Renewable energy's potential across the African continent remains largely untapped, according to a new report by the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Norway’s average new vehicle emissions are just one tenth of Australia’s as EV and hybrid sales reach a stunning 97% in May.

In the midst of Russia?s war against Ukraine, Germany last week recognised the relevance of the clean energy transition not only for a safe climate but also for short term national se...

Renewables generate enough power to cover all demand in Spain for the longest period yet.

China has wound back its ambitious nuclear targets and turned instead to the deployment of solar and wind energy at unprecedented rates.

At current installation rates, solar will pass fossil gas in 2024 and coal in 2025. Technologies like nuclear would require “magical growth rates” to compete.

One wind farm delivers capacity factor of 64 per cent in record-breaking January, meaning its output ranked higher than many coal generators.

Currently available renewable energy technologies are often cheaper than gas.

In April, Portugal reached a major milestone of producing more than half (51%) of its electricity from wind and solar.

Record-breaking renewable energy production signals ‘end to fossil age’, some researchers believe

The system’s stacked formation effectively creates a wall of wind turbines.

Big batteries are reshaping the California grid, allowing more solar, less gas, and turning an ugly solar duck curve into the intended swan.

Collapse of the Thwaites glacier and its accompanying ice sheet could lead to more than three metres of sea level rise. The British Antarctic Survey is hoping to find out how fast it might collapse

The Biden administration's sale of offshore wind development rights off the coasts of New York and New Jersey drew a record $4.37 billion in high bids from developers that included major European...

The policy comes despite global calls to drastically phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets.

The federal Coalition insists the lights will go out in transition to wind and solar. AEMO has now released a video explaining why they won’t, following CSIRO’s defence of science.

Undeterred after being charged over separate demonstration, Thunberg joined fossil fuel activists outside JP Morgan in Canary Wharf

Yet more growth in solar and wind last year, driven by countries like China and Brazil, marked a "milestone" in the world's switch to clean power, Ember said. There is now so much clean power that...

Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support

If money makes the world go round, it should be no surprise that fossil fuel still powers the global economy. Ever since world leaders reached the Paris climate agreement in 2015 to limit warming and...

New data from energy think tank Ember reveals that fossil fuels generated less than 5% of Brazil’s electricity in February, for the first time in a decade.

Oil companies use cunning tactics to stop action on climate change, a professor said.

Michelle Wu signed an executive order banning the use of fossil fuels in new construction and renovated buildings.

New study adds to growing body of evidence that the economic benefits of climate action outweigh the costs.

New battery developed by researchers in US could provide “thousand mile” range for EVs and open up new possibilities for long-haul transport and electric planes.

The lignite-fired units with a combined capacity of 3.1GW were finally shut down after their decommissioning was postponed due to the energy crisis.

Nuclear power in Australia would be too slow, too expensive, and unable to supply a 21st century power grid that will have moved to flexible power sources.

Portions of world-famous hiking routes like the Appalachian Trail will be open to logging under the new Forest Service plan, environmentalists warn

China is undergoing a monumental power shift that is positioning it to end new coal power before 2030. This has massive implications for global and Australian decarbonisation.

Synergy boss says battery storage is a good replacement for the coal plants due to be shut by the end of the decade, as he unveils another 2000MWh battery project.

Exclusive: Investment in low carbon energy and energy efficiency can deliver more jobs than gas or coal power

'Collective action can have a direct effect on society’, study on climate strikes shows.

Environment Agency urges those in flood risk areas to take preventative measures to stave off worst flood impacts

The Danish commentator has been accused of continuing to misrepresent findings about the costs of cutting emissions, despite pleas from scientists

Research allays fears that rapid scaling back of production would hit people’s savings and pensions hard

As Dutton renews call for renewables to be stopped and coal closures suspended until nuclear is built, wind and solar are delivering the fastest transition the world has seen.

Batteries become biggest supplier in California’s evening peak for fourth time in a week, as renewables smash records with 156 pct of demand.

Big batteries were first built next to wind and solar farms. Now they are found within massive coal and gas compounds, eating the fossil fuel industry from the inside out.

New video shows Vestas’ massive 15MW offshore wind turbine prototype in action in Denmark after it achieved its nominal power rating earlier this month.

California’s 10 GW of big battery capacity is now dominant player in evening peaks, and soaking up solar in middle of the day.

Global heating continued unabated with extreme weather rife and greenhouse gases hitting new highs

The dramatic vanishing of polar ice sheets will cause catastrophic sea level rise that will threaten cities, according to a major new study

This is the moment for urgent and equitable action to prevent dangerous global warming and address the climate crisis, ensuring that those responsible for it do not end up paying the heaviest price,...

Parts of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio and Maryland, along with New York, are all recording their earliest spring conditions on record

A 185MW/565MWh Tesla Megapack battery has been brought online in Oahu, effectively replacing Hawaii’s last coal power plant.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station is closing after 57 years generating electricity.

The rapid growth in big batteries is changing the dynamics of Australia’s main grid, and will help usher out fossil fuels.

In yet another major breakthrough the world’s largest battery maker CATL has announced a new EV battery with a 1.5 million km 15 year warranty.

Loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken, scientists discover

Extreme weather events in 2021 shattered records around the globe. Hundreds died in storms and heatwaves. Farmers struggled with drought, and in some cases with locust plagues. Wildfires set new...

Battery storage is often dismissed as an “immature” technology, not ready for a renewables dominated grid. But within a year it is likely to overtake pumped hydro, and still has big adv…

Despite the year-end spurt the pace remains inadequate to meet targets, Clean Energy Council says

Sea level will be driven up no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, putting coastal cities in danger

Of more than 8m deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study

Pressure on Rishi Sunak to bolster UK’s green credentials after he rolled back net-zero pledges

New data from energy think tank Ember shows that wind and solar produced more EU electricity than fossil fuels in May, for the first full month on record.

Powerlink CEO explains how the Australian state with the biggest dependence on coal is getting ready to have no coal power at all in little more than a decade.

Gillian Graber considers herself an “accidental activist,” a stay-at-home mom who learned in 2014 that a gas company wanted to drill wells 2,400 feet from her house on the eastern outskirts of...

Natural gas has long been subject to a war of words. Once it was a “bridge fuel” that would straddle the gap from fossil energy to renewable sources. More recently, climate activists have sought to...

ACT votes through law to ban new gas connections for homes and businesses, in a major coup for electrification and a new blow to the fossil fuel lobby.

Labour Party begins new term in parliament with pledge for ‘immediate action’ on environment

New deals for four hour batteries takes the technology make the next giant leap over the fossil fuel generators they will replace.

In March, almost half of the UK's electricity was generated by renewables, with wind power delivering a new record and coal accounting for just 0.5% of generation

Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand

The price of permits on the European Union's carbon market hit 100 euros ($106.57) per tonne for the first time on Tuesday, a milestone that reflects the increased costs that factories and power...

The EIA is forecasting a notable shift in the U.S. energy mix: coal’s contribution to electricity generation is projected to decrease to just 15% of national consumption, while the combined output of...

French-owned energy company EDF Energy has confirmed that West Burton A, a coal-fired power station, closed at midnight 31 March 2023.

The largest offshore wind project in the world has been given environmental approval off the coast of Sweden.

A new report by UKERC has found that Renewable energy can create three times as many jobs per million pound invested as compared to fossil fuels.

Windy conditions in northern Europe provided more than 100% of Denmark’s electricity consumption for two days in a row in May.

The EU struck an informal agreement on its first ever law to tackle methane emissions in the energy sector, following late-night negotiations in Brussels that will oblige importers of fossil fuels to...