Top news of the week: 23.02.2023.
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is ...
'No excuse': IEA tells energy firms as methane emissions rise
The fossil fuel industry is failing to tackle methane emissions despite its pledges to uncover and fix leaking infrastructure, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) ...
Earlier, higher, smaller: Climate change alters glacial lake outburst floods
02/16/2023 - Due to global warming, flood-like water outbursts from ice-dammed glacial lakes worldwide happen earlier in the year and originate from higher areas. This is shown on the basis ...
China: What the world’s largest food system means for climate change
In 2019, China’s giant food system produced 1.9bn tonnes of CO2 equivalent – around the same as the total annual emissions of Russia.
Australia’s big emitters could cut CO2 by 90% by 2050 without offsets, report finds
Report finds that supply chains for major industries, including iron and steel, could cut annual CO2 to 17m tonnes by mid-century
Revealed: The key cities and regions most at risk from climate change in 2050
Experts say ‘Asia has the most to lose’ from worsening extreme weather events
These natural gas ads are full of hot air
Gas companies say their clean energy claims are backed by science. They fail to mention the science is fossil fuel funded.
Energy agency chief: “No excuse” for high methane emissions
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — The International Energy Agency on Tuesday accused fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions and undermining global climate goals to limit ...