By Stewart Dalby Vladimir Putin is not the only deranged dictator in history to have become preoccupied with his energy situation. Back in the period of 23 August 1942 to 2 February 1943 Hitler’s German army and its allies fought against the Soviet Union for the control of the City of Stalingrad. The battle was [...]
This article first appeared on the https://climatenewsnet@theenergymix.com website Primary Author: Matthew Brown @MatthewBrownAP This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers. If you are feeling overwhelmed by this crisis situation here is a list of resources on how to cope with fears and feelings about the scope and pace [...]
Tim Hipps/wikipedia This article first appeared on the https://climatenewsnet@theenergymix.com Primary author Tim Radford Climate change could be about to rearrange the geography of the Winter Olympics. A new study has found that—if the world goes on as it ha-s, burning ever-greater quantities of fossil fuels—of the 21 cities that have already hosted the Winter Games, [...]
By Barney Smith The second week of COP 26 and its conclusion were no worse than we had expected, though that hardly commends the outcome. It seems that no country, (not even the host nation) was prepared to go the extra mile “for the planet”. But one might ask how important the future of the [...]
i Tkliles/Wikimedia Commons This article first appeared on the https://climatenewsnet@theenergymix.com website Primary Author:Alex Kirby As the UN’s annual climate jamboree, COP 26, ploughs steadily onwards in Glasgow, Scotland, news comes of something else to worry about: seabed carbon.The carbon dioxide we’re all intent on removing before it heats the planet to intolerable levels is all [...]
UniEnergy Technologies/Wikimedia Common This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnet@theenergy After several years of global energy storage expanding at breakneck pace, two new forecasts point to the trend continuing this year with a near tripling of [...]
By Barney Smith In September 2021 the Global Wind Energy Council produced a report on off-shore wind for 2020 which showed an increase of 6.1 GW, year on year. This was the second largest increase on record and constituted a 15 per cent increase on existing estimates. The cumulative total is now 35 GW. The [...]
By Barney Smith In September 2021 the Global Wind Energy Council produced a report on off-shore wind for 2020 which showed an increase of 6.1 GW, year on year. This was the second largest increase on record and constituted a 15 per cent increase on existing estimates. The cumulative total is now 35 GW. The [...]
The second reactor at Hinkley Point C: Part of the steel containment liner is lifted into place. Image: EDF This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Paul Brown The UK nuclear industry hopes the British government will go on subsidising it, despite the existence of cheaper fuels. The decision by the Japanese company Hitachi to abandon its [...]
End of a forest: Wood for sale in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Image: By CIF Action, via Climate Visuals This article first appeared on the www.climatenewsnetwork.net website By Tim Radford As climates change, forests may not absorb more carbon as expected. But a new carbon budget could appeal to the oceans. Two new studies could [...]