Growing local heat will affect forest people in Amazonia. Image: By Daniel Zanini H, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Time Radford Trees cool the world. They also cool themselves. Even moderate forest damage makes local temperatures soar. Destruction of the Amazon rainforest is bad news for the planet. [...]
Accsys Technologies has, for the past two years, been a company where profitability had been postponed while much needed spending on expanding production capacity has been taking place in order to expand by ramping up turnover. The preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2019 which were released on 25 June 2019, showed [...]
Jakarta’s old harbour: Sea levels are rising, the city is sinking. Image: By Daniel Berthold, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website by Kieran Cooke For its people, Jakarta’s sea level is a nagging anxiety. But moving the Indonesian capital 1,000 kms to safety will be horribly costly. Spare a thought for [...]
Russia’s record on emissions cuts is not brilliant – but few countries’ are. Image: By Michael Parulava on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Alex Kirby Reports from Moscow suggest that Russia will announce its support for the Paris climate accord before the end of 2019. Officials in Moscow say the Russian government plans, after [...]
New life from old wells: Oil can yield clean fuel cheaply and abundantly. Image: By Zbynek Burivalon on Ubnplash This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Tim Radford Cheap and plentiful renewable energy is possible: pure hydrogen power in the ground, enough wind in European skies to power the world. US and European researchers have [...]
Ceres Power Holdings seems to be on a roll following its decision back in the day to change its business model. For the second year running it has seen its revenues leap. This time revenue and other operating income for the year ended 30 June 2019 are, according to a trading update released on 9 [...]
On the road to nowhere: Petrol and diesel fuel cannot survive much longer. Image: By Mahkeo on Unsplash This article first appeared on the www. Climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown Petrol- and diesel-driven cars will soon vanish, as oil-based fuel already costs three times more than cheap renewables. The days of oil as a fuel for cars, whether [...]
From Stewart Dalby, Editor and Publisher Apologies for not being able to publish any articles this past week. Due to a combination of internet problems, illnesses and holidays, we are somewhat becalmed in terms of producing content. We usually aim to put up three articles a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays plus other content. [...]
Hinkley Point C, a new reactor in the West of England. Image: By Nick Chipchase, via Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown Financing nuclear power stations is proving impossible for business, so Boris Johnson plans a new UK nuclear tax for all to pay. LONDON, 29 July, 2019 − All [...]
Sun’s light can produce far more energy with new technology. Image: By Marty Finney on Unsplash This article first appeared on the Climate News Network website By Tim Radford Researchers have found three new ways to double the solar dividend, making the sun work harder and deliver more to the renewable economy. A new, translucent material made of little [...]