The Elephant
The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
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‘Like doomsday’: why have salmon deserted Norway’s rivers – and will they ever return?
2024-08-29 in The GuardianNorth Atlantic populations are at a historic low, and this year 33 of the country’s rivers were closed during the fishing season as salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish’s future
‘Hyper-violent’ Typhoon Gaemi was made fiercer by climate crisis, say scientists
2024-08-29 in The GuardianResearchers warn Asia will become an increasingly dangerous place to live until fossil fuels are replaced
Poorer people bear brunt of extreme heat in Europe, say Spanish researchers
2024-08-28 in The GuardianMadrid study finds people from below-average income groups more likely to die in heatwaves
Dear ministers, I’m a climate crisis campaigner: nationalise me right now | George Monbiot
2024-08-28 in The GuardianWhy have politicians outsourced the most important issue of our time to private agencies and individuals? We can’t do it all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Scientists tied to chemical industry plan to derail PFAS rule on drinking water
2024-08-27 in The GuardianMichael Dourson receives funds from chemical makers and plans to develop and publish studies that benefit firms
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
‘Working here is hell’: latest death of farm worker in 40C heat shocks Italy
2024-08-27 in The GuardianThe recent death of an Indian flower picker has put a spotlight on the slave-like conditions experienced by migrants living in the country
Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo
2024-08-26 in The GuardianEnvironment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flights
‘I am always tired’: life in the long shadow of factory farming in Europe | Photo essay
2024-08-23 in The GuardianPhotojournalist Selene Magnolia Gatti has been documenting the effects on human health and wellbeing of living alongside intensive agriculture
Massive Attack castigate music industry over climate inaction: ‘We don’t need to talk. We need to act’
2024-08-23 in The GuardianAs the group prepare for Act 1.5, a Bristol festival aiming to have the lowest emissions of any big music event, Robert Del Naja says decarbonised touring is possible
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
About 500,000 trees cut down at site of Tesla gigafactory near Berlin
2024-08-22 in The GuardianSatellite image analysis shows 329 hectares of forest cleared during development of factory in Germany
We must restore nature to avoid global catastrophe, warns biodiversity summit president
2024-08-22 in The GuardianJust cutting carbon emissions will not prevent climate breakdown, says Susana Muhamad before Cop16 in Colombia
Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’
2024-08-21 in The GuardianTwenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Plastic
Climate crisis threatens medical blood supply in US amid extreme weather
2024-08-20 in The GuardianTurnout at blood drives affected as summers get hotter and extreme weather causes cancellations, Red Cross warns
Climate crisis fuelled storm that sank yacht in Sicily, say experts
2024-08-20 in The GuardianRecord sea temperatures in the Mediterranean contributed to waterspout that hit Bayesian
‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
2024-08-19 in The GuardianWhile tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population
Tagged under: Italy | Water Resources | Farming | Drought
‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe
2024-08-17 in The GuardianAs the world heats up, methane released from thawing permafrost and warming tropical wetlands is intensifying climate breakdown. But curbing it is achievable
Tagged under: Methane | Drought
‘This year has been dead’: where have Britain’s insects gone?
2024-08-15 in The GuardianSurveys suggest that wet weather and habitat deterioration are among the causes of devastating population declines, but there are ways to help
Tagged under: Insects | Butterflies and Moths
Revealed: Shell oil non-profit donated to anti-climate groups behind Project 2025
2024-08-15 in The GuardianFoundation says it ‘does not endorse any organizations’ while funneling hundreds of thousands to rightwing causes
Tagged under: Project 2025 | Shell
‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating
2024-08-15 in The GuardianThe leap in temperatures over the past 13 months has exceeded the global heating forecasts – is this just a blip or a systemic shift?
Tagged under: Global Warming | Science
Survivors of climate disasters demand US inquiry into big oil’s ‘climate crimes’
2024-08-15 in The GuardianMore than 10,000 people sign letter to justice department for federal investigation into industry’s misinformation
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation
Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year
2024-08-14 in The GuardianExclusive: In 2024, 15 national temperature records have been set as weather extremes grow more frequent, climate historian says
‘You feel like you’re suffocating’: Florida outdoor workers are collapsing in the heat without water and shade
2024-08-14 in The GuardianFlorida has passed legislation banning local safety rules for outdoor workers, despite heat stress set to cost global economy $2.4tn by 2030
Tagged under: Collapse
At least 68 people killed in flooding as rains worsen Sudan’s plight
2024-08-14 in The GuardianAbout 27,000 people displaced by heaviest rainfall since 2019 in country already hit by civil war and famine
How does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate?
2024-08-14 in The GuardianViewed through a long enough lens, our climate can seem unremarkable – but for humans it is unprecedented
Canada’s 2023 wildfires produced nearly a decade’s worth of blaze emissions
2024-08-13 in The GuardianFires made at least three times more likely by climate crisis and emitted about 2bn tonnes of CO2, data reveals
‘The dumbest climate conversation of all time’: experts on the Musk-Trump interview
2024-08-13 in The GuardianTrump talked about ‘nuclear warming’ while Musk said the only reason to quit fossil fuels is that their supply is finite
Tagged under: Global Warming | Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Donald Trump | Nuclear Power
WHO to scrap weak PFAS drinking water guidelines after alleged corruption
2024-08-13 in The GuardianRegulations ignored credible research and didn’t fully protect human health, independent scientists say
Tagged under: Water Resources | Health | Regulation | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Climate crisis helped drive payouts to seven-year high, say insurers
2024-08-12 in The GuardianWeather-related claims hit £144m in second quarter of 2024 and total payouts rose by 5% to £1.4bn
Tagged under: Insurance
Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn
2024-08-12 in The GuardianThe South American wetland, which falls within Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, would be vulnerable to biome loss and increased wildfires
‘They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it’s unmortgageable’
2024-08-12 in The GuardianUK householders are angered by the discovery they cannot remortgage or sell their homes after installing spray-foam insulation to cut energy use
US air force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court’s Chevron ruling
2024-08-12 in The GuardianEPA says Tucson’s drinking water is contaminated but air force claims agency lacks authority to order cleanup
Tagged under: Litigation | Regulation | Water Resources | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction
2024-08-12 in The GuardianCoal and gas exports expected to remain roughly at current level until at least 2035 with 4.5% of emissions linked to Australia, report finds
Greek officials advise staying in with windows shut due to fires near Athens
2024-08-11 in The GuardianWhole neighbourhoods are being evacuated from nearby the capital as firefighters mount huge effort to put out blazes
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greece
‘Left with nothing’: inside California’s wildfire home insurance crisis
2024-08-10 in The GuardianAs California sees increasingly devastating fires, Butte county residents lose their insurance – and homes
Tagged under: Insurance
‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates
2024-08-09 in The GuardianLegal action aims to force criminal justice department to air condition prisons, where 85,000 are at risk of heat illnesses
Are some of your household products killing insects and wildlife?
2024-08-09 in The GuardianFlea treatments for dogs, ant killer, washing-up liquid and herbicides may be partly to blame for decline in UK
Tagged under: Insects
Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report
2024-08-09 in The GuardianDrax received £22bn in subsidies despite being UK’s largest emitter in 2023, though company rejects ‘flawed’ research
‘Every building sits on a thermal asset’: how networked geothermal power could change cities
2024-08-09 in The GuardianThe ground is humming with geothermal energy that could heat or cool our homes – and now the big US utilities are starting to take note
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy
2024-08-08 in The GuardianUN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies
Tagged under: Oil Industry | Fossil Fuels | Disinformation and Misinformation | Energy | Renewable Energy
Sellafield apologises after guilty plea over string of cybersecurity failings
2024-08-08 in The GuardianNuclear site awaits sentencing over breaches that it admitted could have threatened national security
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
‘I turned into a solar nerd’: money and fun were the unexpected benefits of installing panels
2024-08-07 in The GuardianOur former environment correspondent had solar panels installed in 2010 and later added a heat pump. He’s totted up the energy generated and cash saved over the years
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in size since 2000, campaigners warn
2024-08-07 in The GuardianExperts say booming demand for holidays afloat mean ocean liners’ burden on the environment is growing
Tagged under: Oceans
‘It made me cry’: photos taken 15 years apart show melting Swiss glaciers
2024-08-06 in The GuardianMarried couple from Bristol attract awe and abuse on X with photos that show ‘staggering’ changes in the Alps
Fast-moving California wildfire destroys homes and burns at least 100 acres
2024-08-06 in The GuardianEdgehill fire started in San Bernardino and forced evacuations as over 200 firefighters assigned to blaze
All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds
2024-08-05 in The GuardianScientists believe artificial light may be affecting natural ecology of plant life by creating extended photosynthesis
Tagged under: Insects | Insect Populations
Climate change deniers make up nearly a quarter of US Congress
2024-08-05 in The GuardianClimate denialists – 23 in Senate and 100 in House – are all Republicans and make US an outlier internationally
Cooler weather helps fire crews corral a third of California’s largest blaze of year
2024-08-04 in The GuardianFirefighters make advances on wildfire that has burned 627 sq miles, but return of high temperatures may help it grow
Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide
2024-08-02 in The GuardianStudy has found that the lake, which has lost 73% of its water, released climate-warming emissions
Sick sea lions stranded on California coast as experts fear algae poisoning
2024-08-02 in The GuardianAt least 23 sea lions with suspected domoic acid poisoning rescued from Santa Barbara and Ventura beaches
Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts
2024-08-02 in The GuardianThe disease, spread by midges and mosquitoes, has been linked to two deaths as cases surge in previously unaffected areas
Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave
2024-08-01 in The GuardianReported temperatures on continent in midwinter reach 28C above expectations on some days in July
Tagged under: Antarctic
Japan’s rice stocks drop to lowest level in decades amid tourist boom and poor crop yields
2024-07-31 in The GuardianJapan’s agriculture ministry blames shortage on tourists’ vast demand for rice and low crop yields last year
Tagged under: Japan | Food Production and Consumption | Farming | Agriculture
Extreme ‘heat dome’ hitting Olympics ‘impossible’ without global heating
2024-07-31 in The GuardianScorching temperatures in Mediterranean countries and north Africa already causing increase in premature deaths
As wildfires rage, what is the smoke doing to our health and bodies?
2024-07-31 in The GuardianScientists are discovering just how toxic wildfire smoke is to the body – here’s what to know and how to stay safe
Human remains found in burned house in Colorado as wildfires torch US west
2024-07-31 in The GuardianNearly 100 wildfires are burning, including massive wildfire in California that has become fifth-largest in state history
Global methane emissions rising at fastest rate in decades, scientists warn
2024-07-30 in The GuardianResearchers call for immediate action to reduce methane emissions and avert dangerous escalation in climate crisis
Tagged under: Methane
BP to hand investors $7bn this year as it expands oil operations
2024-07-30 in The GuardianOil and gas company to increase dividend and buy-backs as quarterly profit beats forecasts
Tagged under: BP
‘Warning sign to us all’ as UK butterfly numbers hit record low
2024-07-29 in The GuardianConservation charity raises alarm over climate crisis after wet spring and summer dampen mating chances
Tagged under: Insects | Butterflies and Moths
Severe heatwave in Iran forces shops and public institutions to close
2024-07-27 in The GuardianTemperatures reach 45C in parts of the country and 225 people seek treatment for heatstroke
Cooler temperatures bring relief as Park fire explodes in California
2024-07-27 in The GuardianIntensity and dramatic spread have led to unwelcome comparisons to 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people
Asphalt burns, delirium, body bags: extreme heat overwhelms ERs across US
2024-07-26 in The GuardianMore than 120,000 heat-related ER visits were tracked in 2023, as people struggle in record-breaking temperatures
Man accused of starting California’s largest wildfire of the year is arrested
2024-07-26 in The GuardianSuspect allegedly pushed burning car into gully which started Park fire as other fires scorch Pacific north-west
Life at 115F: a sweltering summer pushes Las Vegas to the brink
2024-07-25 in The GuardianRecord heat is killing hundreds in Clark county. But one of America’s fastest-growing metro areas just keeps getting bigger
Extreme wealth has a deadening effect on the super-rich – and that threatens us all | George Monbiot
2024-07-24 in The GuardianIn a kayak off the Devon coast I witnessed the kind of entitled mindlessness that has ravaged society, and our planet, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion
2024-07-24 in The GuardianThe US and the UK among countries with low dependence on fossil fuels criticized for ‘hypocrisy’ on climate pledges
Sunday was world’s hottest ever recorded day, data suggests
2024-07-23 in The GuardianPreliminary data from Copernicus suggests temperature records were shattered, taking world into ‘uncharted territory’
Donkeys in Kenya are dying with stomachs full of plastic – and other animals are at risk
2024-07-23 in The GuardianWith little grass for grazing on the island of Lamu, donkeys are rummaging through rubbish – and scientists now fear it is a global problem affecting many species
Pollution plan ‘must cut intensive farming for Lough Neagh to survive’
2024-07-22 in The GuardianStormont’s rescue proposal for UK’s largest lake criticised by campaigners for dilution of sewage reduction targets
Solar and wind ‘will miss 2030 clean energy target without £48bn funding’
2024-07-22 in The GuardianHitting target for zero-carbon electricity system will require ‘step-change’, says analyst Cornwall Insight
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
It’s ‘almost impossible’ to eliminate toxic PFAS from your diet. Here’s what you can do
2024-07-22 in The GuardianFound in products such as eggs and rice, ‘forever chemicals’ have been linked to cancer, kidney disease and more
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain
2024-07-20 in The GuardianElon Musk and Peter Thiel, a longtime backer of the new vice-president pick, are among those pledging support
Five protesters and one police officer hurt in French reservoir demonstration
2024-07-20 in The GuardianViolence erupts after about 4,000 gather in La Rochelle amid heightened tensions over water resources
Tagged under: Activism | Drought
Country diary: An alarmingly bad day searching for butterflies | Jennifer Jones
2024-07-20 in The GuardianGreen Beach, Sefton coast, Merseyside: It was a glorious day in a biodiversity hotspot that’s full of different habitats – where were they all?
Tagged under: Insects | Butterflies and Moths
Weather tracker: Heavy seasonal rain causes widespread flooding in China
2024-07-19 in The GuardianSix people dead, thousands evacuated and transport disrupted after at least 20 floods in major rivers
Yorkshire Water bosses get hefty bonuses after company failed customers
2024-07-19 in The GuardianCEO and CFO given total of £616,000 for a year in which some residents struggled to go about daily lives
The radical who left Oxfam to fight for democracy: ‘Eight men have the same wealth as half the world. Where does this end?’
2024-07-18 in The GuardianDanny Sriskandarajah hoped this would be the century of the citizen. Instead the autocrats and the billionaires are on the march. Can his new book make a difference?
Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
2024-07-17 in The GuardianAt the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest
Londoners should be charged for paving gardens, says climate resilience report
2024-07-17 in The GuardianReview says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and ‘heat plan’ for vulnerable people
Cumbria project will be ‘net zero’, coalmine firm tells high court
2024-07-16 in The GuardianCompany insists project should go ahead despite new government saying it had been unlawfully approved
Elon Musk reportedly plans to give $45m a month to pro-Trump Super Pac
2024-07-16 in The GuardianTech billionaire to donate extraordinary monthly sum to group focused on helping Trump win election, report says
‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say
2024-07-14 in The GuardianA British geneticist scoured the globe for diverse grains in the 1920s. His research could be vital as the climate changes
Where are all the butterflies this summer? Their absence is telling us something important | Tony Juniper
2024-07-13 in The GuardianThis isn’t down to one wet, cold British spring but a disturbing longer-term decline in Britain’s insects. Thankfully, we can help, says the campaigner Tony Juniper
Tagged under: Bees | Insects | Butterflies and Moths
The story of a heat death: David went to work in his new job on a French building site. By the end of the day he was dead
2024-07-13 in The GuardianHe was keen to impress in his new job just as a heatwave was gripping the country. What can David Azevedo’s story tell us about the threat increasingly extreme weather poses to human health?
£1.2bn plan to turn sewage waste into drinking water branded a ‘white elephant’
2024-07-13 in The GuardianSouthern Water says it wants to protect rare chalk streams, but campaigners say it could pollute the Solent
Thames Water hit with £39m of penalties after missing regulatory targets
2024-07-12 in The GuardianPerformance report shows debt-laden company missed 21 targets in areas from pollution to supply interruption
Tagged under: UK | Water Resources | Pollution
Rightwing claim of ‘0% chance’ of fair US election previews effort to undo 2024 result
2024-07-12 in The GuardianMike Howell makes comment at Heritage Foundation event where implausible post-election scenarios were shared
Tagged under: Project 2025
Floods fuelled 19% drop in income from farming in England in 2023
2024-07-12 in The GuardianLow yields combined with low prices for some crops also led to a 13% drop in farm output compared with 2022
Contempt, gagging and UN intervention: inside the UK’s wildest climate trial
2024-07-12 in The GuardianProsecution of five Just Stop Oil activists over M25 protest led to chaotic scenes in court and concerns about ‘judicial persecution’
Tagged under: Activism
Cumbria coalmine was unlawfully approved, government says
2024-07-11 in The GuardianLawyers acting for minister say emissions of coal extracted from mine should have been taken into account
How Clarence Thomas has provided a list of legal targets to ultra-right groups
2024-07-11 in The GuardianThe US supreme court justice has set out course of action by signaling ‘in an appropriate case’ in concurring opinions
California wildfires have burned five times the average area this year, officials say
2024-07-11 in The GuardianCal Fire head Joe Tyler urges residents to be ‘extra cautious’ and reveals fires have scorched nearly 220,000 acres
Senators accuse JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon of backtracking on climate commitments
2024-07-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Letter from senators, led by Elizabeth Warren, says JPMorgan may have misled investors and public
Tagged under: Finance
Las Vegas sets record for number of days over 115F amid its ‘most extreme heatwave in history’
2024-07-10 in The GuardianCity hits all-time high of 120F as officials set up emergency cooling centers at community centers across south Nevada
Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’
2024-07-09 in The GuardianBlackened trees, dead animals and scorched earth – early wildfires have already devastated Brazil’s Pantanal and local people worry they may lose the battle to save them
Poor state of Thames Water a ‘critical risk’ to UK, Starmer and Reeves told
2024-07-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Whitehall warns firm’s deteriorating infrastructure and £15.6bn debt pose urgent problem
We should all be terrified of Trump’s Project 2025 | Robert Reich
2024-07-06 in The GuardianThe presumptive Republican nominee has promised to give rightwing evangelical Christians what they want – and more
Tagged under: Project 2025
‘Potentially historic’ heatwave threatens more than 130 million people across US
2024-07-06 in The GuardianTemperatures could crest 100F (38C) in many regions after breaking records and sparking dozens of wildfires
Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?
2024-07-04 in The GuardianNew computing infrastructure means big tech is likely to miss emissions targets but they can’t afford to get left behind in a winner takes all market
Hurricane Beryl hits Jamaica after leaving ‘Armageddon-like’ trail in Grenada
2024-07-04 in The GuardianJamaican PM says worst is yet to come as category 4 storm hits southern coast after causing at least seven deaths in region
Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season
2024-07-03 in The GuardianHot sea temperatures are fuelling explosive growth of first ever category 4 storm in June
Nearly 30,000 people in northern California evacuated as raging wildfire spreads
2024-07-03 in The GuardianThompson fire near Oroville destroys homes and vehicles as state simmers in brutal and potentially historic heatwave
Disastrous fruit and vegetable crops must be ‘wake-up call’ for UK, say farmers
2024-07-03 in The GuardianNext government urged to have a proper plan for food security, as UK’s climate becomes more unpredictable
Growth is enriching an elite and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights | Olivier De Schutter
2024-07-02 in The GuardianEconomic growth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending poverty and environmental catastrophe demands fresh thinking
Tagged under: Economics
Environment Agency refuses to reveal directors’ possible conflicts of interest
2024-07-01 in The GuardianAgency rejected FOI request about potential conflicts of financial and business interests held by regional directors
‘We can’t let the animals die’: drought leaves Sicilian farmers facing uncertain future
2024-07-01 in The GuardianRainfall is down 40% since 2003 and experts predict a third of Sicily will be desert by 2030
Tagged under: Drought
North Sea oil and gas firm Perenco failing to seal old wells, documents show
2024-06-28 in The GuardianFears of fire and environmental disaster as company repeatedly misses UK deadlines to decommission sites
Tagged under: Oceans
Dozens of Just Stop Oil activists arrested on suspicion of planning to disrupt airports
2024-06-28 in The Guardian‘Several high-profile members’ among 27 supporters of climate group arrested across England, say police
Tagged under: Activism
BP imposes hiring freeze and halts new offshore wind projects
2024-06-27 in The GuardianNew boss Murray Auchincloss reverses move away from fossil fuels, which had weighed on company’s share price
Tagged under: BP | Renewable Energy
‘Give nature space and it will come back’: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast
2024-06-27 in The GuardianWalking a 100-mile stretch of coastline reveals how a pioneering project is transforming the seascape, rivers and land
British Columbia investigates claims energy company ‘dramatically’ influenced climate policy
2024-06-27 in The GuardianInquiry into possible violations of provincial law after TC Energy executive claims company influenced government
AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says
2024-06-27 in The GuardianMicrosoft co-founder says efficiencies for technology and electricity grids will outweigh energy use by datacentres
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
It doesn’t make sense: why US tariffs on Chinese cleantech risk the green transition | Jeffrey Frankel
2024-06-26 in The GuardianGlobal demand for renewable energy is surging so why make solar panels, wind turbines and EVs dearer for western consumers?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Petition aims to dismiss Atlanta’s bid to use Rico law against ‘Cop City’ activists
2024-06-26 in The GuardianMotion filed claims Georgia’s deputy attorney general violated attorney-client privileges of multiple defendants
Tagged under: Activism
Warnings over lethal and contagious strain of mpox as children in DRC die
2024-06-26 in The GuardianAlarm over high mortality and miscarriage rates as mutated virus spreads in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tagged under: Women and Children
Lawyers could charge big oil with homicide after 2023 Arizona heatwave
2024-06-26 in The GuardianCharges are reasonable after July 2023 extreme weather event, prosecutors write in new memorandum
Lake District sewage campaigners launch nuisance complaint in legal first
2024-06-26 in The GuardianStatutory nuisance complaint lodged by Save Windermere against United Utilities is a first over sewage pollution
Supreme court declines to take up case alleging voter discrimination in Georgia
2024-06-25 in The GuardianPublic service commission, which establishes regulation and sets rates for utilities, accused of disenfranchising Black voters
Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise
2024-06-25 in The GuardianSmall increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say
Tagged under: Tipping Points | Antarctic
Battle lines redrawn as Argentina’s lithium mines ramp up to meet electric car demand
2024-06-25 in The GuardianMining companies accused of colonial ‘divide and rule’ tactics in their pursuit of the precious metal that lies under the country’s salt flats
US pledges to be a climate finance leader but defends gas expansion
2024-06-25 in The GuardianJohn Podesta, Biden’s top climate official, calls for other big economies to step in to help poorer states
Climate crisis driving exponential rise in most extreme wildfires
2024-06-24 in The GuardianScientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide
Floods drive people from homes in Iowa as much of US swelters in extreme heat
2024-06-23 in The GuardianResidents rescued by boat as Governor Kim Reynolds declares disaster in 21 counties in north of state
Climate engineering off US coast could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds
2024-06-21 in The GuardianScientists call for regulation to stop regional use of marine cloud brightening having negative impact elsewhere
Tagged under: USA | Climate Engineering | Regulation | Heatwaves | Europe | Climate Change Impacts
Elected officials in sweltering US states prioritizing fossil fuel cash over people
2024-06-21 in The GuardianGovernors of Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Nevada have all received money from oil and gas firms as residents suffer
One man’s desperate search for wife as more than 1,000 hajj pilgrims die in extreme heat
2024-06-21 in The GuardianHoda Nagib and her husband had walked 20km in the baking sun in Saudi Arabia while on Mecca pilgrimage
UK parties ignoring food shortage risks, say farming and retail bodies
2024-06-20 in The GuardianNFU and the BRC write to Tories, Labour and Lib Dems over lack of focus on food security in campaigns
‘What if there just is no solution?’ How we are all in denial about the climate crisis
2024-06-20 in The GuardianIn his new book, Tad DeLay suggests there is no rosy roadmap to go forward – but there are things we can do
Tagged under: Activism
Economist suggests storing grain to prepare for next global emergency
2024-06-20 in The GuardianIsabella Weber, who linked corporate profits to inflation, shares how to prevent food shortages – and price gouging
Flash flood emergency declared in New Mexico as heavy rain follows wildfires
2024-06-20 in The GuardianMore than 1,400 structures destroyed or damaged after village of Ruidoso residents forced to flee earlier in the week
Fossil fuel use reaches global record despite clean energy growth
2024-06-20 in The GuardianReport finds developing countries are increasing reliance on coal, gas and oil as overall demand for energy rises
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
US admits dams in Pacific north-west have devastated Native Americans
2024-06-19 in The GuardianUS says dams killed off salmon, inundated villages and burial grounds, and spirited wealth away from tribes
Tagged under: Hydroelectricity | Oregon | Washington State | Salmon | Fish
‘I have seen the decline’: pesticides linked to falling UK insect numbers
2024-06-19 in The GuardianExperts say invertebrates are exposed to range of chemicals, some of which are 10,000 times more toxic than DDT
Tagged under: Insects
Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows
2024-06-19 in The GuardianRain and snow samples from Wisconsin to Maine and North Carolina after crash show highest pH levels over last decade
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
‘The sky was on fire’: New Mexico villagers flee two deadly wildfires
2024-06-19 in The GuardianAt least one killed as residents of Ruidoso escape blazes which are 0% contained
More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C
2024-06-18 in The GuardianAt least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress
Texas court dismisses Exxon’s lawsuit against climate activist shareholders
2024-06-18 in The GuardianArjuna Capital agreed not to pursue effort to put climate science on agenda at company’s annual meetings
Tagged under: Activism | Exxon
Ecuador’s president won’t give up on oil drilling in the Amazon. We plan to stop him – again | Nemonte Nenquimo
2024-06-16 in The GuardianThis forest is our home, our existence and our children’s future. Politicians who can’t resist selling it for oil cash will feel the strength of the Waorani people, writes campaigner Nemonte Nenquimo
Tagged under: Women and Children
Wisconsin Republicans block PFAS cleanup until polluters are granted immunity
2024-06-15 in The GuardianGOP-controlled committee thwarting distribution of $125m budgeted by legislature until polluter immunity approved
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Alaska limits cruise ship passengers in capital city after 1.6m visitors last year
2024-06-15 in The GuardianJuneau agrees deal with industry body to curtail visits but critics say it does not go far enough to protect quality of life
Outdoor clothing brands still using ‘forever chemicals’ despite health risk
2024-06-15 in The GuardianCampaigners find PFAS, which can contaminate the soil and water supply, in more than 80% of 27 companies’ products
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Germany’s top climate envoy says ‘this is the critical decade’ after Dutton ditches 2030 target
2024-06-14 in The GuardianRepresentative from Europe’s biggest economy and key player in global climate talks says deep emissions cuts by 2030 ‘essential’ to limit climate heating to 1.5C
Tagged under: Climate Change Mitigation | Germany | Europe | Economics
Heatwave expected to spread to 250m Americans in midwest and north-east
2024-06-14 in The GuardianScorching temperatures have already swept south-east where Florida is now grappling with severe flooding
Brrr-itish summer: why is it so cold and when will it get warmer?
2024-06-14 in The GuardianBelow-average temperatures and rain may feel more miserable because heatwaves are now seen as the norm
Wildlife experts urge action on pesticides as UK insect populations plummet
2024-06-14 in The GuardianCampaigners say next government must reduce use and toxicity of pesticides before it is too late
Tagged under: Insects
Brazil’s devastating floods hit ‘Black population on the periphery’ hardest
2024-06-13 in The GuardianPorto Alegre’s poorest neighborhoods, often closest to rivers and with the worst infrastructure, bore brunt of crisis
Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way
2024-06-13 in The GuardianThe long read: Having created a watchdog for the environment, the government took its teeth out and muzzled it. Can public outrage rouse the Environment Agency to action?
Can Labour clean up England’s dangerously dirty water?
2024-06-12 in The GuardianParty has vowed to end sewage scandal if it wins power, but experts say it will have to act quickly and ambitiously
Acropolis closed during hottest hours in Greece’s earliest heatwave on record
2024-06-12 in The GuardianTemperatures expected to reach 43C in Athens and across country, prompting school closures and health warnings
Tagged under: Greece
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
2024-06-12 in The GuardianAllowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers have been slow to catch on
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Rare birds at risk as narco-gangs move into forests to evade capture – report
2024-06-12 in The GuardianCocaine traffickers have put two-thirds of Central America’s key habitats for threatened birds under threat, study finds
‘It’s unbearable’: in ever-hotter US cities, air conditioning is no longer enough
2024-06-11 in The GuardianRecord-breaking temperatures in the last few years shatter the myth that air conditioning alone will keep people safe
‘Disappointing and surprising’: Why isn’t this a climate election in the UK?
2024-06-10 in The GuardianMore than 400 scientists write to political parties urging ambitious action or risk making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
Far-right fossil fuel company allies pressure US supreme court to shield firms in unprecedented campaign
2024-06-09 in The GuardianGroups linked to billionaire Leonard Leo, who seems to have ties to Chevron, are pressing the court to intervene in lawsuits that could cost billions
US wildfire season has arrived. Here’s why it could be an explosive summer
2024-06-08 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures and flammable grass fed by a wet winter are among this year’s biggest risks, experts say
Former BP boss calls for end to new North Sea drilling licences
2024-06-07 in The GuardianJohn Browne appears to back Labour energy policy as he underlines need for green transition
Tagged under: BP
Who are the wealthy climate sceptics funding rightwing UK politics?
2024-06-07 in The GuardianHow climate-denying money is influencing UK politics in the run-up to the general election
‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban
2024-06-05 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres says world faces ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating
The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants
2024-06-05 in The GuardianForests across Europe, the US and Canada have been hard hit by drought, fires and bark beetles. Now scientists fear the northern hemisphere’s greatest carbon sink is nearing a tipping point
Tagged under: Tipping Points | Insects | Collapse | Drought
Global rich must pay more to tackle climate crisis, says architect of Paris deal
2024-06-04 in The GuardianLaurence Tubiana, one of experts behind 2015 agreement, calls for taxes or charges on consumption
Tagged under: The Paris Agreement
World will miss target of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030 – IEA
2024-06-04 in The GuardianAnalysis of policies of nearly 150 countries shows shortfall to hit target viewed as vital for transition from fossil fuels
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
New bill could bail out US farmers ruined by ‘forever chemical’ pollution
2024-05-30 in The GuardianThe bipartisan proposal that would remediate farms affected by toxic PFAS contamination is gaining speed in Congress
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Global sales of polluting SUVs hit record high in 2023, data shows
2024-05-28 in The GuardianHalf of all new cars are now SUVs, making them a major cause of the intensifying climate crisis, say experts
Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps | David King
2024-05-27 in The GuardianReduce emissions, build resilience, repair ecosystems, remove greenhouse gases: these are the four Rs that can save us, says David King, chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group
What causes turbulence on flights and which routes around the world are most affected?
2024-05-27 in The GuardianAfter the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to passengers above Turkey, we explain what’s behind the phenomenon
North Yorkshire town has UK’s highest concentration of ‘forever chemicals’
2024-05-24 in The GuardianPFAS contamination recorded in groundwater on Angus Fire site in Bentham, and includes chemicals with known health impacts
Tagged under: UK | Health | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Senate Democrats to investigate Trump’s reported big oil ‘deal’
2024-05-23 in The GuardianTwo committees inquiring after reports of ex-president’s offer to roll back dozens of regulations for $1bn campaign donations
Climate victims file criminal case against bosses of oil firm Total
2024-05-21 in The GuardianCase alleges French company’s exploitation of fossil fuel contributed to deaths of victims in extreme weather disasters
Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’
2024-05-21 in The Guardian‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns
Tagged under: Fish
More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds
2024-05-20 in The Guardian‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse
Tagged under: Collapse | Drought
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
2024-05-20 in The GuardianScientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world
Free the fridges! Make dishwashers great again! US conservatives have odd priorities | Emma Beddington
2024-05-19 in The GuardianThe latest victims of the culture wars? Woke white goods. Because, apparently, energy efficiency and lower electricity bills are unAmerican
Swallow, swift and house martin populations have nearly halved, finds UK bird survey
2024-05-16 in The GuardianReduction in insect numbers contributes to drop, and there are declines across more than a third of bird species surveyed
Tagged under: Insects
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds
2024-05-14 in The GuardianIPS report says replacement fuels well off track to replace kerosene within timeframe needed to avert climate disaster
UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts
2024-05-14 in The GuardianGovernment told Net Zero Teesside gas scheme will be massive polluter despite its carbon capture claims
UK is failing to put climate crisis at centre of national security measures, MPs told
2024-05-14 in The GuardianExperts say changing climate is ‘threat multiplier’ and that US and Germany already include it in planning
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK | Drought
Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says
2024-05-14 in The GuardianFormer Irish president and Ban Ki-moon say fossil lobbying is hampering climate progress
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns
2024-05-13 in The GuardianCommon infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officer
Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like
2024-05-11 in The GuardianClimate scientists have told the Guardian they expect catastrophic levels of global heating. Here’s what that would mean for the planet
Farmers’ union lobbied to increase pesticide limit in UK drinking water
2024-05-10 in The GuardianNFU’s director of strategy asked for review of EU-derived protections as part of post-Brexit loosening of rules
‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families
2024-05-10 in The GuardianA fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children
Tagged under: Children | Women and Children
Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere
2024-05-09 in The GuardianExperts issue warning after finding global average concentration in March was 4.7ppm higher than same period last year
England’s rivers to remain in poor state as EU laws ignored post-Brexit, says watchdog
2024-05-09 in The GuardianGovernment’s failure to match EU measures to improve condition of rivers, lakes and oceans called ‘deeply concerning’
Tagged under: Oceans
Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study
2024-05-09 in The GuardianResearchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease
Tagged under: Biodiversity Loss
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
2024-05-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds
I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops | Guy Singh-Watson
2024-05-08 in The GuardianThe climate crisis is making the farming business unsustainable – and without support for us, food security will suffer too, says Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson
Scottish salmon industry challenged over move to drop ‘farmed’ from labels
2024-05-07 in The GuardianFish welfare campaigners say Defra decision facilitates greenwashing and will mislead consumers
‘I’ve only the clothes on my back’: lives swept away by floods in Kenya
2024-05-07 in The GuardianPeople living in Nairobi’s Mathare slum fear that if catastrophic flooding does not bring down their homes, the government will
UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet
2024-05-07 in The GuardianOutgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’
Tagged under: Economics
At least 400 rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising
2024-05-05 in The GuardianA flood watch remains in effect through Sunday afternoon after forecasters predict additional rainfall in Harris county
‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia
2024-05-04 in The GuardianGovernments issue health warnings as schools shut and crops fail, with fears that worse is to come as heatwave tightens grip
‘You’re going to call me a Holocaust denier now, are you?’: George Monbiot comes face to face with his local conspiracy theorist
2024-05-04 in The GuardianCovid vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset … Why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? There’s only one way to find out: ask a believer
‘Pesticides by stealth’: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear
2024-05-04 in The GuardianEven products marketed as ‘organic’ may be toxic, say campaigners, with risks for the wider ecosystem
Venomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study
2024-05-03 in The GuardianResearchers find many countries unprepared for influx of new species and will be vulnerable to bites
Chimps are dying of the common cold. Is great ape tourism to blame?
2024-05-02 in The GuardianViruses that cause mild sniffles in humans are devastating populations of chimpanzees and gorillas. In some ape communities, it’s a bigger killer than habitat loss or poaching
Sunak to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
2024-05-02 in The GuardianExclusive: decision to grant licences condemned by critics as a stunt that shows Tories are ‘playing politics with climate’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify
2024-05-01 in The GuardianUS Senate hearing reviewed report showing sector’s shift from climate denial to ‘deception, disinformation and doublespeak’
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation
A 007 paradise – or lads holiday in Marbella? Inside Aston Martin’s lavish Miami penthouses
2024-05-01 in The GuardianThe British brand has entered the booming market in luxury ‘car-chitecture’, opening a themed tower in Miami boasting ballroom, helipad and infinity pool – all offering millionaires a perfect view of our choking, collapsing world
Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks
2024-05-01 in The GuardianKenya Red Cross rescues more than 90 people from hotels and lodges as heavy rainfall continues
Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts
2024-05-01 in The GuardianTrifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development
Tagged under: Children | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes
2024-04-30 in The GuardianNitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years
Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds
2024-04-30 in The GuardianInternal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support
Megadrought forces end to sugarcane farming in parched Texas borderland
2024-04-30 in The GuardianThe state’s last sugar processing mill closed because there’s just not enough water in the Rio Grande to share between the US and Mexico
How climate policies are becoming focus for far-right attacks in Germany
2024-04-30 in The GuardianPoliticians fear perceived costs of green transition are driving poor and rural voters to parties such as AfD
‘Water everywhere’: Shropshire farmers race to salvage harvest after record rain
2024-04-29 in The GuardianSome crops completely wiped out and dramatic falls in yields being predicted in county which reflects crisis in rest of UK
‘Washout winter’ spells price rises for UK shoppers with key crops down by a fifth
2024-04-29 in The GuardianAnalysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food imported
Thames Water collapse could trigger Truss-style borrowing crisis, Whitehall officials fear
2024-04-28 in The GuardianExclusive: Concerns over effect on UK’s finances lead officials to believe utility should be renationalised before general election
UN-led panel aims to tackle abuses linked to mining for ‘critical minerals’
2024-04-26 in The GuardianPanel of nearly 100 countries to draw up guidelines for industries that mine raw materials used in low-carbon technology
Tagged under: Children
Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia
2024-04-26 in The GuardianWarnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El Niño
Tagged under: India
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert
2024-04-25 in The GuardianIllnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hear
New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down
2024-04-25 in The GuardianNew EPA directive will cut pollution equivalent to the emissions of 328m cars, but industry group decries it as a ‘reckless plan’
Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalist
2024-04-25 in The GuardianFew economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says Wanjira Mathai
US seeing rise in climate-related power outages, report says
2024-04-24 in The GuardianHigh winds, rains, winter storms and tropical cyclones accounted for 80% of power interruptions over the last 20 years
Plant apocalypse: how new diseases are destroying EU trees and crops
2024-04-24 in The GuardianFrom ancient olive groves to root vegetables, foreign pests introduced via the bloc’s open import system are causing damage worth billions – and outbreaks are on the rise
Tory duty on Ofwat protects profits over reducing sewage pollution, experts say
2024-04-24 in The GuardianCampaigners fear growth duty will hamper water regulator’s ability to crack down on companies in poor financial state
Cava firm Freixenet to furlough 80% of its workers in Catalonia due to drought
2024-04-23 in The GuardianSpanish-German company announces layoffs as conditions in north-eastern Spain hit grape production
Tagged under: Drought
‘Fields are completely underwater’: UK farmers navigate record rainfall
2024-04-22 in The GuardianStories of dismay but also resilience as crisis in food production builds after 18 months of exceptionally wet weather
‘No dividing line’: consultants advising private water companies also work for their regulator, Ofwat
2024-04-21 in The GuardianCampaigners call for the whole regulatory system to be replaced after Observer analysis finds watchdog spent more than £25m with consultancies
A radical British politics rooted in nature is spreading – and the establishment doesn’t like it | John Harris
2024-04-21 in The GuardianFrom right to roam to anger over polluted rivers, a new breed of activists is pushing back against environmental destruction, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Tagged under: Activism
Co-leader of Scottish Greens admits coalition with government could fail
2024-04-21 in The GuardianPatrick Harvie said party faces biggest crisis in its history after rebellion over climate policy
Tens of thousands protest against Canary Islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
2024-04-20 in The GuardianOrganisers say 50,000 turn out to call for limit on tourist numbers, saying model makes life unaffordable and puts strain on resources
Tagged under: Activism
‘Dirty secret’: insiders say UK water firms knowingly break sewage laws
2024-04-20 in The GuardianExclusive: Whistleblowers point to broader sewage scandal, with wastewater systems manipulated to divert sewage
Ocean spray emits more PFAS than industrial polluters, study finds
2024-04-19 in The GuardianResearch into release of ‘forever chemicals’ raises concerns about contamination and human exposure along world’s coastlines
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Oceans
UN livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts
2024-04-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Study released at Cop28 misused research to underestimate impact of cutting meat eating, say academics
Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers
2024-04-19 in The GuardianExclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations
Tagged under: Cattle and Dairy Farming
Artist evicted by London landlord cuts rent by commuting from Argentina
2024-04-19 in The GuardianAndy Leek, creator of Notes to Strangers, made the move after finding himself unable to afford rising rents in UK capital
‘Wake-up call’: pipeline leak exposes carbon capture safety gaps, advocates say
2024-04-19 in The GuardianEstimated 2,548 barrels of carbon dioxide leaked from Exxon pipeline in Louisiana on 3 April, triggering alarm among residents
Tagged under: Exxon
Risk of bird flu spreading to humans is ‘enormous concern’, says WHO
2024-04-18 in The GuardianChief scientist voices fears about H5N1 variant that has ‘extraordinarily high’ mortality rate in humans
Plastic-production emissions could triple to one-fifth of Earth’s carbon budget – report
2024-04-18 in The GuardianExclusive: By the middle of the century, pollution from plastic industry could ‘undermine world’s effort’ to control climate crisis
Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050
2024-04-17 in The GuardianCost of environmental damage will be six times higher than price of limiting global heating to 2C, study finds
Which UK foods are at risk as extreme weather causes havoc with global supplies?
2024-04-16 in The GuardianMany products consumed by Britons could be hit by floods and droughts driven by climate crisis
Tagged under: Drought
Ecuador rations power as Andean drought tightens grip
2024-04-16 in The GuardianEl Niño weather phenomenon depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants
Tagged under: Drought
No birdsong, no water in the creek, no beating wings: how a haven for nature fell silent
2024-04-16 in The GuardianAs the soundscape of the natural world began to disappear over 30 years, one man was listening and recording it all
New Mexico’s rivers are most threatened waterways in US, report finds
2024-04-16 in The GuardianSupreme court ruling left more than 90% of state’s surface waters with no pollution protections, since they don’t run continuously
UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather
2024-04-16 in The GuardianHeavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe, with drought in Morocco hitting imports
Tagged under: Drought
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief
2024-04-14 in The GuardianParis agreement negotiator Todd Stern attacks premiers who say that decarbonisation programmes are unrealistic and should be slowed down
How to spot five of the fossil fuel industry’s biggest disinformation tactics
2024-04-14 in The GuardianAmy Westervelt and Kyle Pope have covered climate disinformation for a combined 20-plus years – here’s their guide on how to decode it
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation
Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests
2024-04-13 in The GuardianBulldozed tracks and informal byways in tropical forests and palm-oil plantations ‘almost always’ an indicator of future deforestation, say researchers
Unseasonal wildfires beset midwest: ‘The strangest winter I’ve ever seen’
2024-04-12 in The GuardianEl Niño weather phenomenon has contributed to warm, dry conditions in US, leading to more fires much earlier in the year
The shrill carder: once-common bumblebee heading for extinction
2024-04-11 in The GuardianBombus sylvarum is now found in only a few pockets as intensive farming destroys UK wildflower habitats
Tagged under: Bees | Insects | Extinction
Toxic gas, livelihoods under threat and power outages: how a seaweed causes chaos in Caribbean
2024-04-11 in The GuardianLeaders have failed to tackle invasion of sargassum, which may have a bumper year in 2024
Tagged under: Oceans
Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan
2024-04-11 in The GuardianEmployees at SBTi have called for their CEO to resign over controversial plans which they fear will enable greenwashing
Farmers warn ‘crisis is building’ as record rainfall drastically reduces UK food production
2024-04-10 in The GuardianReduction in yields means UK will be dependent on imports for wheat in coming year and possibly beyond
Octopuses could lose eyesight and struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study finds
2024-04-10 in The GuardianHeat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say
Tagged under: Oceans
World Bank must take ‘quantum leap’ to tackle climate crisis, UN expert says
2024-04-10 in The GuardianSimon Stiell calls for reform at development banks to enable governments to provide more climate finance to developing world
Tagged under: Economics
World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations
2024-04-09 in The GuardianG20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds
Tagged under: Japan
Methane from landfills is detectable from space – and driving the climate crisis | Gina McCarthy
2024-04-09 in The GuardianLandfill trash is the third-largest source of human-caused methane pollution in the US. To fight global heating, curb waste
Tagged under: Methane
‘Vital for looking after the soil’: fears as UK earthworm population declines
2024-04-08 in The GuardianKeystone species has potentially enormous effects on above-ground wildlife and ecosystem functioning
World Bank’s funding of ‘hog hotel’ factory farms under fire over climate effect
2024-04-07 in The GuardianEnvironmental and animal welfare groups call on lender to phase out support for ‘industrial’ livestock operations
‘Simply mind-boggling’: world record temperature jump in Antarctic raises fears of catastrophe
2024-04-06 in The GuardianAn unprecedented leap of 38.5C in the coldest place on Earth is a harbinger of a disaster for humans and the local ecosystem
Tagged under: Antarctic
Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute
2024-04-04 in The GuardianDespite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly equal to Switzerland
Schools close and crops wither as ‘historic’ heatwave hits south-east Asia
2024-04-04 in The GuardianGovernments across region grappling for response as temperatures soar to unseasonable highs
Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought
2024-04-03 in The GuardianEmmerson Mnangagwa says country needs $2bn of aid as severe dry spell caused by El Niño afflicts southern Africa
Tagged under: Drought
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
2024-04-03 in The GuardianAnalysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
Tagged under: Shell | BP | Exxon
Campaigners fear plan to fight River Wye pollution has been shelved
2024-04-02 in The GuardianLetters revealed under FoI laws show council asked environment secretary to investigate plan
Taylor Swift among 141 new billionaires in ‘amazing year for rich people’
2024-04-02 in The GuardianCombined assets of $14.2tn are more than the GDP of every country except China and the US
Why is the UK facing water shortages despite record rainfall?
2024-04-01 in The GuardianClimate breakdown, an increasing population and a lack of new infrastructure are factors contributing to water scarcity
Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?
2024-04-01 in The GuardianStart-ups turn to heat over batteries and are aiming to industrialise the practice
‘Poison portal’: US and UK could send nuclear waste to Australia under Aukus, inquiry told
2024-04-01 in The GuardianLabor describes claims as ‘fear-mongering’ and says government would not accept waste from other nations
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Spinning, whirling fish in south Florida prompt emergency response
2024-03-31 in The GuardianSmalltooth sawfish are behaving oddly, eliciting a first-ever plan to rescue and rehabilitate the species from the wild
Tagged under: Fish
ExxonMobil accused of ‘greenwashing’ over carbon capture plan it failed to invest in
2024-03-31 in The GuardianInvestigation reveals project oil giant promoted may never leave drawing board and has received no licence or government support
Tagged under: Exxon
Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows
2024-03-29 in The GuardianLabour party analysis of figures since 2010 shows raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last year
Do not enter the water: how dirty Boat Race has captured world’s attention
2024-03-29 in The GuardianSewage scandal has brought extra focus on the race and forced more caution from the rowers but enthusiasm is undimmed with Oxford favourites this year
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
2024-03-28 in The GuardianWorld’s fossil-fuel producers on track to nearly quadruple output from newly approved projects by decade’s end, report finds
Tagged under: The Paris Agreement
Sellafield nuclear waste dump to be prosecuted for alleged cybersecurity offences
2024-03-28 in The GuardianCharges relate to four-year period between 2019 and early 2023, and follow Guardian investigation
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?
2024-03-28 in The GuardianA process called biofortification puts nutrients directly into seeds and could reduce global hunger, but it’s not a magic bullet
Extreme heat summit to urge leaders to act on threat from rising temperatures
2024-03-27 in The GuardianIFRC and USAid staging conference to draw attention to risks and share best practice in disaster alerts and response
Sellafield’s head of information security to step down
2024-03-27 in The GuardianRichard Meal is second senior leader to depart following Guardian investigation into failings at UK nuclear waste site
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges
2024-03-27 in The GuardianCall for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months
‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains
2024-03-27 in The GuardianScientists are just starting to discover how extreme heat and weather is linked to neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and motor neurone disease – and can even affect babies in the womb. What can we do about it?
Arizona court rules Mexico can proceed with lawsuit against five US gun dealers
2024-03-26 in The GuardianCompanies accused of facilitating gun trafficking and and of being responsible for bloodshed that their guns contribute to in Mexico
British Museum closes to visitors as Energy Embargo for Palestine group gathers outside
2024-03-24 in The GuardianNew protest group is critical of London museum’s sponsorship by BP and seeks to make link with Gaza
California zombie lake turned farmland to water. A year later, is it gone for good?
2024-03-24 in The GuardianTulare Lake was resurrected to more than 100,000 acres, bringing fear and wonder. I went to see it – and couldn’t find it
UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis
2024-03-23 in The GuardianHeritage orchard at RHS Rosemoor to be sampled this spring as part of search for previously unrecorded ‘survivor’ cultivars
Land ownership in rural Scotland more concentrated despite reforms, study finds
2024-03-23 in The GuardianExclusive: Half of all privately owned rural land held by 433 people and companies, according to campaigner Andy Wightman
Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN
2024-03-21 in The GuardianWorld water development report warns that access is major source of conflict between countries
Tagged under: Women and Children | Drought
Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds
2024-03-20 in The GuardianGlobal witness analysis suggests 11.5 million deaths could be caused by burning of fuel produced by 2050
Tagged under: Shell | BP | Exxon
Biden announces new rule for gas car emissions that could boost EV sector
2024-03-20 in The GuardianRule, hailed as historic step on climate crisis, will have slashed more than 7bn tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2055
‘Water is worth more than gold’: eco-activist Esteban Polanco on why violence won’t stop him
2024-03-19 in The GuardianBrutally attacked for his work as one of the Dominican Republic’s leading land defenders, Polanco says the next generation must fight environmental destruction
Tagged under: Activism
46C summer days and ‘supercell’ storms are Britain’s future – and now is our last chance to prepare | Bill McGuire
2024-03-19 in The GuardianNeither the Tories nor Labour seem bothered by the climate mayhem that awaits us, but to save lives they must act, says professor emeritus Bill McGuire
Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
2024-03-19 in The GuardianCourt of appeal’s removal of ‘consent’ defence means defendants on trial for criminal damage can no longer use it in England and Wales
Tagged under: Activism
UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog
2024-03-18 in The GuardianInstallations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harder
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
CATL, the little-known Chinese battery maker that has the US worried
2024-03-18 in The GuardianIt is the world’s biggest battery maker, it powers electric vehicles for Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, and its EV technology is miles ahead of US offerings, say experts
Banks driving increase in global meat and dairy production, report finds
2024-03-18 in The GuardianFinanciers providing billion-dollar support for industrial livestock companies to expand leading to unsustainable rise in production
A Florida neighborhood says an old factory made them sick. Now developers want to kick up toxic soil
2024-03-17 in The GuardianResidents already hit with disease are fighting the multibillion-dollar corporation DR Horton, America’s largest homebuilder
UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off
2024-03-16 in The GuardianGPs with convictions over protests face tribunals to determine whether they can keep licence to practise
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Scientists divided over whether record heat is acceleration of climate crisis
2024-03-16 in The GuardianSome believe global anomalies are in line with predictions but others are more concerned by speed of change
Tagged under: Oceans
Water firms’ profits in England and Wales almost double since 2019, find Lib Dems
2024-03-15 in The GuardianParty to call for measures to stop companies prioritising profit over environment at spring conference
‘We don’t know where the money is going’: the ‘carbon cowboys’ making millions from credit schemes
2024-03-15 in The GuardianCarbon schemes are touted as a way to transfer billions in climate finance to the developing world – but people at the Kariba project in Zimbabwe say most of the profits never arrive
UK company directors may be liable for climate impacts, say lawyers
2024-03-15 in The GuardianLegal experts say directors could face personal claims for failing to consider how businesses affect nature
UK government seeks to limit low-traffic schemes as part of its ‘plan for drivers’
2024-03-15 in The GuardianExclusive: The Department for Transport has already cut funding but now seeks to block councils’ ability to fine drivers
Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
2024-03-14 in The GuardianNumbers living with or dying from disorders such as stroke rises dramatically to 3.4bn people – 43% of global population
Tagged under: Health
Bird flu: access to Ernest Shackleton’s grave ‘blocked by dead seals’
2024-03-14 in The GuardianThe H5N1 virus reached the region late last year and is killing wildlife, with witnesses spotting numerous seal corpses on South Georgia island
Tagged under: Antarctic
Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest
2024-03-14 in The GuardianThe long read: Organising is a kind of alchemy: it turns alienation into connection, despair into dedication, and oppression into strength
Tagged under: Women and Children | Activism
Melt rate of Greenland ice sheet can predict summer weather in Europe, scientist says
2024-03-14 in The GuardianLocation, extent and strength of recent freshwater events suggest an unusually warm and dry summer over southern Europe this year
Tagged under: Europe | Science | Climate Data | Greenland | Ice Melting
Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog
2024-03-13 in The GuardianSpending to clean up their operations would be equivalent to only 5% of profits made last year, IEA estimates
Tagged under: Methane
UK plans to adapt to climate crisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required
2024-03-13 in The GuardianGovernment has no credible plan for effects of extreme weather, says Committee on Climate Change
Tagged under: UK | UK Politics | Climate Change Adaption | Committee on Climate Change UK
Palette to paycheck: the Lagos gallery helping children make a living from their art
2024-03-13 in The GuardianThe Children’s Art Gallery supports young Nigerian artists from low-income families, helping them sell their work around the world and build a better life
Tagged under: Women and Children | Nigeria | Africa | Children
Dutton’s blast of radioactive rhetoric on nuclear power leaves facts in the dust | Temperature Check
2024-03-13 in The GuardianCoalition’s claim of cheap power and quickly built reactors is at odds with real world experience of other countries
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Australia
Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground
2024-03-12 in The GuardianThe long read: The ocean’s depths are not some remote alien realm, but are in fact intimately entangled with every other part of the planet. We should treat them that way
Tagged under: Plastic | Nuclear Power | Pollution | Oceans
Thames Water accused of ‘misleading’ customers over level of debt payments
2024-03-12 in The GuardianBritain’s biggest water company said just 3p in every pound that appeared on bills went to its lenders
Tagged under: UK | Water Resources | Finance
‘My dream is to buy a piece of land’: the ‘outsiders’ farming at the Amazon’s last frontiers
2024-03-12 in The GuardianStruggling to compete with large-scale landowners, smallholder farmers move ever deeper into Brazil’s disappearing forest
Tagged under: Agriculture | Amazon Rainforest | Trees
Capacity crunch on National Grid is delaying new homes in UK by years
2024-03-10 in The GuardianCouncil leaders warn of ‘infrastructure crisis’ that will also affect green energy schemes and hinder growth
Tagged under: Electricity Grid
Diplomats fear growing power of Iranian factions that want nuclear weapons
2024-03-10 in The GuardianWarnings that war in Gaza and Iran’s lack of cooperation on its nuclear programme are strengthening hand of hardliners
Tagged under: Israel | Iran | Nuclear Power | Middle East | Africa
Europe unprepared for rapidly growing climate risks, report finds
2024-03-10 in The GuardianDangers of wildfires, extreme weather and other factors outgrowing preparedness, European Environment Agency says
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Extreme Weather | European Union | Europe | Climate Change Adaption
Film studio from Oscar-winning director aims to stir up ‘populist anger’ over climate crisis
2024-03-09 in The GuardianYellow Dot Studios produces short-form videos to inform with ‘genuine, righteous anger’ and ‘laugh-out-loud comedy’
Tagged under: Activism | Media
Rishi Sunak’s report finds low-traffic neighbourhoods work and are popular
2024-03-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Downing Street initially buried study, which Tories had hoped would strengthen arguments against traffic-reducing measures
Tagged under: Transport | UK Politics | Rishi Sunak
Oil industry has sought to block state backing for green tech since 1960s
2024-03-08 in The GuardianResearch shows industry lobbying against support for solar panels and electric cars while enjoying subsidies itself
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Lobbying | Oil Industry
Shuttered restaurants, burgers uneaten: why vegan products are being left on the shelf | Jennifer Yule
2024-03-08 in The GuardianHave the new vegans had enough of being called ‘soy boys’? I suspect the reason is far simpler, says marketing lecturer Jennifer Yule
Tagged under: Food Production and Consumption
The Coalition wants nuclear power. Could it work – or would it be an economic and logistical disaster?
2024-03-07 in The GuardianThe prospect of Australia trying to build nuclear reactors at soon-to-be-closed coal plants raises many questions. Here’s what we know
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Australia
‘No drilling! No drilling!’: climate choir sings truth to power in Palace of Westminster
2024-03-07 in The GuardianVoices of Climate Choir Movement fill St Stephen’s Hall in group’s most dramatic protest yet
Tagged under: Activism
UK’s green power industry receives surprise £10bn pledge
2024-03-07 in The GuardianPotential investment by NatPower would create largest portfolio of battery storage projects in Britain
Tagged under: UK | Renewable Energy | Wind Power
‘Sad and debilitating’: rural midwesterners contend with well water tainted by livestock waste
2024-03-06 in The GuardianNitrate-fouled water from concentrated animal feed operations causes a host of medical problems for nearby residents
Tagged under: Cattle and Dairy Farming
‘Explosive growth’ in petrochemical production poses risks to human health
2024-03-06 in The GuardianNew report warns of deadly health risks from fossil fuel pollution, including alarming rise in neurodevelopmental issues
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Oil Industry | Pollution | Health
Higher temperatures force New England fishers off ice early: ‘Global warming is real’
2024-03-06 in The GuardianFor generations, residents have hauled tiny fishing shacks on to frozen lakes, but milder winters are forcing them to quit early
Tagged under: Fish | Climate Change Impacts | Ice Melting | USA | Fishing
On the brink: California’s luxe clifftop mansions in peril after record rain
2024-03-05 in The GuardianHomeowners in wealthy towns watching anxiously in face of heavy storms that have caused flash floods and coastal erosion
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Extreme Rainfall | California
Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say
2024-03-05 in The GuardianHome of polar bears, seals and walruses could be mostly water for months as early as 2035 due to fossil fuel emissions
Tagged under: Ice Melting | Arctic
The truth about nuclear energy: not everyone wants to know | Fiona Katauskas
2024-03-05 in The GuardianIs Peter Dutton listening?
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Financial toll of climate crisis hitting women harder, UN says
2024-03-05 in The GuardianRural households led by women lose about 8% more income to heat stress than male-led families, data shows
Tagged under: Extreme Heat | Economics | Climate Change Impacts | Women and Children
US banks abandon ‘bare minimum’ environmental standards project, alarming climate groups
2024-03-05 in The GuardianCiti, BofA, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo leave framework that assesses environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing
Tagged under: ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance | Finance | USA | Banking
Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures
2024-03-04 in The GuardianDarren Woods tells Fortune consumers not willing to pay for clean-energy transition, prompting backlash from climate experts
Tagged under: Public Opinion | Net Zero | Exxon
We need to talk about water – and the fact that the world is running out of it | George Monbiot
2024-03-04 in The GuardianOn a planet becoming hotter and drier by the year, governments are wilfully ignoring a looming crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Collapse | Water Resources
John Kerry: US committed to tackling climate crisis despite fossil fuel growth
2024-03-04 in The GuardianOutgoing climate chief says he is ‘not ready’ to give up on 1.5C target he helped negotiate in Paris agreement
Tagged under: The Paris Agreement | US Politics
How do civilisations collapse? Ask Lee Anderson | Stewart Lee
2024-03-03 in The GuardianThe shameless smears against Sadiq Khan and the Conservatives’ mealy-mouthed refusal to reject them feel a lot like the start of the end of things
Tagged under: Collapse
AI’s craving for data is matched only by a runaway thirst for water and energy | John Naughton
2024-03-02 in The GuardianThe computing power for AI models requires immense – and increasing – amounts of natural resources. Legislation is required to prevent environmental crisis
Ski resorts’ era of plentiful snow may be over due to climate crisis, study finds
2024-03-02 in The GuardianUS ski industry is losing billions as average season has become five to seven days shorter in past half century
Tagged under: USA | Climate Change Impacts | Ice Melting
Gardens in England and Wales blooming four weeks early, says National Trust
2024-03-02 in The GuardianEarly flowering of magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons ‘a sign of how our seasons are shifting’
Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine
2024-03-02 in The GuardianMichael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same time say it will not
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘Killed in vast numbers’: horseshoe crabs under threat from overharvesting
2024-03-02 in The GuardianThe crabs’ blue blood is used to test vaccines, saving millions of lives – but there are synthetic alternatives
Tagged under: Wildlife | Sealife
WWF shelved report exposing River Wye pollution ‘to keep Tesco happy’
2024-03-02 in The GuardianThe wildlife charity allegedly dropped a study highlighting farm pollution linked to the supply chain of its former supermarket partner
Tagged under: Wildlife | Rivers
A visual guide to the Texas wildfire
2024-03-01 in The GuardianWhat has been the impact of the Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle, and what could happen now?
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Climate activists convicted of criminal damage after smashing glass door of JP Morgan
2024-03-01 in The GuardianActivitists had used hammers and chisels to cause ‘many thousands of pounds’ of damage to the bank’s offices in London
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Weatherwatch: how solar farms benefit bees and butterflies
2024-03-01 in The GuardianResearch shows pollinating insects thrive in solar parks, particularly where a variety of plants are flourishing
Tagged under: Insects | Bees | Butterflies and Moths
‘Huge tax breaks’: private equity prepares for a boon from Congress
2024-03-01 in The GuardianBillions in private equity and corporate taxes could be rolled back, along with what critics say is a sop for child tax credits
Tagged under: US Politics
The disaster you could see from space: how a podcast went inside an eco catastrophe
2024-03-01 in The GuardianNineteen dead, hundreds homeless and 700,000 taking legal action. Eco true-crime podcast Dead River delves into a Brazilian dam’s collapse – and how it’s led to the UK’s biggest ever class-action lawsuit
Tagged under: Brazil | Collapse | Rivers
El Niño forecast to drive record heat from the Amazon to Alaska in 2024
2024-02-29 in The GuardianCoastal areas facing ‘enormous and urgent climate crisis’ as event supercharges human-caused global heating, scientists say
Tagged under: El Niño | South America | Alaska
US spends billions on roads rather than public transport in ‘climate time bomb’
2024-02-29 in The GuardianNew analysis finds money from Biden’s $1.2tn infrastructure bill has overwhelmingly been spent on widening highways for cars
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Cars
Risotto crisis: the fight to save Italy’s beloved dish from extinction
2024-02-29 in The GuardianAfter drought devastated prized arborio and carnaroli harvests in the Po valley, new rice varieties offer a glimmer of hope. But none are yet suitable for use in the traditional recipe
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Extinction
‘A historic step’: G20 discusses plans for global minimum tax on billionaires
2024-02-29 in The GuardianLeaders gather in Brazil to explore solutions to hypermobile super-rich avoiding tax
Tagged under: Brazil
UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
2024-02-29 in The GuardianCampaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in Europe
Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’
2024-02-28 in The GuardianDecision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy
Tagged under: Canada | Renewable Energy
Ultra-processed food linked to 32 harmful effects to health, review finds
2024-02-28 in The GuardianWorld’s largest review finds direct associations with higher risks of cancer, heart disease and early death
Tagged under: Health
Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%
2024-02-28 in The GuardianUK’s largest water company also calls for dividend payouts and lower fines for breaches to avoid taxpayer bailout
First Thing: Populism imperils fight against climate breakdown, says John Kerry
2024-02-28 in The GuardianUS climate chief hits out at ‘disinformation’ and ‘demagoguery’ by special interests to delay climate action. Plus, the lost 80s song baffling the internet
Tagged under: Politics | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | US Politics | Disinformation and Misinformation
Shell must clean up pollution before it leaves Niger delta, report says
2024-02-28 in The GuardianFirm told it must take responsibility for toxic legacy of pollution and safe decommissioning of abandoned oil infrastructure
European nations must end repression of peaceful climate protest, says UN expert
2024-02-28 in The GuardianNations should be cutting emissions to meet Paris agreement, says Michel Forst after year-long inquiry
Tagged under: Activism
‘A Trojan horse of legitimacy’: Shell launches a ‘climate tech’ startup advertising jobs in oil and gas
2024-02-28 in The GuardianOnward touts a vision of a ‘clean energy future’, but experts say ventures like this are part of fossil fuel firms’ greenwashing plan
Tagged under: Shell
Aerial surveys of Great Barrier Reef ordered as flights show extensive coral bleaching
2024-02-28 in The GuardianHelicopter flights over almost 50 reefs off the Queensland coast found bleaching in the south was “fairly uniform”
Tagged under: Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs | Oceans
Ministers could use loophole to water down carbon reduction commitments
2024-02-28 in The GuardianClimate committee urges government not to relax future targets after UK overachieved in 2018-22, in part thanks to lockdowns
Tagged under: Carbon Offsetting | Committee on Climate Change UK
‘Quite radical’: the feeling of exhaustion is key to tackling climate change, says author
2024-02-28 in The GuardianExhausted of the Earth author Ajay Singh Chaudhary says how we feel and the state of the earth are connected
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
2024-02-27 in The GuardianScientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries
Tagged under: Health
Pumped up: will a Dutch startup’s plan to restore Arctic sea-ice work?
2024-02-27 in The GuardianAs the Arctic warms, devastating the climate and ecosystems, an old idea used to create skating rinks could be deployed to restore melting ice caps, despite scepticism from some experts
Tagged under: Geoengineering | Ice Melting | Arctic | Oceans
Oxfordshire housing development ‘should be blocked due to failing sewage system’
2024-02-27 in The GuardianEnvironment Agency objects to plans for 1,450 new homes, saying Thames Water’s Oxford plant cannot cope with more demand
Tagged under: Rivers
Scientists confirm first cases of bird flu on mainland Antarctica
2024-02-26 in The GuardianFears for penguin colonies after the discovery of the highly contagious H5N1 virus in two dead skuas
Tagged under: Wildlife | Antarctic
Abandoned pipelines could release poisons into North Sea, scientists warn
2024-02-24 in The GuardianResearchers say toxic chemicals pose a pollution risk as oil and gas companies are allowed to leave pipelines to rot
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘Poisoned by chemicals’: citizen scientists prove River Avon is polluted
2024-02-24 in The GuardianCharity says the decline of invertebrates linked to chemicals in water while Environment Agency said Wiltshire river had not deteriorated
Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row
2024-02-24 in The GuardianThe extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’
Tagged under: Antarctic
‘Our yields are going to be appalling’: one of wettest winters in decades hits England’s farms
2024-02-23 in The GuardianFlooding top of agenda at NFU conference after extreme weather ruins thousands of acres of crops
Tagged under: Farming
UK government can never accept idea nature has rights, delegate tells UN
2024-02-22 in The GuardianDismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic
Tagged under: Wildlife
UK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies
2024-02-22 in The GuardianBritain joins France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands in withdrawing from charter it says ‘penalises’ shift to net zero
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | France
‘Safe’ air-quality levels in US, UK and EU still harmful for health, study says
2024-02-21 in The GuardianEven smallest amount of exposure to minute soot particles – known as PM2.5 – raises the risk of cardiovascular disease
Tagged under: Health
‘The river has been destroyed’: expert says agriculture has overshadowed science in the Murray-Darling Basin
2024-02-20 in The GuardianAn ecologist who spent 36 years with NSW Fisheries says scientists working for the government are ‘aghast’ at the state of the Darling River but can’t speak publicly
Fears of more floods – and possibly tornadoes – as another storm hits California
2024-02-19 in The GuardianNorth sees strong winds while central coast at risk of ‘significant flooding’ as storm moves south toward Los Angeles
Tagged under: California
‘Like the flip of a switch, it’s gone’: has the ecosystem of the UK’s largest lake collapsed?
