An anonymous reader shares a report: There is nothing new about Canadian wildfires in the spring and summer, but what is extraordinary about this year’s fires is that so many are active in Quebec, the country’s largest province. Typically wildfire seas…

Nation-state representatives have taken the first concrete step toward a legally binding treaty to regulate plastic, described as the most important green deal since the 2015 international climate agreement. From a report: The banging of a recycled-pla…

The Washington Post looks at “Americans who want to lower their carbon footprints — but are stymied by their landlords.”

Homes and apartments burn oil and gas, suck up electricity, and account for about one-fifth of the United States’ total gree…

The Washington Post looks at a new study co-authored by Nels Johnson, senior practice adviser for renewable energy development at the Nature Conservancy nonprofit.
Its underlying point: the current way of building renewables will not work.

“If we tak…

China has begun digging a 10-kilometer-deep hole in the Earth’s crust in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang province, as part of its exploration of the planet’s interior. From a report: The team will dig deep into the Earth, penetrating more than 10 continental…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from France 24: The scale of plastic pollution is growing, relentlessly. The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, reaching 353 million tonnes in 2019, according to OECD figures. The vast…

Germany’s thousands of solar panels set a new production record on Saturday. From a report: Output reached as high as 40,919 megawatts early afternoon, according to data from the European Energy Exchange AG. Germany is already the European leader in re…

China’s world-leading solar industry could face a wave of bankruptcies if the current aggressive expansion of manufacturing capacity continues, according to the sector’s biggest player. From a report: More than half of China’s solar manufacturers could…

France has banned domestic short-haul flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to cut carbon emissions. BBC: The law came into force two years after lawmakers had voted to end routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-an…

The head of the world’s leading carbon credit certifier has announced he will step down as CEO next month. From a report: It comes amid concerns that Verra, a Washington-based nonprofit, approved tens of millions of worthless offsets that are used by m…