Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Data centers are environmental disaster areas. Not only…
Urban sprawl is associated with reduced access and increased costs of water and sanitation
Liu, J. et al. Water scarcity assessments in the past, present, and future. Earth’s Futur. 5, 545–559 (2017).…
Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic waste in 15 years – report | Plastics
The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year could be almost…
Planned solar park in Portugal raises concerns about environmental damage and local impact
A new solar project, to be based in the Portuguese district of Castelo Branco, is being widely opposed…
Policies for rapid decarbonization with steady economic transition and employment creation
IPCC: Summary for Policymakers. In Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (eds Pörtner, H.-O. et al.) (Cambridge…
Solar against fossil fuel-led energy generation dilemma
Country has agreed to achieve 60% renewable energy share but is discouraging it under influence of IPPs ISLAMABAD:…
Financing resilience: Reflection group presents final report on mobilising financing to help EU prepare for climate risks
Today, the Reflection Group on Mobilising Climate Resilience Financing presented its final report to Commissioner Hoekstra, stressing the…
Guest post: Why carbon emissions from fires are significantly higher than thought
Scientists have long known that fires release substantial amounts of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the atmosphere. However,…
Trump’s Tweaks Will Help Endangered Species
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is one of America’s most far-reaching environmental laws. It can stop projects,…
Ranked: Which EU countries’ citizens are the most connected to nature?
Croatia and Bulgaria are the only EU nations in the top 10 of countries most connected with nature…
Africa: The Last Great Bulls – Inside Botswana’s Silent Struggle Over Its Elephants
Cape Town — When Dr Mike Chase banks the small survey plane over northern Botswana’s mopane woodlands, he…
Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 ’25
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Richard Black and other analysts at the Ember energy consultancy find that all…