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Figueres: Time for World Bank coal investment to end
Top UN climate change official Christiana Figueres said that it is ‘no longer necessary’ for the World Bank to rely on coal in its funding activities, after commending World Bank director Jim Yong...
INFOGRAPHIC: 13 Oil Spills in 30 Days
Since March 11, the global oil industry has had 13 spills on three continents. In North and South America alone, they've spilled more than a million gallons of oil and toxic chemicals - enough to fil...
Poland: $3.6 billion coal power project bites the dust
Poland’s state-backed utility PGE will not be moving forward with plans to build two new coal-fired power units worth $3.6 billion. Low demand and falling electricity prices have turned the tables o...
Pipeline leak floods U.S. neighborhood with tar sands oil
On Friday March 29th, families in Mayflower, Arkansas were evacuated after an ExxonMobil oil pipeline burst in their neighborhood, sending over 80,000 gallons of tar sands crude down their streets in ...
IMF: World spends $2 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies
The IMF reports that governments around the world are spending nearly $2 trillion to subsidize oil, natural gas, coal and electricity production. Almost 9% of all annual country budgets are spent supp...

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Professor James Hansen tells reporters that arguments that climate change has stalled are misleading. Creative Commons: 2012

World’s top climate scientist lays major denier theory to rest

Speaking on his European tour, renowned climate scientist Professor James Hansen labelled theories that climate change has stalled as misleading and a “diversionary tactic” by deniers aimed at confusing the public debate.

Observers have criticised the Arctic Council declaration for failing to act on climate change: Creative Commons: Paul, 2007

Arctic Council decision ‘fails to act’ on climate change

As the Arctic Council Ministerial wrapped up in Sweden this week observers say the outcome fails to act on climate change or protect the region from fossil fuel exploration.

New report warns that delaying investments in decarbonising Europe until 2030 could leave the continent facing a costly sprint. Creative Commons: 2008

Delaying climate action in Europe will have ‘disastrous results’, warns power sector

New report warns that delaying investments in decarbonising Europe until 2030 due to weak and uncoordinated policies could leave the continent facing a costly sprint.

Lord Stern warns that climate change could displace hundreds of millions of people by 2100. Creative Commons: UN Photo/Tim McKulka, 2008

‘Hundreds of millions’ could be displaced by climate change

New figures show 32.4 million people were forced from their homes by natural disasters in 2012, but one leading economist ‘hundreds of millions’ could be displaced by climate change in the future.

A new study confirms that 97% of scientists believe that human activities are the main cause of global warming. Creative Commons: 2012

Study confirms 97% scientific consensus on man-made climate change

New study confirms there is an overwhelming scientific consensus on man-made climate change, with 97% of scientists agreeing that humans are the main cause of global warming.

Protesters met Canadian Environment Minister, Peter Kent as he arrived in Brussels asking him not to "cook the planet". Creative Commons: Friends of the Earth Europe, 2013

Canada’s tar sands lobby tour turns sour amidst protests

Canada’s latest tar sands lobbying efforts across Europe and the US have been met with protests, as ex-NASA scientists James Hansen also tours to highlight the detrimental impact of the fuel.

The Makuxi community, based in the foothills of Mount Roraima are harnessing the power of the wind. Creative Commons:

Brazil’s indigenous communities harness wind power

While Brazil’s Government tends to favour a one-size-fits-all approach to energy provision, an indigenous group in the far north aims to harness wind power.