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Whistleblowers are crucial for response to climate change, pollution
16 October 2023 - Whistleblowers have a key role in shaping their organization's response to climate change and pollution, British group Protect said
White hydrogen: sustainable energy from depths of Earth
02 October 2023 - White hydrogen is gaining attention in the context of decarbonization as it can become one of the cleanest energy sources
IEA’s Birol: Climate change is indifferent to geopolitical rivalries
27 September 2023 - IEA's head Fatih Birol warned that governments need to separate climate issues from geopolitics on the pathway toward net zero emissions
Climate change, other human factors worsened flooding in Libya, Greece
20 September 2023 - Human-caused warming made the heavy rainfall up to 10 times more likely in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey and up to 50 times in Libya
First container ship powered by green methanol sets sail
20 September 2023 - Maritime transportation companies are ordering methanol-powered ships as a suitable decarbonization option
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating – study
14 September 2023 - A new study has found that heat pumps are twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating, even at lower temperatures
G20 supports energy transition acceleration, yet clear pathway is missing
12 September 2023 - G20 did not set the pathway agreement to mitigate the climate crisis, though it did say renewable energy capacities must be tripled by 2030
IRENA: Vast majority of new renewables in 2022 have lower costs than fossil fuel–fired electricity
30 August 2023 - Without renewables, the economic disruption from last year's fossil fuel price shock would have been much worse, according to a new report
China, EU hope to make renewables tech recyclable in next decade
22 August 2023 - Wind turbines are 85%-95% recyclable, but blades are challenging because they are made of composite materials
Grants approved for world’s largest carbon removal projects
15 August 2023 - The US gave a green light for up to USD 1.2 billion in grants for two carbon DAC and storage hubs planned in Louisiana and Texas
Masdar lists its first green bond on London Stock Exchange
08 August 2023 - Masdar entered the green bond market with a sale worth USD 750 million and listed the securities on the London Stock Exchange
Energy Vault completes world’s first gravity energy storage system in China
07 August 2023 - Energy Vault is commissioning the world’s first grid-scale gravity energy storage system. It is adjacent to a wind power plant near Shanghai.
Earth Overshoot Day 2023 – humanity’s biocapacity consumption turns unsustainable
02 August 2023 - Earth Overshoot Day for 2023 falls on August 2. It is when humanity's consumption of natural resources and services turns unsustainable for the rest of the year.
New IPCC chief plays down climate change gloom: 1.5°C global warming would not destroy humanity
02 August 2023 - Surpassing the 1.5°C mark would lead to many problems, but it would not constitute an existential threat to humanity, says Jim Skea
Guterres: Era of global warming has ended – era of global boiling has arrived
29 July 2023 - The era of global warming has ended, and the era of global boiling has arrived, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said as July is on track to be the hottest month on record.
IEA: Demand for critical minerals to spike 3.5 times by 2030
11 July 2023 - The growth in projects for the production of critical minerals such as copper and lithium is insufficient for a net zero energy transition