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Indonesia pushes carbon-intensive ‘false solutions’ in its energy transition

Hans Nicholas Jong 5 Dec 2023
A REDD+-supported nursery at Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia. Image by John Cannon/Mongabay.

Carbon credit certifier Verra updates accounting method amid growing criticism

John Cannon 28 Nov 2023
A waste processing management facility

Chemical recycling of plastic not so fantastic, report finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Nov 2023
Kosnipata Valley in Peru. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Can impermanent carbon credits really offset forever emissions?

John Cannon 22 Nov 2023
Aerial view showing a massive ring of thousands of whole trees at Enviva’s Sampson County, North Carolina

Enviva, the world’s largest biomass energy company, is near collapse

Justin Catanoso 20 Nov 2023
Rainforest and an oil palm plantation in Sumatra. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Forests hold massive carbon storage potential — if we cut emissions

Liz Kimbrough 14 Nov 2023

Shell affiliate accused of violating Indigenous rights in carbon credit contracts

Fábio Bispo 14 Nov 2023
A trawler Naoned in the European part of North Atlantic Ocean.

Record North Atlantic heat sees phytoplankton decline, fish shift to Arctic

Juliette Portala 12 Oct 2023
Rainbow over rainforest in Sumatra. Photo credit: Rhett A. Butler

Indonesia opens carbon trading market to both skepticism and hope

Hans Nicholas Jong 12 Oct 2023
Coal mining

World Bank still backs coal in Asia, despite climate claims, report reveals

Carolyn Cowan 5 Oct 2023
Tailors are seen working on a production line in a local garment factory in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh apparel industry makes progress in ‘eco-friendly’ manufacturing

Ibrahim Hossain Ovi 19 Sep 2023
Pierre Friedlingstein is a member of the IPCC and a climate professor.

‘We don’t have much time’: Q&A with climate scientist Pierre Friedlingstein

Sarah Brown 13 Sep 2023
A coal mine in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

U.N. ‘stocktake’ calls for fossil fuel phaseout to minimize temperature rise

John Cannon 12 Sep 2023
Aerial view of a road.

Study: Tricky balancing act between EV scale-up and mining battery metals

Liz Kimbrough 8 Sep 2023
Coal protest in Indonesia

Indonesian voters want a clean energy plan, but candidates haven’t delivered

Basten Gokkon 6 Sep 2023

Captive coal-fired power plants hinder Indonesia energy transition deal

Hans Nicholas Jong 29 Aug 2023
An electric car charging.

Bangladesh to produce lithium batteries, electric vehicles to cut emissions

Abu Siddique 28 Aug 2023

Beach heat: Study shows increasing temperature extremes on Brazil’s coast

Luís Patriani 17 Aug 2023

Offshore drilling faces backlash in Argentina after skirting environmental regulations

Maxwell Radwin 17 Aug 2023

Have coal, will use it: Indonesia’s climate stance raises questions

Hans Nicholas Jong 14 Aug 2023
A farmer in a rice paddy field.

Bali rice experiment cuts greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields

Claire Turrell 11 Aug 2023
Traffic on road.

EVs offer climate hope, but total auto supply chain revamp is vital

Sean Mowbray 10 Aug 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron

Macron touts forest conservation while promoting gas project on PNG visit

Rachel Donald 10 Aug 2023

Captive to coal: Indonesia to burn even more fossil fuel for green tech

Hans Nicholas Jong 10 Aug 2023
Aerial view of traffic.

Internal combustion vs. EVs: Learning from the past to boost sustainability

Sean Mowbray 9 Aug 2023
An airplane in flight.

Aviation’s climate conundrum: More than sustainable fuels needed

Sean Mowbray 19 Jul 2023
An airplane.

Sustainable aviation fuels: Potential lagging behind reality

Sean Mowbray 18 Jul 2023
The Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Indonesia

Indonesia’s coal burning hits record high — and ‘green’ nickel is largely why

Hans Nicholas Jong 3 Jul 2023

Indonesian coal giant Adaro’s ‘sustainable’ smelter slammed as ‘greenwashing’

Hans Nicholas Jong 15 Jun 2023
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell briefing the press on the opening day of the conference.

U.N. climate chief calls for end to fossil fuels as talks head to Dubai

John Cannon 8 Jun 2023

In Senegal, rice intensification helps farmers grow more with less

Noah Tobias 30 May 2023
Wood pellets for biomass energy. Image courtesy of Dogwood Alliance.

Financial downturn at Enviva could mean trouble for biomass energy

Justin Catanoso 25 May 2023

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