On the first day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, commonly known as COP28, delegates have agreed to formally establish a loss and damage fund to support especially vulnerable countries dealing with the effects of climate change. Developing nations that have contributed the least to the climate crisis have been facing […]
Environmental organizations Greenpeace Nordic and Young Friends of the Earth Norway are asking an Oslo district court to stop the development of three oil and gas fields in the North Sea, citing a lack of adequate assessment of the global climate impacts of future fossil fuel use, according to Reuters and a press release from […]
Companies in Nigeria and Germany have signed two agreements: a $500 million renewable energy memorandum of understanding (MoU) and a gas export accord. According to Ajuri Ngelale, spokesperson for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, the renewable energy MoU is seeking investments in projects all over the country, primarily in rural communities, reported Reuters. Farouk Gumel, Chairman […]
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching off the Louisiana coast for the source of a leak in a 67-mile-long pipeline that has spilled over 1 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. When the leak started has not been specified, but it was first reported by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) […]
A government commission in Ohio has decided to open some state parks and wildlife areas to fracking. The decision comes amid an investigation on allegations of possible fraudulent support from an industry group representing energy companies, The Associated Press reported. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) greenlit multiple […]
The landscape of the solar industry is changing rapidly. Amid supply chain constraints, political battles, and groundbreaking legislation, solar continues to gain popularity in the U.S. To celebrate how far the industry has come and has still to go, here are our top solar energy statistics, fully updated for 2023. Statistics About the Potential of […]
A new United Nations Climate Change report says that current climate action plans by nations are not enough to limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and meet Paris Agreement targets. The report shows that countries need to take much more action immediately, even though some have been making increased efforts, in […]
The U.S. has released its fifth National Climate Assessment report, which outlines how the country is addressing climate change, major climate risks and actions by region and how climate change is already impacting the country. The report found that both new and existing risks are impacting every part of the U.S., while some regions may […]
GHGSat, a global emissions-monitoring company based in Montreal, has launched a satellite that will detect emissions from industrial facilities. The satellite can capture the facilities, such as power plants, in high resolution to more accurately track and attribute emissions. The satellite, known as GHGSat C10 or Vanguard, launched on Nov. 10 from the Vandenberg Space […]
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