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Fossil fuel price spikes due to the conflict in Iran are driving up fertilizer costs, threatening global agriculture, but companies like Pivot Bio offer cost-competitive microbial alternatives that bypass these price fluctuations.
This article explores whether dredging operations in the Netherlands, essential for waterway maintenance, could transition from fossil fuel dependency to sustainable methods by reviving historical techniques like manual and wind power.
New research published in npj Climate Action finds that AI's productivity gains for the fossil fuel industry could significantly increase global energy-related emissions, potentially outweighing AI's benefits to clean energy and exceeding emissions from data centers.
The US government reached a $1.2bn deal with German firm RWE to abandon its offshore wind projects, with RWE reinvesting in gas and LNG projects, continuing the Trump administration's push against offshore wind.
The AI boom is driving fossil fuel companies like Chevron and Williams to invest heavily in gas-powered data centers, a trend with major climate implications as these facilities could emit greenhouse gases comparable to entire nations.
For the first time, wind and solar power have overtaken fossil fuels in Germany's electricity generation, marking a milestone in the country's energy transition.
A new report from the US National Academies of Science finds that climate attribution science is maturing, making it easier to link extreme weather events to climate change, which concerns oil companies due to potential liability.
Colorado voters will decide on Initiative 177, a ballot measure that would add a 'right to natural gas' to the state constitution, protecting fossil fuel companies' ability to sell methane gas and potentially undermining local electrification efforts. Environmental groups oppose the measure, warning it could hinder climate goals.
A regulatory loophole in Texas allows AI data centers to bypass major air permits, enabling rapid fossil-fuel power plant construction with minimal public oversight, raising pollution concerns for nearby communities.
The article criticizes Anthropic for making a deal with a heavily polluting fossil-fuel-powered data center, arguing that the company's ethical reputation is undeserved and that its actions contradict the narratives pushed by campaigns like QuitGPT.
The Trump administration announced a renewed effort to revive the US coal industry, despite coal becoming one of the most expensive and polluting energy sources. The announcement was made during a press event that also discussed unrelated topics.