Researchers warn that uncoordinated stockpiling could push up prices of minerals needed for clean energy technologies and delay their roll out

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas

Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050

Saudi Arabia, Iran and Russia oppose a UN resolution for nations to start discussing options for a global minerals agreement

Companies say mining minerals from tailings is a sustainable way to boost supplies, but communities close to mines say they must benefit

Attribution science is enabling climate victims to sue the world’s top polluters for damages and the first successful case may not be very far away, writes Chloé Farand.

A group of 29 countries - mainly from Europe, Latin America and small islands - say the text is "weak" and they will not accept it

A draft negotiating text on defining principles for a just transition to clean energy systems recognises the social and environmental risks associated with mining critical minerals

Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN

Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks

As EV sales boom in Jordan, a lack of formal infrastructure for dealing with end-of-life batteries is leading to some innovative solutions

A draft resolution aimed at identifying options for a global minerals agreement will be discussed at a major UN environment meeting later this year

Attribution science is enabling climate victims to sue the world’s top polluters for damages and the first successful case may not be very far away, writes Chloé Farand.

Dozens of families are demanding Sino-Metals Leach Zambia pay billions in compensation to clean up devastating spill or face legal challenges

Campaigners say the Reko Diq copper mine in Balochistan risks worsening the plight of human rights defenders in a region marred by conflict

They accuse the state of failing to remediate years of pollution by top copper producer Codelco at the expense of people’s health

Iraq was plunged into darkness on Monday as searing heat pushed up power demand, triggering a failure in transmission lines that led to a near nationwide blackout.

Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast reservoirs beneath our feet – now the gold rush of the clean energy era is beginning.

Nigeria wants to supply refined lithium to the EV battery industry to diversify its economy away from oil but early processing efforts are facing challenges

Scientists have linked extreme weather to climate change. Now they can quantify its impact on the damage, writes Chloé Farand.

Scientists have linked extreme weather to climate change. Now they can quantify its impact on the damage, writes Chloé Farand.

Scientists have linked extreme weather to climate change. Now they can quantify its impact on the damage, writes Chloé Farand.

Discover climate summits, forums, workshops, and more during London Climate Action Week — a city-wide celebration of climate action and awareness.

Discover climate summits, forums, workshops, and more during London Climate Action Week — a city-wide celebration of climate action and awareness.

As governments rush to secure supplies of the transition minerals needed, activists want a treaty with stronger governance rules

The UN has dubbed copper the “new strategic raw material” for the green digital economy - but will more mining come at a high cost to communities? Will more copper mining come at a high cost to local ...

Chinese firms turned Thailand into a solar module assembly hub. Now thousands of workers are caught in a trade war between the US and China

Chinese firms turned Thailand into a solar module assembly hub. Now thousands of workers are caught in a trade war between the US and China

JAKARTA — As much of the world shutters coal power plants and shelves new proposals, Indonesia is bucking the trend — adding the third-highest volume of coal capacity globally in 2024, driven largely…

Four mining companies have been accused of polluting the watershed of Zambia's most important river since the start of the year

Conflict-affected countries are urging Brazil to put funding to help them build resilience to climate change front and centre at COP30, as needs grow