Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests
8 Apr 2025
Revolutionary scanner to be fired into Earth orbit this month to measure effects of deforestation.
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Europe has 'maybe six weeks of jet fuel left', energy boss warns
Today 11:15am
Stocks would reach a tipping point in June if Europe was unable to replace at least half of its imports from the Middle East, the organisation said in a report this week.
Judge dismisses Trump administration’s bid to block Hawaii climate lawsuit
Today 11:15am
It was the second defeat for the Trump administration’s unusual litigation to stop states from acting on climate change.
IMF warns EU not to offset the energy price spike too much
Today 11:15am
European governments should not excessively shield businesses and consumers from more expensive energy because that distorts the price signal to cut consumption and could be fiscally very expensive, the International Monetary Fund said.
Thousands protest in Germany urging faster shift to renewable energy, amid Iran war
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Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on April 18, urging a faster shift to renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition of putting the brakes on the transition.
‘A disturbing lack of integrity’: Columbia students file complaint against energy thinktank taking big oil money
Today 11:15am
thinktank at Columbia University is engaging in deceptive trade practices by hiding the extent of its financial ties to the fossil fuel industry, according to a first-of-its-kind administrative complaint filed by student activists and shared with the Guardian.
Monarch Tractor CEO: ‘We should have pivoted harder and faster’
Today 11:15am
Electric tractor pioneer cofounder Praveen Penmetsa says the company's collapse reflects the limits of an ambitious full-stack hardware model in a changing economic climate—not a failure of the underlying technology.
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Fri 17 Apr 2026
The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic
EU working on jet fuel plan as Iran crisis threatens air travel
Fri 17 Apr 2026
The European Union is drafting plans to tackle a looming jet fuel supply crunch and maximise refinery output, officials said.
Middle East war damage to energy assets may cost up to $58 billion, research firm Rystad says
Fri 17 Apr 2026
The Middle East conflict could saddle the region with as much as $58 billion in repair costs for energy-linked infrastructure, with oil and gas facilities alone accounting for up to $50 billion, according to a report by Rystad Energy.
Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
Fri 17 Apr 2026
The issue has taken on new urgency as conflict in the Middle East pushes up oil and gas prices, raising fears that high energy costs could persist.