2024-02-19 in The GuardianLough Neagh’s flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Ireland’s water
Tagged under: Wildlife | Collapse
Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds
2024-02-17 in The GuardianVast reforestation a major reason for ‘warming hole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled
Tagged under: Trees
Testing regime meant to stop toxic chemicals going into NSW landscape products gamed by suppliers
2024-02-16 in The GuardianExclusive: Manufacturers retest contaminated soil fill until it ‘complies’ with regulations and can then be used at childcare centres, schools or parks
Tagged under: Children
Weather tracker: Flash flooding in Oman and record temperatures in Western Australia
2024-02-16 in The GuardianFour people died after heavy rain in the Middle Eastern country, which is one of the driest in the world
Tagged under: Extreme Heat | Extreme Rainfall | Extreme Weather | Middle East
Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed
2024-02-16 in The GuardianPath to relying solely on green power appears long as series of problems collides with reality of keeping the lights on
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Wind Power
Be brave, stay positive, find your tribe: three climate activists explain how to get started
2024-02-16 in The GuardianWhether your idea of climate activism involves signing petitions, door-knocking or protesting, there are now groups for every demographic
Tagged under: Activism
What will Spain look like when it runs out of water? Barcelona is giving us a glimpse | María Ramírez
2024-02-15 in The GuardianAngry farmers, worried tourism workers and unprepared politicians – Catalonia is on the frontline of a drought-stricken future, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals
2024-02-15 in The GuardianCompanies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regardless, Center for Climate Integrity study finds
Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn
2024-02-15 in The GuardianResearch reveals area size of France is under threat by restoration projects taking place in unsuitable landscapes
Tagged under: Wildlife | Trees | Africa
‘It’s almost carbon-negative’: how hemp became a surprise building material
2024-02-15 in The GuardianProponents of the material tout its non-toxic and mould, fire and infestation-resistant properties
The Guardian view on Europe’s rural revolt: sustainability is in farmers’ interests too | Editorial
2024-02-14 in The GuardianEditorial: The current wave of protests endangers environmental progress. But imaginative politics can get the green deal back on track
Tagged under: Activism | Farming | Sustainability
‘A frenzy of bodies in the chamber of death’: Italian fishers fight to preserve an ancient tradition
2024-02-14 in The GuardianA sustainable technique for catching tuna that goes back thousands of years is on the verge of extinction in Italy – but not for a lack of fish
Tagged under: Fishing | Fish | Wildlife | Extinction
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
2024-02-14 in The Guardian‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restoration
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees | Tipping Points
Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet
2024-02-13 in The GuardianResearch shows there has been a near-quadrupling across Greenland of methane-producing wetlands
Tagged under: Oceans | Methane | Wetlands | Sea Level
Trinidad & Tobago says oil spill from mystery vessel is national emergency
2024-02-12 in The GuardianUpturned and largely submerged vessel of unknown origin is leaking hydrocarbon off south-west coast or Tobago
Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet
2024-02-12 in The GuardianThe huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas will doom climate targets, experts say, but stemming them would rapidly reduce global heating
Tagged under: Argentina | Methane | India
‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPA
2024-02-09 in The GuardianTrump has made campaign promises to toss crucial environmental regulations – including dismantling the federal body with the most power to tackle the climate crisis
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Donald Trump
Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds
2024-02-09 in The GuardianCollapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible
Tagged under: Oceans | Collapse | Tipping Points | Gulf Stream (AMOC)
Children’s emergency mental health referrals in England soar by 53%
2024-02-07 in The GuardianNHS data exposing a ‘devastating explosion’ of mental illness should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the government, MPs and health leaders say
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
‘In a word, horrific’: Trump’s extreme anti-environment blueprint
2024-02-06 in The GuardianAllies and advisers have hinted at a more methodical second term: driving forward fossil fuel production, sidelining scientists and overturning rules
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Donald Trump
World ‘not prepared’ for climate disasters after warmest ever January
2024-02-06 in The GuardianEffect of El Niño phenomenon combined with human-driven global heating is causing increasing alarm among scientists
Tagged under: El Niño
Hurricanes becoming so strong that new category needed, study says
2024-02-05 in The GuardianScientists propose new category 6 rating to classify ‘mega-hurricanes’, becoming more likely due to climate crisis
Experts lament ‘appalling decline’ in health of under-fives in UK
2024-02-05 in The GuardianAcademy for Medical Sciences report highlights rising infant mortality, obesity and tooth decay
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
Should I worry about microplastics?
2024-02-04 in The GuardianThese tiny particles are polluting the planet, including our bodies. How bad for us are they really?
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point
2024-02-03 in The GuardianLast year, 10,000 sham papers had to be retracted by academic journals, but experts think this is just the tip of the iceberg
Forest fires in Chile cause multiple deaths and widespread destruction
2024-02-03 in The GuardianAt least 46 people reported dead as dozens of fires sweep across central and southern regions, with Valparaíso worst affected
Tagged under: South America | Wildfires | Trees
BP’s green agenda all at sea as sinking profits forecast renews fossil fuel call
2024-02-03 in The GuardianWith gloomy financial results predicted, the company must weigh its net zero targets against demands for more oil and gas production
‘Odd’ Hinkley Point C salt marsh plan has Somerset locals up in arms
2024-02-02 in The GuardianAnger at EDF proposals to flood wildlife-rich farmland as ‘compensation’ for killing millions of fish at nuclear site
Tagged under: Wildlife | Nuclear Power | Fish
Georgia senate passes bill curtailing charitable bail funds for protest groups
2024-02-02 in The GuardianBill passed by Republican-dominated state senate may exacerbate deadly overcrowding in Fulton county jail
Tagged under: US Politics | Activism
In a world built by plutocrats, the powerful are protected while vengeful laws silence their critics | George Monbiot
2024-02-02 in The GuardianIn the UK and around the world, those who challenge rich corporations are being hounded and crushed with ever-more inventive penalties, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Activism
UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs
2024-01-31 in The GuardianNature-based solutions such as parks and ponds are recommended – as is giving heatwaves names
Tagged under: Health | Heatwaves
Extraction of raw materials to rise by 60% by 2060, says UN report
2024-01-31 in The GuardianExclusive: Report proposes action to reduce overall demand rather than simply increasing ‘green’ production
‘Unacceptable greenwashing’: Scottish farmed salmon should not be labelled organic, say charities
2024-01-30 in The GuardianOpen letter calls for Soil Association certification to be removed from industry, amid concerns of negative environmental impact
Tagged under: Fish | Salmon | Wildlife
West of England coalmines to be mapped for renewable energy potential
2024-01-30 in The GuardianRegional mayor Dan Norris launches project to explore potential for former mines to produce low-carbon heat
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Geothermal Energy
First penguins die in Antarctic of deadly H5N1 bird flu strain
2024-01-29 in The GuardianWith confirmed or suspected cases in two Antarctic penguin species, researchers fear highly contagious virus could rip through colonies
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health | Antarctic
More than 100,000 trees to be planted in Devon to boost Celtic rainforest
2024-01-29 in The GuardianNational Trust says it hopes to establish 50 hectares across three sites close to surviving pockets of rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Wildlife | Trees
To get to net zero, we may have to sell off the UK’s future
2024-01-27 in The GuardianThe cost of decarbonising is vast. Something like the privatisations of the 80s may be needed to raise enough funds
Tagged under: Net Zero | Economics
‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests
2024-01-26 in The GuardianFrance taken by surprise by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations amid crisis in organic sector
Tagged under: Farming | France | Activism
Underground hydrogen discovery in France raises hopes for clean energy
2024-01-25 in The GuardianDeposit of natural hydrogen could be the largest ever found and enough to meet global demand for two years
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | France
‘Hypocrisy’: Tata builds vast India furnace despite Port Talbot emissions claims
2024-01-24 in The GuardianOwner says shutting Welsh blast furnaces will cut emissions, but it is opening a new one in India
Tagged under: India
Questions over £22bn in UK billpayer cash handed to wood-burning firms
2024-01-24 in The GuardianSpending watchdog calls for biomass subsidy scheme to have tougher environmental requirements
Tagged under: Deforestation | Electricity
EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low
2024-01-24 in The GuardianFossil emissions ‘finally back to 1960s levels’, say analysts, but they warn levels are still falling too slowly
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels
Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, study shows
2024-01-24 in The GuardianExtreme weather threatens world’s biggest carbon store as the rainforest is already close to tipping point
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Trees | Tipping Points
Louisiana court upholds air permits for petrochemical complex in Cancer Alley
2024-01-23 in The GuardianDecision helps clear path for Formosa Plastics to build US’s largest petrochemical complex of its time
Tagged under: Louisiana
Five examples of the UK’s crackdown on climate protesters
2024-01-23 in The GuardianAs UN expert says UK’s actions are chilling and regressive, we look at some of the cases
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Justice
Cookstove carbon offsets overstate climate benefit by 1,000%, study finds
2024-01-23 in The GuardianCookstove projects are one of the fastest-growing carbon offset schemes but research finds carbon benefits are vastly overstated
Tagged under: Deforestation | Carbon Offsetting
Flash floods inundate homes in San Diego: ‘It’s never been that bad’
2024-01-23 in The GuardianTorrential rain swept through a large part of the US on Monday, days after a cold spell
Tagged under: California
The Guardian view on inequality and the super-rich: the status quo is unsustainable | Editorial
2024-01-23 in The GuardianEditorial: Growing private wealth, combined with public austerity, is undermining the health of western democracies
Tagged under: Health
UN expert condemns UK crackdown on environmental protest
2024-01-23 in The GuardianUN special rapporteur on environmental defenders says he is seriously concerned about ‘regressive new laws’
Tagged under: Activism
Peer who praised rising temperatures appointed to climate crisis committee
2024-01-22 in The GuardianLabour says appointment of David Frost shows ‘wacky’ climate views no longer confined to Tory party fringes
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak
SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in UK and EU every two years, says report
2024-01-22 in The GuardianBigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities
Rishi Sunak facing renewed pressure over plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil
2024-01-21 in The GuardianDithering on renewable energy and insulation will leave people in Britain ‘colder and poorer’, campaigners warn
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Rishi Sunak | Insulation | Fossil Fuels
Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn
2024-01-21 in The GuardianThreat of outbreak from microbes trapped in permafrost for millennia raised by increased Siberian shipping activity
Tagged under: Health | Russia | Arctic
Northern Ireland ‘dirty corner of Europe’ due to lack of governance, say experts
2024-01-19 in The GuardianCampaigners say keeping higher EU standards post-Brexit will have little impact as existing rules are already being flouted
Brexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s vital environmental protections
2024-01-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Health | Trees
Frigid weather can make charging electric vehicles tough – here’s what you need to know
2024-01-19 in The GuardianFreezing temperatures across central US have cut electric vehicles’ range and left drivers facing long waits at charging stations
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
What do angry farmers in Nevada and Germany have in common? They’re being exploited by the far right | George Monbiot
2024-01-19 in The GuardianPopulists are taking advantage of agrarian protests sparked by genuine crises – and it all feels horribly familiar, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Farming | Activism
Carbon released by bottom trawling ‘too big to ignore’, says study
2024-01-18 in The GuardianFishing nets churn up carbon from the sea floor, more than half of which will eventually be released into the atmosphere
Tagged under: Fish
‘It’s the industry’s dirty secret’: why fashion’s oversupply problem is an environmental disaster
2024-01-18 in The GuardianAs many as 40% of clothes made each year – 60bn garments – are not sold. Experts say tackling such obscene waste will require radical changes in production – and legislation
Tagged under: Legislation
US climate scientist’s defamation case over online attacks finally comes to trial
2024-01-17 in The GuardianMichael Mann alleges, in lawsuit first brought in 2012, that attacks on his work by climate denialists amount to defamation
More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk
2024-01-17 in The GuardianDrought in Hwange national park was the cause of most of the deaths, and wildlife experts fear the climate crisis could make such events look normal
Tagged under: Wildlife | Drought | Zimbabwe | Africa
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
2024-01-17 in The GuardianTotal is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents
Tagged under: Oceans | Collapse
Canadian man who claimed wildfires were a federal conspiracy admits arson
2024-01-16 in The GuardianThe country saw record-breaking blazes during the summer and Brian Paré pleaded guilty to lighting more than a dozen fires
Tagged under: Wildfires
Third of UK teenagers believe climate change exaggerated, report shows
2024-01-16 in The GuardianYouTube criticised for amplifying lies about the climate with disinformation videos watched by young people
Tagged under: Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Disinformation and Misinformation
Azerbaijan appoints no women to 28-member Cop29 climate committee
2024-01-15 in The GuardianCampaigners condemn decision as regressive, saying ‘climate change affects whole world, not half of it’
Tagged under: COP29 | Women and Children
‘Cheaper to save the world than destroy it’: why capitalism is going green
2024-01-15 in The GuardianAkshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices drop
Tagged under: Economics | Electric Cars | Capitalism | Cars | India
Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists
2024-01-13 in The GuardianNew paper claims unless demand for resources is reduced, many other innovations are just a sticking plaster
Tagged under: Geoengineering
Mississippi quits child food program amid Republican ‘welfare state’ attack
2024-01-13 in The GuardianCritics condemn ‘cruelty’ of state opting out of federal program to feed children from low-income families during summer break
Tagged under: US Politics | Women and Children | Children
Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords
2024-01-12 in The GuardianEnvironmental campaigners say move will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife
US oil lobby launches eight-figure ad blitz amid record fossil fuel extraction
2024-01-10 in The GuardianCampaign pushes idea oil is ‘vital’ to global security and capitalizes on war in Gaza to escalate production, climate advocates say
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories
2024-01-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Documents show shift in transport policy influenced by unfounded fears about loss of freedom of movement in ‘15-minute cities’
Tagged under: Transport
‘We can’t pretend the ecological crisis is separate’: the economist thinking differently about climate breakdown
2024-01-10 in The GuardianJames Meadway, once a Labour adviser and now a podcast host, says the separation between climate and economy has to end
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth | Finance
Norway votes for deep-sea mining despite environmental concerns
2024-01-09 in The GuardianParliament votes 80-20 in favour while scientists warn mining could devastate marine life
Tagged under: Oceans
US supreme court rejects big oil’s bid to move Minnesota climate trial
2024-01-08 in The GuardianCourt denies plea to move venue of 2020 lawsuit filed by state, putting Minnesota one step closer to putting industry on trial
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says
2024-01-08 in The GuardianJames Hansen says limit will be passed ‘for all practical purposes’ by May though other experts predict that will happen in 2030s
Tagged under: Global Warming | IPCC | El Niño
Sellafield nuclear safety and security director to leave
2024-01-08 in The GuardianMultiple safety and cybersecurity failings at nuclear waste site were revealed by Guardian last month
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Jeremy Hunt’s net zero target claims criticised by climate advisers
2024-01-07 in The GuardianClimate Change Committee tells chancellor issuing new oil and gas licenses is ‘inconsistent’ with government’s temperature goals
Tagged under: Legislation | UK Politics | UK | Oil Industry | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Awash with fossil fuel money, African football is sowing the seeds of its own destruction | David Goldblatt
2024-01-07 in The GuardianAs Afcon kicks off under an oil firm’s banner, it is a tragic irony that the climate crisis is making the game ever more unsafe to play outdoors
Tagged under: Africa | Fossil Fuels
Climate and vaccine misinformation seemed worlds apart – but it turned out the Cranky Uncle was a universal figure
2024-01-06 in The GuardianA game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine hesitancy in the developing world
Tagged under: Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health | Africa
What links Rishi Sunak, Javier Milei and Donald Trump? The shadowy network behind their policies | George Monbiot
2024-01-06 in The GuardianThe Atlas Network’s dark-money junktanks are behind neoliberal policies around the world, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Argentina | Rishi Sunak | Donald Trump
Chris Skidmore resigns Conservative whip over Sunak’s oil and gas licence plan
2024-01-05 in The GuardianFormer minister also resigns as an MP, which will trigger byelection in his Kingswood constituency
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Fossil Fuels
Cookies and candy are latest victims of climate crisis as sugar prices surge
2024-01-05 in The GuardianCost of sugar surges to highest level since 2011 after dry spell in India and drought in Thailand, and price hike has already filtered down to desserts
Tagged under: Drought | El Niño | Brazil | India
Labour accuses Sunak of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over flood warnings
2024-01-05 in The Guardian‘Significant’ impact of surface water and river flooding continues across England, as showers forecast for Friday
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | UK Politics | UK | Flooding | Rivers
Oil industry veteran to lead next round of Cop climate change summit
2024-01-05 in The GuardianMukhtar Babayev is named president-in-waiting of UN climate summit to be held in November
Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds
2024-01-04 in The GuardianSeveral species have vanished across swathes of the continent – and scientists say their disappearance holds unknown risks for humans
Tagged under: Collapse | Birds | Africa | Wildlife
The race to destroy the toxic ‘forever chemicals’ polluting our world
2024-01-04 in The GuardianAs countries work to ban more and more PFAS, focus is shifting to how to remove the ones already out there
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Deforestation effect of UK consumption unsustainable, say MPs
2024-01-04 in The GuardianCommittee finds British consumers contributing particularly highly to destruction of world’s forests
Tagged under: COP28 | Deforestation | Trees
UK government admits Rosebank oil will not be kept in UK to boost energy security
2024-01-04 in The GuardianMinisters have previously claimed oilfield development will improve domestic energy security and help consumers
Farnborough airport’s biggest critic silenced as expansion plans continue
2024-01-03 in The GuardianUK’s busiest private jet airfield announced plans to double weekend flights weeks after campaign group chair received injunction
Tagged under: Air Travel | Activism
Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers’
2024-01-02 in The GuardianThe environmental scientist, whose book Not the End of the World offers a data-based analysis of the climate crisis, on being informed and engaged without succumbing to despair
Weather tracker: Saudi Arabia hit by floods as temperature records broken in Canada
2024-01-01 in The GuardianHeavy rain and hailstorms affect large parts of Gulf state while temperatures in some parts of Canada could be 20C above normal
Tagged under: Saudi Arabia
Growing proportion of England’s flood defences in disrepair, analysis finds
2024-01-01 in The GuardianPoor state of critical assets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to storms
Big five oil companies to reward shareholders with record payouts
2024-01-01 in The GuardianBP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies to distribute more than $100bn despite public outrage
Tagged under: Exxon | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | BP | Shell
Nelson Mandela taught me this: hope survives wherever people come together | Gordon Brown
2023-12-31 in The GuardianEven amid the despair that haunts our world, good can come out of evil. We need to believe that, for the sake of our future, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
‘They’ve knocked down hundreds of trees’: concerns over Cornwall’s new anti-gridlock road
2023-12-31 in The GuardianThe infamous A30 summer bottleneck will go when dual carriageway opens in March, boosting the local tourism economy. But for some residents, the cost is too high
Tagged under: Electricity Grid | Trees
‘Hope is a discipline’: youth climate case plaintiff on why he’s suing the US government
2023-12-31 in The GuardianNathan Baring of Alaska is part of a group of young activists suing the US, which they say ‘willfully ignored’ dangers of fossil fuels
Tagged under: Oregon | Fossil Fuels | Alaska | Activism
‘They attacked us. They displaced us’: grieving South Sudanese confront Swedish oil giant over their days of slaughter
2023-12-31 in The GuardianA historic trial, which will call on 61 witnesses worldwide, is expected to set a precedent for global corporations in foreign jurisdictions
Tagged under: Middle East | Africa
Red alert in Antarctica: the year rapid, dramatic change hit climate scientists like a ‘punch in the guts’
2023-12-30 in The GuardianStudy after study showed the breakdown of climate systems taking place much earlier than foreseen, with potentially catastrophic results
Tagged under: Antarctic
‘Jewel of Britain’s nature crown’: Plan to restore rainforest welcomed by campaigners
2023-12-29 in The GuardianConservationists say government strategy to recover Britain’s degraded temperate rainforest is a good start but want a target to double the area by 2050
Tagged under: Deforestation | Wildlife | Trees
World will look back at 2023 as year humanity exposed its inability to tackle climate crisis, scientists say
2023-12-29 in The GuardianDisastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North America
Tagged under: COP28 | Wildfires | Africa
Eight people taken to hospital as waves up to 30ft high pound California coast
2023-12-29 in The GuardianSix million people under high surf warning as powerful storms sweep through California and Oregon
Tagged under: California | Oregon
‘Act out of love not anger’: green trailblazer calls for unity in movement
2023-12-29 in The GuardianSatish Kumar, founder of ecological college in Devon, says a brighter future requires compassion and long-term thinking
Tagged under: Wildlife
2023’s costliest climate disasters show poor lose out in ‘global postcode lottery’
2023-12-27 in The GuardianCountries less able to rebuild or who have contributed least to climate crisis suffer worst, research reveals
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Finance
Britain’s hunger and malnutrition crisis could be easily solved – yet politicians choose not to | Michael Marmot
2023-12-27 in The GuardianWe have more than enough to go round, but large proportions of the population lack the basic necessities of life, says Michael Marmot of UCL
Spanish minister hails deal to save Andalucía wetlands as a model for green transition
2023-12-27 in The Guardian€1.4bn deal to protect Doñana national park will diversify local economy and stop farmers using aquifers to irrigate fruit crops
Tagged under: Spain | Wetlands
UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies
2023-12-27 in The GuardianCampaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Finance | Activism
Animal rights group urges halt to ‘monstrous’ Lincolnshire salmon farm
2023-12-27 in The GuardianOnshore farm that campaigners say would be UK’s biggest was given planning go-ahead without environmental check
New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics
2023-12-26 in The GuardianClimate Defiance, trying to make the climate crisis a top issue in 2024 election, isn’t afraid to anger ‘cowards’ and ‘criminals’
Tagged under: US Politics | Activism
Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?
2023-12-23 in The GuardianIn part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claims
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Cars
New plans for HS2 money will bring ‘higher fares and congestion for decades’
2023-12-23 in The GuardianRail experts say predicted passenger congestion north of Birmingham will mean ticket price rises to reduce demand
Tagged under: Trains
‘Christmas stink’: UK’s traditional festive swims face rising tide of sewage
2023-12-23 in The GuardianLib Dem analysis finds 4,574 hours of sewage has been spilled in festive swimming spots in the last year
Tagged under: Rivers
‘Could be the end’: Tasmanian red handfish to be removed from wild amid marine heatwaves fears
2023-12-23 in The GuardianExemption under federal environment law to allow scientists to collect 25 of the critically endangered ‘walking fish’
Tagged under: Fish | Wildlife | Heatwaves
A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised
2023-12-23 (or before) in The GuardianDespite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
Sir Stephen Lovegrove to chair Rolls-Royce-led nuclear consortium
2023-12-22 in The GuardianNew role for former permanent secretary in energy department raises concerns over ‘revolving door’ between public and private
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Changing climate casts a shadow over the future of the Panama Canal – and global trade
2023-12-22 in The GuardianFacing a near unprecedented ‘rainfall deficit’, the Panama Canal has been forced to restrict the number of vessels passing through it
‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans
2023-12-22 in The GuardianWarnings that ‘slow-moving disaster’ in North America raises chances of fatal mad cow-type disease jumping species barrier
Tagged under: Wildlife | USA | Health
‘Horrified’: Devon village in shock at felling of 100 ancient beech trees
2023-12-21 in The GuardianOutrage in Colaton Raleigh after government agency issued licence for the trees to be felled
Tagged under: Trees
Conservationists take UK to court for ‘illegally squandering’ fish stocks
2023-12-21 in The GuardianBlue Marine Foundation is challenging government for ignoring scientific advice on limits and giving a green light to overfishing
Tagged under: Fish
Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28
2023-12-20 in The GuardianIndigenous campaigners, human rights defenders and climate activists say they are being silenced by fear of reprisals
Tagged under: Activism
Rare ‘industrial snowfall’ thought to be caused by pollution recorded in UK
2023-12-20 in The GuardianPhenomenon whereby moisture condenses around particles of pollution was noticed near Heathrow in January
Human-driven extinction of bird species twice as high as thought, study says
2023-12-19 in The GuardianAbout 12% of birds have died out as result of human activity in past 120,000 years, say scientists
Tagged under: Extinction
Australian military called in as far north Queensland devastated by floods
2023-12-18 in The GuardianTowns cut off leaving people without power and at risk from crocodiles after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper dumped 2m of rain
Forget Cop – local climate action can bring more tangible results | Letter
2023-12-18 in The GuardianLetter: Annette Gorst-Unsworth says she invests in community energy groups that are making a difference in her area
Tagged under: COP28 | Solar Energy
Failure of Cop28 on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘devastating’, say scientists
2023-12-14 in The GuardianClimate experts say lack of unambiguous statement is ‘tragedy for the planet and our future’
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels
Good Cop, bad Cop: what the Cop28 agreement says and what it means
2023-12-13 in The GuardianSome say the deal is historic, others that it is weak. We look closely at the text for the truth of the matter
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels
Rich countries are desperate to convince us their hollow Cop28 deal is a triumph. They’re lying | Asad Rehman
2023-12-13 in The GuardianThe agreement on fossil fuel phase-out is full of loopholes, but those of us fighting for climate justice won’t give up, says Asad Rehman of War on Want
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Climate Justice
Chris Packham calls for halt to ‘catastrophic’ expansion of Scottish salmon farms
2023-12-11 in The GuardianBroadcaster and RSPCA president says moratorium needed as mortality rates jump, while activists question charity’s role in certifying farms
Tagged under: Fish | UK | Salmon | Activism
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish at risk of extinction, according to assessment
2023-12-11 in The GuardianGlobal heating, pollution, overfishing and falling water levels among factors hitting populations, finds IUCN red list study
Tagged under: Fish | Wildlife | Trees | Extinction
Cop28: China ‘would like to see agreement to substitute renewables for fossil fuels’
2023-12-09 in The GuardianBut country’s climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, would not say whether it would support phase-out wording in climate deal
Tagged under: COP28 | Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels
Middle-class fear of green policies fuels rise of far right, Colombia’s Petro warns
2023-12-09 in The GuardianGuerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’
Opec rails against fossil fuel phase-out at Cop28 in leaked letters
2023-12-08 in The GuardianOil cartel warns ‘pressure may reach a tipping point’ and that ‘politically motivated campaigns put our prosperity’ at risk
Tagged under: COP28 | Tipping Points
‘Bring it on’: Labour vows to fight Tories’ ‘degradation’ of nature in race for No 10
2023-12-07 in The GuardianEnvironment spokesperson Steve Reed plans to tackle vested interests and expose ‘horror’ inflicted on rural communities
‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says expert
2023-12-07 in The Guardian2023 is first year of potential pair of El Niño years and since 1997, every instance of these pairs has led to mass coral mortality
Tagged under: Coral Reefs | Wildlife | COP28 | El Niño | Caribbean
James Robertson obituary
2023-12-06 in The GuardianWriter, thinker and champion of green economics, monetary reform and new ways of looking at employment
Tagged under: Economics
Sellafield nuclear site workers claim ‘toxic culture’ of bullying, sexual harassment and drugs could put safety at risk
2023-12-06 in The GuardianExclusive: Multiple sources warn poor working culture heightens risk of accidents, suicide and sabotage
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
UK government is not prepared for climate disasters, says spending watchdog
2023-12-06 in The GuardianCabinet Office does not have strategy to ensure resilience to extreme weather, says National Audit Office
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change Adaption | UK Politics | Drought
UK ministers ‘misled public’ when scrapping air quality regulations
2023-12-06 in The GuardianExclusive: Documents show warnings that changes would weaken environmental protections were ignored
UK nuclear revelations: how bad could they get and could they affect the US and Europe?
2023-12-06 in The GuardianKey things to know about hacking, radioactive leaks and toxic workplace culture at Sellafield, Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn
2023-12-06 in The GuardianHumanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms
Tagged under: Science | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change | Tipping Points | El Niño | Antarctic
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high
2023-12-05 in The GuardianProjected rate of warming has not improved in past two years, analysis shows
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
UK likely to miss Paris climate targets by wide margin, analysis shows
2023-12-05 in The GuardianExclusive: Under current policies, Britain could fall short of internationally agreed goal of 68% cut in emissions by 2030
Tagged under: Finance | Committee on Climate Change UK
Warning: the UK government's hydrogen plan isn’t green at all, it’s another oil industry swindle | Kevin Anderson and Simon Oldridge
2023-12-04 in The GuardianA taxpayer-funded drive for ‘blue’ hydrogen is good news for fossil-fuel lobbyists, but bad news for the climate crisis, say climate academics Kevin Anderson and Simon Oldridge
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China
2023-12-04 in The GuardianExclusive: Malware may still be present and potential effects have been covered up by staff, investigation reveals
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Russia
Sellafield: ‘bottomless pit of hell, money and despair’ at Europe’s most toxic nuclear site
2023-12-04 in The GuardianDescribed as a nuclear Narnia, the site is a source of economic support for Cumbria – and a longstanding international safety concern
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Greenhouse gas emissions soar – with China, US and India most at fault
2023-12-03 in The GuardianSatellite tracking data shows many countries and firms do not provide accurate figures
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
2023-12-03 in The GuardianExclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels
Kamala Harris addresses Cop28 amid mixed reaction to US climate pledges
2023-12-02 in The GuardianUS vice-president, deputising for Joe Biden, tells summit that world faces a ‘pivotal moment’ in the climate crisis
Tagged under: COP28 | Joe Biden
‘Climate collapse in real time’: UN head António Guterres urges Cop28 to act
2023-11-30 in The GuardianWorld Meteorological Organization says 2023 will be hottest year on record, leaving ‘trail of devastation and despair’
Tagged under: COP28 | Collapse | Wildfires
‘Support the blemished cherry’: NSW Christmas harvest hit by wild storms
2023-11-30 in The GuardianHundreds of tonnes have been dumped in orchards in central-west of state after heavy rainfall split ripe fruit
‘Forever chemicals’ found in drinking water sources across England
2023-11-28 in The GuardianExclusive: Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms
Tagged under: Water Resources | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Climate crisis and energy costs fuel £600 rise in UK household food bill, analysis finds
2023-11-27 in The GuardianExtreme weather contributing one-third of all food price inflation with worse to come in 2024, warn climate researchers
Tagged under: Economics
UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds
2023-11-27 in The GuardianInequalities of income, wealth and power cost UK £106.2bn a year compared with average developed OECD country
Tagged under: Health | Economics
US oil and gas production set to break record in 2023 despite UN climate goals
2023-11-27 in The GuardianUnited States projected to extract 12.9m barrels of crude oil per day as countries at Cop28 to push for agreed fossil fuels ‘phaseout’
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels
Too little, too late: the desperate search for cod babies
2023-11-27 in The GuardianHistorically, it was overfishing that hurt the much-prized fish – but now rising ocean temperatures are inhibiting the fish’s ability to produce codlings at all
Tagged under: Fishing | Fish | Oceans
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
2023-11-27 in The GuardianClimate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Africa
The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic
2023-11-27 in The GuardianWithout engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. As the new field of environmental neuroscience proves, exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity
Can UK’s ‘jet zero’ hopes take off with a plane fuelled by used cooking oil?
2023-11-26 in The GuardianExperts debate whether Tuesday’s transatlantic trip heralds a greener way to fly or a misguided stunt
Actors and academics criticise UK over climate ‘madness’ and limits on protest
2023-11-24 in The GuardianLetter says government pushing ahead with new fossil fuel projects while criminalising activists who raise alarm
Tagged under: Activism
Motor emissions could have fallen 30% more without SUV trend, report says
2023-11-24 in The GuardianGlobal fall averaged 4.2% between 2010 and 2022 but would have been far more if vehicle sizes stayed same
CO2 readings from Mauna Loa show failure to combat climate change
2023-11-24 in The GuardianDaily atmospheric carbon dioxide data from Hawaiian volcano more than double last decade’s annual average
World stands on frontline of disaster at Cop28, says UN climate chief
2023-11-24 in The GuardianExclusive: Simon Stiell says leaders must ‘stop dawdling’ and act before crucial summit in Dubai
Tagged under: COP28
Raw sewage discharged into Chichester harbour for over 1,200 hours in a month
2023-11-23 in The GuardianCampaigners say Southern Water outflows into protected wildlife site are an ‘assault on the environment’
Tagged under: Wildlife
Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds
2023-11-22 in The GuardianAdvertising Standards Authority says Hilux poster and video condone driving that disregards ‘impact on nature’
Tagged under: Cars
‘The river took it all’: Somalis wait for waters to recede as floods kill dozens
2023-11-22 in The GuardianBilan reporters describe devastation across Somalia as ‘once-in-a-century’ floods hit a country reeling from a six-year drought
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Middle East | Africa
Billionaires are out of touch and much too powerful. The planet is in trouble | Rebecca Solnit
2023-11-20 in The GuardianThe 1% aren’t just the biggest climate wreckers, they also greatly influence how the world responds to the crisis, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28
2023-11-20 in The Guardian‘We must start setting records on cutting emissions,’ UN boss says after temperature records obliterated in 2023
Tagged under: COP28
‘There are no crops to celebrate’: climate crisis wipes out a way of life in Taiwan’s mountains
2023-11-20 in The GuardianCountless landslides in Nantou county are disrupting ancient agricultural traditions, leading some to wonder how much longer they can continue to cling to the steep slopes they call home
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
2023-11-20 in The Guardian‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Suck carbon from the air? US facility launches novel climate solution
2023-11-19 in The GuardianDirect air capture is a reality in California with plant that pledges not to take investments from oil and gas
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage
Work has conquered every day of the week. How do we remain human in a world that worships toil? | Justine Toh
2023-11-19 in The GuardianLeft unchecked, work will rule your life. If we can’t entirely exorcise the work demon, we should, frankly, make it harder for it to do its thing
Tagged under: Health
Cop28 host UAE breaking its own ban on routine gas flaring, data shows
2023-11-17 in The GuardianExclusive: Fields run by climate summit host have burned gas near daily despite 20-year-old pledge, satellite monitoring reveals
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels
Microplastics found in clouds could affect weather and global temperatures
2023-11-16 in The GuardianScientists in eastern China find 24 out of 28 water samples have plastic particles commonly seen in synthetic fibers and packaging
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics
US and China’s joint climate plan leaves key questions unanswered
2023-11-15 in The GuardianThe breakthrough has been welcomed by experts – but it lacks specific emissions cuts or a commitment to phase out fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden
Climate-heating gases reach record highs, UN reports
2023-11-15 in The GuardianWorld Meteorological Organization sees ‘no end in sight to the rising trend’, largely driven by fossil fuel burning
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | COP28
The zero-hours life: Rose Atkinson on hunger, hell and hope in 20 years of precarious work
2023-11-15 in The GuardianShe is an artist, well educated and determined to earn a good living. But at times Atkinson has had just £17 a month for food and bills. She lays bare the reality of low-paid Britain
Tagged under: Health
Flood protection plans for English homes cut by 40%
2023-11-15 in The GuardianQuarter of new flood defence projects will also not go ahead, NAO finds, as Environment Agency blames cuts on inflation
‘The science is irrefutable’: US warming faster than global average, says report
2023-11-14 in The GuardianGovernment assessment says extreme weather events mean country suffers a disaster every three weeks, costing at least $1bn
Extreme drought in northern Italy mirrors climate in Ethiopia
2023-11-14 in The GuardianResearch shows global heating creates ‘whiplash effect’ of erratic extremes – often in poorest countries
Tagged under: Drought
UK to loosen post-Brexit chemical regulations further
2023-11-14 in The GuardianExperts warn UK’s regulations now lag behind those of the EU and that Britons will be exposed to more toxic chemicals as a result
‘Shocking and sad’: photographer’s project reveals wildlife lost to pollution in Yorkshire’s River Wharfe
2023-11-11 in The GuardianMark Barrow returned to the site of an earlier shoot five years later and found aquatic life devastated by sewage
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife
Federal agency says it stopped measuring water pollution near ‘Cop City’
2023-11-11 in The GuardianMove is bad news for local environmental groups, whose motion to halt construction will be heard on 15 November
Approval of divisive Alaska oil project upheld in blow to US climate goals
2023-11-10 in The GuardianAdvocates warned of ‘tragic consequences’ should the project in a remote part of northern Alaska go ahead
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | Alaska
Thames Water pumped at least 72bn litres of sewage into Thames since 2020
2023-11-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Lib Dems call for water companies to be more transparent with their data on sewage spills
Food, soil, water: how the extinction of insects would transform our planet
2023-11-10 in The GuardianA new study doubles the number of species at risk of extinction to 2m, driven by the latest data on insects. Losing these tiny creatures would have huge implications for life on Earth
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Rivers | Wildlife | Insects | Extinction
After a record year of wildfires, will Canada ever be the same again?
2023-11-09 in The GuardianUnprecedented blazes tore through boreal forest unleashing vast carbon emissions in what may be a permanent change of state
Tagged under: Trees
Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea
2023-11-09 in The GuardianEnergy firm’s lawsuit seeks indefinite block on protesters targeting its infrastructure
Tagged under: Litigation | Activism | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Shell
Microplastic-eating plankton may be worsening crisis in oceans, say scientists
2023-11-09 in The GuardianRotifers could be accelerating risk by splitting particles into thousands of potentially more dangerous nanoplastics
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Wildlife | Fish
Oil and gas ‘not the problem’ for climate, says UK’s net zero minister
2023-11-08 in The GuardianCampaigners call Graham Stuart’s comments ‘laughable’ and say Conservatives are weaponising climate action
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
‘Insanity’: petrostates planning huge expansion of fossil fuels, says UN report
2023-11-08 in The GuardianPlans by nations including Saudi Arabia, the US and UAE would blow climate targets and ‘throw humanity’s future into question’
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Russia | Saudi Arabia | India
‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation
2023-11-06 in The GuardianBy now, the rivers should be full. But large-scale cattle farming, the climate crisis and weather events like El Niño mean Brazil is near the point of no return
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Cattle and Dairy Farming | El Niño | Brazil | Trees | Rivers
‘The children screamed for hours’: horrors of Hurricane Otis leave devastation for Acapulco’s poorest
2023-11-04 in The GuardianMexico’s Pacific coast was battered by 165mph winds and torrential rain on 25 October. Thousands lost their homes and many now have too little food or water to survive
Tagged under: Mexico | Women and Children | Children
How a small airport in rural Colorado became a landing pad for the rich
2023-11-04 in The GuardianPrivate jet travel is booming – and community members living near airports say they are bearing the brunt
Tagged under: Air Travel
UN to seek assurances UK will not renege on net zero pledge
2023-11-03 in The GuardianConcerns ahead of Cop28 climate summit that Rishi Sunak among leaders backsliding on green measures
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | COP28 | COP27 | COP26
In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time, yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28 | Saleemul Huq and Farhana Sultana
2023-11-01 in The GuardianAs another big climate conference looms and global ‘loss and damage’ takes hold, we must keep pressure on the biggest emitters, write Farhana Sultana and the late Saleemul Huq
Claimants take UK government to court over inadequate climate adaptation
2023-11-01 in The GuardianKevin Jordan, whose home is 5 metres from the cliff edge in Norfolk, says government’s shortcomings breach his human rights
Tagged under: Committee on Climate Change UK
‘For us, the Amazon isn’t a cause, it’s our home’: the riverside communities stranded by the climate crisis
2023-10-31 in The GuardianThe historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has reduced the Rio Negro to a trickle and put at risk the livelihoods of remote Indigenous and riverside communities
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Brazil | Rivers
Britons’ holidays abroad ‘could hit record’ in 2024 despite this year’s woes
2023-10-31 in The GuardianInflation, wildfires and air traffic control chaos have not put people off travelling, Abta finds
Tagged under: Air Travel | Wildfires
Climate crisis: carbon emissions budget is now tiny, scientists say
2023-10-30 in The GuardianHaving good chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C is gone, sending ‘dire’ message about the adequacy of climate action
UK backs suspension of deep-sea mining in environmental U-turn
2023-10-30 in The GuardianThérèse Coffey says data will be gathered on impact of emerging industry and UK will not support licences in meantime
Tagged under: Wildlife
Russian delegation stymies creation of Antarctic conservation area
2023-10-29 in The GuardianEfforts at major conference in Tasmania stall despite evidence that such areas would save crucial foraging and breeding grounds for Antarctic wildlife
Tagged under: Wildlife | Russia | Antarctic
Billion-dollar prisons: why the US is pouring money into new construction
2023-10-28 in The GuardianStudies show incarceration does not improve public safety but ‘tough-on-crime’ Republicans are driving investment in prisons
Tagged under: US Politics | Alabama
Tory environment select committee chair told to quit over ties to lobby group
2023-10-28 in The GuardianCampaigners call for Sir Robert Goodwill to resign as Guardian reveals he is also head of ‘destructive’ rural pressure group that backs trophy hunting
Hurricane Otis hits Mexico and continues with category 5 intensity
2023-10-27 in The GuardianStorm marks first time in recorded history eastern Pacific has had a hurricane remain at category 5 after making landfall
Tagged under: Mexico
England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards
2023-10-27 in The GuardianExclusive: campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more pollution in rivers and waterways
Revealed: the industry figures behind ‘declaration of scientists’ backing meat eating
2023-10-27 in The GuardianDocument used to target top EU officials over environmental and health policies but climate experts view it as propaganda
Tagged under: Health | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Disinformation and Misinformation
Is crisis at Siemens Energy symptom of a wider wind power problem?
2023-10-27 in The GuardianRising construction and financing costs are likely to require fresh policies from the UK and US
Tagged under: Wind Power | Renewable Energy
‘Get the right cases to the supreme court’: inside Charles Koch’s network
2023-10-26 in The GuardianBillionaire’s web of rightwing groups works to bring cases to court that could undermine core functionings of the US government
UK regulator trying to block release of Shell North Sea documents
2023-10-26 in The GuardianExclusive: North Sea Transition Authority under fire for using lawyers to argue against publication of environmental impact
Tagged under: Oceans | Fossil Fuels | Shell
Shell boss set to cut jobs from low-carbon division
2023-10-25 in The GuardianWael Sawan ready to axe 200 roles from division as part of plan to grow profits
Tagged under: Shell
Fossil fuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills
2023-10-25 in The GuardianAbout 60% of oil and gas operations protected from protest due to money spent on lobbying, says Greenpeace USA report
Tagged under: Exxon | Louisiana | Fossil Fuels | Activism | Greenpeace
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
2023-10-24 in The GuardianLife on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future
Tagged under: Wildlife | Wildfires | Science
Sunak faces further pressure over net zero U-turn after IEA warning
2023-10-24 in The GuardianEnergy watchdog says countries risks fuelling climate crisis and damaging their economies by rowing back on green policies
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Net Zero
Rapid ice melt in west Antarctica now inevitable, research shows
2023-10-23 in The GuardianSea level will be driven up no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, putting coastal cities in danger
Tagged under: Sea Level | Antarctic
Heat pump grant boosted by 50% to improve slow take-up across England and Wales
2023-10-22 in The GuardianExtra £2,500 now available for low-carbon air source heat pumps to take installation cost below a gas boiler
Billions of Alaska snow crabs likely vanished due to warm ocean, study says
2023-10-21 in The GuardianThe crabs starved to death en masse because the change in water temperature increased their caloric needs, according to the NOAA
Tagged under: Fish | Oceans | Wildlife | Alaska | Sealife
Storm Babet: ‘risk to life’ flood warnings issued for parts of England and Scotland
2023-10-21 in The GuardianThree severe flood alerts in place around River Derwent in Derbyshire as Environment Agency warns flooding could last until Tuesday
Tagged under: Rivers
Hydrogen boiler push to continue despite verdict of UK watchdog
2023-10-21 in The GuardianGovernment and gas-focused industry body resist conclusion that heat pumps are ‘only viable’ option for heating UK homes
Ex-officials at UN farming body say work on methane emissions was censored
2023-10-20 in The GuardianPressure from agriculture lobbies led to role of cattle in rising global temperatures being underplayed by FAO, claim sources
Tagged under: Farming | Methane | Cattle and Dairy Farming
‘Everything out the faucet is salt’: Louisianans struggle as drinking water crisis persists
2023-10-20 in The GuardianNew Orleans has avoided losing drinking water due to a saltwater ‘wedge’ traveling up the Mississippi River – but in Plaquemines parish, it has already happened
Tagged under: Rivers | Louisiana
Centre of deadly bird flu outbreaks shifts from Asia to Europe and Africa
2023-10-19 in The GuardianIncrease of virus in wild birds is driving evolution and spread of new strains, researchers found
Tagged under: Wildlife | Africa
Will the Earth breach its 1.5C guardrail sooner than we thought? | Present Tense
2023-10-18 in The GuardianWhen the ‘godfather of climate science’ says the extraordinary heat during the northern summer points to accelerated warming, governments should listen
As US wildfires pollute the skies, a loophole is obscuring the impact. Can it be fixed?
2023-10-18 in The GuardianExperts agree it’s time to change the Clean Air Act’s exceptional events rule – but offer different solutions.
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia
2023-10-18 in The GuardianForest fires leave Manaus with second worst air quality in the world, while low river levels cut off communities
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Forest Fires | Rivers | El Niño | South America | Brazil | Wildfires | Trees
Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average
2023-10-17 in The GuardianClimate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C
UK infrastructure needs much more investment, say government advisers
2023-10-17 in The GuardianNational Infrastructure Commission says public transport, home heating and water networks all in need of renewal
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Trains
Low income UK homes ‘should be given free heat pumps’ to meet climate targets – but hydrogen ruled out
2023-10-17 in The GuardianAdvisers say government should cover cost of replacing gas boilers with pumps in more than 2m homes
Definitions changing in UK’s bid to meet climate finance target
2023-10-17 in The GuardianAndrew Mitchell, the development minister, said ‘clarifications’ would more accurately reflect spending
Tagged under: Finance
EU to crack down further on microplastics after glitter ban
2023-10-17 in The GuardianThe European Commission aims to cut plastic pellet pollution by 74% by the end of the decade
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Human rights experts warn against European crackdown on climate protesters
2023-10-12 in The GuardianUK has led the way, with countries across the continent making mass arrests, passing draconian new laws and labelling activists as eco-terrorists
Tagged under: Activism | France
Antarctica has lost 7.5tn tonnes of ice since 1997, scientists find
2023-10-12 in The GuardianStudy finds more than 40% of ice shelves have shrunk, with millions of tonnes of freshwater entering ocean
Tagged under: Oceans | Antarctic
Indigenous Amazonians urge Brazil to declare emergency over severe drought
2023-10-10 in The GuardianDrought and heatwave has killed fish in rivers as Indigenous umbrella group Apiam says villagers have no water, food or medicine
Tagged under: Fish | Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Brazil | Trees | Rivers
Saltwater threat to Louisiana drinking water to grow across US, experts warn
2023-10-10 in The GuardianLouisiana residents face crisis as seawater penetrates low-lying Mississippi but scientists say other coastal cities likely to be affected over time
Tagged under: Oceans | Rivers | Louisiana | Sea Level
Orangutan killings in Borneo likely still occurring in large numbers
2023-10-10 in The GuardianDespite it being taboo and illegal to kill critically endangered primate, 30% of villages have evidence of killing in ‘last five to 10 years’
Tagged under: Wildlife
Dear Keir Starmer: here’s what you should know about Sunak’s attack on climate policy – he lied and lied | Fiona Harvey
2023-10-09 in The GuardianHe says costs will fall on the poor, but that’s a choice made by his government , says Fiona Harvey, an environment editor at the Guardian
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Rishi Sunak
Weather tracker: dry September in parts of Europe leaves rivers running low
2023-10-09 in The GuardianConcern as significantly lower level of the Rhine could have big impact on transportation
Tagged under: Rivers
Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains
2023-10-09 in The GuardianFindings regarding clouds above Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama highlight how microplastics are highly mobile
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Japan
Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates
2023-10-09 in The GuardianAnalysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves
Tagged under: Drought | Heatwaves
At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day
2023-10-07 in The GuardianMcCormick Place, the largest convention center in North America, is largely covered with glass, making it a lethal obstacle for birds
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘Detached from reality’: anger as Rishi Sunak plans to restrict solar panels
2023-10-07 in The GuardianClimate campaigners dismiss government argument that move will improve food security
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Rishi Sunak
What’s worse than ‘gobsmackingly bananas’? You really don’t want to know | Fiona Katauskas
2023-10-07 (or before) by in The GuardianThe climate’s changing and so is the terminology
Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land
2023-10-06 in The GuardianCargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | South America | Brazil | Trees
Britain’s pheasant shooting season has begun. And a year-round massacre makes it possible | George Monbiot
2023-10-06 in The GuardianClass politics is nowhere more visible than in the protected slaughter of game, with disastrous effects on our countryside, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Wildlife
Ministers ‘misrepresented’ UK climate advisory body, say scientists
2023-10-06 in The GuardianGovernment challenged to explain claim that UK will need 25% of energy to come from fossil fuels in 2050
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Committee on Climate Change UK
Eight of the world’s most amazing trees – from the Major Oak to the Lone Cypress
2023-10-06 in The GuardianSpectacular ancient trees stir deep feelings, as the felling of Sycamore Gap showed. Here are more noble specimens, including one whose survival is a deep-rooted puzzle
Tagged under: California | Trees | Madagascar | Japan
The Tories say 15-minute cities are sinister. That’s nonsense – here’s the truth | Kate Soper and Martin Ryle
2023-10-05 in The GuardianLabour shows little sign of wanting to counter Rishi Sunak’s rhetoric about a divide between motorists and ‘woke’ spoilsports, say academic Kate Soper and writer Martin Ryle
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak
Bushfires one day, floods the next: why Australia can expect more ‘compound events’
2023-10-05 in The GuardianFloods or fires are worrying enough, but as Gippsland has experienced this week, combined they are even more extreme, experts say
Hundreds of potentially toxic road runoff outfalls polluting England’s rivers
2023-10-05 in The GuardianExclusive: No regulator is monitoring scale of impact of dangerous chemicals on wildlife or public health
Tagged under: Fish | Rivers | Wildlife | Health
‘There won’t be anything left’: Florida teens battle city over plan to loosen wetland protections
2023-10-05 in The GuardianYouth environmentalists take on Republican-led city commission over proposal to hasten development in fragile wetlands
Tagged under: Wetlands | US Politics | Florida
UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022
2023-10-04 in The GuardianFoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest
Housebuilding companies saved billions from Tory delays to low-carbon rules
2023-10-04 in The GuardianExclusive: Almost £40m given since 2010 as government delays to low-carbon regulations save builders and developers billions
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
2023-10-04 in The GuardianFrancis also defends climate protesters and calls on governments to make Cop28 in Dubai a turning point
Tagged under: COP28 | Climate Change | Religion | Pope Francis | Activism
UK housebuilders save billions as government delays low-carbon rules
2023-10-04 in The GuardianHousebuilders have little incentive to take steps by themselves. It’s no surprise they are so keen to wade into the political arena as major donors
Tagged under: Housing
British diners warned off more fish types due to low populations in waters
2023-10-04 in The GuardianPollack from the Channel and dover sole from the Irish Sea among those to avoid, Good Fish Guide says
Tagged under: Fish
‘Only the rich can bear this heat’: how Dhaka is battling extreme weather
2023-10-03 in The GuardianAs high temperatures hit the poor hardest, climate change may undo years of development gains, says Asia’s first heat officer
Tagged under: Climate Change | Women and Children
Report claiming net zero will cost UK trillions retracted due to ‘factual errors’
2023-10-02 in The GuardianRightwing thinktank Civitas mistakenly cost onshore wind power 10,000 times higher than reality and claimed bill would be £4.5tn
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power | Net Zero
Texas prisons are as hot as ovens. I’m being cooked like a rotisserie chicken
2023-10-01 in The GuardianEach year gets hotter but there’s still barely any air conditioning in the state’s prisons. I know what it’s like to be cooked alive
Tagged under: Texas
Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm. The impact could be deadly
2023-09-30 in The GuardianAquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations
Tagged under: Fish | Salmon | Wildlife
New York declares state of emergency amid heavy rainfall and flash flooding
2023-09-29 in The GuardianAbout 8.5 million people under flash flood warnings with 1-2in of rain an hour expected in Brooklyn and QueensNew York flooding – live updates
How a thinktank got the cost of net zero for the UK wildly wrong
2023-09-29 in The GuardianCivitas’s deeply flawed report was timed to follow the PM’s speech in which he called for an honest approach to the issue
Tagged under: Net Zero
‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world
2023-09-28 in The GuardianThe long read: When a microbe was found munching on a plastic bottle in a rubbish dump, it promised a recycling revolution. Now scientists are attempting to turbocharge those powers in a bid to solve our waste crisis. But will it work?
Scientists on panel defending ultra-processed foods linked to food firms
2023-09-28 in The GuardianExclusive: three out of five at briefing playing down concerns over UPFs have ties to makers of such foods
Tagged under: Health
The Norwegian secret: how friluftsliv boosts health and happiness
2023-09-27 in The GuardianThe idea of communing with nature is instilled from birth in Norway. I hiked through a rain-drenched forest to try it myself
Trudi Warner reveals the dark secret of English courts: juries do have the right to follow their consciences | Richard Vogler
2023-09-27 in The GuardianThe solicitor general taking action against a climate protester for a sign she held outside a court raises a vital issue for criminal justice, says Richard Vogler, professor of comparative criminal law and justice
Tagged under: Climate Justice | Activism
MPs vow to fight new plans to scrap pollution rules for housebuilders
2023-09-27 in The GuardianCampaigners and parliamentarians gear up to fight ‘reckless proposals’ on pollution from new developments
Tagged under: Housing | Wildlife
‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief
2023-09-26 in The GuardianIEA’s Fatih Birol says uptake of solar power and EVs is in line with net zero goal but rich countries must hasten their broader plans
Tagged under: Economics | Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Electric Cars | EVs | Net Zero | Cars
Antarctic sea ice shrinks to lowest annual maximum level on record, data shows
2023-09-26 in The GuardianScientists fear global heating may have shifted region into new era of disappearing ice with far-reaching consequences
Tagged under: Antarctic | Sea Level
Weather tracker: South Africa hit by storms and unseasonably low temperatures
2023-09-25 in The GuardianTemperatures 10-15C below norm forecast in South Africa while risk of wildfires rises in Australia after unusual spring heatwaves
Tagged under: South Africa | Africa | Heatwaves | Wildfires
How do we raise trillions of dollars to fight the climate crisis? The answer is staring us in the face | Gordon Brown
2023-09-25 in The GuardianThe profits for oil and gas companies have reached truly staggering proportions. A simple levy could funnel money to the global south, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
Tagged under: COP28
‘Watershed moment’: activists speak out about ‘Cop City’ conspiracy charges
2023-09-25 in The GuardianThe same law used to charge Donald Trump is being wielded against protesters in a historic prosecution of 61 defendants
Tagged under: Activism | Donald Trump
‘Imagine Westminster under water’: stricter tests needed to see how City copes with climate disasters
2023-09-24 in The GuardianSam Woods, head of the Bank’s financial stability watchdog, says lenders have only shown they can survive ‘slow burn’ changes to temperatures
Tagged under: Climate Change
Why Tories are using cars as a political dividing line in the UK
2023-09-24 in The GuardianAttempt to show Labour as ‘anti-motorist’ at forefront of Conservative pre-election campaign
Tagged under: Cars
We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist | George Monbiot
2023-09-22 in The GuardianThe dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Global push for clean hydrogen foiled by costs and lack of support, report finds
2023-09-22 in The GuardianIEA says firms are announcing more projects but waiting for government support before investing
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen
Brazil supreme court rules in favor of Indigenous land rights in historic win
2023-09-21 in The GuardianCourt voted against agribusiness-backed attempt to prevent communities claiming land they did not physically occupy in 1988
Tagged under: Brazil
Treated and untreated sewage greatest threat to river biodiversity, says study
2023-09-20 in The GuardianMore water company regulations and improvements at treatment plants needed to protect rivers, say authors
Tagged under: Rivers
Severe plankton bloom off Thailand creates marine ‘dead zone’
2023-09-20 in The GuardianHundreds of mussel farm sites in Gulf of Thailand affected by regular blooms that scientists believe are exacerbated by climate crisis
Tagged under: Wildlife
Elephants on the march across African borders as fatalities are on the rise
2023-09-20 in The GuardianMore carcasses found as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in search for water
Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife | Zimbabwe
Humanity has ‘opened gates to hell’ by letting climate crisis worsen, UN secretary warns
2023-09-20 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres opened United Nations climate ambition summit with attack on wealthy countries and the fossil fuel industry
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air
2023-09-20 in The GuardianGuardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO
2023-09-19 in The GuardianMelting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
Tagged under: COP28 | Libya | Drought | Africa | Ice Melting | Sea Level | Health | Middle East | Wildfires
Revealed: top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions
2023-09-19 in The GuardianMajority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely junk’, according to analysis by Corporate Accountability and the Guardian
Tagged under: Carbon Offsetting
Property over people? New York City’s $52bn plan to save itself from the sea
2023-09-19 in The GuardianA decade after Hurricane Sandy, critics of a federal plan that allocates billions to protect the region from rising waters are calling it a ‘failure of imagination’
Tagged under: Oceans
Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown
2023-09-18 (or before) in The GuardianExclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns
London facing 45C days ‘in foreseeable future’, mayor Sadiq Khan warns
2023-09-18 in The GuardianMayor says interim climate report paints a worrying picture of an underground Tube system that is not fit for purpose, and care homes and schools that are too hot
To grow the economy in a way that benefits people and the planet, politicians must think outside the box | Mariana Mazzucato
2023-09-18 in The GuardianWe rely on too many old ideas. Governments must foster growth that is innovative and sustainable, says economist Mariana Mazzucato
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth | Innovation
Replacing Australia’s retiring coal power stations with small nuclear reactors could cost $387bn, analysis suggests
2023-09-17 in The GuardianThe figure adds fuel to the growing political dispute over the pace and form of Australia’s energy transition
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
‘Monstrous’ sea lice and jellyfish invasions blighting Scottish salmon farms
2023-09-16 in The GuardianVegan charity and its drones reveal that parasites are infesting fish reared for UK supermarkets
Tagged under: Fish | Salmon | Wildlife
‘People feel unprotected’: Greeks lose faith in state after Storm Daniel and a summer of wildfires
2023-09-16 in The GuardianBefore the catastrophe in Libya, the cyclone brought devastation to Thessaly – and there are fears the climate crisis will bring more
Tagged under: Libya | Wildfires | Greece
It’s a tragedy of modern plutocratic Britain: if you want to rise, follow the Piers Morgan playbook | George Monbiot
2023-09-15 in The GuardianIn a rare moment of insight, the broadcaster articulated an undeniable truth: in the UK, the vastly wealthy hold the power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Young people to take 32 European countries to court over climate policies
2023-09-14 in The GuardianClaimants to argue lack of adequate action is breach of human rights, in largest climate legal action to date
New files shed light on ExxonMobil’s efforts to undermine climate science
2023-09-14 in The GuardianExecutives privately sought to downplay link between fossil fuels and climate change despite public pronouncements, WSJ reports
Tagged under: Climate Change | Exxon | Fossil Fuels
Extreme weather events linked to increased child and forced marriages
2023-09-14 in The GuardianResearchers say families under stress unable to support daughters and look to marry them off
Tagged under: Women and Children | Children
Fossil fuel investment ‘very unwise economic risk’, says energy expert
2023-09-14 in The GuardianFatih Birol, head of International Energy Agency, warns large-scale fossil fuel projects carry big financial risks
Tagged under: COP28 | Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels
Britain’s fish populations are in a ‘deeply troubling state’ – report
2023-09-13 in The GuardianSpecies such as mackerel and North Sea cod have been overfished or have reached critically low populations
Tagged under: Fish
In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives
2023-09-13 in The GuardianMany people don’t know the health risks from chemicals in common household products
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Women and Children | Children
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
2023-09-13 in The GuardianFirst complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health
UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU
2023-09-13 in The GuardianCampaigners say Britain becoming ‘toxic poster child of Europe’ and accuse ministers of breaking Brexit promise on standards
The world’s biggest carbon capture facility is being built in Texas. Will it work?
2023-09-12 in The GuardianThe plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil?
Tagged under: Texas | Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting
Ministers may have broken law over sewage dumping in England, says watchdog
2023-09-12 in The GuardianGovernment may be letting firms discharge raw sewage more often than law allows, says Office for Environmental Protection
Tagged under: Rivers
‘Disastrous beyond comprehension’: 10,000 missing after Libya floods
2023-09-12 in The GuardianNeighbourhoods washed away in port city of Derna, where two dams burst, with many bodies swept out to sea
Tagged under: Libya | Africa | Middle East
World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds
2023-09-12 in The GuardianCampaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges
Tagged under: Economics | Fossil Fuels | Finance
US behind more than a third of global oil and gas expansion plans, report finds
2023-09-12 in The GuardianStudy highlights conflict between Washington’s claims of climate leadership and its fossil fuel growth plans
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Russia | Iran | Washington State
How the illegal harvesting of giant trees in California shines a light on rural poverty
2023-09-12 in The GuardianDanny Garcia hoped to flee the life of poverty and crime that led him to poach wood from national park land. But the circle of violence was inescapable
Tagged under: California | Trees
Greek PM under attack over handling of Storm Daniel disaster response
2023-09-11 in The GuardianKyriakos Mitsotakis faces biggest crisis yet as residents ask where money for ‘immediate’ flood relief has gone
Tagged under: Greece
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds
2023-09-11 in The GuardianDoubts about whether heat pumps work well in subzero conditions shown to be unfounded, say researchers
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Red fire ant colonies found in Italy and could spread across Europe, says study
2023-09-11 in The GuardianResearchers identify 88 nests of destructive invasive non-native species near Syracuse in Sicily
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects
Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean
2023-09-10 in The GuardianCountries threatened by rising sea levels are asking a tribunal to decide on responsibility for pollution of the marine environment
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level | The Paris Agreement
Shell signals retreat from carbon offsetting
2023-09-08 in The GuardianOil company is latest firm to act amid indications that carbon credits do nothing to mitigate global heating
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Offsetting
‘A critical moment’: UN warns world will miss climate targets unless fossil fuels phased out
2023-09-08 in The GuardianGovernments failing to cut emissions fast enough to meet Paris agreement goals and avoid disaster, major report says
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | The Paris Agreement
Deadly humid heatwaves to spread rapidly as climate warms – study
2023-09-08 in The GuardianSmall rise in global temperatures would affect hundreds of millions of people and could cause a sharp rise in deaths
Tagged under: Texas | California | Heatwaves
The RSPB took on ministers and fell to earth. How it happened is a warning to us all | George Monbiot
2023-09-08 in The GuardianThis is not just a story of a wildlife charity being bullied – it’s about the ugly truth of power dynamics in today’s Britain, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Wildlife
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels
2023-09-07 in The GuardianStudy finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss
Tagged under: Global Warming | Predictions | Antarctic | Sea Level
How hole in ozone layer affected summer rainfall in Tibet
2023-09-07 in The GuardianStudy shows increase and decrease in rain linked to changes in ozone levels in upper atmosphere
Tagged under: Climate Change | India
‘Major disruptor’: El Niño threatens the world’s rice supplies
2023-09-07 in The GuardianAfter India imposed an export ban on rice following destructive rains, prices have soared – now rising temperatures put crops across south-east Asia at risk
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | El Niño | India
African leaders call for debt relief to help tackle climate crisis
2023-09-06 in The GuardianNairobi declaration, issued at first Africa Climate Summit, also includes call for global carbon taxes
Tagged under: Climate Change | Africa | Finance
World meteorologists point to ‘vicious cycle’ of heatwaves and air pollution
2023-09-06 in The GuardianThe climate crisis and soaring temperatures are worsening air quality, WMO says, with ‘knock-on effects’
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Former oil executive Mark McAllister lined up to be next Ofgem chair
2023-09-06 in The GuardianGovernment choice of energy regulator boss criticised as ‘putting the fox in charge of the hen house’
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Climate crisis could contribute to a global food shortage by 2050, US special envoy on food security warns
2023-09-05 in The GuardianCary Fowler says world needs to produce 50-60% more food by middle of the century but global heating is expected to reduce yield rates
Texas fracking billionaire brothers fuel rightwing media with millions of dollars
2023-09-05 in The GuardianFarris and Dan Wilks’ deep pockets fund climate denialism education, conservative politicians and pro-fossil fuel projects
Tagged under: Texas | Fracking | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Religion | Disinformation and Misinformation
Burning Man festival-goers trapped in desert as rain turns site to mud
2023-09-03 in The GuardianTens of thousands of ‘burners’ urged to conserve food and water as rain and flash floods sweep Nevada
Plan for 55,000-acre utopia dreamed by Silicon Valley elites unveiled
2023-09-02 in The GuardianFlannery Associates, the California group behind the $800m effort, launched a website showcasing renderings
Tagged under: Farming | California
The summer food went weird: searing heat reshapes US food production
2023-09-02 in The GuardianFrom wilting wheat to stressed pollinators, US farmers and fishermen see unexpected climate effects
Tagged under: Drought | Farming | Climate Change | Fish | Food Production and Consumption
Typhoon Saola makes landfall in southern China as nearly 900,000 evacuated
2023-09-02 in The GuardianStorm hit overnight as business, transport and schools suspended in Hong Kong and Guangdong
‘A first in Paris’: city fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as tropical pests spread, bringing disease
2023-09-01 in The GuardianParisian health authorities treat French capital for the first time as Zika and dengue-carrying tiger mosquitoes advance through northeastern Europe
Pressure grows on Clarence Thomas after more gifts from rightwing donor
2023-08-31 in The GuardianDisclosures detail more flights and stays with Harlan Crow as Democrats vow to investigate scandal ‘in which this court is enmired’
Tagged under: US Politics
RSPB chief apologises after charity calls ministers ‘liars’ over green policy
2023-08-31 in The GuardianBeccy Speight says frustration at ‘weaker protections’ prompted charity’s criticism of Sunak, Gove and Coffey
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Wildlife
Ulez reveals a systemic problem with how UK government works – or rather, doesn’t | Martin Kettle
2023-08-31 in The GuardianMost people want cleaner air and a better NHS, but partisan politics gets in the way. To bridge the gap, we need citizens’ assemblies, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Hurricane Idalia leaves trail of floods and wreckage in south-eastern US
2023-08-31 in The GuardianTropical storm moves into Atlantic but torrential rain and inland flooding still likely in North Carolina, officials warn
Tagged under: Florida
Hurricane Idalia could become 2023’s costliest climate disaster for the US
2023-08-31 in The GuardianAnalysts estimate the category 3 storm has already racked up a preliminary cost of $9.36bn, straining the insurance industry
Tagged under: Insurance | Florida
Burning tires and bridges: US residents ‘shocked’ by firm’s bitcoin-mining plan
2023-08-31 in The GuardianStronghold Digital Mining contends it is repurposing waste material, but those living near by are outraged by the proposal
Pope Francis to lay bare ‘terrible world war’ on nature in papal letter
2023-08-30 in The GuardianFollow-up to 2015 encyclical on climate crisis urges people to take side of ‘victims of environmental injustice’
Tagged under: Religion | Pope Francis
After two climate-decimated harvests, southern peach farmers wonder how to regroup
2023-08-29 in The GuardianWarmer winters, late freezes and wildly variable rainfall have formed a perfect storm to wreck the one of the region’s favorite fruits
Tagged under: Farming
China continues coal spree despite climate goals
2023-08-29 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest carbon emitter approving equivalent of two new coal plants a week, analysis shows
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Money down the drain: scandal of Kenya’s failed dams reveals a country drowning in debt
2023-08-29 in The GuardianKenya came out of the 2008 financial crisis in fine shape. Today, it is mired in ‘shocking corruption and debt dependency’. The tale of two ill-fated infrastructure projects explains why
Tagged under: Finance
Europe floods: before and after footage as Austrian waterfall becomes a torrent – video
2023-08-29 in The GuardianBrown water gushed from a waterfall in the Austrian town of Bad Gastein
Rishi Sunak took helicopter to housebuilding visit where he defended government’s ‘green credentials’ – as it happened
2023-08-29 in The GuardianPM flew to Norwich for the event where it was announced the government scrapping of nutrient neutrality rules
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Housing
Too hot to handle: climate crisis report so secret Albanese government won’t even reveal date it was completed
2023-08-29 in The GuardianAnthony Albanese continues to reject calls to make even a sanitised version of the assessment public
Greece wildfire declared largest ever recorded in EU
2023-08-29 in The GuardianEleven planes and helicopter from bloc sent to tackle fire that has burned more than 300 sq miles of land
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greece
Big money is trashing trust in British politics. ‘Democracy vouchers’ could be the solution | Daniel Chandler
2023-08-29 in The GuardianThe way our system is funded allows rich donors to buy influence, says economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler
Tagged under: Finance
Environmental crisis looms as Murray cod virtually disappear from NSW Lower Darling
2023-08-28 in The GuardianNSW Fisheries survey from May reveals attempts at repopulating river after 2018-19 drought appear to have failed
Tagged under: Drought | Fish | Rivers
‘Off-the-charts records’: has humanity finally broken the climate?
