London (AFP) – Britain and Germany produced their cleanest electricity on record last year, with renewables reaching record highs, according to data released Thursday. Turbines like these off the coast of Wales are expected to help wind power become Britain’s largest…
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia on Monday after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and deforestation. Saudi Arabia is home to…
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Torn between the defenders of the world’s seabeds and industrialists eager to exploit the vast, untapped resources of the deep, the international community faces a crucial year that could decide the future of mining in…
(Reuters) – The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told Reuters this week. A staggering 77% of the world’s coral reef…
Wildfires continue to devastate Brazil’s vital ecological landscapes amid the country’s worst-ever recorded drought, with the latest – apparently man-made – fire engulfing the protected Brasília National Park in flames on Monday, and shrouding and the capital in smoke. A…
A seismic signal heard across the world last September for nine days has been traced back to a trapped tsunami triggered by a landslide in the remote fjords of Greenland. Climate scientists say that the collapse seems to have been…
Paris (AFP) – Humanity has made great strides in recent decades: air is cleaner; poverty, deforestation and childhood mortality have fallen; gasoline cars — and maybe coal — are on the way out. Palm oil — the sworn enemy of environmental…
Paris (AFP) – Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised to take “unprecedented” action for the climate by halving the carbon footprint of previous Games and financing projects to reduce planet-heating greenhouse gases. Organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics promised to…
Washington (AFP) – Deadly heat that blanketed the United States, Mexico and Central America recently was made 35 times more likely due to global warming, an international network of climate scientists said on Thursday. People protect themselves from the sun during…
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