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Chinese firms win record 11% EV share in Europe as buyers rush to beat tariffs

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:44:17 +0000

State-owned SAIC, parent of the British brand MG, was responsible for biggest jump in sales in June

Kamala Harris will not ban fracking if she wins White House, campaign says

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:35 +0000

Harris, who had previously urged fracking ban, plans to highlight climate contrast between Democrats and Trump

Kamala Harris will not seek to ban fracking if she becomes US president, campaign officials have confirmed, with the de facto Democratic nominee expected to focus instead on aggressively promoting the stark contrast on the climate crisis between Joe Biden’s administration and Donald Trump.

India landslides: at least 44 dead in Kerala with hundreds feared washed away

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:12:48 +0000

Dozens treated in hospital for injuries as difficult terrain and collapsed bridge hamper rescue efforts in Wayanad district

At least 44 people have died and dozens more are missing after heavy rains led to a series of landslides in the Indian state of Kerala, with rescue operations hampered by the collapse of a main bridge.

BP to hand investors $7bn this year after profit beats forecasts

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:19:45 +0000

Oil and gas company to increase dividend and buy-backs as quarterly profit hits $2.8bn

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BP has posted better than expected profits of almost $2.8bn (£2.2bn) for the April to June period and has promised to shower its shareholders with higher dividends and share buy-backs over the rest of the year.

Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity

admin — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:00:04 +0000

Report finds 13 member states generated more energy from wind and solar power than coal and gas for first time in 2024

Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found.

Wildfire smoke may increase the risk of dementia, study finds

admin — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:31:03 +0000

As blazes spew smoke across western US, research shows it may be worse for brain health than other types of pollution

A new US study has found that wildfire smoke may be worse for brain health than other types of air pollution and even increase the risk of dementia.

‘Your body is completely drained’: US workers toil in heatwaves with no protections

admin — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:43 +0000

Though 2,300 people in the US died from heat-related illness in 2023, workers await robust protection laws

On 23 June, Shae Parker had to leave her shift early at a gas station in Columbia, South Carolina, to go to the emergency room due to heat exhaustion; she wasn’t paid for missing the rest of her shift. The air conditioning at her work has been on the fritz for weeks, she said, and her station heats up easily as the sun beams through its large windows.

Ofgem to encourage flexible use of cheap off-peak energy

admin — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:31:38 +0000

Regulator for Great Britain also appoints Elexon to lead local flexibility markets

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Ofgem is pushing ahead with plans to make it easier for British homeowners to reap the benefits of using electric car chargers and heat pumps at non-peak times, as the grid becomes more reliant on wind and solar power.

Costly climate ‘solutions’ look like more pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

admin — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:00:17 +0000

Corporations and politicians are pushing carbon capture despite big questions over its value as residents in the southern ‘petrostate’ fear the worst

It was a muggy morning in late April when a handful of local residents and grassroots organizers huddled in a church parking lot to strategize, before knocking on doors with information about the latest environmental threat facing St Rose, a predominantly Black community in Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”.

‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low

admin — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:31:22 +0000

Conservation charity raises alarm over climate crisis after wet spring and summer dampen mating chances

Butterfly numbers are the lowest on record in the UK after a wet spring and summer dampened their chances of mating.

Butterfly Conservation, which runs the Big Butterfly Count, sounded the alarm after this year’s count revealed the worst numbers since it began 14 years ago.