogs and open water between Waikato's Meremere and Te Kauwhata.

Willow oil project approval intensifies Alaska Natives’ rift - Alaska Public Media

Some say that oil money can’t counter the damages caused by climate change, but others defend the project as economically vital.

Climate: Italy will have to cut 43.7% emissions by 2030 - Icona News - Ruetir

BRUSSELS, 14 MAR – By 2030 Italy will have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, transport, construction, waste and small industry by 43.7% compared to 2005 levels.

“Los que ayer conducían un Opel Corsa, mañana irán en autobús”, asegura un ex directivo de Volkswagen

Los coches de combustión están sentenciados a muerte en Europa. A partir de 2035, salvo contadas excepciones, ya no se podrán vender ejemplares nuevos alimentados con gasolina, diésel o gas.

What is Ecological Overshoot and Can Capitalism Correct It?

The economy is so big it's triggered a state of ecological overshoot, and capitalism will only work to make the situation worse.

Three quarters of institutional investors include fossil fuel bans in their climate policies | RenewEconomy

A survey of institutional investors with a combined $2.1trn under management finds net zero goals getting more ambitious, including forms of fossil fuel exclusion.

Climate Change in Kenya: Our Rivers Are Bleeding, the Future Is Bleak

Kenya is going through what most analysts have termed one of the worst drought seasons ever witnessed in 40 years. Rivers across the country are drying up.

Coffee could disappear from Irish shelves by 2050

Fairtrade Ireland warned climate change could lead to much less coffee coming into the country by 2050

How broadcast TV networks covered climate change in 2022

Breaking a decade-long trend of year-to-year fluctuation, corporate broadcast TV networks' climate coverage increased for the second consecutive year.

Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts

Which U.S. cities will fare best in a warming world — and which will be hit hardest?

A new analysis looks at the U.S. cities most vulnerable and resilient to climate change. Some places do better than you might think.

This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk

Almost half of products cleared so far under a new US federal ‘biofuels’ program are not, in fact, biofuels

Global fossil fuel subsidies reach all-time high of $1 trillion in 2022, up two-fold against 2021

According to the Paris-based inter-governmental organisation International energy agency, the oil majors have also recorded high profits in 2022. The report added that this increase in subsidy for fossil fuels is a substantial jump over 2010.

EU countries poised to agree push on fossil fuel phase-out -document

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries are preparing to endorse a diplomatic stance on Monday calling for a global phase-out of ...

Climate change could cause plankton migration, researchers say - UPI.com

Climate change could cause an exodus of plankton from the tropics, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Austin.

¿Zonas de bajas emisiones o zonas de impulso al sector del automóvil?

El principal reto de las políticas de movilidad debe seguir siendo el mismo de hace décadas: reducir los kilómetros que las personas recorren anualmente en coche.

Super Bowl ads aren't just expensive, they've also got a costly carbon footprint — here's just how much

Destroying ‘forever chemicals’ is a technological race that could become a multibillion-dollar industry

Technology to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known for their links to fertility problems and some cancers – could be on the horizon.

The U.S. Is Requiring More Efficient Home Appliances: What to Know

Under the Biden administration, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a series of stricter energy standards on Friday that they said would update regulations for household appliances, and slash greenhouse gas emissions while savin

Alarming levels of PFAS in Norwegian Arctic ice pose new risk to wildlife

Oxford University-led study detects 26 types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems

Canada under pressure to ban deep-sea mining as global ocean summit starts in Vancouver

Seabed mining is the hot-button political issue coming into the conference, said Susanna Fuller, a vice-president of Oceans North.

Shell hits the brakes on growing renewables unit after record 2022 profit - Carbon Brief

Shell plans to keep investment in its renewables and energy solutions business steady this year after it hit an all-time high in 2022.

Carbon capture project is ‘Band-Aid’ to greenwash $10bn LNG plant, locals say

Texas community fights to save its coastline as the developers of Rio Grande LNG regain interest over claims of carbon capture

Carbon emissions from Australia’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ more than half Pacific Islands’ emissions | RenewEconomy

Between 2016 and 2021, a group of just 12 Australian fossil fuel companies emitted more carbon pollution than 50% of the Pacific Islands’ total emissions over the same period.

No more LNG — B.C.'s big climate problem -

Big oil and gas companies are pushing to expand British Columbia's LNG industry. Tell Premier Eby to say no to LNG!

A year of highs and lows, but just how exceptional was our climate in 2022?

Were heatwaves and cold snaps in 2022 the new normal for our warming planet?

Record 2022 profits show the oil and gas industry remains strong as climate change worsens

Meeting climate targets would mean a rapidly shrinking oil and gas sector, but companies are raking in money and continuing to expand.

Emissions divide now greater within countries than between them – study

Report finds ‘relatively small group’ of rich people contribute disproportionately to emissions

The Battle of Lützerath Marks Beginning of a New Stage for Global Climate Movement

The dominant system of capital and state has already made its choice: it wants collapse and will violently confront anyone who opposes it.

Temperature extremes, plus ecological marginalization, raise species risk: Studies

As human activities have pushed many animal species to the margins of former habitats, some protected areas may not be located in the right places, especially as frequent extreme temperatures shrink their ranges further.

UK Celebs Join Campaign to Get Top UK Banks to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Expansion

Now, famed screenwriter and director Richard Curtis wants them to curb their dirty spending habits, and he’s enlisting some big names in his campaign including actors Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson and Mark Rylance.

La UE está lejos de cumplir los objetivos de consumo de energía renovable

Don’t wait for COP: the end of the fossil-fuel age must start now

UN climate conferences are too beholden to oil and gas interests. Like-minded nations must come together to keep climate hopes alive.

Panorama - El hidrógeno verde pierde por el camino hasta el 80% de la energía invertida en su producción - Energías Renovables, el periodismo de las energías limpias.

Encuentra las últimas noticias sobre energías renovables: eólica, fotovoltaica, termosolar, solar térmica, biomasa, biogás, almacenamiento energético, baterías, movilidad sostenible.

The unexpected barrier preventing American small towns from accessing federal climate funds

The infrastructure law allocated more than $50 billion to make America more resilient to climate change. But much of that money comes with a catch.

How high-tech, capitalist solutions to the climate crisis just feed racism

UN rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at the expense of marginalized groups and Indigenous Peoples.