Climate Change

In 2010, the 109,000-acre Jefferson Fire spread across the Idaho National Laboratory, a nuclear energy research facility, where it burned over Superfund sites that had been cleaned of radioactive contamination over the previous 17 years. The lab reported that sampling of the area during the fire showed no release of…

By Parvaiz BUKHARI (AFP)     9 hours ago in Food On sweeping fields once blanketed in lush purple, a thin and bedraggled crop of flowers is all farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir's saffron-growing region Pampore have to show for this year's harvest.Dry conditions blamed on climate change have seen yields…

Washington - In one of the biggest victories for U.S. climate action in a decade, the $900 billion coronavirus relief package agreed to by Congress also includes billions for investments in clean energy and the reduction of HFCs, a major driver of global warming. The coronavirus relief package includes aid…

By Clara Pasieka, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterTelegraph-JournalSun., Dec. 20, 2020timer3 min. readA new poll for Abacus Data in conjunction with Clean Energy Canada indicates 83 per cent of Atlantic Canadians want Canada to be seen as a country determined to help combat climate change. The survey results were broken into…

Julian Brave NoiseCat, an expert at a progressive think tank, doesn’t like nuclear power, but he’s willing to support it because of climate change. Why he matters: NoiseCat personifies a shift in mindset among individuals, corporations and governments that’s set to accelerate under President-elect Joe Biden: The urgency of climate…

/ France Issued on: 13/12/2020 - 10:59 Schooner Tara sets off on her latest scientific expedition, leaving her home in Lorient, France, on Saturday December 12 2020. © FRANCE 24 screengrab. French sailing ship Tara has set off on a nearly two-year-long research expedition. The team on board will study…

India and Europe have decided to fight climate change together. To this end, lawmakers and experts from both regions have begun discussing solutions for the climate crisis. In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change and the global ‘Climate Action Summit’ on Saturday…

December 11, 2020 16:44 ET | Source: Canadian Labour Congress OTTAWA, Dec. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coming on the heels of the government’s climate accountability legislation, today’s 2030 climate emissions reduction plan contains significant announcements for working people. Expanded investments in energy efficiency, conservation and large-scale retrofitting of residential…

There is a "long and difficult road ahead" with 12 months to go until the landmark COP26 climate conference hosted by the UK, the UN secretary-general's special adviser on Climate Action has said.Selwin Hart was speaking ahead of a virtual climate ambition summit on Saturday when around 70 countries will…

But a part of the recommendations isn’t going down well with Dairy UK.Under the UK Climate Change Act, the UK must reach Net Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050. The Act also requires the Government to set a new Carbon Budget every five years, following the advice of the Climate…