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Two catastrophic years obliterate 10% of Swiss glacier volume

4 October 2023

Glaciers in Switzerland lost 6% of their volume in 2022. Then 2023 saw a further 4% destroyed, representing the second-largest decline since measurements began, says research from the Swiss Academy of Sciences.

Baking land, bath tub warm seas, melting ice caps - in charts

3 October 2023

The seas are the temperature of bath water and the land is baking. This year the rise the global temperature in June already passed the 1.5C limit compared to the 1850-1900 base set in the Paris Accords as the upper limit for global warming.

Turkey hikes electricity tariff for industry by 25%

2 October 2023

For households, the government introduced aggressive price cuts prior to the national elections held in May. They are still receiving electricity at prices half of wholesale prices.

Russian diesel export ban hits an already tight market

2 October 2023

In a move to stabilise domestic fuel prices, Russia announced a snap ban on diesel and gasoline exports on September 21, amplifying the strain on an already tight global fuel market and remaking the global supply chains.

Bulgaria adopts plan on transition for coal-mining regions despite protests

30 September 2023

Miners block roads in protest against plans to close down coal mines by 2038.

Plans for doubling Azerbaijan's gas flows to Europe on hold

28 September 2023

Expansion of the Southern Gas Corridor pipelines carrying Azerbaijani gas to Europe is on hold pending confirmation that Europe will buy the gas. Baku's offensive to retake Nagorno-Karabakh could further complicate things.

US steel company makes plans for nuclear fusion

27 September 2023

US steel company Nucor and Helion Energy plan to develop a 500-MWe nuclear fusion plant at one of Nucor’s steel manufacturing plants.