As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste often falls to informal traders who risk injury when dismantling broken panels
Andriy Kobolyev calls for more weapons after Russia destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants
Company is fighting Dutch court ruling that says it must emit 45% less CO2 by 2030 than in 2019
Fossil fuel exports were meant to fund a revolutionary leftist agenda. But the state’s move to drill in Tariquía reserve has led to bitter conflict and diminishing returns
G20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds
Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study finds
World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds
World’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds
Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows
Campaigners say activities leading to severe environmental harm usually also violate human rights
Major landmarks, businesses and households in cities around the world turned their lights off for one hour at 8.30pm local time on Saturday 23 March to raise awareness of the climate crisis and show support for renewable...
Buoyed by forcing the closure of a vast copper mine, a new generation of eco-conscious candidates are taking on the ‘shameful and corrupt’ status quo in May’s general elections
Executives at Texas summit claim clean-energy transition is failing and say world should ‘abandon the fantasy’ of fossil-fuel phaseout
Global witness analysis suggests 11.5 million deaths could be caused by burning of fuel produced by 2050
Carrier says technology could be a reality by end of the next decade, as it launches a base in Birmingham
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