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Changing state guidelines to lift wind speed turbines start spinning won’t notably affect energy generated, government consultants say

Harnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mix

Documentary charts historic case of a community who sued arm of World Bank over a power plant’s impact on their lives

Colombian environment minister Susana Muhamad once worked for Shell. Now, as the country gears up to host the biodiversity Cop16, she is calling for a just transition away from fossil fuels

Raising the wind speed at which turbines start spinning could prevent tens of thousands of bat deaths each year, researchers find

Woodside’s designs on the country’s largest untapped gas basin around Scott Reef are, some say, just another example of fossil fuel companies getting their way in what has become a petrostate

New government faces massive task in repairing UK’s degraded environment and fighting climate crisis. Here’s what will be top of its in-tray

Issuing licences in the North Sea without accounting for environmental impact was unlawful, Oceana UK says

‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns

Loss of habitat and food sources driving fruit bats closer to urban centres, leading to bat deaths, power outages

The discovery of these underwater hot springs in 1977 solved the mystery of how life first began on Earth, but it was locating the world’s most famous shipwreck that made me a celebrity

Researchers applaud move away from fossil fuels but say more must be done to mitigate effects on endangered species

Science Weekly revisits episode three of this 2023 mini-series from Full Story.

Built decades ago, California’s offshore oil platforms are home to a huge diversity of marine life. Now a debate rages over their future

Humpbacks and fin whales at risk, as study predicts increased ship traffic could cause a 30-fold increase in fatal collisions over the next decade