Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says

Friday - Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but to fall short of a U.N. goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency report showed.

Why have hurricanes gone crazy?

Thursday - While hurricanes occur naturally, human-caused climate change is supercharging them and exacerbating the risk of major damage, writes Kevin Trenberth.

Researchers find a new use for biochar: filtering microplastics from farm soils

Thursday - In initial experiments, they found that the biochar was able to remove a striking 86% to 92% of the plastic particles from soil samples.

Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida as thousands flee

Wednesday - Residents have been warned to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday night local time, with $1 trillion worth of commercial properties directly in its path.

Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds

Tuesday - New research challenges the idea that sending liquefied natural gas around the world is a cleaner alternative to burning coal.

COP16 host Colombia pushes for unified UN climate and nature pledges

Tuesday - Colombia wants to write a unified climate and biodiversity pledge, seeking to combine efforts to protect nature with those to tackle climate change in United Nations talks.

Why we should price shipping emissions

Tuesday - OPINION: While shipping is essential to the global economy, so is reducing the associated pollution. Requiring shipping companies to pay for their vessels’ greenhouse-gas emissions would go a long way toward advancing this objective, while generating much-needed revenues for climate-vulnerable developing countries.

Indonesia proceeds with ambitious energy transition

Tuesday - The U.S., other developed nations and private banks pledged $21.6 billion to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, generating cautious optimism. But financing has been slow, prompting concerns in...

Enough, already: why humanity must get on board with the concept of ‘sufficiency’

4 Oct 24 - Humanity’s rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis.

‘Nowhere is safe’: shattered Asheville shows stunning reach of climate crisis

2 Oct 24 - The historic North Carolina city was touted as a climate ‘haven’ – a reputation deadly Hurricane Helene left in ruins.

Climate scientists sound alarm over Asia’s rising seas

2 Oct 24 - Scientists are urgently calling for global action, including reducing fossil fuel use, as the Pacific Ocean’s sea levels rise faster than the global average and the warming Indian Ocean drives...

Sorry, AI won’t ‘fix’ climate change

2 Oct 24 - OPINION: OpenAI’s Sam Altman claims AI will deliver an "Intelligence Age," but tech breakthroughs alone can't solve global warming.

Create ‘positive tipping points’ with climate mandates, governments urged

2 Oct 24 - Requiring key sectors to switch to clean energy by specific times could trigger benevolent cascades, a report claims.

Sloths may die out due to climate change

2 Oct 24 - The survival of sloths is under threat due to climate change, according to a new study.

ESG is dead. Long live ESG

1 Oct 24 - OPINION: We must urgently address the tension between profitability and sustainability.

Earth is close to passing 7 of 9 planetary boundaries

30 Sep 24 - Scientists have found that Earth may soon pass another planetary boundary, meaning it could be operating outside of the safe limits for seven of the nine defined planetary boundaries.

Stay or go? Pacific Islanders face climate's grim choice

30 Sep 24 - Rising waters are slowly but surely swallowing Carnie Reimers's backyard in the Marshall Islands, pushing her toward an agonizing choice: stay in the only home she's ever known or leave and face the...

Helene gaining strength from climate change effects

27 Sep 24 - Tropical Storm Helene is gaining strength from warmer waters in the Gulf of Mexico, an effect linked to climate change that appears to make hurricanes and storms more powerful.

Countries can transform global energy sector by fully implementing 2030 goals: IEA

26 Sep 24 - A new report from the International Energy Agency shows tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency are possible with the right enabling conditions.

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