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- Datacenters driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate 19 June 2026As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own powerDatacenters are driving unprecedented growth in the US clean energy industry, paradoxically boosting a sector that was sputtering before the artificial intelligence boom even as AI’s rollout creates immense environmental challenges.However, observers caution that while […]Tom Perkins
- US public still favours action on climate change despite Trump’s fossil fuel drive 17 June 2026Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect thisUS political and media discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault by Donald Trump upon policies to limit global heating and the president’s pugnacious demands to “drill, baby, drill” for more oil and […]Oliver Milman
- Retail giants join UK government drive to boost ‘plug-in’ balcony solar panels 16 June 2026Asda, Amazon and B&Q among retailers in talks to sell devices that feed into household sockets and can cut electricity bills by 30%Spanish homes save €10 a month via renewables expansionBosses of some of Britain’s biggest retailers are discussing plans with the government to start selling plug-in solar panels as part of a drive to […]Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
- Spanish households save €10 a month thanks to renewables expansion, report finds 16 June 2026Thinktank says decoupling electricity from gas prices has also helped shield Spain from hikes caused by Iran warSpanish households save €10 a month on electricity bills because of wind turbines and solar panels installed in the last five years, a report has found.Typical energy bills would be 19% more expensive if electricity costs were still […]Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
- Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president 13 June 2026Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissionsAustralia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of the next UN climate negotiations has declared.Speaking at a climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister […]Fiona Harvey in Bonn and Adam Morton