4,520 Amazon staff demand climate action
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More than 4,500 Amazon employees have urged the online giant to take action on climate change and reduce its carbon
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EU and China unite over climate change
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The European Union and China have said at a summit in Brussels they are united on tackling climate change and
Scotland develops world’s first tidal testing centre
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A consortium in Scotland says it is developing the world’s first tidal energy testing centre to carry out large-scale accelerated
Rail travel is cleaner than driving or flying, but will Americans buy in?
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The Northeast Corridor sees millions of riders a year, but expanding rail in the U.S. is always fraught. Loco Steve,
France, Denmark eye hydrogen future
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France’s state-run utility EDF has launched a hydrogen production and distribution firm to support the decarbonisation of industry and transport
Book review: The Uninhabitable Earth unfurls the climate kaleidoscope
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You’d think that a culture woven through with intimations of apocalypse would know how to receive news of environmental alarm.
Spanish king hails wind power
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Spain’s King Felipe VI has told WindEurope’s conference in Bilbao that climate change was “very alarming” but wind energy was
EU praises Nordic renewable progress
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The European Union’s use of renewable energy reached 17.5 per cent in 2017, keeping it on track for a target
Dutch soil recycling group issues profit warning
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The waste management group Renewi in the Netherlands says it is assuming that it would not be able to sell
Industry body aims to pioneer floating offshore wind sector
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A floating offshore wind industry strategy group, including energy giants Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor, has been formed for the
Oil majors spent $1bn battling Paris climate deal: report
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The five biggest publicly listed oil and gas firms have spent US$1 billion on public relations or lobbying since the
Floating wind project planned for Irish coast
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The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is leading an initiative that has secured funding to test floating wind power technology
Ireland offshore potential ‘massive’: renewables boss
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Offshore wind energy over the next decade could enable Ireland to decarbonise its heat, transport and industry, argued sustainable energy
Norway disappoints activists by ditching 1% of wealth fund
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Norway has announced that its sovereign wealth fund, which is worth more than US$1 trillion, will phase out its investments
Poland looks to methane to cut carbon output
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Poland is attempting to boost methane production to reduce its dependency on polluting coal and imports of Russian gas. The