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    UK Schools and Hospitals Receive £180 Million for Solar

    UK Schools and Hospitals Receive £180 Million for Solar

    Great British Energy, a new government-owned energy company in the UK, will install £180 million (approximately $232 million) worth of solar panels on hundreds of schools and hospital sites in the country. About £80 million ($103 million) will go toward installing solar panels on about 200 schools, while another £100 million ($129 million) for rooftop […]

    UK to Plant 20 Million Trees in First National Forest in 30 Years

    UK to Plant 20 Million Trees in First National Forest in 30 Years

    The first national forest in the United Kingdom in 30 years will cover at least 6,200 acres and involve the planting of 20 million trees, the government announced on Friday. Trees for the Western Forest will be planted across Somerset, Gloucestershire, Bristol and Wiltshire by 2050, a press release from the Department for Environment, Food […]

    Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for $660 Million in Defamation Lawsuit

    Jury Finds Greenpeace Liable for $660 Million in Defamation Lawsuit

    A jury in North Dakota has found Greenpeace liable in a defamation lawsuit by Energy Transfer, an oil company based in Dallas, Texas. Energy Transfer sued Greenpeace in state court over protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline that took place from April 2016 to February 2017. Energy Transfer argued that the protests sought to defame […]

    Judge Blocks Trump EPA From Clawing Back $14 Billion in Climate Grants

    Judge Blocks Trump EPA From Clawing Back $14 Billion in Climate Grants

    United States District Judge Tonya S. Chutkan on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from halting $14 billion in grants that the Biden administration had awarded to three climate groups. Judge Chutkan said the government’s “vague and unsubstantiated assertions of fraud are insufficient,” reported The Associated Press. Climate United Fund, Coalition for […]

    World Experienced 152 Unprecedented Climate Events in 2024: WMO Report

    World Experienced 152 Unprecedented Climate Events in 2024: WMO Report

    According to the latest State of the Global Climate 2024 report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the world experienced 152 unprecedented and 297 unusual extreme events related to climate change last year.  Topping the list of extreme events were heat waves, with 137 events, followed by extreme rain and wet spells (115 events), […]

    UN Report Calls for Reduction of Building and Construction Emissions Worldwide

    UN Report Calls for Reduction of Building and Construction Emissions Worldwide

    Building and construction consumes 32 percent of the world’s energy while contributing 34 percent of its carbon emissions. The sector depends on materials like steel and cement that are major contributors to construction waste and are also responsible for 18 percent of emissions worldwide. While more countries are working toward decarbonizing their buildings, slow financing […]