Voucher scheme to encourage repair of consumer goods to be piloted next year – The Irish Times
Consumers with broken electronic goods and other malfunctioning items are to get vouchers as encouragement to opt for…
‘Irreversible on any human timescale’: Scientist reveals best and worst-case scenario for Antarctica
Scientists have highlighted just how high the stakes are as human-made climate change continues to rapidly warm Antarctica.…
Valencia’s deadly flood still haunts Spain. Would it have happened in a fossil fuel-free world?
Published on 19/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Spain is still desperately trying to heal its wounds and understand exactly…
‘Groundbreaking’ model can calculate true impact of climate change and it’s bad news for Europe
Published on 24/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 A “groundbreaking” study has lifted the lid on just how much human-made…
Meet the struggling coffee farmers whose harvests are under threat from fossil-fuelled warming
Climate change is threatening the world’s coffee supply and spiking prices for consumers, as struggling farmers call on…
The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year
The US added a record-breaking amount of energy storage in 2025, according to a new solar industry report…
The AI Era Forces Israel Into the Civilian Nuclear Race
A nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, acquired by Microsoft to supply electricity for AI operations.…
Tropical cyclones linked to rise in drug-related deaths months after landfall
Tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and tropical storms, are linked to increased rates of drug-related deaths up to three…
Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?
Here ε is the emissivity of the object—how effective it is as a radiator (0 < ε <…
China Planted So Many Trees Around the Taklamakan Desert It Turned It Into a Carbon Sink
View from Taklamakan Desert. Image via Wiki Commons. The Taklamakan Desert has a name that translates, roughly and…
Europe swaps climate rhetoric for energy security talk to defuse MAGA backlash – POLITICO
“Renewable energy is not about tackling climate change, it’s about economic growth and affordable and low energy prices,”…
Valencia’s deadly flood still haunts Spain. Would it have happened in a fossil fuel-free world?
Published on 19/02/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Spain is still desperately trying to heal its wounds and understand exactly…