environment

New IEA data shows world on path to resume 'carbon-intensive business-as-usual'

Mar 05, 2021 17:05

Following warnings that the coronavirus-triggered drop in planet-warming emissions would be short-lived without structural changes, the International Energy Agency released data showing that global CO2 emissions from the energy sector were 2% higher in December 2020 compared to the same month the previous year.
Capital versus biosphere: Humankind is testing the limits of the very space in which we live

Mar 05, 2021 17:01

Climate change thus becomes an intangible phenomenon that affects the planet rather than a tangible emergency that harms individuals. This obscures the very real impacts of climate change on people’s lives: flooded homes and neighborhoods; extreme heat and cold endured by the most vulnerable; and a lack of protection in the face of biodiversity loss.
This obscure energy treaty is the greatest threat to the planet you’ve never heard of

Mar 05, 2021 16:58

Investigate Europe revealed that the EU, the UK and Switzerland could be forced to pay more than €345bn in ECT lawsuits over climate action in the coming years. This amount, which is more than twice the EU’s annual budget, represents the total value of the fossil fuel infrastructure that is protected by the ECT, and was calculated using data gathered by Global Energy Monitor and Change of Oil International.
Leader urges conservation, warns of ramifications of environment destruction

Mar 05, 2021 09:36

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has highlighted the need to conserve the environment, saying the destruction of the environment would ruin the future of mankind.
UN head decries 'senseless and suicidal' destruction of nature as new report urges systemic solutions

Feb 25, 2021 06:30

"Human well-being lies in protecting the health of the planet," said Secretary-General António Guterres. "It's time to reevaluate and reset our relationship with nature."
White supremacy set the stage for Texas’ miserable disaster response

Feb 23, 2021 18:31

The wealthy, privileged whites served by the Texas’s dominant political class are a small minority of the population. That’s the ongoing legacy of conquest, and colonialism.
How Texas’ drive for energy independence set it up for disaster

Feb 23, 2021 18:26

Across the plains of West Texas, the pump jacks that resemble giant bobbing hammers define not just the landscape but the state itself: Texas has been built on the oil-and-gas business for the last 120 years, ever since the discovery of oil on Spindletop Hill near Beaumont in 1901.
Dense fog reduces visibility in northern India

Feb 19, 2021 13:44

A thick blanket of fog shrouded parts of northern India on Friday (February 19), reducing visibility for people commuting early in the day.
About 80% of Iranian power plants use natural gas as fuel: Minister

Feb 10, 2021 01:54

Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said Iran is currently supplying natural gas to four in every five of its power plants, on par with major economies in the world and in line with a government policy to reduce pollution and increase the exports of valuable liquid fuels.
Scientists warn step up adaptation to climate change now or risk 'enormous toll'

Jan 24, 2021 14:28

A large group of world scientists — including five Nobel laureates —warned a changing climate, including more severe floods and droughts, could depress growth in global food production by up to 30% by 2050, while rising seas and greater storm surges could destroy urban economies and force hundreds of millions of coastal dwellers from their homes.