Renewables overtake coal as world’s primary source of electricity
The milestone was led by solar and wind power adoption in China, with the US and EU relying more on fossil fuels in the first half of 2025 than in the previous year.
The milestone was led by solar and wind power adoption in China, with the US and EU relying more on fossil fuels in the first half of 2025 than in the previous year.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1999, Bill Clinton ascended one of the highest summits in Virginia to announce that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads, drilling, and other disturbances within America’s most […]
Tharisa said it would invest $547 million in an underground platinum group metals mining project over the next decade.
The new funding aims to increase national electricity access in Niger to 30% by 2026, from 22.5% now.
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Adoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report. The diet—which allows moderate meat consumption—and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by […]
More than 20 different species can understand each other’s alarm calls warning of cuckoos.