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Carbon Brief analysis recently showed that fossil fuels supplied a record-low 2.4% of electricity on the island of Great Britain, for one hour on Monday 15 April. The analysis illustrated how National Grid…

The Aureia rerehua fossil. Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have formally identified and named a fossil dolphin…

The federal carbon tax increase is now in effect, and will raise gas prices by three cents per litre in most Canadian provinces. The hike prompted complaints from seven premiers and a recent parliamentary showdown, culminating in…

Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the projects they’re supporting may actually boost fossil fuels – the very products warming the planet. At issue are plans to build…

Fossil gas, or natural gas, is often touted as a ‘clean’ alternative to coal and a bridge fuel to renewables. It is, however, a key part of the fossil fuel problem. It…

When the New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus proposed private member’s bill C-372 in February to ban fossil-fuel advertising it is unsurprising that he struck a nerve with many. After all, standing up to fossil fuel interests in a…

Many experts believe we may soon face a mass extinction event, with a high proportion of Earth’s species dying out. Projections indicate the climate will continue to change for centuries to come, and this is a significant threat to…

Snakes are familiar, distinctive – and often feared – reptiles. And they’ve been around for a long time: body fossils found in the UK, Portugal and the US stretch all the way back to the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years…

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil…

This densely populated group of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1841, which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy that lies about 162,000 light-years away. Satellite galaxies are bound…

This densely populated group of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1841, which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy that lies about 162,000 light-years away. Satellite galaxies are…

This densely populated group of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1841, which is part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy that lies about 162,000 light-years away. Satellite galaxies are bound…

Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian alps in 1931 and was thought to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile evolution—but has now…

A reconstruction of the skull of a Homo naledi childBrett Eloff Photography/Wits University This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter about the revolution in archaeology. Sign up to receive it in your…

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Villa de Leyva is a small, scenic town in Colombia’s…

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University scientists have developed a method that could potentially predict the cancer-causing potential of chemicals released into the air during wildfires and fossil fuel combustion. The research,…

Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, on the surface of a lake. Bacteria were the first organisms to photosynthesize, creating the oxygen essential for the…

The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to the lowest level since 1957, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. The 104 terawatt hours (TWh) generated from fossil fuels in 2023 is the lowest level…

The amount of UK electricity generated from fossil fuels fell 22% year-on-year in 2023 to the lowest level since 1957, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. The 104 terawatt hours (TWh) generated from fossil fuels in 2023…

  As crucial climate negotiations are underway at COP28, 350.org and the Multinationals Observatory are launching a new report outlining why it is necessary to reclaim control over the fossil fuel industry strategies for the world…

In September 2021, U.S. Geological Survey researchers and an international team of scientists announced that ancient human footprints discovered in White Sands National Park were between 21,000 and 23,000 years old. This discovery pushed…

December 13, 2023 COP28 Fossil Fuels Protest | Photo Credit: Chris Wilke, Waterkeeper Alliance In response to the historic climate deal struck at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are many milestones to pass in the transition from a high to low-carbon sustainable energy system.…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For years large fossil fuel producers—including Australia—have expanded fossil fuel production while…

13 December 2023 – As the gavel came today at the closing of The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), a crucial agreement was reached on “transitioning away from fossil fuels” signaling an important step forward for the deep…

Reacting to the adoption of the outcome document, UN chief António Guterres said mention of the world’s leading contributor to climate change comes after many years in which the discussion of this issue was blocked.He stressed that the…

As COP28 entered its final 48 hours, the UN chief delivered a clear message to government negotiators: “We must conclude the conference with an ambitious outcome that demonstrates decisive action and a credible plan to keep 1.5-degree…

COP28 is due to end on Tuesday but could go into overtime in nations fail to agree on a deal on time. UN leaders on Monday urged an end to…

COP28 is due to end on Tuesday but could go into overtime in nations fail to agree on a deal on time. UN climate talks enter their endgame on…

Dramatically increasing renewable energy and ending fossil fuel use is crucial to limit global warming. A UN climate summit in Dubai made…

On Wednesday, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told a press conference that the text is “a grab bag of wish lists and heavy on posturing.” He added: “All governments must give their negotiators clear marching orders. We need highest…

The sun rises at the COP28 climate talks on Wednesday, as negotiators thrash out the thorny issue of planet-heating fossil fuels. With 2023…

CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are still rising globallyJose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images This year’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach 36.8 billion tonnes by the end of 2023 –…

An illustration of a sleeping alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus, like modern birds. Credit: Seiji Yamamoto, from PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293801 CC-BY 4.0…

An illustration of a sleeping alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus, like modern birds. Credit: Seiji Yamamoto, from PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293801…

Countries are under pressure to speed up the energy transition. World leaders will face a reckoning over humanity's failure to curb…

In blue, some of the bones from the new silesaurid analyzed by researchers on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP). Credit: Gabriel Mestriner…

The Rio Madre de Dios basin was an ideal location to study how the Earth cycles fossil carbon. Credit: Mark Torres/Rice University As the…

An analysis of zinc isotopes in ancient shark teeth suggests megalodon and great whites ate the same foods, potentially contributing…

A mysterious extinction about 540 million years ago may have been caused when early animals began competing against one another…

A famous triceratops skeleton that was auctioned recently for $7.7 million has an injury to its head shield that probably came from…

Amargasaurus was an unusual long-necked sauropod dinosaur with pairs of 60-centimetre-tall spines on its neck bones – and we now know…

A tiny snake-like animal that lived about 308 million years ago had evolved to lose its forelimbs…

A new family tree of apes that lived in the Miocene between 23 and 5.3 million years ago reveals which are our close relatives and…

A 1.4-million-year-old fossil relative of killer whales had teeth that suggest it ate small fish rather than large marine mammals…

A 170-million-year-old pterosaur found on the Isle of Skye off the north-west coast of Scotland had a wingspan of about 2.5 metres,…

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a five-year plan on Wednesday to combat climate change. However, it also said it will not divest its $ endowment from fossil fuels--despite pressure from students and a campus committee.…

The first off-shore wind farm in the US is set to start generating power in November, exactly eight years after Barack Obama was elected pledging to fight climate change. Its a symbolic milestone in the move towards clean energy which…

From: March 28, 2017 - President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind ...

fuel subsidies have long been known to be inefficient, encourage wasteful behaviour, and undermine investments in clean energies and climate mitigation efforts. However, despite the 2009 commitment of the G20 to the removal of fossil fuel…