2023-08-28 in The GuardianExtreme weather is ‘smacking us in the face’ with worse to come, but a ‘tiny window’ of hope remains, say leading climate scientists
Tagged under: Oceans | Fossil Fuels | Wildfires
England’s rivers at risk as Michael Gove rips up rules on new housing
2023-08-28 in The GuardianExclusive: Announcement set to anger environmentalists, but builders say nutrient neutrality laws are exacerbating housing crisis
Tagged under: Housing | Rivers
The Guardian view on hydrogen hype: it’s perhaps not as green as you think | Editorial
2023-08-27 in The GuardianEditorial: Low carbon emissions in Europe cannot come at the cost of environmental destruction abroad
Tagged under: Hydrogen
How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox
2023-08-27 in The GuardianLand privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more
Tagged under: Wildfires
Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime
2023-08-26 in The GuardianMexico latest country where government is considering passing new laws to criminalise environmental destruction
Tagged under: Mexico
In the battle to save the world’s forests, women are leading the resistance | Elif Shafak
2023-08-26 in The GuardianFrom the Akbelen forest in Turkey to northern India to Brazil, rural women are standing up against the corporate chainsaw, says novelist Elif Shafak
Tagged under: Deforestation | Brazil | Women and Children | Trees | India
Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars
2023-08-26 in The GuardianDespite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governments
Tagged under: Electric Cars | EVs | Cars | France
South-east Australia marine heatwave forecast to be literally off the scale
2023-08-26 in The GuardianPatch of Tasman sea expected to warm over spring and summer to temperatures that risk significant losses to sea life
Tagged under: Oceans
Indonesia’s tropical Eternity Glaciers could vanish within years, experts say
2023-08-25 in The GuardianEl Niño weather pattern could accelerate melting, leading to sea level rise
Tagged under: El Niño | Sea Level | Indonesia
Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire
2023-08-25 in The GuardianNearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby
Tagged under: Louisiana | Texas | Wildfires
Carbon credit speculators could lose billions as offsets deemed ‘worthless’
2023-08-24 in The GuardianMany credits in the voluntary market going unused, with study finding some offsetting could make global heating worse
Tagged under: Carbon Offsetting
China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release
2023-08-24 in The GuardianWater containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities
Tagged under: Oceans | Nuclear Power | Pacific Ocean | Fish | Japan | Activism
Barcelona gives hats to homeless people as heatwave sweeps southern Europe
2023-08-24 in The GuardianGreek firefighters continue to battle wildfires and 17 areas of southern France remain on red alert
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires | Greece
Republican activist says party ‘deserves to lose’ if it fails to address climate crisis
2023-08-24 in The GuardianBenji Backer, executive chairman of conservative climate group, calls question on crisis in debate ‘historic’ but laments answers
Tagged under: Activism
G20 poured more than $1tn into fossil fuel subsidies despite Cop26 pledges – report
2023-08-23 in The GuardianPublic money still flowing into industry despite agreement to phase out ‘inefficient’ subsidies, thinktank says
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels
Tropical forests face ‘massive leaf death’ from global heating, study finds
2023-08-23 in The GuardianSome kinds of tree leaf could become too hot to be able to conduct photosynthesis, researchers warn
Tagged under: Trees
‘It’s a beast’: landmark US climate law is too complex, environmental groups say
2023-08-23 in The GuardianBiden’s bill includes $60bn for environmental investments, but organizations that would benefit most face hurdles in accessing funding
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Eels have vanished from critical parts of Somerset Levels, DNA tests show
2023-08-23 in The GuardianExperts shocked as analysis finds no traces of eel DNA in area once teeming with the endangered fish
Volcanoes and wildfires offset 20% of global heating over eight years
2023-08-23 in The GuardianEvents that inject smoke and gas into high atmosphere help to cool planet but are no solution to climate crisis, says study
Tagged under: Wildfires
UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry
2023-08-23 in The GuardianExclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis
Ministers accused of ‘environmental crime’ over South Downs oil drilling
2023-08-23 in The GuardianUK Oil and Gas says work is to resume at Avington site in national park after decision from Planning Inspectorate
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
I’ve spent 40 years in Antarctic research. Right now it’s facing a climate emergency so we must not put vital science on ice | Dana M Bergstrom for the Conversation
2023-08-22 in The GuardianAntarctica is experiencing disturbing changes – from missing winter sea ice to disintegrating ice shelves – and it’s almost certain things will get worse
Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
2023-08-21 in The GuardianWeather balloon climbs to 5,300 metres before temperature falls to 0C amid late summer heatwave
Anger is most powerful emotion by far for spurring climate action, study finds
2023-08-21 in The GuardianLink to climate activism is seven times stronger for anger than it is for hope, say Norwegian researchers
Tagged under: Activism
Ecuadorians vote to halt oil drilling in biodiverse Amazonian national park
2023-08-21 in The GuardianReferendum result protecting Yasuní reserve will benefit huge range of species as well as ‘uncontacted’ Indigenous peoples
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels
Rich countries ‘trap’ poor nations into relying on fossil fuels
2023-08-21 in The GuardianCampaigners criticise ‘new form of colonialism’, where countries in the global south are forced to invest in fossil fuel projects to repay debts
Tagged under: Colonialism | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Montana’s landmark climate ruling: three key takeaways
2023-08-20 in The GuardianA judge last week ruled the young plaintiffs have the right to a clean environment – and experts say this changed the climate litigation landscape
Tagged under: Climate Change | Litigation
Fury as national health check of England’s waters faces six-year wait
2023-08-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Assessment that used to happen annually will now take six years despite rising concerns
‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds
2023-08-18 in The GuardianAnalysis of EU and US shows livestock farmers receive about 1,000 times more public funding than plant-based and cultivated meat
Tagged under: Farming
Maui wildfires expose rift over island’s tourism: ‘We’re more vulnerable than anyone admits’
2023-08-17 in The GuardianThe industry generates 80% of Maui county’s economic activity – but it risks devastating the island’s natural resources
Tagged under: Wildfires
Fossil fuel firms move to dismiss climate lawsuit in Hawaii as Maui faces wildfires
2023-08-17 in The GuardianIn 2020, Honolulu officials had sued eight oil and gas companies over the steep costs of abating damages from extreme weather
Tagged under: Wildfires
Sharp rise in Asian hornet sightings in UK causes alarm
2023-08-17 in The GuardianWildlife experts fear spread could devastate native bees, which the hornets dismember and eat
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects | Bees
Only genuinely clean hydrogen can help solve the climate crisis | Malcolm Turnbull
2023-08-17 in The GuardianCOP28 in Dubai needs to be the moment the world commits to producing hydrogen with near zero emissions by 2030
Tagged under: COP28 | Hydrogen
Why was there no water to fight the fire in Maui? | Naomi Klein and Kapuaʻala Sproat
2023-08-17 in The GuardianBig corporations, golf courses and hotels have been taking water from locals for years. Now the fire may result in even more devastating water theft
Tagged under: Capitalism | Wildfires
United Utilities fined £800,000 for taking 22bn litres of water from aquifer
2023-08-16 in The GuardianCompany breached three-year rolling limit on abstraction licence at Fylde aquifer in 2018
Extreme water stress faced by countries home to quarter of world population
2023-08-16 in The GuardianTwenty-five countries are using 80% of their water supplies each year, research shows
Joe Manchin vows ‘unrelenting fight’ against US climate law he helped pass
2023-08-16 in The GuardianDemocratic West Virginia senator calls the Inflation Reduction Act, hailed as ‘biggest step on climate crisis’, a ‘radical agenda’
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Water companies are playing dirty over sewage. That’s why 20 million of us are taking them to court | Carolyn Roberts
2023-08-15 in The GuardianOur action on behalf of 20 million householders could be the start of desperately needed change in the water industry, says Carolyn Roberts, emeritus professor at Gresham College, London
Shortage of experts and low pay ‘major barriers to UK’s net zero future’
2023-08-15 in The GuardianLack of funding and staff limit climate sector’s impact on conservation and net zero efforts, say workers
Tagged under: Net Zero | Activism
Alarm at exodus of climate voices on Twitter after Musk takeover
2023-08-15 in The GuardianHalf of regular green tweeters abandoned platform after its sale and cuts to moderation, analysis finds
‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
2023-08-14 in The GuardianSixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment
Tagged under: Activism | Health
Even in Greek towns razed by wildfires, people don’t blame the climate crisis. That must change | Christy Lefteri
2023-08-14 in The GuardianMany see climate breakdown as a problem of the future, but it’s here now. To move forward, we must understand our part in it, says author Christy Lefteri
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires | Greece
Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert
2023-08-12 in The GuardianWater scarcity threatening agriculture faster than expected, warns Cop15 desertification president
Tagged under: Farming | Africa
Ecosystems near Texas-Mexico border ‘choking’ from efforts to stop migrants
2023-08-11 in The GuardianGreg Abbott, the state governor, has deployed fences, razor wires and buoys along the Rio Grande, demolishing the environment
Tagged under: Rivers | Texas | Mexico
How to protest climate change nicely, with Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin | First Dog on the Moon
2023-08-11 in The GuardianWe need a croc in every pool. An orca in every marina!
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
Return of El Niño raises risk of hunger, drought and malaria, scientists warn
2023-08-10 in The GuardianHot natural weather pattern will exacerbate heat-related dangers brought about by climate crisis
Tagged under: Drought | El Niño
Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary
2023-08-10 in The GuardianMP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules
Tagged under: Shell
Storms in US north-east leave two dead and lead to thousands of flight cancellations
2023-08-08 in The GuardianTornado watches and warnings posted across 10 states from Tennessee to New York
X Corp accuses climate group of helping anti-hate researchers target Twitter
2023-08-08 in The GuardianElon Musk firm alleges in lawsuit against Center for Countering Digital Hate that it got data help from European Climate Foundation
Firefighters battle blaze raging for fourth day in southern Portugal
2023-08-08 in The GuardianWildfire that erupted in Odemira on Saturday has scorched thousands of hectares and forced evacuation of 1,400 people
Tagged under: Wildfires
Climate-heating methane released from dozens of Australian fossil fuel sites, environmental group claims
2023-08-08 in The GuardianEnergy giants reject Australian Conservation Foundation’s infrared video investigation which claims gas leaks and venting at dozens of mines and facilities
Tagged under: Methane | Fossil Fuels
Is the climate crisis finally catching up with Antarctica? Finding the answer has never been more pressing | Andrew Meijers
2023-08-07 in The GuardianOur inability to confidently predict sea level rise between an extremely challenging two metres and a civilisation-ending 10 metres is an exemplar of the problem facing researchers
Tagged under: Oceans | Predictions | Antarctic | Sea Level
Winter heatwave in Andes is sign of things to come, scientists warn
2023-08-06 in The GuardianHuman-caused climate disruption and El Niño push temperature in mountains to 37C
Fifty-seven swimmers fall sick and get diarrhoea at world triathlon championship in Sunderland
2023-08-05 in The GuardianAthletes competing on stretch of UK coastline where reduced water quality at centre of dispute over sewage discharges
UK offshore wind at ‘tipping point’ as funding crisis threatens industry
2023-08-05 in The GuardianIndustry figures warn climate crisis goals cannot be met unless government pumps more money into renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power | Tipping Points
‘It was hell but the owner said, you have to work’: dying from heat in Greece
2023-08-04 in The GuardianGreece relies on its tourism industry. But intense heatwaves, which have led to wildfires across the country, are making life a misery for thousands of staff who have to work outside – and killing some of them
Tagged under: Health | Heatwaves | Wildfires | Greece
Fears of food inflation rise as UK harvests hit by cool, wet summer
2023-08-04 in The GuardianFarmers warn wheat, oilseed rape, potatoes and other crops have been affected after wettest July on record
Tagged under: Farming
Anti-protest laws and culture wars weakening UK’s democracy, finds report
2023-08-02 in The GuardianThinktanks say the check and balances of civil society such as judges and campaigners are under ‘political attack’ by ministers
Tagged under: Activism
Attack on energy network a major risk, UK register says for first time
2023-08-02 in The GuardianCabinet Office assessment also upgrades likelihood of ‘catastrophic’ pandemic hitting the country
Tagged under: Health
Erratic winds pose fresh threat to firefighters as rain helps with Mojave desert fire
2023-08-01 in The GuardianA brief downpour helped crews on the ground, but experts warn they could face unstable wind conditions that could blow fire back at them
Tagged under: California | Wildfires
TechScape: Turns out there’s another problem with AI – its environmental toll
2023-08-01 in The GuardianAI uses huge amounts of electricity and water to work, and the problem is only going to get worse – what can be done? Plus, the wider TechScape
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Electricity
One man and his drone: ‘My hope is to shut down the coal industry’
2023-07-31 in The GuardianHow a citizen vigilante in West Virginia uses his drone to uncover polluters who’d rather stay hidden
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet | Larry Elliott
2023-07-30 in The GuardianUS and UK must use financial firepower of the state to put economies on a saner course
Tagged under: Economics | Joe Biden | US Politics
Portugal’s bid to attract foreign money backfires as rental market goes ‘crazy’
2023-07-29 in The GuardianGovernment incentives and deregulation have brought digital nomads, Airbnbs and ‘golden visas’ – but steep housing costs for locals
Tagged under: Housing
Rishi Sunak warned that Tories’ key green pledges are ‘unachievable’
2023-07-29 in The GuardianWhitehall watchdog gives red rating to set of measures aimed to bring net-zero goals, amid backlash over retreat on climate policy
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Net Zero
Colorado River has lost 10tn gallons of water since 2000 due to climate crisis
2023-07-27 in The GuardianVolume of water lost equal to Lake Mead, US’s largest reservoir, or enough water to fill around 15bn Olympic-sized pools, study finds
Tagged under: Rivers | Colorado River
‘Project 2025’: plan to dismantle US climate policy for next Republican president
2023-07-27 in The GuardianRightwing groups penned a conservative wish list of proposals for the next conservative president to gut environmental protections
Tagged under: Project 2025
‘Like a blowtorch’: Mediterranean on fire as blazes spread across nine countries
2023-07-26 in The Guardian‘There is no magical defence mechanism,’ says Greek prime minister as fires burn in northern Africa and southern Europe
Tagged under: Spain | Africa | Heatwaves | Greece
How do tech bros plan to ride out Armageddon? Living it up on private islands | Arwa Mahdawi
2023-07-25 in The Guardian‘Effective altruist’ Sam Bankman-Fried supposedly wanted to buy the Pacific state of Nauru to build a doomsday bunker. Meanwhile, in the real world, quite a few other things need fixing, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Tagged under: Prepping
Labour urged to work with Tories to counter ‘ignorant’ climate policy attacks
2023-07-25 in The GuardianTory former minister and chair of Climate Change Committee condemns ‘absolutely unacceptable’ attacks on Labour stance
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
2023-07-25 in The GuardianA collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis
Tagged under: Oceans | Collapse
Storms and wildfires kill seven in Italy as extreme weather continues
2023-07-25 in The GuardianThree people killed in Sicily fires and four in northern storms as hundreds forced to flee homes
Tagged under: Wildfires
What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are | Roger Harrabin
2023-07-25 in The GuardianAs the barrage of bad news from places like Greece continues, all we can be certain of is there are many surprises lying ahead, says analyst Roger Harrabin
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | Wildfires | Greece
‘Nature is being destroyed’: Russia’s arms buildup in Barents Sea creating toxic legacy
2023-07-24 in The GuardianIndigenous people and experts say Moscow’s military push and increased shipping and mining will destroy Arctic environment
Tagged under: Arctic | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife | Russia
ClientEarth loses high court fight with Shell over climate strategy
2023-07-24 in The GuardianEnvironmental law charity claims energy firm cannot achieve net zero goal with current transition plan
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
‘No one wants to be right about this’: climate scientists’ horror and exasperation as global predictions play out
2023-07-24 in The GuardianAs the northern hemisphere burns, experts feel deep sadness – and resentment – while dreading what lies ahead this Australian summer
Tagged under: Predictions | Fossil Fuels | El Niño | Heatwaves | Wildfires
We’ve caught the distraction disease – we do anything to avoid the problems we face | Torsten Bell
2023-07-23 in The GuardianPoliticians aren’t the only ones to blame for a lack of focus on real issues, as culture war debates waste ever more of our time and energy
Extreme heat forces US airlines to limit passengers and fuel loads
2023-07-23 in The GuardianHigh temperatures reduce engine performance and the lift airplane wings are able to produce, leading some airlines to warn of delays
Tagged under: Air Travel
‘What if everybody decided not to have children?’ The philosopher questioning humanity’s future
2023-07-22 in The GuardianÉmile Torres has become a thorn in the side of the branch of moral philosophy that advocates prioritising our distant descendants. They explain the danger of utopian movements
Tagged under: Women and Children | Children | Extinction
Rampant heatwaves threaten food security of entire planet, scientists warn
2023-07-21 in The GuardianAfter hottest day ever, researchers say global heating may mean future of crop failures on land and ‘silent dying’ in the oceans
Tagged under: Oceans | Heatwaves
Have we reached peak fish?
2023-07-21 in The GuardianHumans are eating more seafood than ever, and we are removing fish from the ocean at a far greater rate than they can replenish. What can be done?
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
An inconvenient truth: you can’t sell the green revolution to people who can’t afford it | Gaby Hinsliff
2023-07-20 in The GuardianIn a cost of living crisis, heat pumps and electric cars are out of reach for most. Britain needs to fund a genuinely fair transition – and fast, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come
2023-07-19 in The GuardianJames Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’
Tagged under: US Politics
‘Outrageous’: MEPs condemn pesticide companies for withholding toxicity data
2023-07-19 in The GuardianBayer and Syngenta accused of breaching legal obligations and unethical behaviour over brain toxicity studies
Tagged under: European Union
Longer heatwaves driven by ‘turbo-charged’ climate change, say scientists
2023-07-17 in The GuardianRecord heat in Europe and the US is part of a pattern of more intense heatwaves made more likely by climate breakdown
Tagged under: Climate Change | Heatwaves
Olive oil industry in crisis as Europe’s heatwave threatens another harvest
2023-07-17 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest olive producer, Spain, on course for second bad harvest in a row, raising fears of gaps on shelves and even higher prices
Leaked UK government plan to protect against climate heat ‘very weak’
2023-07-17 in The GuardianExclusive: Document ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to safeguard lives and livelihoods from heat, drought and storms, say experts
Tagged under: Drought
Southern Europe braces for second heat storm in a week
2023-07-16 in The GuardianNew system pushing into region from north Africa could lead to temperatures above record 48.8C
Tagged under: Spain | Africa | Greece
‘Your heart races a bit’: US weather man threatened with death for mentioning climate crisis
2023-07-16 in The GuardianChris Gloninger wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Not everyone was receptive
Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble
2023-07-16 in The GuardianEnergy firms have made record profits by increasing production of oil and gas, far from their promises of rolling back emissions
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’
2023-07-15 in The GuardianSoaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet
Tagged under: Insurance | Florida
With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth | George Monbiot
2023-07-15 in The GuardianClimate breakdown and crop losses threaten our survival, but the ultra-rich find ever more creative ways to maintain the status quo, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Collapse
European heatwave to lead to 55mph gusts in UK, warns Met Office
2023-07-14 in The GuardianSweltering temperatures in Europe directing low-pressure systems towards UK and yellow wind warning is in place
Phase down of fossil fuel inevitable and essential, says Cop28 president
2023-07-13 in The GuardianExclusive: Sultan Al Jaber calls on world to up its renewable energy capacity and says oil and gas companies must be involved
Tagged under: COP28 | Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels
Loophole lets farmers pollute England’s rivers with excess manure – report
2023-07-13 in The GuardianInvestigation finds polluting farmers may not face action after breaking the rules
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
US Republicans oppose climate funding as millions suffer in extreme weather
2023-07-13 in The GuardianNearly 90 million Americans are facing heat alerts this week, yet GOP members are wrangling over spending to reduce emissions
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Plastic pollution on coral reefs gets worse the deeper you go, study finds
2023-07-12 in The GuardianVolume of debris in the unexplored twilight zone is an ‘emerging threat’ to reefs already stressed by climate crisis, say scientists
Tagged under: Wildlife | Coral Reefs
‘Cascading impacts’ warning as Farmers becomes latest insurer to quit Florida
2023-07-12 in The GuardianState’s efforts unable to persuade company to stay amid growing risk for carriers as climate crisis increases strength of storms
Tagged under: Insurance | US Politics | Florida
‘Uncharted territory’: UN declares first week of July world’s hottest ever recorded
2023-07-11 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures break records as scientists warn El Niño is set to get worse
Tagged under: El Niño
‘Heaviest rain ever’ causes deadly floods and landslides in Japan
2023-07-11 in The GuardianMud engulfs houses and cars as island of Kyushu bears brunt of annual rainy season that is worsening with climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Cars | Japan
Proposed new UK oil and gas fields would provide at most three weeks of energy a year
2023-07-11 in The GuardianExperts and former ministers have also said the developments would not reduce energy prices in the UK
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Tomato crisis hits India as rain ravages crops and prices rise 400%
2023-07-10 in The GuardianConsumers, farmers and even McDonald’s struggle in shortage blamed on irregular weather
British political giving is increasingly dominated by the rich – it’s a system ripe for abuse | Peter Geoghegan
2023-07-10 in The GuardianThe next UK general election will be the most expensive ever, says Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale
Drop carbon offsetting-based environmental claims, companies urged
2023-07-10 in The GuardianNew guidance says carbon credits should only be used to contribute to climate mitigation
Tagged under: Climate Change Mitigation | Carbon Offsetting
The big idea: why climate tribalism only helps the deniers
2023-07-10 in The GuardianFrom nuclear power to electric vehicles, battles between activists risk getting in the way of reducing emissions
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Activism
UK should quit ‘climate-wrecking’ energy treaty, say official advisers
2023-07-10 in The GuardianClimate Change Committee recommends leaving energy charter treaty, which critics say is ‘weaponised’ by fossil fuel firms
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Committee on Climate Change UK
South-west braces for record-breaking heatwave up to 120F | First Thing
2023-07-10 in The GuardianNational Weather Service urges people to take precautions against ‘life-threatening heat conditions’. Plus, what is a TikTok ‘girl dinner’?
The planet warms, the world economy cools – the real global recession is ecological | Larry Elliott
2023-07-09 in The GuardianGovernments focus on the climate when they have few other economic worries. That can no longer be the case
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Economics | Fossil Fuels
Climate scientist and politician Maisa Rojas: ‘You don’t only take decisions based on evidence and science’
2023-07-08 in The GuardianChile’s new environment minister on reconciling green goals and the realities of government, and why she wants her developing country to be a global climate pioneer
Tagged under: Chile
Disruptive protest helps rather than hinders activists’ cause, experts say
2023-07-07 in The GuardianResults contradict public view that disrupting events such as Wimbledon and Pride achieves nothing
Tagged under: Activism
UN says climate change ‘out of control’ after likely hottest week on record
2023-07-07 in The GuardianAfter record breaking days on Monday and Tuesday, unofficial analysis shows the world may have seen its hottest seven days in a row
Tagged under: Climate Change
Gatwick submits plans for second runway to double passenger numbers
2023-07-06 in The GuardianAirport says runway will generate £1bn for region but campaigners argue it will worsen pollution and emissions
Tagged under: Air Travel
‘Revolutionary’ solar power cell innovations break key energy threshold
2023-07-06 in The GuardianNext generation cells surpass limits of today’s cells and will accelerate rollout of cheaper, more efficient solar power
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Innovation
Ofwat boss denies water industry badly regulated as he predicts higher bills
2023-07-05 in The GuardianDavid Black says water firms’ debt is ‘their issue to sort out’ because regulator did not have powers to tackle problem until recently
Tagged under: Predictions | Finance
Tuesday was world’s hottest day on record – breaking Monday’s record
2023-07-05 in The GuardianAverage global temperature hits 17.18C and experts expect record to be broken again very soon
Oil lobbyists spend millions to stall California’s game-changing climate bill
2023-07-05 in The GuardianBills would force large companies that do business in the state to report all emissions and crack down on bogus carbon offset claims
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | California | Carbon Offsetting
England’s water firms should pay to fix illegal discharges, high court to hear
2023-07-04 in The GuardianWildFish charity says £56bn plan to reduce sewage dumping from storm overflows is illegal because it expects customers to foot bill
Tagged under: Rivers
Climate grief is real – and I cannot keep watching images of our dying planet | David Shearman
2023-07-04 in The GuardianOur leaders’ addiction to economic growth and its consumption of environmental resources has me paralysed with fear and solastalgia
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth | Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Revealed: UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge
2023-07-04 in The GuardianExclusive: Disclosure provokes fury as Rishi Sunak accused of betraying populations vulnerable to global heating
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Finance
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests
2023-07-04 in The GuardianBetter farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows
Tagged under: Farming | Carbon Offsetting
Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?
2023-07-03 in The GuardianRising temperatures in north Atlantic and drop in Antarctic sea ice prompt fears of widespread damage from extreme weather
Tagged under: Oceans | Antarctic | El Niño
‘Stay out of the water’: what lurks below California’s zombie lake?
2023-07-03 in The GuardianWinter storms inundated an industrial agricultural area the size of Lake Tahoe, flooding fields, homes and electricity grids
Tagged under: Electricity | California | Electricity Grid
Sunak U-turn on wind farms in England draws wrath of green Tories
2023-07-02 in The GuardianPrime minister under fire as government backtracks on plan for more onshore turbines to keep voters on side
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Rishi Sunak | Wind Power
UK airports say they can reach net zero and still expand. Is it just pie in the sky?
2023-07-01 in The GuardianDespite the Climate Change Committee’s warnings to stop growing capacity, Gatwick is gearing up for another try at a second runway
Tagged under: Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Exclusive: UK water giants recruit top staff from regulator Ofwat
2023-07-01 in The GuardianDemands for an end to the ‘revolving door’ as ex-Ofwat directors are hired by key firms
Skin disease in orcas off North American coast concerns scientists
2023-06-29 in The GuardianLesions found on 99% of southern resident orcas studied on Pacific north-west coast
Tagged under: Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife | Washington State
Punishment without trial: Britain's latest weapon in the war against dissent | George Monbiot
2023-06-29 in The GuardianCompanies are taking out devastating ‘civil injunctions’ against climate activists – and making them pay the costs, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Activism
UK to gain first lithium mine in Cornwall in boost to electric car industry
2023-06-29 in The GuardianBritish Lithium in joint venture with French mining company Imerys, aiming to extract 20,000 tonnes
Tagged under: Lithium | Electric Cars | Cars
Heat dome’s scorching temperatures in Texas expected to expand across US
2023-06-28 in The GuardianPower use in the state reached a record high Tuesday and will continue to strain the grid as the heatwave moves north
Tagged under: Texas | Electricity Grid | Florida | Alabama
Mounting debts and public anger could finally sink water companies in England and Wales
2023-06-28 in The GuardianFirms have loaded up debt to pay dividends and been fined millions for dumping raw sewage into rivers
Tagged under: Rivers | Finance
Climate crisis linked to rising domestic violence in south Asia, study finds
2023-06-28 in The GuardianIncrease of 1C in average annual temperature connected to more than 6% rise in physical and sexual domestic violence
Tagged under: Women and Children | India
So what if fossil fuel lobbyists have to declare themselves at Cop28? That won’t curb their power| Amy Westervelt
2023-06-28 in The GuardianOil and gas companies don’t just have a seat at the Cop table: they are in charge of the table, says climate journalist Amy Westervelt
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels
Texas heatwave blamed for 13 deaths as scorching temperatures and smoke spread across US – as it happened
2023-06-28 in The GuardianDetroit extends air quality alert through Thursday while evacuation orders in effect in Arizona as crews fight Diamond fire
Tagged under: Texas | Wildfires
Heatwave in south and wildfire smoke in north buffet US from both sides
2023-06-28 in The GuardianMore than 80m Americans under air quality alerts while temperatures hit triple digits in south and south-west
Tagged under: Wildfires
Solar helps Texas carry energy load as heatwave puts power grid to test
2023-06-28 in The GuardianState has managed to avoid rolling blackouts amid three-digit temperatures thanks to its supply of solar power, experts say
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Texas | Electricity Grid
Greenhouse gas emissions from global energy industry still rising – report
2023-06-25 in The GuardianResearchers say ‘urgent action’ needed as rise in renewables is eclipsed by increase in world’s total energy consumption
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels
We don’t have to be overwhelmed by climate anxiety. Feel the pain, then act | Susie Orbach
2023-06-25 in The GuardianWe might be scared and not know what to do. But as a new film reveals, that can help
Tagged under: Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Record-breaking Texas heatwave enters third week as thousands lose power
2023-06-24 in The GuardianNew Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas also face scorching temperatures as heat dome settles over US south-west
Tagged under: Louisiana | Texas | Fossil Fuels
New windfarm could be used to power North Sea oilfield
2023-06-24 in The GuardianElectricity generated on Shetland could be used to fuel the proposed Rosebank field, instead of homes
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power | Fossil Fuels | Electricity
When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France | George Monbiot
2023-06-24 in The GuardianEmmanuel Macron’s government is at least doing the bare minimum to avert the planetary crisis – and putting the UK to shame, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: France
Paris climate finance summit fails to deliver debt forgiveness plan
2023-06-23 in The GuardianCountries in debt distress thrown financial lifeline but critics say measures fall short of what is needed
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Finance
The sudden warming of Britain’s seas will tear through ocean life like a wildfire | Philip Hoare
2023-06-23 in The GuardianWhat happens when the chill of our seas turns to a soupy stew? Fragile ecosystems will be destroyed and food sources for wildlife will disappear, says author Philip Hoare
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife | Sea Level
Texas governor signs bill rescinding water breaks as deadly heat grips state
2023-06-23 in The GuardianMeasure will nullify local ordinances that provide workers protection from devastating, triple-digit temperatures
Tagged under: Texas
Senate examines role of ‘dark money’ in delaying climate action
2023-06-23 in The GuardianThe budget committee hearing looked into alleged misinformation from big oil that covered up ‘massive’ risks of the climate crisis
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
US honeybees suffer second deadliest season on record
2023-06-23 in The GuardianNearly 50% of US bee colonies died off last year, although efforts have helped the overall bee population remain ‘relatively stable’
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Loss of fossil fuel assets would not impoverish general public, study finds
2023-06-22 in The GuardianResearch allays fears that rapid scaling back of production would hit people’s savings and pensions hard
Tagged under: Economics | Fossil Fuels
The climate crisis is this century’s biggest threat. We need a global finance pact that reflects the task ahead | Chris Bowen, Steven Guilbeault and James Shaw
2023-06-22 in The GuardianAs climate change ministers, we urge multilateral banks to come together to help vulnerable nations, who face cascading challenges
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Finance
C of E divests of fossil fuels as oil and gas firms ditch climate pledges
2023-06-22 in The GuardianChurch pension and endowment funds shed holdings after U-turns by BP and Shell
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | BP | Shell | Religion
NSW push to stop climate protesters livestreaming on Facebook labelled ‘profoundly anti-democratic’
2023-06-22 in The GuardianPremier Chris Minns claims climate activists such as Blockade Australia are endangering lives by streaming protest actions
Tagged under: Activism
Climate impact of shipping under growing scrutiny ahead of key meeting
2023-06-22 in The GuardianCourt has been told states are legally responsible for tackling sector’s emissions as IMO talks loom
Tagged under: Oceans
Ecological tipping points could occur much sooner than expected, study finds
2023-06-22 in The GuardianAmazon rainforest and other ecosystems could collapse ‘very soon’, researchers warn
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Oceans | Rivers | Wildlife | Collapse | Trees | Tipping Points
Climate campaigner takes Surrey oil drilling case to supreme court
2023-06-21 in The GuardianSarah Finch’s challenge to plans to allow oil well hinges on wider environmental impact of fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Nature at risk of breakdown if Cop15 pledges not met, world leaders warned
2023-06-20 in The GuardianAuthor of landmark UK review into the economic value of nature joins UN environment chief in calls for ‘action, not just words’ on biodiversity goals
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife
Canada is on fire, and big oil is the arsonist | Tzeporah Berman
2023-06-20 in The GuardianGovernments need to represent us, not fossil-fuel profiteers. We need plans to phase out fossil fuel production and emissions
Tagged under: Wildfires
Sheffield council issues apology over tree-felling scandal
2023-06-20 in The GuardianThe city’s new Labour leader has accepted that some of the 17,500 trees cut down were healthy
‘Unheard of’ marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threat
2023-06-19 in The GuardianSustained high temperatures over summer could trigger mass mortality of fish and oysters, say scientists
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
EPA sued over reapproval of toxic herbicides using Agent Orange chemical
2023-06-19 in The GuardianFederal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered species
Tagged under: Health
How bad is wildfire smoke for your health? Here’s my view as a toxicologist | Christopher T Migliaccio
2023-06-19 in The GuardianLast week New York and Detroit were listed among the five most polluted cities in the world because of smoke from Canada. What does that mean?
Tagged under: Health | Wildfires
No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out
2023-06-18 in The GuardianRed flags are going up on beaches from Scarborough to Whitstable as pollution levels soar and businesses are forced to close due to sewage discharges
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
Householders to receive money off bills for going green under Labour plans
2023-06-17 in The GuardianAs set out by Ed Miliband, GB Energy’s renewable energy projects will create jobs, tackle energy bills and directly benefit local people
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power
Water companies feel the heat as commercial bans loom in dry summer
2023-06-17 in The GuardianSuppliers may be forced to cut large-scale usage by businesses amid fears of a repeat of last year’s heatwave
Dramatic week in Montana climate trial as youngsters tell of toll on lives
2023-06-17 in The GuardianYouth plaintiffs accuse state officials of violating their right to a healthy environment in landmark case in Helena
Tagged under: Health
From the oceans to ‘net zero’ targets, we’re in denial about the climate crisis | Adam Morton
2023-06-15 in The GuardianThe scientific consensus is we need to aim for negative emissions by phasing out fossil fuels, not just removing carbon from the atmosphere
Tagged under: Oceans | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
The hard right and climate catastrophe are intimately linked. This is how | George Monbiot
2023-06-15 in The GuardianAs climate policy is weakened, extreme weather intensifies and more refugees are driven from their homes – and the cycle of hatred continues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’
2023-06-15 in The GuardianWorld Bank says subsidies costing as much as $23m a minute must be repurposed to fight climate crisis
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels
US midwest braces for smoky skies as Canadian wildfires rage on
2023-06-15 in The GuardianAir quality alerts issued in Minnesota and Wisconsin with winds expected to blow airborne pollution from Ontario blazes south
Tagged under: Wildfires
Power companies quietly pushed $215m into US politics via dark money groups
2023-06-15 in The GuardianDonations have helped utilities increase electricity prices, hinder solar schemes and helped elect sympathetic legislators
Tagged under: Solar Energy | US Politics | Electricity
‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’
2023-06-15 in The GuardianThe long read: While the world becomes drier, profit and pollution are draining our resources. We have to change our approach
Tagged under: Drought | Water Resources
US east coast cities warned to draft air quality plans similar to those in the west
2023-06-15 in The GuardianCurrent standards do not take into account particulates given off by blazes such as seen lately in Canada that affected the east coast
Tagged under: Wildfires
River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry
2023-06-14 in The GuardianExperts are warning of disastrous conditions for wildlife at upper River Derwent in Borrowdale
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers | Wildlife
Shell drops target to cut oil production as CEO aims for higher profits
2023-06-14 in The GuardianWael Sawan prioritises shareholder payouts, setting out plan to keep oil production steady until 2030
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
‘My life and my home’: young people start to testify at historic US climate trial
2023-06-13 in The GuardianThe plaintiffs note that Montana’s constitution pledges a healthy environment ‘for present and future generations’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Health
Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor
2023-06-13 in The GuardianClimate activist says only ‘rapid and equitable’ phaseout will keep temperatures within 1.5C limit
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
As the ice melts, a perilous Russian threat is emerging in the Arctic | Barry Gardiner
2023-06-13 in The GuardianPutin is weakened and fears Nato encirclement. His militarisation of Russia’s northern border is intensifying, says Labour MP Barry Gardiner
Tagged under: Arctic | Vladimir Putin | Russia
Turkmenistan moves towards plugging massive methane leaks
2023-06-13 in The GuardianCentral Asian country has the worst rate of climate-heating ‘super-emitter’ events in the world
Tagged under: Methane
Exhausted crews battle Canadian wildfires as experts issue climate warning
2023-06-10 in The GuardianGlobal heating and human changes to the landscape have invited more destructive fires, making fire season worse
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildfires
El Niño is coming. We must plan for the worst to protect Australia’s energy system | Dylan McConnell and Iain MacGill
2023-06-09 in The GuardianThe Bureau of Meteorology predicts increased temperatures and heatwaves this year, raising the prospect of blackouts – just as the electricity sector faces several other challenges
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Predictions | Fossil Fuels | Electricity | El Niño | Heatwaves
High levels of drugs found in sea off south England coast
2023-06-09 in The GuardianStudy says marine life being harmed by prescription and recreational drugs in wastewater
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
The planet’s economist: has Kate Raworth found a model for sustainable living?
2023-06-08 in The GuardianThe long read: Her hit book Doughnut Economics laid out a path to a greener, more equal society. But can she turn her ideas into meaningful change?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Doughnut Economics
England raw sewage taskforce has only met once in last year, FoI request reveals
2023-06-08 in The GuardianStorm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriously
Tagged under: Rivers
Army of fake social media accounts defend UAE presidency of climate summit
2023-06-08 in The GuardianSultan Al Jaber – Cop28 president and CEO of state oil firm – is ‘ally the climate movement needs’, posts say
Tagged under: COP28 | Africa | Middle East
Insect decline a threat to fruit crops and food security, scientists warn MPs
2023-06-07 in The GuardianPoor pollination caused by destructive farming methods leads to loss of biodiversity and is a threat to food production, inquiry told
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Food Production and Consumption | Biodiversity Loss
‘Game changing’: spate of US lawsuits calls big oil to account for climate crisis
2023-06-07 in The GuardianNext week the first constitutional climate lawsuit goes to trial amid signs fossil fuel companies are facing accountability tests
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Fifa misled fans over ‘carbon-neutral Qatar World Cup’, regulator finds
2023-06-07 in The GuardianFifa misled fans by claiming the Qatar World Cup would be carbon neutral, a Swiss regulator has ruled
Climate risks have made California uninsurable. When will we wake up? | Kate Aronoff
2023-06-06 in The GuardianState Farm will almost entirely stop issuing new policies in California – with climate-exacerbated wildfires and bad public policy a large reason why
Tagged under: Farming | Insurance | California | Wildfires | Finance
Lord Deben backs Labour’s plan to halt new North Sea oil and gas drilling
2023-06-06 in The GuardianUK’s most senior climate adviser says policy is ‘right thing to do’ and criticises government’s stance
Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find
2023-06-06 in The GuardianIce-free summers inevitable even with sharp emissions cuts and likely to result in more extreme heatwaves and floods
Tagged under: Arctic | Heatwaves
Countries must put aside national interests for climate crisis, UN says
2023-06-05 in The GuardianSimon Stiell tells conference in Bonn the world is at ‘tipping point’ and must fight together for common good
Tagged under: COP28 | Tipping Points
Scottish fishers say marine protection plans will wreck coastal communities
2023-06-05 in The GuardianOutcry includes protest song comparing closure of inshore fishing grounds to Highland clearances
Rich countries with high greenhouse gas emissions could pay $170tn in climate reparations
2023-06-05 in The GuardianProposed compensation would be paid to developing countries that must transition away from fossil fuels
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during the Ocean Race
2023-06-05 in The GuardianConcentrations of plastics in round-the-world race through remote ocean environments found to be up to 18 times higher than during previous event in 2017-18
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans
Climate crisis: rich nations undermining work to help poor countries, research suggests
2023-06-04 in The GuardianOxfam report says only $11.5bn (£9.2bn) of climate finance in 2020 devoted to helping vulnerable states
Universal basic income of £1,600 a month to be trialled in two places in England
2023-06-04 in The GuardianScheme to run for two years and participants will be monitored to see what effect it has on mental and physical health
Tagged under: Health
Thames Water accused of ‘flimsy PR stunt’ over bonus as boss’s pay swells
2023-06-04 in The GuardianSarah Bentley lands £1.5m despite saying she would shun bonus amid criticism of water companies
The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest
2023-06-02 in The GuardianAnalysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Farming | Wildlife | Brazil | Trees | Activism
Brazilian Amazon at risk of being taken over by mafia, ex-police chief warns
2023-06-01 in The GuardianAlexandre Saraiva gives alert on organised crime in region ahead of anniversary of killings of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
West Virginia governor Justice suggests coal empire lawsuit is political attack
2023-05-31 in The GuardianDoJ files lawsuit against companies linked to Jim Justice, also a Republican Senate candidate, seeking unpaid penalties of $7.6m
Tagged under: US Politics
Rock ‘flour’ from Greenland can capture significant CO2, study shows
2023-05-30 in The GuardianPowder produced by ice sheets could be used to help tackle climate crisis when spread on farm fields
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage
Heat pumps: more than 80% of households in Great Britain ‘satisfied with system’
2023-05-30 in The GuardianExclusive: England, Scotland and Wales survey reports similar response to people with gas boilers
‘Unpredictability is our biggest problem’: Texas farmers experiment with ancient farming styles
2023-05-29 in The GuardianA study is under way in the water-scarce region to see if commodity farmers can use the regenerative technique of cover cropping as a way to adapt to rapidly changing weather conditions
Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest
2023-05-29 in The GuardianComedians perform at Lake District event in campaign to highlight ‘national scandal’ of volume of sewage being pumped into lake
Tagged under: Activism
Experts call for ‘loss and damage’ fund for nature in developing world
2023-05-29 in The GuardianRich nations should pay for biodiversity loss, which disproportionately affects poor countries, say scientists
Tagged under: Fish | Wildlife | Biodiversity Loss
Why the climate crisis is making our insects run for the hills
2023-05-28 in The GuardianAround the world, different species are shifting their habitats upwards, with potentially catastrophic results for our ecosystems
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects
DeSantis accused of ‘catastrophic’ climate approach after campaign launch
2023-05-28 in The GuardianRepublican ‘trying to out-Trump Trump’ on climate, expert says, as governor says he rejects the ‘politicization of the weather’
More than 1,500 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague
2023-05-27 in The GuardianSeveral Dutch celebrities among protesters, including Game of Thrones actor Carice van Houten
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Insurance giant halts sale of new home policies in California due to wildfires
2023-05-27 in The GuardianState Farm also cites inflation of construction costs in statement which comes after increasing wildfires in state
Tagged under: Insurance | California | Wildfires
One in three GB News presenters cast doubt on climate science, study reveals
2023-05-26 in The GuardianTen of broadcaster’s 31 hosts made on-air statements in 2022 rejecting or challenging scientific consensus
Toxins hidden in plastics are the industry’s dirty secret – recycling is not the answer | Charlotte Lloyd
2023-05-25 in The GuardianWe need to know more about what goes into plastics and better regulation of how recycled products are used, says environmental chemistry lecturer Dr Charlotte Lloyd
Tagged under: Health
Digging continues at controversial south Wales mine months after licence expires
2023-05-25 in The GuardianDespite record high prices for coal, operators claim they cannot afford to restore the site, a pretext for the licensing of the mine
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
German police stage nationwide raids against climate activists
2023-05-24 in The GuardianRaids targeting members of Letzte Generation are carried out at 15 properties in seven German states
Tagged under: Activism
UK students pledge ‘career boycott’ of insurers over fossil fuels
2023-05-24 in The GuardianHundreds of students and graduates vow not to work for ‘climate wreckers that insure those responsible for the climate crisis’
Tagged under: Activism | Insurance | Fossil Fuels
‘Worthless’: Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly junk and some may harm, research says
2023-05-24 in The GuardianExclusive: investigation finds energy giant’s efforts to offset its huge emissions rely on schemes with little impact
Tagged under: Chevron | Carbon Offsetting
Recycling can release huge quantities of microplastics, study finds
2023-05-23 in The GuardianScientists find high levels of microplastics in wastewater from unnamed UK plant – and in air surrounding facility
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Down the drain: how billions of pounds are sucked out of England’s water system
2023-05-22 (or before) in The GuardianVisualised: where does the money from your bills go?
Why rising sea levels pose existential threat to the Bahamas – extract
2023-05-22 in The GuardianIn her new book, Christina Gerhardt explains why the Caribbean island group faces such huge risks from climate breakdown
Tagged under: Sea Level | Caribbean
University investment funds urge ‘bold action’ to stop new fossil fuel projects
2023-05-22 in The GuardianAsset managers are told they have key role to play on climate in open letter on eve of Shell’s annual meeting
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Shell
Big polluters’ share prices fall after climate lawsuits, study finds
2023-05-22 in The GuardianExclusive: Fossil fuel companies register drop in value after litigation or unfavourable judgments
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Litigation
Is it too late to halt deep-sea mining? Meet the activists trying to save the seabed
2023-05-21 in The GuardianIf mining companies are given the go-ahead to exploit the ocean depths, the environmental cost will be devastating. As the clock ticks down to a crucial deadline in July, Michael Segalov reports
Tagged under: Oceans | Activism
How solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’
2023-05-21 in The GuardianResidents feel trapped and choked by dust, while experts warn environmental damage is ‘solving one problem by creating others’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | California
‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay out £14.7bn in dividends as customers foot sewage costs
2023-05-20 in The GuardianWith cost of cleanup to be passed on to bill payers, analysis shows they will also pay £624 more by 2030 to fund investor payouts
Tagged under: Rivers
‘No one saw this level of devastation coming’: climate crisis worsens in Somalia
2023-05-19 in The GuardianTorrential rain, coming on top of the country’s worst drought in four decades, has forced 250,000 people to leave their homes
Tagged under: Drought | Africa | Middle East
More than half of the world’s lakes have shrunk in past 30 years, study finds
2023-05-19 in The GuardianLakes and reservoirs have lost 22 gigatonnes a year since 1992, driven by factors including global heating and human consumption
Tidal barrier proposal for Lincolnshire and Norfolk sets off wave of opposition
2023-05-19 in The GuardianWildlife and environment groups condemn plan promising renewable energy for 600,000 homes
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Activism | Wildlife | Greenpeace | Tidal Energy
Top five US executives hoard $9bn tax-free for retirement as workers face limits
2023-05-18 in The GuardianAt many of these companies a sizeable percentage of workers had no money in their 401(k)s, report finds
Global heating has likely made El Niños and La Niñas more ‘frequent and extreme’, new study shows
2023-05-18 in The GuardianScientists say greenhouse gases have already affected climate patterns in the Pacific that could lead to more severe weather, floods and heatwaves
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | El Niño | Heatwaves
‘The city was underwater’: quarter of a million Somalis flee flooded homes
2023-05-17 in The GuardianClimate crisis a key factor in flash flooding of Beledweyne as rains end drought and Shabelle River breaks its banks
Tagged under: Drought | Africa | Rivers | Middle East
Harrowing lives of children sent to work in English mills revealed in first study of kind
2023-05-17 in The GuardianResearch on remains of 19th-century ‘pauper apprentices’ shows bodies riddled with disease, in study that resonates today
Tagged under: Women and Children
World likely to breach 1.5C climate threshold by 2027, scientists warn
2023-05-17 in The GuardianUN agency says El Niño and human-induced climate breakdown could combine to push temperatures into ‘uncharted territory’
Tagged under: El Niño | The Paris Agreement
Devastating floods in Italy claim lives and leave thousands homeless
2023-05-17 in The GuardianTwenty-one rivers burst their banks after heavy storms across country cause landslides and submerge villages
Tagged under: Rivers
Flagship EU law to restore nature must not be derailed, warns environment chief
2023-05-16 in The GuardianRejection of key legislation on pesticides and restoration of wildlife ‘would send a dangerous, negative signal to the world’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Legislation
Adverts claiming products are carbon neutral by using offsetting face UK ban
2023-05-15 in The GuardianAdvertising watchdog to begin stricter enforcement on use of terms such as ‘carbon neutral’ amid concerns over offsets
Tagged under: Deforestation | Carbon Offsetting
Grid connection delays for low-carbon projects ‘unacceptable’, says Ofgem
2023-05-15 in The GuardianWatchdog’s chief writes to energy bosses as Grid sets out plan to cut waits by up to a decade
Tagged under: Electricity Grid
Oceans have been absorbing the world’s extra heat. But there’s a huge payback
2023-05-14 in The GuardianRecord sea surface temperatures suggest the Earth is headed for ‘uncharted territory’ in terms of sea level rise, coastal flooding and extreme weather
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
‘Sustainable’ pension funds accused of greenwashing over billions held in oil and gas firms
2023-05-14 in The GuardianWarning comes as UK watchdog set to tighten rules for asset managers given short-term targets
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Climate crisis deniers target scientists for vicious abuse on Musk’s Twitter
2023-05-14 in The GuardianAbusive, often violent tweets denying the climate emergency have become a barrage since Elon Musk acquired the platform, say UK experts
Svalbard: the Arctic islands where we can see the future of global heating
2023-05-13 in The GuardianThe Norwegian archipelago is warming six times faster than the global average, with potentially disastrous results, especially for species such as the polar bear
Tagged under: Arctic
Sunak food summit promises star guest and lots of rhubarb
2023-05-13 in The GuardianIt’s hard to see the PM’s talks with farmers, store chiefs and the (rumoured) odd TV star producing concrete proposals
Tagged under: Farming | Rishi Sunak
Canada: extreme ‘heat dome’ temperatures set to worsen wildfires
2023-05-12 in The GuardianSystem – extremely rare for this time of year – likely to fuel fires that have already displaced tens of thousands of residents
Tagged under: Wildfires
Are New Zealand’s marine heatwaves a warning to the world?
2023-05-12 (or before) in The GuardianAs seas around Aotearoa heat at an unparalleled rate, scientists are starting to understand what it might mean for marine ecosystems
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Impact of warmer seas on fish stocks leads to rise in pirate attacks
2023-05-11 in The GuardianStudy of piracy hotspots in east Africa and South China Sea found that piracy increases when fish populations decline and vice versa
Canada: images of felled ancient tree a ‘gut-punch’, old-growth experts say
2023-05-11 in The GuardianShocking photos of chopped-down tree in western Canada highlights flaws in plan to protect forest from loggers, activists say
Tagged under: Trees | Activism
Conflict and climate disasters combine to create record rise in displaced people
2023-05-11 in The GuardianUkraine war and Pakistan’s ‘monsoon on steroids’ among events driving surge on ‘scale never seen before’ as 71m people displaced
Tagged under: Conflict | Africa | Middle East
Microbes discovered that can digest plastics at low temperatures
2023-05-10 in The GuardianScientists have found microbes that can do this at 15C, in a potential breakthrough for recycling
Tagged under: Innovation
Italian oil firm Eni faces lawsuit alleging early knowledge of climate crisis
2023-05-09 in The GuardianExclusive: Company accused of ‘lobbying and greenwashing’ for more fossil fuels despite knowing of risks
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed
2023-05-09 in The GuardianLeaks of potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, say experts, and would rapidly reduce global heating
Tagged under: COP28 | Methane | Fossil Fuels
Alarm after lawyer who aided Trump’s 2020 election lie attacks campus voting
2023-05-08 in The GuardianRightwing lawyer Cleta Mitchell faces criticism after comments to GOP donors urging new rules to make voting harder for students
Tagged under: US Politics | Donald Trump
Time to clean up the murky water business | Letters
2023-05-08 in The GuardianLetters: Bill Kingdom says the Environment Agency and Ofwat have failed to perform, Dr Richard JF Bewley suggests mutualisation and Richard Davies wonders what the difference is between fly-tippers and water companies
‘Lack of vision’: UK green energy projects in limbo as grid struggles to keep pace
2023-05-08 in The GuardianClean electricity plans stuck for years because of ‘negligence’ by governments over modernising network, say renewable energy developers
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electricity | Electricity Grid
Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C
2023-05-07 in The GuardianReport comes after neighbouring countries also register unprecedented highs during April heatwave
April Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate crisis
2023-05-05 in The GuardianExtreme event would have been expected once in 40,000 years before global heating, scientists estimate
Tagged under: Spain
Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires ravage western Canada
2023-05-05 in The GuardianMore than 13,000 people were ordered to leave parts of Alberta as 78 fires burned. Officials say the blazes are expected to intensify
Tagged under: Wildfires
‘We feel more prepared’: Farne Islands face another season battling avian flu
2023-05-04 in The GuardianHazmat suits have replaced tourists at the important UK sanctuary for breeding seabirds off coast of Northumberland
Tagged under: Wildlife
Melting glaciers in Alps threaten biodiversity of invertebrates, says study
2023-05-04 in The GuardianOverlooked animals vital for alpine ecosystems might lose most of their habitat and disappear, research suggests
Tagged under: Insects
French oil giant TotalEnergies sues Greenpeace over emissions report
2023-05-03 in The GuardianGreen group accused company of emitting more than it disclosed but TotalEnergies says report used dubious methodologies
Tagged under: France | Activism | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Fungal attacks threaten global food supply, say experts
2023-05-03 in The GuardianClimate crisis is exacerbating damage caused by crop-destroying fungi, risking ‘global health catastrophe’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay
2023-05-03 in The GuardianA Masters of Beef Advocacy program teaches ‘scientific sounding’ arguments on cattle’s sustainability in an all-out public relations war
Tagged under: Cattle and Dairy Farming | Sustainability
‘We’re tired of waiting’: the First Nation that unilaterally declared a marine protected area
2023-05-03 in The GuardianFor 20 years, indigenous people of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais saw their coastal waters being depleted while the Canadian state dithered. Now they’ve taken matters into their own hands
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘Toxic trail of pollution’: states step up to curb the use of ‘forever chemicals’
2023-05-02 in The GuardianPartisanship has thwarted Congress’s attempts to limit PFAS, but a patchwork of state laws is pushing for their phase-out
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Legislation | US Politics
Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll
2023-05-02 in The GuardianExclusive: YouGov survey in seven countries tested backing for government and individual action on crisis
Tagged under: Spain | Climate Change | France
Green investment funds pushing money into fossil fuel firms, research finds
2023-05-02 in The GuardianBlackRock and L&G among asset managers using funds with ESG label to invest in coal, oil and gas
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
Contempt for rules is shaking the foundations of British democracy | Rafael Behr
2023-05-02 in The GuardianWith its voter ID ruse and a bid to capture the civil service, the government is emulating US Republicans’ winner-takes-all populism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
Suffering of gassed pigs laid bare in undercover footage from UK abattoir
2023-05-02 in The GuardianHidden camera at slaughterhouse appears to show ‘utterly inhumane’ use of CO2 to stun pigs before slaughter
Tagged under: Farming
Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?
2023-05-01 in The GuardianMinisters are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Committee on Climate Change UK
Private jet sales likely to reach highest ever level this year, report says
2023-05-01 in The GuardianGlobal fleet has more than doubled in two decades, with more private flights made last year than ever before
Tagged under: Air Travel
‘Not just a problem of science’: how the environmental crisis is also cultural
2023-05-01 in The GuardianAn interrogative exhibition at the New-York Historical Society examines the social, cultural and civil rights impact of development and devastation
Seal’s mystery ability to tolerate toxic metal could aid medical research, say scientists
2023-04-29 in The GuardianThe Juan Fernández fur seal, once thought extinct, can ingest cadmium without ill effects – though no one knows how
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife
Firm releases almost 800kg of ‘forever chemical’ a year into Lancashire river
2023-04-29 in The GuardianExclusive: Environment Agency finds ‘very persistent, mobile and toxic’ PFAS in effluent legally discharged near Wyre estuary
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Rivers
Dartford Bridge protester warned not to talk to media from prison, says partner
2023-04-28 in The GuardianMarcus Decker, who is serving long sentence for non-violent action last year, reprimanded by officials
Tagged under: Activism
Revealed: most of EU delegation to crucial fishing talks made up of fishery lobbyists
2023-04-26 in The GuardianEurope accused of ‘neocolonialism’ for using vassal small island states to sway policy and continue ‘disgraceful plundering’ of distant waters
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | Africa | Fish | Wildlife | Indonesia
Carbon dioxide removal: the tech that is polarising climate science
2023-04-25 in The GuardianFor some, CDR is crucial to staying below 1.5C. Others say it should not even be on the table. Why is it so controversial?
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting
‘Like a dam breaking’: experts hail decision to let US climate lawsuits advance
2023-04-25 in The GuardianCities bringing climate litigation against oil majors welcome US supreme court’s decision to rebuff appeal to move cases to federal courts
Tagged under: Exxon | Fossil Fuels | Litigation
Catalonia’s farmers face threat of drought … and a plague of hungry rabbits
2023-04-24 in The GuardianWith water reserves running low, Spanish farmers are also struggling to protect crops from thousands of rabbits starved of fresh grass
Tagged under: Spain | Drought | Farming
Fears Natural England may lose powers amid row with Dartmoor farmers
2023-04-24 in The GuardianTory MPs call for ministers, not watchdog, to make decisions on sites of special scientific interest
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges
2023-04-24 in The GuardianLocal governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy
2023-04-23 in The GuardianUN summit in New York hears how resources needed for sustainable energy threaten Indigenous land and people
Tagged under: Colonialism
The forecast looks grim as climate crisis knocks cricket for six
2023-04-22 in The GuardianFrom Oxford professors to Extinction Rebellion activists, those who love cricket are helping to tackle its climatic challenges
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Climate diplomacy is hopeless, says author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline
2023-04-21 in The GuardianAndreas Malm says he has no hope in ‘dominant classes’, and urges more radical approach to climate activism
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Sewage-soaked field stops creation of new woodland in Greater Manchester
2023-04-21 in The GuardianPlans to create green space cancelled because soil contamination levels pose risk to human health
Tagged under: Health
How an Arctic snow school aims to respond to climate crisis with Inuit help
2023-04-21 in The GuardianCanadian project plans to strengthen understanding of Arctic environment by drawing on Indigenous knowledge
Tagged under: Arctic
They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want justice
2023-04-20 in The GuardianThirteen years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, documents shed light on the company’s response and ‘scorched earth’ legal tactics
Down to Earth: The path to radically lower emissions tucked away inside the devastating IPCC report
2023-04-20 in The GuardianIn this week’s newsletter: The world has no choice but to halve carbon output by 2030 – one chart shows the way forward
Tagged under: IPCC
‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022
2023-04-20 in The GuardianContinent set for further drought in 2023, scientists say, as unstoppable impacts of climate crisis mount
Tagged under: Drought
‘Don’t fool yourself’: billions more needed to protect tropical forests, warns new report
2023-04-19 in The GuardianMoney could come from carbon markets, donor countries and philanthropists, but radical action is also needed from legislators
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees
Severe heatwave engulfs Asia causing deaths and forcing schools to close
2023-04-19 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures described as ‘worst April heatwave in Asian history’ as records threatened in India, China, Thailand and Laos
Tagged under: India
‘They are despairing’: climate crisis weighs heavy on mental health of young Australians
2023-04-19 in The GuardianA survey shows anxiety about the environment is prominent among teenagers, including Ruby Bron who feels ‘helpless’ about the future
Tagged under: Activism | Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists
2023-04-19 in The GuardianDiscovery of carbon-capturing organism in hot springs could lead to efficient way of absorbing climate-heating gas
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage
Colorado River snaking through Grand Canyon most endangered US waterway – report
2023-04-18 in The GuardianUnique ecosystem on the brink of collapse due to climate crisis and mismanagement, says conservation group American Rivers
Tagged under: Rivers | Colorado River | California | Collapse
‘Without the ice cap, we cannot live’: the Andes community devastated by climate crisis
2023-04-18 in The GuardianThe Quelccaya glacier, high in the mountains of Peru, is shrinking at an alarming rate and the people who live in its shadow are struggling to maintain their livelihoods
UK company mining gold in Amazon on disputed land
2023-04-18 in The GuardianLondon-listed Serabi Gold extracting gold without approval of Brazilian land registry and Indigenous communities
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
Horticulturists turn to ‘desert gardens’ at UK flower shows amid climate crisis
2023-04-18 in The GuardianHampton Court flower show to feature gardens using creative methods to mitigate against heatwaves
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Lords amendment to energy bill may stop new coalmines in England
2023-04-17 in The GuardianChange to bill says opening and licensing of new coalmines by the Coal Authority to be prohibited
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Protesters urge caution over St Ives climate trial amid chemical plans for bay
2023-04-17 in The GuardianCampaigners worry about scheme’s impact on marine ecosystem but Planetary Technologies says concerns misplaced
Tagged under: Oceans | Activism
Fears for England’s frog and toad population after drought
2023-04-17 in The GuardianConservationists blame changing weather patterns as low numbers of amphibians found across country
Tagged under: Drought | Wildlife
Utah’s Great Salt Lake risked disappearing. Unprecedented weather is bringing it back
2023-04-15 in The GuardianThe lake was at a record low before historic snowfall fueled its rise – along with violent runoff that is difficult to control
Tagged under: Drought
High costs and uncertainties cast a chill over Britain’s heat pump market
2023-04-15 in The GuardianWhat can be done to boost sales of the green alternative to gas boilers?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy
Biden approves Alaska gas exports as critics condemn another ‘carbon bomb’
2023-04-14 in The GuardianEnergy department gives green light to exports from liquefied natural gas (LNG) program, after Willow project approved last month
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | US Politics | Alaska
Global oil demand on course for record as China’s economy rebounds
2023-04-14 in The GuardianInternational Energy Agency’s expectation for 2023 is 2m bpd higher than last year’s figure
Tagged under: BP
UK accused of ‘backward step’ for axing top climate diplomat role
2023-04-13 in The GuardianExclusive: Previous holder says loss is ‘disappointing’ and damages UK’s ability to spur global climate action
UK bird numbers continue to crash as government poised to break own targets
2023-04-13 in The GuardianData shows 48% of species declined between 2015 and 2020 with woodland birds faring worst
Tagged under: Wildlife
Foot of rain causes severe flooding in South Florida in ‘1-in-1,000 year event’
2023-04-13 in The GuardianForecasts predicted more rain on Thursday as Fort Lauderdale issues a state of emergency with flooding persisting in parts of city
Tagged under: Predictions | Florida
‘It's a community coming together’: an army of volunteers fight to save their river – video
2023-04-13 by in The GuardianAngela Jones has spent her life swimming in the Rivers Wye and Usk. Five years ago she began to notice the impact of pollution and decided to fight back. Now an army of volunteers have come together to gather data and evidence, and bring about change, before it is too late
Tagged under: Rivers
UK still well off track on pledge to cut methane emissions, study says
2023-04-12 in The GuardianAnalysis suggests government policies would achieve reduction less than half target of 30% by 2030
Tagged under: Methane
Road-building spree will derail UK’s net zero targets, warn campaigners
2023-04-12 in The GuardianHybrid vehicle pollution and van traffic update adds 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions to Department for Transport decarbonisation plan
Tagged under: Net Zero | Decarbonisation
‘Even in the realms of extreme, it’s extreme’: how UK music festivals are planning for freak weather
2023-04-12 in The GuardianWhether waterlogged from flooding or parched and prone to wildfires, festival sites are having to plan for every eventuality – and the costs are substantial
Tagged under: Wildfires
US considers imposing Colorado River water cuts to western states
2023-04-11 in The GuardianDepending on the plan, either California would be the most affected, or Arizona and Nevada would be parched
Tagged under: Rivers | Colorado River | California | Colorado State
Environmental defenders reel from Mexico and Central America attacks
2023-04-10 in The GuardianAt least two dozen activists in Indigenous and rural areas murdered, disappeared and jailed in wave of attacks
Tagged under: Activism | Mexico
Exxon’s new ‘advanced recycling’ plant raises environmental concerns
2023-04-10 in The GuardianAdvocates warn plants like the latest addition to the Texas complex generate hazardous pollutants and provide cover for oil giants to produce new plastic products
Swimming pools of the rich driving city water crises, study says
2023-04-10 in The GuardianPools and well-watered gardens at least as damaging as climate emergency or population growth
Tagged under: Drought | Africa
UK insulation scheme would take 300 years to meet government targets, say critics
2023-04-09 in The GuardianExclusive: National Energy Action says progress on energy efficiency in the UK is too slow and not well targeted at fuel-poor households
Tagged under: Insulation
Five Times Faster by Simon Sharpe review – a radical but realistic path to net zero emissions
2023-04-09 in The GuardianA former civil servant makes a persuasive case for dropping economy-wide emissions targets and focusing on tipping points where green technologies become affordable
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Net Zero | Tipping Points | Finance
‘Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record high
2023-04-08 in The GuardianScientists warn of more marine heatwaves, leading to increased risk of extreme weather
Tagged under: Oceans | El Niño | Heatwaves
Green groups sue to stop Ohio from leasing state parks for oil and gas drilling
2023-04-07 in The GuardianNew law – condemned as ‘illegitimate giveaway to the oil and gas industry’ – requires state parks to be leased to interested parties
California: stunning shift as parched reservoirs replenished by storms
2023-04-07 in The GuardianReservoirs whose water levels had plummeted during punishing drought have recovered – but officials warn of ‘weather whiplash’
Tagged under: Drought | California
Cop28 president: world needs business mindset to tackle climate crisis
2023-04-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Sultan Al Jaber aims to use UN talks to set out how private sector can limit greenhouse gas emissions
Tagged under: COP28 | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Capture and Storage
‘Forever chemicals’ linked to infertility in women, study shows
2023-04-06 in The GuardianThose with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of trying
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health | Women and Children
Value of Australian lithium exports tipped to match thermal coal in five years
2023-04-06 in The GuardianRevenue from mining key metal used in EV batteries to triple by 2027-28 while thermal coal exports set to fall by more than 70%
Tagged under: Lithium | Fossil Fuels
UK agency has backed billions’ worth of aviation deals since Paris agreement
2023-04-06 in The GuardianGovernment’s UKEF criticised for ‘locking us all into more carbon emissions for decades to come’ with assistance for the sector
Tagged under: The Paris Agreement
Local groups denied access to reasons for refusal of English river bathing areas
2023-04-06 in The GuardianCampaigners aiming to clean up waterways lodge complaint after government rejects FoI requests for details why applications failed
Tagged under: Rivers
Greenhouse gas emissions rose at ‘alarming’ rate last year, US data shows
2023-04-06 in The GuardianNoaa report shows rapid increase in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fossil Fuels
Mackerel loses sustainable status as overfishing puts species at risk
2023-04-05 in The GuardianMarine Conservation Society calls for better regulation of how north-east Atlantic mackerel is caught as stocks decline
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials
2023-04-05 in The GuardianGroups have created incubator of policies that would restrict ballot access and amplify election fraud claims
Tagged under: US Politics | Project 2025
Ice sheets can collapse at 600 metres a day, far faster than feared, study finds
2023-04-05 in The GuardianSediments from the last ice age provide a ‘warning from the past’ for Antarctica and sea level rise today, say scientists
Tagged under: Oceans | Antarctic | Sea Level | Collapse
Experts call for stricter air pollution targets to tackle dementia risk
2023-04-05 in The GuardianResearch links pollution to increased risk of dementia, even at levels below UK, US and EU air quality standards
Climate experts hit back at Australian politician’s bizarre theory about gravity’s role in global heating
2023-04-05 in The GuardianGerard Rennick met with scorn, derision and plenty of corrections over viral tweet and claim that scientists are ‘cancelling gravity’
Thérèse Coffey accused of ‘throwing in the towel’ over sewage scandal
2023-04-04 in The GuardianAt launch of cleaner water plan, minister says those who say they can end problem are ‘detached from reality’ or dishonest
‘Tornado alley’ is shifting farther into the US east, climate scientists warn
2023-04-04 in The GuardianGlobal heating has been seen as the cause for these damaging storms, which are expected to increase significantly this century
The perfect storm: the US city where rising sea levels and racism collide
2023-04-04 in The GuardianCross-currents of denialism, boosterism, broken governance systems and deep-seated racism will meet with rapidly accelerating sea level rise
Tagged under: Sea Level
Revealed: UAE plans huge oil and gas expansion as it hosts UN climate summit
2023-04-04 in The GuardianExclusive: UAE’s fossil fuel boss will be the president of Cop28, making a mockery of the summit, say campaigners
Tagged under: COP28 | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Middle East
Pacific trade deal ‘will make mockery of UK’s climate ambitions’
2023-04-03 in The GuardianCPTPP membership will result in more deforestation and endanger animal welfare, say campaigners
Tagged under: Deforestation | Economics | Wildlife | Trees
England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says
2023-04-03 in The GuardianBrighton beach among worst-hit, Lib Dem analysis shows, as pressure on environment secretary grows
Industrial heavyweights call for urgent action on cutting Australia’s emissions
2023-04-03 in The GuardianIn joint statement companies say they are ‘ready to seize opportunity’ of decarbonisation and call on others to join them
Tagged under: Decarbonisation
The big idea: will fusion power save us from the climate crisis?
