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Solar tops coal in US power mix; IATA admits 2050 net zero is dead
Solar did something it has never done in the US: in May it generated more electricity than coal — 12.8% versus 12.2% — capping a five‑year run in which coal's share collapsed from 20% while solar more
Denial is back in vogue. As Australia leads climate talks, it’s beyond time we took the issue seriously
Climate and energy minister Chris Bowen used a UN climate meeting in Bonn to propose a 35% global electrification target by 2035, even as climate denial resurges in Australian politics and media.
I was a hardcore twitcher. I understand why the Cocos booby has Australia’s birders in a frenzy | Andrew Stafford
Australia's twitchers are in a frenzy over a black-headed gull spotted in Geraldton and, more dramatically, the country's first-ever Cocos booby identified on 26 May on the NSW Central Coast, with abo
‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive?
The 2025-26 Victorian bushfires destroyed 70% of the endangered pink cockatoo's core 'pine plains' habitat in Wyperfeld National Park, leaving barely a handful of the 178 ancient nesting pines that st
Peugeot E-208 GTi Debuts at Le Mans With 280 HP
Peugeot unveiled its production-ready 280 hp E-208 GTi electric hot hatch at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, joining reborn Lancia and Renault icons in resurrecting 80s performance nameplates for the EV era.
Kalmar, Elonroad test in-road charging for port EVs
Kalmar and Elonroad have deployed an in-road conductive charging system in Ljungby, Sweden that powers electric terminal tractors continuously — with just 200 meters of electrified rail eliminating th
Buglife to Restore 30 Hectares of Surrey Chalk
Conservation charity Buglife has launched the Chalk Lines project to restore over 30 hectares of fragmented chalk grassland in the Surrey Hills, backed by £300,000 from the National Lottery Heritage F
Trump Closes US Door to Climate Refugees
Neither US nor international law recognizes climate displacement as grounds for asylum, and the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has left those who fled climate disasters facing deportatio
Bellevue Gold mine runs 155 hours on 100% renewable
Australia's Bellevue Gold mine ran on 100% renewable energy for 155 consecutive hours using a hybrid solar-wind-battery station, surpassing the 80% threshold the system was originally designed to hit.
Cuba's reef scientists freedive, grow coral from clay
Cuban marine scientists are improvising with freediving, recycled clay and telecoms cables, and hand-built coral restoration techniques to protect the island's reefs as US fuel sanctions and economic
This electric car company just produced its one millionth electric motorcycle
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has produced its one millionth electric motorcycle — a red Feliz II scooter — underscoring the company's quiet dominance in Asia's electric two-wheeler market that most Wes
Stanley the Nubian giraffe arrives at Longleat to breed
Longleat Safari Park has welcomed a three-year-old bull Nubian giraffe named Stanley, aiming to continue its breeding programme for one of the world's rarest giraffe subspecies, of which fewer than 50
Western reef heron spotted in UK for first time
A western reef heron, a tropical species typically found between west Africa and India, has been spotted in north Wales in what is believed to be the first UK sighting, with experts attributing its ar
Fighting Dirty Sues UK Over 'Fast-Track' Chemical Rules
Environmental campaign group Fighting Dirty has launched judicial review proceedings against the UK government over post-Brexit chemical regulations, alleging the omission of an EU-standards safeguard
Painted Lady Butterflies Hit UK in Record Early Numbers
Painted lady butterflies are arriving across northern England in numbers the observer has never seen so early in the year, kicking off what lepidopterists call a 'painted lady summer' as a multigenera
Study: Forest Carbon Models May Overestimate
A new study of 137 U.S. forest sites finds trees stop growing months before photosynthesis ends, meaning climate models that equate the two may significantly overstate how much carbon forests can lock
15% of Warming Traced to Pollutants Kyoto Doesn't Track
A new paper in Science argues that 15% of human-driven global warming comes from pollutants that don't directly warm the planet, none of which are tracked under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol framework that
The Chevy Equinox EV is now way more expensive to lease, but the Bolt is a bit cheaper
Chevy hiked Equinox EV lease prices sharply in June after pulling back April's deep discounts, while introducing a new Costco-only incentive that makes the smaller 2027 Bolt EV cheaper to lease by $14
BMW put the new iX3 through the paces, and it still drove 500 miles on a single charge
BMW's new iX3 Long Wheelbase prototype drove 500+ miles on a single charge around Qinghai Lake in China, navigating rain, snow, and high-altitude climbs, with BMW projecting a real-world range of up t
BYD is about to launch this full-size luxury electric sedan with over 1,000 km of range
BYD's flagship Great Han EV sedan appeared in Chinese MIIT filings with 1,008 km of CLTC range and up to 764 hp in dual-motor form, out-sizing the Tesla Model S and Lucid Air ahead of a Q3 2026 launch
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