The challenges and promises of climate lawsuits
Katarina Zimmer Even the temperate, mountainous country of Switzerland isn’t immune to climate change. Sizzling heat waves are melting alpine glaciers, killing trees and fish…
As Shell, Eni quit Niger Delta, state-backed report describes legacy of carnage
Oil and gas companies, led by Shell, Eni, Chevron, Total and ExxonMobil, spilled 110,000 barrels of oil into Nigeria’s Bayelsa state over the past 50…
State of the climate: Growing El Niño threatens more extreme heat in 2023
This year is shaping up to be one of top four warmest years on record – and has a modest chance of being the warmest on…
A green regulatory winter is coming – and this may be a good sign
French President Emmanuel Macron unleashed a storm of comments last week when he called for “a European regulatory pause” on environmental rules. Yet, as the…
For weary Niger Delta residents, shocking oil pollution report offers little hope
A new report commissioned by the Bayelsa state government in Nigeria holds international oil companies like Shell, TotalEnergies, and ExxonMobil responsible for spilling at least…
Perovskite: new type of solar technology paves the way for abundant, cheap and printable cells
Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of electricity from the sun. But they take a lot of energy to produce, are…
Keeping the Lights On at Ukraine’s Research Nuclear Reactor
In the pre-dawn hours of March 6, 2022, a Russian rocket struck a large, white-and-gray-sided building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Although the…
Nano inks could change how we use energy
Humans use a lot of energy to create and maintain comfortable environments – heating and cooling our buildings, homes, cars and even our bodies. According…
Coal could serve a key role in the transition to hydrogen
Coal has been rightfully branded a dirty fuel source as burning it in large quantities drives climate change and pollutes the air. Yet soon it…
Former UN Climate Chief Rips Oil-Friendly COP28 President’s ‘Very Dangerous’ Carbon Capture Push
“This is what happens when a petrostate and an oil executive lead global climate talks,” said one critic. With six months to go until the…
The Biden administration has called for protecting mature US forests to slow climate change, but it’s still allowing them to be logged
Forests are critically important for slowing climate change. They remove huge quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – 30% of all fossil fuel emissions…
Nuclear alliance aims for 150 GW of nuclear capacity in EU by 2050
The 16 European countries participating in the “nuclear alliance” will prepare a roadmap to develop an integrated European nuclear industry reaching 150 GW of nuclear…
Nuclear ambitions risk hindering Estonia’s energy transition
The Estonian government is considering pumping money into controversial nuclear power. Instead, it should strengthen its efforts to ensure a resilient, fully renewable and decentralised…