2023-04-03 in The GuardianRecent breakthroughs have been wildly hyped – but there’s still reason to hope
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Nuclear Fusion | Innovation
Monster storm system leaves at least 26 dead through US south and midwest
2023-04-02 in The GuardianTornadoes leave devastation across Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Oklahoma, including theatre roof that collapsed during concert
Tagged under: Collapse
Harvard professor’s fossil fuel links under scrutiny over climate grant
2023-04-01 in The GuardianColleagues and students query role of Jody Freeman, who won prestigious research grant despite sitting on ConocoPhillips board
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
New oilfield in the North Sea would blow the UK’s carbon budget
2023-04-01 in The GuardianCampaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Carbon Offsetting
‘Slipping through our fingers’: New Zealand scientists distraught at scale of glacier loss
2023-03-31 in The GuardianResearch institute NIWA predicts many of country’s most important glaciers will be gone within the decade
Tagged under: Predictions
Starmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’
2023-03-31 in The GuardianLib Dems call for Thérèse Coffey to resign after raw discharges sent into English rivers 825 times a day last year
Tagged under: Rivers
£3.5m of Tory donations linked to pollution and climate denial, says report
2023-03-30 in The GuardianMillions given to party and MPs last year came from entities linked to fossil fuels, high-polluting industries and climate denial
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘Terrified for my future’: climate crisis takes heavy toll on young people’s mental health
2023-03-30 in The GuardianYoung people in the UK tell how the emergency is affecting their psychological wellbeing and how they are coping
Tagged under: Health
Hasty changes to Sunak’s climate strategy reveal a warring Tory party
2023-03-30 in The GuardianMajor omissions and a last-minute refocus on energy security rather than net zero suggest a prime minister buffeted by internal factions
Tagged under: Climate Change | Rishi Sunak | Net Zero
Thousands of shellfish wash up dead on north-east England’s coast
2023-03-29 in The GuardianIncident at Saltburn-by-the-Sea occurs in same area as number of die-offs reported in 2021 and 2022
Tagged under: Wildlife
UK scientists urge Rishi Sunak to halt new oil and gas developments
2023-03-29 in The GuardianCall comes on eve of revised net zero strategy that allows drilling in North Sea and boosts ‘unproven’ carbon capture
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | Rishi Sunak | Net Zero
US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling
2023-03-29 in The GuardianIn latest blow to Joe Biden’s reputation as the ‘climate president’, 73.3m acres of the gulf will be offered for fossil fuel extraction
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
The UK’s ‘green day’ has turned into a fossil fuel bonanza – dirty money powers the Sunak government | George Monbiot
2023-03-29 in The GuardianIn prioritising oil and gas over renewables, ministers are doing the bidding of the polluters, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Rishi Sunak | Fossil Fuels
‘We’ve seen oiled birds’: fears for protected wetlands after Poole harbour spill
2023-03-28 in The GuardianRSPB sounds alarm over Arne peninsula, one of UK’s most heavily protected natural areas
Tagged under: Wildlife | Wetlands
UK ‘strikingly unprepared’ for impacts of climate crisis
2023-03-28 in The GuardianGovernment’s official advisers point to ‘lost decade’ in efforts to protect lives and livelihoods
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Committee on Climate Change UK
Delays to landlord energy efficiency standards will cost England’s renters £1bn
2023-03-27 in The GuardianDelays mean private tenants in the 2.4m homes with an EPC rating below C will face years of high bills
Boris Johnson’s climate adviser backs Labour’s energy security strategy
2023-03-27 in The GuardianExclusive: No 10 adviser Sam Richards lends support to drive for energy independence and planning reform
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Wind Power
Revised plans for HS2 Euston terminus would cost almost £5bn, says watchdog
2023-03-26 in The GuardianNAO warns cost of station in London almost double initial budget and pause on work could push it higher
Tagged under: Trains
Little progress made on energy efficiency in UK homes, report finds
2023-03-26 in The GuardianNational Infrastructure Commission accuses ministers of ‘prevarication’ over installation of heat pumps
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Deep-sea mining for rare metals will destroy ecosystems, say scientists
2023-03-26 in The GuardianBusinesses want to trawl for nickel, manganese and cobalt to build electric cars and windfarms
Tagged under: Oceans | Cobalt | Wind Power | Electric Cars | Cars
Early wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region forces 1,500 villagers to evacuate
2023-03-25 in The GuardianEmergency services say they have contained spread of blaze that has scorched more than 4,000 hectares
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires
Ocean salmon fishing ban off California and Oregon as stocks plummet
2023-03-24 in The GuardianAdult fall-run Chinook salmon returned to California’s rivers in near record low numbers in 2022
Tagged under: Oregon | Oceans | Fish | Rivers | Salmon | California
Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters
2023-03-24 in The GuardianSix KCs among more than 120 mostly English lawyers to sign pledge not to act for fossil fuel interests
Tagged under: Activism
New climate paper calls for charging big US oil firms with homicide
2023-03-22 in The GuardianAuthors of paper accepted for publication in Harvard Environmental Law Review argue firms are ‘killing members of the public at an accelerating rate’
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Older Americans protest against ‘dirty banks’ funding oil and gas projects
2023-03-22 in The GuardianProtesters cut up credit cards and march to Washington branches of JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Washington State | Activism
UN warns of ‘draining humanity’s lifeblood’ amid worsening water scarcity
2023-03-22 in The GuardianSecretary general urges countries to tackle ‘vampiric overconsumption’, water guzzling industries and climate crisis
Eight things the world must do to avoid the worst of climate change
2023-03-21 in The GuardianLatest IPCC report highlights key measures countries must take to avoid climate catastrophe
Tagged under: Methane | IPCC | Climate Change Mitigation
Watchdog to block shareholder payouts if water companies in England and Wales miss targets
2023-03-20 in The GuardianOfwat says new powers will be used if firms fail to reach performance and environmental goals
Weather tracker: sea surface temperatures hit record high
2023-03-20 in The GuardianAnalysis shows record occurred after La Niña period, when temperatures across central and eastern Pacific tend to be cooler
Tagged under: Oceans | Pacific Ocean
‘We have money and power’: older Americans to blockade banks in climate protest
2023-03-19 in The GuardianDemonstrations at 90 sites are billed as first major action by older activists: ‘It’s not fair to ask 18-year-olds to solve this’
Tagged under: Activism
Samoa PM urges world to save Pacific people from climate crisis obliteration
2023-03-19 in The GuardianFiame Naomi Mata’afa pleads for action before landmark IPCC report is expected to issue ‘final warning’
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | Pacific Ocean
Big oil firms touted algae as climate solution. Now all have pulled funding
2023-03-17 in The GuardianInsiders aren’t surprised as ExxonMobil, the last remaining proponent of green algae biofuel, ends research
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Exxon
Global fresh water demand will outstrip supply by 40% by 2030, say experts
2023-03-17 in The GuardianLandmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit
‘Hostile, authoritarian’ UK downgraded in civic freedoms index
2023-03-16 in The GuardianCivicus Monitor cites hostility towards campaigners and charities, and clamp down on public protests
Tagged under: Activism
Biden administration sides with climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies
2023-03-16 in The GuardianDoJ brief argues that Colorado case against energy giants ExxonMobil and Suncor should be heard in state court instead of federal
Tagged under: Exxon | Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Colorado State
US banks are sacrificing poor communities to the climate crisis | Ben Jealous and Bill McKibben
2023-03-16 in The GuardianIt took decades to force banks to abandon racist redlining. We don’t have decades to avert catastrophic climate crisis
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Finance
‘Phenomenal loophole’ in quotas could lead to massive overfishing
2023-03-16 in The GuardianExclusive: Drastically weakened rules on how vessels document their catches of endangered species could endanger the marine ecosystem, confidential EU papers reveal
‘Historic moment’ for nature as Europe’s first wild river national park announced in Albania
2023-03-15 in The GuardianA project with outdoor gear company Patagonia and NGOs will protect the Vjosa, one of the continent’s last free-flowing waterways
Tagged under: Rivers
US allergy season starting earlier due to global temperature rising, scientists say
2023-03-15 in The GuardianTrend sees higher pollen levels and worsened allergy and asthma symptoms, though reduction in carbon emissions could reverse it
Tagged under: Climate Change | Sea Level | Health
‘A disgrace’: more than 100 trees cut down in Plymouth despite local opposition
2023-03-15 in The GuardianScores of trees destroyed in hours on Tuesday despite petition signed by 16,000 people
Tagged under: Trees
Tents slashed and supplies destroyed: ‘Cop City’ activists describe police intimidation
2023-03-15 in The GuardianPolice swarmed private property over the weekend, detaining activists and confiscating property; one person arrested, for a traffic ticket
Tagged under: Activism
Budget does little to meet UK’s net zero carbon goals, say campaigners
2023-03-15 in The GuardianChancellor silent on home insulation, oil and gas windfall tax, and onshore windfarms – but freezes fuel duty
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Climate Change | Wind Power | Insulation | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Climate activists must target power structures, not the public | Letters
2023-03-15 in The GuardianLetters: Dr Laura Thomas-Walters, Tim Williamson and Paul Chandler respond to Jack Shenker’s article which asked if the disruptive tactics of groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are working
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Innovative heat tech could save England’s swimming pools from closure
2023-03-14 in The GuardianTwenty pools may be upgraded this year after startup uses energy from small data centre to heat water
Tagged under: Innovation
Air pollution hindering mating of fruit flies by reducing output of male scent
2023-03-14 in The GuardianStudy shows high ozone levels make males emit fewer pheromones to attract females, which may lead to population decline
Tagged under: Insects
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in toilet paper around the world
2023-03-13 in The GuardianResearch finds waste flushed down toilets and sent to sewage plants probably responsible for significant source of water pollution
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
UK river levels already at record lows forecast to be ‘devastated’ by dry spring
2023-03-13 in The GuardianCampaigners say government and water companies have not done enough to conserve water supplies
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers
As the disturbing scenes in Tunisia show, anti-migrant sentiments have gone global | Nesrine Malik
2023-03-13 in The GuardianPresident Saied is scapegoating his country’s small black migrant population to distract from political failings. Does this sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East
Children face acute risk amid Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak
2023-03-10 in The GuardianThe disease, which has killed 1,500 people since last March, has been aggravated by heavy rains and an overburdened health system
Tagged under: Africa | Health | Women and Children | Children
Former Tory minister who tried to sell off forests is given Natural England role
2023-03-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Appointment of Dame Caroline Spelman to nature watchdog’s board sparks cronyism allegations
Tagged under: Trees
Biggest carbon credit certifier to replace its rainforest offsets scheme
2023-03-10 in The GuardianVerra will phase out programme by mid-2025 after Guardian investigation found it was flawed
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Norfolk Southern’s call to burn derailed train cars ‘jaw-dropping’, Senate hears
2023-03-09 in The GuardianLocal official tells panel of chaotic response Ohio derailment and operator’s chief executive makes first appearance before Congress
Tagged under: US Politics | Cars | Trains
Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015
2023-03-09 in The GuardianExclusive: One-fifth of money given directly to fossil fuel industry was to support new extraction and mining
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
More than 170tn plastic particles afloat in oceans, say scientists
2023-03-08 in The Guardian‘Cleanup is futile’ if production continues at current rate, amid rapid rise in marine pollution
Tagged under: Oceans
Smoke from Australian bushfires depleted ozone layer by up to 5% in 2020, study finds
2023-03-08 in The GuardianLead researcher says destruction was similar to process of Antarctic ozone hole forming each spring ‘but at much warmer temperatures’
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Antarctic
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target, shows study
2023-03-06 in The GuardianEmissions from food system alone will drive the world past target, unless high-methane foods are tackled
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Meat Production | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Revealed: 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks risk triggering climate tipping points
2023-03-06 in The GuardianVast releases of gas, along with future ‘methane bombs’, represent huge threat – but curbing emissions would rapidly reduce global heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Tipping Points
The existential question for climate activists: have disruption tactics stopped working? | Jack Shenker
2023-03-06 in The GuardianAs XR shifts away from radical action and the UK government restricts the right to protest, the climate movement is asking tough questions, says author Jack Shenker
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Huge carbon footprint of chemicals in UK household products revealed
2023-03-06 in The GuardianCalls for ministers to help industry cut emissions from items including washing-up liquid and laundry tablets
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
High seas treaty: historic deal to protect international waters finally reached at UN
2023-03-05 in The GuardianAfter almost 20 years of talks, United Nations member states agree on legal framework for parts of the ocean outside national boundaries
Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says expert
2023-03-04 in The GuardianSoil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Trains
‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsens
2023-03-04 in The GuardianMultiple governments warn of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted
Tagged under: Spain | Heatwaves | Drought | France | Rivers
‘Everyone should be concerned’: Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded
2023-03-04 in The GuardianWith the continent holding enough ice to raise sea levels by many metres if it was to melt, polar scientists are scrambling for answers
Tagged under: Antarctic | Sea Level
Revealed: cabinet ministers warned of legal action over UK’s failure to tackle climate crisis
2023-03-04 in The GuardianSenior civil servants have issued the warnings as government is way behind on net zero pledges, according leaked documents
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Overconsumption by the rich must be tackled, says acting UN biodiversity chief
2023-03-02 in The GuardianWealthy countries and businesses should act now to ensure success of historic nature agreement signed at Cop15 in Montreal
Here’s the real reason the EPA doesn’t want to test for toxins in East Palestine | Stephen Lester
2023-03-02 in The GuardianThe agency is familiar with dioxins, having researched its adverse effects and if they test the soil in East Palestine for it, they will find it
Tagged under: Trains
Nearly half of English neighbourhoods ‘have less than 10% tree cover’
2023-03-02 in The GuardianAnalysis for Friends of the Earth also finds lower-income areas have far fewer trees than wealthier ones
Tagged under: Trees
Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years
2023-03-01 in The GuardianFunding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Driest February in England since 1993 signals drought ahead, say experts
2023-03-01 in The GuardianWith little rain forecast for spring and reservoirs still not refilled, drought could be worse than last year
Tagged under: Farming | Drought
Scientists prove clear link between deforestation and local drop in rainfall
2023-03-01 in The GuardianStudy adds to fears Amazon is approaching tipping point after which it will not be able to generate its own rainfall
Tagged under: Deforestation | Extreme Rainfall | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Africa | Trees | Indonesia | Tipping Points
Before the floods I thought climate change wasn’t my problem. Now, I’m not waiting for someone else to fix it | Ella Buckland
2023-02-28 in The GuardianA year on in Lismore, we can’t afford to forget the people who lost everything they loved – because next time it could be you
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Flooding
‘A war society doesn’t see’: the Brazilian force driving out mining gangs from Indigenous lands
2023-02-28 in The GuardianAn elite unit is on a mission to expel the illegal miners who devastated Yanomami territory during Bolsonaro’s presidency
Tagged under: Bolsonaro | Brazil
Lateral flow tests being prepared for UK outbreaks of avian flu
2023-02-26 in The GuardianAfter a girl in Cambodia died from H5N1, the UK Health Security Agency is on alert but says human-to-human transmission is rare
Tagged under: Health
‘Be vigilant, hold your ground’: Erin Brockovich rallies Ohio town after train disaster
2023-02-25 in The GuardianCelebrated whistleblower and activist assures residents of East Palestine they are not alone, but also that a long road lies ahead
Tagged under: Activism | Trains
Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’
2023-02-24 in The GuardianParts of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio and Maryland, along with New York, are all recording their earliest spring conditions on record
Tagged under: Climate Change | Texas
Ecosystem collapse ‘inevitable’ unless wildlife losses reversed
2023-02-24 in The GuardianScientists studying the Permian-Triassic mass extinction find ecosystems can suddenly tip over
Tagged under: Wildlife | Collapse | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts
2023-02-23 in The GuardianPreventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaigners
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Revealed: scale of ‘forever chemical’ pollution across UK and Europe
2023-02-23 in The GuardianMajor mapping project reveals PFAS have been found at high levels at thousands of sites
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Alarming toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in animals’ blood – study
2023-02-22 in The GuardianAnalysis says hundreds of animals are contaminated with dangerous compounds linked to cancer and other health problems
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Boldly not going: zero-travel ‘touring’ play paves the way for eco theatre
2023-02-21 in The GuardianUsing local creatives and actors, director Katie Mitchell’s A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction is a narrative response to the climate crisis and an experiment in sustainability
Tagged under: Sustainability | Extinction
The ‘silent victim’: Ukraine counts war’s cost for nature
2023-02-20 in The GuardianInvestigations are under way in the hope this is the first conflict in which a full reckoning is made of environmental crimes
Tagged under: Russia
Australia’s big emitters could cut CO2 by 90% by 2050 without offsets, report finds
2023-02-20 in The GuardianReport finds that supply chains for major industries, including iron and steel, could cut annual CO2 to 17m tonnes by mid-century
It’s high time to rethink how the World Bank operates
2023-02-19 in The GuardianMany believe there is little future in trying to tackle problems of the 2020s with institutions created in the 1940s
Tagged under: Economics
‘Greenwashing’ firms face steep new UK fines for misleading claims
2023-02-19 in The GuardianNew legislation could see companies fined millions of pounds for making unproven environmental assertions to sell their products
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Legislation
Ohio senator condemns train operator and lobbyists over toxic derailment
2023-02-19 in The GuardianDemocrat Sherrod Brown says derailment, which released toxic chemicals, was caused by Norfolk Southern
Tagged under: US Politics | Trains
‘Not much time left’: Salt Lake City’s mayor on the Great Lake drying up
2023-02-18 in The GuardianFormer environmental activist Erin Mendenhall leads a fast-growing city threatened by toxic dust from the lake’s shrinking water levels
Tagged under: Activism
World risks descending into a climate ‘doom loop’, warn thinktanks
2023-02-16 in The GuardianReport says simply coping with escalating impacts of climate crisis could override tackling root cause
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
World Bank chief resigns after climate stance misstep
2023-02-16 in The GuardianDavid Malpass was criticised when he dodged question about fossil fuels’ link to climate crisis
Tagged under: Economics | Fossil Fuels
Great Salt Lake’s retreat poses a major fear: poisonous dust clouds
2023-02-16 in The GuardianThe largest salt lake in the western hemisphere risks ‘one of the worst environmental disasters’ as it faces the prospect of disappearing in just five years
Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections
2023-02-15 in The GuardianUnit led by Tal Hanan that boasts vast army of bots exposed by undercover reporters and leaked emails
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation
A third of companies linked to deforestation have no policy to end it
2023-02-15 in The GuardianResearch by Global Canopy also finds many companies are not monitoring set commitments
Tagged under: Deforestation | COP26 | Trees
‘Extreme situation’: Antarctic sea ice hits record low
2023-02-15 in The GuardianSea ice helps protect glaciers and ice caps that would cause massive sea level rise when lost, scientists warn
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Antarctic | Sea Level
Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns
2023-02-14 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres calls for urgent action as climate-driven rise brings ‘torrent of trouble’ to almost a billion people
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle
2023-02-14 in The GuardianJames Shaw says country is entering ‘period of consequences’ for inaction over climate change as extreme weather wreaks havoc across the North Island
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Cyclone Gabrielle worst storm to hit New Zealand this century, says PM
2023-02-14 in The GuardianNational state of emergency invoked and thousands displaced as storm devastates large parts of North Island and minister says ‘this is climate change’
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
High court grants hearing on ‘weak’ plan to cut England sewage discharges
2023-02-14 in The GuardianGood Law Project to argue government scheme will lead to raw sewage being discharged into waterways for decades
Tagged under: Rivers
Cyclone Gabrielle: evacuations urged as ‘potentially devastating’ storm lashes New Zealand
2023-02-13 in The GuardianThousands without power in North Island, red weather warnings issued for rain and wind, schools closed and flights cancelled in Auckland
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
NSW forests face uncertain future as ‘desperation’ builds over major parties’ inaction over logging
2023-02-12 in The GuardianWith no clear commitments, the gap between community expectations and actions of state MPs will be a major election flashpoint
Tagged under: Activism | Coal | Wildlife | Trees
Clive Palmer-owned company withdraws appeal against ruling that coalmine would worsen climate crisis
2023-02-12 in The GuardianLandmark decision from Queensland land court declared emissions from Waratah Coal project would limit the rights of future generations
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Climate breakdown could cause British apples to die out, warn experts
2023-02-11 in The GuardianPippin and russet among varieties at threat from rising temperatures
Tagged under: Farming
‘We create changemakers’: the new UK college dedicated to climate crisis
2023-02-11 in The GuardianBlack Mountains College in Wales aims to prepare students for life during a planetary emergency
Tagged under: Climate Change
Alarming levels of PFAS in Norwegian Arctic ice pose new risk to wildlife
2023-02-11 in The GuardianOxford University-led study detects 26 types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems
Tagged under: Arctic | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Wildlife
Snowy Hydro: drilling confirmed halted on part of multibillion-dollar project after tunnel collapse
2023-02-11 in The GuardianLabor says the latest setback in the pumped hydro scheme, which had already been delayed to 2027, was inherited from the previous government
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Collapse
NatWest to end new business loans for oil and gas extraction
2023-02-10 in The GuardianBank also plans to phase out similar lending for existing customers under its first climate transition plan
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Finance
Labor’s unlimited use of carbon offsets could lead to rise in emissions, report says
2023-02-10 in The GuardianAnalysis says land-based carbon offsets lead to more fossil fuel mining and fail to deliver genuine emissions reductions
Tagged under: Coal | Land Use | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Offsetting
UK must quit climate-harming energy charter treaty, experts say
2023-02-10 in The GuardianSecret international court system enables fossil fuel firms to sue governments for lost future profits
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Four dead seals test positive for bird flu in Scotland
2023-02-10 in The GuardianExperts warn of ‘step-change’ in avian flu spread as number of cases in mammals continues to grow globally
Tagged under: Health
Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy
2023-02-09 in The GuardianClaimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy
Tagged under: Shell
Sylvia Earle: ‘We are on the brink – a million species may be lost’
2023-02-09 in The GuardianWe are a species that is superb at killing, says veteran oceanographer, who calls for us to stop treating fish like crops and give them the respect they deserve
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
‘Monster profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence
2023-02-09 in The GuardianLast year’s combined $200bn profit for the ‘big five’ oil and gas companies brings little hope of driving down emissions
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels
‘A national scandal’: how US climate funding could make water pollution worse
2023-02-08 in The GuardianThe Inflation Reduction Act was hailed for its climate funding – but some are concerned several provisions will worsen a growing environmental disaster
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
UK urged to sack Tony Abbott as trade adviser for joining climate sceptic group
2023-02-08 in The GuardianCritics say former Australian PM’s membership of Global Warming Policy Foundation board could affect trade deals
‘They get the big picture’: the Swedish tech startup helping cities go green
2023-02-08 in The GuardianOnline tool used by more than 50 cities helps planners weigh costs against climate and social benefits
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place | George Monbiot
2023-02-08 in The GuardianBird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Major plug-in hybrid cars pollute more than official measures suggest
2023-02-08 in The GuardianBMW, Renault and Peugeot PHEVs all exceeded carbon dioxide output claimed in standard lab tests, on-road tests show
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Insulate Britain protester faces prison over contempt of court conviction
2023-02-06 in The GuardianDavid Nixon defied judge’s instruction not to cite climate crisis as motivation for causing public nuisance
Tagged under: Activism
Labor plan for nature repair market rehashes old proposal and risks failure, experts say
2023-02-05 in The GuardianPrivate sector is not seen to be ready to act as main buyer and draft is similarly worded to a Morrison-era bill
Tagged under: Wildlife
Weather tracker: historic rainfall wreaks havoc in New Zealand
2023-02-03 in The GuardianAuckland has experienced its wettest January since records began, while temperatures plummet in southern US
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall
Pursuing economic growth will kill us all in the end | Letter
2023-02-02 in The GuardianLetters: I risked prison to stand up against an system that will lead to ecological and societal collapse – we must look for alternative economic models, writes Zoe Cohen
Tagged under: Activism | GDP | Economics | Economic Growth | Collapse
Environmentalist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán’s death is part of a disturbing trend | Steven Donziger
2023-02-02 in The GuardianWhat happened in Atlanta is clearly part of a dangerous trend of US law enforcement attacking climate leaders
Tagged under: Activism
Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan
2023-02-01 in The GuardianInterior department report recommends scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ Willow project despite Biden campaign pledge
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Alaska
Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges
2023-02-01 in The GuardianNon-profit group Global Witness urges US regulator to investigate oil giant and potentially impose fines over apparent ‘mislabeling’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell
Jordan Peterson’s ‘zombie’ climate contrarianism follows a well-worn path | Temperature Check
2023-02-01 in The GuardianThe psychologist has turned his hand to exposing new audiences to old arguments from climate change deniers
Tagged under: Climate Change
Exxon posts record $56bn profit for 2022 in historic high for western oil industry
2023-01-31 in The GuardianCompany took home about $6.3m an hour last year as oil majors expected to break their own annual records
Tagged under: Exxon
Peers deliver several blows to government’s anti-protest bill
2023-01-30 in The GuardianHouse of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamber
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Earth is on track to exceed 1.5C warming in the next decade, study using AI finds
2023-01-30 in The GuardianResearchers found that exceeding the 2C increase has a 50% chance of happening by mid-century
UK climate minister received donations from fuel and aviation companies
2023-01-26 in The GuardianExclusive: Graham Stuart received £12,000 towards campaign from fuel distributor and aviation consultant
Pepper spray for the school run? The weaponised SUV set to terrify America’s streets
2023-01-25 in The GuardianThe extreme features of the Rezvani Vengeance – including electrified door handles and blinding strobe lights – are wholly in tune with lethal trends in the US market
‘All-natural’ Simply Tropical juice has high toxic PFAS levels, lawsuit alleges
2023-01-25 in The GuardianCoca-Cola claimed juice was healthy despite toxic ‘forever chemicals’ levels ‘hundreds of times’ above federal limits, suit says
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill
2023-01-23 in The GuardianBrittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in Atlantic
Tagged under: France
Thames Water’s real-time map confirms raw sewage discharges
2023-01-23 in The GuardianEffluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife
Look at how the 1% are doing right now, and tell me the system isn’t rigged | Nesrine Malik
2023-01-23 in The GuardianThe world’s super-rich have amassed so much wealth since the pandemic that even a Tory minister can see something is amiss, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Colombia announces halt on fossil fuel exploration for a greener economy
2023-01-20 in The GuardianThe minister for mines, Irene Vélez, told world leaders the country will shift away from fossil fuels to begin a sustainable chapter
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Extreme heat could put 40% of land vertebrates in peril by end of century
2023-01-18 in The GuardianStudy shows ‘disastrous consequences for wildlife’ if human-caused emissions push global temperatures up 4.4C
Tagged under: Wildlife
Spate of natural disasters takes a toll on Australians’ mental health, survey finds
2023-01-18 in The GuardianClimate-induced extreme weather has damaged people and communities as much as buildings and land, researchers say
Tagged under: Health
UN head accuses fossil fuel firms of business models ‘inconsistent with human survival’
2023-01-18 in The GuardianCriticism at Davos for big companies that, ‘like the tobacco industry’, ride roughshod over their own science
Tagged under: Exxon | Fossil Fuels
‘Nowhere else to go’: forest communities of Alto Mayo, Peru, at centre of offsetting row
2023-01-18 in The GuardianThe Guardian visits the Peruvian Amazon as part of a continuing investigation into forest-based carbon offsetting
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows
2023-01-18 in The GuardianInvestigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating
Tagged under: Deforestation | Shell | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
California’s rainstorm hell ‘among the most deadly disasters in our history’
2023-01-16 in The GuardianThe series of storms that have pummeled the state have killed at least 19 people and left swaths of land flooded
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Rivers | California
Let’s face reality. Fossil fuel interests have destroyed the Cops – we need something new | Bill McGuire
2023-01-16 in The GuardianIt beggars belief that the UN thought it a good idea to allow an authoritarian petro-state to host the already compromised summit, says Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of climate hazards
Tagged under: COP28 | Africa | Middle East
Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site – podcast
2023-01-16 by in The GuardianNothing is produced at Sellafield any more. But making safe what is left behind is an almost unimaginably expensive and complex task that requires us to think not on a human timescale, but a planetary one
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Call for new taxes on super-rich after 1% pocket two-thirds of all new wealth
2023-01-16 in The Guardian$26tn of new wealth created since start of pandemic went to richest, Oxfam report reveals
Tagged under: Economics
Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023
2023-01-16 in The GuardianScientists say phenomenon coupled with growing climate crisis likely to push global temperatures ‘off the chart’
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | El Niño
Without health there is no wealth. Why do so few governments understand this? | Tim Jackson
2023-01-16 in The GuardianPoliticians are wrong to believe that we can only afford decent care in good economic times, says Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey
Tagged under: Economics | Health
Salmon deaths on Scotland’s fish farms double – but are jellyfish to blame?
2023-01-15 in The GuardianMarine farmers point finger at jellyfish swarms but campaigners call for boycott to curb ‘ever-worsening problem’ of overcrowding
Tagged under: Fish | Salmon | Wildlife
Nadhim Zahawi to pay millions in tax after dispute over family finances
2023-01-15 in The GuardianQuestions were raised over Tory chair’s use of offshore company to hold shares in polling firm YouGov
Tagged under: Finance
Police in England and Wales to get new powers to shut down protests before disruption begins
2023-01-15 in The GuardianPlans aimed at preventing tactics such as ‘slow marching’ part of Rishi Sunak’s public order crackdown
Tagged under: Activism | Rishi Sunak
Mass crab die-off: scientists say ‘we weren’t questioned’ for crucial report
2023-01-15 in The GuardianA review panel on the 2021 Teesside eco-disaster is due to send its findings to ministers this week, but evidence from academics may not be given full weight
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Sealife
Summer holidays see people queuing to charge electric cars for first time in Australia
2023-01-15 in The Guardian‘I am not minimising the frustration … but this will allow us to do congestion modelling with real-life data to tell us where we should upgrade,’ Evie Networks boss says
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars
Bills to regulate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ died in Congress – with Republican help
2023-01-13 in The GuardianLobbying industry flexed muscle to ensure bills that aimed to set stricter standards on PFAS compounds went nowhere
Tagged under: US Politics | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Coastal residents fear ‘hideous’ seawalls will block waterfront views
2023-01-13 in The GuardianAesthetics and social inequity are cause for concern as locals grapple with proposals to protect cities from climate change
Tagged under: Florida | Climate Change | Sea Level
UK could face ‘banking crisis worse than 2008’ if City fails to prepare for fossil fuel collapse
2023-01-12 in The GuardianReport from climate activist groups says City is unprepared for potential collapse in value of fossil fuel assets
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Collapse | Activism
‘Ticking timebomb’ as ageing landfill dumps threaten English beaches
2023-01-12 in The GuardianLocal government survey shows 26 councils have sites already spilling waste on to cliffs and into sea
Tagged under: Oceans
Oceans were the hottest ever recorded in 2022, analysis shows
2023-01-11 in The GuardianSeas dominate global weather patterns and the climate crisis is causing profound and damaging changes
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Climate Change
‘Last nail in the coffin’: Utah’s Great Salt Lake on verge of collapse
2023-01-10 in The GuardianIt’s lost 73% of its water and is unable to sustain some wildlife – and could soon negatively affect human health
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health | Collapse
Landmark decision on mega poultry farm could mean ‘life or death’ of River Wye
2023-01-10 in The GuardianWelsh government considers whether to block plan after experts say manure from intensive units is turning Wye into ‘pea soup’
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
The burning question about fungi: what happens to them in extreme heat?
2023-01-09 in The GuardianScientists in Italy are testing the impact of fire and drought to learn how the changing climate affects underground fungal networks
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought
Net zero possible in 2040s, says outgoing UK climate business expert
2023-01-09 in The GuardianCountries that fear losing competitive edge could benefit from bolder climate policies, says Nigel Topping
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
‘Entrenched car culture’ leaves millions of Britons in transport poverty
2023-01-09 in The GuardianStudy finds drivers spending up to a fifth of pre-tax income on running a car as lack of infrastructure deters people from cycling
A six-pack of sauvignon: could canned wine help save the planet?
2023-01-09 in The GuardianWine poured – or sipped – from cans is gaining in popularity, and drastically reducing emissions from the industry
Tagged under: France
Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England
2023-01-08 in The Guardian‘A plastic fork can take 200 years to decompose’, said environment secretary Thérèse Coffey
Empty nests: why UK’s winter bird numbers are in sharp decline
2023-01-08 in The GuardianFewer and fewer migrant species, which used to be seasonal fixtures, are flying to our shores as the climate crisis takes its toll on their habitat
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘This is no way to live’: Mississippians struggle with another water crisis
2023-01-07 in The GuardianJackson is suffering from its third water outage in two years, but neighbors and family lend one another a helping hand
More than 100 writers sign letter in solidarity with jailed UK climate activists
2023-01-06 in The GuardianBen Okri, Simon Schama, Helen Pankhurst and AL Kennedy among those saying they ‘stand with’ protesters
Tagged under: Activism
Kimberley floods: 'the worst flooding Western Australia has ever seen' – video
2023-01-06 in The GuardianConcerns raised about difficulty accessing food and supplies with roads cut off
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds
2023-01-05 in The GuardianIf global heating continues at current rate of 2.7C, losses will be greater with 68% of glaciers disappearing
Tagged under: The Paris Agreement
‘Streams as toilets’: Thames Water’s real-time map shows scale of sewage dumps
2023-01-05 in The GuardianData reveals hundreds of hours of discharges via storm overflows in some locations
Tagged under: Rivers
UK government faces legal action against new coalmine in Cumbria
2023-01-04 in The GuardianFriends of the Earth says significant climate impacts not taken into account when go-ahead was given
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
‘Extreme event’: warm January weather breaks records across Europe
2023-01-02 in The GuardianAt least eight countries experience record high temperatures of ‘almost unheard of’ heat, say meteorologists
Tagged under: Spain | Extreme Weather | France
BP criticised over plan to spend billions more on fossil fuels than green energy
2022-12-27 in The GuardianCompany’s oil and gas investments for 2023 will be as much as double those on renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Fossil Fuels
Reliance on hi-tech solutions to climate crisis perpetuates racism, says UN official
2022-12-27 in The GuardianRapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at expense of marginalised groups and Indigenous peoples
Tagged under: COP27 | Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Cars
US fails to give money promised for developing countries to ease climate impacts
2022-12-23 in The GuardianSpending bill passed by Senate includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for poorer nations even though Biden promised $11.4bn
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Death of thousands of wild birds from avian flu is ‘new Silent Spring’
2022-12-23 in The GuardianExpert warns impact of H5N1 virus across the world is on a scale akin to the devastation wreaked by the use of DDT pesticides in the 1950s and 1960s
Tagged under: Health
Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says
2022-12-20 in The GuardianLawyer in a civil lawsuit launched by towns in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico describes why it is using laws used to target mob bosses
Witness to paradise being lost: my year in the dying Amazon
2022-12-16 in The GuardianIn the past 12 months I have learned that the mass extermination of the Amazon is a climate catastrophe – and much more
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Wildfires | Trees
Conservative donors pour ‘dark money’ into case that could upend US voting law
2022-12-16 in The GuardianGroups submitting amicus briefs to supreme court case in support of Republican lawmakers received $90m in anonymous donations
Tagged under: US Politics
Watered down: why negotiators at Cop15 are barely mentioning the ocean
2022-12-16 in The GuardianWith only two instances of the word ‘ocean’ in the latest 5,000-word working agreement, delegates fear marine biodiversity is being sacrificed
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife
Calls for tougher regulations as Queensland records highest rate of land clearing in country
2022-12-16 in The GuardianConservation groups warn not enough is being done to protect ecosystems as state government data shows more than 400,000ha of land was cleared in 2019-20
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees
Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site
2022-12-15 in The GuardianThe long read: Nothing is produced at Sellafield anymore. But making safe what is left behind is an almost unimaginably expensive and complex task that requires us to think not on a human timescale, but a planetary one
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
UK’s ‘peanuts’ pledge for land and ocean conservation faces criticism at Cop15
2022-12-15 in The GuardianConservationists say amount is ‘nothing like what’s needed’ to achieve 30x30 target and address nature crisis
Tagged under: Oceans
Gove’s defence of UK coalmine dismissed as ‘greenwashing nonsense’
2022-12-13 in The GuardianHead of offsetting standard rubbishes minister’s claim of Cumbrian mine’s carbon neutrality as ‘absurd’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Offsetting
Breakthrough in nuclear fusion could mean ‘near-limitless energy’
2022-12-12 in The GuardianResearchers managed to release more energy than they put in: a positive gain known as ignition
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Nuclear Fusion | Innovation
The US is a rogue state leading the world towards ecological collapse | George Monbiot
2022-12-09 in The GuardianIt’s not just indifference. It’s an active, and deadly, cavalier attitude towards the lives of others: an example other nations follow, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Collapse
Keystone pipeline leaks 14,000 barrels of oil into creek in biggest spill yet
2022-12-09 in The GuardianThe leak occurred in Washington county, Kansas, with the affected segment being ‘isolated’ and the drip contained
Tagged under: Washington State
UK’s first new coalmine for 30 years gets go-ahead in Cumbria
2022-12-07 in The GuardianMichael Gove greenlights £165m project that will produce estimated 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
The biodiversity crisis in numbers - a visual guide
2022-12-06 in The GuardianNature is under threat as never before, but what does that actually mean? We explain what is at stake – and why action at Cop15 is more crucial than ever
Tagged under: Wildlife
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández sentenced to six years in $1bn fraud case
2022-12-06 in The GuardianVice-president and former president also given lifelong ban on holding public office after being found guilty
Tagged under: Argentina
‘The Roding is sacred and has rights’: the hammer-wielding barrister fighting for London’s forgotten river
2022-12-05 in The GuardianThe unloved waterway that winds its way to the Thames has a staunch defender. Paul Powlesland has spent five years calling out polluters and keeping footpaths open – sometimes with the law, mostly with his bare hands
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife
Sunak’s government ‘going backwards’ on green economy, says CBI
2022-12-05 in The GuardianBusiness bosses ‘confused and disappointed’ by PM’s lack of growth plan in face of recession
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Economics | Economic Growth
2,500 Caspian seals found dead along Russian coastline
2022-12-05 in The GuardianDeaths of endangered species probably happened a couple weeks ago, with the cause as yet unknown
Tagged under: Wildlife | Russia
Jabal: the new drought-tolerant wheat scientists say can withstand extreme heat
2022-12-04 in The GuardianThe variety is a cross between commercial and wild wheats – bred in a bid to develop crops that are more resilient to the climate crisis
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
Airbus boss warns of delay in decarbonising airline industry
2022-11-30 in The GuardianGuillaume Faury expresses concern at pace of investment in facilities producing alternatives to fossil fuels
Tagged under: Hydrogen | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
US justice department sues city of Jackson over water crisis
2022-11-30 in The GuardianCity and Mississippi health department sign order agreeing to federal oversight of the failing water system
Tagged under: Health
‘False solutions’: scepticism over Saudi carbon capture plan
2022-11-19 in The GuardianKingdom’s Cop27 announcement of new storage hub part of pattern of delaying fossil fuel transition, experts say
Tagged under: COP27 | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Carbon Capture and Storage
‘It turns out that a sandstorm is not the same wherever it happens’
2022-11-16 in The GuardianStark difference in experience of sandstorms in Cairo and Dubai raises questions as climate crisis deepens
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East
Sunak’s growth fetish is a problem: he’s heading for the same budget trap as Truss | Tim Jackson
2022-11-16 in The GuardianThe siren call of climate-burning expansion bewitches British politics. More of the same will emerge in the autumn statement, says Tim Jackson, professor of sustainable development at the University of Surrey
Tagged under: COP27 | Rishi Sunak | Economics | Economic Growth
E-bike batteries have caused 200 fires in New York: ‘Everyone’s scared’
2022-11-15 in The GuardianDelivery workers grapple with danger after dozens injured in blazes that can spread quickly and suddenly
Tagged under: Batteries
The British right’s hostility to climate action is deeply entrenched – and extremely dangerous | John Harris
2022-11-13 in The GuardianWith voters increasingly fearful about fires, floods and extreme temperatures, can the Tories find a way back towards reality, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners
2022-11-12 in The GuardianAdvocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Rewilding
Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? – documentary
2022-11-11 (or before) in The GuardianIn a crucial year for the climate, award-winning Guardian environment editor Fiona Harvey reflects on 30 years of Cops and meets the politicians, activists and scientists asking who’s responsible for saving the planet
Tagged under: Activism
How dash for African oil and gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical forests
2022-11-10 in The GuardianThird of Congo basin’s tropical forests are under threat from fossil fuel investments, undermining climate action, report warns
Tagged under: COP27 | Congo | Rainforests | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Trees
Oil and gas greenhouse emissions ‘three times higher’ than producers claim
2022-11-09 in The GuardianClimate Trace reports half of 50 largest sources of greenhouse gas are oil and gas operations and many underreport their emissions
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases
Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds
2022-11-09 in The GuardianAnalysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C
Tagged under: COP27 | Fossil Fuels
World’s ‘most potent greenhouse gas’ escaped during work on UK windfarm
2022-11-08 in The GuardianMore than 80 staff at £3bn Seagreen project, 27 km off Scotland’s Angus coastline, were forced to evacuate
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Wind Power
World faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns
2022-11-07 in The GuardianThe dramatic vanishing of polar ice sheets will cause catastrophic sea level rise that will threaten cities, according to a major new study
Tagged under: Arctic | Ice Melting | Sea Level
China taking ‘aggressive’ steps to gut Canada’s democracy, warns Trudeau
2022-11-07 in The GuardianThe prime minister’s comments come after a news report that Beijing had funded a ‘clandestine network’ of candidates in 2019
Tagged under: China
Forest regeneration that earned multimillion-dollar carbon credits resulted in fewer trees, analysis finds
2022-11-06 in The GuardianExclusive: Claim by academics, including former integrity chair of Australia’s carbon credit scheme, raises further doubts about system
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
I predicted the 2008 crash – these are the global 'megathreats' I can see now | Nouriel Roubini
2022-11-05 in The GuardianLife as we know it is under threat, as short-term-thinking politicians ignore the signs that point to a dystopian future, says Nouriel Roubini
Tagged under: Predictions | Economics
Fossil fuel burning once caused a mass extinction – now we’re risking another | George Monbiot
2022-11-03 in The GuardianThe Devon coastline reveals that Earth was in a near-lifeless state for up to five million years after the last event, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Extinction
If we keep abusing nature it will collapse, taking us with it. We need a new mindset | Christina Figueres
2022-11-02 in The GuardianHumanity is faced with two doors. Door one leads to untold misery. We have no choice but to take door two, says UN diplomat Christiana Figueres
Tagged under: COP27 | Collapse
Two-thirds of US money for fossil fuel pours into Africa despite climate goals
2022-10-31 in The GuardianJoe Biden will fly to Africa to attend the Cop27 talks in Egypt but the US funnels billions to dirty projects on the continent
Tagged under: COP27 | Joe Biden | Africa
Britain faces £100m loss over drilling at biggest new oil field, says research
2022-10-30 in The GuardianNorwegian firm wants to develop Rosebank field in North Sea but Sunak’s tax break for fossil fuel producers could cost UK dear
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak
‘Monstrous’ east African oil project will emit vast amounts of carbon, data shows
2022-10-27 in The GuardianExperts say crude oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanzania will produce 25 times host nations’ combined annual emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Fossil Fuels
Carbon emissions from energy to peak in 2025 in ‘historic turning point’, says IEA
2022-10-27 in The GuardianInternational Energy Agency says Ukraine invasion boosted state spending on clean energy and ‘will accelerate transition to renewables’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power | Russia
Strip climate sceptic thinktank of charitable status, MPs urge
2022-10-27 in The GuardianGlobal Warming Policy Foundation is a lobbying organisation, says complaint submitted to Charity Commission
Mike Davis, prophetic writer on disaster and social unrest, dies aged 76
2022-10-26 in The GuardianWriter of over a dozen books and California’s ‘prophet of doom’ told the Guardian in August: ‘Despair is useless’
Tagged under: California
Global health at mercy of fossil fuel addiction, warn scientists
2022-10-25 in The GuardianReliance on oil and gas worsening climate impacts and compounding food, energy and cost of living crises
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Health
Two-thirds of cattle farms in north Devon cause river pollution
2022-10-25 in The GuardianNearly nine in 10 farms inspected failed to comply with regulations, according to a report from the Environment Agency
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers | Cattle and Dairy Farming
Mark Carney denies big banks threatened to quit climate finance group
2022-10-24 in The GuardianFormer BoE governor admits his net zero alliance weakened veto on coal investment because of ‘antitrust concerns’
Tagged under: Coal | Net Zero | Finance
Global deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers
2022-10-24 in The GuardianDestruction of forests slowed in 2021 but not enough to meet 2030 commitment made by 145 countries
Tagged under: Deforestation | COP26 | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Trees
Exposure to environmental toxins may be root of rise in neurological disorders
2022-10-23 in The GuardianDoctors warn exposure to omnipresent yet poorly understood chemicals such as microplastics could play a role in dementia
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Climate crisis poses ‘growing threat’ to health in UK, says expert
2022-10-23 in The GuardianExclusive: Prof Dame Jenny Harries warns of dangers to food security, flooding and insect-borne diseases
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Insects | Health
France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty
2022-10-21 in The GuardianQuitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent’ with Paris climate deal, Macron said
Tagged under: France | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Do we really care more about Van Gogh’s sunflowers than real ones? | George Monbiot
2022-10-19 in The GuardianThe Just Stop Oil activists are accused of tactics that will stop people listening. But ‘respectable’ protest is roundly ignored, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Activism
Next pandemic may come from melting glaciers, new data shows
2022-10-18 in The GuardianAnalysis of Arctic lake suggests viruses and bacteria locked in ice could reawaken and infect wildlife
Tagged under: Arctic | Wildlife | Ice Melting
Pesticide use around world almost doubles since 1990, report finds
2022-10-18 in The GuardianAgricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects | Insect Populations
Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals
2022-10-12 in The GuardianHuge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists
Tagged under: Deforestation | Wildlife
How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities
2022-10-10 in The GuardianBlack community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say
Tagged under: Activism
RSPB ‘not ruling out’ direct action to defend nature from government policy
2022-10-10 in The GuardianBeccy Speight says charity coalition plans to step up campaign against changes posing threat to wildlife
Tagged under: Farming | Coal | Wildlife | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Roads-focused policy fuels UK’s ‘car addiction’, campaigners say
2022-10-09 in The GuardianConservatives have shifted to refocus on the car amid warnings of air pollution risks
Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’
2022-10-08 in The GuardianGovernments may say they’re doing all they can to halt the climate crisis. Don’t fall for it – then we might still have time to turn things around
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Finance | The Paris Agreement
European Commission aims to end secret system protecting fossil fuel holdings
2022-10-08 in The GuardianProposal aims to reform energy charter treaty that protects multi-billion-pound investments in Europe
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
BHP proposal to extend Queensland coalmine until 2116 ‘delusional’, activists say
2022-10-07 in The GuardianProposed expansion would cover about 4,000 hectares and involve clearing of habitat for the koala, greater glider and other threatened species
Tagged under: Activism | Coal | Wildlife
Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time
2022-10-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Researchers concerned over potential health impacts of chemical contaminants on babies
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health | Women and Children
UK risks ending Cop26 presidency in disarray over Truss climate policy
2022-10-07 in The GuardianObservers say cabinet rows and PM’s comments so far could undermine global consensus forged at Glasgow
Light fantastic: BP’s solar venture launches biggest UK project yet
2022-10-06 in The GuardianFrom solar farms to floating arrays, from Australia to Bedfordshire, Lightsource BP is ramping up its renewable energy push
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Greenhouse Gases | Solar Energy
‘Reckless’ coal firms plan climate-busting expansion, study finds
2022-10-06 in The GuardianCoal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels and investors must stop funding it, say campaigners
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Russia | India
Rightwing thinktanks run this government. But first, they had to capture the BBC | George Monbiot
2022-10-05 in The GuardianWhy are representatives of these shadily funded groups treated as impartial observers on news programmes? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Rees-Mogg seeking to evade scrutiny of new fracking projects, email shows
2022-10-04 in The GuardianExclusive: Note setting out business secretary’s views looks for ways to accelerate schemes, including streamlining HSE requirements
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Shell chief: governments may need to tax energy firms to help the poor
2022-10-04 in The GuardianBen van Beurden also warns against EU moves to cap price of gas and electricity to protect consumers
Tagged under: Shell | Electricity
Wax worm saliva rapidly breaks down plastic bags, scientists discover
2022-10-04 in The GuardianIts enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could ‘revolutionise’ recycling
Tagged under: Insects
Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda
2022-10-03 in The GuardianUnusual diplomatic intervention prompted by fears over Liz Truss’s commitment to net zero
Tagged under: COP27 | Africa | Net Zero | Middle East
Tory MPs dismiss critical RSPB campaign as ‘marketing strategy’
2022-10-02 in The GuardianWildlife charities accused of trying to ‘upset people’ by urging members to condemn environment policies
Tagged under: Wildlife
To understand the scale of the climate emergency, look at hurricanes | Peter Kalmus
2022-10-01 in The GuardianClimate breakdown is far more intense in 2022 than even many scientists expected, yet the world still isn’t treating this like a crisis
Tagged under: Florida | Extreme Weather | Fossil Fuels
Cop15 is an opportunity to save nature. We can’t afford another decade of failure | Phoebe Weston
2022-10-01 in The GuardianAhead of the UN biodiversity conference, our reporter reflects on lessons of hope and change in three years reporting with the Guardian’s age of extinction team
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildlife | Extinction
Ukraine, Brexit, Arab spring have one source – prices, says sociologist
2022-09-30 in The GuardianFollowing his 2022 book Price Wars, the sociologist and documentarian Rupert Russell speaks about how financial speculators have sown a new era of chaos
Tagged under: Russia
European leaders blame sabotage as gas pours into Baltic from Nord Stream pipelines
2022-09-27 in The GuardianUrsula Von der Leyen warns of ‘strongest possible response’ to attacks on European energy infrastructure
Tagged under: Russia
Hydrogen is unsuitable for home heating, review concludes
2022-09-27 in The GuardianToo many technical difficulties to overcome to make it a viable low-carbon heating fuel, say researchers
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen
UK environment laws under threat in ‘deregulatory free-for-all’
2022-09-23 in The GuardianCampaigners say revoking of post-Brexit protections amounts to legislative vandalism
Tagged under: Rivers
‘The climate crisis is now’: haunting video spotlights California wildfires
2022-09-23 in The GuardianThe release by a Greta Thunberg-inspired activist group was timed with the global climate strike protests launching Friday
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Wildfires | California
Rees-Mogg: ‘Britain must get every cubic inch of gas out of North Sea’
2022-09-23 in The GuardianLeaked video shows business secretary ‘greenwashing fossil fuels’ and putting ‘ideology before climate’, say critics
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Over 3m people in north of England ‘face social exclusion due to poor transport’
2022-09-22 in The GuardianFifth of region’s population prevented from taking part in opportunities and communities around them, research finds
Fracking won’t work in UK says founder of fracking company Cuadrilla
2022-09-21 in The GuardianChris Cornelius says geology is too challenging and government’s support is merely ‘soundbites’
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Senator Joe Manchin unveils bill that would expedite federal energy projects
2022-09-21 in The GuardianThe centrist Democrat believes he has votes to pass the measure, which has met with resistance from the left
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
This nine-year-old was enslaved in the US. Her story could help stop a chemical plant
2022-09-20 in The GuardianThe life stories of enslaved people are crucial to a legal battle over a Louisiana petrochemical facility that could triple residents’ exposure to carcinogens
Tagged under: Activism | Louisiana
Energy-saving measures could boost UK economy by £7bn a year, study says
2022-09-20 in The GuardianExclusive: Green home upgrades could also create 140,000 new jobs by 2030, analysis by Cambridge Econometric finds
As resistance grows to the fossil fuel regime, laws are springing up everywhere to suppress climate activists | Jeff Sparrow
2022-09-18 in The GuardianAlong with subsidising big polluters, governments are setting in place repressive anti-protest laws to protect them
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
Biden talks up electric vehicle revolution – but is America ready to give up gas?
2022-09-17 in The GuardianPresident appears at Detroit auto show, where EVs are this year’s stars – but the road to electrification promises to be a bumpy one
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
2022-09-17 in The GuardianFury as ‘explosive’ documents reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Activism | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Governments urged to act after oil giants accused of misleading public
2022-09-16 in The GuardianDocuments suggest Shell and BP staff privately downplayed public commitments on climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Fossil Fuels
Revealed: rightwing US lobbyists help craft slew of anti-protest fossil fuel bills
2022-09-14 in The GuardianLegislation drafted by Alec part of backlash against Indigenous communities and environmentalists opposing oil and gas projects
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Legislation | US Politics | Activism
World heading into ‘uncharted territory of destruction’, says climate report
2022-09-13 in The GuardianGovernments and businesses failing to change fast enough, says United in Science report, as weather gets increasingly extreme
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
The UK needs better insulated homes to free us from Putin and the fossil fuel giants | Helena Bennett
2022-09-13 in The GuardianGovernment investment should be targeted at cutting bills by cutting waste. Until then we will remain dependent, says Helena Bennett of the Green Energy Alliance
Tagged under: Housing | Vladimir Putin
It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?
2022-09-12 in The GuardianAgriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts. Read the other stories in our megadrought series
Tagged under: Farming | Colorado River | Drought | Rivers | California
‘Transformational’: could America’s new green bank be a climate gamechanger?
2022-09-11 in The GuardianLong championed by climate activists, the green bank would provide funding to expand clean energy use across the US
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | US Politics | Activism
Bannon is not finished: his ‘precinct strategy’ could alter US elections for years
2022-09-10 in The GuardianOne longtime Bannon watcher says it’s too early to count him out – even a prison term could enhance his status among the Maga crowd
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
‘Can’t afford to live’: California heatwave leaves older adults teetering on edge
2022-09-10 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures, especially in the state’s interiors, has left the vulnerable population reeling from the heat’s effects
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | California | Health
‘A new way of life’: the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan
2022-09-09 in The GuardianKohei Saito’s book Capital in the Anthropocene has become an unlikely hit among young people and is about to be translated into English
Tagged under: Japan | Capitalism
World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points, study finds
2022-09-08 in The GuardianGiant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may already have passed point of irreversible change
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Tipping Points
Oil and gas firms’ green investments fail to match promise of publicity – study
2022-09-08 in The GuardianBP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies spend $750m a year burnishing climate credentials but only 12% of capital on low-carbon development
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | Capitalism
China reports ‘most severe’ heatwave and third driest summer on record
2022-09-07 in The GuardianAverage temperature in August was 1.2C higher than norm, which caused widespread drought
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Heatwaves | Drought | China
The Guardian view on the global food crisis: this is just the beginning | Editorial
2022-09-07 in The GuardianEditorial: Prices are soaring as climate shocks and the effects of war in Ukraine exacerbate structural problems
Tagged under: Vladimir Putin
‘Cucumber capital’ growers selling up as Brexit and energy crisis hits Britain’s vegetable industry
2022-09-06 in The GuardianA flawed government plan for workers adds to problems as growers apply to pull down 60 hectares of greenhouses
Tagged under: Farming | Capitalism
Eustice defends ‘utter failure’ of efforts to cut raw sewage discharges in England
2022-09-06 in The GuardianEnvironment secretary responds to criticism of plan to stop ‘literal shit being pumped into rivers and seas’
Burning forests for energy isn't 'renewable' – now the EU must admit it | Greta Thunberg and others
2022-09-05 in The GuardianThe EU’s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that, says Greta Thunberg and other environmental activists
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Trees
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse
2022-09-04 in The GuardianTech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences
Tagged under: Prepping | Health | Collapse
New Zealand reports warmest and wettest winter on record
2022-09-02 in The GuardianIt is the third straight year Aotearoa has broken the heat record, while sea surface temperatures were also the warmest ever
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
River pollution goes unchecked as testing in England falls to 10-year low
2022-09-02 in The GuardianExperts warn drop from 100,000 samples in 2012 to 41,519 last year means huge risk to water quality
Tagged under: Rivers
Crab and lobster shells could be used to make renewable batteries
2022-09-01 in The GuardianPrototype designed using chemical in crustacean shells remains 99.7% efficient after about 400 hours
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Shell | Batteries | Sealife
Carbon capture is not a solution to net zero emissions plans, report says
2022-09-01 in The GuardianThe technology, put forward as part of the UK’s net zero strategy, could extend the life of fossil fuel infrastructure
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Carbon Capture and Storage
Conservationists seek judicial review of UK sewage discharge plan
2022-08-31 in The GuardianCharity says strategy is unlawful and will allow storm overflows to dump raw sewage for next 28 years
Tagged under: Rivers
Brutal heatwave scorches US west, sparking fires and health warnings
2022-08-31 in The GuardianSeveral California cities broke heat records, rising as high as 112F in the LA suburbs, and blazes erupted as residents were forced to flee
Tagged under: Oregon | Heatwaves | California | Health
Global fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled in 2021, analysis finds
2022-08-31 in The GuardianSupport amid huge industry profits is a ‘roadblock’ to tackling climate crisis, says International Energy Agency
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’
2022-08-31 in The GuardianHis warnings of ecological and social breakdown have proved accurate. But with months to live, Davis is anything but defeated
Tagged under: Activism | California
Environmentalist Elizabeth Wathuti: ‘Perhaps I had something President Biden really needed to hear’
2022-08-30 in The GuardianKenya’s rising climate star tells how her speech at Cop26 grabbed a world leader’s attention, and urges policymakers to go beyond mere pledges
Tagged under: Activism | Joe Biden | COP26 | Africa | Sustainability
Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’
2022-08-29 in The GuardianLoss will contribute a minimum rise of 27cm regardless of what climate action is taken, scientists discover
Tagged under: Oceans | Ice Melting | Sea Level
Environment Agency tells staff to ignore pollution complaints, says ex-employee
2022-08-29 in The GuardianEA ‘shutting down’ calls from public about rivers, says former worker Helen Nightingale, leading waterways to deteriorate
Tagged under: Rivers | Extinction
‘It will benefit the powerful’: row over Brixham fish market levelling up plan
2022-08-28 in The GuardianConservationists and smaller fishers say expansion scheme is ‘good for the big boys’ but will not benefit Devon port
Tagged under: Fish
Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners
2022-08-27 in The GuardianAgricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger – and activists blame the ex-environment secretary’s cuts to farm inspections
Tagged under: Farming | Activism | Fish | Rivers | Wildlife
UK science superpower claim is ‘bollocks’, says ex-vaccines chief
2022-08-27 in The GuardianDame Kate Bingham aghast at civil service database changes that ‘will deter’ volunteers from signing up
Tagged under: Health
‘It stinks’: Windermere plagued by blue-green algae as ‘toxic as cobra venom’
2022-08-24 in The GuardianCampaigners accused of ‘scaremongering’ despite tests of algal bloom in lake exceeding WHO guidelines
UK and US banks among biggest backers of Russian ‘carbon bombs’, data shows
2022-08-24 in The GuardianUkrainian campaigners call for immediate end to investments, to cut funds to war and help avoid climate breakdown
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Anglo-French oil firm threatens Amazon reserve for isolated Indigenous people
2022-08-23 in The GuardianPerenco sues Peru government for repeal of law that offers recognition to proposed Napo-Tigre reserve
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Trees | France
China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower
2022-08-22 in The GuardianNationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers
Tree loss due to fire is worst in far northern latitudes, data shows
2022-08-17 in The GuardianForests in Russia are most affected, as scientists warn of escape of huge quantities of buried carbon dioxide
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Trees
Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds
2022-08-17 in The GuardianHarnessing natural insect power can. with proper management, have higher efficacy than resorting to harmful chemicals
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Health
Major cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds
2022-08-17 in The GuardianShanghai, Moscow and Tehran have the highest levels of NO2 pollution, according to the research
UN member states meet in New York to hammer out high seas treaty
2022-08-15 in The GuardianWorld leaders urged to agree treaty to protect marine life after groups say planet’s last wilderness treated ‘recklessly’
Tagged under: Oceans
‘What’s the alternative? To give up?’: Bella Lack, the new queen of green
2022-08-14 in The GuardianBella Lack, a leading voice in the next generation of environmentalists, is on a mission to redefine activism. She talks about optimism, collective responsibility and finishing her A-levels
Tagged under: Activism
England ‘failing to invest in water networks to avoid future droughts’
2022-08-14 in The GuardianGovernment policy amounts to ‘keeping fingers crossed’ rather than acting to adapt to changing climate, says infrastructure chief
Tagged under: Drought
Drought in England could carry on into new year, experts warn
2022-08-14 in The GuardianWithout lots of heavy rain in autumn and winter, water restrictions could be tightened even further
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
UK industry’s heavy energy users fear enforced winter shutdowns
2022-08-13 in The GuardianWith their bills already soaring, fuel-intensive firms are now on notice that they may have to cease operations
Tagged under: Economics
Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years
2022-08-13 in The GuardianCrops, power plants, barge traffic, industry and fish populations devastated by parched waterways
Tagged under: Drought | Fish | Rivers
Risk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds
2022-08-12 in The GuardianScientists concluded that a series of storms could dump enough rainfall to displace millions, causing over $1tn in losses
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Drought | California
As drought blights the UK, the Tories have their heads buried in the sand | Caroline Lucas
2022-08-12 in The GuardianEngland’s privatised water system is compounding the climate emergency. Instead of fixing it, the government has gone awol, says Green MP Caroline Lucas
Tagged under: Drought
French PM sounds climate crisis alarm as ‘ogre-like’ wildfire rages
2022-08-11 in The GuardianÉlisabeth Borne makes statement as more than 1,000 firefighters battle huge blaze south of Bordeaux
Tagged under: Wildfires | France
Chaos after heat crashes computers at leading London hospitals
2022-08-07 in The GuardianPatient safety compromised during IT failure at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Tagged under: Health
Revealed: BP’s ‘greenwashing’ social media ads as anger over fuel costs rose
2022-08-06 in The GuardianOil company spent £800,000 on social media influence ads after Labour proposed windfall tax
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Wind Power
Twelve angry children: young jurors call adults to account for climate crisis in The Trials
2022-08-04 in The GuardianDawn King’s new play at the Donmar imagines a reckoning for environmental chaos, presided over by the kids who inherit the mess. We join the writer and cast, including stars of Heartstopper, in rehearsal
Tagged under: Activism | Women and Children | Children
Sewage sleuths: the men who revealed the slow, dirty death of Welsh and English rivers
2022-08-04 in The GuardianThe long read: A tide of effluent, broken laws and ruthless cuts is devastating the nations’ waterways. An academic and a detective have dredged up the truth of how it was allowed to happen – but will anything be done?
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife
Global heating means almost every sea turtle in Florida now born female
2022-08-04 in The GuardianRising temperatures have made beach sand so warm that eggs incubate above 31C and are overwhelmingly born female, experts say
Tagged under: Florida
Revealed: how climate breakdown is supercharging toll of extreme weather
2022-08-04 in The GuardianGuardian analysis shows human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly disasters across the planet, in most comprehensive compilation to date
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought
2022-08-04 in The GuardianHead of the Thames is now more than 5 miles downstream as forecasters warn of further high temperatures to come
Tagged under: Drought | Rivers
Record coral cover on parts of Great Barrier Reef, but global heating could jeopardise recovery
2022-08-03 in The GuardianFast-growing species of branching and plate-like corals push cover up but are also the preferred prey for crown-of-thorns starfish
Tagged under: Oceans | Great Barrier Reef | Fish
‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief
2022-08-03 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres urges governments to introduce windfall levies and use money to support vulnerable people
Tagged under: BP | Fossil Fuels
The world is ablaze and the oil industry just posted record profits. It’s us or them | Hamilton Nolan
2022-08-02 in The GuardianNo single crisis, no matter how existential, will be enough to shut this machine down naturally. We must break it or it will break us
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Satellite images reveal shrinkage of Utah’s Great Salt Lake
2022-08-02 in The GuardianStriking new images show lake has lost nearly half of its surface area from the historical average
Tagged under: Drought
‘Reality is scary’: climate culture war heats up for UK meteorologists
2022-08-01 in The GuardianTV forecasters have been targeted by climate deniers during recent extreme temperatures
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves
UK farmers count cost as heatwave kills fruit and vegetable crops
2022-08-01 in The GuardianFears of future threats to food security if more extreme heat caused by climate crisis hits production
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Food Production and Consumption
Climate endgame: risk of human extinction ‘dangerously underexplored’
2022-08-01 in The GuardianScientists say there are ample reasons to suspect global heating could lead to catastrophe
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extinction
How much could insulating Britain save the average home?
2022-08-01 (or before) in The GuardianWith gas prices rising again in October, insulation has become an urgent issue
Tagged under: Insulation
Act now on water or face emergency queues on the streets, UK warned
2022-07-31 in The GuardianHosepipe ban and compulsory water metering needed, say advisers, as nation braces for drought
Tagged under: Drought
‘Soon the world will be unrecognisable’: is it still possible to prevent total climate meltdown?
