The last major El Niño event saw a string of heat records, and scientists fear warming seas signal more extreme weather to come. This April was one of the hottest on record for both the land and the seas. With the world’s oceans heating up again, scientists say a powerful El Niño could push global temperatures even […]
Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.7 Earths, meaning many European nations have already reached ‘Overshoot Day’. As of today (7 May), Portugal has exhausted the natural resources it has available for 2026. This means that if every person on Earth lived like the average Portuguese citizen, humanity would need […]
Trips to Antarctica “need to be regulated appropriately, as you would with any of the world’s sensitive and precious ecological sites,” says one expert. Some of the most remote destinations on Earth are irreversibly melting away, giving rise to ‘last chance tourism’ – an industry built around the desire to see places like Antarctica before […]
Thousands of anti-wind social media posts have been analysed, as researchers warn that Europe’s energy security could be threatened. Sweden has been hit the hardest by a coordinated attack on wind power, according to a new analysis. Last year, Sweden generated a staggering 99 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources, the highest of any […]
Direct air capture has been touted as ‘essential’ in meeting the EU’s climate goals – but is now really the time for investment? The argument for pumping money into direct air capture (DAC) “weakens substantially” when it comes to renewable energy, according to a new analysis. DAC technologies, which use chemical reactions to pull carbon dioxide out […]
Experts say the nation is fast becoming a renewable pioneer for the region. Türkiye is making impressive strides in its energy transition as it prepares to host the COP31 climate change conference this November. The country is now home to one of the biggest solar facilities in the world as well as one of Europe’s […]
Plug-in solar is having its moment in the spotlight. But how much power can these mini devices actually generate? Solar is becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing forms of renewable energy, cushioning Europe from the crippling costs of fossil fuel reliance. A recent analysis from SolarPower Europe found that harnessing sunlight for energy saved the […]
The kiwi initiative is part of a quest to rid the island nation of introduced predators by the year 2050. The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago. Now the capital’s residents are waging an improbable citizen campaign to return the endangered flightless birds to […]
Europe dominated the Santa Marta fossil fuel summit. Here are the key takeaways. The current energy crisis has exposed how deeply countries remain dependent on imported fossil fuels – and the risks that come with it. Against this backdrop, 56 countries gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first international conference dedicated to mapping a […]
The world’s third-largest oil producer has the capacity to increase its output by almost 50 per cent, according to industry estimates. The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC marks one of the most significant shifts in global energy politics in years, raising questions about oil supply, market stability and the pace of the energy […]
