Focus on Climate
Space for EVs and flood protection planting among UK’s garden predictions for 2025
In 2025, gardeners in the UK will focus on sustainable designs, incorporating EV-friendly front gardens and flood-preventing plants, per RHS trends.
Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK
Plans to build thousands of new pylons in rural UK to meet clean power targets face backlash from communities across the country.
Machinery fire extinguished at Delta, B.C., coal port terminal: Port authority
A coal stacker fire at Westshore Terminals in Delta, B.C., has been extinguished; no injuries reported, operations paused.
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of the biome.
Duke Energy files to recover $1.1 billion in hurricane costs
Duke Energy seeks to recover $1.1B from hurricane costs, raising residential bills by $21 per 1,000 kWh in March 2025.
Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024
In 2024, U.S. battery storage surged 71 per cent, reaching 24 GWh, offering cleaner energy and reducing reliance on polluting plants.
Shell shuts down oil processing unit to investigate leak, Singapore’s port authority says
Shell estimates that a few tonnes of refined oil products, along with cooling water discharge used in the refining process, have leaked.
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone
Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte, causing an environmental crisis with widespread destruction of vegetation and wildlife, impacting recovery for years.
‘Dangerous new era’: climate change spurs disaster in 2024
Nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.
