Climeworks opens world's largest plant to extract CO2 from air in Iceland 10/5/2024

Climeworks has opened the world’s largest operational direct air capture (DAC) plant to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, with its Mammoth plant in Iceland almost ten times larger than the current record holder. ...more

Australia backs long-term gas drilling despite 2050 climate goals 10/5/2024

Australia's Labor government on Thursday laid out a strategy to boost natural gas development even as it remains committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, highlighting demand from key Asian trade partners. ...more

World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target 9/5/2024

Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, an exclusive Guardian survey has revealed. ...more

Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply 9/5/2024

Renewable energy accounted for more than 30% of the world’s electricity for the first time last year following a rapid rise in wind and solar power, according to new figures. ...more

World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April 9/5/2024

The world just experienced its hottest April on record, extending an 11-month streak in which every month set a temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Wednesday. ...more

Climate change: World's oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat 9/5/2024

Fuelled by climate change, the world's oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year, a BBC analysis finds. ...more

Swiss startup Yuon Control AG secures funding to boost needed innovation in heating sector 9/5/2024

Kiilto Ventures has invested in Burgdorf-based Cleantech startup Yuon to help accelerate market adoption of their predictive, self-learning heating control system designed to optimize heating networks. Compared to traditional heating control systems, Yuon can help reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 25%. ...more

Current CO2 removal plans will not meet Paris Agreement goals 8/5/2024

A recent study led by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC) in collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA) has raised concern over the lack of current plans to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. ...more

UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet 8/5/2024

The race to save the planet is being impeded by a global economy that is contingent on the exploitation of people and nature, according to the UN’s outgoing leading environment and human rights expert. ...more

Can the production of palm oil ever be environmentally sustainable? 8/5/2024

Palm oil is sometimes seen as a wonder commodity. It is a cheap cooking oil, an ingredient in any number of foods, a biofuel and it is found in numerous consumer products from cosmetics to detergents. ...more