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![New US solar duties would raise costs and threaten climate goals, report says New US solar duties would raise costs and threaten climate goals, report says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d35e5248-d6f7-4702-be49-acb72a128e9e_.jpeg) |
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Solar panel prices could increase by as much as 66% if the U.S. puts new tariffs on imports from Southeast Asia, threatening the nation's goals for an energy source critical to combating climate change, according to an analysis published on Tuesday. ...more |
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![US offshore wind will fall short of Biden's 2030 goal, analysis says US offshore wind will fall short of Biden's 2030 goal, analysis says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ae25cd08-9ac3-45d5-a2bf-73e1d98b0c8c_.jpeg) |
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The United States will fall far short of the Biden administration's 2030 offshore wind goal but will catch up quickly in the following years, according to an analysis by an industry group published on Tuesday. ...more |
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![Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board Philippines chosen to host climate 'loss and damage' fund board](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1f4bc46e-c177-479a-b891-450753420070_.jpeg) |
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The Philippines has been chosen to host the board of the "Loss and Damage" fund created by U.N. talks, marking another step towards providing financial help for countries to recover and rebuild from the impact of global warming. ...more |
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![Indonesia and US seal $35 mln coral reef debt swap Indonesia and US seal $35 mln coral reef debt swap](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d4eb8a86-9baf-4a88-a33a-b3315f0227b9_.jpeg) |
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The U.S. has agreed to forgive $35 million of Indonesian debt over the next nine years, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, in return for the Southeast Asian country restoring and preserving coral reefs in what experts estimate is the world's most biodiverse patch of ocean. ...more |
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![Net Zero Week 2024: How Coventry University Group is delivering innovative solutions to net zero carbon challenges Net Zero Week 2024: How Coventry University Group is delivering innovative solutions to net zero carbon challenges](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_61fb78ed-9355-4eda-853e-1fa2e9947ca8_.jpeg) |
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The UK faces several challenges in achieving its net zero ambitions by 2050. Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Carl Perrin, highlights three of them and what we, at Coventry University Group, are doing to ensure a cleaner tomorrow. ...more |
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![Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_65b0b9ae-423e-46db-a74d-bd99a1ce6314_.jpeg) |
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The Labour government is to end a de facto ban on new onshore windfarms, to the delight of environmentalists and energy experts. ...more |
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![2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records 2024 could be world's hottest year as June breaks records](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_63318bc7-a589-41a1-8614-d67898f64bb9_.jpeg) |
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Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year. ...more |
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![Colombia deforestation fell to 23-year low in 2023 Colombia deforestation fell to 23-year low in 2023](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_40453ea9-2307-4eef-ba1b-1bab89af5324_.jpeg) |
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Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% to a 23-year low in 2023, driven by declining environmental destruction in the Amazon region, the environment ministry said on Monday.
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![Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants Trophy hunter killings spark fierce battle over the future of super tusker elephants](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8a21f323-a87f-4898-afc4-0a788f471c56_.jpeg) |
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In the borderlands of Tanzania and Kenya, the “super tuskers” roam. A combination of old age, genetic pooling and prolonged protection from poaching has created a population of bull elephants with enormous tusks, weighing up to 45kg apiece, large enough to scrape along the ground as the animals walk. To many, the bulls are “living icons” of the African savannah. They are also highly prized by trophy hunters. ...more |
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![EIB Survey: Finns most climate aware in EU EIB Survey: Finns most climate aware in EU](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_da4d63e5-e83b-4cdc-b4b0-62c1b40695b8_.jpeg) |
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The European Investment Bank poll assessed people's knowledge of climate change in three areas — definitions and causes, consequences, and solutions — with Finns topping the table. ...more |
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