Italy approves 6 new wind farms to reduce reliance on Russian gas
Italy’s plan is to end its reliance on Russian gas “within 30 months,” says the minister for the ecological transition.
Climate crisis
The climate crisis demands action — and action is happening. This archive tracks real progress: policy wins, clean-energy milestones, community resilience, and scientific advances that show meaningful change is possible. Stories here come from every corner of the world.
E.U. looks to cut reliance on Russian gas with new investment in climate-friendly heat pumps
The EU will target programs and policies to accelerate the installation of clean, efficient heat pumps to the tune of 10 million new heat pump installations in the next five years.
Moore Foundation pledges extra $300m to boost conservation of Amazon
New targets include ensuring 247 million acres of freshwater and forest ecosystems, as well as Indigenous and local communities’ lands, are effectively managed.
Europe’s first biorefinery uses algae to make jet biofuel
The first batch of biofuel to hit the skies is expected to be used in a domestic flight with Turkish Airlines by the end of the year.
Solar projects transform abandoned coal mines in Virginia
The Nature Conservancy hopes to bring clean energy jobs to the overwhelmingly rural and Republican area in Virginia that has lost more than 27,000 people since 2010.
Giant floating solar panel flowers replace coal in Korea become a tourist destination
The solar project on the 17-mile-long reservoir in Hapcheon is able to generate 41.5 megawatts, enough to provide power for 60,000 people more than the total population of the county.
World’s largest green H2 hub, Hydrogen City, to open in Texas in 2026
Green hydrogen is getting a serious proving ground in South Texas, where Green Hydrogen International just broke ground on Hydrogen City — a facility designed to produce more than 2.5 billion kilograms of clean hydrogen each year at full build-out. The trick is storage: massive salt caverns beneath the Piedras Pintas salt dome will hold the energy, smoothing out the natural ebbs of solar and wind. From there, pipelines will carry hydrogen to Gulf Coast ports to make greener fertilizer and sustainable aviation fuel. Phase one comes online in 2026, an early real-world test of whether green hydrogen can finally scale up to decarbonize the industries batteries can’t reach.
Scientists develop a new method for recycling industrial plastic at room temperature in 20 minutes
The researchers at the University of Bath hope the new process will help recycling become less energy intensive, and thus more economically viable.
Nearly 200 countries pass historic resolutions linking animal welfare and the environmental crisis
The crucial resolution will help develop a better understanding of the relationship between improving animal welfare and tackling the drivers of wildlife loss, climate change, pollution and pandemic diseases.
Oslo ahead in reaching no-emission travel by 2030
New research from Clean Cities Campaign has named Oslo the most progressive in terms of getting rid of mobility emissions, followed by Amsterdam and Helsinki.