3 d. ago Earth's oceans could turn red or purple and were once green, scientists claim

Life on Earth is inextricably linked to the colour of our planet's oceans, with water chemistry and the influence of life playing a crucial role in determining the hue of the water

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5 d. ago How Pakistan quietly became the world’s biggest solar importer

Pakistan’s quiet solar surge shows how clean energy transitions really happen, experts say

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7 d. ago Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs?

Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transitionDonald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war.In the week that has followed “liberation day”, economic experts have warned that the swathe of tariffs could trigger a global economic recession, with far-reaching consequences for investors – including those behind the green energy projects needed to meet climate goals. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lego opens a factory in Vietnam it says will make toys without adding emissions to the atmosphere

Lego has opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy

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8 d. ago Connecting the United Kingdom through sustainable infrastructure

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9 d. ago Palau president backs Australia’s bid to host Cop31 climate summit after Dutton labels it ‘madness’

Surangel Whipps Jr says he would be ‘deeply disappointed’ if attempt were abandoned under CoalitionElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe president of Palau has strongly backed an Australian bid to host a UN climate conference on behalf of the Pacific, arguing that it would boost regional solidarity and clean energy investment and he would be “deeply disappointed” if the attempt were abandoned under the Coalition.Speaking in Sydney, Surangel Whipps Jr stressed he did not want to offer a view on the Australian election but said leaders should heed the results of a Lowy Institute survey that suggested 70% of the population supported Labor’s proposal for the country hosting the Cop31 climate summit late next year.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Record rise in renewables sees 40% of global electricity produced by clean energy

Energy analysts say latest milestone means ‘era of fossil growth coming to an end’

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1 week ago Garden of Eden 'FOUND' as scientist claims Biblical paradise is linked to the Pyramids of Giza

A scientist has made a bold claim about the location of the Garden of Eden. He used Medieval world maps to find the Biblical garden where God placed Adam and Eve.

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1 week ago Cabinet ministers join forces to declare 'jobs opportunity of the 21st century'

DWP Secretary Liz Kendall and Energy Secretary write for The Mirror about clean energy being 'the jobs opportunity of the 21st century' as they push to get young people trained up

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1 week ago Young people to be trained as engineers, welders and technicians in major drive

DWP Secretary Liz Kendall and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband have joined forces to back a 'clean power army' of jobs that are to be created to deliver clean power by 2030

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1 week ago Are we living in the Matrix? Scientist claims the universe is really a HOLOGRAM

Scientists claim that humanity, the Earth, and everything else in the universe are really part of a giant holographic projection.

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1 week ago Nepal is betting its future on hydropower – but the climate crisis is washing those hopes away

Nepal’s clean energy transition, almost entirely dependent on hydropower, is dangerously exposed to the very climate risks it hopes to solve. Mukesh Pokhrel reports from Kathmandu, Nepal

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1 week ago Clean energy startups secure £150m investment boost with Net Zero Technology Centre’s support

Clean energy startups supported by Aberdeen’s Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) have raised £150 million in private investment, reflecting growing confidence in renewable energy, hydrogen, and carbon capture.

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2 w. ago Trump’s tariffs cannot stop clean energy revolution – but they will hurt American businesses

US is no longer central to the international clean tech trade

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2 w. ago Ezra Klein on Trump, Vance and free speech: ‘It feels like we are in one of the darkest imaginable timelines’

The influential US commentator has written a book about how politics can change people’s lives for the better. But first, there are more pressing challenges to address ...Ezra Klein, the New York Times podcast host and progressive media’s undisputed nerd king, starts his new book with something of a palate cleanser for our troubled times. For a few paragraphs, he and his co-author, the Atlantic journalist Derek Thompson, whisk us out of the grim reality of contemporary politics to a world of Abundance (the word they picked as their title).“You open your eyes at dawn and turn in the cool bedsheets,” they purr, before conjuring a near-future utopia where the cost of living crisis is a distant memory. “You live in a cocoon of energy so clean it barely leaves a carbon trace and so cheap you can scarcely find it on your monthly bill.” The fridge is full of fresh fruit and vegetables from skyscraper farms that sit amid rewilded landscapes. This is what we can look forward to, they say, if...

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2 w. ago Clean energy spending boosts GOP districts. But lawmakers are keeping quiet as Trump targets incentives

We asked 18 Republicans whose districts benefit most from Biden’s IRA climate law if they back Trump’s demandsBillions of dollars in clean energy spending and jobs have overwhelmingly flowed to parts of the US represented by Republican lawmakers. But these members of Congress are still largely reticent to break with Donald Trump’s demands to kill off key incentives for renewables, even as their districts bask in the rewards.The president has called for the dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act – a sweeping bill passed by Democrats that has helped turbocharge investments in wind, solar, nuclear, batteries and electric vehicle manufacturing in the US – calling it a “giant scam”. Trump froze funding allocated under the act and has vowed to claw back grants aimed at reducing planet-heating pollution. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How much it costs to use a pressure washer and how to keep energy costs low whilst using it

Spring is the perfect time to give your garden a makeover, and a pressure washer is ideal for a quick and effective clean - here’s how to keep energy costs low whilst using it

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2 w. ago Householders warned 'clean these appliances' or pay £600 extra on energy bills

People are being warned to keeping their electrical appliances clean to save money a day before energy prices rise

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2 w. ago Trump administration cancels clean energy grants as it prioritizes fossil fuels

The Trump administration is terminating grants for two clean energy projects and roughly 300 others funded by the Department of Energy are in jeopardy as the president prioritizes fossil fuels

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2 w. ago This tiny nuclear battery powers devices for decades on single recharge, scientists claim

Pacemaker with nuclear battery could last patient’s entire lifetime, researchers say

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