January 2016 - Behind Energy

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The last time Earth was this hot hippos lived in Britain

It’s official: 2015 was the warmest year on record. But those global temperature records only date back to 1850 and become increasingly uncertain the further back you go. Beyond then, we’re reliant on signs left behind in tree rings, ice

World’s first feasible method to rid the oceans of plastic

A crowdfunded 100km-long boom to clean up a vast expanse of plastic rubbish in the Pacific is one step closer to reality after successful tests of a scaled-down prototype in the Netherlands. The Ocean Cleanup is developing world’s first feasible

World’s largest ocean cleanup operation one step closer to launch

More walls, more warming, less water: a world at risk in 2016

An increased likelihood for all risks, from the environmental to society, the economy, geopolitics and technology, looks set to shape the global agenda in the coming year, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2016 has found. In this year’s

A world at risk in 2016

From the environment to international security and the coming Fourth Industrial Revolution, the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2016 finds risks on the rise in 2016. Evidence is mounting that inter-connections between risks are becoming stronger, for example climate

Increasing world’s share of renewable energy would boost global Gdp up to $1.3 trillion

Achieving a 36 per cent share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase global gross domestic product (Gdp) by up to 1.1 per cent, roughly Usd 1.3 trillion, according to new analysis by Irena. Renewable

Dawn of the Anthropocene: a new geological epoch

Is the Anthropocene real? That is, the vigorously debated concept of a new geological epoch driven by humans. Our environmental impact is indeed profound – there is little debate about that – but is it significant on a geological timescale,

Europe’s climate is changing

A changing climate will affect almost every aspect of our lives. Increased intensity and frequency of rainfall in many parts of Europe will mean frequent and serious flooding events. Elsewhere in Europe, including in southern Europe, higher temperatures and reduced

U.S. solar workforce grew by more than 20% for the third consecutive year

More than 35,000 solar jobs added in 2015, bringing U.S. solar workforce total to nearly 209,000; an increase of 123% since 2010. The Solar Foundation (Tsf), an independent nonprofit solar research and education organization, today released its sixth annual National

Technological solutions and behavioural change needed to decarbonise transport

A new report by the European Environment Agency (Eea) analyses key environmental trends with a view to identifying what has improved and what has hampered the past performance of the transport sector. The transport sector affects the environment in different

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