Invisible plastic: Why banning plastic bags will never be enough | Environment News

Invisible plastic: Why banning plastic bags will never be enough | Environment News

This week, the fourth round of treaty talks by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution concluded in Ottawa, Canada. A major bone of contention between negotiators from 175 countries is whether or not to limit the production of plastic, most of which is made from fossil fuels and chemicals…

What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost | Renewable Energy News

What’s slowing down America’s clean energy transition? It’s not the cost | Renewable Energy News

For the first time, clean energy in the United States is at the same price as energy from burning fossil fuels thanks to policy measures, including President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). But a new report says non-cost barriers are now slowing the country’s transition…

Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says | Climate Crisis News

Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says | Climate Crisis News

IEA report says demand is expected to grow in India, China but decline in United States, European Union. Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal…

New UN climate deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News

New UN climate deal calls for ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News

While latest COP28 draft text avoids phrase ‘phase out’, campaigners say it is an improvement on the last one. A new draft text calling on the world to wean itself off planet-warming fossil fuels has been floated at the United Nations COP28 climate talks in Dubai after an outcry over…

Australia is preparing to burn – more fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News

Australia is preparing to burn – more fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News

Australians are used to seeing messages with advice on preparing for bushfires and other extreme weather at this time of year. “Amid the Christmas promotions, [we’re] seeing increased warnings about extreme heat and fires and how to cope and stay safe,” Belinda Noble, the founder of climate advocacy organisation Comms…

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News

COP28 climate talks go into overtime amid standoff over fossil fuels | Climate Crisis News

A flurry of shuttle diplomacy is under way at the UN-led negotiations in the UAE as countries fight over the wording of a potential deal. The COP28 climate talks have gone into overtime as countries grapple over the wording of a potential agreement on the issue of fossil fuels. There…