2022-07-30 in The GuardianBlistering heatwaves are just the start. We must accept how bad things are before we can head off global catastrophe, according to a leading UK scientist
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves
Leaked: US power companies secretly spending millions to protect profits and fight clean energy
2022-07-27 in The GuardianOne industry consulting firm has influenced politics across Florida, Alabama and at least six other states
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Florida | Alabama
Disney VIP world tour will produce 6.2 tonnes of carbon for each guest
2022-07-25 in The GuardianTravellers on ‘bucket list adventure’ costing $110,000 will emit 20 times more than poor people do in a year
Climate emergency is a legacy of colonialism, says Greenpeace UK
2022-07-21 in The GuardianReport says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately
Tagged under: Colonialism | Greenpeace
Destruction of nature as threatening as climate crisis, EU deputy warns
2022-07-21 in The GuardianEuropean Commission’s Frans Timmermans says biodiversity situation is ‘really very, very scary’
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘The scale is hard to grasp’: avian flu wreaks devastation on seabirds
2022-07-20 in The GuardianDozens of coastal sites in the UK closed to the public as H5N1 continues to sweep through wild bird populations across the world
Tagged under: Wildlife
Day of 40C shocks scientists as UK heat record ‘absolutely obliterated’
2022-07-19 in The GuardianExperts worried that extreme heatwaves in Europe happening quicker than expected, suggesting climate crisis worse than feared
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Spanish man filmed escaping wildfire treated for serious burns
2022-07-19 in The GuardianMan in 50s emerges from blaze with clothes burned to rags and flames flickering around him
Tagged under: Spain | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Britain is boiling – and the government wants to dramatically expand UK aviation | Leo Murray
2022-07-19 in The GuardianIts ‘jet zero’ strategy relies on the invention of pie in the sky technologies to tackle dangerous airline emissions, says Leo Murray of the climate charity Possible
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Court orders UK government to explain how net zero policies will reach targets
2022-07-18 in The GuardianGreen activists brought challenge, arguing climate change strategy did not spell out how carbon emissions cuts would be achieved
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Net Zero
State of the environment: shocking report shows how Australia’s land and wildlife are being destroyed
2022-07-18 in The GuardianList of threatened species grows as ecosystems show signs of collapse due to climate crisis and habitat loss
Tagged under: Coal | Wildlife | Great Barrier Reef | Collapse
Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief
2022-07-18 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres tells governments ‘half of humanity is in danger zone’, as countries battle extreme heat
Tagged under: Wildfires
As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis
2022-07-13 in The GuardianWith water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam, energy production could halt as soon as July 2023
Tagged under: Drought | Electricity
Sir Patrick Vallance gives emergency climate briefing to UK MPs
2022-07-13 in The GuardianChief scientific adviser showed similar slides to those Boris Johnson said gave him ‘road to Damascus moment’ on climate
Cancer fears plague residents of US region polluted by ‘forever chemicals’
2022-07-12 in The GuardianExposure to harmful PFAS remains almost impossible to escape – particularly for the people of the Cape Fear River basin
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Rivers
Small minority of UK parliamentarians attend emergency climate briefing
2022-07-11 in The GuardianJust 70 MPs and peers saw Sir Patrick Vallance showcase data that converted Boris Johnson to climate cause before Cop26
Tagged under: COP26
Humans need to value nature as well as profits to survive, UN report finds
2022-07-11 in The GuardianFocus on market has led to climate crises, with spiritual, cultural and emotional benefits of nature ignored
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction
Weather tracker: La Niña and climate crisis behind recent Australia floods
2022-07-08 in The GuardianWarmer conditions around the western Pacific have led to torrential rain and burst rivers
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | Rivers
‘All that’s needed is a spark’: why the US may be headed for a summer of mega-fire
2022-07-07 in The GuardianAn explosive spring season has already burned more land than the 10-year average, with summers only expected to intensify
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | Texas | California | Alaska
Plant-based meat by far the best climate investment, report finds
2022-07-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Non-animal proteins can play critical role tackling climate crisis, says Boston Consulting Group
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases
It’s democracy v plutocracy – this is the endgame for our planet | George Monbiot
2022-07-06 in The GuardianThe US supreme court is helping to destroy our climate. But it was a much smaller decision, closer to home, that was the final straw for me, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Rivers | Wildlife | US Politics | Committee on Climate Change UK
Revealed: US water likely contains more ‘forever chemicals’ than EPA tests show
2022-07-06 in The GuardianGuardian analysis of water samples taken in nine US locations shows test agency uses is likely missing significant levels of PFAS pollutants
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
‘Putin rubbing hands with glee’ after EU votes to class gas and nuclear as green
2022-07-06 in The GuardianParliament backs plan to classify some projects as clean power investments
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Vladimir Putin | Russia
Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study
2022-07-05 in The GuardianGreenhouse gas has undergone rapid acceleration and scientists say it may be due to atmospheric changes
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Climate Change
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows
2022-07-04 in The GuardianEffects of human-caused global heating are blocking vital winter rains, with severe implications for farming and tourism
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Extreme Weather | Drought
Fossil fuel industry faces surge in climate lawsuits
2022-06-30 in The GuardianNumber of climate-related lawsuits globally has doubled since 2015, with quarter filed in past two years
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
US supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions
2022-06-30 in The GuardianCourt sides with Republican states as ruling represents landmark moment in rightwing effort to dismantle ‘regulatory state’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
UK government to scrap European law protecting special habitats
2022-06-30 in The GuardianEnvironment secretary George Eustice wants to amend Habitats Directive, which protects Natura 2000 sites
Tagged under: Wildlife
Meat, monopolies, mega farms: how the US food system fuels climate crisis
2022-06-30 in The GuardianFrom a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Why are we feeding crops to our cars when people are starving? | George Monbiot
2022-06-30 in The GuardianModern biofuels are touted as a boon for the climate. But, used on a large scale, they are no more sustainable than whale oil, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Whales and Dolphins | Cars
‘Condemning everyone alive’: outrage at US supreme court climate ruling
2022-06-30 in The GuardianLimiting the Environmental Protection Agency at a time when fossil fuel emissions need to be curbed is ‘devastating’
Tagged under: Activism
EU countries reach climate crisis deal after late-night talks
2022-06-29 in The GuardianEnvironment ministers back phasing out fossil-fuel cars by 2035 and a €59bn fund to help ease cost burden of new policies on low income earners
Tagged under: Cars
Cop15: lack of political leadership leaves crucial nature summit ‘in peril’, warn NGOs
2022-06-28 in The GuardianNairobi biodiversity talks end in stalemate, prompting open letter to world leaders calling for action before Montreal conference
Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife
Environment Agency faces legal battle over water removal in Norfolk Broads
2022-06-27 in The GuardianTim and Geli Harris to take agency to high court over groundwater removal for farming near protected wetlands
Tagged under: Farming | Wetlands
Chinese premier calls for more coal production as electricity demand soars
2022-06-24 in The GuardianRecords for electricity usage broken in Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu after early summer heatwaves
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Coal | Electricity
Sunak urges banks to keep funding oil and gas firms after windfall tax
2022-06-23 in The GuardianSector says £5bn energy profits levy will make investment in new projects and renewables more difficult
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Rishi Sunak
Scientists unveil bionic robo-fish to remove microplastics from seas
2022-06-22 in The GuardianTiny self-propelled robo-fish can swim around, latch on to free-floating microplastics and fix itself if it gets damaged
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Fish
Europe and UK pour 17,000 tons of cooking oil into vehicles a day
2022-06-21 in The GuardianAnalysis finds 58% of rapeseed oil in Europe is burned for fuel despite soaring prices and climate impact
Government retracts ‘unlawful’ pollution guidance for England’s farms
2022-06-20 in The GuardianAdvice that allowed farmers to spread manures in a way that risked polluting waters has been changed by Defra
Tagged under: Farming
‘We just pray for rain’: Niger is in the eye of the climate crisis – and children are starving
2022-06-20 in The GuardianAguié’s clinic is full of malnourished children, with more dying in villages, as the global food crisis worsens years of drought
Tagged under: Drought | Africa | Women and Children | Children
Truthful climate reporting shifts viewpoints, but only briefly, study finds
2022-06-20 in The GuardianResearchers gauged responses to climate science versus scepticism and suggest facts bear repeating
The climate crisis is hitting the planet’s working classes the hardest and they know it | Jeff Sparrow
2022-06-18 in The GuardianThe conservative commentariat could not be more wrong in dismissing global heating as a concern of only the ‘woke elite’
Only love can stop war: a call to the world from a Northern Cheyenne chief
2022-06-17 in The GuardianOur people’s teachings, connecting us to the land and the universe, have enabled us to survive genocide and can point the way to peace –146 years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Ford sued for allegedly dumping ‘toxic sludge’ on Ramapough Lenape land
2022-06-17 in The GuardianNew Jersey accuses automobile company of contaminating water, soil, groundwater, vegetation, and air for decades
Thinktank that briefed against XR given $30k by ExxonMobil in 2017
2022-06-15 in The GuardianReport shows Policy Exchange, which called for criminalisation of climate group, previously received money from oil firm
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Exxon | Climate Justice | Activism
New data reveals extraordinary global heating in the Arctic
2022-06-15 in The GuardianTemperatures in the Barents Sea region are ‘off the scale’ and may affect extreme weather in the US and Europe
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Arctic
Over 100m Americans urged to stay indoors over extreme heat and humidity
2022-06-14 in The GuardianHeatwave expected to settle over states from Gulf coast to Great Lakes and east to Carolinas with 100F temperatures in some cities
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves
Methane leak at Russian mine could be largest ever discovered
2022-06-14 in The GuardianAbout 90 tonnes of methane an hour were released from the Raspadskaya mine in January, data shows
Tagged under: Methane | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Russia
India takes tough stand at climate talks as Delhi endures brutal heatwave
2022-06-14 in The GuardianAs capital swelters, India urges rich countries to provide funds to help deal with effects of climate crisis
Tagged under: COP27 | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | India
Plan to scrap Natural England will disrupt net zero targets, experts say
2022-06-13 in The GuardianCampaigners spotted proposal to absorb conservation watchdog into Defra buried in recent government consultation
Tagged under: Net Zero
Plastitar: mix of tar and microplastics is new form of pollution, say scientists
2022-06-13 in The GuardianResearchers in Canary Islands coin term for new type of marine pollution they say could be leaking toxic chemicals into oceans
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Wildlife
As Phoenix swelters, the nights are even worse than the boiling days
2022-06-13 in The GuardianTemperature topped 110F on four consecutive days and has not fallen below 80F at night-time for the past week in the Arizona city, breaking several records
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves
EU regulators ‘dismissed evidence’ linking glyphosate to rodent tumours
2022-06-09 in The GuardianEuropean Chemical Agency’s positive assessment for continued sale of substance is flawed, say environmental campaigners
Tagged under: Health
Government failure to boost energy efficiency ‘inexplicable’, says IEA
2022-06-08 in The GuardianSaving energy is ‘utterly essential’ to cut bills, end reliance on Russian oil and gas and slash emissions says agency
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Are the dead shellfish littering our beaches evidence of a toxic waste cover-up? | George Monbiot
2022-06-06 in The GuardianEnvironmentalists fear a toxic disaster is occurring on the seabed, and the government denials seem less and less plausible, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
‘Hidden world’ of marine life discovered in Antarctic ‘river’ under ice
2022-06-06 in The GuardianNew Zealand scientists ‘jumping up and down’ at find during investigation of climate-induced melt of ice shelf
Tagged under: Antarctic | Rivers | Wildlife
‘Apocalyptic skies’: the dust storms devastating Gulf states and Syria
2022-06-03 in The GuardianRising frequency of storms due to climate crisis is causing more loss of life and more destruction, say experts
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Saudi Arabia
Glyphosate weedkiller damages wild bee colonies, study reveals
2022-06-02 in The GuardianMost widely used pesticide in history harms critical ability of bumblebee to regulate nest temperature
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Current policies will bring ‘catastrophic’ climate breakdown, warn former UN leaders
2022-06-02 in The GuardianThree former UN climate heads say gap between government promises and actions will change environment irreversibly
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change
Record low wild salmon catch in Scotland alarms ecologists
2022-06-01 in The GuardianCalls for action as decline is seen as evidence of harm caused by climate crisis, pollution and fish farming
Tagged under: Fish | Salmon | Wildlife
We cannot adapt our way out of climate crisis, warns leading scientist
2022-06-01 in The GuardianKatharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking point
2022-06-01 in The GuardianUnprecedented drought makes water a national security issue as more than half of Chile’s 19 million population lived in area with ‘severe water scarcity’ by end of 2021
Fishing industry still ‘bulldozing’ seabed in 90% of UK marine protected areas
2022-05-31 in The GuardianNew data shows ‘mystifying’ lack of progress in post-Brexit pledge to curb bottom-trawling, two years after landmark legislation
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife | Legislation
G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas
2022-05-30 in The GuardianMinisters from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Germany | France | Fossil Fuels | Japan
Sooty hands and damaged lungs: the toll of Nigeria’s illegal refineries
2022-05-29 in The GuardianA recent clampdown on illegal oil refineries in Rivers State was welcomed by campaigners alarmed at the mounting medical toll on those living in the area. But will it have a lasting impact?
Tagged under: Nigeria | Africa | Rivers | Fossil Fuels
Microplastics in sewage: a toxic combination that is poisoning our land | George Monbiot
2022-05-26 in The GuardianPolicy failure and a lack of enforcement have left our waterways and farmland vulnerable to ‘forever chemicals’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Farming | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Major New Zealand salmon producer shuts farms as warming waters cause mass die-offs
2022-05-26 in The GuardianUp to 42% of company’s fish have died in warm water areas this year, with CEO warning climate change is ‘faster than people think’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Pacific Ocean | Fish | Salmon
People in US and UK face huge financial hit if fossil fuels lose value, study shows
2022-05-26 in The GuardianStrong climate action could wipe $756bn from individuals’ pension funds and other investments in rich countries
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘It seems this heat will take our lives’: Pakistan city fearful after hitting 51C
2022-05-25 in The GuardianResidents of Jacobabad say loss of trees and water facilities makes record-breaking temperatures unbearable
Tagged under: Trees
Three arrested at Shell AGM as protesters chant ‘We will stop you’
2022-05-24 in The GuardianEnvironmental activists accuse firm’s board of spending more on green ads than green technology
Tagged under: Shell | Activism | Fossil Fuels
Ukraine invasion may be start of ‘third world war’, says George Soros
2022-05-24 in The GuardianVeteran philanthropist tells World Economic Forum civilisation ‘may not survive’ what is coming
Tagged under: Economics | Russia
Do not work for ‘climate wreckers’, UN head tells graduates
2022-05-24 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres says young people should tackle climate crisis by using talent to deliver a renewable future
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels
Climate sceptic thinktank reported to charity commission over fossil fuel interest funding
2022-05-23 in The GuardianGlobal Warming Policy Foundation is lobby group not charity and brings no public good, say signatories
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Extinction Rebellion
Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment
2022-05-23 in The GuardianCaroline Dennett tells staff in video she made decision because of ‘double-talk on climate’
Tagged under: Shell
Sizewell C ‘may cost double government estimates and take five years longer to build’
2022-05-22 in The GuardianResearch into costs of proposed Suffolk power station could further inflame debate over UK nuclear power
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Apocalypse now? The alarming effects of the global food crisis
2022-05-21 in The GuardianThe Bank of England governor warned last week of ‘apocalyptic’ food price rises. Yet war in Ukraine, climate change and inflation are already taking their toll all over the world
Tagged under: Climate Change | Africa | Economics | Famine and Food Insecurity
Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’
2022-05-21 in The GuardianThe Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
UK nuclear power stations’ decommissioning cost soars to £23.5bn
2022-05-20 in The GuardianFailures in government’s investment strategy mean taxpayer has contributed £10.7bn in just two years
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
The banks collapsed in 2008 – and our food system is about to do the same | George Monbiot
2022-05-19 in The GuardianMassive food producers hold too much power – and the regulators scarcely understand what is happening. Sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Collapse
Suicides indicate wave of ‘doomerism’ over escalating climate crisis
2022-05-19 in The GuardianWhile alarm over wildfires, droughts, flooding and societal unrest is on the rise, not many of us talk about climate angst
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought
EU plans ‘massive’ increase in green energy to help end reliance on Russia
2022-05-18 in The GuardianEuropean Commission says extra €210bn needed over next five years to pay for phasing out of Russian fossil fuels
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Shut down fossil fuel production sites early to avoid climate chaos, says study
2022-05-17 in The GuardianExclusive: Nearly half existing facilities will need to close prematurely to limit heating to 1.5C, scientists say
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Johnson’s ‘jet zero’ plan unrealistic and may make UK miss CO2 targets – report
2022-05-16 in The GuardianMinisters instead urged to focus on reducing flights and halting airport expansion to cut carbon emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
India bans all wheat exports over food security risk
2022-05-14 in The GuardianMove imposed with immediate effect in attempt to control prices after heatwave damages crops
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves | India
South Africa’s April floods made twice as likely by climate crisis, scientists say
2022-05-13 in The GuardianBrutal heatwave in India and Pakistan also certain to have been exacerbated by global heating, scientists say
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | South Africa | Africa | India
‘We can’t eat a new road’: Guyanese voice fears over true cost of Exxon’s oil bonanza
2022-05-12 in The GuardianMultibillion-dollar deal promising to lift country out of poverty may be false dawn with dire impact on climate, warn campaigners
Tagged under: Exxon | Fossil Fuels | Caribbean
Environment tipping points fast approaching in UK, says watchdog
2022-05-12 in The GuardianFrom fisheries collapse to dead rivers, official body urges government to urgently turn ambition into action
Tagged under: Fish | Rivers | Wildlife | Collapse | Tipping Points
Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief
2022-05-12 in The GuardianFatih Birol says ‘carbon bombs’, revealed in Guardian investigation, will not solve global energy crisis
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022
2022-05-10 in The GuardianReport reveals extent of sixth mass bleaching event with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and Whitsundays
Tagged under: Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
John Kerry warns a long Ukraine war would threaten climate efforts
2022-05-10 in The GuardianExclusive: US presidential envoy says limiting global heating to 1.5C could be made harder by conflict
Tagged under: COP27 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
‘Record after record’: Brazil’s Amazon deforestation hits April high, nearly double previous peak
2022-05-07 in The GuardianClimate analysts are astounded by such a high reading during the rainy season, and is the third monthly record this year
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Climate hunger striker expresses shock at being ignored by ministers
2022-05-07 in The GuardianAngus Rose starved himself for more than five weeks outside parliament until Green MP Caroline Lucas arranged compromise
The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future
2022-05-07 in The GuardianDon’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species
Tagged under: Farming
Flying insect numbers have plunged by 60% since 2004, GB survey finds
2022-05-05 in The GuardianScientists behind survey of car number plates said drop was ‘terrifying’, as life on Earth depends on insects
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects
‘Canaries in the coalmine’: loss of birds signals changing planet
2022-05-05 in The GuardianBillions of birds are disappearing because of humanity’s impact on Earth, global review finds
Tagged under: Coal | Wildlife | Biodiversity Loss
EU officials being trained to meditate to help fight climate crisis
2022-05-04 in The GuardianExclusive: Early results from ‘applied mindfulness’ courses suggests they have helped overcome despair that little can be done
Tagged under: Health
Sunak urged to issue green bonds with higher returns if climate goals missed
2022-05-02 in The GuardianThinktank says following Chile’s example would give ministers greater incentive to meet targets
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Chile
‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves
2022-05-02 in The GuardianApril temperatures at unprecedented levels have led to critical water and electricity shortages
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Electricity | India
‘A worldwide public health threat’: Rob Bilott on his 20-year fight against forever chemicals
2022-05-01 in The GuardianChemical companies hid their knowledge of the damage caused by PFAS for decades. With a new class-action lawsuit, Bilott intends to hold them accountable
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Is this the end for the traditional British watermill?
2022-04-30 in The GuardianHundreds of mills could be converted to generate clean electricity – but the Environment Agency has just raised application fees by up to 790%
Tagged under: Rivers | Electricity
‘Deep-sea gold rush’ for rare metals could cause irreversible harm
2022-04-29 in The GuardianMining companies are planning to profit from the new industry, but environmental campaigners warn of disastrous consequences
Tagged under: Oceans | Pacific Ocean
Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250m years
2022-04-28 in The GuardianNew research warns pressures of rising heat and loss of oxygen are reminiscent of ‘great dying’ that occurred about 250m years ago
Tagged under: Oceans | Extinction
‘Relentless’ destruction of rainforest continuing despite Cop26 pledge
2022-04-28 in The GuardianTropics lost 11.1m hectares of tree cover in 2021, including forest critical to limiting global heating and biodiversity loss
Tagged under: Deforestation | Congo | COP26 | Rainforests | Brazil | Africa | Wildlife | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees | Indonesia | Biodiversity Loss
‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics
2022-04-28 in The Guardian‘Zoonotic spillovers’ expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years
One in five reptiles faces extinction in what would be a ‘devastating’ blow
2022-04-27 in The GuardianLargest analysis to date on the state of the world’s reptiles warns of threat to ecosystems as more than 1,800 species fight to survive
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction
IPCC: We can tackle climate change if big oil gets out of the way
2022-04-05 in The GuardianExperts say criticism of oil and gas’s ‘climate-blocking activities’ cut from final draft, reflective of industry’s power and influence
Seabed regulator accused of deciding deep sea’s future ‘behind closed doors’
2022-04-01 in The GuardianThe ISA, obliged to frame industry rules by 2023, drops reporting service and is accused of lacking transparency in plans for mining
Tagged under: Oceans | Pacific Ocean | Wildlife
Raw sewage discharged into English rivers 375,000 times by water firms
2022-03-31 in The GuardianData from 2021 released at same time as government plan to stop 40% of untreated sewage releases by 2040
Tagged under: Rivers
Wildfires will pose great socioeconomic risk in future, say researchers
2022-03-22 in The GuardianChinese and American scientists say western and central Africa may be hit in future
Tagged under: Wildfires | Africa
‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis
2022-03-22 in The GuardianMaine’s disaster from PFAS-contaminated produce is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods
Tagged under: Farming | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Better use of groundwater could transform Africa, research says
2022-03-21 in The GuardianStudies ‘debunk the myth that Africa is running out of water’ but say resource needs to be better managed
Tagged under: Africa
Microplastics found deep underground in UK waters
2022-03-21 in The GuardianFears for water quality as swimmers discover invisible microfibres in samples 400 feet underground
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Rivers
Ukraine war threatens global heating goals, warns UN chief
2022-03-21 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres says countries seeking alternatives to Russian energy may increase use of fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Russia
Heatwaves at both of Earth’s poles alarm climate scientists
2022-03-20 in The GuardianAntarctic areas reach 40C above normal at same time as north pole regions hit 30C above usual levels
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Arctic | Antarctic
Tyre Extinguishers – deflating SUV tyres as a form of climate action
2022-03-18 in The GuardianUK activists fighting climate heating and pollution say public response more welcoming than expected
Tagged under: Activism
Recycled plastic bottles leach more chemicals into drinks, review finds
2022-03-18 in The GuardianMore chemicals being released by reused plastic could indicate need for ‘super clean’ recycling process
Great Barrier Reef hit by sixth mass bleaching event, leading coral scientist says
2022-03-17 in The GuardianProf Terry Hughes says he believes bleaching is under way as the Australian government conducts monitoring flights over 2,300km reef
Tagged under: Wildlife | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Legal eagles: how climate litigation is shaping ambitious cases for nature
2022-03-16 in The GuardianEnvironmental lawsuits are nothing new but now lawyers are turning their attention to cases that address the loss of biodiversity
Tagged under: Wildlife | Litigation | Wetlands | Biodiversity Loss
A pro-fossil fuel Disney ride voiced by Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye? Yes, it existed
2022-03-16 in The GuardianBuckle up for the story of Ellen’s Energy Adventure – a ride whose sympathetic stance toward oil and coal is newly relevant
Tagged under: Exxon | Coal | Fossil Fuels
‘So angry’: climate activists distraught after court reverses climate change 'duty of care' ruling
2022-03-15 in The Guardian‘I’m devastated by today’s judgement’, says one of the students who brought the original case
Tagged under: Activism | Coal | Climate Change
Manchin ‘very reluctant’ on electric cars in ominous sign for Biden’s climate fight
2022-03-15 in The GuardianCentrist Democrat, who holds key swing vote in US Senate, has poured scorn on the idea of phasing out gasoline and diesel cars
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Electric Cars | US Politics | Cars
Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’
2022-03-15 in The GuardianEnvironmental law organisation ClientEarth brings action and urges other shareholders to join
Tagged under: Shell | Net Zero
Sussan Ley does not have duty of care to protect young from climate crisis, appeal court rules
2022-03-15 in The GuardianEight teenagers and a nun had previously won their case against the federal environment minister related to the expansion of a NSW coalmine
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Tories plan big expansion of wind farms ‘to protect national security’
2022-03-13 in The GuardianPlanning rules to be relaxed so that renewables and nuclear power can boost energy independence after Ukraine invasion
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Wind Power | Russia
Nigel Farage’s hard-right faction won Brexit. Now net zero is in its sights | John Harris
2022-03-13 in The GuardianA small group of rightwing MPs are using questions about living costs to undermine climate action, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Tagged under: Net Zero
‘Defining moment’: how can the US end its dependency on fossil fuels?
2022-03-11 in The GuardianDemocrats hope climate measures in Build Back Better will be resurrected amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but green groups want Biden to go even further
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Russia
UN ocean treaty is ‘once in a lifetime’ chance to protect the high seas
2022-03-10 in The GuardianNegotiators aim to agree on legal framework for protecting international waters that are key to ‘life as we know it’
Millions suffering in deadly pollution ‘sacrifice zones’, warns UN expert
2022-03-10 in The GuardianBusinesses blamed for rise of toxic hotspots hitting poor communities hardest
‘They’re cooking them alive’: calls to ban ‘cruel’ killing methods on US farms
2022-03-08 in The GuardianUse of heat, steam and suffocating foam to slaughter sick animals is condemned as bird flu epidemic threatens poultry stocks
Tagged under: Farming
Climate crisis: Amazon rainforest tipping point is looming, data shows
2022-03-07 in The GuardianAnalysis of satellite observations show forest is losing stability with ‘profound’ global implications
Tagged under: Deforestation | Tipping Points | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Trees
Corporate tree-planting drive in Scotland ‘risks widening rural inequality’
2022-03-05 in The GuardianSurge of estate sales to big firms has driven up prices and increased elitism of land ownership, says report
Tagged under: Trees
We cling to our memory of the perfect summer – before flood, fire and plague. But the past is gone and we have to wake up | Brigid Delaney
2022-03-03 in The GuardianSigns of collapse are everywhere, and if we think it’s possible to return to ‘normal’, then we are deluded
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | IPCC | Climate Change | Flooding | Collapse
Environment Agency downgrading 93% of prosecutions for serious pollution
2022-03-02 in The GuardianExclusive: leaked internal report adds to concerns cutbacks have undermined England’s regulator
Tagged under: Rivers
UK overrules scientific advice by lifting ban on bee-harming pesticide
2022-03-01 in The GuardianCampaigners aghast as emergency exemption on use of thiamethoxam granted due to risk to sugar beet crop
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown
2022-02-28 in The GuardianReport says human actions are causing dangerous disruption, and window to secure a liveable future is closing
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts
Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
2022-02-28 in The GuardianCarbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research says
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Bottom trawling triples in key marine protected area despite Brexit promise
2022-02-28 in The GuardianAnalysis by the Marine Conservation Society shows dredging at England’s Dogger Bank site has increased despite government pledge to ban the practice
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
The rightwing US supreme court has climate change in its sights | Laurence H Tribe and Jeremy Lewin
2022-02-28 in The GuardianThe court is breaking with precedent, procedure and prudence to achieve the ultra-conservative majority’s policy preferences
Tagged under: Climate Change
What did I just buy? I tried to use New York’s first NFT vending machine
2022-02-28 in The GuardianCould buying an NFT the way one buys a bag of Cheetos demystify the process?
Major flood warning issued for Brisbane after ‘rain bomb’ unleashes havoc on south-east Queensland and northern NSW
2022-02-27 in The GuardianSeventh person dies, with two more missing, and major flood warnings issued for Brisbane, Ipswich, Lismore and Grafton
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
This is how we defeat Putin and other petrostate autocrats | Bill McKibben
2022-02-25 in The GuardianAfter Hitler invaded the Sudetenland, America turned its industrial prowess to building tanks, bombers and destroyers. Now, we must respond with renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels | Vladimir Putin | Russia
Plastic packaging increases fresh food waste, study finds
2022-02-24 in The GuardianResearch by sustainability charity Wrap debunks idea single-use plastic on fruit and veg helps prevent waste
Tagged under: Sustainability
Innocent TV ad banned for claiming its drinks help environment
2022-02-23 in The GuardianAdvertising watchdog demands company provides proof of its products’ green merits
Tagged under: Activism
Almost 15,000 ‘ghost flights’ have left UK since pandemic began
2022-02-22 in The GuardianExclusive: Thousands of near-empty planes flown since March 2020, new figures reveal
Concern over Church of England pension board fossil fuel industry links
2022-02-21 in The GuardianMembers’ links with energy companies prompt fears over church’s plans to end investments in high-carbon firms
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Passivhaus: how to insulate your home against soaring heating bills
2022-02-19 in The GuardianProperties are built or retrofitted to exacting ‘energy and comfort standard’ for maximum efficiency
‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global electric car boom
2022-02-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Investigation uncovers evidence of contaminated air and water from one of Indonesia’s largest nickel mines
Tagged under: Electric Cars | Cars | Indonesia
Harmful subsidies: why is the world still funding the destruction of nature?
2022-02-17 in The GuardianGovernment-financed support in sectors including agriculture, fossil fuels and water is incentivising the annihilation of the natural world. But reforming the system is politically fraught
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Trees | Finance
UK green economy has failed to grow since 2014, according to official data
2022-02-17 in The GuardianOffice for National Statistics finds ‘no significant change’ in turnover and jobs in low-carbon and renewable energy sector
Tagged under: Economics | Renewable Energy
Prepare for mass migration to cities in climate crisis, UK mayors warn
2022-02-16 in The GuardianSadiq Khan and Marvin Rees call for action as major report launched during UN Migration Week
Constituents set up ‘Steve Baker Watch’ over MP’s climate stance
2022-02-16 in The GuardianCampaigners say Tory MP for Wycombe is trying to ‘wreck’ government plans for environment
Tagged under: Activism
Narrabri mine expansion would make it dirtiest thermal coalmine in Australia, environmentalists say
2022-02-14 in The GuardianWhitehaven Coal’s underground expansion has been backed by New South Wales government
Tagged under: Coal
Greta Thunberg condemns UK firm’s plans for iron mine on Sami land
2022-02-11 in The GuardianBeowulf Mining ‘hopeful’ for decision on mine in Sápmi despite opposition from activist, UN and Swedish church
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Wildlife
Architects call for mass insulation of England’s interwar suburbs
2022-02-11 in The GuardianRIBA says scheme targeting efficiency and heating of older 20th-century housing could cut emissions by 4%
Tagged under: Insulation | Housing
Death and decimation: Whitby devastated by declining marine life
2022-02-10 in The GuardianUnprecedented levels of crabs, lobsters, coral and sea birds are dying on north-east coast
Tagged under: Fish | Wildlife | Coral Reefs | Sea Level | Sealife
Nuclear fusion heat record a ‘huge step’ in quest for new energy source
2022-02-09 in The GuardianOxfordshire scientists’ feat raises hopes of using reactions that power sun for low-carbon energy
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Nuclear Fusion
‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters
2022-02-09 in The GuardianSri Lankan beaches buried in pellets only ‘tip of the iceberg’ of environmental harm after analysis of nurdles from burning ship
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife | Health
High levels of toxic chemicals found in Cambridgeshire water supply
2022-02-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Cambridge Water admits a supply contained four times the regulatory limit and customers never told
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Rightwing lobby group Alec driving laws to blacklist companies that boycott the oil industry
2022-02-08 in The GuardianThe American Legislative Exchange Council has drafted legislation modelled on efforts to block divestment from Israel
Tagged under: Legislation
Low energy efficiency standards cost owners of new homes £234m last year
2022-02-08 in The GuardianExclusive: Lib Dems analysis shows scrapped zero carbon standard would have saved owners £200 a year
Illegal strawberry farms threaten future of Spanish wetlands
2022-02-08 in The GuardianOpponents say proposed amnesty for illegal water tapping in Doñana national park threatens disaster for one of Europe’s green lungs
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Wetlands
UK drops ‘absurd’ case against Greenpeace for dropping rocks in sea
2022-02-07 in The GuardianJudge rebukes Marine Management Organisation for prosecution over direct action to stop bottom trawling
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fish | Wildlife | Greenpeace
New greenfield housing forcing people to use cars, report finds
2022-02-07 in The GuardianResearch finds sites too often far from amenities without public transport, cycling links or even pavements
How ‘super-enzymes’ that eat plastics could curb our waste problem
2022-02-05 in The GuardianMany micro-organisms have evolved chemical processes that enable them to digest plastics, potentially leading to a new form of recycling
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife
North Sea Abigail oilfield plan approved despite climate goals
2022-02-01 in The GuardianCop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targets
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014
2022-02-01 in The GuardianFormerly rare high temperatures now covering half of seas and devastating wildlife, study shows
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Wildlife
Illegal overfishing by Chinese trawlers leaves Sierra Leone locals ‘starving’
2022-02-01 in The GuardianAs illegal industrial-scale fishing by foreign fleets pillages fish populations, despairing coastal communities say they feel powerless
Tagged under: Africa | Fish | Wildlife
Australian regulator finds large-scale emissions misreporting by coalminer Peabody
2022-01-30 in The GuardianUS giant agrees to hire auditors after calculation errors, poor record-keeping and inconsistent data collection discovered
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Green energy measures saving households £1,000 a year – analysis
2022-01-28 in The GuardianSavings come largely from efficient electrical appliances and boilers but insulation could halve future bills
Tagged under: Economics | Insulation
‘Word salad of nonsense’: scientists denounce Jordan Peterson’s comments on climate models
2022-01-27 in The GuardianSpeaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Peterson claimed the climate was too complex to be modelled accurately, which was quickly shot down by scientists
Low-carbon ambitions must not interfere with ‘normal life’, says Xi Jinping
2022-01-26 in The GuardianPresident signals more cautious approach to climate crisis and says China must ‘overcome notion of rapid success’
Tagged under: Economics
UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says Volkswagen
2022-01-26 in The Guardian‘Charging anxiety’ may prevent the government from meeting its 2030 target for mass adoption of zero-emission cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Carbon offsetting is not warding off environmental collapse – it’s accelerating it | George Monbiot
2022-01-26 in The GuardianWealthy companies are using the facade of ‘nature-based solutions’ to enact a great carbon land grab, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Collapse | Carbon Offsetting
US to hold surprise plant inspections targeting pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
2022-01-26 in The GuardianEnvironmental Protection Agency seeks to protect local community from sites suspected of air pollution violations
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Louisiana
Lawyers challenge water firm’s immunity over sewage discharge
2022-01-26 in The GuardianExclusive: Campaigners fight decision that United Utilities cannot face private legal action for outflows of sewage into canal
Tagged under: Rivers
McKinsey: fundamental transformation of global economy needed for net zero
2022-01-25 in The Guardian$9tn of annual investment required to avoid most catastrophic climate impacts, consultancy says
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
We can afford to reverse poverty and climate breakdown. What we can’t afford is the alternative | Kevin Watkins
2022-01-24 in The GuardianOur global finance system is failing to rise to the challenges we face. It’s time it was reimagined – and grounded in our shared humanity
Tagged under: Economics | Finance
‘We’re basically starting from zero’: Restoring Finland’s river ecosystems
2022-01-22 in The GuardianTeams of rewilders are facing a huge task to encourage the return of wildlife after decades of damage by the forestry industry
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife | Rewilding | Trees
The smell of money: why locals think Peru’s billion-dollar fishmeal sector stinks
2022-01-21 in The GuardianThose living in the coastal city of Chimbote say the industry pollutes the air and water, makes their children sick and has put local fishers out of work
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Women and Children
Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time
2022-01-21 in The GuardianTiny particles including tyre dust found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing global plastic contamination
Tagged under: Arctic | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Antarctic
Staff blow whistle on Environment Agency that ‘no longer deters polluters’
2022-01-20 in The GuardianExclusive: Officers say cuts and operational decisions have made England’s regulator ‘toothless’
Expanding national parks not enough to protect nature, say scientists
2022-01-19 in The Guardian‘Urgent’ coordinated action to tackle overconsumption, farming subsidies and the climate crisis also needed to halt biodiversity loss
Tagged under: Oceans | Farming | Fish | Wildlife | Biodiversity Loss
Dumped fishing gear is killing marine life. Yet no governments seem to care | George Monbiot
2022-01-19 in The GuardianOne Scottish trawlerman is so incensed by the dumping of nets he’s come to me – a longstanding critic of his industry – with evidence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
‘It’s mind-boggling’: the hidden cost of our obsession with fish oil pills
2022-01-18 in The GuardianThe market in this prized commodity is worth billions – but are the supposed benefits worth the cost to global ecosystems?
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife | Health
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists
2022-01-18 in The GuardianStudy calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends
Tagged under: Farming
This is what ‘cutting red tape’ gets you: rivers polluted without consequence | John Vidal
2022-01-17 in The GuardianEngland’s water is bad and getting worse, with regulators too poor or politically cowed to do anything about it, says former Guardian environment editor John Vidal
Tagged under: Rivers
Here’s how to repay developing nations for colonialism – and fight the climate crisis | Michael Franczak and Olúfẹ́mi O Táíwò
2022-01-14 in The GuardianThe IMF allots voting rights and emergency funds according to an outdated and unfair quota system established in 1944, before most colonies were free. Let’s change it
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | Colonialism | Finance
Concerns for life in Western Australia’s Pilbara after 50.7C heat record matched
2022-01-14 in The GuardianThe heatwave sweeping the vast region prompts calls for authorities to consider how to make it more sustainable
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Londoners told to reduce physical activity on Friday due to pollution
2022-01-13 in The GuardianGovernment advises older people and those with lung or heart issues to avoid strenuous activity altogether
Plants at risk of extinction as climate crisis disrupts animal migration
2022-01-13 in The GuardianHeating and habitat loss drive birds and mammals to cooler areas where plants can not follow, study shows
Tagged under: Birds | Extinction
UK government sued over ‘pie-in-the-sky’ net-zero climate strategy
2022-01-12 in The GuardianClientEarth and Friends of the Earth say strategy fails to include policies needed to ensure emissions cuts
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
How the speed of climate change is unbalancing the insect world
2022-01-11 in The GuardianThe long read: The pace of global heating is forcing insect populations to move and adapt – and some aggressive species are thriving
Tagged under: Climate Change | Insects | Insect Populations
US emissions roared back last year after pandemic drop, figures show
2022-01-10 in The GuardianPlanet-heating emissions rose by 6.2% compared to 2020, with rise largely down to increase in cars and trucks on the road
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Cars
We can't solve the climate crisis with a broken democracy | Mark Hertsgaard
2022-01-10 in The GuardianDefusing the climate emergency requires defusing threats to American democracy
Wild birds can be killed to protect game birds in England – new guidance
2022-01-03 in The GuardianGamekeepers told certain species such as carrion crows and jackdaws can be shot as government updates definition of ‘livestock’
Tagged under: Wildlife
Priti Patel vows to curb eco protests and asylum appeals in 2022
2022-01-01 in The GuardianHome secretary delivers legal wishlist in new year video message which opposition calls ‘slogans not solutions’
Tagged under: Activism
How the politics of prosecco explain what took the fizz out of the Democrats | Mark Blyth
2021-12-31 in The GuardianJoe Manchin torpedoed his own party’s key bill for the same reason interwar Italy protected the sparkling wine, says political economist Mark Blyth
Tagged under: Economics | US Politics
Colorado winter wildfires destroy hundreds of homes as thousands flee
2021-12-31 in The GuardianGusts of up to 105 mph whipped up flames, destroying hundreds of homes and prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency
Tagged under: Colorado State | Wildfires
Wildfires sweep through Colorado destroying homes as tens of thousands evacuate – video report
2021-12-31 in The GuardianTwo fast-moving wildfires driven by strong winds erupted in northern Colorado on Thursday afternoon, destroying close to 600 homes and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee
Tagged under: Colorado State | Wildfires
In Australia’s climate wars, delay and deception are the new denial | Ketan Joshi
2021-12-29 in The GuardianNow that they can no longer pretend the climate crisis isn’t real, big emitters and their enablers are making all of the right noises – and taking none of the right actions
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
The Guardian view on climate activism: between obedience and resistance | Editorial
2021-12-29 in The GuardianEditorial: Non-violent civil disobedience remains a vital tool for protest, but its form is shifting
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism | COP26 | Greenpeace | Extinction
Alok Sharma: Cop26 must not become ‘bunch of meaningless promises’
2021-12-29 in The GuardianClimate summit president makes clear UK net zero agenda is responsibility of all government colleagues
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Net Zero | The Paris Agreement
Campaigners force Shell to halt oil exploration on South African coast
2021-12-28 in The GuardianCourt instructs company to stop tests along Wild Coast after concerns raised about wildlife and lack of consultation
Tagged under: Shell | South Africa | Africa | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Greta Thunberg says it’s ‘strange’ Joe Biden is considered a climate leader
2021-12-28 in The GuardianEnvironmental activist criticises US president for expanding fossil fuel infrastructure
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Joe Biden
Britons think politicians’ hypocrisy will hamper tackling climate crisis
2021-12-28 in The GuardianNet Zero Diaries focus group finds people sceptical about whether Cop26 commitments will stick
Tagged under: COP26 | Net Zero
Telling people to ‘follow the science’ won’t save the planet. But they will fight for justice | Amy Westervelt
2021-12-28 in The GuardianThe climate emergency has clear themes with heroes and villains. Describing it this way is how to build a movement, says climate journalist Amy Westervelt
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Climate Justice
Energy crisis: Kwasi Kwarteng’s talks with industry bosses bring no result
2021-12-27 in The GuardianMeeting follows calls for urgent intervention from CEOs to shield consumers from ‘enormous crisis’ in 2022
Plans in England for car chargers in all commercial car parks quietly rolled back
2021-12-27 in The GuardianOnly new or refurbished commercial buildings should install charge points, the DfT says, citing fears over cost
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Bogs, banks and bubble barriers: five great projects to protect nature
2021-12-26 in The GuardianAcross the world conservation groups, researchers and volunteers are working to combat the five key drivers of biodiversity loss identified by scientists
Tagged under: Wildlife | Biodiversity Loss
Why the collapse of Biden’s Build Back Better would be a major blow to the climate fight
2021-12-22 in The GuardianIt would be almost impossible for the US to comply with its greenhouse gas reduction pledges without the $1.75tn package that Manchin refuses to support
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Greenhouse Gases | Collapse
Cleanup cost of Heathrow third runway doubles to £100bn, MPs told
2021-12-22 in The GuardianPrice to offset runway’s carbon emissions has increased from £50bn since expansion approval in 2018
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
No mountain high enough: study finds plastic in ‘clean’ air
2021-12-21 in The GuardianMicroplastics from Africa and North America found airborne in French Pyrenees, 2,877 metres above sea level
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Africa | Sea Level | France
Great Barrier Reef could face another mass bleaching by end of January, forecast says
2021-12-18 in The GuardianScientists are hoping La Niña conditions might yet stave off threat from predicted heat accumulation in northern and central reef
Tagged under: Predictions | Wildlife | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Global demand for coal could hit all-time high in 2022
2021-12-17 in The GuardianElectricity from coal plants has risen by 9% this year to fuel economic recovery from Covid, says watchdog
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | Electricity | Economics
Revealed: Biden administration was not legally bound to auction gulf drilling rights
2021-12-13 in The GuardianJustice department admits a previous ruling did not force the detonation of what environmentalists call ‘huge carbon bomb’
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | Climate Justice
Doubts over Coalition’s net zero target as report finds soil carbon emissions will increase as climate warms
2021-12-13 in The GuardianExclusive: Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns expected to increase losses and make it more difficult to identify net carbon emissions
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Net Zero
Concern over impact of Norfolk Boreas offshore windfarm on seabirds
2021-12-09 in The GuardianProject backed by Boris Johnson likely to get go-ahead but is on site that rare birds travel though, campaigners say
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power | Wildlife
‘Disastrous’ plastic use in farming threatens food safety – UN
2021-12-07 in The GuardianFood and Agriculture Organization says most plastics are burned, buried or lost after use
Tagged under: Farming
Plans to mine Ecuador forest violate rights of nature, court rules
2021-12-02 in The GuardianLandmark ruling says mining permits issued in Los Cedros protected area breach Ecuador’s constitution
Tagged under: Trees
Republicans are quietly rigging election maps to ensure permanent rule | David Pepper
2021-11-28 in The GuardianThe past decade in Ohio shows how bad it can get – and how quickly. Despite the state’s voters often swinging Democratic, 75% of its congressional delegates are Republican
Tagged under: US Politics
Nobel-winning stock market theory used to help save coral reefs
2021-11-28 in The GuardianPortfolio selection rules on evaluating risk used to pick 50 reefs as ‘arks’ best able to survive climate crisis and revive coral elsewhere
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife | Coral Reefs
Battery power: five innovations for cleaner, greener electric vehicles
2021-11-26 in The GuardianEVs are seen as key in transition to low-carbon economy, but as their human and environmental costs become clearer, can new tech help?
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars | Innovation
‘Battery arms race’: how China has monopolised the electric vehicle industry
2021-11-25 in The GuardianChinese companies dominate mining, battery and manufacturing sectors, and amid human rights concerns, Europe and the US are struggling to keep pace
Tagged under: Batteries | Congo | Africa | Electric Cars | Cars
Filthy business: who will stop Britain’s illegal waste-dumping mafia? | George Monbiot
2021-11-24 in The GuardianMountains of illegal waste is piling up as the Environment Agency stands by, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The £3 chicken: how much should we actually be paying for the nation’s favourite meat?
2021-11-24 in The GuardianFifty years ago, a medium broiler cost the equivalent of £11 today. Now it is less than a latte or a pint of beer, raising serious ethical and environmental questions
Tagged under: Farming
‘It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river
2021-11-24 in The GuardianHundreds of illegal goldmining dredges converge in search of metal as one activist describes it as a ‘free-for-all’
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Rivers | Activism
Frog back from the dead helps fight plans for mine in Ecuador
2021-11-23 in The GuardianCampaigners say if copper mine gets go-ahead in cloud forest, the longnose harlequin, once thought to be extinct, will be threatened again
Tagged under: Wildlife | Trees | Copper
Bees may take generations to recover from one exposure to insecticides
2021-11-22 in The GuardianStudy shows reduced reproduction and other negative impacts on performance of species
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Rio Tinto’s past casts a shadow over Serbia’s hopes of a lithium revolution
2021-11-19 in The GuardianPeople in the Jadar valley fear environmental catastrophe as Europe presses for self-sufficiency in battery technology
Tagged under: Lithium | Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
Ten ways to confront the climate crisis without losing hope | Rebecca Solnit
2021-11-18 in The GuardianThe long read presents Reconstruction after Covid: It’s easy to despair at the climate crisis, or to decide it’s already too late – but it’s not. Here’s how to keep the fight alive
The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing
2021-11-18 in The GuardianSince the 1980s, fossil fuel firms have run ads touting climate denial messages – many of which they’d now like us to forget. Here’s our visual guide
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Readings | System Dynamics Self Study | Sloan School of Management | MIT OpenCourseWare
2021-11-18 in The GuardianThis section contains information about readings for the course. Includes information on the courses textbooks, road maps, and other readings.
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Trees
Mexican environmental campaigner missing after attack on villagers
2021-11-16 in The GuardianIrma Galindo Barrios, a member of the Mixtec people, was defending indigenous lands from illegal logging
Tagged under: Mexico
Xi Jinping has made sure history is now officially on his side | Tony Saich
2021-11-16 in The GuardianPolicy will now even more closely reflect Xi’s desires and ideology, says politics professor Tony Saich
Australian deputy PM mocks Alok Sharma’s emotional reaction at Cop26
2021-11-15 in The GuardianBarnaby Joyce takes a swipe at chair of the climate summit for trying to ‘shut down industries in other people’s countries’
After the failure of Cop26, there is only one last hope for our survival | George Monbiot
2021-11-14 in The GuardianBy mobilising just 25% of people, we can flip social attitudes towards the climate, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: COP26
What is ‘loss and damage’ and why is it critical for success at Cop26?
2021-11-13 in The GuardianBitterly fought-over issue of compensation for poor countries could make or break ambitious climate deal
Tagged under: COP26
Trade officials ‘taking a chainsaw’ to EU forest protection plans
2021-11-12 in The GuardianExclusive: leaked memo shows trade department raising concerns about environment colleagues’ draft law
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees
Cop26: world on track for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C, says key report
2021-11-09 in The GuardianResearch from world’s top climate analysis coalition contrasts sharply with last week’s optimism
Few willing to change lifestyle to save the planet, climate survey finds
2021-11-07 in The GuardianExclusive: poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds people prioritising measures that are already habits
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | France
Fossil fuels made our families rich. Now we want this industry to end | Aileen Getty and Rebecca Rockefeller Lambert
2021-11-06 in The GuardianCongress must help usher in a new energy age - a clean energy age with the same level of support that fossil fuels companies have received for over a century
Tagged under: US Politics | Fossil Fuels
‘Dangerous blindspot’: why overlooking blue carbon could sink us
2021-11-06 in The GuardianExceptional new findings show the huge potential of salt marshes for sucking up carbon. But is it too late for blue carbon to save the world?
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Small cuts in air traffic would level off global heating caused by flying – study
2021-11-04 in The GuardianAnnual cuts of 2.5% would keep aviation’s contribution to global warming at about 0.04C, research suggests
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Ammonia from farms behind 60% of UK particulate air pollution – study
2021-11-04 in The GuardianProblem is causing £8bn a year in health damage but can be tackled cost-effectively, say scientists
Tagged under: Farming | Fossil Fuels | Health
Climate depression is real. And it is spreading fast among our youth | Peter Kalmus
2021-11-04 in The GuardianThis is a crisis that cannot be solved by ‘positive messaging’. The only thing that will help is action from world leaders
How the US supreme court could be a threat to climate action in the US | Daniel Epps
2021-11-03 in The GuardianThe US constitutional system could pose a major obstacle to addressing catastrophic threats. A new set of cases shows why
Secretive court system poses threat to Paris climate deal, says whistleblower
2021-11-03 in The GuardianTreaty allows energy corporations to sue governments for billions over policies that could hurt their profits
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | The Paris Agreement
World leaders announce plan to make green tech cheaper than alternatives
2021-11-02 in The GuardianUK, US and China among countries representing two-thirds of global economy to agree to push green energy and cars
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars | India
‘Super polluters’: the top 10 publishers denying the climate crisis on Facebook
2021-11-02 in The GuardianTen US-based and Russian state media outlets responsible for 69% of content on Facebook, finds Center for Countering Digital Hate
Tagged under: Russia
The big idea: Is democracy up to the task of climate change?
2021-11-01 in The GuardianAs elected governments fall short on their pledges, some look approvingly to the authoritarian playbook. Are they right?
Tagged under: Climate Change
Justin Welby apologises for likening climate threat to Nazis
2021-11-01 in The GuardianArchbishop of Canterbury said inaction would cause ‘genocide on infinitely greater scale’ than Holocaust
Tagged under: COP26 | Religion
After 30 years of Cop, our ex-environment editor is now optimistic
2021-11-01 in The GuardianThe global hunger for change – evident as early as the Rio Earth summit in 1992 – is now insatiable
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
The battle over a vast New York park: is this climate resilience or capitalism?
2021-10-31 in The GuardianThe city’s plan to rebuild Manhattan’s East River Park on higher ground has incited a dispute over ‘green gentrification’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Rivers | Capitalism
We’re in uncharted territory for the world’s climate, UN says
2021-10-31 in The GuardianReport sets out heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods that have wreaked havoc this year
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Drought | COP26
California’s landscapers to bear brunt of ban on gas-powered lawnmowers
2021-10-31 in The GuardianThe state’s move to electric off-road engines will cut noise and pollution – but some businesses are far from happy
Tagged under: California
Prof Peter Stott: ‘Denialists question the cost of climate action … doing nothing costs far more’
2021-10-30 in The GuardianThe veteran climate researcher, a Nobel peace prize winner, on the urgency of the UN climate conference in Glasgow
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction | George Monbiot
2021-10-30 in The GuardianInstead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up
Tagged under: Oceans | Brazil | Capitalism
Australia’s 2050 net zero emissions plan relies on ‘gross manipulation’ of data, experts say
2021-10-29 in The GuardianEstimates for carbon dioxide storage in trees and soil go far beyond upper bounds of what peer-reviewed science suggests is possible
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
Big oil CEOs just lied before Congress. It’s time they’re held accountable | Jamie Henn
2021-10-29 in The GuardianThe top oil executives claim they never approved a disinformation campaign. That is simply not true
Tagged under: US Politics | Disinformation and Misinformation | Fossil Fuels
World is failing to make changes needed to avoid climate breakdown, report finds
2021-10-28 in The GuardianPace of emissions reductions must be increased significantly to keep global heating to 1.5C
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
EU carbon border levy could sabotage climate goals, says thinktank
2021-10-28 in The GuardianRequiring carbon certificates could lead African producers to sell in markets with lower standards
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa
Working at the World Bank, I can see how it is failing humanity on the climate crisis | Jake Hess
2021-10-28 in The GuardianScandals and backdoor support for fossil fuels blight an organisation that ought to be taking the lead at Cop26, says World Bank researcher Jake Hess
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels
Net zero is not enough – we need to build a nature-positive future | Frans Timmermans, Achim Steiner and Sandrine Dixson-Declève
2021-10-28 in The GuardianTo successfully emerge from Covid into a fairer, greener future we need to recognise nature as an essential piece of the puzzle
Tagged under: COP26 | Wildlife | Net Zero
China’s new climate plan falls short of Cop26 global heating goal, experts say
2021-10-28 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest carbon emitter makes little advance on targets set out in 2015 in announcement days before vital UN talks
Tagged under: China | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
The dirty dozen: meet America’s top climate villains
2021-10-27 in The GuardianFew are household names, yet these 12 enablers and profiteers have an unimaginable sway over the fate of humanity
Tagged under: COP26
Tories received £1.3m from fossil fuel interests and climate sceptics since 2019
2021-10-25 in The GuardianGifts and donations were from oil companies, petrostates and climate-sceptic thinktanks
China to cut fossil fuel use to below 20% by 2060
2021-10-25 in The GuardianDespite pushing ahead with dozens of new coal power plants, China has a new plan to increase wind and solar power in its march towards carbon neutrality
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wind Power
Joanna Lumley says wartime-style rationing could help solve climate crisis
2021-10-25 in The GuardianActor proposes system under which people would have limited points to spend on holidays and luxury items
Sewage vote outcry prompts Tory MPs to defend decision on social media
2021-10-25 in The GuardianConservative politicians release almost identical statements following anger over rejection of environment bill amendment
Climate crisis: economists ‘grossly undervalue young lives’, warns Stern
2021-10-25 in The GuardianEconomists have failed to take account of ‘immense risks and potential loss of life’, says author of landmark review
Tagged under: COP26 | Economics
Cop26: ‘World conflict and chaos’ could be the result of a summit failure
2021-10-24 in The GuardianTop climate official issues strong warning on effect of unchecked greenhouse gases ahead of summit
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Conflict
New trade deals ‘are unfair on farmers and won’t help emissions’
2021-10-23 in The GuardianChair of the UK’s Climate Change Committee condemns New Zealand and Australia agreements as unworkable
Tagged under: Farming | COP26 | Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
There are no real climate leaders yet – who will step up at Cop26? | Greta Thunberg
2021-10-21 in The GuardianLike other rich nations, the UK is more talk than action on the climate crisis. Something needs to change in Glasgow, says climate activist Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Language used to describe the climate becoming more urgent, study finds
2021-10-21 in The GuardianOxford English Dictionary found between 2018 and 2020 use of ‘climate crisis’ increased nearly 20-fold
Tagged under: COP26
MPs urge pension schemes to cushion economic effects of UK’s net zero plan
2021-10-20 in The GuardianCross-party group says regions could be devastated by a rapid switch to low-carbon technologies
Tagged under: Net Zero
Drax dropped from index of green energy firms amid biomass doubts
2021-10-19 in The GuardianDoubts over sustainability of company’s wood-burning power plant mount within financial sector
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Sustainability
Treasury leak reveals rift between Johnson and Sunak over costs of zero-carbon economy
2021-10-16 in The GuardianWith weeks to go before the Cop26 climate summit, documents show PM being warned about the risks of damage to the UK from green investment
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Rishi Sunak
Indigenous tribes tried to block a car battery mine. But the courts stood in the way
2021-10-15 in The GuardianLegal setbacks in efforts to block a new lithium mine in Nevada’s Thacker Pass highlight how federal courts routinely fail to protect sacred lands
Tagged under: Activism | Lithium | Batteries
The climate disaster is here – this is what the future looks like
2021-10-14 (or before) in The GuardianEarth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change
‘Toilet of Europe’: Spain’s pig farms blamed for mass fish die-offs
2021-10-13 in The GuardianExclusive: pork industry’s role in pollution of one of Europe’s largest saltwater lagoons may be greater than publicly acknowledged, investigation reveals
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | Fish | Wildlife
Halt destruction of nature or risk ‘dead planet’, leading businesses warn
2021-10-11 in The GuardianExclusive: executives demand meaningful action to protect ecosystems as UN biodiversity summit opens
Lake District sewage could leave Windermere ‘ecologically dead’
2021-10-08 in The GuardianCampaigners say combination of waste from local plant as well as private septic tanks to blame
Tagged under: Activism
Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds
2021-10-06 in The GuardianTrillions of dollars a year are ‘adding fuel to the fire’ of the climate crisis, experts say
Tagged under: COP26 | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Trashing the planet and hiding the money isn’t a perversion of capitalism. It is capitalism | George Monbiot
2021-10-06 in The GuardianExploiting people, exploiting land, and keeping its ugly side secret. Its historical effects are all too recognisable in the Pandora papers now, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Capitalism
Queensland police refuse to remove traditional owners occupying Adani’s coalmine site
2021-10-02 in The GuardianMiner says group is ‘trespassing’ but police have acknowledged their cultural rights under human rights act
Tagged under: Coal
Scott Morrison says Australia ‘really good at digging stuff up’ while announcing clean energy summit
2021-09-25 in The GuardianMorrison says after Quad meeting that there is a ‘deep appreciation’ about Australia’s role ‘providing critical minerals’
Fresh California wildfire prompts evacuations as forest blazes grow
2021-09-24 in The GuardianFawn fire scorches more than 8.5 sq miles amid hot, dry and gusty conditions as smoke from forest raises air quality concerns
Tagged under: Wildfires | California | Trees
Russia forest fire damage worst since records began, says Greenpeace
2021-09-22 in The GuardianAnalysis shows over 18.16m hectares were destroyed in 2021, an absolute record since satellite monitoring began
Tagged under: Wildfires | Arctic | Greenpeace | Russia | Trees
Global wildfire carbon dioxide emissions at record high, data shows
2021-09-21 in The GuardianFigures from EU monitoring service for August are highest since it began measurements in 2003
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Meeting Cop26 finance goals ‘going to be tough’, says Boris Johnson
2021-09-20 in The GuardianPrime minister estimates just 60% chance of securing $100bn in aid pledges before Glasgow conference
Waste from one bitcoin transaction ‘like binning two iPhones’
2021-09-17 in The GuardianStudy highlights vast churn in computer hardware that the cryptocurrency incentivises
Environmentalists warn of close ties between oil and gas sector and UK’s North Sea regulator
2021-09-17 in The GuardianMembers of Oil and Gas Authority hold shares in fossil fuel firms, raising conflict of interest concerns
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels | Activism | Greenpeace
Production of forever chemicals emits potent greenhouse gases, analysis finds
2021-09-16 in The GuardianEPA data reveals that one of America’s biggest PFAS manufacturing plants is second largest polluter of highly damaging HCFC-22 gas
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Pollution on some new UK trains ‘13 times one of London’s busiest roads’
2021-09-16 in The GuardianNitrogen dioxide levels far exceed average recorded on traffic-clogged Marylebone Road, according to a study
Tagged under: Trains
Nearly all global farm subsidies harm people and planet – UN
2021-09-14 in The GuardianAlmost 90% of the $540bn of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Health | Sustainability
Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps – with more wasps inside
2021-09-14 in The GuardianIntroduction of Glanville fritillary leads to emergence of three new species on to Baltic Sea island
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects
Most plans for new coal plants scrapped since Paris agreement
2021-09-14 in The GuardianReport by climate groups found more than three-quarters of projects were discarded after the deal was signed
Tagged under: COP26 | Coal | Fossil Fuels | The Paris Agreement
‘No satisfactory explanation’: court blasts Keith Pitt over grant agreement with gas company
2021-09-14 in The GuardianJudge orders federal resources minister to explain his actions in case over Beetaloo Basin drilling and describes events as ‘not reflecting well’ on him
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Leaked EU anti-deforestation law omits fragile grasslands and wetlands
2021-09-14 in The GuardianCampaigners say draft regulation contains many loopholes, including exclusion of Cerrado and Pantanal
Tagged under: Grasslands | Wetlands | Deforestation | European Union | Trees
Government failing to stop sewage discharge into English rivers, says charity
2021-09-13 in The GuardianWater companies let raw sewage into English waters more than 400,000 times in 2020, Environment Agency data reveals
Tagged under: Rivers
Forget plans to lower emissions by 2050 – this is deadly procrastination | Peter Kalmus
2021-09-10 in The GuardianFixating on ‘net zero’ means betting the future of life on Earth that someone will invent some kind of whiz-bang tech to draw down CO2
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
UK planning last-ditch China climate talks to break impasse before Cop26
2021-09-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Crunch meeting of world leaders tabled for this month, with Xi key to success of climate summit
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Prosecco protesters rise up against ‘ruthless expansion’ of Italian winemakers
2021-09-10 in The GuardianLocals say cypress trees have been lost and rivers polluted by pesticides and wastewater from wineries
Tagged under: Rivers | Trees | Activism
HS2 loses large amount of potentially highly polluting bentonite
2021-09-10 in The GuardianCampaigners are dismayed that so much of the clay slurry could have been lost during construction
World’s biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland
2021-09-09 in The GuardianOperators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year and inject it deep into the ground to be mineralised
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage
Disastrous season means UK shoppers could pay 50% more for pasta
2021-09-09 in The GuardianPrice of durum wheat up by 90% after drought devastates harvest in Canada, one of the biggest producers
Tagged under: Drought
Audit office blames UK government for botched £1.5bn green homes scheme
2021-09-08 in The GuardianSpending watchdog says home insulation drive was fatally rushed and missed chance to cut heating bills and create jobs
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Insulation | Housing
How much of the world’s oil needs to stay in the ground?
2021-09-08 in The GuardianAnalysis shows future is bleak for fossil fuel industry with trillions of dollars of assets at stake
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Environmentalists vow to block woodchip export plan in NSW Hunter region
2021-09-08 in The GuardianStartup energy firm’s bid to send up to 60,000 tonnes of woodchips to Japan for burning in power plants condemned by conservation group
Tagged under: Activism | Japan
Christian leaders unite to issue stark warning over climate crisis
2021-09-07 in The GuardianArchbishop of Canterbury, pope and leader of Orthodox church ask for people’s prayers ahead of Cop26
Tagged under: COP26 | Religion | Pope Francis
Climate impact of a transatlantic flight could cost global economy $3,000
2021-09-06 in The GuardianEconomic cost of climate crisis has cut 37% from global GDP this century, say researchers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Economic Growth
Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida
2021-09-04 in The GuardianPower outages from the storm have left air quality tracking systems out of commission, making public health concern hard to gauge
Tagged under: Shell | Louisiana | Health
Revealed: how Tory politicians fought plans to tackle air pollution
2021-09-04 in The GuardianGuardian investigation finds 17 MPs, candidates or associations took out 50 ads criticising a clean air zone
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
Why won’t US TV news say ‘climate change’? | Mark Hertsgaard
2021-09-02 in The GuardianIt’s media malpractice not to mention that burning fossil fuels drives extreme weather events like Hurricane Ida
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
14 dead in New York region amid ‘historic’ flooding caused by Ida remnants
2021-09-02 in The GuardianExtreme weather prompts first ever flash flood emergency warning for New York City from National Weather Service
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Opec member urges oil producers to focus more on renewable energy
2021-09-01 in The GuardianIraqi minister and International Energy Agency chief urge countries to move away from fossil fuel dependency
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Middle East
Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream | Ali Allawi and Fatih Birol
2021-09-01 in The GuardianTo meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy, say Iraq’s deputy PM Ali Allawi and IEA executive director Fatih Birol
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Middle East | Collapse
Buried Queensland government report found Adani plan to protect black-throated finch was ‘superficial’
2021-09-01 in The GuardianExclusive: Scientific panel finds Adani’s conservation aims for the endangered black-throated finch ‘do not meet the content requirements of an acceptable plan’
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘There’s no point in throwing away if you can fix it’: a day out with the recycling van
2021-08-31 in The Guardian‘Protest organisation’ that collects recyclable waste from thousands in Brighton sets sights on the future
Tagged under: Activism
Up to half of world’s wild tree species could be at risk of extinction
2021-08-31 in The GuardianGlobal study calls for urgent action to prevent ecosystem collapse, with farming the biggest cause of die-off
Tagged under: Farming | Collapse | Trees | Extinction
‘Everything is changing’: the struggle for food as Malawi’s Lake Chilwa shrinks
2021-08-30 in The GuardianThe livelihoods of 1.5 million people are at risk as the lake’s occasional dry spells occur ever more frequently
Tagged under: Deforestation | Africa | Fish | Wildlife | Sustainability
New ‘viral cocktail’ killing hares in UK and Ireland, scientist warns
2021-08-27 in The GuardianPublic urged to report dying or dead animals as fears grow that form of myxomatosis has crossed over from rabbits
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘Use your £11bn climate fund to pay for family planning,’ UK told
2021-08-26 in The GuardianMore than 60 NGOs call for spending rule change, saying people on frontline of climate crisis want greater access to reproductive healthcare
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | Health | Women and Children | Finance
Spain bans fertilisers near saltwater lagoon after dead fish wash up
2021-08-26 in The GuardianOfficials close eight beaches as residents complain of cloudy, green water that emits a foul smell
LED streetlights decimating moth numbers in England
2021-08-25 in The Guardian‘Eco-friendly’ lights found to be worse than sodium ones – but both contribute to insect decline, says study
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects
‘How is it sustainable if only 1% can afford your food?’: the man on a quest to change farming
2021-08-25 in The GuardianChris Newman, founder of Virginia-based Sylvanaqua Farms, on why feeding people needs to be at the heart of sustainable farming
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change
From 1m trees to a tree graveyard: how Dubai’s conservation plans went awry
2021-08-24 in The GuardianHundreds of thousands of trees have died after costly real estate projects thwarted attempts to halt desertification
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Trees
Attack of the giant rodents or class war? Argentina’s rich riled by new neighbors
2021-08-22 in The GuardianHordes of capybaras have taken up residence at a gated community, sparking a debate on the environment and inequality
Tagged under: Argentina | Wildlife
Wrong to label Extinction Rebellion as extremists, says Home Office adviser
2021-08-21 in The GuardianPeer at odds with Priti Patel over climate activists on eve of more protests
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Extinction
The climate science behind wildfires: why are they getting worse? – video explainer
2021-08-20 by in The GuardianThe Guardian's global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, explains the science behind why wildfires are getting worse and what we need to do to tackle the problem
Tagged under: Wildfires | IPCC | Climate Change
Oil firms made ‘false claims’ on blue hydrogen costs, says ex-lobby boss
2021-08-20 in The GuardianChris Jackson believes companies promoted ‘unsustainable’ fossil gas projects to access billions in taxpayer subsidies
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | Fossil Fuels
If children are to live with the climate crisis, we must green the curriculum | Meryl Batchelder
2021-08-19 in The GuardianSustainability and the environment should be a thread running through every subject, says science teacher Meryl Batchelder
Tagged under: Women and Children | Sustainability | Children
Transport for the North boss calls for debate on raising cost of driving
2021-08-17 in The GuardianMartin Tugwell says UK government must look at whether to make car use pricier and public transport cheaper
Tagged under: Trains
Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’
2021-08-15 in The GuardianIncrease means country will slip back from goal of cutting emissions by 40% from 1990 levels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Germany
UK plan to replace fossil gas with blue hydrogen ‘may backfire’
2021-08-12 in The GuardianAcademics warn ‘fugitive’ emissions from producing hydrogen could be 20% worse for climate than using gas
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | Fossil Fuels
‘The fire moved around it’: success story in Oregon fuels calls for prescribed burns
2021-08-12 in The GuardianOregon’s Bootleg fire has offered new evidence that Indigenous techniques can change how megafires behave
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Climate Change
UK spending far more on polluting policies than green ones, says WWF
2021-08-12 in The GuardianJust £145m of budget went on environment with £40bn spent on emissions-increasing measures, says charity
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Rishi Sunak
Let’s say it without flinching: the fossil fuel industry is destroying our future | Simon Lewis
2021-08-10 in The GuardianFollowing the unequivocal IPCC climate report, we must all put pressure on governments to end the fossil fuel era, says environment scientist Simon Lewis
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change
Smoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic first
2021-08-09 in The GuardianOccurrence is first since records began and comes as Russian weather officials warn blazes are worsening
Tagged under: Wildfires | Arctic | Russia
Major climate changes inevitable and irreversible – IPCC’s starkest warning yet
2021-08-09 in The GuardianReport warns temperatures likely to rise by more than 1.5C bringing widespread extreme weather
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
HelpTurkey hashtag under investigation for ‘spreading fear’ about wildfires
2021-08-08 in The GuardianStung by criticism of bungled response to devastating fires, president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says criticism is orchestrated by foreign powers
Tagged under: Wildfires
Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn
2021-08-06 in The GuardianExclusive: IPCC says gas, produced by farming, shale gas and oil extraction, playing ever-greater role in overheating planet
Tagged under: Farming | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | IPCC | Climate Change
Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
2021-08-06 in The GuardianBurning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areas
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases
Greece fires: 150 houses destroyed by wildfires as monks refuse to leave stricken island
2021-08-05 in The GuardianVillages on Evia are evacuated as blaze rages across the island, and fires also threaten suburbs of Athens and historic Olympia
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greece
Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse
2021-08-05 in The GuardianA shutdown would have devastating global impacts and must not be allowed to happen, researchers say
Tagged under: Oceans | Collapse
Olympic athletes and volunteers in Tokyo ‘tortured’ by hottest Games ever
2021-08-05 in The GuardianHottest Olympics in history will put pressure on organisers to rethink sport in light of climate crisis
Our leaders look climate change in the eyes, and shrug | Hamilton Nolan
2021-08-04 in The GuardianIt is not good to be too pessimistic on the climate crisis. That said, it sure does seem like we’re screwed
Tagged under: Climate Change | US Politics
Reforestation hopes threaten global food security, Oxfam warns
2021-08-03 in The GuardianOver-reliance on tree-planting to offset carbon emissions could push food prices up 80% by 2050
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Offsetting
Prudential in talks to buy out and shut coal-fired plants in Asia
2021-08-03 in The GuardianScheme with Asian Development Bank could help make big progress on climate goals, says insurer
Tagged under: Insurance | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Climate crisis: Siberian heatwave led to new methane emissions, study says
2021-08-02 in The GuardianLeak of potent greenhouse gas is currently small but further research is urgently needed, say scientists
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Russia
Turkey appeals for help to fight wildfires as heatwave continues
2021-08-02 in The GuardianWildfires break out across much of southern Europe, with temperature reaching 45C in Greece
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves
Arctic thriller’s film crew struggled to find true frozen waste
2021-08-01 in The GuardianColin Farrell and his co-stars in the BBC’s North Water shocked at the loss of wilderness at the north pole from global heating
Tagged under: Arctic
Turkish fires sweeping through tourist areas are the hottest on record
2021-07-30 in The GuardianThousands of holidaymakers evacuated from Aegean Sea resorts as country fights more than 50 blazes
Tagged under: Wildfires
Leading the charge! Can I make it from Land’s End to John o’Groats in an electric car?
2021-07-28 in The GuardianNew petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030, and sales of electric vehicles are rising fast. But with drivers reliant on charging points how practical is the greener option? One writer finds out
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electric Cars | Greenhouse Gases | Hydrogen | Cars | Tesla
Critical measures of global heating reaching tipping point, study finds
2021-07-28 in The GuardianCarbon emissions, ocean acidification, Amazon clearing all hurtling toward new records
Tagged under: Oceans | Tipping Points | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Ocean Acidification
Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption
2021-07-28 in The GuardianMonarch used secretive procedure to become only person in country not bound by a green energy rule
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
New Zealand rated best place to survive global societal collapse
2021-07-28 in The GuardianStudy citing ‘perilous state’ of industrial civilisation ranks temperate islands top for resilience
Tagged under: Climate Change Adaption | New Zealand | Climate Change | Collapse | Economics
Video shows salmon injured by unlivable water temperatures after heatwave
2021-07-27 in The GuardianA conservation group recorded the video after a heatwave in the Pacific north-west on a day when water temperatures breached 70F
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Pacific Ocean | Fish | Rivers | Salmon | Washington State
The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’
2021-07-25 in The GuardianInsects have declined by 75% in the past 50 years – and the consequences may soon be catastrophic. Biologist Dave Goulson reveals the vital services they perform
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Bees | Insects
Outrage as Italy faces multimillion pound damages to UK oil firm
2021-07-25 in The GuardianSecretive tribunals allow fossil fuel companies to sue governments for passing laws to protect environment
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
‘Honeybees are voracious’: is it time to put the brakes on the boom in beekeeping?
