Sultan Al Jaber, an oil executive, calls for governments to be ‘honest’ about costs involved in transition to net zeroThe problem of the ever-growing demand for power must be addressed if the world is not to risk descending into “energy turmoil” as it …
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Is guilt-free flying on the horizon? – podcast
In November, a plane powered by 100% ‘sustainable’ jet fuel took off from London to New York. It was hailed by some as a milestone in reducing the carbon footprint of air travel, which accounts for about 2.5% of global CO2 emissions. Could this be the …
Read morePoland to halt logging in 10 of its most ancient forests
New environment minister says measures – affecting just 1.5% of state-managed woods – are first step to stemming destructionPoland’s new climate minister has said she will “get saws out of Polish forests” by limiting logging in 10 of the country’s most…
Read moreUruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done
Stung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Can other countries follow suit?It was the 2000s, and fossil fuel prices were rising worldwide. After a period of volatility in the 1980s, the crude o…
Read moreDo electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?
In part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claimsAre EVs too costly to tempt drivers?Is it right to have range anxiety?Do EVs pose a greater fire risk?There is a spectre haunting electric cars: the question o…
Read moreDo electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?
In part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claimsAre EVs too costly to tempt drivers?Is it right to have range anxiety?Do EVs pose a greater fire risk?There is a spectre haunting electric cars: the question o…
Read moreCop28: China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’
But country’s climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, would not say whether it would support phase-out wording in climate dealCop28 live – latest updatesChina would like to see nations agree to substitute renewable energy for fossil fuels, the country’s chief clim…
Read more‘This may be our last chance’: Cop28 talks enter final phase
‘We cannot negotiate with nature’ says Denmark’s climate minister as talks to phase out fossil fuels hang in balanceThe next few days could be the world’s last chance of keeping global heating within safe limits, nations meeting for the Cop28 UN climat…
Read moreWe have to balance outrage with optimism, says UN’s former climate chief
Speaking in the lead up to Cop28 in Dubai, Christiana Figueres said she has lost faith in oil companiesPeople must balance outrage and optimism after a “hellish summer” of extreme weather, the UN’s former climate chief has urged at the start of the Cop…
Read moreWe have to balance outrage with optimism, says UN’s former climate chief
Speaking in the lead up to Cop28 in Dubai, Christiana Figueres said she has lost faith in oil companiesPeople must balance outrage and optimism after a “hellish summer” of extreme weather, the UN’s former climate chief has urged at the start of the Cop…
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