The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology
Today 10:30am
By Rebecca Solnit
COMMENT: An energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it.
IEA: Renewables will be world’s top power source by 2026
Today 10:30am
Renewable energy will overtake coal to become the world’s top source of electricity “by 2026 at the latest”, according to new forecasts from the International Energy Agency.
Trump promised a drilling boom. The new rigs haven’t showed up yet
Today 10:30am
With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering in a changing energy landscape.
How oil push in Democratic Republic of Congo could affect climate change
Today 10:30am
Home to the world's second largest tropical rainforest, Democratic Republic of Congo plans to expose half its land to oil and gas drilling in what conservationists call a major threat to endangered apes, local jobs and global climate goals.
UN holds emergency talks over sky-high costs for COP30 climate summit
Today 10:30am
The United Nations' climate bureau held an urgent meeting over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year's COP30 climate summit could price poorer countries out of the negotiations.
What’s in a number? New carbon target sparks new climate warfare
Today 10:30am
Casual observers of Australia's federal parliament might this week have been startled by a sudden resumption of conflict over climate, but the timing was no accident.
The US is sitting out the most consequential climate summit in a decade. It may offer a victory to China
Fri 1 Aug 2025
The Trump administration fired the last of the US climate negotiators earlier this month, helping cement America’s withdrawal from international climate diplomacy. It may also have handed a huge victory to China.
Freshwater is disappearing from the Earth at alarming rates
Fri 1 Aug 2025
The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought, a new study has found.
How the grift works
Fri 1 Aug 2025
By Bill McKibben | COMMENT: The Trump administration’s climate policies are one big grift but the president also seems to have fallen for a con set up by European leaders.
PR firm working for Shell wins COP30 media contract
Fri 1 Aug 2025
As calls grow to keep fossil fuel influence out of UN climate talks, campaigners say Edelman’s partnership with the oil and gas major raises an alarming conflict of interest.
