More about this topic

Green News

Italy explores Algerian gas as Europe strays from Russian fossil fuels

Italy's foreign minister and top energy CEO are visiting a gas supplier Algeria.

28/02/2022

Green News

BP exits its 20% stake in state-owned Russian oil and gas giant

"Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine must be a wake-up call for British businesses with commercial interests in Putin’s Russia.”

27/02/2022

Green News

Fossil fuels are financing Russia's invasion, says XR Ukraine

Climate protestors issued a call to action just before Russia's invasion of Ukraine

26/02/2022

Green News

Will boycotting Russian fossil fuels boost renewable energy in Europe?

If Europe stops buying coal, oil and gas from Russia, it could spark a renewable energy revolution.

25/02/2022

Green News

Why is the snow in Antarctica turning from white to black?

How black carbon pollution is causing Antarctica’s snow to darken - and melt faster

23/02/2022

Green News

The big problem with biofuels no one is talking about

‘Fake solution’: Why crop biofuels are not the climate-friendly fossil fuels alternative we took them to be

23/02/2022

Eco-Innovation

Take a look inside the room that’s hotter than the sun

Scientists in an Oxfordshire town are creating temperatures of 50 million degrees Celsius, in a bid to make clean energy.

21/02/2022

Green News

Which UK bank is cutting out oil and gas from its loan portfolio?

Total lending to the sector now makes up just 0.7% of its loan book.

21/02/2022

Green News

Euroviews. ‘Debt on top of debt’: How the EU is destroying Africa and the planet

Exclusive | At this rate, climate change is turning Africa from ‘intolerable’ to ‘uninhabitable’ writes Vanessa Nakate.

17/02/2022

Nature

Will turning Greece's 200 islands green plunge the country into debt?

Santorini still uses mazut, a heavy low-quality oil that has been phased out by many western European countries.

16/02/2022

Green News

Poland to double down on gas - does this put zero target out of reach?

"Now is not the time for nations to be increasing their dependence on gas."

10/02/2022

Climate

Nuclear fusion breakthrough could bring us close to carbon-free future

Scientists in Oxford have more than doubled the previous record set for nuclear fusion. But environmental groups have reservations.

09/02/2022

Eco-Innovation

Green jobs: ‘Army of plumbers’ needed to help UK reach net-zero target

Thousands of green jobs could be created but progress is being threatened by a critical skills shortage.

08/02/2022

World News

Why is there an energy crisis in Europe?

A look at why gas and electricity bills are going up in some parts of Europe.

03/02/2022

World News

EU auditor: Fossil fuels get more tax breaks than renewables

As part of the “European Green Deal," the EU has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.

31/01/2022

Netherlands

‘Stop Oil Extraction in Rotterdam’: angry residents sign petition

Two thousand people in south Rotterdam have signed a petition urging authorities to stop the extraction of fossil fuels underneath some 70,000 homes.

29/01/2022

Green News

Gas stoves are 'bleeding' methane into our homes even when they're off

Gas stoves are worse for the climate than first thought.

28/01/2022

Green News

This 1989 news clip shows what we thought homes would look like by now

Has modern technology lived up to futuristic predictions?

27/01/2022

Green News

Empty ‘ghost flights’ may be burning as much fuel as 1.4 million cars

As the summer season approaches, airlines could be forced to make thousands more of these empty flights at a high cost to the planet.

27/01/2022

Mobility

Taiwan's 'game changer' battery charging stations see e-bike use soar

Battery swapping stations for e-motorbikes are now a common sight in Taipei and outnumber petrol stations in four Taiwanese cities.

20/01/2022