Environment Protection, Climate Policy & Regulation, Technology, Climate Change

Ukraine's vast forests devastated in hellscape of war

SVIATI HORY NATIONAL PARK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Serhiy Tsapok surveyed the smouldering ruins of pine trees, blackened stumps as far as the eye can see that bear witness to a scorched nation.     "They're dead now," the weary ranger said of the trees he'd nursed for almost two decades

Oct 11, 2024

Technology, Climate Policy & Regulation

BBC Weather app wrongly shows 18,995 mph wind speeds in Britain

Britons woke up to alarming news on Thursday, with the widely used BBC Weather app forecasting winds 150 times stronger than Hurricane Milton, due to a data malfunction

Oct 11, 2024

Environment Protection, Climate Change, Energy Management, Technology, Climate Policy & Regulation

Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says

LONDON (Reuters) - Renewable energy sources are set to meet nearly half of all electricity demand by the end of the decade, but to fall short of a U.N. goal to triple capacity to reduce carbon emissions, an International Energy Agency (IEA) report showed on Wednesday

Oct 10, 2024

Technology, Energy Management, Environment Protection, Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation

Global energy-related CO2 emissions set to peak this year, consultancy DNV says

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector will likely peak this year due to falling costs for solar and batteries which are encouraging less coal-fired power and oil use, a report by consultancy DNV suggested on Wednesday

Oct 09, 2024

Climate Change, Climate Policy & Regulation, Environment Protection, Technology

Bolivia Wildfires Burn Record Area, Scorching Homes And Farms

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this year, mostly in the country's tropical east, smashing records for its worst-ever fire season and scorching an area the size of Iceland or Cuba

Oct 08, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Technology

Latin America Gears Up For Clean Hydrogen Boom But The Road Is Not Smooth

Latin America's wealth of hydroelectricity and other renewable energy resources could make the region a major producer of clean hydrogen as the world seeks alternatives to fossil fuels to fight the climate crisis, but some big hurdles lie in the way

Oct 06, 2024

Environment Protection, Technology

Study Documents Extinction Of 610 Bird Species And Ecological Impacts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, is a case study in extinction caused by humans. The Dodo, finely adapted to its isolated ecosystem but unprepared for the arrival of people, was first encountered by Dutch sailors in 1598

Oct 05, 2024

Energy Management, Technology

Wind Energy Lobby Says Spain Needs More Wind Power, Faster

Spain needs to speed up the rollout of new wind energy projects if it is to achieve its 2030 target of doubling existing capacity, Rocio Sicre, president of wind energy lobby AEE, said on Thursday. The group is calling on policymakers to streamline the permissioning process, support Europe's supply chains, and boost electrification

Oct 04, 2024

Energy Management, Environment Protection, Technology

Climate Investment Funds Eyes $1 Billion To Help Green Industries

The multilateral Climate Investment Funds said on Thursday it would invest up to $1 billion to help accelerate the development of technologies to cut climate-damaging industrial sector emissions in developing countries

Oct 04, 2024

Energy Management, Technology

Ferrari shuts down gas-fuelled plant to double solar production

Ferrari has shut down a methane gas-fueled electricity generation plant its home town of Maranello as it aims to double its solar power production, the Italian luxury sports carmaker said on Tuesday

Oct 02, 2024

Ukraine's vast forests devastated in hellscape of war

Oct 11, 2024

BBC Weather app wrongly shows 18,995 mph wind speeds in Britain

Oct 11, 2024

Renewable energy to fall short of UN goal to triple by 2030, IEA says

Oct 10, 2024

Global energy-related CO2 emissions set to peak this year, consultancy DNV says

Oct 09, 2024

Bolivia Wildfires Burn Record Area, Scorching Homes And Farms

Oct 08, 2024

Latin America Gears Up For Clean Hydrogen Boom But The Road Is Not Smooth

Oct 06, 2024

Study Documents Extinction Of 610 Bird Species And Ecological Impacts

Oct 05, 2024

Wind Energy Lobby Says Spain Needs More Wind Power, Faster

Oct 04, 2024

Climate Investment Funds Eyes $1 Billion To Help Green Industries

Oct 04, 2024