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What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025

Article URL: https://scotthelme.co.uk/what-a-year-of-solar-and-batteries-really-saved-us-in-2025/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46602532 Points: 9 # Comments: 1...

Jan 13Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

WATCH: Seafaring dog greets whales and dolphins off the coast of San Diego

A seafaring rescue pup named Fin experienced a close encounter with whales and dolphins off the coast of San Diego earlier this month....

3dABC Newslifestyle

Ørsted up 5% as US judge clears restart of stalled US wind farm

Shares in the Danish energy firm rose about 5% after a federal court granted a preliminary injunction, allowing construction on the offshore wind project to resume....

Jan 13Euronewseconomics

South Africa braces for more rain as Kruger National Park is evacuated due to deadly flooding

South Africa's most renowned national reserve has shut its gates amid escalating floodwaters and heavy rainfall, which has already claimed at least 19 lives....

6dDeutsche Welleenvironment

Hong Kong needs to ask the hard questions about its net-zero challenge

Net-zero commitments are now commonplace across Hong Kong’s property sector. Many major developers have announced targets for 2030 and 2050, often framed around energy efficiency, renewable energy and...

5dSouth China Morning PostenvironmentImpact

RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid could be a disaster for the environment — if Americans actually follow it

The Trump administration announced last week that it wants Americans to consume more protein, churning out a colorful illustration of an inverted food pyramid that prominently features a big, red stea...

Jan 13The VergePoliticsImpact

Commission expects 20% of EU economic output to come from steel and aluminium by 2030

A Commission proposal to be presented on January 29 seeks to re-industrialise and decarbonise the bloc's heavy industry to combat fierce competition from China and the United States....

1dEuronewsPoliticsImpact

The world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’, UN warns. What does it actually mean?

Decades of human activity have left “irreversible damage” to the planet’s water supply, a new report warns....

1dEuronewsenvironmentImpact

Why the world’s fattest parrots now feel frisky enough to save their species

After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist....

Jan 14Washington Postenvironment

Northern lights stun Europe as most powerful solar storm since 2003 hits Earth

Here in France, as well as countries including Hungary, Greenland and Germany, some residents have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the northern lights. These vibrant scenes are the result of t...

23hFrance 24ScienceImpact

Japan is deploying anti-bear drone tech in its ongoing and intense war on bears

A Japanese prefecture is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images A Japanese city is taking an innovative approach to keeping bears away: drones....

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Who owns the Arctic?

Global warming is thawing the Arctic and igniting a high-stakes race for the riches beneath its ice....

5dAl Jazeeraenvironment

2025 was the third warmest year on record

Droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming the new normal. Global temperatures have shattered records for more than a decade....

Jan 14Deutsche WelleScience

Earth was just hit by the strongest solar radiation storm in over 20 years — here's what it means

Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, but harmless on the ground....

1dSpace.comScience

How bringing back a humble algae to Arctic waters makes all the difference

For decades researchers in northern Norway had tried to bring back vital kelp forests after overfishing damaged marine ecosystems. Now a simple solution is proving successful....

1dDeutsche Welleenvironment

China’s coal-fired export ban was cheered by the West. Then came the massive blackouts

In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...

1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact

Norway’s oil fund defends push to water down net zero

Global warming means hope of limiting increase to 1.5C is now ‘unrealistic’, says NBIM’s head of governance...

3dFinancial TimesenvironmentImpact

Ancient ice’s secrets can give us a look into the future

The frozen areas of our planet act as a historical record of changes in the atmosphere and climate...

1dFinancial TimesScienceImpact

WATCH: City mourns its rare albino alligator

This past week in San Francisco, thousands gathered outside of an aquarium to celebrate one of its residents, an alligator named Claude who died in December....

23hABC NewsScienceImpact

Wildfires ravage Argentina’s Patagonia

In just nine days, wildfires have destroyed over 15,000 hectares of Argentina’s Patagonia, with hundreds of firefighters and volunteers continuing to battle the flames, reports Charlotte Lam....

Jan 14France 24accidentsImpact
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