Energy & Science

What you need to know from the UN-backed group’s first major assessment since 2013.

The first major assessment from the UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

Sales targets are good. So is R&D. But capital expenditure is the real commitment.

After a 57% spike in 2020 thanks to the pandemic, U.S. sales continue to climb—now driven by smoke from a burning West Coast.

Last year broke the record with 30 named storms in the Atlantic, and the 2021 season has already tallied an unusually high five so far.

A lack of weather stations is holding back climate science. But dusty manuscripts in Timbuktu could help fill in some gaps.

The 16,700 cubic meters of natural gas released met local emissions quota, according to KazTransGas.

Unlike financial reporting, there’s not much in the form of punishment if companies get emissions reporting wrong

A new report shows that even with climate-friendly policies, the current rate of development would only get the U.S. halfway there by 2050.

The emissions match the planet-warming impact of 10,000 cars driving in the U.K. for a year

Ranchers, farmers and environmentalists are coming together to oppose what would be the largest solar plant built in the San Francisco Bay area, a project local officials say is critical to the state meeting its climate goals.

The autonomous devices use artificial intelligence and lasers to inspect fiberglass turbine blades, reducing the chance of accidents during inspections by human technicians. But will the technology steal jobs?

The list of applications for AI keeps on growing, but the industry needs guardrails to ensure solutions are climate aligned

Carbon capture and storage is a way to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, and there’s one major U.S. facility that tests new technology at real-world scale.

The world may be turning its back on fossil fuels, but in cash-starved, resource-rich nations like Brazil, oil remains king.

Transmission lines for new energy projects are scarce, but retired polluters could provide a partial solution for new renewable and nuclear power.

Deadly weather as far apart as China, Germany and the U.S. reveal the devastating impact of a swinging jet stream.

The country is one of the world’s biggest exporters of the dirtiest fossil fuel.

Annual investment in energy transition needs to speed up now, BNEF says

The European Union’s climate ambitions are pushing more companies to seek services and technology to trap and store carbon-dioxide emissions.

Electronic waste is expected to double in the next 30 years. Making our products last longer can help prevent that.

State media often frame climate change as a global problem that China can lead in solving, not as a crisis that affects its citizens’ daily lives.

EDF’s wind farm is in limbo after residents in the state of Oaxaca sought a court-ordered injunction.

Almost 10% of global deaths can be attributed to abnormally hot or cold temperatures, according to new research linking extreme weather to mortality

Such extreme heat could strike every five to 10 years if warming continues without climate action, scientists concluded.

Heatwaves around the world fueled the second-warmest June for Europe and the fourth-warmest on record globally.

Towns in Sweden and Finland registered record-high temperatures as wildfires spread across eastern Russia

To cut emissions fast, many countries are turning to a policy tool that is backed by years of research.

The plume is one of the largest so far attributed to global coal industry. Leaks detected by satellite have also been spotted in Canada, Russia and South Africa.

Indian energy billionaire Mukesh Ambani is planning to invest big in both the present and the future of renewables.