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Addis Ababa riverside project gives priority to development over residents

Addis Ababa riverside project gives priority to development over residents

Ethiopia wants $900 million riverside project to be a model of green development – yet one resident says shelters were demolished ‘without warning’

One million solar panels! If only we knew where they were...

One million solar panels! If only we knew where they were…

Pinpointing solar panels and knowing exactly where the sun is shining can cut carbon emissions by reducing the need to keep fossil-fueled generators on standby

Cleantech patent applications plummet, sparking fears for innovation

Cleantech patent applications plummet, sparking fears for innovation

The number of carbon-cutting inventions filed globally has plummeted this decade, despite growing awareness of the urgency of climate action

Switzerland puts geoengineering governance on UN environment agenda

Switzerland puts geoengineering governance on UN environment agenda

No longer the preserve of science fiction, climate-hacking technologies may need international oversight, say backers of draft resolution

EU should target carbon dioxide removal as part of net-zero emissions strategy

EU should target carbon dioxide removal as part of net-zero emissions strategy

Only an ambitious policy, backed by technologies that remove carbon from the air, can bring the EU in line with the Paris Agreement temperature goals

Elon Musk's disaster capitalism

Elon Musk’s disaster capitalism

The entreprenuer has made a habit of intervening in crises, particularly climate-related ones, but it’s a high wire act

'We have brought swallows into Milan', says father of the vertical forest

‘We have brought swallows into Milan’, says father of the vertical forest

Stefano Boeri dreamed up the idea of a living building from a childhood story, now he is exporting them around the world

Europe's coming gigafactory boom, mapped

Europe’s coming gigafactory boom, mapped

Across Europe a wave of gigafactories are coming online, ready to meet the battery demands of a continent-wide switch to electric cars

Norway's electric car demand is outstripping supply - with lessons for the EU

Norway’s electric car demand is outstripping supply – with lessons for the EU

Thousands of Norwegians are on waiting lists for electric cars, showing the success and limitations of policy incentives

France's Macron pledges €700m to solar energy push

France’s Macron pledges €700m to solar energy push

The French president announced extra finance to help developing countries adopt clean energy at the International Solar Alliance launch in New Delhi

International Solar Alliance to launch 121 projects at New Delhi summit

International Solar Alliance to launch 121 projects at New Delhi summit

India and France are leading a push to roll out solar power, with an event next month to focus on water pumps, affordable finance and mini-grids

The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet

The Chinese coal city that electrified its entire taxi fleet

Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, replaced 8,000 petrol-powered taxis with electric vehicles in a single year. What did we learn?

Tesla's South Australian super battery beats expectations for first month

Tesla’s South Australian super battery beats expectations for first month

The world’s largest lithium ion battery has brought much needed flexibility to the grid, encouraging other states to follow suit

Bitcoin reforms proposed to curb soaring carbon footprint

Bitcoin reforms proposed to curb soaring carbon footprint

Revamped cryptocurrency transactions could be cleaner than credit cards, experts say, while the underlying blockchain technology can bring climate benefits

African youth go digital to keep climate-smart farming alive

African youth go digital to keep climate-smart farming alive

Mobile applications and online forums help young Africans make a living from farming amid changing weather, delegates hear on the sidelines of climate talks in Bonn

Poor country scientists to get help to study geoengineering impacts

Poor country scientists to get help to study geoengineering impacts

With most geoengineering research happening in wealthy countries, fund aims to help developing nations understand how hacking the climate could affect them

EU to bet €2 billion on 'disruptive' clean technologies

EU to bet €2 billion on ‘disruptive’ clean technologies

Research funds aim to give power to the people under Brussels “winter package”, while market rules favour dirty old energy

Nanotechnology trial shows route to carbon negative cars

Nanotechnology trial shows route to carbon negative cars

NEWS: Carbon dioxide can be used to make batteries for electric vehicles, US scientists have shown

Mission Innovation: Billion dollar funds for clean tech launched in Paris

Mission Innovation: Billion dollar funds for clean tech launched in Paris

NEWS: US, Saudi Arabia, India and China to back new green energy research push as countries kick-off COP21 talks with series of announcements

Artificial trees and nanotechnology: climate saviours?

Artificial trees and nanotechnology: climate saviours?

NEWS: US scientists are making progress on radical methods to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and neutralise emissions

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