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Pakistan's First International Award Winning Magazine on Environment and Health
Renewable energy investment should come from defense budgets, say retired military leaders
// Fiona Harvey Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors. US military personnel at an energy resilience project in California. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images Investment in renewable energy should be counted under defense expenditure, says a group of retired senior military personnel, because the climate crisis represents a threat to national security. They have called for in
Oct 283 min read
How Australia plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
// Graham Readfearn The Australian government has revealed it wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% by 2035, based...
Sep 304 min read
Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’
// Svetlana Onye Solar panels in space could cut Europe’s terrestrial renewable energy needs by 80% by 2050, a study has found. Using a...
Aug 282 min read
World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says
// Fiona Harvey The world is on the brink of a breakthrough in the climate fight and fossil fuels are running out of road, the UN chief...
Jul 304 min read
‘Blackouts can happen anywhere’: how power systems worldwide can collapse
// Jillian Ambrose After Europe’s biggest blackout in over 20 years, experts warn that while such incidents are rare, no grid is...
May 295 min read
Africa is proof that investing in climate resilience works – and that it makes good business sense
Bamboo, Cleaner air, Crafts, Textile
May 24 min read
An act of betrayal’: Japan to maximise nuclear power 14 years after Fukushima disaster
// Justin McCurry In a draft strategic energy plan due to be approved by the cabinet this month, the trade and industry ministry...
Feb 264 min read
How climate-friendly waterwheels are coming around again
// Chris Baraniuk From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogue. In the...
Jan 283 min read
Exploring Bamboo as a Sustainable Alternative to Plastic, Cotton, and Harmful Raw Materials
Bamboo, Cleaner air, Crafts, Textile
Dec 314 min read
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
// Aston Brown Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers have...
Jun 30, 20244 min read
Tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will take a miracle, and miracles don’t happen
// Dr. Farrukh A. Chishtie & Prof. M. V. Ramana It is time to abandon the idea that further expanding nuclear technology can help with...
Mar 28, 20245 min read
Fossil fuel related air pollution ‘kills 5 million people a year’
// Andrew Gregory Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study. Air...
Dec 31, 20232 min read
‘White’ hydrogen: The hydrogen economy zombie rises again
// Kurt Cobb Just when you thought the hydrogen economy zombie was dead and gone, it rises again, this time in color. Yes, hydrogen comes...
Oct 2, 20234 min read
China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
// Amy Hawkins & Rachel Cheung China is shoring up its position as the world leader in renewable power and potentially outpacing its own...
Aug 2, 20233 min read
Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it’s too late
// Fiona Harvey Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to...
May 2, 20234 min read
Clean Energy or Weapons? What the ‘Breakthrough’ in Nuclear Fusion Really Means
// M.V. Ramana That announcement was hailed by many as a step into a fossil fuel-free energy future. US Senate majority leader Charles...
Jan 23, 20237 min read
Living Sustainably
Sustainable living is a lifestyle that aims to reduce one’s environmental impact, in ways that are sustainable both for the Earth and for...
Dec 31, 20216 min read
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