Observations from the Little Bunker

The electricity regulator is looking to regain the public’s trust after Winter Storm Uri and build out infrastructure to support the boom in electricity demand for data centers.By Arcelia MartinAhead...

Climate Change Committee says original goal of a 75% emissions cut by 2030 will now be delayed by up to six yearsThe UK’s climate watchdog has warned that Scotland needs...

A lawsuit says the district failed to meet public notice requirements before its April 29 meeting. Diane Wilson, the plaintiff, called it “a deliberate attempt to avoid public opposition.”By Dylan...

Major New York offshore wind project allowed to resume, after three long phone calls between the president and Gov. Kathy Hochul over the weekend.By Carrie KleinA major offshore wind project...

Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report.

Health of adolescents worldwide has reached a ‘tipping point’, authors of Lancet commission analysis warnAlmost half a billion adolescents worldwide will be living with obesity or overweight and 1 billion...

New data shows fires triggered unprecedented global forest loss in 2024, releasing more than four times the emissions from all air travel in 2023 — with devastating impacts on people and...

More than 25 people have died amid catastrophic tornadoes and storms in these regions. Critics say that Trump-era cuts to weather agencies could affect future forecasts and warning systems.By Kiley...

New research could improve the efficiency of electrochemical carbon-dioxide capture and release by six times and cut costs by at least 20 percent. Researchers added nanoscale filtering membranes to a...

Increasing renewable energy may not reduce the use of fossil fuels in the United States, according to a new study .

Doug Burgum defends Trump budget slashing green funds, saying AI and Iran pose bigger threatsThe US has “plenty of time” to solve the climate crisis,” the interior secretary, Doug Burgum,...

The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the...

Encouraging people in North America and Sub-Saharan Africa to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle could help to cut global household emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide by up to two-fifths, a new...

A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom....

BP has funded Washington’s National Gallery of Art, UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company and National Portrait GalleryOil interests have funded cultural institutions such as museums, youth organizations and athletic groups in...

Bill Hare is CEO and founder of Climate Analytics, and Claudio Forner is head of climate policy at Climate Analytics.   

Abstract Snow transport (wind drifting and avalanches) can concentrate a large amount of water into a relatively small area, in contrast to precipitation, which is spatially smoother. I develop a...

In October 2022, two protesters with the group Just Stop Oil shocked the world by tossing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflowers” in London’s National Gallery. “Are you...

It’s a sun-splashed morning at the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s wood yard, a patch of land about the size of a football field, tucked in a valley about...

The UK’s high electricity prices have become intensely political, with competing claims over the cause of rocketing bills and how best to get them down.

A new report identifies the top 12 emerging threats that could accelerate pollinator losses within the next 5-15 years, according to ten of the world’s leading experts.

The average energy project costs 40% more than expected for construction and takes almost two years longer than planned, finds a new global study. One key insight: The investment risk...

Remote sensing AI foundation models, which are large, pre-trained models adaptable to various tasks, dramatically reduce the resources required to perform environmental monitoring, a central task for developing ecosystem technologies....

Remote sensing AI foundation models, which are large, pre-trained models adaptable to various tasks, dramatically reduce the resources required to perform environmental monitoring, a central task for developing ecosystem technologies....