Scientists Hammer Out Warning on Climate Change Risks

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Dec 5, 2014 A group of international experts says time is rapidly running out to take serious steps to avert the impact of global warming by prioritizing a switch to clean energy systems. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Europe’s Nuclear Giants Are Close to Collapse

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 24, 2014 Doubts that the biggest construction project in Europe will get the final go-ahead from the UK government leave the European nuclear industry facing a struggle for survival. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Wrench Thrown Into Coal’s Publicity Machine

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Nov 10, 2014 An Australian think tank’s data challenges coal industry claims that it drives economic growth, is a key element of alleviating "energy poverty" worldwide and improves quality of life. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

India Set to Defy Warnings on Coal’s Climate Impact

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Nov 7, 2014 While even China, the world’s leading coal producer, begins to recognise the fuel’s serious polluting effects, India has announced it aims to double production to meet soaring energy demands. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

EU Plans Power Supergrid to Boost Renewables

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Nov 6, 2014 The European Union, nervous about Russia cutting off gas supplies and keen to cut emissions by developing renewable energy sources, aims to link all its 28 member states to one electricity grid. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Global Hydropower Boom Threatens Rivers Worldwide

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Oct 30, 2014 Scientists predict a doubling in production of renewable energy from hydropower over the next 20 years, but building new dams will have a damaging effect on some of the world’s major rivers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fracking Fuels Conflict Over Water Resources

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Sep 15, 2014 Limited water supplies near the richest oil and gas reserves accessible through fracking threaten to create tensions that could block future projects using the controversial extraction process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China May Be Ready to Kick Coal Habit

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Sep 6, 2014 Signs are hopeful that China, the world’s No.1 emitter of greenhouse gases, aims to become less reliant on the polluting coal that powered its rapid economic rise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Plan to Make Renewables Cheaper Than Coal Within 10 Years

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Sep 4, 2014 Plans for an international effort to make solar power cheaper than coal within 10 years are to be unveiled at the U.N. secretary-general's climate summit in New York this month. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Committed Carbon Emissions Are Rising Fast

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 30, 2014 The world's governments agree that carbon dioxide emissions need to stop rising, but the power plants they build are committing the planet to big emission increases ahead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Politicians Ignore People’s Power Pleas

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Aug 28, 2014 Consumers worldwide increasingly want renewable energy sources to provide their electricity, yet many governments are ignoring them by continuing to exploit fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hydropower Illuminates a Piece of History

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 31, 2014 A British conservation charity has turned to technology thousands of years old -- the Archimedes screw -- to provide electricity for lighting one of the historic mansion houses it looks after. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )