Shell wants to decommission oil platforms in the North Sea
Shell raises the white flag and starts dismantling its oil platforms in the North Sea in 2017. A good piece of news that hides a sad environmental lagacy.
Gaza. Students build Palestine’s first solar car
The prototype was developed by two Palestinian 23-year-old students, who self-funded. The car reaches a speed of up to 30 km/h.
Crisis in Venezuela, what is happening and why President Maduro is at risk
A political and economic crisis in Venezuela is causing widespread discontent. A petition for a referendum to recall President Maduro has obtained 200,000 signatures.
Who is Theresa May, the UK’s new Prime Minister after David Cameron
Prime Minister Theresa May – not Boris Johnson, Michael Gove or Andrea Leadsom – will lead the UK when David Cameron officially resigns today. Had you heard of her before?
Peru, yet another oil spill is putting the Amazon at risk
Oil spills in the Amazon are nothing new. Another pipeline has broken in the Loreto region of Peru, threatening local communities’ health and the environment.
Paris to ban old and polluting cars
Commercial vehicles produced before 1997 won’t be allowed in the streets of Paris. The measure, which will come into force on 1 July, is intended to reduce air pollution in the French capital.
Norway will cut its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030
La “carbon neutrality” verrà raggiunta in Norvegia entro il 2030, ovvero venti anni prima rispetto a quanto previsto inizialmente.
Europe will be 70% renewable by 2040 (but it won’t be enough)
Bloomberg’s “New Energy Outlook 2016” confirms the advance of renewable energy. But it also explains that the road ahead is still steep and uphill.
Niger Delta, the oil spill clean-up has started. It will take 30 years
The Nigerian government launched the clean-up of one of the world’s most oil-polluted regions. It’s the unprecedented victory environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa had fought for.
What could happen if we burn all the world’s fossil fuels
A Canadian study shows that if the world consumes all its reserves of oil, gas and coal, average temperatures would skyrocket.