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US is on track to halve emissions by 2035, but this still isn't enough

29 June 2023

The most significant US climate funding law ever passed, the Inflation Reduction Act, is already having a impact, but it won't be enough for the nation to meet its targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement


Record-setting heatwave bakes US South and Mexico

27 June 2023

A record-setting heatwave in Texas and Mexico is affecting tens of millions of people and straining power grids, and it is likely to continue for the next week


A well for hydrogen production in Geneva, Nebraska

World's first drilling project to seek natural hydrogen hits a snag

14 April 2023

A well in Nebraska is the first in the world to have been drilled in search of naturally occurring geologic hydrogen, but tests to determine how much of the gas it might supply are on hold because of a broken pump


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The truth behind how to reduce your energy use and still live well

7 February 2023

In theory, it’s possible to live well while using energy at a rate of just 2000 watts – a quarter of the average for people in the US. Our environment reporter took on the challenge. Here’s what he discovered


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The green tech that could help Iceland become carbon neutral by 2040

4 January 2023

Iceland is developing a suite of technologies to help it reach carbon neutrality by 2040 – and its research could help other countries go green too


Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense. (Photo by THOMAS COEX / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images)

Extreme drought in 2022 exposed fragility of Europe’s energy system

14 December 2022

The past year saw temperature records fall and severe drought in many parts of the world – and it exposed how easily extreme weather can threaten Europe’s energy system


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Global fossil fuel emissions set to rise by 1 per cent in 2022

11 November 2022

This year will see a smaller jump in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels compared with 2021, driven partly by the continuing recovery of aviation following covid-19 travel restrictions


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Fossil fuel demand expected to peak within 15 years

27 October 2022

The International Energy Agency finds that the war in Ukraine has accelerated the world’s transition to cleaner energy sources


Jacob Rees-Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Climate change concern over new energy policy chief

7 September 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg, who now oversees the UK government department responsible for energy and climate change, recently called to extract "every last drop" of oil and gas from the North Sea


Climate Activists Protest Congressional Baseball Game, Washington, d.c., United States - 28 Jul 2022

What does the Inflation Reduction Act mean for US carbon emissions?

5 August 2022

The US senate just passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes the largest climate spending package in US history. How big of an effect will it have?


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