Trump to reverse Obama-era climate change order, UK to finish $3 billion Green Bank sale this week
President Trump has signed an order that he said would cut red tape around building infrastructure such as roads, bridges and offices by abolishing a planning step designed…
Pakistani province plants one billion trees, World’s cleanest companies defy Trump to out perform fossil fuel investments
The Pakistani cricket-star turned politician Imran Khan launched the green mission in Khyber Pakhtunkhaw in the north-west of the country to restore forests wiped out by decades of…
Government in crunch talks with industry over future of British nuclear energy, Critics attack ‘rushed and unambitious’ energy pricing review
The Telegraph reports that key nuclear power players have been called in by the UK government for crunch talks on plans to meet the UK’s energy demands with…
Today programme criticised for inviting Nigel Lawson to come on and deny climate change, US report confirms 2016 as warmest year on record
The BBC has been criticised for inviting climate sceptic Lord Lawson to voice his belief that global warming isn’t happening on yesterday’s Radio 4 Today Programme. Lord Lawson…
Factcheck: Lord Lawson’s inaccurate claims about climate change on BBC Radio 4
Climate change, sewage and fertilisers could trigger mass extinction of life in oceans, Greenland wildfires linked to peat
Low-oxygen areas of the ocean, know as ‘dead zones’ are increasing, according to a new paper in Science Advances, killing or forcing marine life to flee. The ocean…
Leaked federal climate report contradicts Trump administration stance, cable tells U.S envoys to dodge questions on Paris agreement
Coverage continues of the draft of the US National Climate Assessment, originally “leaked” by the New York Times yesterday, and then actually leaked later in the day. The…
Government report finds drastic impact of climate change on U.S. as federal department censors use of ‘climate change’
The US has already experienced rapid and drastic warming since 1980, with recent decades the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a leaked draft of a…
UK launches review to cut long-term energy costs & extreme weather ‘could kill up to 152,000 a year’ in Europe
The UK government confirmed an earlier pledge yesterday by announcing it has launched a review on how best to reduce long-term energy bills for households and business while…
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