Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new way to transform polyethylene, one of the world’s most common plastics, into gasoline- and diesel-like fuels. Polyethylene is widely used in products such as shopping bags and white plastic cutting boards, and large amounts of it ultimately end up as waste. […]
“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.” The world risks irreversible damage as our reliance on planet-heating fossil fuels pushes ecosystems towards catastrophic climate tipping points. A recent report from the United Nations Environment […]
“If humanity doesn’t cut the fossil fuel pollution baking our planet, this summer’s brutal heat, fires and droughts will seem mild compared to the permanent climate nightmare that will follow,” said Simon Stiell, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary. “Europe’s summer has been hot as hell. This is the price of global fossil fuel addiction hitting […]
A solar bonds scheme could absorb the financial impact of rooftop solar, while keeping your energy bill savings. Here’s how. Interest in rooftop solar has surged in recent months, as Europeans scramble to protect themselves from the spiralling costs of fossil fuels. According to an EU-wide analysis published in the Nature Energy journal, rooftop solar photovoltaics (solar […]
China has seen an explosive growth in its renewable installation, with coal’s share in its energy mix edging down in recent years. China’s solar energy capacity has surpassed that of coal-fired power for the first time ever. “As of the end of July this year, China’s installed solar power capacity reached 1.286 billion kilowatts,” China’s National Energy […]
Gulf countries are keen to grow their industrial base and are pouring hundreds of billions into data centres and AI infrastructure to write the next chapter of their new-age economies. However, none of that is possible without the very basic resource: water. The UAE, the Arab world’s second-largest economy, is leading the race for AI investment. The capital, […]
The slated green energy plans could light, heat and cool all the homes in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver combined. Canadian officials have announced plans for “the largest clean energy investment in North American history.” A total of CAN$70 billion (€43.6 billion) is earmarked to massively enhance wind and hydropower generation in the eastern part of the country. […]
No rain, no hops – no hops, no beer. Climate change, heat and dry farmland are hitting Bavaria’s key crop. Could solar panels save it? A wave of farm closures is washing over Germany’s lush hop-growing regions as climate change, falling prices and declining demand for beer leave desolation in their wake. As of 2026, there are […]
A surge in solar power has helped meet heightened power demand from Europe’s blistering heatwaves, according to a new analysis. Solar has been doing the “heavy lifting” to help Europe meet its energy needs amid a string of blistering heatwaves. A new analysis from energy think-tank Ember found that solar output in European countries rose […]
A summer of blistering heatwaves has resulted in record low water levels in Europe, curtailing river transport and drastically reducing electricity generation. Europe’s two great rivers, the Rhine and the Danube, have been seriously affected, resulting in a water-cooled nuclear power plant operating at just 10 per cent capacity and cargo being moved by rail instead. The […]
