Oil firms have internally dismissed swift climate action, House panel says
Documents show the fossil fuel industry ‘has no real plans to clean up its act’ and took steps to continue business as usual Some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies have internally dismissed the need to swiftly
Solar is gateway to 19 years of free electricity, says ECIU
With the payback time of rooftop solar panels now just six years, households could benefit from 19 years of “essentially free” electricity during the remainder of their lifespan, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Solar farms are
One of climate change’s great mysteries is finally being solvedvOne of climate change’s great mysteries is finally being solved
For over a decade, the largest scientific uncertainty about how the planet will respond to warming temperatures hasn’t come from how much carbon dioxide will be soaked up by the ocean or absorbed by the trees. It’s come, instead, from
IEA: Solar PV capacity to nearly treble globally over 2022-2027, growing by 1.5TW
Solar PV capacity is expected to almost treble over the 2022-2027 period, growing by 1.5TW and surpassing coal as the largest source of power capacity worldwide, according to a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its “Renewables 2022”
DNV report casts doubts over UK reaching net zero by 2050
DNV has released a new report which indicates the UK is set to miss its 2050 net zero target and has called on industry and government to mobilise a clear roadmap to attain the mid-century goal. Revealed in its UK
‘The fork in the road is upon us’: world must act immediately to meet net zero 2050, with solar and wind set to dominate, BNEF says
As of today, less than 10% of the necessary solar and wind power needed for a 2050 global net zero scenario exists, whilst global electricity generation will need to more than triple to 80,000TWh, according to the 2022 BloombergNEF (BNEF)
Nothing says ‘backwards Brexit Britain’ better than a new coal mine
The Conservatives have given the green light to a new coal mine in an act of climate vandalism which wipes away any trace of environmental responsibility the party has previously tried to portray. With Michael Gove giving the thumbs up
California wildfires in 2020 dimmed solar panels production by 10-30%, says NCAR study
The intense wildfires that ravaged California in the US in 2020 were responsible for substantial solar energy forecast errors, according to a study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The smoke darkened so much
Major offenders: These oil and gas companies are tipping the world toward climate catastrophe
Oil and gas companies are betting on a future in which their production pushes global heating beyond 2.5C, a new report reveals. Shell, TotalEnergies and Chevron are among the majors which recently approved $166 billion (€157bn) of investment in