UK slashes grants for electric car buyers while retaining petrol vehicle support | Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars
The UK government has cut grants for electric car buyers, to the horror of the automotive industry as it tries to rapidly shift
Chuck Schumer Stalls Climate Overhaul of Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON — One of the federal government’s main efforts to push Americans to prepare for climate threats is in question after the Senate
Feeding cows seaweed could cut their methane emissions by 82%, scientists say | Greenhouse gas emissions
Feeding seaweed to cows is a viable long-term method to reduce the emission of planet-heating gases from their burps and flatulence, scientists have
UK foreign secretary pushes Australia to ‘stretch’ climate commitments before global summit | Climate change
The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has stressed he expects Australia to “stretch” climate commitments and set out a plan to meet them
UK, US and others face credit rating fall over CO2 emissions – study | Business
Sovereign debt downgrades are in prospect for Britain, the US and scores of other countries around the world unless they urgently step up
Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel, landmark study finds | Marine life
Fishing boats that trawl the ocean floor release as much carbon dioxide as the entire aviation industry, according to a groundbreaking study. Bottom
Looking for Climate Solutions? Protect More Ocean, Researchers Find.
For the first time, scientists have calculated how much planet-warming carbon dioxide is released into the ocean by bottom trawling, the practice of
What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea?
As the ocean rises, homeowners in Avon, a tiny town on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, are confronting a tax increase of
‘Compelling reasons’ not to open Cumbrian coal mine, says Kwasi Kwarteng | Environment
There are “very compelling reasons” not to open a controversial planned coalmine in Cumbria, business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday.
How to Clean Up Steel? Bacteria, Hydrogen and a Lot of Cash.
Few materials are more essential than steel, yet steel mills are among the leading polluters. They burn coke, a derivative of coal, and