Cuba girds for Hurricane Oscar with electricity supply still downNews
SourceOctober 20, 2024
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Cuba girds for Hurricane Oscar with electricity supply still down
By Rigoberto DIAZ | AFP Havana, Cuba - Cuba girded Sunday to be hit by Hurricane Oscar, with residents preparing for more chaos and misery…

World heading into ‘the Age of Electricity’: IEANews
SourceOctober 16, 2024
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World heading into ‘the Age of Electricity’: IEA
By Nathalie ALONSO | AFP Paris, France - More than half of the world's electricity will be produced by low-emission sources before 2030 but the…

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024NewsScience
SourceOctober 13, 2024
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 41, 2024
Strong contribution from sensible heat to global precipitation increase in climate models is not supported by observational based data It has previously been shown that…

Solar-powered desalination system that operates without batteriesScience
Adrian AlexandreOctober 8, 2024
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Solar-powered desalination system that operates without batteries
In a major breakthrough for sustainable desalination, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a solar-powered system that removes salt from water…

China’s coal dilemma as it fights climate changeClimateNews
Adrian AlexandreOctober 8, 2024
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China’s coal dilemma as it fights climate change
As China faces mounting pressure to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, a new paper from the University of California San Diego sheds light on the…

COP29 host unveil ambitious climate initiatives amid negotiation stalemateClimate
Adrian AlexandreSeptember 17, 2024
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COP29 host unveil ambitious climate initiatives amid negotiation stalemate
With less than two months before the COP29 summit, the Presidency, led by Azerbaijan, has launched the COP29 Presidency Initiatives as part of a broader…

Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time: dataNews
SourceSeptember 4, 2024
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Coal generates less than 50% of Australian electricity for first time: data
Sydney, Australia (AFP) - Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as…

Australia green lights world’s ‘largest’ solar hubNews
SourceAugust 21, 2024
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Australia green lights world’s ‘largest’ solar hub
By Laura CHUNG Sydney, Australia (AFP) - (UPDATED) Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to…

TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fieldsNews
SourceJuly 29, 2024
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TotalEnergies withdraws from two S.Africa gas fields
Paris, France (AFP) - French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday it was withdrawing from two offshore gas fields in South Africa. The company said…

Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEAClimateNews
SourceJuly 19, 2024
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Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA
Paris, France (AFP) - The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources worldwide is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time…

How to avoid wasting huge amounts of energyScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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How to avoid wasting huge amounts of energy
Waste heat from industry can actually heat every house in Norway. A smart solution can harness this energy, while also providing us with clean drinking…

Leading academics call for extending and reframing Sustainable Development GoalsClimateNews
SourceJune 17, 2024
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Leading academics call for extending and reframing Sustainable Development Goals
By KTH Royal Institute of Technology A group of leading academics are calling for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be extended past their…

IEA sees ‘major’ oil supply surplus emerging by 2030News
SourceJune 12, 2024
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IEA sees ‘major’ oil supply surplus emerging by 2030
Paris, France (AFP) - The world is likely to have a "major surplus" of oil by 2030 as production is ramped up while the clean…

Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generationNews
SourceJune 9, 2024
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Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generation
By Agnes PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - Switzerland approved a law on Sunday aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energies, as part of…

New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas explorationNews
SourceJune 9, 2024
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New Zealand to end ban on oil and gas exploration
Wellington, New Zealand (AFP) - New Zealand's government said Sunday it plans to reverse a five-year-old ban on new oil and gas exploration, igniting a…

COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuelsNews
SourceJune 7, 2024
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COP29 climate hosts say they’ll keep expanding fossil fuels
By Nick Perry | AFP Bonn, Germany - The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan told AFP on Friday that his…

Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucialClimate
SourceJune 7, 2024
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Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial
By Tianyi Ma, RMIT University | The Conversation Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us make cuts to…

China emissions fall in March, may have peaked: reportNews
SourceMay 28, 2024
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China emissions fall in March, may have peaked: report
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP - China's carbon dioxide emissions fell in March for the first time since its economy reopened after pandemic restrictions, suggesting the…

Machine learning accelerates discovery of high-performance metal oxide catalystsScience
SourceMay 26, 2024
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Machine learning accelerates discovery of high-performance metal oxide catalysts
Researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to significantly advance the discovery and optimization of multicomponent metal oxide electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction…

Gas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energyClimate
SourceMay 25, 2024
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Gas strategy fuels concerns about the cost of energy
By Dani Alexander, UNSW in Sydney The Australian government's gas strategy has stoked old tensions between advocates of fossil fuels and those who want our reliance on…

Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund managerNews
SourceMay 24, 2024
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Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
La Défense, France (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed to meet global demand, as…

What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrongClimate
SourceMay 24, 2024
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What Australia’s new gas strategy gets wrong
By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University in Melbourne Australia’s gas future must involve energy security and climate security. The new government strategy fails to strike this…

Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifelineNews
SourceMay 23, 2024
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Australia gives largest coal power plant two-year lifeline
By Steven TRASK | AFP Sydney, Australia (UPDATED) - Sun-soaked Australia's lofty renewable energy ambitions were given a harsh reality check on Thursday, as looming…

French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PMNews
SourceMay 22, 2024
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French greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.8% in 2023: PM
Saint-Berthevin, France (AFP) - French greenhouse gas emissions fell by a better-than-expected 5.8 percent in 2023, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday. France's climate change…
