Global plastic recycling rates are now stuck at under 10 per cent, a comprehensive new study shows. Plastic production has exploded in the meantime, creating a "pressing global environmental challenge ...

BELÉM, Brazil — This year's United Nations global climate conference in Brazil ended on Saturday with a formal agreement that failed to address phasing out fossil fuels — the main driver of global ...

André Corrêa do Lago sits looking out from the center of a group of people who stand huddled around him, talking. A small sign reading “COP President” is in front of him. Although the 30th Conference ...

As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms An Idaho Bird Research ...

Fossil fuels will not be “phased out”, but the world has now agreed that we must rapidly transition away from using oil, gas and coal in order to reach net zero by 2050, in a historic moment at the ...

Petroleum oil was formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms, such as plants and bacteria, over millions of years, according to the National Geographic Society. However, a video shared on ...

Correction: This story has been updated to accurately reflect the current cost of next-generation geothermal energy. Advances in oil and gas drilling have cut costs for a form of clean power that ...

Nonrenewable energy sources like fossil fuels are being depleted and will eventually run out. 91% of U.S. energy in 2023 came from nonrenewable sources including petroleum and natural gas. Despite ...

Many investors believe that fossil fuels are essential for strong retirement investment returns. But is that actually true? In this article, we test that assumption—comparing the performance of ...