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Looking at ramifications of China’s shifting energy usage patterns on Central Asia
Renewables are up, fossil fuels down.
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Blair think-tank releases scathing criticism of UK climate policy
The arguments contrast sharply with those of the UK’s Labour government.
EU swaps China for Russia in procurement of rare earth metals
The EU is increasingly turning to China to source hard-to-find rare earth metals and dropping previous import deals with Russia.
Caspian Sea may become next Aral, but who is to blame?
Some forecasting even indicates the decline of the body of water could pose a threat to the shipping section of the rapidly expanding Middle Corridor transit route.
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Chipping point – the climate toll of AI chip-making in East Asia
The meteoric rise of AI is sparking a parallel and largely overlooked environmental challenge: the significant climate impact of chip manufacturing, particularly in East Asia, says a new report from Greenpeace.
Rising CO2 and temperatures make rice more toxic – The Lancet
Rice, the most widely consumed grain in the world, is likely to become increasingly toxic as global temperatures and carbon dioxide levels rise, according to new research published in The Lancet on April 17.
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Equinor mulling appeal or legal action over Trump administration’s halting of massive wind farm off New York
Norwegian oil super major Equinor was just starting to construct an 818-MW wind farm off New York when the Trump administration unexpectedly halted the fully permitted $5bn endeavour.
Oil companies and governments bet on carbon capture and storage technology to solve the Climate Crisis. It’s not going to work.
As the Climate Crisis accelerates faster than scientists predicted and emissions continue to soar to beyond all-time record highs companies are betting on carbon capture and storage technologies to reverse global warming, but progress is slow.
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Enhanced geothermal, the next frontier: interview
The administration of President Donald Trump is sceptical about much renewable energy, but not about enhanced geothermal, which is also known as next-generation geothermal.
Moscow April temperature highest in a century
Moscow experienced an unprecedented high temperature on April 16, 2025, setting a new record for the warmest day since records began in 1920.
Trump budget proposal sparks outcry over deep cuts to US weather and climate research
The Trump administration is seeking a sweeping overhaul of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with a dramatic proposal that would gut its research operations and reallocate key functions across other federal agencies.
Siberian permafrost melt acceleration could release two times more CO₂ into the atmosphere than all of humanity since the dawn of history
Forget the damage US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” will do to the international trade system or slowing global growth. The real threat to global economic activity is his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
Arctic warming accelerates to seven times the global average, catastrophic damage “locked in”
The Arctic experienced record high temperatures this winter as warming accelerated again and is now running seven times faster in the North Barents Sea than the rest of the world, researchers have found. Catastrophic damage is now "locked in."
Ukraine and Balkans ravaged by wildfires in 2024
Wildfires ravaged large swathes of land across Ukraine and the Balkans, with Ukraine suffering the highest recorded damage of any country in the region, said the EU's European Forest Fire Information System.
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Green energy debts could derail Ukraine's green transition
A chronic debt crisis is threatening to undermine Ukraine’s efforts to attract investment into renewable energy sources.
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Energy demand surges, renewables increase substantially
The latest report from the International Energy Agency has revealed a significant rise in global energy demand in 2024, driven primarily by a sharp increase in electricity consumption.
More than 2bn people’s food and water supplies set to be disrupted by melting glaciers
The food and water security of approximately 2bn people will be negatively affected by the rapid retreat of glaciers, the United Nations has warned, and accelerating melt rates are expected to have severe and unpredictable consequences.
Global energy demand doubled in 2024 driven by extreme temperatures, but renewables covered 80% of the increase, says IEA
Global energy demand growth surged in 2024 to almost twice its recent average, driven by rapidly rising electricity use, the International Energy Agency said in its global energy review 2025 report on March 23.
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Forest fires drive up Ukraine war emissions
The war in Ukraine has generated nearly 230mn tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions since Russia's full-scale invasion began three years ago, with forest fires significantly contributing to the increase, according to a new analysis.
Arctic set to undergo irreversible damage as hopes of hitting the 1.5C Paris target fade
The Arctic is set to undergo dramatic and irreversible changes in the coming years if global warming reaches 2.7°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new paper from Science that will see large swathes of polar ice and permafrost melt.