2021-07-24 in The GuardianThe number of beehives in Britain’s cities is growing rapidly, putting pressure on native bees ‘that really need our help’, say scientists and experienced beekeepers
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Insects
US set for punishing temperatures as huge ‘heat dome’ to settle over country
2021-07-24 in The GuardianHeatwave to next week roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs and wildfires
Tagged under: Wildfires | Heatwaves | Drought
Electric cars: UK government urged to prevent ‘charging deserts’
2021-07-23 in The GuardianCompetition watchdog investigates dominance of one provider across motorway service stations
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
2021-07-21 in The GuardianTorrential rainfall and burst rivers swamp Henan cities, with commuters trapped on subway trains
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | China | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers | Greenpeace | Trains
‘Everything is on fire’: Siberia hit by unprecedented burning
2021-07-20 in The GuardianLocals fear for their health and property as smoke from raging forest fires shrouds an entire region of eastern Russia
Tagged under: Forest Fires | Russia | Health | Trees
Emissions will hit record high by 2023 if green recovery fails, says IEA
2021-07-20 in The GuardianWorldwide energy body warns more must be done to help developing countries give up fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
‘Reckless’: G20 states subsidised fossil fuels by $3tn since 2015, says report
2021-07-20 in The GuardianSupport for coal, oil and gas remains high despite pledges to tackle climate crisis
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
2021-07-19 in The GuardianThe American Petroleum Institute receives millions from oil companies – and works behinds the scenes to stall or weaken legislation
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels | Legislation | US Politics
How data could save Earth from climate change
2021-07-18 in The GuardianUsing a name inspired by Indonesian farmers, Subak will share information and fund hi-tech solutions to fight global heating
Tagged under: Climate Change | Indonesia
The illusion of choice: five stats that expose America’s food monopoly crisis
2021-07-18 in The GuardianHere are some key findings of the investigation the Guardian published this week into America’s monopolized food system
Tagged under: Farming
Maine bans toxic ‘forever chemicals’ under groundbreaking new law
2021-07-16 in The GuardianState is the first to enact a broad ban of PFAS compounds, which are found in everything from cosmetics to cookware
Tagged under: PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Health
Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
2021-07-14 in The GuardianCutting emissions more urgent than ever, say scientists, with forest producing more than a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Amazon rainforest ‘will collapse if Bolsonaro remains president’
2021-07-14 in The GuardianBrazilian academics and activists issue warning amid fresh assault on environmental protections
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Amazon Rainforest | Activism | Rainforests | Brazil | Collapse
American west stuck in cycle of ‘heat, drought and fire’, experts warn
2021-07-13 in The GuardianWildfires in several states are burning with worrying ferocity across a tinder-dry landscape
Tagged under: Oregon | Wildfires | Drought | California
UN sets out Paris-type plan to cut extinctions by factor of 10
2021-07-12 in The GuardianAmbitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to ‘raise eyebrows’
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Wildlife | Food Production and Consumption | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Our climate change turning point is right here, right now | Rebecca Solnit
2021-07-12 in The GuardianPeople are dying. Aquatic animals are baking in their shells. Fruit is being cooked on the tree. It’s time to act
Tagged under: Oregon | Shell | Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Washington State
How big oil keeps a grip on New Mexico – with the help of a major lobbyist
2021-07-11 in The GuardianRecords show the firm FTI and its fossil fuel clients benefit from local government ties
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
UK food supply chain vulnerable to cyber-attack, expert warns
2021-07-11 in The Guardian‘Complacent reliance’ on overseas produce and computer ordering has put supply at risk
Southern Water fined record £90m for deliberately pouring sewage into sea
2021-07-09 in The GuardianPrivatised firm dumped billions of litres of raw sewage off north Kent and Hampshire coasts to avoid costs and penalties
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey opposed plans to cut new home emissions
2021-07-05 in The GuardianExclusive: firm also argued against heat pumps, which are proposed as a replacement for gas boilers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing | Fossil Fuels
Only batteries have the power to save British carmaking
2021-07-03 in The GuardianNissan’s ‘gigafactory’ in Sunderland must be the first of many sites if the UK is to compete in the electric vehicle era
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
BBC removes Bitesize page on climate change ‘benefits’ after backlash
2021-07-02 in The GuardianStudy website made claims including warmer temperatures ‘could lead to healthier outdoor lifestyles’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price
2021-06-30 in The GuardianWith an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the environmental devastation caused by fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Joe Biden blames climate crisis for deadly heatwave in western US and Canada
2021-06-30 in The GuardianRecord-shattering temperatures linked to dozens of deaths, buckled roads, blackouts and wildfires
Tagged under: Oregon | Joe Biden | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Washington State
Miami condo collapse prompts questions over role of climate change
2021-06-29 in The GuardianExperts suggest vulnerability of south Florida to rising seas could lead to destabilization of further buildings
Tagged under: Florida | Climate Change | Collapse
New climate science could cause wave of litigation against businesses – study
2021-06-28 in The GuardianExperts say scientific advances are making it easier to attribute the damages of climate breakdown to companies’ activities
Tagged under: Litigation
Green groups’ fury at loophole in new North Sea oil test
2021-06-26 in The GuardianProjects that could produce more than 1.7bn barrels will not have to go through the government’s ‘checkpoint’, data reveals
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
12 arrested in raids on Extinction Rebellion sites in London
2021-06-26 in The GuardianPolice seize equipment from three premises before what officers expect will be busy weekend of protests
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
2021-06-24 in The GuardianOfficials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be saved
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Sea Level | Florida
Oil and gas donors gave over £400k to Tories before North Sea decision
2021-06-24 in The GuardianExclusive: payments in past year came as government decided on licences for new fossil fuel sites
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
New oilfield in African wilderness threatens lives of 130,000 elephants
2021-06-20 in The GuardianExploratory project in Botswana and Namibia is threat to ecosystems, local communities and wildlife, conservationists say
Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Namibia
Belgium’s climate failures violate human rights, court rules
2021-06-18 in The GuardianJudges say state’s failure to meet climate targets breaches civil law and human rights convention
‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave
2021-06-18 in The GuardianResearchers had long forewarned of this crisis and now they’re seeing their studies and models become real life
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Drought
UK failing to protect against climate dangers, advisers warn
2021-06-16 in The GuardianIt is ‘absolutely illogical’ not to tackle the risks of heatwaves and power blackouts, says Climate Change Committee
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Trees | Committee on Climate Change UK
How are our cities going to look in a rapidly heating world? It won’t be long before 50C will be normal | James Bradley
2021-06-14 in The GuardianHot weather bakes in disadvantage. Regenerating natural and living ecosystems will help us all
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Housing | Wildlife | Trees
Plastic rafting: the invasive species hitching a ride on ocean litter
2021-06-14 in The GuardianThere is now so much ocean plastic that it has become a route for invasive species, threatening native animals with extinction
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife | Extinction
The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining | Thea Riofrancos
2021-06-14 in The GuardianAs the world moves towards electric cars and renewable grids, demand for lithium is wreaking havoc in northern Chile, says academic Thea Riofrancos
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Lithium | Chile | Electric Cars | Cars | Electricity Grid
‘We’re causing our own misery’: oceanographer Sylvia Earle on the need for sea conservation
2021-06-12 in The Guardian‘Queen of the Deep’ says it is not too late to reverse human-made damage to oceans and preserve biodiversity
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
All hot air: UK commits to climate action but not to new funding
2021-06-12 in The GuardianBoris Johnson announces £500m for ‘blue planet fund’, but pledge was contained in 2019 Conservative manifesto
Tagged under: David Attenborough
António Guterres on the climate crisis: ‘We are coming to a point of no return’
2021-06-11 in The GuardianUN secretary general says he’s concerned that the richest nations have pumped billions more into fossil fuels than clean energy since the pandemic
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Climate and nature crises: solve both or solve neither, say experts
2021-06-10 in The GuardianRestoring nature boosts biodiversity and ecosystems that can rapidly and cheaply absorb carbon emissions
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife
‘Sea snot’ covers Turkish coast, threatening fishing industry
2021-06-05 in The GuardianThe mucilage blamed on pollution and warming is killing shellfish in the Sea of Marmara and alarming residents of Istanbul
A journey down WA’s mighty Martuwarra, raging river and sacred ancestor
2021-06-05 by Carly Earl in The GuardianTraditional owners are standing together to protect the Fitzroy – a ‘beautiful, living water system’. Just watch out for the bird-sized spiders …
Tagged under: Rivers
World leaders ‘ignoring’ role of destruction of nature in causing pandemics
2021-06-04 in The GuardianEnding the destruction of nature to stop outbreaks at source is more effective and cheaper than responding to them, scientists say
Tagged under: Deforestation | Wildlife
World’s soils ‘under great pressure’, says UN pollution report
2021-06-04 in The GuardianSoils provide 95% of all food but are damaged by industrial, farming, mining and urban pollution
Tagged under: Farming
Arctic sea ice thinning twice as fast as thought, study finds
2021-06-04 in The GuardianLess ice means more global heating, a vicious cycle that also leaves the region open to new oil extraction
Tagged under: Oceans | Arctic | Sea Level
Climate tipping points could topple like dominoes, warn scientists
2021-06-03 in The GuardianAnalysis shows significant risk of cascading events even at 2C of heating, with severe long-term effects
Tagged under: Tipping Points
Hundreds of fishing fleets that go ‘dark’ suspected of illegal hunting, study finds
2021-06-02 in The GuardianVessels primarily from China switch off their tracking beacons to evade detection while they engage in possible illegal fishing
Tagged under: Argentina | China | Pacific Ocean | Fish | Wildlife
Climate crisis is suffocating the world’s lakes, study finds
2021-06-02 in The GuardianFalling oxygen levels harming already struggling wildlife and drinking water supplies, say scientists
Tagged under: Wildlife
Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms
2021-05-27 in The GuardianGovernment agency appears to support introduction of system which uses insecticide US termed an ‘environmental hazard’
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Australian court finds government has duty to protect young people from climate crisis
2021-05-27 in The GuardianEight teenagers, along with 86-year-old nun, launched case to prevent the approval of a massive coalmine
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Influential investor joins shareholder rebellion over Shell’s climate plan
2021-05-24 in The GuardianLegal & General Investment Management, Britain’s biggest fund manager, piles pressure on oil firm
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Sales of peat compost to gardeners to be banned from 2024
2021-05-18 in The GuardianFunding for restoration of peatlands and tripling of tree planting in England also announced
Tagged under: Wildlife | Trees
UK plastics sent for recycling in Turkey dumped and burned, Greenpeace finds
2021-05-17 in The GuardianInvestigation reveals that ‘plastic waste coming from the UK to Turkey is an environmental threat, not an economic opportunity’
Tagged under: Greenpeace
‘Catastrophic’: Sierra Leone sells rainforest for Chinese harbour
2021-05-17 in The GuardianControversial deal with China would be disastrous for fishing and protected rainforest, say opponents
Tagged under: China | Rainforests | Africa | Fish
Greenland ice sheet on brink of major tipping point, says study
2021-05-17 in The GuardianScientists say ice equivalent to 1-2 metres of sea level rise is probably already doomed to melt
Tagged under: Oceans | Tipping Points | Sea Level
Third of global food production at risk from climate crisis
2021-05-14 in The GuardianFood-growing areas will see drastic changes to rainfall and temperatures if global heating continues at current rate
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Drought | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Africa | Food Production and Consumption
Bill seeks to make Louisiana ‘fossil fuel sanctuary’ in bid against Biden’s climate plans
2021-05-09 in The GuardianRepublicans and Democrats are introducing bills to push against Biden’s new restrictions on oil and gas companies
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Louisiana | Fossil Fuels
Wyoming stands up for coal with threat to sue states that refuse to buy it
2021-05-07 in The GuardianRepublican governor says measure sends message that Wyoming is ‘prepared to bring litigation to protect her interests’
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | Litigation
How to spot the difference between a real climate policy and greenwashing guff | Damian Carrington
2021-05-06 in The GuardianUnless actions by governments and corporations cut emissions here and now, a dose of scepticism is in order, says Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels
Germany to bring forward climate goals after constitutional court ruling
2021-05-06 in The GuardianGovernment proposes net zero deadline of 2045 instead of 2050, but critics demand actions not numbers
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Germany | Net Zero
Using hydrogen fuel risks locking in reliance on fossil fuels, researchers warn
2021-05-06 in The GuardianElectrification of cars and home boilers best choice to fight the climate crisis, say scientists
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | Fossil Fuels | Cars
Vital soil organisms being harmed by pesticides, study shows
2021-05-04 in The GuardianThe tiny creatures are the ‘unsung heroes’ that keep soils healthy and underpin all life on land
Tagged under: Farming | Health
‘It’s like a rotting carcass of its former self’: funeral for an Oregon glacier
2021-05-02 in The GuardianWorried researchers hold ceremony for Clark glacier to illustrate how climate crisis is eroding icepacks
Tagged under: Oregon
Climate crisis: our children face wars over food and water, EU deputy warns
2021-04-30 in The GuardianExclusive: Frans Timmermans says older people need to make sacrifices to protect the future
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Women and Children | Children
‘Historic’ German ruling says climate goals not tough enough
2021-04-29 in The GuardianJudges order government to strengthen legislation before end of next year to protect future generations
Tagged under: Germany | Fossil Fuels | Legislation
Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal
2021-04-28 in The GuardianExpedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, collecting 94,472lb marine debris
Tagged under: Wildlife
Regulators missing pollution’s effect on marine life, study finds
2021-04-27 in The GuardianChemicals and plastics, not just overfishing, threaten aquatic food chain with ‘disaster’, report warns
Mark Bittman’s warning: the true costs of our cheap food and the American diet
2021-04-25 in The GuardianFrom Mesopotamian irrigation to McDonalds, the bestselling food writer tells Oliver Milman that his new history of food is his most important work
Tagged under: Farming
‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world
2021-04-24 in The GuardianAustralian smarts and Chinese industrial might made solar power the cheapest power humanity has seen – and no one saw it coming
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy
Pipeline tells Black Memphis landowners: sell us the rights to your land or get sued
2021-04-22 in The GuardianThe legal battle over Byhalia pipeline has become a flashpoint in the conversation about environmental justice and the right of energy companies to take private land
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Joe Biden’s billions won’t stop Bolsonaro destroying the Amazon rainforest | Marina Silva and Rubens Ricupero
2021-04-22 in The GuardianMoney alone will not persuade Brazil’s government to stop deforestation, say former Brazilian environment ministers Marina Silva and Rubens Ricupero
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Joe Biden | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
Clam hunters’ supertool has California worried: ‘It might be too good’
2021-04-18 in The GuardianHydraulic pumps can collect a day’s worth of clams in minutes, but experts are concerned about how they affect the ecosystem
Tagged under: Shell | Wildlife | California
‘Forests are not renewable’: the felling of Sweden’s ancient trees
2021-04-16 in The GuardianForests cover 70% of the country, but many argue the Swedish model of replacing old-growth forests with monoculture plantations is bad for biodiversity
Tagged under: Deforestation | Renewable Energy | Wildlife | Trees
The race for rare earth minerals: can Australia fuel the electric vehicle revolution?
2021-04-16 in The GuardianChina dominates supply of the elusive metals, which are vital to modern technology, but finding new sources is becoming a global priority
Tagged under: China | Greenhouse Gases | Minerals | Electric Cars | Cars
Whitest-ever paint could help cool heating Earth, study shows
2021-04-15 in The GuardianNew paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Pacheedaht First Nation chiefs in Canada tell anti-logging protesters to leave their lands
2021-04-14 in The GuardianLeaders condemn ‘unsolicited involvement by others in our territory’ as activists seek to protect old-growth trees
Tagged under: Activism | Trees
UK’s native woodlands reaching crisis point, report warns
2021-04-14 in The GuardianDrive to plant more trees will count for little if existing woods are lost, says Woodland Trust
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees
Boris Johnson told to get grip of UK climate strategy before Cop26
2021-04-12 in The Guardian‘Worrisome’ policy decisions could undermine UK leadership and the talks themselves, say senior climate experts
Marine species increasingly can’t live at equator due to global heating
2021-04-07 in The GuardianStudy suggests it is already too warm in tropics for some species to survive
Fire and flood: 'Whole areas of Australia will be uninsurable'
2021-04-01 in The GuardianExtreme weather events caused by the climate emergency are an existential threat to homeowners and industry alike
Tagged under: Bushfires | Insurance
UK criticised for ignoring Paris climate goals in infrastructure decisions
2021-03-30 in The GuardianExclusive: scientists write to ministers and supreme court over recent ruling in Heathrow case
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | The Paris Agreement
Green investing 'is definitely not going to work’, says ex-BlackRock executive
2021-03-30 in The GuardianTariq Fancy once oversaw the start of the biggest effort to turn Wall Street ‘green’ – but now believes the climate crisis can never be solved by today’s free markets
Richard Mabey: 'Viruses and man-eating tigers and predatory Asian hornets are all part of nature'
2021-03-27 in The GuardianA pioneer of British nature writing, Richard Mabey has always been years ahead of his time. So how does he think the pandemic will change our relationship to the natural world?
'Dimming the sun': $100m geoengineering research programme proposed
2021-03-25 in The GuardianAll options to fight climate crisis must be explored, says national academy, but critics fear side-effects
Tagged under: Geoengineering
Scientists need to face both facts and feelings when dealing with the climate crisis | Kimberly Nicholas
2021-03-24 in The GuardianI was taught to use my head, not my heart. But acknowledging sadness at what is lost can help us safeguard the future, says professor of sustainability science Kimberly Nicholas
Tagged under: Wildfires | Sea Level | Health | Sustainability
One of Earth’s giant carbon sinks may have been overestimated - study
2021-03-24 in The GuardianThe potential of soils to slow climate change by soaking up carbon may be less than previously thought
Tagged under: Climate Change | Trees
'Never seen anything like it': locals watch helplessly as floodwaters rise across New South Wales
2021-03-21 in The GuardianWith the mid north coast of Australia facing a once-in-a-century flood, residents are bracing for the worst as the rain keeps falling
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Climate fight 'is undermined by social media's toxic reports'
2021-03-21 in The GuardianScientists warn that Nobel summit and long-term decisions to save the planet are at risk from targeted attacks online
Tagged under: Wildlife
Pioneering rewilding project faces ‘catastrophe’ from plan for new houses
2021-03-21 in The GuardianStorks, butterflies and turtle doves could all suffer at the Knepp estate in West Sussex
Tagged under: Birds | Housing | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Rewilding
First microwave-powered home boiler could help cut emissions
2021-03-16 in The Guardian‘Drop-in’ replacement for gas boilers may help tackle the challenge of cutting climate emissions from home heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Good vibrations: bladeless turbines could bring wind power to your home
2021-03-16 in The Guardian‘Skybrators’ generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, say green pioneers
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Wind Power
Car industry lobbied UK government to delay ban on petrol and diesel cars
2021-03-15 in The GuardianCarmakers argued strongly against a ban earlier than 2040, in written submissions seen by the Guardian
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years'
2021-03-15 in The GuardianStudy of tree rings dating back to Roman empire concludes weather since 2014 has been extraordinary
Tagged under: Drought
Beijing skies turn orange as sandstorm and pollution send readings off the scale
2021-03-15 in The GuardianCapital of China suffers ‘hazardous’ levels of air pollution with authorities issuing second-highest safety alert
'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill
2021-03-12 in The GuardianKern county has approved the drilling of thousands of new wells despite opposition from farmers and activists
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Fossil Fuels | California | Activism
AI reveals 1,000 'dark discharges' of untreated sewage in England
2021-03-12 in The GuardianPaper says machine learning could prove crucial tool in efforts to improve quality of country’s rivers
Tagged under: Rivers
Hawaii: flooding forces evacuations as officials warn 'this is climate change'
2021-03-11 in The GuardianScientists say residents should expect to see more intense rainstorms more frequently as the planet warms
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Major UK pension funds worth nearly £900bn commit to net zero
2021-03-10 in The GuardianChurch of England, Lloyds and the National Grid among those pledging to meet 2050 target
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Electricity Grid
Is this the end of forests as we've known them?
2021-03-10 in The GuardianTrees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Climate Change | Trees
Tough new rules aim to make electrical goods last longer
2021-03-10 in The GuardianGovernment to force firms to make spare parts available and create products that are cheaper to run
Republicans new favorite study trashes Biden's climate plans – but who's behind it?
2021-03-09 in The GuardianWyoming representative Liz Cheney says the study proves Biden’s policies would destroy state economies. But it has the oil and gas industry’s fingerprints all over it
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Retailers join calls for ‘urgent’ action to restrict harmful tuna fishing methods
2021-03-09 in The Guardian‘Fish aggregating devices’ have been linked to depletion of yellowfin populations and increased bycatch in the Indian Ocean
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife | India
It's unavoidable: we must ban fossil fuels to save our planet. Here's how we do it | Roland Geyer
2021-03-09 in The GuardianTwice before, humanity has mitigated severe global environmental threats. In both cases we did this not with ‘cap and trade’ systems, taxes, or offsets, but with bans
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
19 Australian ecosystems are collapsing. THEY ARE CRITICAL RIGHT NOW THIS SECOND IT’S REALLY HAPPENING! | First Dog on the Moon
2021-03-08 in The GuardianBut despite all the extinctions (not the scientists the various flora and fauna) and the worsening everything they just won’t give up! Go scientists go!
Tagged under: Wildlife | Collapse | Extinction
'It is the question of the century': will tech solve the climate crisis – or make it worse?
2021-03-06 in The GuardianRobots on coral reefs, vast barriers to hold back the glaciers, simulated volcanic eruptions to offset global heating ... Can technology repair the mess we have made? Elizabeth Kolbert is not convinced
Tagged under: Coral Reefs
Eco-homes become hot property in UK's zero-carbon ‘paradigm shift’
2021-03-06 in The GuardianSmart, low-carbon homes were once the preserve of one-off grand designs – now there are up to 30,000 projects in the pipeline
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing
'Catastrophic': UK has lost 90% of seagrass meadows, study finds
2021-03-04 in The GuardianScientists say restoring the lush habitats would boost wildlife, protect coasts and store carbon
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildlife
China's five-year plan for economy is crucial to meeting net zero by 2060
2021-03-04 in The GuardianImminent economic blueprint has implications for planet – and whether Paris agreement likely to be met
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics | Net Zero | The Paris Agreement
Butterfly numbers plummeting in US west as climate crisis takes toll
2021-03-04 in The GuardianThe total number of butterflies west of the Rockies has fallen 1.6% a year since 1977, a study finds – ‘You extrapolate it and it’s crazy’
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects
'Bee-killing' pesticide now will not be used on UK sugar beet fields
2021-03-03 in The GuardianGovernment gave emergency authorisation to a neonicotinoid earlier this year - but says chemical was not needed
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
The climate crisis can't be solved by carbon accounting tricks | Simon Lewis
2021-03-03 in The GuardianDisaster looms if big finance is allowed to game the carbon offsetting markets to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions, says climate scientist and writer Simon Lewis
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Finance | Carbon Offsetting
Plug-in hybrid cars burn more fuel than tests record, says Which?
2021-03-02 in The GuardianResearch suggests pollution from the vehicles could be worse than advertised
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Cancel all planned coal projects globally to end ‘deadly addiction’, says UN chief
2021-03-02 in The GuardianCall comes at event hosted by UK government, which is under pressure over planned coalmine in Cumbria
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars
2021-03-01 in The GuardianAnalysis by transport group says battery electric vehicles are superior to their petrol and diesel counterparts
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
A third of top UK firms' CO2 emissions not in line with global climate goals
2021-03-01 in The GuardianAnalysis shows emissions from 31 FTSE 100 companies are well above what’s needed to hit Paris targets
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
University of Tasmania clears scientists accused of research misconduct by logging industry
2021-02-28 in The GuardianInvestigation followed researchers’ decision to retract paper that found logging made forests more flammable
Tagged under: Bushfires | Trees
Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest in a millennium, say scientists
2021-02-26 in The GuardianDecline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Sea Level
Republicans criticizing Haaland's nomination have ties to fossil fuels
2021-02-26 in The GuardianThe congresswoman has faced hostile questioning from senators during her confirmation for interior secretary. Some of them are personally invested in fossil fuels
Tagged under: US Politics | Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels
Airbus reveals planes sold in last two years will emit over 1bn tonnes of CO2
2021-02-26 in The GuardianLandmark emissions disclosures cover 22-year lifetime of 1,429 aircraft sold in 2019 and 2020
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
SUVs and extra traffic cancelling out electric car gains in Britain
2021-02-26 in The GuardianAuditors say emissions down just 1% since 2011 and target of zero emissions by 2050 is a long way off
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns
2021-02-26 in The GuardianEpidemiologist Shanna Swan says low counts and changes to sexual development could endanger human species
Tagged under: Health
Australia accused of 'shamefully' holding back global action on climate change
2021-02-26 in The GuardianUnited Nations calls on all countries to have ‘concrete plans to phase out fossil fuels as fast as possible’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
'A cause for worry': Mexico's monarch butterflies drop by 26% in year
2021-02-25 in The GuardianButterflies had bad year after four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging and extreme climate conditions
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects | Mexico | Trees
Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
2021-02-25 in The GuardianGlobal study shows blazes diminish forest density and tree size, making woods likely to sequester less carbon
Tagged under: Wildfires | Greenhouse Gases | Forest Fires | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage
UK's gas power plans risk derailing climate targets, thinktank says
2021-02-25 in The GuardianHousehold bills also likely to rise if 17 plants proposed are built, according to CarbonTracker report
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Who will clean up the 'billion-dollar mess' of abandoned US oilwells?
2021-02-25 in The GuardianAs oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that leak huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane
UK councils still invest in fossil fuels despite declaring climate emergency
2021-02-23 in The GuardianNearly £10bn worth of investments including in oil and gas made via pension funds in last financial year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Climate crisis hitting 'worst case scenarios', warns Environment Agency
2021-02-23 in The GuardianSir James Bevan says extreme flooding in UK indicates urgent need for change if humanity is to survive
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | COP26 | Climate Change
Texas freeze shows a chilling truth – how the rich use climate change to divide us | Robert Reich
2021-02-21 in The GuardianThe Lone Star State is aptly named. If you’re not part of the Republican oil elite with Cruz and Abbott, you’re on your own
Tagged under: Climate Change | Texas | US Politics
How fires have spread to previously untouched parts of the world
2021-02-19 (or before) by in The GuardianFires have always been a part of our natural world. But they’re moving to new ecosystems previously untouched by fire – and this is concerning scientists
Tagged under: Bushfires | Wildfires | Brazil | California
Kevin Rudd says Australian politicians ‘frightened’ of ‘Murdoch media beast’ in Senate inquiry
2021-02-19 in The GuardianFormer PM says his fear of the Murdoch empire persisted during his time in office and only subsided after he left
Human destruction of nature is 'senseless and suicidal', warns UN chief
2021-02-18 in The GuardianUN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres
Tagged under: Economics | Deforestation | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels
Experts identify 'super-plant' that absorbs roadside air pollution
2021-02-18 in The GuardianBushy variety of cotoneaster works best in areas of heavy traffic, say researchers, while other plants can cool buildings or reduce flooding
Anger mounts over Texas power blackouts as cold maintains its grip
2021-02-18 in The GuardianAt least 20 people have died across the country as water pipes burst and lines wrap around grocery stores
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Texas
Call to tax international flights to raise climate funds for poor countries
2021-02-18 in The GuardianSix experts say failure to reform climate finance risks undermining trust in Paris agreement
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Finance
Magnets, vacuums and tiny nets: the new fight against microplastics
2021-02-18 in The GuardianTiny plastics are turning up in the air, our drinking water and our placentas. Here’s how innovators are handling the crisis
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Fish | Wildlife | Innovation
River Action targets agri-businesses in campaign to stop pollution
2021-02-18 in The GuardianNew group has written to Noble Foods near River Wye, where chemical runoffs are said to be causing serious damage
Oil firms should disclose carbon output, says BlackRock
2021-02-17 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest investor wants polluting industries to set targets to cut emissions and reach net zero
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates review – why science isn't enough
2021-02-17 in The GuardianThe co-founder of Microsoft looks to science and tech to end climate crisis ... but can nations cooperate?
'Put a big fat price on carbon': OECD chief bows out with climate rally cry
2021-02-17 in The GuardianExclusive: Ángel Gurría says action on environmental crises must be defining focus of wealthy countries after Covid
Tagged under: Economics
Revealed: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban
2021-02-16 in The GuardianInternal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019
Tagged under: Mexico
The life-altering effects heat is having on American children
2021-02-16 in The GuardianGlobal heating takes a disproportionate toll on Black and Latino children – and the danger begins before they are even born
Tagged under: Women and Children | Children
ISS updates proxy voting policy against directors who fail to address climate crisis
2021-02-15 in The GuardianInstitution Shareholder Services issues advice to some of world’s biggest fund managers
Bill Gates: ‘Carbon neutrality in a decade is a fairytale. Why peddle fantasies?’
2021-02-15 in The GuardianAfter putting $100m into Covid research, the billionaire is taking on the climate crisis. And first he has some bones to pick with his fellow campaigners...Read an exclusive extract from Gates’ new book
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation
2021-02-13 in The GuardianExclusive: US chains Walmart, Costco and Kroger selling Brazilian beef produced by JBS linked to destruction of Brazilian rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
UK landfill tax seems to have incentivised fly-tipping, says watchdog
2021-02-12 in The GuardianGovernment is told it must find better ways to measure effects of environmental taxes
Tagged under: Tipping Points
Revealed: no penalties issued under 'useless' English farm pollution laws
2021-02-12 in The GuardianExclusive: Environment Agency has failed to prosecute or fine any of 243 documented violations since 2018
Tagged under: Farming | Rivers
California's rainfall is at historic lows. That spells trouble for wildfires and farms
2021-02-11 in The GuardianPrecipitation fills reservoirs, limits fire danger and feeds important crops. But the state has seen only 30% to 70% of what it would expect
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Rainfall | Wildfires | Drought | California
Queen's property manager and Treasury to get windfarm windfall of nearly £9bn
2021-02-08 in The GuardianBP among the winners in auction of offshore seabed rights for next decade
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP | Wind Power
Australia's electric vehicle policy steers us to a future based on fossil fuels. It needs to be dumped | Simon Holmes à Court
2021-02-08 in The GuardianAustralia is way behind on vehicle electrification, but there are solutions to help us catch up
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Electric Cars | Fossil Fuels | Cars
Powering up: UK hills could be used as energy 'batteries'
2021-02-08 in The GuardianEngineers explore using gentle slopes rather than steep dams or mountains to store electricity
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Batteries | Electricity
Rich countries must update financial vows to tackle climate crisis, says UN
2021-02-04 in The GuardianPatricia Espinosa says fulfilling $100bn-a-year promise must be top priority to support developing world
Tagged under: Economics | COP26 | Finance
Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
2021-02-03 in The GuardianState found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | France | Greenpeace
How Biden is reversing Trump's assault on the environment
2021-02-02 in The GuardianThe new president is focusing on seven key areas to reverse a legacy of environmental destruction and climate denialism
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump | Fossil Fuels
Economics' failure over destruction of nature presents ‘extreme risks’
2021-02-02 in The GuardianNew measures of success needed to avoid catastrophic breakdown, landmark review finds
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Economics | Wildlife
Economics of biodiversity review: what are the recommendations?
2021-02-02 in The GuardianLandmark report says GDP should be ditched as measure of wealth and nature valued to protect wildlife and humans
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife | Economic Growth
UK North Sea oil rigs release as much CO2 as coal-fired power station – study
2021-02-01 in The GuardianRigs burn off enough unwanted gas to heat 1m homes, UK regulator said last year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’
2021-01-27 in The GuardianBiggest ever climate change survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Brazil | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Indonesia
China's new animal health rules alone won't stop zoonotic outbreaks, experts warn
2021-01-26 in The GuardianEnforcement of rules and boosting numbers of vets to help with inspections, quarantines and general animal health seen as critical
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Fury as long-awaited UK environment bill is delayed for third time
2021-01-26 in The GuardianGreen campaigners attack further delay ‘to most important piece of legislation for decades’
Tagged under: Activism | Legislation
French tech firm Schneider Electric tops global league of green firms
2021-01-25 in The GuardianParis-based company worth €70bn now seen as world’s most sustainable company on Global 100 index
Tagged under: Economics | France
Helping poorest tackle climate crisis will boost global growth, says IMF head
2021-01-25 in The GuardianKristalina Georgieva says investing to create resilient economies is a ‘win-win-win-win’ scenario
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Economic Growth
Global ice loss accelerating at record rate, study finds
2021-01-25 in The GuardianRate of loss now in line with worst-case scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Sea Level
Only a third of UK’s key fish populations are not overfished
2021-01-22 in The GuardianFirst post-Brexit audit finds of the top 10 UK stocks, only three are in ‘a healthy state’
Legal bid to stop UK building Europe's biggest gas power plant fails
2021-01-21 in The GuardianPlan has been approved despite environmental objections and criticism over climate leadership
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
2021-01-19 in The GuardianExclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Tagged under: Batteries | Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption
2021-01-13 in The GuardianSobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Turkey drought: Istanbul could run out of water in 45 days
2021-01-13 in The GuardianWater at critically low levels across Turkey after lack of rainfall leads to most severe drought in a decade
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Clothes washing linked to ‘pervasive’ plastic pollution in the Arctic
2021-01-12 in The GuardianPolyester fibres that injure marine life were found in sea water across region
Tagged under: Arctic | Wildlife
Insect populations suffering death by 1,000 cuts, say scientists
2021-01-11 in The Guardian‘Frightening’ global decline is ‘tearing apart tapestry of life’, with climate crisis a critical concern
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects | Insect Populations
Climate crisis: 2020 was joint hottest year ever recorded
2021-01-08 in The GuardianGlobal heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Fossil Fuels | El Niño
Could a deadly pig virus transform Germany’s fixation on 'cheap meat'?
2021-01-07 in The GuardianAfrican swine fever and Covid outbreaks among workers have raised questions over mega farms for pork
Tagged under: Farming | Germany | Africa
Severe climate-driven loss of native molluscs reported off Israel’s coast
2021-01-06 in The GuardianMediterranean study finds subtidal populations of cockles, whelks and other species have collapsed by 90%
Tagged under: Israel | Collapse | Biodiversity Loss
There’s a simple way to green the economy – and it involves cash prizes for all | Henry D Jacoby
2021-01-05 in The GuardianThe ‘carbon dividend’ is so elegant that it seems too good to be true, says Henry D Jacoby, of MIT’s joint program on the science and policy of global change
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'
2020-12-29 in The GuardianExperts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it
Tagged under: Health
Fatal freshwater skin disease in dolphins linked to climate crisis
2020-12-29 in The GuardianResearchers report affected animals off the coasts of the US, South America and Australia
Tagged under: Oceans | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife
Is nuclear fusion the answer to the climate crisis?
2020-12-28 in The GuardianPromising new studies suggest the long elusive technology may be capable of producing electricity for the grid by the end of the decade
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Fusion | Electricity | Electricity Grid | Nuclear Power
Massachusetts city to post climate change warning stickers at gas stations
2020-12-25 in The GuardianBright yellow stickers warn drivers burning of gasoline has ‘major consequences on human health and the environment’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Health
Discovery of 'cryptic species' shows Earth is even more biologically diverse
2020-12-25 in The GuardianExcitement as DNA barcoding technique leads to unmasking of new species tempered with fear that some are already at risk of extinction
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects | Extinction
Stop believing in fairytales: Australia’s coal industry doesn’t employ many people or pay its fair share of tax | Richard Denniss
2020-12-23 in The GuardianThe evidence to the contrary comes from the Morrison government’s own data
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds
2020-12-23 in The GuardianAnalysis also found the lowest impact meat was still far more damaging than the worst plant foods
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Food Production and Consumption
‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida
2020-12-22 in The GuardianWhichever state you are in, there could be harmful PFAS chemicals in water near you
Tagged under: Florida | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Alaska
Trump loyalists aim to block Biden's goal to rejoin Iran and Paris agreements
2020-12-22 in The GuardianTed Cruz and Lindsey Graham urge Trump to submit Iran nuclear deal and Paris climate agreement to Senate to undercut future attempts to revive them
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | US Politics | Iran | The Paris Agreement
'Zero return': government savaged over taxpayer grants to open up new gas basin in Australia
2020-12-18 in The GuardianCoalition funding for gas exploration in Northern Territory labelled a costly plan ‘for a climate catastrophe’
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
EU set to miss targets on sustainability after agreeing fishing quotas
2020-12-17 in The GuardianMember states blame uncertainty over Brexit as reason for breach of next year’s limits
Tagged under: Fish | Sustainability
Mountain hares at risk as winter coats fail to camouflage in snowless Scottish Highlands
2020-12-16 in The GuardianMountain hares in Scotland failing to adapt to climate change, leaving them more vulnerable to predators
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildlife
UK warned to prepare for risk of winter flooding
2020-12-15 in The GuardianEnvironment Agency urges people in flood zones to plan ahead as Met Office forecasts wet January and February
China is scaling up its weather modification programme – here's why we should be worried | Arwa Mahdawi
2020-12-15 in The GuardianBeijing is aiming to control rain and snow across half the country. But it is the reason it wants to do this that is really frightening, says Arwa Mahdawi
Tagged under: China
Climate crisis: FTSE giants fail to disclose their carbon footprint
2020-12-13 in The GuardianBP, Glencore, Rolls-Royce, Just Eat and B&M among last eight firms yet to provide investors with information
Tagged under: BP | Greenhouse Gases | Finance
UN secretary general urges all countries to declare climate emergencies
2020-12-12 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres tells Climate Ambition Summit more must be done to hit net zero emissions
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Investor group makes net-zero carbon pledge to tackle climate crisis
2020-12-11 in The GuardianManagers commit to investing only in companies with net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Decomposing mink in Denmark 'may have contaminated groundwater'
2020-12-10 in The GuardianNordic country culled 15 million mink after discovering mutated version of coronavirus
Greta Thunberg: 'We are speeding in the wrong direction' on climate crisis
2020-12-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Climate striker speaks before UN event marking five years since the Paris accord
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
2020-12-07 in The GuardianCompanies accused of “zero progress” on reducing plastic waste, with Coca-Cola ranked No 1 for most littered products
Tagged under: Oceans
All hens and other farm birds to be kept inside in GB avian flu crackdown
2020-12-04 in The GuardianEggs can continue to be labelled ‘free-range’ for 16 weeks and poultry meat for 12 weeks, says Defra
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Global soils underpin life but future looks ‘bleak’, warns UN report
2020-12-04 in The GuardianIt takes thousands of years for soils to form, meaning protection is needed urgently, say scientists
Tagged under: Farming
Undercover footage at French farm shows ‘deplorable’ conditions for pigs
2020-12-03 in The GuardianThe animals are supplied to frankfurter brand Herta and sold in supermarkets including Waitrose, which has pulled the products pending investigation
Tagged under: Farming | France
Environment Agency slashes number of water pollution incident visits
2020-12-03 in The GuardianHuge drop in number of visits during Covid crisis raises concerns polluters are breaking laws with impunity
Tagged under: Rivers
Trump kick-starts oil drilling licence sales in Arctic refuge
2020-12-03 in The GuardianFossil fuel extraction sell-off in pristine Alaskan wilderness set for 6 January, predating Biden inauguration by days
Tagged under: Oceans | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | Arctic | Wildlife | Alaska
Aston Martin in row over 'sock puppet PR firm' pushing anti-electric vehicle study
2020-12-02 in The GuardianReport disputing green benefits of EVs attributed to company registered to wife of carmaker’s director
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | EVs | Cars
UK imported 1m tonnes of soya with deforestation risk in 2019
2020-12-01 in The GuardianNew analysis finds 40% was brought in without sourcing checks from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay
Tagged under: Argentina | Deforestation | Farming | Brazil | Trees
Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild
2020-11-27 in The GuardianScientists fear fur farm animals in wild could create ‘lasting’ Covid reservoir that could then spread back to humans
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths
2020-11-27 in The GuardianVirus causing ‘high levels of mortality’ in birds, with risk to chickens and other poultry
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
2020-11-27 in The GuardianSurvey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
UK’s nuclear sites costing taxpayers ‘astronomical sums’, say MPs
2020-11-27 in The GuardianPublic accounts committee says ignorance, incompetence and weak oversight to blame
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
Climate crisis making autumn leaves fall earlier, study finds
2020-11-26 in The GuardianReport suggests tree growth will not store nearly as much carbon as scientists hoped
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees
‘Large-scale human rights violations’ taint Congo national park project
2020-11-26 in The GuardianConservation groups proposing a protected area in the river basin accused of ignoring the interests of the Baka people
Tagged under: Congo | Africa | Rivers | Trees
Revealed: UK supermarket and fast-food chicken linked to deforestation in Brazil
2020-11-25 in The GuardianTesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s and Nando’s all source chicken fed on soya from Cerrado tropical biome region
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Brazil | Trees
Revealed: Trump officials rush to mine desert haven native tribes consider holy
2020-11-24 in The GuardianAdministration seeks to transfer ownership of Arizona area to mining company with ties to the destruction of an Aboriginal site
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
1% of farms operate 70% of world's farmland
2020-11-24 in The GuardianResearchers warn land inequality is rising with farmland increasingly dominated by a few major companies
Tagged under: Farming
A destructive legacy: Trump bids for final hack at environmental protections
2020-11-21 in The GuardianAdministration finishing off regulatory moves to lock in drilling, loosen wildlife protections and roll back pollution standards
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Arctic | Wildlife
Half of child psychiatrists surveyed say patients have environment anxiety
2020-11-20 in The GuardianResearch finds young people in England feel growing distress about the future of the planet
Tagged under: Health | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Children
The 'market' won't save us from climate disaster. We must rethink our system | Robert S Devine
2020-11-19 in The GuardianExpecting the free market to fix global warming is like trying to pound nails with a saw
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth | US Politics
The key areas of Boris Johnson's 'green industrial revolution'
2020-11-17 in The GuardianHow can the objectives of the 10-point plan be achieved?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power | Trees
Hurricane Iota hits Nicaragua threatening catastrophic damage
2020-11-17 in The GuardianStorm hits Caribbean coast less than two weeks after Hurricane Eta carved a swathe of destruction
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Caribbean
Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis
2020-11-15 in The GuardianEvidence is not so much in the number of tropical storms the Atlantic has seen, but in their strength, intensity and rainfall
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall
Governments urged to go beyond net zero climate targets
2020-11-13 in The GuardianLeading scientists and campaigners say cutting emissions alone is not enough
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Reaching UK net zero target cheaper than we thought, says climate adviser
2020-11-12 in The GuardianExclusive: Chris Stark says cost is surprisingly low but criticises government for absence of a plan
Tagged under: Economics | Renewable Energy | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
'Buddha would be green': Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action
2020-11-11 in The GuardianExclusive: The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inaction
Tagged under: COP26
Natural England 'cut to the bone' and unable to protect wildlife, say staff
2020-11-10 in The GuardianReport warns of ‘yawning gap’ between government rhetoric on environment and reality of years of underfunding
Tagged under: Wildlife
‘Hypocrites and greenwash’: Greta Thunberg blasts leaders over climate crisis
2020-11-09 in The GuardianExclusive: Leaders are happy to set targets for decades ahead, but flinch when immediate action is needed, she says
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg
Revealed: Covid recovery plans threaten global climate hopes
2020-11-09 in The GuardianExclusive: analysis finds countries pouring money into fossil fuels to fight recession
Tagged under: Economics | Joe Biden | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
US midwest storms in August were costliest in country’s history
2020-11-06 in The GuardianDerecho weather phenomenon caused over $7.5bn of damage, mainly devastating crops
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Global food production emissions 'would put Paris agreement out of reach'
2020-11-05 in The GuardianStudy calls for more focus on farming and food waste, behind a third of greenhouse gas production
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Meat Production | Food Production and Consumption
Giant Antarctic iceberg on collision course with British territory of South Georgia
2020-11-04 in The GuardianFears the 150km long A-68A iceberg, which broke away from Larsen C ice shelf in 2017, could disrupt wildlife and shipping routes
Tagged under: Antarctic | Wildlife
Billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson splashes the cash in bid to help Trump
2020-10-31 in The GuardianThe magnate, 87, is expected to have spent $250m this election cycle to support conservative causes, fundraisers say
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Protecting nature is vital to escape 'era of pandemics’ – report
2020-10-29 in The GuardianHalting destruction of wild places could slow frequency of deadly outbreaks, say scientists
Tagged under: Wildlife
Arctic methane deposits 'starting to release', scientists say
2020-10-27 in The GuardianExclusive: expedition says preliminary findings indicate that new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Russia
'Just like propaganda': the three men enabling Trump's voter fraud lies
2020-10-26 in The GuardianThe hysteria over voter fraud has reached an alarming pitch – and this dangerous moment in US democracy wouldn’t be possible without the work of these men
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Donald Trump | US Politics
Revealed: the full extent of Trump’s ‘meat cleaver’ assault on US wilderness
2020-10-26 (or before) in The GuardianAfter four years of Trump, protected places such as national monuments and wildlife refuges have opened to oil drilling, new maps show – with more on the way
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Wildlife
The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist?
2020-10-26 (or before) in The GuardianThe region is unravelling faster than anyone could once have predicted. But there may still be time to act
Tagged under: Arctic | Predictions | Climate Change | Ice Melting
Greta Thunberg accuses MEPs of 'surrender on climate and environment'
2020-10-21 in The GuardianEuropean parliament votes to continue payments to farmers with no green conditions attached
Tagged under: Farming | Greta Thunberg | European Union
Sahel region is 'canary in the coalmine' on climate, says UN official
2020-10-19 in The GuardianMark Lowcock criticises ‘totally inadequate’ effort to help Sahel countries adapt to global heating
Tagged under: Coal | Africa | Mali
Vast majority of Europe's key habitats in poor or bad condition – report
2020-10-19 in The GuardianState of Nature in the EU survey finds only a quarter of species have good conservation status
Tagged under: Farming | Birds | Fish | Wildlife | Trees
Rowan Williams urges UK universities to divest from fossil fuels
2020-10-17 in The GuardianFormer archbishop says oil firm holdings not compatible with duty to next generation
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
Great Barrier Reef corals have more than halved in past 25 years, study shows
2020-10-14 in The GuardianMass bleaching events triggered by record-breaking water temperatures have the most impact on coral depletion
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Queensland transition to renewables would generate almost 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
2020-10-14 in The GuardianExclusive: Sunshine and available land offer a ‘world-class’ opportunity, expert says
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Hydrogen | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wind Power | Activism
Mark Carney says banks should link executive pay to Paris climate goals
2020-10-13 in The GuardianEx-Bank of England boss tells UN summit that boardroom pay link can help meet climate targets faster
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Finance | The Paris Agreement
MPs reject attempts to strengthen post-Brexit fishing protections
2020-10-13 in The GuardianFisheries bill amendments on sustainable quotas and banning of supertrawlers defeated
This is my message to the western world – your civilisation is killing life on Earth | Nemonte Nenquimo
2020-10-12 in The GuardianWe Indigenous people are fighting to save the Amazon, but the whole planet is in trouble because you do not respect it, says Indigenous campaigner Nemonte Nenquimo
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Trees
Fifth of countries at risk of ecosystem collapse, analysis finds
2020-10-12 in The GuardianTrillions of dollars of GDP depend on biodiversity, according to Swiss Re report
Tagged under: GDP | Insurance | Wildlife | Economic Growth | Collapse
HS2 may be guilty of 'wildlife crime' by felling trees illegally, say lawyers
2020-10-10 in The GuardianReports of rare bat species in ancient woodland being cleared for high-speed rail line
Tagged under: Wildlife | Trains | Trees
Trump's public lands chief refuses to leave his post despite judge's order
2020-10-10 in The GuardianWilliam Perry Pendley says ‘I have the support of the president’ despite court ruling he is serving illegally as head of the Bureau of Land Management
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Campaign seeks 1bn people to save climate – one small step at a time
2020-10-10 in The GuardianCount Us In urges actions such as eating local, making clothes last or buying an electric car
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
People, not carbon emissions, should be at the heart of the west's climate action | Aruna Chandrasekhar
2020-10-09 in The GuardianIn focusing on targets, activists from rich countries risk putting metrics above the lives of vulnerable people, says Aruna Chandrasekhar, an independent journalist from India
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Extinction | India
Revealed: 97% of UK marine protected areas subject to bottom-trawling
2020-10-09 in The GuardianVessels spent 200,000 hours in 2019 bottom trawling or dredging the seabed in protected areas set up to safeguard vital ecosystems
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Wildlife
'Total destruction': why fires are tearing across South America
2020-10-09 in The GuardianWildfires, mostly caused by land clearing for cattle grazing and soya production, have set four nations ablaze
Tagged under: Argentina | Deforestation | Wildfires | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Forest Fires | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
Behind China’s ‘pork miracle’: how technology is transforming rural hog farming
2020-10-08 in The GuardianThe long read: As Chinese demand for pork grows and grows, traditional small-scale farms are being replaced by vast, AI-assisted operations that feel more like smartphone factories than bucolic countryside havens
Tagged under: Farming
Climate denial ads on Facebook seen by millions, report finds
2020-10-08 in The GuardianThe ads included calling climate change a hoax and were paid for by conservative US groups
Tagged under: Climate Change
Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study
2020-10-05 in The GuardianClimate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland
Tagged under: Tipping Points | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
'This is the Everest of zero carbon' – inside York's green home revolution
2020-10-04 in The GuardianThe city plans to build Britain’s biggest zero-carbon housing project, boasting 600 homes in car-free cycling paradises full of fruit trees and allotments. When will the rest of the UK catch up?
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Housing | Trees
Shadow chancellor calls on ministers to fulfil pledge on money laundering
2020-10-03 in The GuardianIntroduce promised register for foreign owners of UK properties now, says Anneliese Dodds
Tagged under: Housing
First new deep coalmine in UK for 30 years gets go ahead
2020-10-02 in The GuardianPlanning permission granted to Cumbria project that will extract 2.7m tonnes of coal per year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
The US supreme court may soon become plutocracy's greatest defender | David Sirota
2020-10-02 in The GuardianAn Amy Coney Barrett court will push the US to new levels of pro-business cronyism
Tagged under: US Politics
40,000 trees face felling by National Trust after surge in ash dieback
2020-10-02 in The GuardianWoods that inspired Beatrix Potter and John Constable in danger after hot, dry spring speeds up disease
Tagged under: Trees
Brazil's Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade
2020-10-01 in The GuardianSatellites record 61% rise in hotspots over September 2019 as scientist warns: ‘It could get worse if the drought continues’
Tagged under: Wildfires | Drought | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Johnson's pledges on the environment are worthless. Worse is how cynical they are | George Monbiot
2020-09-30 in The GuardianAt this year’s UN biodiversity summit, public anger cannot be extinguished, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
40% of world’s plant species at risk of extinction
2020-09-29 in The GuardianRace against time to save plants and fungi that underpin life on Earth, global study shows
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Extinction
Record low number of British butterflies baffles scientists
2020-09-28 in The GuardianAnnual Big Butterfly Count shows big falls in peacocks and small tortoiseshells
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects
New super-enzyme eats plastic bottles six times faster
2020-09-28 in The GuardianBreakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling
Tagged under: Japan | Recycling | Plastic | Innovation
World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
2020-09-27 in The GuardianFrance, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
Tagged under: Bolsonaro | Germany | France | Wildlife
Schools in England told not to use material from anti-capitalist groups
2020-09-27 in The GuardianIdea categorised as ‘extreme political stance’ equivalent to endorsing illegal activity
Tagged under: Capitalism
Botswana says it has solved mystery of mass elephant die-off
2020-09-21 in The GuardianElephants may have ingested toxins produced by bacteria found in waterholes
Tagged under: Africa | Zimbabwe | Extinction
Israel fish deaths linked to rapid warming of seas
2020-09-21 in The GuardianBacterial infection alongside quick rise in marine temperature may have triggered mortality, suggests study
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Israel
World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
2020-09-20 in The GuardianCharity says world’s fast-shrinking carbon budget should be used to improve lot of poorest
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases
Device to curb microplastic emissions wins James Dyson award
2020-09-17 in The GuardianTyre attachment designed by four students aims to reduce road transport pollution
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Greenhouse Gases
Shocking state of English rivers revealed as all of them fail pollution tests
2020-09-17 in The GuardianData reveals just 14% of good ecological standard and none of good chemical standard
Tagged under: Rivers
Extinction Rebellion is showing Britain what real democracy could look like | George Monbiot
2020-09-16 in The GuardianThe protest movement’s call for meaningful participation highlights the failings of dysfunctional Westminster politics, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Extinction
Climate crisis 233m years ago reshaped life on Earth, say scientists
2020-09-16 in The GuardianVolcanic eruptions drove global heating, causing mass extinctions and ushering in dinosaur era
Tagged under: Extinction
World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report
2020-09-15 in The Guardian‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missed
Tagged under: Wildlife
Big bang theory: how blowing up a Transit van wiped out £1m of debt
2020-09-15 in The GuardianHilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn filled a gold van with £1m in banknotes then blew it up. As their film Bank Job hits the screens, the art avengers explain how they took on toxic debt culture – and won
Tagged under: Finance
Investors that manage US$47tn demand world’s biggest polluters back plan for net-zero emissions
2020-09-14 in The GuardianClimate Action 100+ group put 161 fossil fuel, mining, transport and other big-emitting companies on notice in latest campaign by shareholders
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
'Lost decade for nature' as UK fails on 17 of 20 UN biodiversity targets
2020-09-13 in The GuardianUK government said it failed on two-thirds of targets, but RSPB analysis is bleaker – and suggests UK is moving backwards in some areas
Tagged under: Wildlife
The future has arrived. These explosive fires are our climate change wakeup call | Peter Gleick
2020-09-11 in The GuardianScientists have been warning of the growing threat of climate change, and now those projections are a reality
Tagged under: Wildfires | Climate Change
Ami, the tiny cube on wheels that French 14-year-olds can drive
2020-09-11 in The GuardianCitroën’s ‘urban mobility object’ is classed as a light quadricyle and can be driven without a full licence
Tagged under: France
'Superbugs' a far greater risk than Covid in Pacific, scientist warns
2020-09-10 in The GuardianAntimicrobial resistance ‘biggest human health threat, bar none’, says Australian research director ahead of three-year study in Fiji
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | Health
Humans exploiting and destroying nature on unprecedented scale – report
2020-09-09 in The GuardianAnimal populations have plunged an average of 68% since 1970, as humanity pushes the planet’s life-support systems to the edge
Tagged under: Wildlife
Joe Biden if president will push allies like Australia to do more on climate, adviser says
2020-09-07 in The GuardianJake Sullivan says the former vice-president, if elected, won’t ‘pull any punches’ on what is a global problem
Tagged under: Joe Biden | US Politics
Africa's Great Green Wall just 4% complete halfway through schedule
2020-09-07 in The GuardianReport calls for more support if plan to plant 100m hectares of vegetation is to be realised
'War on plastic' could strand oil industry's £300bn investment
2020-09-04 in The GuardianMajor oil firms plan to grow plastic supply to counter impact of shift against fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Higher price of electric cars a concern for more than half of UK consumers
2020-09-03 in The GuardianCost deterrent ‘risks UK being in slow lane’ in transition from fossil fuel vehicles, says car industry body
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Literary figures join Extinction Rebellion campaign against thinktanks
2020-09-02 in The GuardianMargaret Atwood among authors supporting Writers Rebel group set to protest in London
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
How SUVs conquered the world – at the expense of its climate
2020-09-01 in The GuardianExclusive new emissions analysis shows how much more dangerous SUVs are for the climate than smaller vehicles, and how they have become part of our lives
Tagged under: Climate Change
Microplastic pollution devastating soil species, study finds
2020-09-01 in The GuardianResearchers in China saw big reductions in organisms that play a crucial role in recycling carbon and nitrogen
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | China
Fresh controversy over Tony Abbott’s Brexit trade role
2020-08-30 in The GuardianProposed UK envoy at odds with Boris Johnson’s assurances on environment and workers’ rights
Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’
2020-08-30 in The GuardianResearchers to tell UN that loss of biodiversity enables rapid spread of new diseases from animals to humans
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Trees | Biodiversity Loss
UN secretary general urges India to swiftly turn away from coal
2020-08-28 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres tells country to stop building coal-fired power stations for sake of climate
Tagged under: India | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Unless we change course, the US agricultural system could collapse | Tom Philpott
2020-08-26 in The GuardianOur food supply comes from an environmentally unsustainable system that is going to unravel
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Collapse
'It's terrifying': can anyone stop China's vast armada of fishing boats?
2020-08-25 in The GuardianEcuador stood up for the Galápagos, but other countries don’t stand a chance against the 17,000-strong distant-water fleet
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | Fish | Wildlife
Insurance giant Suncorp to end coverage and finance for oil and gas industry
2020-08-21 in The GuardianSuncorp’s decision to pull out of industry by 2025 puts it at odds with government push for gas-led recovery
Tagged under: Insurance | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Revealed: how the gas industry is waging war against climate action
2020-08-20 in The GuardianIn a nationwide blitz, gas companies and their allies fight climate efforts that they consider an existential threat to their business
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
California wildfires: thousands evacuate as 'siege' of flames overwhelms state
2020-08-20 in The GuardianHundreds of fires, stoked by a searing heatwave, prompt governor to declare a state of emergency
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | California
Greenland ice sheet lost a record 1m tonnes of ice per minute in 2019
2020-08-20 in The GuardianClimate-driven loss is likely to be the worst for centuries, and is pushing up sea levels
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
The revolving door between City banks and Westminster is distorting our economy | Simon Jenkins
2020-08-20 in The GuardianIt cannot be right for the former chancellor to ‘advise’ an industry that massively overlaps with government, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Tagged under: Economics
Greta Thunberg: After two years of school strikes, the world is still in a state of climate crisis denial
2020-08-19 in The GuardianWe can have as many meetings as we like, but the will to change is nowhere in sight, says climate activist Greta Thunberg, and others
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
Environment Agency chief supports plan to weaken river pollution rules
2020-08-19 in The GuardianCampaigners say Sir James Bevan is trying to ‘rig system’ and cover up decades of failure
Tagged under: Rivers
Plastic pollution in Atlantic at least 10 times worse than thought
2020-08-18 in The GuardianScientists warn prevalence of plastic pollution may pose risks to human and ocean health
Trump in final push to open up Alaska's Arctic refuge to oil and gas drilling
2020-08-17 in The GuardianInterior department to reportedly auction leases before year’s end as critics condemn plan to drill in America’s ‘last great wilderness’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Arctic | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Alaska
Microplastic particles now discoverable in human organs
2020-08-17 in The GuardianNew technique expected to enable scientists to find accumulated microplastics in humans
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Health
Tessa Khan: ‘Litigation is a powerful tool in the environmental crisis’
2020-08-16 in The GuardianWhen a court in the Netherlands ruled its government’s actions unlawful, it inspired others to hold big polluters to account
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Litigation
Powerhouses: nanotechnology turns bricks into batteries
2020-08-11 in The GuardianResearch could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Batteries
'Our dead are buried there': Ebo logging decree sparks anger in Cameroon
2020-08-11 in The GuardianEbo forest is home to hundreds of rare species including Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees
Tagged under: Nigeria | Africa | Wildlife | Trees
Big oil remembers 'friend' Trump with millions in campaign funds
2020-08-09 in The GuardianDonations to support the president’s re-election have flooded in from a fossil fuel industry that has enjoyed three years of energy deregulation and tax cuts
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields
2020-08-08 in The GuardianNarendra Modi’s dream of a ‘self-reliant India’ comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Trees | India
Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures
2020-08-07 in The GuardianLast fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic lost more than 40% of its areas in two days at the end of July
Tagged under: Arctic | Collapse
Think 'sanctions' will trouble China? Then you're stuck in the politics of the past | Ai Weiwei
2020-08-06 in The GuardianThe complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackled, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei
Tagged under: Economics | US Politics | Activism
Tesco urged to ditch meat company over alleged links to Amazon deforestation
2020-08-05 in The GuardianResponding to Greenpeace campaign to cut links to Brazilian meat giant JBS, supermarket calls on government to ensure all UK food is deforestation-free
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Greenpeace | Activism
New York unveils landmark antitrust bill that makes it easier to sue tech giants
2020-08-05 in The GuardianThe legislation comes as a federal panel is investigating the market power of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google
Tagged under: Legislation | US Politics
US could become ‘safe haven’ for corporate abusers, activists warn
2020-08-05 in The GuardianCampaigners fear supreme court will reinterpret centuries-old law used by foreign victims of human rights violations
Tagged under: Activism
Letter from economists: to rebuild our world, we must end the carbon economy
2020-08-04 in The GuardianThe carbon economy amplifies racial, social and economic inequities, creating a system that is fundamentally incompatible with a stable future
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Economics
With big rallies cancelled, young climate activists are adapting election tactics
2020-08-03 in The GuardianPhone banks, social media and friend-to-friend campaigning are the new focus ahead of this year’s US elections
Tagged under: Activism | US Politics
Climate crisis exerting increasing impact on UK, says Met Office
2020-07-30 in The GuardianExtreme heat, less frost and snow, and trees coming into leaf earlier among signs in 2019
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Sea Level | Trees
Dutch city redraws its layout to prepare for global heating effects
2020-07-29 in The GuardianMeasures include replacing 10% of Arnhem’s asphalt with grass to better cope with heat
World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France
2020-07-28 in The GuardianProject aims to show that clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Nuclear Fusion | France
Alarm over discovery of hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels near Galápagos Islands
2020-07-28 in The GuardianThe fleet, found just outside a protected zone, raises the prospect of damage to the marine ecosystem
Revealed: new evidence links Brazil meat giant JBS to Amazon deforestation
2020-07-27 in The GuardianPhotographs by employee appear to show company trucks being used to transport cattle from allegedly prohibited cattle farm
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
Why Trump abandoning the climate fight puts the planet in even more danger – video explainer
2020-07-27 by in The GuardianThe Guardian's enviroment reporters Emily Holden and Oliver Milman look at why Donald Trump wants to leave the agreement and whether the world can make a success of the deal without America's cooperation
Tagged under: Donald Trump | The Paris Agreement
Migratory river fish populations plunge 76% in past 50 years
2020-07-27 in The GuardianDecline in species such as salmon harms entire ecosystems and livelihoods, say researchers
Tagged under: Oceans | Fish | Rivers | Salmon | Wildlife
How the global climate fight could be lost if Trump is re-elected
2020-07-27 in The GuardianThe US will officially exit the Paris accord one day after the 2020 US election and architects of that deal say the stakes could not be higher
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Wamberal beach erosion: seawall would deliver no net benefit, study finds
2020-07-27 in The GuardianReport raises concerns around seawalls’ cost and effectiveness as low pressure system to batter NSW coastline with high tides and huge waves
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Tech-enabled 'terror capitalism' is spreading worldwide. The surveillance regimes must be stopped
2020-07-24 in The GuardianTerror capitalism uses tools such as facial recognition to extract profits from marginalized people. Big tech and governments are collaborating
Tagged under: Capitalism
'A critical situation': Bangladesh in crisis as monsoon floods follow super-cyclone
2020-07-24 in The GuardianDespite flood planning efforts hundreds have been killed and millions hit as third of land is submerged by non-stop rain
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | India
Global heating: best and worst case scenarios less likely than thought
2020-07-22 in The GuardianUncertainty over climate outcomes reduced but experts warn urgent reduction in CO2 levels is essential
First active leak of sea-bed methane discovered in Antarctica
2020-07-21 in The GuardianResearchers say potent climate-heating gas almost certainly escaping into atmosphere
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Antarctic
Greta Thunberg gives €1m award money to climate groups
2020-07-21 in The GuardianInfluential climate campaigner says Gulbenkian rights award gave her ‘more money than I can begin to imagine’
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg
Most polar bears to disappear by 2100, study predicts
2020-07-20 in The GuardianMelting Arctic sea ice could cause starvation and reproductive failure for many as early as 2040, scientists warn
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Predictions | Wildlife | Ice Melting | Russia | Alaska
Negative emissions tech helps, but it's no magic bullet for the climate crisis | Tamsin Edwards
2020-07-20 in The GuardianSprinkling rock dust on fields is no replacement for reducing emissions, says the academic Tamsin Edwards
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
Covid-19 impact on ethnic minorities linked to housing and air pollution
2020-07-19 in The GuardianExclusive: Minority ethnic patients twice as likely to live in deprived environments and to be admitted to intensive care
Tagged under: Housing
James Lovelock: 'The biosphere and I are both in the last 1% of our lives'
2020-07-18 in The GuardianOn the eve of his 101st birthday, the father of the Gaia theory discusses Covid-19, extreme weather… and freezing hamsters
UN chief slams 'myths, delusions and falsehoods' around inequality
2020-07-18 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres uses Mandela lecture to call for radical shake-up of IMF and World Bank in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Climate change made Siberian heatwave 600 times more likely – study
2020-07-15 in The GuardianHuman fingerprint on record temperatures ‘has rarely, if ever, been clearer’
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Arctic | Climate Change | Russia
Governments put 'green recovery' on the backburner
2020-07-15 in The GuardianG20 countries aim their pandemic bailout spending at fossil fuel industries, leaving Paris climate change targets in doubt
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics
Car tyres are major source of ocean microplastics – study
2020-07-14 in The GuardianWind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, say scientists
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Rivers
Methane rises to highest level on record
2020-07-14 in The GuardianLivestock farming and fossil fuels are main causes of rise in gas, which is 28 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Farmers hatch plan to return area the size of Dorset to wild nature
2020-07-14 in The GuardianWildEast aims to convince farmers, councils and others across East Anglia to pledge land to wildlife
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Work begins in Lincolnshire on world's longest subsea power cable
2020-07-13 in The Guardian€2bn, 475-mile Viking Link cable will share renewable energy between UK and Denmark
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electricity Grid
CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago
2020-07-09 in The GuardianLast time CO2 was at similar level temperatures were 3C to 4C hotter and sea levels were 20 metres higher
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Sea Level
Spreading rock dust on fields could remove vast amounts of CO2 from air
2020-07-08 in The GuardianIt may be best near-term way to remove CO2, say scientists, but cutting fossil fuel use remains critical
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Capture and Storage
Halve UK pesticide use to save insects, say conservationists
2020-07-08 in The GuardianWildlife Trusts report also calls for expansion of projects such as flower-rich road verges and butterfly reintroductions
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Bees | Insects
Judge suspends Dakota Access pipeline over environmental concerns
2020-07-06 in The GuardianUS district judge sides with Standing Rock Sioux tribe and says more extensive environmental review is required
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Dry tropical forests may be more at risk than wet rainforests, study says
2020-07-03 in The GuardianAreas with a drier climate have seen greater loss of biodiversity from global warming
Tagged under: Rainforests | Africa | Trees | Biodiversity Loss
Government climate advisers running scared of change, says leading scientist
2020-06-26 in The GuardianRapid transformation needed, Kevin Anderson says, particularly in lifestyles of rich
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The Arctic heatwave: here's what we know | Tamsin Edwards
2020-06-25 in The GuardianIt’s 38°C in Siberia. The science may be complicated – but the need for action now couldn’t be clearer, says climate scientist Tamsin Edwards
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Arctic | Russia
US climate activists charged with 'terrorizing' lobbyist over plastic pollution stunt
2020-06-25 in The GuardianAnne Rolfes and Kate McIntosh face up to 15 years in prison after delivering box of plastic pellets found as pollution
Tagged under: Activism | Louisiana
‘Murder hornets’: race to protect North America's honeybees from giant invader
2020-06-25 in The GuardianAmateur beekeepers and scientists do ‘the whole CSI thing’ to stem the feared onslaught
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Why you should go animal-free: 18 arguments for eating meat debunked
2020-06-19 in The GuardianUnpalatable as it may be for those wedded to producing and eating meat, the environmental and health evidence for a plant-based diet is clear
Tagged under: Farming | Health
Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia
2020-06-17 in The GuardianUnusually high temperatures in region linked to wildfires, oil spill and moth swarms
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Arctic | Russia
Pandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
2020-06-17 in The GuardianExperts call for legislation and trade deals worldwide to encourage green recovery
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Wildlife | Legislation | Health | Trees
Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report
2020-06-15 in The GuardianExclusive: Milk giants’ climate impact rising and production caps needed, say researchers
Tagged under: Farming | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows
2020-06-13 in The GuardianModelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Climate crisis to blame for $67bn of Hurricane Harvey damage – study
2020-06-12 in The GuardianExclusive: new figure far higher than previous estimates of direct impact of global heating
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Caribbean
Supertrawlers ‘making a mockery’ of UK’s protected seas
2020-06-11 in The GuardianVast vessels spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in officially protected areas in 2019
Covid-19 relief for fossil fuel industries risks green recovery plans
2020-06-06 in The GuardianOver $500bn is going to high-carbon industries undermining goals of Cop26 climate talks
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenpeace
Coronavirus is an ‘SOS signal for the human enterprise’
2020-06-05 in The GuardianUN environment chief and economist warn human wealth depends on nature’s health
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife | Health
Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19
2020-06-03 in The GuardianPrimatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemic
Tagged under: Farming
'Disastrous at a time like this': the US Postal Service is on the brink of crisis
2020-06-03 in The GuardianThe post office could be key to people voting during the pandemic but perverse financial rules and Trump’s hostility put that at risk
Tagged under: Donald Trump
Climate crisis is making world’s forests shorter and younger – study
2020-05-28 in The GuardianRising temperatures, natural disasters and deforestation taking heavy toll, say scientists
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees
Revealed: conservative group fighting to restrict voting tied to powerful dark money network
2020-05-27 in The GuardianHonest Elections Project, part of network that pushed supreme court pick Brett Kavanaugh, is now focusing on voting restrictions
Tagged under: US Politics
'The human fingerprint is everywhere': Met Office's alarming warning on climate
2020-05-27 in The GuardianExclusively compiled data from centre’s supercomputer shows alarming climate trajectory
UK approval for biggest gas power station in Europe ruled legal
2020-05-22 in The GuardianHigh court rejects challenge after ministers overruled climate objections of planning officials
On coronavirus, men are calling all the shots. We're seeing why it matters | Gaby Hinsliff
2020-05-22 in The GuardianWomen are naturally more cautious: would the government have made so many missteps over the lockdown if it was more inclusive, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Tagged under: Women and Children
Bristol reveals plans to pedestrianise historic centre in Covid-19 revamp
2020-05-21 in The GuardianMayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city
Tagged under: Air Travel
'I don't want to be seen as a zealot': what MPs really think about the climate crisis
2020-05-21 in The GuardianThe long read: In return for anonymity, MPs agreed to speak candidly about climate change. The difference between what they say in private and in public is striking – and shows us how we can make climate action central to post-pandemic politics
Tagged under: Climate Change
Climate change is turning parts of Antarctica green, say scientists
2020-05-20 in The GuardianResearchers map ‘beginning of new ecosystem’ as algae bloom across surface of melting snow
Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic
EU pledges to raise €20bn a year to boost biodiversity
2020-05-20 in The GuardianNew strategy to protect nature includes far-reaching habitat protections, and restrictions on pesticide use – but campaigners warn enforcement is key
Tagged under: European Union | Wildlife
Republicans devote $20m and 50,000 people to efforts to restrict voting
2020-05-18 in The GuardianThe RNC is seeking people in 15 key states to serve as poll watchers and challenge the registration of voters they believe ineligible
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Could 'rogue electors' tilt the balance of the US election? | Lawrence Douglas
2020-05-17 in The GuardianThe supreme court just debated how American presidents are actually chosen. Its decision will have powerful ramifications
Tagged under: US Politics
Labour to plan green economic rescue from coronavirus crisis
2020-05-17 in The GuardianExclusive: Ed Miliband calls for creation of ‘zero-carbon army’ for eco-friendly industries
Tagged under: Economics
The end of plastic? New plant-based bottles will degrade in a year
2020-05-16 in The GuardianCarlsberg and Coca-Cola back pioneering project to make ‘all-plant’ drinks bottles
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Steve Linick: State Department official investigating Pompeo is fired
2020-05-16 in The GuardianLatest move against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with Trump administration
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Humans are not resources. Coronavirus shows why we must democratise work | Thomas Piketty and others
2020-05-15 in The GuardianOur health and lives cannot be ruled by market forces alone. Now thousands of scholars are calling for a way out of the crisis, say Chantal Mouffe, Thomas Piketty and many others
Tagged under: Health
Green energy firms on track to deliver multibillion-pound windfarms
2020-05-13 in The GuardianCompanies want to power greener economic recovery following Covid-19 pandemic
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power
US fossil fuel giants set for a coronavirus bailout bonanza
2020-05-12 in The GuardianExclusive: oil, coal and fracking companies in line to benefit from $750bn bond scheme
Tagged under: Coal | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Coronavirus shows us it’s time to rethink everything. Let's start with education | George Monbiot
2020-05-12 in The GuardianThe pandemic is a tough lesson in the workings of the natural world – and proves how vital a knowledge of ecology really is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Women and Children | Children
'It's all rigged': Trump foreshadows how he could undermine presidential election
2020-05-12 in The GuardianTrump accusations shed light on how he could use the Covid-19 pandemic to undermine the results of the November election
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics | California
Missouri Republicans on the verge of gutting gerrymandering reform
2020-05-11 in The GuardianLawmakers are sending a new ballot proposal that would undo 2018 protections against manipulation of electoral maps
Trump dismantles environmental protections under cover of coronavirus
2020-05-11 in The GuardianAdministration is weakening protections ahead of the election, making changes that could take years for a Democratic president to undo
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Britons want quality of life indicators to take priority over economy
2020-05-10 in The GuardianPolls finds majority would like ministers to prioritise health and wellbeing over GDP during coronavirus crisis
Tagged under: GDP | Economics | Economic Growth | Health
Potentially fatal bouts of heat and humidity on the rise, study finds
2020-05-08 in The GuardianScientists identify thousands of extreme events, suggesting stark warnings about global heating are already coming to pass
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Trump's 'juggernaut' re-election bid like the Death Star, campaign boss boasts
2020-05-07 in The GuardianBrad Parscale raises eyebrows with Star Wars comparison: ‘In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
'Promiscuous treatment of nature' will lead to more pandemics – scientists
2020-05-07 in The GuardianHabitat destruction forces wildlife into human environments, where new diseases flourish
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Wildlife | Greenpeace | Trees
How did Michael Moore become a hero to climate deniers and the far right? | George Monbiot
2020-05-07 in The GuardianThe filmmaker’s latest venture is an excruciating mishmash of environment falsehoods, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Brazil using coronavirus to cover up assaults on Amazon, warn activists
2020-05-06 in The GuardianFears Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘land grabbers decree’ may be pushed forwards after new rule allows land-grabbing on indigenous reserves
Tagged under: Deforestation | Activism | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Greta Thunberg and children's group hit back at attempt to throw out climate case
2020-05-05 in The GuardianBrazil, France and Germany say UN can’t hear complaint against five countries of flouting child rights to clean air
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Brazil | Germany | France | Women and Children | Children
Conservation in crisis: ecotourism collapse threatens communities and wildlife
2020-05-05 in The GuardianFrom Kenya to the Seychelles, coronavirus has dealt a devastating blow to efforts to protect endangered wildlife
Tagged under: Wildlife | Collapse
One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years – study
2020-05-05 in The GuardianHuman cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Fossil fuel firms linked to Trump get millions in coronavirus small business aid
2020-05-01 in The GuardianRevealed: Oil and mining firms – some with ties to Trump officials – taking advantage of funding, review shows
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Fossil Fuels
Covid-19 crisis will wipe out demand for fossil fuels, says IEA
2020-04-30 in The GuardianRenewable electricity may be only source to withstand biggest shock in 70 years
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Electricity
Scientific advice recommending ban on fracking in Lake Eyre basin kept secret and ignored
2020-04-29 in The GuardianExclusive: Queensland government blocked report’s public release after granting gas companies new exploration rights
Tagged under: Rivers | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
What if Covid-19 isn't our biggest threat?
