Fantasy art: the future of energy and water technology – in pictures
They look like designs from the pages of a futurist’s notepad, but the concepts below are all finalists in the biennial public art contest held by the Land Art Generator Initiative (Lagi). These ideas illustrate the possibility of marrying aesthetics with renewable energy and water technology and educate the public about the challenges of addressing […]
Latin America's largest Ramsar Site facing 586 km transmission line
Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon demand to be consulted about electricity project that would cut through their territories Indigenous peoples in Peru are demanding to be consulted about a proposed electricity transmission line that would run for approximately 586 kms through the Amazon. The stated aim of the line is to connect Iquitos in Peru’s […]
Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal
Campaigners hail key moment in battle against global warming as presidents Obama and Xi announce deal on eve of G20 summit in Hangzhou The United States and China, the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, have announced they will formally ratify the Paris climate change agreement in a move campaigners immediately hailed as a significant […]
Theresa May to tell G20 UK is 'open for business' despite Brexit vote
Prime minister says now is a golden era for UK-China relations despite impending row with Beijing over delays to Hinkley Point C Theresa May has said the UK will be a global leader for free trade following the vote to leave the European Union, as she headed to Hangzhou in eastern China for the G20 […]
Hinkley Point C: no easy solution to Theresa May's Chinese puzzle
British prime minister will face tough questions from French and Chinese at G20 summit over delayed nuclear project Theresa May will be dodging questions from the Chinese and French premiers at the G20 summit in Huangzhou about whether she will or will not be giving the go-ahead to the controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear project. […]
Paris climate deal: where US and China have led, others must quickly follow
Saturday’s joint declaration by world’s two biggest emitters is vital but not enough to bring agreement into force The decision by China and the US, the world’s two biggest greenhouse gas emitters, to ratify the landmark Paris accord on climate change heralds a new era of global cooperation on limiting emissions. Only a few years […]
Elon Musk aims to refit 5m homes with solar roofs
SolarCity is talking up the look and longevity of solar roofing but potential costs pose questions about whether it can succeed where others have failed Elon Musk’s solar company has its sights set on replacing 5m rooftops in the US with traditional roofing materials integrated with solar cell technology. SolarCity’s plans, announced last month, to […]
Protected lands and endangered species aren't properly safeguarded, report says
Some of the most biodiverse ecosystems are not being protected and the management of many protected areas is deficient, a progress report warns The world is edging toward a major conservation target for protected land and oceans, but there are concerns over how safeguarded areas are managed and whether they are effectively protecting endangered species, […]
China ratifies Paris climate change agreement
Announcement comes as Xi Jinping and Barack Obama are expected to meet ahead of the start of the G20 to make a joint statement on climate change China has announced it will formally ratify the Paris climate change agreement, paving the way for a hotly anticipated joint US-China statement on the fight against global warming […]
Gaping chasm between Coalition's climate mantra and the real debate | Lenore Taylor
Like the emperor with no clothes, Josh Frydenberg is continuing the grand parade, insisting that Australia is making a successful transition Almost every group with a financial, intellectual or ethical interest in salvaging a workable climate policy is now deep in an urgent debate about how Australia can break a decade of policy paralysis. Everyone […]