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Most major methane leak alerts ignored despite climate threat
UN satellite tracking has greatly improved detection of major methane leaks – a gas responsible for about a third of global warming – yet companies and governments are acting on only around 12 per cent of alerts.
Global Energy Prize laureates received their awards at the REW forum
The Global Energy Prize award ceremony took place at Zaryadye concert hall. It was part of the ceremonial opening of Russian Energy Week organized by Roscongress Fund. This year the laureates were Jin-Liang He (Tsinghua University, China), Yu Huang (University of California, Los Angeles, USA), Vladislav Khomich (Institute of Electro-physics and Electrical Engineering, RAS, Russia).
The ‘clean revolution is unstoppable’ but will it arrive too late?
A new report released on Tuesday warns the world is falling behind on its clean energy goals, prompting UN chief António Guterres to call once more for a ramped-up transition to a net zero global economy.
Pollution, melting microbes, undamming rivers, risks for elders: 4 key climate issues
In a world increasingly shaped by climate extremes, environmental experts are delivering a blunt warning: four rapidly emerging threats could reshape life for millions unless urgent action is taken.
UN’s Guterres declares fossil fuel era fading; presses nations for new climate plans before COP30 summit
UN Secretary‑General António Guterres declared the world has “passed the point of no return” on the shift to renewables and implored governments to file sweeping new climate plans before November’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil, saying the fossil fuel era is nearing its end.
Climate change: World likely to breach 1.5°C limit in next five years
Fact: 2024 was the warmest year on record – but the heat is far from over. A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that global temperatures will likely continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year between now and 2029 will be even hotter.
Every fourth one of sold cars in the world in 2025 is an e-vehicle
According to the report by International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2025, global sales of e-vehicles will exceed 20 mln vehicles and will account for more than 25% of all the sales of new cars. The main growth drivers are government support measures, reducing the cost of batteries, model portfolio enhancement including more affordable options, as well as active development of charging infrastructure.
Russian scientists improve biodiesel properties with new solvent
Scientists from St. Petersburg University (SPbU) have developed a new method for cleaning biodiesel fuel from glycerin with the use of a solvent based on urea and choline chloride. The results of the study have been published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