2020-04-26 in The GuardianExperts who assess global peril saw a pandemic coming, but they have worse worries for humanity
Tagged under: Nuclear Power
'We did it to ourselves': scientist says intrusion into nature led to pandemic
2020-04-25 in The GuardianLeading US biologist Thomas Lovejoy says to stop future outbreaks we need more respect for natural world
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
There is no point talking to Trump. We need to talk past him | Jan Werner-Muller
2020-04-25 in The GuardianGovernors, officials and Democrats should start proposing concrete plans to deal with the crisis. It’s time to build a ‘parallel polis’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Weatherwatch: thousands in lockdown rescue rainfall records
2020-04-24 in The GuardianClimate scientists asked for volunteers to transcribe millions of UK rainfall measurements from 1820 to 1950. And they volunteered in their thousands!
Tagged under: Extreme Rainfall
Church fund urges other ExxonMobil investors to sack board over climate
2020-04-24 in The GuardianChurch Commissioners writes to fellow shareholders ahead of protest vote at oil giant’s AGM
Tagged under: Exxon | Religion | Activism
UK voter ID plan disenfranchises the poor, appeal court told
2020-04-23 in The GuardianActivist argues trials were unlawful and denied hundreds of people right to vote
Tagged under: Activism
'We can’t afford to wait': coronavirus could shut out droves of new US voters
2020-04-23 in The GuardianCovid-19 is severely curbing voter registration across the US – which could have huge consequences in November
Insect numbers down 25% since 1990, global study finds
2020-04-23 in The GuardianScientists say insects are vital and the losses worrying, with accelerating declines in Europe called ‘shocking’
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects | Biodiversity Loss
We can't let Trump roll back 50 years of environmental progress | Elizabeth Southerland
2020-04-22 in The GuardianI worked for the EPA for 33 years. We can’t let this administration obliterate half a century of environmental progress
Tagged under: Donald Trump
Wealth tax rise could raise £174bn to tackle Covid-19, expert says
2020-04-22 in The GuardianUK taxes should be central to debate on paying for pandemic, suggests Richard Murphy
Tagged under: Economics
Europe had hottest year on record in 2019, report shows
2020-04-22 in The GuardianFindings confirm 11 of the 12 warmest years in Europe occurred in past two decades
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Summer's bushfires released more carbon dioxide than Australia does in a year
2020-04-21 in The GuardianDevastating 2019-20 fires estimated to have released 830m tonnes of carbon dioxide, more than all bar five countries
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
The coronavirus pandemic is a dress rehearsal for what awaits us if governments continue to ignore science | John Hewson
2020-04-21 in The GuardianLeaders have failed to listen to clear warnings and predictions, but the response to Covid-19 is an inspiring indication of what we’re capable of
Tagged under: Bushfires | Predictions | US Politics
Ice-free Arctic summers now very likely even with climate action
2020-04-21 in The GuardianScientists surprised by latest results but say carbon cuts remain vital to prevent ice loss becoming permanent
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases
Oil prices dip below zero as producers forced to pay to dispose of excess
2020-04-20 in The GuardianUS crude fell to negative value for first time in history as stockpiles overwhelmed storage facilities, before rebounding to just over $1 on Tuesday
Air pollution may be ‘key contributor’ to Covid-19 deaths – study
2020-04-20 in The GuardianResearch shows almost 80% of deaths across four countries were in most polluted regions
Tagged under: France
Nobel laureates condemn 'judicial harassment' of environmental lawyer
2020-04-18 in The GuardianChevron’s treatment of Steven Donziger branded ‘an exceptionally bad case of intimidation’
Tagged under: Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Chevron
Scientists confirm dramatic melting of Greenland ice sheet
2020-04-15 in The GuardianStudy reveals loss largely due to high pressure zone not taken into account by climate models
Tagged under: Arctic | Ice Melting
The Guardian view on the climate and coronavirus: global warnings | Editorial
2020-04-12 in The GuardianEditorial: Steep falls in emissions have been the pandemic’s immediate effect. But what’s needed is a green recovery
Tagged under: Wildlife | US Politics
BlackRock to advise EU on environmental rules for banks
2020-04-12 in The GuardianCampaigners raise concerns over investor’s financial interests in fossil fuel companies
Tagged under: Coal | European Union | Fossil Fuels
High winds kill thousands of migrating birds in 'disaster' over Greece
2020-04-09 in The GuardianSwallows and swifts on their annual flight from Africa to Europe have been found dead across Greece
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Africa | Wildlife | Greece
Scientists create mutant enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours
2020-04-08 in The GuardianBacterial enzyme originally found in compost can be used to make high-quality new bottles
Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy
2020-04-08 by Daniel Boffey in The GuardianDutch officials and British economist to use guide to help city thrive in balance with planet
Tagged under: Doughnut Economics | Economics | Covid-19 | Europe
New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019
2020-04-06 in The GuardianMost new electricity was green and coronavirus bailouts must boost this further, says agency
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Electricity
Great Barrier Reef's third mass bleaching in five years the most widespread yet
2020-04-06 in The GuardianGovernment’s chief marine scientist says he fears people will lose hope for the future of the reef but it is a clear signal for action
Tagged under: Wildlife | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
The secret life of plants: how they memorise, communicate, problem solve and socialise
2020-04-05 in The GuardianStefano Mancuso studies what was once considered laughable – the intelligence and behaviour of plants. His work is contentious, he says, because it calls into question the superiority of humans
North Atlantic's capacity to absorb CO2 overestimated, study suggests
2020-04-03 in The GuardianResearch into ocean’s plankton likely to lead to negative revision of global climate calculations
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases
'The losses could be profound': floods wreak havoc on wildlife
2020-04-01 in The GuardianAs rivers and wildflower meadows struggle to recover from repeated extreme weather events, the ecosystems they support are collapsing
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife | Collapse
Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?
2020-04-01 in The GuardianAnalysts say the coronavirus and a savage price war means the oil and gas sector will never be the same again
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Climate crisis may have pushed world's tropical coral reefs to tipping point of 'near-annual' bleaching
2020-03-31 in The GuardianExclusive: Mass bleaching seen along Great Barrier Reef could mark start of global-scale event, expert warns
Tagged under: Oceans | Tipping Points | Extreme Weather | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Antarctica: what it means when the coldest place on Earth records an unprecedented heatwave
2020-03-31 in The GuardianAntarctica’s weather has worldwide impacts and can be a ‘canary in the mine’ for patterns of change elsewhere
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Climate Change | Antarctic | Climate Change Impacts
Report reveals ‘massive plastic pollution footprint’ of drinks firms
2020-03-30 in The GuardianReport says plastic from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Unilever products could cover 83 football pitches every day
Climate-damaging products should come with smoking-style warnings
2020-03-30 in The GuardianGraphic imagery should be used on petrol pumps and air tickets to hammer home message, experts say
Tagged under: Health
Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
2020-03-28 in The GuardianScientists are tracing the path of Sars-CoV-2 from a wild animal host – but we also need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production
Tagged under: Farming | Food Production and Consumption
Scientists find bug that feasts on toxic plastic
2020-03-27 in The GuardianBacterium is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled
Tagged under: Plastic
Great Barrier Reef suffers third mass coral bleaching event in five years
2020-03-25 in The GuardianRenowned scientist Terry Hughes says huge swathes of reef have been affected in a ‘severe’ situation
Tagged under: Wildlife | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
Energy storage boom stalls in Europe
2020-03-23 in The GuardianSlowdown in large-scale clean energy projects started before coronavirus crisis due to lack of state support
Electric cars produce less CO2 than petrol vehicles, study confirms
2020-03-23 in The GuardianFinding will come as boost to governments seeking to move to net zero carbon emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Net Zero | Cars
Diet, health, inequality: why Britain's food supply system doesn't work
2020-03-22 in The GuardianTim Lang, the UK’s leading expert on food policy, says we already faced a challenge unmatched since the war. And things just got worse…
Tagged under: Health
Locust crisis poses a danger to millions, forecasters warn
2020-03-20 in The GuardianExperts fear swarms like those seen in Africa will become more common as tropical storms create favourable breeding conditions
Tagged under: Africa | Conflict | Middle East
'Tip of the iceberg': is our destruction of nature responsible for Covid-19?
2020-03-18 in The GuardianAs habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics
Tagged under: Africa | Wildlife | Biodiversity Loss
Climate emergency: global action is ‘way off track’ says UN head
2020-03-10 in The GuardianDeadly heatwaves, floods and rising hunger far greater threat to world than coronavirus, scientists say
Tagged under: Heatwaves
'I'm profoundly sad, I feel guilty': scientists reveal their personal fears about the climate crisis
2020-03-07 in The GuardianFeelings of powerlessness and despair for the future are evident in letters written for a six-year ‘passion project’
'Individual actions do add up': Christiana Figueres on the climate crisis
2020-03-05 in The GuardianTrump’s words made the architect of the Paris accord livid – but she’s become an advocate for positivity about climate action
Tagged under: Donald Trump
The government must abandon its fossil fuel power projects. If not, we’ll sue | George Monbiot
2020-03-04 in The GuardianThe Heathrow judgment was a watershed. Now we must target other projects that put profit before life on Earth, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Focus on coronavirus shows need for climate law, says EU official
2020-03-04 in The GuardianFrans Timmermans calls for bloc to legislate so it does not lose track of net zero target
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon, study finds
2020-03-04 in The GuardianAmazon could turn into source of CO2 in atmosphere by next decade, research suggests
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Trees
World's beaches disappearing due to climate crisis – study
2020-03-02 in The GuardianUK on course to lose a quarter of its sandy coast because of human-driven erosion
Plan to drain Congo peat bog for oil could release vast amount of carbon
2020-02-28 in The GuardianOil exploration in one of the greatest carbon sinks on the planet could release greenhouse gases equivalent to Japan’s annual emissions
Tagged under: Congo | Greenhouse Gases | Africa | Fossil Fuels
New cars producing more carbon dioxide than older models
2020-02-28 in The GuardianDemand for bigger, heavier cars drives increase in greenhouse gas emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Cars
Coventry drivers could get £3,000 transport vouchers for ditching cars
2020-02-27 in The GuardianPilot project will offer people vouchers for public transport, taxis or car clubs
Tagged under: Cars
Fir's fair: UK must embrace conifers in climate fight, says forestry chief
2020-02-26 in The GuardianNon-native species must be part of the mix if the UK is to meet it’s tree-planting targets, says outgoing Forestry Commission head Sir Harry Studholme
Tagged under: Wildlife | Trees
Oil and gas industry rewards US lawmakers who oppose environmental protections – study
2020-02-24 in The GuardianCompanies spent $84m on congressional campaigns in 2018, analysis of votes and political contributions shows
Tagged under: US Politics | Fossil Fuels
The dead sea: Tasmania's underwater forests disappearing in our lifetime
2020-02-24 (or before) in The GuardianThe sea along the Tasmanian east coast is a global heating hotspot. One man has watched entire sea forests disappear in his lifetime
Tagged under: Australia | Trees
G20 sounds alarm over climate emergency despite US objections
2020-02-23 in The GuardianGroup’s first reference during Trump administration to global heating signals growing economic concerns over climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics
JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race
2020-02-21 in The GuardianLeaked report for world’s major fossil fuel financier says Earth is on unsustainable trajectory
Tagged under: Economics
The European Green Deal will bypass the poor and go straight to the rich | Daniela Gabor
2020-02-19 in The GuardianFor all the talk of retraining Polish miners, this fund will most likely line the pockets of the carbon finance elites, says economist Daniela Gabor
Tagged under: Economics | Finance
Red-state Utah embraces plan to tackle climate crisis in surprising shift
2020-02-19 in The GuardianState aims to reduce emissions over air quality concerns as other red states are also starting to tackle global heating
The world is failing to ensure children have a 'liveable planet', report finds
2020-02-19 in The GuardianChildren with tiny carbon footprint suffer twofold from poor health and effects of the climate crisis
Tagged under: Health | Women and Children | Children
Bees may struggle in winds caused by global warming, study finds
2020-02-18 in The GuardianExperiment revealed increased wind speeds reduced the efficiency of their foraging
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Insects
River insects and lichens bucking trend of wildlife losses
2020-02-17 in The GuardianReductions in air and water pollution are most likely reason, say scientists
Tagged under: Rivers | Wildlife | Insects
UK must prepare for more intense storms, climate scientists say
2020-02-17 by Jonathan Watts in The GuardianGovernment urged to create more natural drainage systems to cope with impact of crisis
Tagged under: Storms. Hurricanes and Tornados | Predictions | UK | Extreme Weather | Climate Change
‘The only uncertainty is how long we’ll last’: a worst case scenario for the climate in 2050
2020-02-15 in The GuardianIn their new book, the architects of the Paris climate accords, Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, lay out radical but hopeful alternatives for the future of humanity
Antarctic temperature rises above 20C for first time on record
2020-02-13 in The GuardianScientists describe 20.75C logged at Seymour Island as ‘incredible and abnormal’
Tagged under: Oceans | Antarctic | Sea Level
Car ‘splatometer’ tests reveal huge decline in number of insects
2020-02-12 in The GuardianResearch shows abundance at sites in Europe has plunged by up to 80% in two decades
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects
BP's statement on reaching net zero by 2050 – what it says and what it means
2020-02-12 (or before) in The GuardianJonathan Watts breaks down the oil company’s statements on its plans to cut carbon emissions in the coming decades
These three post-Brexit bills bulldoze a hole through environmental protections | Fiona Harvey
2020-02-12 in The GuardianWildlife, air quality and fish stocks are all at risk, says Guardian journalist Fiona Harvey
Tagged under: Farming | Fish | Wildlife
EU accused of climate crisis hypocrisy after backing 32 gas projects
2020-02-12 in The GuardianMEPs support €29bn schemes, ‘locking Europe into burning fossil fuels for generations’
Tagged under: European Union | Fossil Fuels
Global economic growth will take big hit due to loss of nature
2020-02-12 by Fiona Harvey in The GuardianDamage to environment could wipe £368bn a year from growth by 2050 and UK will be hard hit, WWF warns
Tagged under: Animal Populations | Biodiversity Loss | Natural World | Economics | GDP | Fish | Economic Growth | Trees
Why we need to value our low-carbon pastimes more | Susanna Rustin
2020-02-10 in The GuardianRemodelling our lives around creativity and participation will ease the transition that the climate crisis demands, says Susanna Rustin, a Guardian leader writer
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
The EU’s green deal is a colossal exercise in greenwashing | Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler
2020-02-07 in The GuardianUrsula von der Leyen’s signature proposal co-opts the slogans of climate activism, but has none of the substance, say Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union | Activism
Johnson urged to set out firm plans for UK's net-zero carbon target
2020-02-06 in The GuardianCampaigners call on PM to ‘show UK is ready to do what it takes’ before COP 26 summit
Tagged under: COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Bumblebees' decline points to mass extinction – study
2020-02-06 in The GuardianPopulations disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter, scientists say
Tagged under: Wildlife | Bees | Insects | Insect Populations | Extinction
Met chief: update public nuisance law to tackle Extinction Rebellion
2020-02-05 in The GuardianCressida Dick says police need more powers to deal with protest groups such as XR
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
When it comes to climate hypocrisy, Canada's leaders have reached a new low | Bill McKibben
2020-02-05 in The GuardianA territory that has 0.5% of the Earth’s population plans to use up nearly a thid of the planet’s remaining carbon budget
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Airlines want you to think they’re serious about the climate crisis. They’re not | Max Wakefield
2020-02-04 in The GuardianAn offer to plant trees to offset carbon emissions isn’t a solution – it’s a licence to continue with business as usual, says environmental activist Max Wakefield
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Air Travel | Trees | Carbon Offsetting | Activism
Ofgem sets out nine-point plan to prioritise climate crisis
2020-02-03 in The GuardianRegulator aims to support investment in low-carbon technology while protecting households from price rises
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Ofgem | Economics
‘Put that light out,’ plead locals near Brighton’s stadium
2020-02-02 in The GuardianFootball club’s all-night glow is visible for miles … and keeps the birds awake
Tagged under: Activism
Change climate policy now to avert oil market crisis, warns thinktank
2020-01-31 in The GuardianGovernments risk derailing global fossil fuel demand with ‘handbrake turns’ in future
Tagged under: Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
Most of 11m trees planted in Turkish project 'may be dead'
2020-01-30 in The GuardianAgriculture and forestry union says up to 90% of saplings they have looked at have died
Tagged under: Trees
Mexico: defender of monarch butterflies found dead two weeks after he vanished
2020-01-30 in The GuardianActivists say death of Homero Gómez González found floating in a well could be over illegal logging disputes
Tagged under: Activism | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Mexico
UK sued for approving Europe’s biggest gas power station
2020-01-30 in The GuardianBusiness secretary Andrea Leadsom overruled climate objections of government’s own planning authority
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Guardian to ban advertising from fossil fuel firms
2020-01-29 in The GuardianMove follows efforts to reduce carbon footprint and increase reporting on climate crisis
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Let's abandon climate targets, and do something completely different | George Monbiot
2020-01-29 in The GuardianSetting targets for climate action sounds sensible, but is actually impeding progress, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Climate Change | Committee on Climate Change UK
Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?
2020-01-29 in The GuardianA glass of dairy milk produces almost three times more greenhouse gas than any plant-based milk. But vegan options have drawbacks of their own
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Bees | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health
Manchester cycle network plan could be national blueprint, says Burnham
2020-01-28 in The GuardianMayor urges backing as report sets out predicted gains from walking and cycling scheme
Tagged under: Predictions
Global heating may lead to wine shortage
2020-01-27 in The GuardianRise of 2C would cause 56% loss of vineyard land, while 4C would wipe out 85%
Race to exploit the world’s seabed set to wreak havoc on marine life
2020-01-25 in The GuardianNew research warns that ‘blue acceleration’ – a global goldrush to claim the ocean floor – is already impacting on the environment.
‘Blatant manipulation’: Trump administration exploited wildfire science to promote logging
2020-01-24 in The GuardianRevealed: emails show Trump and appointees tried to craft a narrative that forest protection efforts are responsible for wildfires
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | US Politics | California | Trees
‘Hypocrisy’: 90% of UK-Africa summit’s energy deals were in fossil fuels
2020-01-24 in The GuardianExclusive: Almost £2bn went to oil and gas despite a UK pledge to support cleaner energy in African countries
Tagged under: Africa | Fossil Fuels
Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying
2020-01-23 in The GuardianLetter suggests oil firm pushed for changes whereby fewer projects would need impact assessments
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | US Politics
From loo roll to dumplings: Hong Kong protesters weaponise purchasing power
2020-01-23 by Verna Yu in The GuardianThe ‘yellow economic circle’ movement aims to promote locally owned businesses – and shun Chinese ones
Tagged under: China | Activism | Economics
UK citizens' climate assembly to meet for first time
2020-01-22 in The GuardianRandomly selected 110-strong panel will try to come up with a plan to tackle global heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes a year
2020-01-22 in The GuardianUnsustainable use of resources is wrecking the planet but recycling is falling, report finds
Tagged under: Wildlife
UK could tap into Africa's $24bn market for off-grid solar power
2020-01-21 in The GuardianRapidly growing sector could prove lucrative as Britain seeks post-Brexit trade opportunities
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Africa | Electricity Grid
Study finds shock rise in levels of potent greenhouse gas
2020-01-21 in The GuardianScientists had expected fall in levels of HFC-23 after India and China said they had halted emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | India
'Modi is afraid': women take lead in India's citizenship protests
2020-01-21 in The GuardianHousewives, grandmothers and students in Delhi at centre of resistance to new citizenship laws
Tagged under: Women and Children | Activism | India
Humans risk living in an empty world, warns UN biodiversity chief
2020-01-20 in The GuardianAhead of the World Economic Forum, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema urges governments to take definitive action on climate, deforestation and pollution
Tagged under: Economics | Deforestation | Wildlife
UK extremism tsar urges rethink after Extinction Rebellion listed as terror threat
2020-01-20 in The GuardianSara Khan calls for clarity after non-violent groups feature in counter-terror material
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Climate refugees can't be returned home, says landmark UN human rights ruling
2020-01-20 in The GuardianExperts say judgment is ‘tipping point’ that opens the door to climate crisis claims for protection
Tagged under: Tipping Points
Huge dust storms in Australia hit central New South Wales
2020-01-19 in The GuardianVideos posted to social media show the clouds turning day into night in some areas
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought
Scott Morrison says NSW minister Matt Kean 'doesn't know what he's talking about' on climate
2020-01-19 in The GuardianPM rebukes NSW environment minister over call to review emissions policy, saying most of the federal cabinet wouldn’t know who Kean was
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal
Plane wrong: how your bosses should cut back on flights
2020-01-18 in The GuardianThe global value of business flights is forecast to top £1.3tn by 2023 – here’s how employers can cut the environmental impact
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel
Beetles and fire kill dozens of 'indestructible' giant sequoia trees
2020-01-18 in The GuardianDeadly interaction between insects, drought and fire damage have forced California’s park officials to trigger climate crisis plans intended for the 2050s
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Insects | California | Trees
Huge ‘hot blob’ in Pacific Ocean killed nearly a million seabirds
2020-01-16 by Kenya Evelyn in The GuardianStudy finds common murres probably died of starvation after thousands of bodies washed up on North America’s Pacific coast
Tagged under: Oceans | Birds | Pacific Ocean | Wildlife
The case for ... making low-tech 'dumb' cities instead of 'smart' ones
2020-01-15 in The GuardianHigh-tech smart cities promise efficiency by monitoring everything from bins to bridges. But what if we ditched the data and embraced ancient technology instead?
BlackRock promises climate action, but Extinction Rebellion demands more - as it happened
2020-01-14 in The GuardianAsset management giant promises to put environmental issues at the heart of its investment strategy
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion
'Like a bomb going off': why Brazil's largest reserve is facing destruction
2020-01-13 in The GuardianGold prospectors are ravaging the Yanomami indigenous reserve. So why does President Bolsonaro want to make them legal?
Tagged under: Bolsonaro | Brazil | Wildlife
UN draft plan sets 2030 target to avert Earth's sixth mass extinction
2020-01-13 in The GuardianParis-style proposal to counter loss of ecosystems and wildlife vital to the future of humanity will go before October summit
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Vanguard refuses to sign up to climate crisis commitment
2020-01-13 in The GuardianUS asset manager that built up fossil fuel portfolio fails to join rivals in engaging with climate
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates
2020-01-13 in The GuardianOceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases
Polluting vehicles could be pulled from UK sale, say carmakers
2020-01-13 in The GuardianNew fines for breaches on CO2 limits will clash with British taste for higher-emission SUVs
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Why do record ocean temperatures matter?
2020-01-13 by Damian Carrington in The GuardianEverything you need to know about the significance of the heat record set last year
Tagged under: Marine Life | Heatwaves | Global Warming | Oceans | Climate Change | Wildlife
Whitehall needs more scientists to compete with China: chief adviser
2020-01-12 in The GuardianSir Patrick Vallance says: ’Science impacts every part of our lives, so scientists should be there at the table, all the time’
Tagged under: China
How scientists are coping with ‘ecological grief’
2020-01-12 in The GuardianScientists reveal how they are dealing with a profound sense of loss as the climate emergency worsens
Tagged under: Great Barrier Reef | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Roger Federer responds to climate crisis criticism from Greta Thunberg
2020-01-12 in The GuardianRoger Federer has issued a cautiously worded response to mounting criticism, including from climate activist Greta Thunberg, over his sponsorship deal with Credit Suisse
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Bushfires | Climate Change
Terrorism police list Extinction Rebellion as extremist ideology
2020-01-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Police scramble to recall guide issued to teachers putting climate activists alongside far-right groups
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Greta Thunberg tells world leaders to end fossil fuel ‘madness’
2020-01-10 in The GuardianFailure to end investment ‘would be a betrayal against life itself’, say climate activists
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Fossil Fuels
Grass growing around Mount Everest as global heating intensifies
2020-01-10 in The GuardianImpact of increase in shrubs and grasses not yet known but scientists say it could increase flooding in the region
Greta Thunberg: At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy
2020-01-10 in The GuardianAverting catastrophe would be the best business decision to emerge from the economic forum in its 50 years of existence, says climate activist Greta Thunberg and others
Tagged under: Economics | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Fossil Fuels
Police contradict claims spread online exaggerating arson's role in Australian bushfires
2020-01-08 in The GuardianDonald Trump Jr was among those who retweeted misleading figures published by News Corp
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Pension funds urge Barclays to stop lending to fossil fuel firms
2020-01-08 in The GuardianInstitutional investors file resolution for AGM of bank to phase out loans to fossil fuel projects or companies
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Finance
One year to save the planet: a simple guide to fighting the climate crisis in 2020
2020-01-07 in The GuardianVeganism might help and it’s always good to avoid flying. But the answer to Earth’s emergency must involve political, collective action – and there are countless ways to get active
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism
Renewables beat fossil fuels on 137 days in greenest year for UK energy
2020-01-07 in The GuardianRenewable energy up 9% on 2018 but nuclear outages are limiting progress, report warns
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Nuclear Power | Coal | Wind Power | Fossil Fuels
Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse insect apocalypse
2020-01-06 in The GuardianPhasing out synthetic pesticides and fertilisers and aggressive emission reductions among series of solutions outlined by scientists
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects
Britons reach Africans’ annual carbon emissions in just two weeks
2020-01-05 in The GuardianResearch for Oxfam shows inequality between footprints of people in UK and in countries including Rwanda, Ethiopia and Malawi
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Africa
Russia announces plan to ‘use the advantages’ of climate change
2020-01-05 in The GuardianKremlin website recognises global heating as a problem but lists ‘positive’ economic effects
Tagged under: Russia | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases | Vladimir Putin | Economics
The Australian: Murdoch-owned newspaper accused of downplaying bushfires in favour of picnic races
2020-01-03 in The GuardianHerald Sun relegates bushfires to page 4 while Courier Mail brings good news via ‘Onion Oracle’
Tagged under: Bushfires
Climate crisis fuels year of record temperatures in UK, says Met Office
2020-01-03 in The GuardianGlobal heating blamed as summer and winter records tumble in 2019
Royal Dutch Shell may fail to reach green energy targets
2020-01-03 in The GuardianWith a year to go, oil firm’s $2bn investment is well below its own guidance of $4bn-$6bn
Tagged under: Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Australia bushfires: PM's climate stance criticised as thousands flee blazes
2020-01-01 in The GuardianScott Morrison’s government under pressure as fires feared to have killed 17 people
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Prince William unveils 'Earthshot prize' to tackle climate crisis
2020-01-01 in The GuardianMove is hailed by Sir David Attenborough as ‘the most prestigious environment prize in history’
Tagged under: David Attenborough
Federal judge blocks North Carolina's voter ID law, citing its discriminatory intent
2020-01-01 by Sam Levine in The GuardianThe decision could have a big impact in a state that is key to the 2020 presidential election
Tagged under: Democracy | Litigation | US Politics
Barcelona to open southern Europe's biggest low-emissions zone
2019-12-31 in The GuardianCity bans most polluting vehicles from area 20 times the size of Madrid’s zone
Tagged under: Spain | Greenhouse Gases
The missing 99%: why can't we find the vast majority of ocean plastic?
2019-12-31 in The GuardianWhat scientists can see and measure, in the garbage patches and on beaches, accounts for only a tiny fraction of the total plastic entering the water
Tagged under: Oceans
Voter purges: are Republicans trying to rig the 2020 election?
2019-12-31 in The GuardianControversies in Wisconsin and Georgia show how the mass removal of voters from the rolls has become a key part of the fight to win
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Water-related violence rises globally in past decade
2019-12-31 in The GuardianWater shortages and extreme weather contribute to tension in Middle East and India
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Middle East | India
York to ban private car journeys from city centre within three years
2019-12-31 in The GuardianCity councillors unveil ‘unashamedly ambitious’ goal to cut carbon emissions
Tagged under: Cities | Transport | UK | Cars
The environment in 2050: flooded cities, forced migration – and the Amazon turning to savannah
2019-12-30 in The GuardianUnless we focus on shared solutions, violent storms and devastating blazes could be the least of the world’s troubles. Civilisation itself will be at risk
Tagged under: Deforestation | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Drought | Amazon Rainforest | IPCC | Climate Change | Geoengineering
Firms must justify investment in fossil fuels, warns Mark Carney
2019-12-30 in The GuardianOutgoing Bank of England governor says financial sector cutting back too slowly on investing in oil
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
The biggest business con of 2019: fleecing workers while bosses get rich
2019-12-29 in The GuardianFrom Boeing to Whole Foods, companies are touting social responsibility as profits soar. Don’t believe a word of it
Tagged under: Economics
Thousands told to evacuate vast east Gippsland fire threat zone
2019-12-29 in The GuardianVisitors and residents told to ‘get out of’ an area half the size of Belgium immediately, in the face of historic fire threat day on Monday
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Moscow resorts to fake snow in warmest December since 1886
2019-12-29 in The GuardianHibernation disrupted at city’s zoo and gardens bloom early as temperatures hit record high
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Russia
Lebanon heads for meltdown as protesters keep returning to streets
2019-12-25 in The GuardianPower of the street has run headlong into a system invested in entrenched graft and incompetence
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Activism
Trump's dark legacy: a US judiciary remade in his own image
2019-12-25 in The GuardianNo president has secured so many important judgeships so quickly – and progressives say the damage will be lasting
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Judiciary
Planting trees is only a good news story if it’s done right | Bibi van der Zee
2019-12-25 by Bibi van der Zee in The GuardianIn the fight against global warming, we’d be better off preserving natural forests than planting new monoculture plantations, says Guardian journalist Bibi van der Zee
Tagged under: Global Warming | Activism | Carbon Capture and Storage | Forests | Trees | Deforestation | Climate Change
Yes, Australia has always had bushfires: but 2019 is like nothing we've seen before
2019-12-24 in The GuardianRecord low rainfall has contributed to a continent-scale emergency that has burned through more than 5m hectares and alarmed scientists, doctors and firefighters
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Extreme Rainfall | Drought
Home affairs warned Australian government of growing climate disaster risk after May election
2019-12-23 in The GuardianExclusive: department’s brief said ‘coordinated national action’ was needed to ward off increasing disruptions
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather
Net zero carbon neighbourhood to be built in south Wales
2019-12-23 in The GuardianResidents of Parc Hadau in Pontardawe will generate more clean energy than they can use
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Community union Acorn reports glut of applications
2019-12-22 in The GuardianElection prompts people across England to join direct action group unaffiliated to any party
Waiting for a megafire: the battle against Australia's biggest blaze
2019-12-21 in The GuardianThe Gospers Mountain fire has consumed hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and is now threatening towns and lives
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Trees
Dutch supreme court upholds landmark ruling demanding climate action
2019-12-20 in The GuardianCourt rules Dutch government has duty to protect citizens’ rights in face of climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change
2019 wasn't global protests and Fleabag: it was the year a climate truth bomb dropped | Brigid Delaney
2019-12-19 in The GuardianMany of us suddenly woke up, stopped disassociating and realised the party was over
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Activism
Zero-carbon ships on horizon under fuel levy plan
2019-12-18 in The GuardianClimate groups say 10-year ICS plan not urgent enough to cut carbon from ‘dirty’ sector
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
EU ministers opt to continue overfishing, despite 2020 deadline
2019-12-18 in The GuardianGovernments accused of ‘betrayal’ for setting quotas to miss sustainability targets
Tagged under: Fish | European Union | Wildlife | Sustainability
Too hot for humans? First Nations people fear becoming Australia's first climate refugees
2019-12-17 in The GuardianAs the big dry bites and temperature records tumble, Aboriginal people in Alice Springs say global heating threatens their culture and very survival
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought | Housing | Health
Australia took a match to UN climate talks while back home the country burned | Julie-Anne Richards
2019-12-16 in The GuardianThe gleeful coal lobby stalked the Madrid COP25 meeting halls as the Morrison government threw out compassion and international citizenship
Tagged under: Bushfires | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Apple and Google named in US lawsuit over Congolese child cobalt mining deaths
2019-12-16 in The GuardianDell, Microsoft and Tesla also among tech firms named in case brought by families of children killed or injured while mining in DRC
Tagged under: Tesla | Congo | Cobalt | Africa | Women and Children | Children
Reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to tackle climate crisis, say scientists
2019-12-12 in The GuardianReducing meat and dairy consumption will cut methane and allow forests to thrive
Tagged under: Farming | Methane | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees
UK's hottest recorded day 'caused deaths of extra 200 people'
2019-12-11 in The GuardianONS says death rate rose to 1,404 on 25 July, when mercury hit 38.7C during heatwave
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Health
Australia ranked worst of 57 countries on climate change policy
2019-12-11 in The GuardianThinktank report deems Morrison government ‘an increasingly regressive force’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change
Exxon found not guilty of fraud over true cost of climate regulations
2019-12-10 in The GuardianJudge says prosecutors did not prove oil giant had misled investors – but does not absolve it of responsibility for global heating
Tagged under: Exxon | Climate Change
Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s
2019-12-10 by Fiona Harvey in The GuardianScale and speed of loss much higher than predicted, threatening inundation for hundreds of millions of people
Tagged under: Oceans | Predictions | Science | Glaciers | Global Warming | Ice Melting | Greenland | Climate Change | Sea Level
1.9 billion people at risk from mountain water shortages, study shows
2019-12-09 in The GuardianRising demand and climate crisis threaten entire mountain ecosystem, say scientists
UN climate talks failing to address urgency of crisis, says top scientist
2019-12-08 in The GuardianCOP25 in Madrid criticised for focusing on details instead of agreeing deep cuts to emissions
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Carbon Offsetting | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Australia 'risks being dumping ground' for cars with greenhouse gas 1,400 times more potent than CO2
2019-12-08 in The GuardianIndustry groups call for ban on HFC-134a refrigerant in car air-conditioning, already banned in the EU and US
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Cars
Oceans losing oxygen at unprecedented rate, experts warn
2019-12-07 in The GuardianSharks, tuna, marlin and other large fish at risk from spread of ‘dead zones’, say scientists
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change | Fish | Wildlife
Greta Thunberg says school strikes have achieved nothing
2019-12-06 in The GuardianActivist says 4% greenhouse gas emissions rise since 2015 shows action is insufficient
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The climate crisis is the most urgent threat of our time. Help us fight it | Katharine Viner
2019-12-06 in The GuardianUrgent policy steps are needed to avoid climate catastrophe, but we as citizens can also support practical, natural solutions
Tagged under: Trees
We need to protect nature to stand any chance of tackling climate chaos | Caroline Lucas
2019-12-05 in The GuardianVoters have woken up to the climate emergency. Equally urgent is the threat to wildlife – and the issues are linked, says Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion
Tagged under: Wildlife
Biodiversity in 2020: the biggest threats and opportunities
2019-12-05 in The GuardianScientists and conservation professionals predict mosquito-killing fungi and a kelp crisis could be among the trends affecting living things next year
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Predictions | Wildlife
Climate models have accurately predicted global heating, study finds
2019-12-04 in The GuardianFindings confirm reliability of projections of temperature changes over last 50 years
Tagged under: Predictions | Climate Change
Tackling degraded oceans could mitigate climate crisis - report
2019-12-04 in The GuardianSanctuaries and treaties to restore seas’ ecosystems would boost their capacity to absorb heat and store carbon
Tagged under: Oceans | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Wildlife | Greenpeace
Revealed: 'monumental' NSW bushfires have burnt 20% of Blue Mountains world heritage area
2019-12-03 in The GuardianMore than 10% of forest in NSW national parks destroyed by fire this season, with the damage to Gondwana rainforest a ‘global tragedy’
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Rainforests | Trees
More homes threatened by NSW bushfires as hazardous smoke blankets Sydney
2019-12-03 in The GuardianAt least one home lost on NSW south coast as an out-of-control bushfire burned in Forrestdale, south-east of Perth in WA
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Decade of 'exceptional' heat likely to be hottest on record, experts say
2019-12-03 in The GuardianWorld Meteorological Organization says 2019 is likely to be second or third warmest year ever
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
COP25: youth ‘leadership’ contrasts with government inaction, says UN chief
2019-12-02 in The GuardianAhead of Madrid climate change conference António Guterres says political will missing
Tagged under: Climate Change
'Black wall' of redacted pages as UK fracking report finally released
2019-12-02 in The GuardianPeople will wonder why there is so much the government wants to conceal, says Greenpeace
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Activism
US Congress commits to act on climate crisis, despite Donald Trump
2019-12-02 in The GuardianNancy Pelosi tells UN conference in Madrid that commitment is ‘iron-clad’
Tagged under: US Politics | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
Weatherwatch: restore peat bogs to fight climate change
2019-12-02 in The GuardianPeat moors store far more carbon dioxide than forests, as well as helping to control flooding
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Trees
John Kerry launches coalition to fight climate crisis: ‘We are way behind’
2019-12-01 in The GuardianBipartisan bloc aims to convince people that rapid action is required to halt carbon emissions within 30 years
Tagged under: Coal | US Politics
New Zealand begins genetic program to produce low methane-emitting sheep
2019-12-01 in The Guardian‘Global first’ project will help tackle climate change by lowering agricultural greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Climate Change
Scientist's theory of climate's Titanic moment the 'tip of a mathematical iceberg'
2019-12-01 in The GuardianFormula for climate emergency shows if ‘reaction time is longer than intervention time left’ then ‘we have lost control’
UN appoints Mark Carney to help finance climate action goals
2019-12-01 in The GuardianBank of England governor steps down in January and will replace Michael Bloomberg
Tagged under: Finance
Tackling climate crisis is what we should be doing, says new IMF boss
2019-11-30 in The GuardianIn an exclusive interview, Kristalina Georgieva tells why global heating is as big a threat to economic stability as another financial crash
Tagged under: Economics
Slaughter of the songbirds: the fight against France's 'barbaric' glue traps
2019-11-30 in The GuardianFrench hunters claim ‘tradition’ justifies their exemption from EU rules. But with many species endangered, there is growing pressure for a ban
Tagged under: Birds | France | Wildlife
Countries are burning from Siberia to Australia: the age of fire is the bleakest warning yet | Julian Cribb
2019-11-29 in The GuardianIt is time not only to think the unthinkable, but to speak it: the world economy, civilisation, and maybe our survival as a species are on the line
Tagged under: Russia
How Peru’s potato museum could stave off world food crisis
2019-11-29 in The GuardianAgri-park high in the Andes preserves the expertise to breed strains fit for a changing climate
Brazil’s president claims DiCaprio paid for Amazon fires
2019-11-29 in The GuardianJair Bolsonaro falsely accuses actor of funding deliberate destruction of rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Forest Fires | Trees
Massive Attack to help map music industry's carbon footprint
2019-11-28 in The GuardianBristol band team up with academics from Manchester University to share tour data
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
'Our house is on fire': EU parliament declares climate emergency
2019-11-28 in The GuardianBloc warned against making symbolic gestures not backed up by concrete action
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
Charges dropped against more than 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters
2019-11-27 in The GuardianDecision may prompt those detained in October protests to sue for wrongful arrest
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’
2019-11-27 in The GuardianWarning of ‘existential threat to civilisation’ as impacts lead to cascade of unstoppable events
Tagged under: Deforestation | Tipping Points | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Trees
A vote for the planet means a vote for Labour or the Greens | George Monbiot
2019-11-27 in The GuardianFor the first time, the environment is central to British election manifestoes. But only these parties really get it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
California: thousands flee from fire burning near Santa Barbara
2019-11-26 in The GuardianUp to 6,300 people evacuated and 2,400 homes threatened by wind-driven wildfire that erupted Monday afternoon in Los Padres national forest
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California | Trees
UN calls for push to cut greenhouse gas levels to avoid climate chaos
2019-11-26 in The GuardianGlobal emissions must fall by 7.6% a year for next decade to avoid crisis, report says
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
European parliament split on declaring climate emergency
2019-11-26 in The GuardianDraft resolution will be voted on this week before crucial UN climate summit
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
Police raid office of Brazil NGO linked to brigade that helped battle Amazon fires
2019-11-26 in The GuardianRaid and arrests were a politically-motivated attack on dedicated firefighters and a respected NGO, indigenous associations and campaigners say
Tagged under: Deforestation | Wildfires | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Climate-heating greenhouse gases hit new high, UN reports
2019-11-25 in The GuardianHead of World Meteorological Organization says ‘no sign of a slowdown, let alone a decline’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Meat: A Threat to Our Planet? review – guaranteed to put you off your chicken nuggets
2019-11-25 in The GuardianLiz Bonnin’s investigation of the environmental mayhem caused by mass carnivory was meaty, disquieting viewing
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Texas | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees | Activism
Jeremy Clarkson finally recognises climate crisis during Asia trip
2019-11-24 in The GuardianGrand Tour host says impact of global heating on lake bed in Cambodia was ‘genuinely alarming’
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest
It's time to retire metrics like GDP. They don't measure everything that matters | Joseph Stiglitz
2019-11-24 by Joseph Stiglitz in The GuardianThe way we assess economic performance and social progress is fundamentally wrong, and the climate crisis has brought these concerns to the fore
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | GDP | Economic Growth
Students accuse Cambridge university of 'greenwashing' ties with oil firms
2019-11-23 in The GuardianActivists call Cambridge Zero initiative a ‘PR stunt to divert attention from links to fossil fuel industry’
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Geoengineering
Light pollution is key 'bringer of insect apocalypse'
2019-11-22 in The GuardianExclusive: scientists say bug deaths can be cut by switching off unnecessary lights
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects
Rupert Murdoch says 'there are no climate change deniers around' News Corp
2019-11-21 in The GuardianMurdoch was responding to a question at AGM about time given to ‘climate deniers’ by News Corp outlets in Australia
Tagged under: Climate Change
Simon Armitage: ‘Nature has come back to the centre of poetry’
2019-11-21 in The GuardianThe poet laureate’s new prize for a collection that focuses on the environment highlights a crisis that can no longer be ignored, plus an exclusive new poem
Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit
2019-11-20 in The Guardian‘We’re in a deep hole over the climate crisis and we need to stop digging,’ warn experts
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels
Australian residents brace for severe fire danger across NSW, Victoria and Tasmania
2019-11-20 in The GuardianExtreme heat hits across the country as parts of Victoria prepare for worst possible bushfire conditions on Thursday
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Bill Gates backs startup using sunlight to create 1,000C-plus heat
2019-11-19 in The GuardianHeliogen uses mirrors to concentrate solar energy that can power heavy industry
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy
'Sneering and uninformed': judges attack Courier-Mail coverage of fines for anti-Adani activists
2019-11-19 in The GuardianNews Corp article, editorial and comment piece accused of ignoring essential facts
Tagged under: Activism
Canada's farmers pushed to the brink by politics, weather and banks
2019-11-18 in The GuardianPoor conditions coupled with dismal harvests are taking a severe toll on workers’ mental health
Tagged under: Economics | Farming | Health | Finance
Renewable energy: climate crisis 'may have triggered faster wind speeds'
2019-11-18 in The GuardianWindfarms could be able to generate more energy due to phenomenon, says report
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Wind Power
Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record
2019-11-17 in The GuardianParty under pressure on climate crisis as Corbyn says Johnson can not be trusted
How do the parties propose to tackle the climate crisis?
2019-11-17 in The GuardianElection contenders have been setting out plans to win over voters concerned about the environment
Methane emissions from coalmines could stoke climate crisis – study
2019-11-15 in The GuardianMillions of tonnes belched into atmosphere as bad as shipping and aviation emissions combined, researchers find
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Methane | Coal | Fossil Fuels
This is what it looks like when your government sells out the climate for votes | Katharine Murphy
2019-11-15 in The GuardianThe real reason the Coalition doesn’t want to talk about the climate is that its record is one of unmitigated shame and failure
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Coal
Food prices set to rise in UK as floods ruin crops
2019-11-15 in The GuardianSoaring prices likely as potatoes rot in sodden fields and farmers struggle to sow wheat
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather
Climate change may be behind fall of ancient empire, say researchers
2019-11-13 in The GuardianDramatic shift from wet to dry climate could have caused crop failure in Neo-Assyrian empire
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change
Climate change: do more now or risk catastrophe, warns energy agency
2019-11-13 in The GuardianIEA says deep disparity between words and action on climate change risks failing to cap global temperatures
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Wind Power
‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn
2019-11-13 in The GuardianReport claims 400,000 insect species face extinction amid heavy use of pesticides
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Extinction
Climate crisis will affect lifelong health of young, warn doctors
2019-11-13 in The GuardianLancet Countdown tracks impacts of global heating covering disease, wildfires and malnutrition
Tagged under: Wildfires | Health | Women and Children | Children
We've been in bushfire hell in Glen Innes – and the scientists knew it was coming | Carol Sparks
2019-11-11 in The GuardianMy community deserves the unvarnished truth from me, its mayor. Ignorance and arrogance delivered us ashes
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Wildfires
NSW and Queensland bushfires: Sydney to face catastrophic fire danger for first time
2019-11-10 in The GuardianMore than 130 bushfires continue to burn, with three people dead and 150 properties destroyed, and conditions set to worsen
Tagged under: Bushfires
Climate change deniers’ new battle front attacked
2019-11-09 in The Guardian‘Pernicious’ campaign is unfair on well-meaning people who want to help – expert
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
NSW and Queensland bushfires: two dead and at least 100 homes destroyed
2019-11-09 in The GuardianSeven people unaccounted for, as fuller picture emerges of the devastation
Tagged under: Bushfires | Drought
'We had to buy blankets': floods force shoppers to spend night in Meadowhall
2019-11-08 in The GuardianSheffield shopping centre cut off by rising waters as torrential rain deluges large parts areas and Met Office warns of more to come
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Delhi’s toxic politicians must be held to account for this deadly pollution | Aruna Chandrasekhar
2019-11-08 in The GuardianA unique political deadlock in the capital is creating a destructive inertia, says Aruna Chandrasekhar, an independent journalist from India
Tagged under: India
Biggest UK fund manager invested in firms it shamed over climate crisis
2019-11-07 in The GuardianExclusive: Legal & General Investment Management put extra £285m into firms such as ExxonMobil
Tagged under: Exxon | Insurance
Majority of UK public back 2030 zero-carbon target – poll
2019-11-07 in The GuardianNearly half of Tory voters back plan, compared with 16% who back party’s 2050 target
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Public Opinion
Tory election hopeful called climate crisis 'socialist Trojan horse'
2019-11-07 in The GuardianConservatives criticised for picking climate change sceptic Craig Morley as candidate
Tagged under: Climate Change
Heineken ditches plastic rings and shrink wrap in eco makeover
2019-11-07 in The GuardianCardboard can ‘toppers’ to be rolled out in UK as brewer tries to reduce plastic packaging
Twitter political ad ban could silence climate activists, warns Warren
2019-11-06 in The GuardianUS presidential hopeful says fossil fuel firms will be free to promote themselves while critics are barred
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue Met as ban ruled unlawful
2019-11-06 in The GuardianSection 14 order issued to halt protest across London was not legitimate, high court rules
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Extinction Rebellion has won in the courts. Now we must win this climate election | Tobias Garnett
2019-11-06 in The GuardianWe need more than judges to fight the climate crisis, says Tobias Garnett of Extinction Rebellion
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Most countries' climate plans 'totally inadequate' – experts
2019-11-05 in The GuardianUS and Brazil unlikely to meet Paris agreement pledges - while Russia has not even made one
Tagged under: Brazil | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Russia | The Paris Agreement
Young climate activists chain selves to Washington pier amid pipeline delivery
2019-11-05 in The GuardianProtest comes amid effort to disrupt 700-mile Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Tagged under: Activism | Washington State
Cambridge accepts £6m Shell donation for oil extraction research
2019-11-05 in The GuardianCambridge Zero Carbon says university has been ‘hijacked’ by fossil fuel industry
Tagged under: Shell | Fossil Fuels
Don’t sign pledges on NHS or climate, Tory HQ tells candidates
2019-11-05 in The GuardianExclusive: leaked briefing note advises candidates not to sign up to non-approved pledges – but supporting shooting is allowed
Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of ‘untold suffering’
2019-11-05 by Damian Carrington in The GuardianStatement sets out ‘vital signs’ as indicators of magnitude of the climate emergency
Tagged under: Predictions | Climate Change | Extreme Weather
UK campaigners call for citizens' assembly to repair democracy
2019-11-04 in The GuardianLetter to Guardian says Britain’s democratic system is in urgent need of an upgrade
Tagged under: Economics
Charities say next UK government must bring forward climate targets
2019-11-04 in The GuardianGroups including Greenpeace, WI and Oxfam call for faster action in letter to all parties
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Greenpeace | Activism
I applaud Bristol for banning diesel vehicles. But why not ban all private cars? | Leo Murray
2019-11-04 in The GuardianHowever welcome this plan is, the climate emergency demands truly radical steps, says climate campaigner Leo Murray
Tagged under: Cars
Naomi Oreskes: ‘Discrediting science is a political strategy’
2019-11-03 in The GuardianThe Harvard professor on science and scepticism – and why climate deniers have run out of excuses
Tagged under: Donald Trump
Government under fire for approval of new coalmine in Cumbria
2019-11-03 in The GuardianDecision coincides with net-zero emissions review and is branded ‘backwards step’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
'Ecological breakdown': Greta Thunberg and youth activists rally as wildfires burn
2019-11-02 in The GuardianThe Swedish climate activist joined more than 1,000 people for an afternoon of youth-led climate action in Los Angeles
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Wildfires | California
Should this tree have the same rights as you?
2019-11-02 in The GuardianAround the world, a movement is gaining momentum that grants legal rights to natural phenomena, including rivers, lakes and mountains. Robert Macfarlane investigates the rise of the new animism
Tagged under: Activism | Rivers | Trees
Argentina could become 'sacrificial country' for plastic waste, say activists
2019-11-01 in The GuardianCountry has changed definition of waste, which campaigners fear could lead to imports of low-grade plastic scraps
Tagged under: Argentina | Activism
New York City to 'break car culture' and build more than 250 new bike lanes
2019-11-01 in The GuardianCity council passed legislation to invest $1.7bn in road infrastructure over 10 years in move to improve safety
Tagged under: Legislation
California's fire season has been bad. But it could have been much worse
2019-11-01 in The GuardianWith planning – and luck – firefighters quickly contained most fires ignited in the past week. But the state remains vulnerable if it doesn’t adapt to more extreme weather
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
The US city preparing itself for the collapse of capitalism
2019-10-31 in The GuardianFrom a festival that helps artists trade work for healthcare to a regional micro-currency, Kingston is trying to build an inclusive and self-sufficient local ecosystem
Tagged under: Capitalism | Health | Collapse
Ordinary life has vanished in fire-ravaged California | Rebecca Solnit
2019-10-31 in The GuardianIt’s impossible to quantify the losses caused by the Kincade fire
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
Climate emissions from tropical forest damage 'underestimated by a factor of six'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianScientists say policymakers must better account for climate impacts of damage to forests, and benefits of conserving them
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees
Quarter of world's pig population 'to die due to African swine fever'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianWorld Organisation for Animal Health warns spread of disease has inflamed worldwide crisis
Fishery collapse ‘confirms Silent Spring pesticide prophecy'
2019-10-31 in The GuardianCommon pesticides found to starve fish ‘astoundingly fast’ by killing aquatic insects
Tagged under: Farming | Insect Populations | Fish | Pesticides | Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
Electric cars could be charged in 10 minutes in future, finds research
2019-10-30 in The GuardianScientists are developing rapid-charging batteries that could be in use in a couple of years
Tagged under: Batteries | Electric Cars | Cars
Has the climate crisis made California too dangerous to live in? | Bill McKibben
2019-10-29 in The GuardianAs with so many things, Californians are going first where the rest of us will follow
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
What hypocrisy, I think guiltily, as I jet off to academic conferences far and wide | Jonathan Wolff
2019-10-29 in The GuardianWe must apply the three Rs to plane travel: replace if possible, reduce to the essential, and refine to make it worthwhile
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
'You can't fight this': California wildfires force evacuation in Sonoma county
2019-10-28 in The Guardian185,000 evacuated as firefighters battle el diablo winds and governor calls state emergency as 2 million left without power
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
A lightbulb moment for nuclear fusion?
2019-10-27 in The GuardianScientists pursuing the holy grail of energy generation are taking giant steps
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Nuclear Fusion
Half a century of dither and denial – a climate crisis timeline
2019-10-26 (or before) by in The GuardianFossil fuel companies have been aware of their impact on the planet since at least the 1950s
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
'Potentially historic': dangerous winds expected as fires burn across California
2019-10-26 in The GuardianFresh evacuations in Sonoma county as Kincade fire spreads and wave of power blackouts begin across the state
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
Offshore windfarms 'can provide more electricity than the world needs'
2019-10-25 in The GuardianSupplies from turbines will prove to be the next great energy revolution, IEA predicts
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Predictions | Wind Power | Electricity
The real reason scientists downplay the risks of climate change | Dale Jamieson, Michael Oppenheimer and Naomi Oreskes
2019-10-25 in The GuardianClimate deniers often accuse scientists of exaggerating the threats associated with climate change, but if anything they’re often too conservative
Tagged under: Climate Change
SUVs second biggest cause of emissions rise, figures reveal
2019-10-25 (or before) in The GuardianIf SUV drivers were a nation, they would rank seventh in the world for carbon emissions
Glacial rivers absorb carbon faster than rainforests, scientists find
2019-10-25 in The Guardian‘Total surprise’ discovery overturns conventional understanding of rivers
Tagged under: Rainforests | Greenhouse Gases | Rivers
California wildfires: tens of thousands ordered to evacuate as power shut off
2019-10-25 in The GuardianCalifornia’s utility companies impose blackouts to stop winds toppling power lines as strong winds fan fires near Santa Clarita and Geyserville
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | California
Sea urchin population soars 10,000% in five years, devastating US coastline
2019-10-24 in The GuardianVoracious purple urchins in waters of California and Oregon pose threat to mighty kelp forests and risk upending delicate ecosystems
Tagged under: Oregon | Oceans | Wildlife | California | Trees
Fossil fuel big five 'spent €251m lobbying EU' since 2010
2019-10-24 by Sandra Laville in The GuardianReport comes amid calls for set up of firewall to protect politics from industry influence
Tagged under: BP | Lobbying | European Union | Oil Industry | Shell | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels
First 100% electric black cab for 120 years launches in London
2019-10-23 in The GuardianConverted Nissan van called the Dynamo licensed to help clean up capital’s ‘filthy air’
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Plan for fracking 'years behind schedule' and has cost taxpayer £32m
2019-10-23 in The GuardianSpending watchdog finds that only three wells have been dug, despite aim to have 20 by 2020
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Labour unveils plans for carbon-neutral energy system by 2030s
2019-10-23 in The GuardianStrategy includes 30 recommendations including insulation upgrades for every home in UK
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Insulation | Greenpeace
Lib Dems unveil plans for environmental 'duty of care' for UK firms
2019-10-23 in The GuardianProposals could make companies liable for harm caused by overseas suppliers
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees
Amazon rainforest 'close to irreversible tipping point'
2019-10-23 in The GuardianForecast suggests rainforest could stop producing enough rain to sustain itself by 2021
Tagged under: Deforestation | Tipping Points | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
Exxon sowed doubt about climate crisis, House Democrats hear in testimony
2019-10-23 by Emily Holden in The GuardianSubcommittee laid out four decades of evidence just a day after oil behemoth began a trial over misleading investors
Tagged under: US Politics | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Exxon | Climate Change | Disinformation and Misinformation
Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met police £37m so far
2019-10-22 in The GuardianFigure more than double that spent each year on trying to reduce violent crime in London
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Melting glaciers reveal five new islands in the Arctic
2019-10-22 in The GuardianRussian navy discovers yet-to-be-named islands previously hidden under glaciers
ExxonMobil faces trial over allegations of misleading investors on climate crisis
2019-10-22 in The GuardianNew York lawsuit alleges company was ‘exposed to far greater risk from climate change than investors were led to believe’
Tagged under: Exxon | Climate Change
UK to use finance meant for green energy to support fracking in Argentina
2019-10-22 in The GuardianDocuments show government’s £1bn commitment in 2017 later prioritised support of major oil companies
Tagged under: Argentina | Renewable Energy | BP | Shell | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Britain now G7's biggest net importer of CO2 emissions per capita, says ONS
2019-10-21 in The GuardianFall in UK-produced emissions has been offset by those from increase in imported products
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
UK firm announces plans for first 'liquid to gas' cryogenic battery
2019-10-21 in The GuardianHighview Power claims device will be Europe’s largest energy storage project
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Batteries | Fossil Fuels
The Guardian view on Extinction Rebellion: numbers alone won’t create change | Editorial
2019-10-21 in The GuardianEditorial: People being in the streets isn’t effective without a strategy, and XR needs a clearer one for what could be years of non-violent struggle
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Sadiq Khan to fight government attempt to water down green policies
2019-10-21 in The GuardianExclusive: mayor to reject changes to his London Plan which aims to protect green belt and stop Heathrow expansion
Tagged under: Climate Change
Renewable energy to expand by 50% in next five years - report
2019-10-21 in The GuardianEnergy agency says solar power will drive faster than forecast growth in renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Wind Power | Tidal Energy
UK urges World Bank to channel more money into tackling climate crisis
2019-10-20 in The GuardianSize of British contribution also hinges on better gender equality and an anti-poverty approach
Tagged under: Economics
Leading Australian engineers turn their backs on new fossil fuel projects
2019-10-20 in The GuardianThe Engineers Declare movement pledges to put climate considerations first in evaluating plans
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
'Older generations can't understand': XR Youth on being heard
2019-10-19 in The GuardianFor young Extinction Rebellion members, there is an urgency they say others struggle to fully grasp
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Energy watchdog accused of stalling electric vehicle rollout
2019-10-18 in The GuardianScottish Power boss says UK regulator needs reform after refusing upgrades to cope with e-vehicle demand
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Queensland claims cabinet confidentiality to block release of climate protest details
2019-10-18 in The GuardianDetails of photos used to justify new protest laws blocked from release
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
'Just don't waste': David Attenborough's heartfelt message to next generation
2019-10-18 by Kate Abbott in The GuardianAt launch of BBC nature series Seven Worlds, One Planet, Attenborough says message is finally getting through
Tagged under: Consumption | Conservation | David Attenborough
Banks warned over Saudi Aramco by environmental groups
2019-10-17 in The GuardianTen green groups send letter to express concern over planned market float
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Heathrow expansion violates climate rights of children, say lawyers
2019-10-17 in The GuardianAppeal court to hear fresh challenge against plans for construction of third runway
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel | Women and Children | Children
Bank of England boss says global finance is funding 4C temperature rise
2019-10-15 in The GuardianMark Carney says capital markets are financing projects likely to fuel a catastrophic rise in global heating
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Economics | Finance | Capitalism
Rise of renewables may see off oil firms decades earlier than they think
2019-10-14 by Jillian Ambrose in The GuardianPace of progress raises hope that fossil fuel companies could lose their domination
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Oil Industry | Renewable Energy | Climate Change | Wind Power | Fossil Fuels
Top investment banks provide billions to expand fossil fuel industry
2019-10-13 in The GuardianExclusive: analysis reveals lenders provided $700bn to expand sector since Paris climate pact
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Divestment works – and one huge bank can lead the way | Bill McKibben
2019-10-13 in The GuardianOn the 15 October, the board of the EU’s European Investment Bank meets to decide its policy on fossil fuels, says Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt, says Mark Carney
2019-10-13 in The GuardianBank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Economics | Fossil Fuels | Collapse
Fossil fuel bosses must change or be voted out, says asset manager
2019-10-12 in The GuardianState Street chief says it could use shareholder powers to force boards to act on climate
Tagged under: Climate Change
World's top three asset managers oversee $300bn fossil fuel investments
2019-10-12 in The GuardianData reveals crucial role of BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard in climate crisis
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Political polarisation over climate crisis has surged under Trump
2019-10-11 in The GuardianRevealed: divide exacerbated by fossil fuel industry’s record contribution to Republicans
Tagged under: US Politics | Donald Trump | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
Tory MPs five times as likely to vote against climate action
2019-10-11 in The GuardianBoris Johnson among dozens of MPs to record worst possible environmental score in Guardian analysis
Extinction Rebellion: who are the protesters, and why are they doing it?
2019-10-11 in The GuardianAs a week of civil disobedience comes to an end, protesters explain the environmental fears that have driven them to action
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
The obscure law that explains why Google backs climate deniers
2019-10-11 in The GuardianCompany wants to curry favour with conservatives to protect its ‘section 230’ legal immunity
Tagged under: US Politics
In its insatiable pursuit of power, Silicon Valley is fuelling the climate crisis | Rebecca Solnit
2019-10-10 in The GuardianBig tech isn’t interested in a better world, just a more profitable one. We need to break its stranglehold on us, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit
Oil firms to pour extra 7m barrels per day into markets, data shows
2019-10-10 in The GuardianProjected production surge in next 12 years to be led by Shell despite climate crisis
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Chevron | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
‘Inspirational': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez applauds mayors’ Global Green New Deal
2019-10-09 in The GuardianMayors of more than 90 of the world’s biggest cities voice support for bold proposal to fight climate change as they lambast ‘failed’ UN climate summit
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Extinction Rebellion
Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions
2019-10-09 in The GuardianNew data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Africa | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | Middle East | Saudi Arabia | Aramco
Does Extinction Rebellion have a race problem?
2019-10-04 in The GuardianCritics say group is not doing enough to involve people of colour, or expose links between climate crisis and inequality
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Populations of UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted since 1970
2019-10-03 by Damian Carrington in The GuardianQuarter of mammals and nearly half of birds assessed are at risk of extinction, says State of Nature report
Tagged under: Oceans | Farming | Agriculture | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss | Wildlife | Birds
Australia’s vast carbon sink releasing millions of tonnes of CO2 back into atmosphere
2019-10-01 in The GuardianAustralia’s mangroves and seagrass meadows absorb 20m tonnes of CO2 a year but report warns damage to ecosystems contributing to climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change
Tories focus on animal welfare over climate crisis in green agenda
2019-09-28 in The GuardianCampaigners criticise party for absence of announcements on air pollution and plastics crisis
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Sustainability expert Michael Mobbs: I’m leaving the city to prep for the apocalypse
2019-09-28 in The GuardianThe man who wrote the book on living off-grid in the city plans to retreat to a rural bolthole, saying eco-friendly progress has not kept pace with the speed of climate collapse
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Drought | Collapse | Electricity Grid | Sustainability
THE GRETA THUNBERG PROBLEM, so many men freaking out about the tiny Swedish climate demon | First Dog on the Moon
2019-09-27 in The GuardianIs she the brainwasher or brainwashee?
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg
More than half of native European trees face extinction, warns study
2019-09-27 in The GuardianAsh, elm and rowan among trees threatened by pests and pollution, says biodiversity report
Tagged under: Trees | Extinction
Swedish newspaper stops taking adverts from fossil fuel firms
2019-09-26 in The GuardianDagens ETC says ban is crucial for its credibility and urges other media to follow suit
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Mont Blanc glacier in danger of collapse, experts warn
2019-09-25 in The GuardianItalian mayor orders roads closed and homes evacuated over fears ice will break away
Tagged under: Collapse
Countries must triple climate emission cut targets to limit global heating to 2C
2019-09-22 in The GuardianUnited in Science report ahead of UN summit says climate is changing faster than forecast, and current plans would lead to ‘catastrophic’ global temperature rise
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Vaclav Smil: ‘Growth must end. Our economist friends don’t seem to realise that’
2019-09-21 in The GuardianThe scientist and author on why humanity’s endless expansion must stop.
