BP sets net zero carbon target for 2050
New chief executive, Bernard Looney, plans major overhaul of oil and gas company BP’s new chief executive has set an ambition to shrink the oil giant’s carbon footprint to net… Read more »
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Impossible adds ‘ground pork’ and ‘sausages’ to its lineup of plant-based foods
Impossible Foods made huge waves in the food industry when it came up with a way of isolating and using “heme” molecules from plants to mimic the blood found in… Read more »
Pachama launches to support global reforestation through carbon markets
The world’s forests are ablaze, under threat from illegal logging and disappearing due to the less dramatic environmental degradation wrought by drought and other signs of climate change. It’s part… Read more »
2020 set to be year of the electric car, say industry analysts
Mini, Vauxhall Corsa and Fiat 5oo will join rapidly expanding European EV market Europe’s carmakers are gearing up to make 2020 the year of the electric car, according to automotive… Read more »
UN climate talks failing to address urgency of crisis, says top scientist
COP25 in Madrid criticised for focusing on details instead of agreeing deep cuts to emissions Urgent UN talks on tackling the climate emergency are still not addressing the true scale… Read more »
‘Our house is on fire’: EU parliament declares climate emergency
Bloc warned against making symbolic gestures not backed up by concrete action The European parliament has declared a global “climate and environmental emergency” as it urged all EU countries to… Read more »
Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports
Head of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’ The concentration of climate-heating greenhouse gases has hit a record high, according to a report… Read more »
Cybertruck: Tesla unveils new pickup truck but windows shatter during demo
Elon Musk says model essential to sustainable energy – but is embarrassed when ‘armour glass’ windows shatter during demo Tesla has unveiled its first pickup truck, delivering on a promise… Read more »
Heliogen’s new tech could unlock renewable energy for industrial manufacturing
Last Monday a group of millionaires and billionaires took a trip to an industrial site in Lancaster, Calif. to witness the achievement of what could represent a giant leap forward… Read more »
Greta Thunberg condemns world leaders in emotional speech at UN
Thunberg, 16, says governments have betrayed young people ‘You are not mature enough to tell it like it is. You are failing us’ Greta Thunberg has excoriated world leaders for… Read more »
Climate strike: global climate change protest kicks off in Australia and Pacific – live updates
On Friday 20 September, millions of people led by Greta Thunberg and students from Sydney to Delhi, Melbourne to London and New York, will march for urgent action on climate… Read more »
Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’
Film by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate The protection and restoration of living ecosystems such as forests, mangroves and… Read more »
UK should cut vehicle use to hit zero-carbon target, say MPs
Scathing report says Tory governments have held back progress on clean energy goals The government should discourage personal vehicle use and reward energy-efficient homebuilding to meet its legally binding target… Read more »
Greta Thunberg to sail across Atlantic for UN climate summits
Teenage activist to travel to US on racing yacht to cut environmental impact of travel Greta Thunberg is to sail across the Atlantic in a high-speed racing yacht next month… Read more »
Tesla’s new V3 Supercharger can charge up to 1,500 electric vehicles a day
Tesla has opened a massive next-generation electric vehicle charging station in Las Vegas that combines the company’s core products into one sustainable energy ecosystem, fulfilling a vision CEO Elon Musk… Read more »
Corbyn pledges Labour transparency on UK carbon footprint
Labour in power would change law to reveal imported emissions and ‘carbon leakage’ The UK will stop hiding its “true impact” on the climate by revealing its consumption of carbon… Read more »
Global heating: London to have climate similar to Barcelona by 2050
Nearly 80% of cities to undergo dramatic and potentially disastrous changes, study finds London will have a similar climate in three decades’ time to that of Barcelona today, according to… Read more »
Y Combinator-backed Project Wren is aiming to make carbon offsets more consumer friendly
When Landon Brand and Benjamin Stansfield graduated from the University of Southern California this year, they already had the plans for Project Wren, their service for selling carbon offsets to… Read more »
Tree planting ‘has mind-blowing potential’ to tackle climate crisis
Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the biggest and cheapest way… Read more »
UK accused of ignoring obligations on aviation emissions
NGOs say others also in breach of 1998 convention by failing to disclose details on policies The UK and other EU governments are in breach of international obligations by failing… Read more »
Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050
UK to put down legislation but Greenpeace warns of impact on developing nations Theresa May has sought to cement some legacy in the weeks before she steps down as prime… Read more »
Warming oceans likely to raise sea levels 30cm by end of century – study
Seawater temperature is rising faster than predicted, which is likely to worsen extreme weather events around the world The world’s oceans are warming at a faster rate than previously estimated,… Read more »
Progress and problems as UN climate change talks end with a deal
Nations agree on implementing 2015 Paris agreement, but put trickiest issues on back burner The UN climate change talks ended late on Saturday night in Poland with a deal agreed… Read more »
Cutting emissions proves a sticking point at Poland climate talks
Slow progress on 2015 Paris agreement comes as scientists warn of need to get on track Negotiators at the climate conference in Poland have inched closer to an outcome, as… Read more »
London mayor unveils plan to tackle ‘climate emergency’
Exclusive: Sadiq Khan accuses government of dragging its feet and calls for investment to avert catastrophe London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, has declared a climate emergency and urged the UK government… Read more »
Climate-warming El Niño very likely in 2019, says UN agency
Natural cycle has major influence on global weather, bringing droughts and floods There is a 75-80% chance of a climate-warming El Niño event by February, according to the latest analysis… Read more »
New U.S. report says that climate change could cost nearly $500 billion per year by 2090
A new report from the U.S. government on the impacts of climate change on society indicates that unless action is taken, climatological events could cost the country nearly half a… Read more »
Robert Jenrick faces questions; PM out of intensive care; FCO charters 12 flights to bring stranded nationals back from India Latest developments at a glance Global coronavirus latest – live… Read more »
Following voluntary employee furloughs and salary cuts in the U.K., Monzo is continuing to take tough decisions in order to shore up its financial position amidst the coronavirus crisis and… Read more »
