Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it keep up the ruse? 17/9/2024

Big tech has made some big claims about greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. But as the rise of artificial intelligence creates ever bigger energy demands, it’s getting hard for the industry to hide the true costs of the data centers powering the tech revolution. ...more

Entire Earth vibrated for nine days after climate-triggered mega-tsunami 16/9/2024

A landslide and mega-tsunami in Greenland in September 2023, triggered by the climate crisis, caused the entire Earth to vibrate for nine days, a scientific investigation has found. ...more

EU Car Lobby Mulls Two-Year Delay of 2025 Emissions Targets 16/9/2024

The European Union should use emergency regulation to delay its 2025 emissions targets for automakers by two years, according to a draft proposition from the industry lobby seen by Bloomberg. ...more

Indonesia to cut subsidised fuel sales to limit pollution, official says 16/9/2024

Indonesia plans to upgrade the quality of subsidised and polluting fuels, while also selling them to fewer vehicles, in a bid to improve the air quality in the capital Jakarta and other big cities, a senior government official said. ...more

The Hague will ban street ads for fossil fuels from January 16/9/2024

The Hague will ban street advertising for fossil fuels, a notice published on Friday on the Dutch city's website showed, as a number of cities worldwide crack down on publicity for fossil fuels and high-emissions sectors. ...more

Indonesia welcomes birth of endangered Javan rhino calf 16/9/2024

Indonesia has welcomed the birth of a baby Javan rhinoceros, a new member of one of the world's most critically endangered species, the environment and forestry ministry said. ...more

Gazans burn plastic waste to produce fuel 13/9/2024

With Israel blocking the entry of almost all fuel into Gaza to prevent its use by Hamas militants, some Palestinians in the north of the shattered territory have turned to using plastic waste to make their own. ...more

EU likely exaggerating climate-friendly spending, auditors say 13/9/2024

The EU is exaggerating spending on climate-friendly projects, potentially by billions of euros, the bloc's auditors said on Wednesday, citing examples of countries claiming spending on IT systems and salaries as green. ...more

Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says 13/9/2024

All of humanity could share a prosperous, equitable future but the space for development is rapidly shrinking under pressure from a wealthy minority of ultra-consumers, a groundbreaking study has shown. ...more

US lawmakers push to exclude lucrative chemicals from official PFAS definition 13/9/2024

US lawmakers and the military are pushing for a new definition of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that would exclude a subclass of toxic compounds increasingly used across the economy and considered to be potent greenhouse gases. ...more