The G7 conference of energy and environment ministers is being held in Japan and began on Saturday in the city of Sapporo. During the two days of discussions, the world's heavy reliance on fossil fuels and the necessity of reducing carbon emissions in an effort to avert the worst effects of climate change will be reconciled.

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An era is about to draw close in Germany. The country will shut down operations in its remaining three nuclear power plants on Saturday — marking the end of the atomic age that spawned more than six decades.

Nuclear power phase-out: Germany switches off remaining three reactors permanently

Energy watchdog, International Energy Agency has slammed the fossil fuel industry as they fail to tackle their methane emissions despite making pledges to fix it.

Energy watchdog slams fossil fuel firms

Scientists around the world are finding ways and struggling to cope up with the ongoing climate crisis. The World Bank President, has announced his resignation months after sparking controversy by failing to respond to fossil fuel's impact on the climate. Mohammed Saleh brings you this report.

World Bank President criticised over dodged question on fossil fuels

In a protest against climate change inaction, a few activists glued their hands to some of the famous paintings. Over 30 activists have been jailed so far in the UK.

WION Climate Tracker: Activists from 'Just Stop Oil' target artifacts across UK

As the COP27 summit in Egypt entered its final half this week, India's push to add a tenet to 'phase down' all fossil fuels in the final set of commitments from the summit, has started attracting widespread support from the likes of the European Union and the United Kingdom.

COP27: UK, EU support India's call to phase down all fossil fuels

September 21st is celebrated as Zero Emissions Day. It has evolved into a worldwide movement that aims to burn no fossil fuels for 24 hours that day with the message give our planet one day off a year.

WION Climate Tracker | A day off from Greenhouse gases

Europe promised to lead the world on climate change. It lectured developing nations for relying on coal. Now the same Europe is conveniently buying coal and restarting coal-fired power plants. What happened to its climate goals? Can it still preach others? Palki Sharma exposes Europe's hypocrisy.

Gravitas Plus: Europe's hypocrisy on fossil fuels

There is an urgent need to cut greenhouse gas emissions in order to avoid global warming and create a society without fossil fuels. The solution is emission-free electrification 3 scientists received the 2019 Nobel Prize for their work on lithium-ion batteries.

Fossil fuels will have to end. Are batteries the new 'oil'?

The War in Ukraine has had a ripple effect as Russia holds its fossil fuel supplies as a political weapon. Western countries are seeking alternatives with a barrage of sanctions.

Sanctions of Russian oil & gas prompts burning of fossil fuel

Solar power is slowly becoming a major source of clean energy around the world and with more and more countries trying to move away from fossil fuels, it has become a major field of study for scientists in search for better alternative sources.

New technology can generate solar energy even at night by 'catching' earth’s heat

Climate change has been threatening the existence of life on Earth for quite some time. Be it the rise is sea level or regular occurrence of natural calamities, the issue has been causing numerous problems.

Weekend Special: Will the world reduce its dependence on fossil fuels?

The electric vehicles have become quite popular as people look for environment friendly alternatives and now some firms are planning to cars that are run on fossil fuels into vehicles that are run by batteries. Have a look at this report.

Electric car industry eyes expansion as people look for environment friendly alternatives

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies sit down for a second day of talks on Sunday faced with the difficult task of bridging their differences on how to combat global warming ahead of a crucial United Nations summit on climate change.

G20 leaders face tough climate talks on second day of summit

If the world wants to control the ongoing climate crisis, the vast majority of fossil fuel reserves owned by developed countries and companies should remain in the ground, an analysis has claimed.

Majority of fossil fuels should 'remain in ground' to fight climate change crisis

A bombshell climate science report "must sound a death knell" for coal, oil and gas, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday, warning that fossil fuels were destroying the planet.

Climate report must be 'death knell' for fossil fuels: UN chief

Paleontologists call it the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, but it has another name: “the Great Dying.” It happened about 252 million years ago, and, over the course of just tens of thousands of years, 96% of all life in the oceans and, perhaps, roughly 70% of all land life vanished forever.

Burning fossil fuels helped drive Earth’s most massive extinction

Australia has approved two major new fossil fuel projects that proponents in the climate change-vulnerable nation say will create badly needed jobs despite growing concerns over emissions.

Australia approves major new fossil fuel projects

Indonesia needs to sign a new renewable energy contract in the next three years to counter its massive demographic shift, according to a report in 'Indonesia Clean Energy Outlook'.

To combat Asia's energy battle, Indonesia needs to sign new renewable energy contract: Report

A small group of protesters representing Brazilian indigenous tribes staged a protest on Sunday (December 8) in front of the headquarters of Spanish energy company, Repsol, calling for an end to oil drilling and exploration off the coast of Brazil.

Indigenous climate activists stage protest against fossil fuels

On the main shopping street in the tropical north Australian city of Townsville, dotted with "For Lease" signs, Chrissa Alexion is adamant a planned $4 billion coal mine should be shelved because of its contribution to climate change.

Adani-owned coal mine a flashpoint for Australian election

Democrats on Thursday laid out a "Green New Deal" that would eliminate US greenhouse gas emissions within a decade, an effort to make climate change a central issue in the 2020 presidential race.

US democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduces 'Green New Deal' to end fossil fuel era

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