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth
From Alan Jones to the Daily Mail: the Australian media's bizarre reactions to the climate strike
2019-09-20 in The GuardianJones cited Joseph Goebbels while the Mail found a child who said they just wanted the day off school
Tagged under: Activism
Climate change is morally wrong. It is time for a carbon abolition movement | Eric Beinhocker
2019-09-20 in The GuardianThose who fought against slavery did not agonise over the costs and benefits. Their goal was clear: make it illegal, says Eric Beinhocker, a professor of public policy practice
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
This isn't extinction, it's extermination: the people killing nature know what they're doing | Jeff Sparrow
2019-09-20 by Jeff Sparrow in The GuardianThe climate strike must be a beginning and not an end. Warming won’t be stopped by symbolism
Tagged under: Global Warming | Climate Change | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Extinction
The climate crisis explained in 10 charts
2019-09-19 in The GuardianFrom the rise and rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to possible solutions
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Antarctic | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels
'The crisis is already here': young strikers facing climate apartheid
2019-09-19 in The GuardianYoung activists call for north-south solidarity to tackle climate emergency that threatens to exacerbate inequality and conflict
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Bolsonaro | Greenhouse Gases | Nigeria | Africa
Global climate strikes: Don’t say you’re sorry. We need people who can take action to TAKE ACTUAL ACTION | First Dog on the Moon
2019-09-19 in The GuardianBrenda the civil disobedience penguin gives some handy dos and don’ts for your civil disobedience
Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’
2019-09-19 in The GuardianFilm by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Trees
Airlines' CO2 emissions rising up to 70% faster than predicted
2019-09-19 in The GuardianCarbon dioxide emitted by commercial flights rose by 32% from 2013 to 2018, study shows
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Predictions
'We're losing the race': UN secretary general calls climate change an 'emergency'
2019-09-18 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres cites ‘fantastic leadership’ of young activists and is counting on public pressure to compel governments to honor the 2015 Paris Agreement
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
Greta Thunberg to Congress: ‘You’re not trying hard enough. Sorry’
2019-09-17 in The GuardianThe Swedish environmentalist was one of several who spoke at a Senate climate crisis taskforce
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | US Politics
Plastic alternatives may worsen marine pollution, MPs warn
2019-09-12 in The GuardianCommittee says UK should reduce use of plastics rather than replace it with other materials
Tagged under: Oceans
World 'gravely' unprepared for effects of climate crisis – report
2019-09-10 in The GuardianTrillions of dollars needed to avoid ‘climate apartheid’ but this is less than cost of inaction
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires
Amazon fires 'extraordinarily concerning', warns UN biodiversity chief
2019-08-30 in The GuardianBiodiversity chief calls for countries to unite to halt rapid degradation of nature
Tagged under: Deforestation | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Forest Fires | Trees
David Wallace-Wells: ‘There are many cases of climate hypocrisy’
2019-08-25 in The GuardianThe journalist and author on the climate crisis
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Geoengineering | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Global heating: ancient plants set to reproduce in UK after 60m years
2019-08-22 in The GuardianCycad in Isle of Wight produces outdoor male and female cones for first time on record
Jair Bolsonaro claims NGOs behind Amazon forest fire surge – but provides no evidence
2019-08-21 in The GuardianBrazilian president claims green groups behind blazes, which have increased 84% over same period last year
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
Why carbon offsetting is not the panacea Harry and Meghan might think it is
2019-08-20 by Emine Saner in The GuardianElton John claimed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s private jet use was ‘carbon neutral’. The reality is more complicated
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting | Air Travel | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?
2019-08-17 in The GuardianYou sort your recycling, leave it to be collected – and then what? From councils burning the lot to foreign landfill sites overflowing with British rubbish, Oliver Franklin-Wallis reports on a global waste crisis
Government's shift to relax shale gas fracking safeguards condemned
2019-08-15 in The GuardianEnvironment groups fear possibly ‘weakened’ earthquake risk rules after report on Cuadrilla drilling
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Jacinda Ardern says Australia has to 'answer to Pacific' on climate change
2019-08-14 in The GuardianNew Zealand prime minister warns Scott Morrison about Canberra’s stance but refuses to call for Australia to transition out of coal
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change | Pacific Ocean
North Pole: multiple lightning strikes follow record-low sea ice levels
2019-08-13 in The Guardian‘Furthest north lightning strikes in Alaska forecaster memory’ hit as high temperatures and widespread fires plague region
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Arctic | Sea Level | Alaska
Polar cruise boom harming the Arctic, explorer warns
2019-08-13 in The GuardianGerman adventurer Arved Fuchs says he has seen Inuit villages flooded with gawping tourists – ‘Party ships have no place here’
Tagged under: Arctic
It's raining plastic: microscopic fibers fall from the sky in Rocky Mountains
2019-08-13 in The GuardianDiscovery raises new questions about the amount of plastic waste permeating the air, water, and soil virtually everywhere on Earth
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Colorado State
'Coal is over': the miners rooting for the Green New Deal
2019-08-12 in The GuardianAn area desperately in need of an economic transformation looks to new promise after Trump’s prove empty
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Arctic wildfires spew soot and smoke cloud bigger than EU
2019-08-12 in The GuardianPlume from unprecedented blazes forecast to reach Alaska as fires rage for third month
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Russia | Alaska
Trump officials weaken protections for animals near extinction
2019-08-12 in The GuardianChanges to how Endangered Species Act is implemented come as world scientists warn biodiversity crisis will put humanity at risk
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Wildlife | Extinction
'Ecological grief': Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency
2019-08-12 by Dan McDougall in The GuardianIslanders are struggling to reconcile impact of global heating with traditional way of life, survey finds
Tagged under: Arctic | Ice Melting | Global Warming | Greenland | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Climate Change
Alaska records warmest month ever in July with coastline barren of sea ice
2019-08-08 in The GuardianAverage temperature for month amid Arctic heatwave was 58.1F (14.5C), nearly 1F above previous high set in July 2004
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Arctic | Alaska
How the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot
2019-08-07 in The GuardianThe fossil-fuel lobby is threatened by public concern over the climate crisis. So it’s buying influence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Record heatwave 'made much more likely' by human impact on climate
2019-08-02 in The GuardianScientists say July at least equalled and may have beaten hottest month on record
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Heatwaves
Australia’s climate stance is inflicting criminal damage on humanity | Ian Dunlop and David Spratt
2019-08-02 in The GuardianThe government opts for conflict rather than change, while suppressing details on the implications of its climate inaction
Tagged under: Climate Change
Just 10% of fossil fuel subsidy cash 'could pay for green transition'
2019-08-01 in The GuardianRedirecting small portion of subsidies would unleash clean energy revolution, says report
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Coal | Fossil Fuels
UK needs sustainability act to avert economic collapse, says IPPR
2019-08-01 in The GuardianThinktank says country must focus on building abundance to avoid 2008-style financial crisis
Tagged under: Economics | Greenhouse Gases | Fish | Wildlife | Collapse | Sustainability
Carbon calculator: find out how much CO2 your flight will emit
2019-07-31 in The GuardianThe Guardian’s carbon calculator works out the emissions on flights from the world’s 100 busiest airports, as well as from selected UK airports
Tagged under: Air Travel
BlackRock lost $90bn investing in fossil fuel companies, report finds
2019-07-31 in The GuardianWorld’s biggest fund manager urged to invest in clean energy for good of the climate and its investors
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Starvation deaths of 200 reindeer in Arctic caused by climate crisis, say researchers
2019-07-30 in The GuardianComparable death toll has been recorded only once before, says Norwegian Polar Institute
Tagged under: Arctic | Climate Change
War on science: Trump administration muzzles climate experts, critics say
2019-07-26 in The GuardianWhistleblowers and groups tracking agency decisions say administration is ignoring science and censoring expertise
Tagged under: Donald Trump
EU moves to tackle deforestation caused by chocolate and other products
2019-07-25 in The GuardianCampaigners hail scheme to protect and restore forests around the world as ‘pivotal step’ towards ensuring goods remain untainted
Tagged under: Deforestation | European Union | Trees | Sustainability
Amazon deforestation accelerating towards unrecoverable 'tipping point'
2019-07-25 in The GuardianData confirms fears that Jair Bolsonaro’s policy encourages illegal logging in Brazil
Tagged under: Deforestation | Tipping Points | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
'No doubt left' about scientific consensus on global warming, say experts
2019-07-24 in The GuardianExtensive historical data shows recent extreme warming is unprecedented in past 2,000 years
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
I’m an ordinary person who joined an Extinction Rebellion blockade. Here's why you should too
2019-07-23 in The GuardianIt was way out of my comfort zone, but as a scientist I can tell you that the climate emergency is much more terrifying
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Greta Thunberg: ‘They see us as a threat because we’re having an impact’
2019-07-21 in The GuardianThe climate activist answers questions from famous supporters and Observer readers, with an introduction by Ali Smith
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
Skipping a flight might not save the Arctic, but it means you care | Oliver Burkeman
2019-07-19 in The GuardianThere are no strictly rational grounds for making personal sacrifices for the climate
UK energy-saving efforts collapse after government subsidy cuts
2019-07-18 in The GuardianOnly 10,000 upgrades such as loft insulation happen each month compared with 65,000 in 2014, report shows
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Insulation | Collapse
Manmade Antarctic snowstorm 'could save coastal cities from rising seas'
2019-07-17 in The GuardianBlowing trillions of tonnes of snow on to ice sheet could halt its collapse, researchers say
Tagged under: Oceans | Antarctic | Geoengineering | Sea Level | Collapse
No 10 hands Jaguar Land Rover £500m loan guarantee to develop electric cars
2019-07-15 in The GuardianMeeting of carmakers also told of plan for new houses to have EV charging point
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Finance
Arctic wildfires emitted as much CO2 in June as Sweden does in a year
2019-07-12 in The GuardianWildfires this year have been at an unusual intensity despite being common in the northern hemisphere between May and October
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Arctic | Russia
How Florida’s summer of slime turned Republicans into eco-warriors
2019-07-09 in The GuardianAfter toxins in the water killed animals and left humans scared to swim, the state’s future governor made cleanup a campaign issue
Tagged under: Florida | US Politics
Device could bring both solar power and clean water to millions
2019-07-09 in The GuardianResearchers say one invention could solve two problems for people lacking basic resources
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Health | Water Resources
David Attenborough: polluting planet may become as reviled as slavery
2019-07-09 in The GuardianNaturalist tells MPs radical action needed to tackle crisis but attitude of young people gives him hope
Tagged under: David Attenborough
UK is 'sleepwalking into crisis of childhood', charity warns
2019-07-08 in The GuardianAction for Children found young people struggle to fit in and worry about issues such as Brexit
Tagged under: Women and Children | Children
'Biggest compliment yet': Greta Thunberg welcomes oil chief's 'greatest threat' label
2019-07-05 in The GuardianActivists say comments by Opec head prove world opinion is turning against fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Extreme Weather | Fossil Fuels
Governments and firms in 28 countries sued over climate crisis – report
2019-07-04 in The GuardianMore than 1,300 legal actions over global heating brought since 1990, say researchers
Tagged under: Activism
Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis
2019-07-04 in The GuardianResearch shows a trillion trees could be planted to capture huge amount of carbon dioxide
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greenhouse Gases | Trees | Carbon Capture and Storage | Carbon Offsetting
Enough of the climate nightmare. It’s time to paint the dream | Ed Miliband
2019-07-04 in The GuardianA new approach must connect the climate crisis with inequality to offer a compelling and attractive way forward for society, says Labour MP Ed Miliband
Tagged under: Activism
Brazil: huge rise in Amazon destruction under Bolsonaro, figures show
2019-07-03 in The GuardianPreliminary data reveals 88.4% deforestation increase compared with a year ago as critics say rightwing president has emboldened loggers and ranchers
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Trees
Trump to claim US is environmental leader in spite of ripping up protections
2019-07-03 in The GuardianExclusive: On Monday president will likely tout America’s clean air and water, even though he’s rescinded rules to cut pollution
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
'People are in danger': the prisoners feeling the effects of US climate crisis
2019-07-02 in The GuardianA majority of Texas prisons have no air conditioning and no plans are in place to deal with global heating trends
Tagged under: Texas
'Precipitous' fall in Antarctic sea ice since 2014 revealed
2019-07-02 in The GuardianPlunge is far faster than in Arctic and may lead to more global heating, say scientists
Tagged under: Arctic | Antarctic
Climate change made European heatwave at least five times likelier
2019-07-02 in The GuardianSearing heat shows crisis is ‘here and now’, say scientists, and worse than predicted
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Predictions | Climate Change
Revealed: rampant deforestation of Amazon driven by global greed for meat
2019-07-02 in The GuardianInvestigation exposes how Brazil’s huge beef sector continues to threaten health of world’s largest rainforest
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Health | Trees
How Republicans killed Oregon’s climate crisis bill – by fleeing the state
2019-06-29 in The GuardianAfter legislators fled the state, rightwing groups pledged their support and protesters demonstrated outside the state house
Tagged under: Oregon | US Politics | Activism
The supreme court's shameless - and shameful - endorsement of gerrymandering | David Daley
2019-06-28 in The GuardianThe next redistricting cycle, which begins in 2021, will be a frightening and unfettered orgy of stolen partisan advantage
Tagged under: US Politics
UK accused of ignoring obligations on aviation emissions
2019-06-27 in The GuardianNGOs say others also in breach of 1998 convention by failing to disclose details on policies
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Europe heatwave: cities take steps to limit effects of record temperatures
2019-06-27 in The GuardianGermany imposes speed limits on highways while schools in France remain closed
Tagged under: Heatwaves | France
Farne Islands seabirds in danger as heavy rain kills chicks
2019-06-27 in The GuardianNational Trust says species decline apparent as climate crisis brings more frequent destructive storms in summer
Tagged under: Birds | Wildlife
Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis
2019-06-27 in The GuardianGovernments have abrogated responsibility with woefully inadequate policies, says letter
Tagged under: Activism | Health
It’s time to change the climate disaster script. People need hope that things can change | Nicky Hawkins
2019-06-26 in The GuardianThe climate story must balance talk of urgency with inspiring and creative ideas if we are to inspire positive change, says the communications strategist Nicky Hawkins
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Extinction
‘Climate apartheid’: UN expert says human rights may not survive
2019-06-25 in The GuardianRight to life is likely to be undermined alongside the rule of law, special rapporteur says
'Hell is coming': week-long heatwave begins across Europe
2019-06-24 in The GuardianTemperatures could hit 40C from Spain to Switzerland, with authorities urging children and older people to stay indoors
Tagged under: Spain | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Women and Children | France | Children
HMRC pushes steep VAT increase for new solar-battery systems
2019-06-24 in The GuardianTreasury proposes rise from 5% to 20%, while the tax on coal will stay at lower rate
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Batteries | Solar Energy | Coal
UK's big energy firms accused of failing to tackle climate crisis
2019-06-20 in The GuardianShell, BP and Centrica have talked of backing EU emissions target but withheld support
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Greenhouse Gases
Can planting billions of trees save the planet?
2019-06-19 in The GuardianOrganisations from around the world are reforesting at an unprecedented rate
Tagged under: Africa | Madagascar | Kenya | Trees
Trump ditches sole climate rule that aimed to reduce coal plant pollution
2019-06-19 in The GuardianAdministration to roll back Obama-era Clean Power Plan as experts say move shows Trump’s ‘determination to avoid action to address climate change’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Barack Obama
Himalayan glacier melting doubled since 2000, spy satellites show
2019-06-19 in The GuardianIce losses indicate ‘devastating’ future for region and 1 billion people who depend on it for water
Tagged under: Ice Melting | India
Global financial bodies not fit for purpose, John McDonnell says
2019-06-19 in The GuardianIMF, WTO and World Bank not doing enough to fight climate crisis, shadow chancellor says
Tagged under: Economics
UK climate plan unclear, says European commission
2019-06-18 in The GuardianReport says plan lacks key details about how UK will cut emissions over next 12 years
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Scientists shocked by Arctic permafrost thawing 70 years sooner than predicted
2019-06-18 in The GuardianWeakened permafrost in Canadian Arctic a further sign that global climate crisis accelerating faster than scientists had feared
Tagged under: Arctic | Predictions
Tech firms to check suppliers after mining revelations in Tanzania
2019-06-18 in The GuardianApple says it is ‘deeply committed to responsible sourcing of materials’
Tagged under: Africa
Ex-chief scientist fears for UK climate plan if Boris Johnson is PM
2019-06-18 in The GuardianProf David King says would-be PM oversaw ‘devastating’ cuts in efforts to tackle crisis
Ammonia pollution damaging more than 60% of UK land – report
2019-06-18 in The GuardianStudy finds most sensitive plant and wildlife habitats are worst affected, yet government has no clear plans to monitor impact
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife
Ireland to unveil bold plan to tackle climate emergency
2019-06-17 in The GuardianVaradkar reveals ideas to curb greenhouse gases and move towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero
How you're recycling plastic wrong, from coffee cups to toothpaste
2019-06-17 in The GuardianIf you don’t clean your recycling, it can harm more than it helps. And that icon with the arrows is virtually meaningless
Where does your plastic go? Global investigation reveals America's dirty secret
2019-06-17 in The GuardianA Guardian report from 11 countries tracks how US waste makes its way across the world – and overwhelms the poorest nations
Tagged under: Mexico
France to declare natural disaster after storms rip through crops
2019-06-16 in The Guardian‘Orchard of France’ is badly hit by extreme weather that has killed two people
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | France
Major global firms accused of concealing their environmental impact
2019-06-16 in The GuardianMore than 700 companies, including Amazon, Tesco and ExxonMobil, lack transparency, campaign group claims
Tagged under: Exxon
White House physicist sought aid of rightwing thinktank to challenge climate science
2019-06-14 in The GuardianWilliam Happer contacted Heartland Institute, one of the most prominent groups to dispute that fossil fuels cause global heating
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Pope Francis declares 'climate emergency' and urges action
2019-06-14 by Jillian Ambrose in The GuardianAddressing energy leaders, pope warns of ‘catastrophic’ effects of global heating
Tagged under: Global Warming | Pope Francis | Religion | Climate Change
Two-hour ‘dose’ of nature significantly boosts health – study
2019-06-13 in The GuardianResearchers say simply sitting and enjoying the peace has mental and physical benefits
Tagged under: Wildlife | Health
Theresa May’s net-zero emissions target is a lot less impressive than it looks | Caroline Lucas
2019-06-12 in The GuardianThe government’s pledges on climate change are too little, too late, says Green party MP Caroline Lucas
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Young people to advise UK on hitting net zero emissions by 2050
2019-06-12 in The GuardianThirty people aged 15-24 will assess how commitment by Theresa May should be met
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
What will it take for the UK to reach net zero emissions?
2019-06-12 in The GuardianWe will have to change almost everything, from our homes to our meals
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Net Zero
Revealed: Mobil sought to fight environmental regulation, documents show
2019-06-12 in The GuardianRevealed: documents from the early 1990s show oil giant looked to make tax-exempt donations to promote the company’s interests
Tagged under: Exxon
Meet the 'star ingredient' changing fortunes in Alaska's waters: seaweed
2019-06-11 in The GuardianGrowing awareness of the climate crisis and a shift to plant-based diets have turned kelp farming into a thriving industry
More than 5m people in Britain suffer low-paid, insecure work
2019-06-11 in The GuardianLiving Wage Foundation research study shows families struggling to make ends meet
Tagged under: Economics | Finance
Theresa May commits to net zero UK carbon emissions by 2050
2019-06-11 in The GuardianUK to put down legislation but Greenpeace warns of impact on developing nations
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero | Legislation | Greenpeace
Carbon emissions from energy industry rise at fastest rate since 2011
2019-06-11 in The GuardianBP report reveals swings in global temperatures are increasing the use of fossil fuels
Tagged under: BP | Fossil Fuels
Urgency is what's demanded by young activists. But they're met with crumbling complacency | Eve Livingston
2019-06-11 in The GuardianThere’s a generational divide between an establishment desperate for gradual change and a youth fired up for overhaul, says journalist Eve Livingston
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change
Atmospheric carbon levels are leaping. We can't afford more years like this
2019-06-11 in The GuardianEach year of high emissions adds to the stock of carbon in the air, bringing us closer to catastrophe
Tagged under: Global Warming | CO2 | Greenhouse Gases
‘Frightening’ number of plant extinctions found in global survey
2019-06-10 in The GuardianStudy shows 571 species wiped out, and scientists say figure is likely to be big underestimate
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction
EU climate goals 'just a collection of buzzwords', say critics
2019-06-10 in The GuardianDocument setting out agenda for next five years denounced by environmental campaigners for skimping on detail
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union
If the magisterial 63 Up teaches us anything, it’s that we are sustained by love | Tim Adams
2019-06-09 in The GuardianThe latest episodes in Michael Apted’s groundbreaking series revealed the importance of the right relationships
Ex-BP boss John Browne: ‘It’s going to take a long time to take oil and coal out of the energy system’
2019-06-08 in The GuardianThe energy executive talks about fracking, Huawei and Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: BP | Greta Thunberg | Coal | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
How one woman’s crusade against plastic sparked a new era at Waitrose
2019-06-08 in The GuardianCatherine Conway tells how her long campaign led last week to a supermarket trial of unpackaged goods that could change the way we buy our food
Radical Help by Hilary Cottam review – how to revolutionise the welfare state
2019-06-07 in The GuardianThis inspiring book is based on a social activist’s series of experiments giving people the control to improve their own lives
Tagged under: Activism
It is absurd to question whether we can afford to keep our planet liveable | Fiona Harvey
2019-06-06 in The GuardianThe chancellor has warned against cutting UK emissions to net zero. But failing to act will have dire consequences
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
No 10 denies claim by chancellor that emissions target will cost UK £1tn
2019-06-06 in The GuardianPhilip Hammond said reaching net zero target would mean less money for schools and hospitals
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
‘Socialism for the rich’: the evils of bad economics
2019-06-06 in The GuardianThe long read: The economic arguments adopted by Britain and the US in the 1980s led to vastly increased inequality – and gave the false impression that this outcome was not only inevitable, but good
Tagged under: Economics | US Politics
Public concern over environment reaches record high in UK
2019-06-05 in The GuardianBritons are more worried about climate crisis than economy, crime and immigration
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Donald Trump tells Prince Charles US has 'clean climate'
2019-06-05 in The GuardianPresident blames other countries for environmental crisis, in long talk with prince
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change | US Politics | Health
Latest data shows steep rises in CO2 for seventh year
2019-06-04 in The GuardianReadings from Hawaii observatory bring threshold of 450ppm closer sooner than had been anticipated
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels
The climate crisis is our third world war. It needs a bold response | Joseph Stiglitz
2019-06-04 in The GuardianCritics of the Green New Deal ask if we can afford it. But we can’t afford not to: our civilisation is at stake
Tagged under: Climate Change
Scotland faces climate 'apocalypse' without action to cut emissions
2019-05-31 in The GuardianNatural heritage chief warns of flooded and deserted towns, dead forests and polluted waters
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Trees
The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history?
2019-05-30 in The GuardianThe long read: Human activity has transformed the Earth – but scientists are divided about whether this is really a turning point in geological history
Tagged under: Deforestation | Trees
US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom'
2019-05-29 in The GuardianPress release from department said increasing export capacity is ‘critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world’
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
There's a climate crisis – but Trump's cabinet continues to backtrack on science | Kate Aronoff
2019-05-29 in The GuardianConservative donors and fossil fuel companies have the most to lose from large-scale decarbonization – and they know it
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Climate crisis may be a factor in tufted puffins die-off, study says
2019-05-29 in The GuardianResearchers believe 3,150 to 8,500 birds starved in Bering Sea due to loss of prey species
Tagged under: Birds | Wildlife
Cheap and cheerful: why there’s more to Primark’s success than you thought
2019-05-28 in The GuardianWhile Debenhams and LK Bennett go to the wall, sales are up at Britain’s most popular fashion retailer. But it’s not all down to price …
The butterfly effect: what one species’ miraculous comeback can teach us
2019-05-27 in The GuardianThe Duke of Burgundy is back from the brink – and the work to conserve it has helped other declining species. Does this mean there is hope in the face of Insectageddon?
Tagged under: Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Insects
From Top Gear to the top field: how Jeremy Clarkson became an eco-friendly farmer
2019-05-27 in The GuardianThe former Top Gear presenter has cultivated his petrolhead image for years, but a recent interview lifts the lid on his Earth-loving side
Tagged under: Farming | Agriculture | Conservation | UK
Record number of flights to take to skies over UK in just one day
2019-05-24 in The GuardianMore than 9,000 planes will operate, despite fears over impact on the environment
Tagged under: Air Travel
Guardian spurs media outlets to consider stronger climate language
2019-05-24 in The GuardianUse of terms ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’ prompts reviews in other newsrooms
Humans causing shrinking of nature as larger animals die off
2019-05-23 in The GuardianAverage size of wild animals predicted to fall by a quarter in 100 years through extinctions
Tagged under: Predictions | Wildlife | Extinction
What if we covered the climate crisis like we did the start of the second world war? | Bill Moyers
2019-05-22 in The GuardianIn the war, the purpose of journalism was to awaken the world to the catastrophe looming ahead of it. We must approach our climate crisis the same way
BP pushed for Arctic drilling rights after Trump's election
2019-05-19 in The GuardianDespite PR damage over earlier spills, documents show oil firm pressed for reduced regulation
Tagged under: BP | Donald Trump | Arctic
‘Extraordinary thinning’ of ice sheets revealed deep inside Antarctica
2019-05-16 in The GuardianNew research shows affected areas are losing ice five times faster than in the 1990s, with more than 100m of thickness gone in some places
Tagged under: Antarctic | Sea Level
Heavy metals and harmful chemicals 'poison Europe's seas'
2019-05-15 in The GuardianThree-quarters of areas tested show contamination, European Environment Agency says
Tagged under: Wildlife
Single-use plastics a serious climate change hazard, study warns
2019-05-15 in The GuardianProduction must end now, says first ever estimate of plastic’s cradle-to-grave impact
Tagged under: Climate Change
As English fans get set to cross Europe, anger rises at football’s carbon bootprint
2019-05-11 in The GuardianPlanes going to the finals in Spain and Azerbaijan will emit 35,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide – climate activists want change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
'We're in constant crisis': cyclone-hit reservation forced to recover on its own
2019-05-10 in The GuardianNative Americans on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota are struggling after a winter hurricane, with no disaster relief from Trump
Tagged under: Extreme Weather
Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard: ‘Denying climate change is evil’
2019-05-10 in The GuardianThe octogenarian entrepreneur, who prefers gardening to meetings, says capitalism is destroying earth
Tagged under: Climate Change | Capitalism
'Exterminator of the future': Brazil's Bolsonaro denounced for environmental assault
2019-05-09 in The GuardianActivist and politician Marina Silva warns Brazil’s rainforest protections being destroyed but vows ‘we can’t let that happen’
Tagged under: Activism | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
As the left wakes up to climate injustice, we must not fall into ‘green colonialism’ | Dalia Gebrial
2019-05-08 in The GuardianAny Green New Deal must avoid the imperial mistakes of the past, and value the global south as much as westerners, says freelance journalist Dalia Gebrial
Tagged under: Activism | Colonialism
Humanity must save insects to save ourselves, leading scientist warns
2019-05-07 in The GuardianInsects are ‘the glue in nature’, says Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, underpinning the food and water we rely on
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects
UK urged to take lead on biodiversity as UN issues urgent warning
2019-05-06 in The GuardianMinisters have commissioned a report on economic case for biodiversity, but activists insist actions, not studies, are needed
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife | Activism
Universal basic income doesn’t work. Let’s boost the public realm instead | Anna Coote
2019-05-06 in The GuardianA study of UBI trials concludes that making cash payments to all is no solution to poverty and inequality, says author Anna Coote
Loss of biodiversity is just as catastrophic as climate change | Robert Watson
2019-05-06 in The GuardianNature is being eroded at rates unprecedented in human history, says scientist Robert Watson
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Wildlife | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life
2019-05-06 in The GuardianScientists reveal one million species at risk of extinction in damning UN report
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Laws should have to pass 'compassion threshold', say MPs
2019-05-06 in The GuardianCross-party group hopes to ensure legislation does not harm future generations
Tagged under: Legislation
We are full of bright ideas to solve ecological problems. So let’s act on them | Chris Packham
2019-05-06 in The GuardianThere is hope in the face of environmental crises. But we must all embrace change, says naturalist Chris Packham
Tagged under: Farming | Activism | Climate Change | Wildlife
Could you live a low carbon life? Meet the people who already are
2019-05-04 in The GuardianThere are things we can all do to lower our impact on the environment. We speak to three people who have taken the first steps
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases
Biodiversity crisis is about to put humanity at risk, UN scientists to warn
2019-05-03 in The Guardian‘We are in trouble if we don’t act,’ say experts, with up to 1m species at risk of annihilation
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Robots, war, climate: is apocalyptic rhetoric dangerous for Democratic candidates?
2019-05-02 in The GuardianCritics say that warnings of impacts of automation, nuclear catastrophe and environmental collapse outlined by several candidates are not politically helpful, and even dangerous
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Collapse | US Politics
‘This report will change your life’: what zero emissions means for UK
2019-05-01 in The GuardianCommittee on Climate Change sets out how UK can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Committee on Climate Change UK
Now we know: conventional campaigning won’t prevent our extinction | Roger Hallam
2019-05-01 by Roger Hallam in The GuardianI helped to found Extinction Rebellion because only non-violent civil disobedience will stop the destruction of our natural world, says Roger Hallam
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Extinction | Activism
Let’s seize the moment and create a Green New Deal for the UK | Ed Miliband, Caroline Lucas and Laura Sandys
2019-04-30 in The GuardianWe are coming together across party lines to ally the issue of climate change with social transformation, say Ed Miliband, Caroline Lucas and Laura Sandys
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
US farmers count cost of catastrophic 'bomb cyclone' in midwest
2019-04-27 in The GuardianWith grain stores ruined and many fields still under water from last month’s extreme weather, producers are facing devastating losses
Tagged under: Farming
Fracking tsar quits after six months and blames eco activists
2019-04-27 in The GuardianNatascha Engel says developing the industry would be ‘an impossible task’
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
UK's 'creative carbon accounting' breaches climate deal, say critics
2019-04-25 in The GuardianUK exclusion of international aviation and shipping figures from carbon budgets was highlighted by Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Offsetting
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: vast expanse of rainforest lost in 2018
2019-04-25 in The GuardianPristine forests are vital for climate and wildlife but trend of losses is rising, data shows
Tagged under: Deforestation | Congo | Rainforests | Brazil | Africa | Wildlife | Trees | Indonesia | Biodiversity Loss
Dare to declare capitalism dead – before it takes us all down with it | George Monbiot
2019-04-25 in The GuardianThe economic system is incompatible with the survival of life on Earth. It is time to design a new one, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Economics | Capitalism | US Politics
The library of things: could borrowing everything from drills to disco balls cut waste and save money?
2019-04-24 in The GuardianNever mind books: in a slightly tatty block in Oxford you can borrow all the things that usually cost a fortune to hire – and its advocates say it’s a scheme that is about to conquer the world
Support for Extinction Rebellion soars after Easter protests
2019-04-24 in The GuardianClimate activists say pressure growing on politicians to act as donations flood in
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Extinction
'It's a groundswell': the farmers fighting to save the Earth's soil
2019-04-24 in The GuardianFarmers across the world are ditching their ploughs to protect ecosystems – and it’s working
Tagged under: Farming
Greta Thunberg condemns UK's climate stance in speech to MPs
2019-04-23 in The GuardianTeenager who sparked global youth movement hits out at airport expansion and support for fossil fuels
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Fossil Fuels | Extinction
It's time for nations to unite around an International Green New Deal | Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler
2019-04-23 in The GuardianSeveral countries have proposed their own versions of a Green New Deal, but climate change knows no borders. We need a global response
Tagged under: Climate Change
Melting permafrost in Arctic will have $70tn climate impact – study
2019-04-23 in The GuardianStudy shows how destabilised natural systems will worsen man-made problem
Tagged under: Arctic | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act
2019-04-22 in The GuardianSwedish activist says world faces ‘existential crisis’ and must achieve goals of Paris deal
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Extinction
Humanity is at a crossroads, Greta Thunberg tells Extinction Rebellion
2019-04-21 in The GuardianSwedish climate activist’s speech comes amid police action to clear protesters from Waterloo Bridge
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism
Slow burn? The long road to a zero-emissions UK
2019-04-21 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion protesters want a carbon-free UK by 2025. But can the financial and political hurdles be overcome?
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greenhouse Gases | Activism
'Decades of denial': major report finds New Zealand's environment is in serious trouble
2019-04-18 in The GuardianNation known for its natural beauty is under pressure with extinctions, polluted rivers and blighted lakes
Tagged under: Oceans | Rivers | Wildlife | Extinction
We are not yet doomed: the carbon cutters determined to save the world
2019-04-18 in The GuardianAn orchestra, a village, an entire country: the movement to rein in greenhouse gas emissions is growing
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Capture and Storage
New York City unveils ambitious plan for local steps to tackle climate change
2019-04-18 in The GuardianNew law aims for 40% cut by 2030 in city where buildings account for 67% of climate change emissions
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The financial sector must be at the heart of tackling climate change
2019-04-17 in The GuardianThe industry is key to achieving a low-carbon economy, say Mark Carney, François Villeroy de Galhau and Frank Elderson
Tagged under: Economics | Climate Change
Mark Carney tells global banks they cannot ignore climate change dangers
2019-04-17 in The GuardianFinancial sector warned it risks losses from extreme weather and its stakes in polluting firms
Tagged under: Economics | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Climate crisis: today’s children face lives with tiny carbon footprints
2019-04-10 in The GuardianNext generation must keep their own carbon levels at a fraction of their grandparents’ in order to prevent catastrophe
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Women and Children | Children
Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe
2019-04-08 in The GuardianWildlife and human health are threatened say scientists as Syngenta accepts ‘undeniable demand’ for change
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Health
Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress
2019-04-08 in The GuardianRevealed: federal support to research centers cut off as scientists fear years of successful work will go ‘down the drain’
Tagged under: US Politics | Donald Trump
Climate change group scrapped by Trump reassembles to issue warning
2019-04-04 in The GuardianPanel was disbanded after a Trump official voiced concerns that it did not have enough members ‘from industry’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change
Let nature heal climate and biodiversity crises, say campaigners
2019-04-03 in The GuardianRestoration of forests and coasts can tackle ‘existential crises’ but is being overlooked
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees
Butterfly numbers fall by 84% in Netherlands over 130 years – study
2019-04-01 by Patrick Barkham in The GuardianEuropean insect populations shrink as farming leaves ‘hardly any room for nature’
Tagged under: Farming | Agriculture | Biodiversity Loss | Insect Populations | Butterflies and Moths | Wildlife | Insects
Mutilated dolphins wash up on French coast in record numbers
2019-03-31 in The GuardianActivists say 1,100 dolphins found since January - but real figure may be 10 times higher
Tagged under: Activism | France | Fish | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife
Barclays funds climate breakdown. We are determined to make it stop | Seema Syeda
2019-03-30 in The GuardianThe bank is a huge backer of the fossil fuel industry and attendant climate catastrophe. Direct action is vital, says Momentum activist Seema Syeda
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
How the lion lost its strength: big cats’ survival at risk as DNA defences dwindle
2019-03-30 in The GuardianThe legacy of colonial hunting has made the king of beasts genetically feebler and more vulnerable
Tagged under: Wildlife
The destruction of the Earth is a crime. It should be prosecuted | George Monbiot
2019-03-28 in The GuardianBusinesses and politicians should be liable for the harm they do, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Climate change denial is evil, says Mary Robinson
2019-03-26 in The GuardianExclusive: chair of Elders group also says fossil fuel firms have lost their social licence
Tagged under: Climate Change
Widespread losses of pollinating insects revealed across Britain
2019-03-26 in The GuardianWild bees and hoverflies lost from a quarter of the places they were found in 1980, study shows
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Bees | Insects
Global coal use up as greenhouse gas emissions rise
2019-03-26 in The GuardianYounger coal-fired power plants in Asia account for increase, says energy agency
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do
2019-03-25 in The GuardianShould we become vegetarians? Is it OK to fly? The author of There Is No Planet B, A Handbook for the Make or Break Years, answers the big questions
Tagged under: Activism
Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
2019-03-22 in The GuardianThe long read: The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars | Air Travel | Health
UK will miss almost all its 2020 nature targets, says official report
2019-03-22 in The GuardianFailure to protect wildlife, cut pollution and increase funding have left nature in ‘deep crisis’
Tagged under: Birds | Wildlife
Top oil firms spending millions lobbying to block climate change policies, says report
2019-03-22 in The GuardianAd campaigns hide investment in a huge expansion of oil and gas extraction, says InfluenceMap
Tagged under: BP | Exxon | Climate Change | Chevron | Fossil Fuels
Climate change could make insurance too expensive for most people – report
2019-03-21 in The GuardianMunich Re, world’s largest reinsurance firm, warns premium rises could become social issue
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Wildfires | Climate Change | Insurance
Royal Court and Globe join UK arts climate protest
2019-03-20 in The GuardianLeading arts institutions stage day of action to raise awareness of ecological crisis
Tagged under: Activism
Deep coal mine gets go ahead in Cumbria despite protests
2019-03-19 in The GuardianEnvironmental campaigners say backing for Woodhouse colliery cannot be justified
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Why climate action is the antithesis of white supremacy | Rebecca Solnit
2019-03-19 in The GuardianBehind the urgency of climate action is the understanding that everything is connected; behind white supremacy is an ideology of separation
Tagged under: Climate Change
Eco-fascism is undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the extreme right | Jason Wilson
2019-03-19 in The GuardianSome see looming ecological collapse as an opportunity to re-order society along their preferred, frankly genocidal, lines
Tagged under: Collapse
Capitalism is destroying the Earth. We need a new human right for future generations | George Monbiot
2019-03-15 in The GuardianThe children on climate strike are right: their lives should not be sacrificed to satisfy our greed, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Capitalism | Women and Children | Children | Activism
How America’s food giants swallowed the family farms
2019-03-09 in The GuardianAcross the midwest, the rise of factory farming is destroying rural communities. And the massive corporations behind this devastation are now eyeing a post-Brexit UK market
Tagged under: Farming
Microplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research
2019-03-07 in The GuardianContamination found across UK lakes and rivers, in US groundwater, along the Yantze river and Spanish coast, and harbouring dangerous bacteria in Singapore
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Rivers | Wildlife
Revealed: Glencore bankrolled covert campaign to prop up coal
2019-03-06 in The GuardianThe mining company engaged Sir Lynton Crosby’s firm to push anti-renewables message and counter anti-coal activists
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Italy sees 57% drop in olive harvest as result of climate change, scientist says
2019-03-05 in The GuardianExtreme weather blamed for plunge in country’s olive harvest – the worst in 25 years – that could leave the country dependent on imports by April
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Heatwaves sweeping oceans ‘like wildfires’, scientists reveal
2019-03-04 in The GuardianExtreme temperatures destroy kelp, seagrass and corals – with alarming impacts for humanity
Tagged under: Oceans | Wildfires | Heatwaves | Coral Reefs
Europe’s forests threatened by biodiversity collapse, warn campaigners
2019-03-04 in The GuardianLogging in Poland’s Vistula lagoon described by experts as part of a ‘war on nature’ across the continent’s ancient forests
Tagged under: Collapse | Trees
UK's initial progress on carbon cutting starts to slow
2019-03-04 in The GuardianEmissions fell for sixth year running in 2018, but reductions margins have shrunk
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Fossil Fuels
Youth climate strikers: 'We are going to change the fate of humanity'
2019-03-01 in The GuardianExclusive: Students issue an open letter ahead of global day of action on 15 March, when young people are expected to strike across 50 nations
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
MPs debate climate after school strike – but only a handful turn up
2019-02-28 in The GuardianGovernment benches mostly empty for debate inspired by schoolchildren’s climate strike
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Don't trust the adults in the room on climate change | Kate Aronoff
2019-02-25 in The GuardianOlder politicians are too quick to write off younger climate activists. But where are their solutions to the climate crisis?
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | US Politics
UK experiences winter temperatures above 20C for first time
2019-02-25 in The GuardianGreens’ Caroline Lucas says record-breaking weather reflects ‘climate emergency’
Concrete is tipping us into climate catastrophe. It's payback time
2019-02-25 in The GuardianCement has transformed the world, but now threatens to wreck the environment. We need to tax it, now
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Tipping Points
Climate change 'cause of most under-reported humanitarian crises'
2019-02-21 in The GuardianReport says few headlines sparked by food crises that ravaged Madagascar, Ethiopia and Haiti
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Africa | Famine and Food Insecurity | Caribbean | Madagascar
Greta Thunberg tells EU: your climate targets need doubling
2019-02-21 in The GuardianSwede, 16, says EU cannot just ‘wait for us to grow up and become the ones in charge’
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | European Union
European farms could grow green and still be able to feed population
2019-02-20 in The GuardianResearch shows loss in yields could be offset by reorienting diets away from grain-fed meat
Tagged under: Farming
Fighting pollution: Toledo residents want personhood status for Lake Erie
2019-02-19 in The GuardianThe controversial legal bill will allow citizens to sue a polluter on behalf of the lake and for penalties to be imposed
Tagged under: US Politics
UK's richest man moves to Monaco to 'save £4bn in tax'
2019-02-17 in The GuardianBrexiter Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos is working with PricewaterhouseCoopers to reduce bill
Sharp rise in methane levels threatens world climate targets
2019-02-17 in The GuardianExperts warn that failure to act risks spike in global temperatures
Tagged under: Methane
Buy organic food to help curb global insect collapse, say scientists
2019-02-13 in The GuardianUrging political action on pesticide use is another way to help stem ‘collapse of nature’
Tagged under: Farming | Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
Climate and economic risks 'threaten 2008-style systemic collapse'
2019-02-12 in The GuardianEnvironmental and social problems could interact in global breakdown, report says
Tagged under: Economics | Collapse
Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
2019-02-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature'
2019-02-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Insects could vanish within a century at current rate of decline, says global review
Tagged under: Wildlife | Insects | Collapse
UK pupils to join global strike over climate change crisis
2019-02-08 in The GuardianThousands of pupils to walk out of lessons amid growing concern over global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
A Green New Deal can give us the freedoms to allow humanity to flourish
2019-02-07 in The GuardianFranklin Delano Roosevelt sought to redefine freedom in the face of war. The Green New Deal imagines goals for a colorful democracy
Tagged under: Climate Change | US Politics | Health
Climate change is the deadliest legacy we will leave the young | John Lanchester
2019-02-06 in The GuardianProperty prices, pensions and austerity will pale into insignificance compared with the effects of global warming, says author John Lanchester
Tagged under: Climate Change
Boom in cruise holidays intensifies concern over 'emissions dodging'
2019-02-01 in The GuardianMany cruise ships use seawater to ‘wash’ dirty fuel to meet targets but dump washwater back in ocean
Tagged under: Oceans
The miracle method for sustainable rice – and bigger harvests | John Vidal
2019-01-30 in The GuardianA technique developed by a Jesuit priest is producing bumper crops – and reducing emissions of a grain responsible for 1.5% of greenhouse gases
Tagged under: Farming | Greenhouse Gases
Elites' response to climate change must be fair, says EU official
2019-01-29 in The GuardianGilets jaunes’ anger shows that companies must do their bit, says Frans Timmermans
Tagged under: France | Climate Change | European Union | Activism
David Attenborough tells Davos: ‘The Garden of Eden is no more’
2019-01-21 in The GuardianHuman activity has created a new era yet climate change can be stopped, says naturalist
Tagged under: Climate Change | David Attenborough
How to stop the climate crisis: six lessons from the campaign that saved the ozone
2019-01-20 in The GuardianThirty years ago, all 197 countries got together to ban the gases damaging the Earth’s ozone layer. Now we need to unite to combat an even greater threat. What can we learn from 1989?
Trump replacement for Obama climate plan worse than doing nothing – study
2019-01-16 in The GuardianAdministration’s alternative to clean power plan would let emissions ‘rebound’ via coal-fired power plants, researchers find
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Coal | Barack Obama | US Politics
Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic
2019-01-16 in The GuardianRising temperatures can be charted back to the late 1950s, and the last five years were the five hottest on record
Tagged under: Oceans
Immediate fossil fuel phaseout could arrest climate change – study
2019-01-15 in The GuardianScientists say it may still technically be possible to limit warming to 1.5C if drastic action is taken now
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
'Momentum is growing': reasons to be hopeful about the environment in 2019
2019-01-02 in The GuardianAs we reflect on a year of extreme weather and ominous climate talks, 2019 could see some much-needed breakthroughs
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Time for politicians to make 'stark choices' over climate change
2019-01-01 in The GuardianMPs must show leadership on issues such as meat production and air travel, says Clive Lewis
Tagged under: Climate Change | Meat Production | Air Travel | Food Production and Consumption
Kathy Castor named to lead restored House panel on climate change
2018-12-29 in The GuardianNancy Pelosi revives special committee axed by Republicans, a move welcomed by progressive Democrats who have pushed for a ‘Green New Deal’
Tagged under: Climate Change
BBC's London HQ put on lockdown over climate change protest
2018-12-21 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion group calls for environment to be made ‘top editorial issue’
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction
Risks of 'domino effect' of tipping points greater than thought, study says
2018-12-20 in The GuardianScientists warn policymakers not to ignore links, and stress that ‘every action counts’
Tagged under: Deforestation | Tipping Points
Carmakers criticise 'unrealistic' EU plan to slash vehicle emissions
2018-12-18 in The GuardianAnger over intended 37.5% cut for new cars but environmental groups say it is not enough
Tagged under: Cars
Solar households expected to give away power to energy firms
2018-12-18 by Adam Vaughan in The GuardianGovernment confirms anyone who adds solar from April 2019 will not be paid for excess electricity exported to grid
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | UK | Electricity | Solar Energy | Electricity Grid
Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world
2018-12-17 in The GuardianCampaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at UN summit
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Greenpeace
UN climate talks set stage for humanity’s two most crucial years
2018-12-17 in The GuardianDecisions made from now to 2020 will determine to what extent Earth remains habitable
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
UN climate accord 'inadequate' and lacks urgency, experts warn
2018-12-16 in The GuardianAgreement will fail to halt devastating rise in global temperature, say scientists
Make climate crisis top editorial priority, XR campaign urges BBC
2018-12-16 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion group call on BBC to tell ‘full truth about ecological emergency’
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
To take on climate change, we need to change our vocabulary
2018-12-16 in The GuardianWhen we talk about saving the planet, we employ the narrative of war. Does it only deepen our divisions?
Tagged under: Communication | Climate Change
Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters
2018-12-13 in The GuardianA protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed three sixtysomething campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents released to the Guardian under the Freedom on Information Act show
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change | Activism | India
'Window is narrowing': scientists urge action at UN climate talks
2018-12-11 in The GuardianGilet jaunes protests cast shadow as concerns raised over backlash against rapid change
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Wind Power | Activism
London mayor unveils plan to tackle 'climate emergency'
2018-12-11 in The GuardianExclusive: Sadiq Khan accuses government of dragging its feet and calls for investment to avert catastrophe
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Carbon Offsetting
BP faces shareholder challenge over carbon targets
2018-12-10 in The GuardianCompany is among energy firms being urged to set goals in line with Paris agreement
Tagged under: BP | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Chevron | The Paris Agreement
Extinction Rebellion goes global in run-up to week of international civil disobedience
2018-12-10 in The GuardianUK activist group using climate talks in Poland this week to widen 35-country network
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Tackle climate or face financial crash, say world's biggest investors
2018-12-10 in The GuardianUN summit urged to end all coal burning and introduce substantial taxes on emissions
Tagged under: Coal
Protesters disrupt US panel's fossil fuels pitch at climate talks
2018-12-10 in The GuardianOfficial event praising coal, oil and gas met with laughter and chants of ‘shame on you’
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Activism
How US billionaires are fuelling the hard-right cause in Britain | George Monbiot
2018-12-07 in The GuardianFunding from the Charles Koch Foundation suggests a hidden agenda at Spiked, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Activism
Sea levels may rise more rapidly due to Greenland ice melt
2018-12-05 in The GuardianRun-off from vast ice sheet is increasing due to manmade global warming, says study
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
Save millions of lives by tackling climate change, says WHO
2018-12-05 in The GuardianGlobal warming and fossil fuel pollution is already killing many, with the cost of action far lower than the benefits, UN climate summit told
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Health
The Guardian view on climate change: too much, too soon | Editorial
2018-12-05 in The GuardianEditorial: We are losing the war against climate change; the use of fossil fuels is driving higher carbon emissions when they need to be coming down
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Bolsonaro | Arctic | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
How to make a carbon tax popular? Give the proceeds to the people
2018-12-04 in The GuardianA groundbreaking Canadian scheme that rewards green living holds lessons for world leaders wrangling over carbon emissions at the UN summit in Poland
'We are last generation that can stop climate change' – UN summit
2018-12-03 in The GuardianBig cuts in carbon emissions and a rise in protection from extreme weather urgently needed
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
Past four years hottest on record, data shows
2018-11-29 in The GuardianWorld running out of time to combat climate change, warns meteorological organisation
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change
Climate change already a health emergency, say experts
2018-11-28 in The GuardianDeadly heatwaves and spread of diseases affect people’s health today – report
Tagged under: Heatwaves | Climate Change | Health
Why water will be the next battleground in the fight against climate change
2018-11-28 in The GuardianIn the third part of our series looking at the climate report Trump tried to bury over Thanksgiving, we look at its alarming projections for our water supplies
Tagged under: Drought | Climate Change | US Politics | California | Donald Trump
World must triple efforts or face catastrophic climate change, says UN
2018-11-27 in The GuardianRapid emissions turnaround needed to keep global warming at less than 2C, report suggests
Tagged under: Drought | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
She trolled Trump, but can she lead a green wave across Europe?
2018-11-24 in The GuardianSwedish minister Isabella Lövin found fame in a jibe aimed at the White House. Now she aims for change beyond Twitter
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change | Fish
Tax 'virgin packaging' to tackle plastics crisis, says report
2018-11-20 in The GuardianUK government called on to impose fee on new plastic packaging and offer rebate for recycled products
I was arrested at a climate change protest – it was worth it | Gavin Turk
2018-11-20 in The GuardianOnly direct action will wake up our political system, says the artist Gavin Turk
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Artist Gavin Turk arrested in London climate change protest
2018-11-18 in The GuardianTurk held for obstructing public highway and has no regrets in taking part in mass civil disobedience
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Habitat loss threatens all our futures, world leaders warned
2018-11-17 in The GuardianBiodiversity experts say mass extinction of wildlife is as big a danger as climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildlife | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
Dozens arrested after climate protest blocks five London bridges
2018-11-17 in The GuardianThousands of protesters occupied bridges across the Thames over extinction crisis in huge act of peaceful civil disobedience
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Wildlife | Activism
John Kerry: Europe must tackle climate change or face migration chaos
2018-11-16 in The GuardianThe ex-US secretary of state, speaking at a Guardian Live event, predicts mass movement from Africa
Tagged under: Predictions | Climate Change | Africa | European Union
Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds
2018-11-16 by Jonathan Watts in The GuardianRanking of countries’ goals shows even EU on course for more than double safe level of warming
Tagged under: China | Canada | Russia | Global Warming | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Jonathan Franzen: 'Climate change isn't only reason for bird decline'
2018-11-14 in The Guardian‘The two things I love most are novels and birds, and they’re both in trouble,’ says The Corrections author, one of the world’s most famous birdwatchers
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildlife
The Earth is in a death spiral. It will take radical action to save us | George Monbiot
2018-11-14 in The GuardianWe can no longer tinker around the edges and hope it will help, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Economics | US Politics
G20 nations still led by fossil fuel industry, climate report finds
2018-11-14 in The GuardianCoal, oil and gas subsidies risking rise in global temperatures to 3.2C, well beyond agreed Paris goal
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change
Top White House aide 'fired' after Melania Trump intervention, report says – as it happened
2018-11-13 by Lauren Gambino in The GuardianFirst lady called for Mira Ricardel, top aide to John Bolton, to go after the two had a dispute over plane seating during Africa trip
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Africa | US Politics
Neil Young criticises Trump after losing his home in California fires
2018-11-12 in The GuardianSongwriter says state is vulnerable because of climate change and accuses US president of defying science
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Wildfires | Climate Change | California
Climate activists glue hands to UK government building in new protest
2018-11-12 in The GuardianTwenty-two held over protests at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking
New UK gas power station 'would breach climate commitments'
2018-11-11 in The GuardianEnvironmental law group submits objection over proposed 3.6GW Drax plant
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels
Is climate change making hurricanes worse?
2018-11-08 (or before) in The GuardianThe 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was expected to be ‘below normal’ but long-term trends paint a worrying picture
Tagged under: Climate Change
Stop biodiversity loss or we could face our own extinction, warns UN
2018-11-06 in The GuardianThe world has two years to secure a deal for nature to halt a ‘silent killer’ as dangerous as climate change, says biodiversity chief
Tagged under: Climate Change | Wildlife | Extinction | Biodiversity Loss
'The most intellectual creature to ever walk Earth is destroying its only home' | Jane Goodall
2018-11-03 in The GuardianIntroducing the Guardian’s new series The Age of Extinction, the renowned primatologist describes the dramatic vanishing of wildlife she has witnessed in her lifetime – and how we can all play a vital role in halting its destruction
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction
'It's a ghost page': EPA site's climate change section may be gone for good
2018-11-01 in The GuardianMaterial that said humans were warming the planet was taken down last year for an ‘update’
Tagged under: Climate Change
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970, report finds
2018-10-30 in The GuardianThe huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists
Tagged under: Wildlife | Biodiversity Loss
Climate change is exacerbating world conflicts, says Red Cross president
2018-10-21 in The Guardian‘It’s obvious some of the violence we are observing … is directly linked to climate change,’ says Peter Maurer
Tagged under: Conflict | Climate Change | Africa | Committee on Climate Change UK
Could carbon-capture technology be a silver bullet to stop climate change?
2018-10-17 in The GuardianFew companies specialize in carbon removal and the tools they produce are currently still expensive
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Capture and Storage
Britain fell for a neoliberal con trick – even the IMF says so | Aditya Chakrabortty
2018-10-17 by Aditya Chakrabortty in The GuardianThe fund reports that Britain’s finances are weaker than all other nations except Portugal, and says privatisation is to blame, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Tagged under: Economics | Finance
'It'll change back': Trump says climate change not a hoax, but denies lasting impact
2018-10-15 in The GuardianClimate scientists have political agendas, US president says in interview with 60 Minutes
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change
Top climate scientist blasts UK’s fracking plans as 'aping Trump’
2018-10-13 in The GuardianJames Hansen, ‘father of climate science’, accuses Britain of ignoring evidence
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Mary Robinson on climate change: ‘Feeling “This is too big for me” is no use to anybody’
2018-10-12 by Rory Carroll in The GuardianThe former president of Ireland has a new raison d’être: saving the planet. Yet, despite the dire warnings of this week’s IPCC report, she is surprisingly upbeat
Tagged under: Mary Robinson | Climate Change | IPCC
Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling
2018-10-09 in The GuardianNetherlands ordered to increase emissions cuts in historic ruling that puts ‘all world governments on notice’
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN
2018-10-08 in The GuardianUrgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCC
Tagged under: Oceans | Drought | IPCC | Climate Change | Sea Level
World 'nowhere near on track' to avoid warming beyond 1.5C target
2018-09-27 in The GuardianExclusive: Author of key UN climate report says limiting temperature rise would require enormous, immediate transformation in human activity
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change
Fossil fuel dependence poses 'direct existential threat', warns UN chief
2018-09-11 in The GuardianA rapid global shift to clean energy is needed to prevent runaway climate change, says António Guterres
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
BBC admits ‘we get climate change coverage wrong too often’
2018-09-07 in The GuardianBriefing sent to editorial staff on global warming says ‘you do not need a denier to balance the debate’
Tagged under: Climate Change
Climate change: local efforts won't be enough to undo Trump's inaction, study says
2018-08-30 in The GuardianOnus still falls on national governments to cut emissions to stave off worst impacts of climate change, Yale researchers say
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts
Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record
2018-08-21 in The GuardianUsually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary
Tagged under: Arctic
Summer weather is getting 'stuck' due to Arctic warming
2018-08-20 in The GuardianRising Arctic temperatures mean we face a future of ‘extreme extremes’ where sunny days become heatwaves and rain becomes floods, study says
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Arctic
Conserving oil no longer necessary for US, says Trump administration
2018-08-19 in The GuardianNew policy threatens to undermine decades of campaigns for efficient cars and other conservation programs
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics | Cars
'Truth isn't truth': Giuliani trumps 'alternative facts' with new Orwellian outburst
2018-08-19 in The GuardianPresident’s lawyer keeps up attack on Mueller investigation, leading NBC host Chuck Todd to say: ‘This is going to become a bad meme’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics | Russia
RSPB boss: Britain has one last chance to save endangered species
2018-08-18 in The GuardianRSPB boss warns of a devastating loss of wildlife if three new parliamentary bills do not rein in UK farming practices
Tagged under: Farming | Birds | Wildlife
Paul Manafort trial: judge won't release jurors' names over safety concerns
2018-08-17 in The GuardianJudge TS Ellis says he won’t make names public: ‘I’ve received criticism and threats … I imagine they would, too’
Tagged under: Donald Trump | Russia
US interior secretary's school friend blocking climate research, scientists say
2018-08-17 in The GuardianTrump administration forces some scientific funding to be reviewed by adviser who was high-school football teammate of Ryan Zinke
Tagged under: Donald Trump | US Politics
Facebook's failure in Myanmar is the work of a blundering toddler
2018-08-16 in The GuardianThe social network ploughs its way through the world and deals with the consequences later. In Myanmar, that strategy has had deadly consequences
Anti-fascists say police post mugshots on Twitter to 'intimidate and silence'
2018-08-16 in The GuardianDoxing arrested protesters has become common, and can have lasting consequences even after the charges are dropped
Tagged under: Activism
Twitter suspends Infowars' Alex Jones for abuse
2018-08-15 in The GuardianFar-right conspiracy theorist will not be able to tweet, retweet or favourite tweets for seven days
Heat: the next big inequality issue
2018-08-13 in The GuardianThe deadly global heatwave has made it impossible to ignore: in cities worldwide, we are now divided into the cool haves and the hot have-nots
Tagged under: Heatwaves
Facebook exec: media firms that don't work with us will end up 'in hospice'
2018-08-13 in The GuardianCampbell Brown, head of news partnerships, tells publishers that without Facebook’s help their businesses will die
Hacked satellite systems could launch microwave-like attacks, expert warns
2018-08-09 in The GuardianAt Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, researcher says theoretical threat to ships, planes and military is ‘no longer theoretical’
Revealed: details of exclusive Russian deal offered to Arron Banks in Brexit run-up
2018-08-09 in The GuardianLeaked document lays out for first time deal proposed to Leave.EU backer, sparking new questions over Moscow’s role
Tagged under: Russia
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defends failure to ban Alex Jones
2018-08-08 in The GuardianJack Dorsey refuses to follow Apple, Facebook and YouTube in banning Jones, saying he will be guided by principles rather than pressure
Don’t despair – climate change catastrophe can still be averted | Simon Lewis
2018-08-07 in The GuardianThe future looks fiery and dangerous, according to new reports. But political will and grassroots engagement can change this, says academic Simon Lewis
Tagged under: Climate Change
Domino-effect of climate events could move Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state
2018-08-07 in The GuardianLeading scientists warn that passing such a point would make efforts to reduce emissions increasingly futile
How the GRU spy agency targets the west, from cyberspace to Salisbury
2018-08-06 in The GuardianAccusations mount against the Russian army’s main intelligence directorate
Tagged under: Vladimir Putin | Russia
Yuval Noah Harari: ‘The idea of free information is extremely dangerous’
2018-08-05 in The GuardianAs his new book is published, the bestselling author talks fake news, meditation and appearing with Natalie Portman
'Just use cat videos': New York Times boss wants Facebook to cut out news
2018-08-03 in The GuardianMark Thompson warns social media giant’s quality ranking promises a ‘controlled society’
Has Zuckerberg, like Frankenstein, lost control of the monster he created? | John Naughton
2018-07-29 in The GuardianThe Facebook CEO holds all the power within his company. His ambivalence about wielding it may point to a worrying malaise
Extreme global weather is 'the face of climate change' says leading scientist
2018-07-27 in The GuardianExclusive: Prof Michael Mann declares the impacts of global warming are now ‘playing out in real-time’
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts
UK politicians 'failing to rise to the challenge of climate change'
2018-07-16 in The GuardianGovernment’s top climate adviser warns policymakers will be judged harshly by future generations if they don’t act now
Tagged under: Climate Change
There are genuine climate alarmists, but they're not in the same league as deniers | Dana Nuccitelli
2018-07-09 in The GuardianDana Nuccitelli: Deniers have conservative media outlets and control the Republican Party; climate alarmists are largely ignored
Housing and car industries should be ‘ashamed’ of climate record
2018-06-28 in The GuardianFailure to build energy-efficient homes and clean cars risks UK missing its carbon targets, says government’s climate adviser
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Housing | Cars
Ex-Nasa scientist: 30 years on, world is failing 'miserably’ to address climate change
2018-06-19 in The GuardianJames Hansen, who gave a climate warning in 1988 Senate testimony, says real hoax is by leaders claiming to take action
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | US Politics
The UK government wants to put a price on nature – but that will destroy it | George Monbiot
2018-05-15 in The GuardianDefining Earth’s resources as ‘natural capital’ is morally wrong, intellectually vacuous, and most of all counter-productive, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Wildlife | Capitalism
'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
2018-04-26 by Patrick Barkham in The GuardianThe 86-year-old social scientist says accepting the impending end of most life on Earth might be the very thing needed to help us prolong it
Tagged under: Extinction | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases
'Lightweight PR and greenwash' – BP's low-carbon plan dismissed
2018-04-16 in The GuardianEnvironmentalists call strategy ‘20th century response to a 21st century problem’
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | BP
Microplastic pollution in oceans is far worse than feared, say scientists
2018-03-12 in The GuardianA study reveals highest microplastic pollution levels ever recorded in a river in Manchester, UK and shows that billions of particles flooded into the sea from rivers in the area in just one year
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Oceans | Rivers | Sea Level
The terrifying phenomenon that is pushing species towards extinction
2018-02-25 in The GuardianScientists are alarmed by a rise in mass mortality events – when species die in their thousands. Is it all down to climate change?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Extinction
On its 100th birthday in 1959, Edward Teller warned the oil industry about global warming
2018-01-01 in The GuardianBenjamin Franta: Somebody cut the cake – new documents reveal that American oil writ large was warned of global warming at its 100th birthday party.
Tagged under: Exxon | Greenhouse Gases
France bans fracking and oil extraction in all of its territories
2017-12-20 in The GuardianFrench parliamentarians have passed a law banning fossil fuel extraction. President Macron says he wants France to lead the world with switch to renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | France | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
World's deepest lake crippled by putrid algae, poaching and pollution
2017-10-19 in The GuardianLake Baikal in Siberia holds one fifth of the world’s unfrozen fresh water, but its precious fish stocks are disappearing
Tagged under: Fish | Wildlife | Russia
'Hungry bear' crisis leaves two people dead in Russia's far east
2017-10-16 in The GuardianOverfishing and fewer food sources making bears more aggressive, say officials, who have killed 83 on Sakhalin Island this year
Tagged under: Wildlife | Russia
Third of Earth's soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture
2017-09-12 in The GuardianFertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study
Tagged under: Farming | Africa | Middle East
Electric cars: everything you need to know
2017-07-26 in The GuardianFrom how to charge them to whether they are really better for the environment
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Electric Cars | Cars
Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals | Martin Lukacs
2017-07-17 in The GuardianStop obsessing with how personally green you live – and start collectively taking on corporate power
Tagged under: Climate Change
Earth's sixth mass extinction event under way, scientists warn
2017-07-10 in The GuardianResearchers talk of ‘biological annihilation’ as study reveals billions of populations of animals have been lost in recent decades
Tagged under: Wildlife | Extinction
How much could commuter cycling increase in your part of England?
2017-04-13 in The GuardianNew tool maps the potential increase in bike journeys under different scenarios – from routes avoiding hills to adopting e-bikes – revealing health benefits and informing future investment
Tagged under: Health
New Zealand river granted same legal rights as human being
2017-03-16 in The GuardianAfter 140 years of negotiation, Māori tribe wins recognition for Whanganui river, meaning it must be treated as a living entity
Tagged under: Rivers
The fossil fuel industry's invisible colonization of academia | Benjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran
2017-03-13 in The GuardianBenjamin Franta and Geoffrey Supran: Corporate capture of academic research by the fossil fuel industry is an elephant in the room and a threat to tackling climate change.
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Chevron
Aid in reverse: how poor countries develop rich countries | Jason Hickel
2017-01-14 in The GuardianNew research shows that developing countries send trillions of dollars more to the west than the other way around. Why?
Tagged under: Economics
How climate change triggers earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes
2016-10-16 in The GuardianGlobal warming may not only cause more destructive hurricanes, it could also be shaking the ground beneath our feet
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change
World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case
2016-07-27 in The GuardianFilipino government body gives 47 ‘carbon majors’ 45 days to respond to allegations of human rights violations resulting from climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Activism
‘Hope is an embrace of the unknown’: Rebecca Solnit on living in dark times
2016-07-15 in The GuardianWe may be living through times of unprecedented change, but in uncertainty lies the power to influence the future. Now is not the time to despair, but to act
UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts, government advisers warn
2016-07-12 in The GuardianA 2,000 page report by Committee on Climate Change predicts global warming will hit UK with deadly heatwaves, more flooding and water shortages
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change Impacts | Heatwaves | Committee on Climate Change UK
It's the economy that needs to be integrated into the environment - not the other way around | Andrew Simms
2016-06-14 in The GuardianAndrew Simms: BP’s call for a ‘meaningful carbon price’ is the latest example of wrongly trying to apply economic theories and tools to the environment
Tagged under: Carbon Pricing | Economics | BP
Climate sceptic Maurice Newman says world leaders embracing junk science
2015-12-28 in The GuardianThe former business adviser to Tony Abbott accuses world leaders of acting like ancient druids and pursuing ‘collectivist visions’ at the cost of ‘private choice’
Tagged under: Climate Change
Failing to put a value on nature condemns it
2015-11-23 in The GuardianPlacing an economic value on ‘natural capital’ forces companies to conserve nature rather than destroy it
Tagged under: Economics | Renewable Energy | Wildlife | Capitalism
Anti-coal protesters arrested after storming climate change sceptic's land
2015-10-26 in The GuardianNine held by police after blocking entrance to mine on Lord Ridley’s Northumberland estate and forcing operations to shut down
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation
The pope v the UN: who will save the world first?
2015-06-23 in The GuardianBoth Pope Francis and the United Nations have issued big statements about where they feel the world should be going. So far, the pontiff is winning by a country mile
Tagged under: Religion | Pope Francis
Peruvian farmer demands climate compensation from German company
2015-03-16 in The GuardianRWE asked to pay for costs of protecting home lying in the floodpath of a glacial lake as its historical emissions caused glacial retreat in the Andes
Tagged under: Farming
Keep fossil fuels in the ground to stop climate change | George Monbiot
2015-03-10 in The GuardianGeorge Monbiot: Once coal, oil and gas are produced, they will be used. And yet, after 23 years of UN negotiations there have been almost no steps taken to stop the production – rather than the use of – fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Engaging with oil companies on climate change is futile, admits leading UK environmentalist
2015-01-15 in The GuardianAfter years working on sustainability projects with BP and Shell, Jonathon Porritt says he came to the conclusion it was ‘impossible’ for today’s oil and gas companies to adapt to the need to exit fossil fuels
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | BP | Shell | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Sustainability
Leave fossil fuels buried to prevent climate change, study urges
2015-01-07 in The GuardianNew research is first to identify which reserves must not be burned to keep global temperature rise under 2C, including over 90% of US and Australian coal and almost all Canadian tar sands
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Are solar farms really hitting British food production?
2014-10-21 in The GuardianEnvironment secretary Liz Truss has cut solar farm’s subsidies saying they harm food production, but most UK solar farms successfully produce food as well. Karl Mathiesen investigates
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Farming | Solar Energy | Food Production and Consumption
Google, GE and others contribute to climate-change deniers in Congress, report finds
2014-09-22 in The GuardianWhat’s behind pro-sustainability companies’ donations to climate-change deniers in Congress?
Tagged under: US Politics | Climate Change | Legislation | Sustainability
We fought apartheid. Now climate change is our global enemy | Desmond Tutu
2014-09-20 in The GuardianOn the eve of the UN Climate Summit, Desmond Tutu argues that tactics used against firms who did business with South Africa must now be applied to fossil fuels to prevent human suffering
Tagged under: South Africa | Africa | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Scientists vindicate 1972 'Limits to Growth' – urge investment in 'circular economy' | Nafeez Ahmed
2014-06-04 in The GuardianNafeez Ahmed: Early warning of civilisational collapse by early to mid 21st century startlingly prescient - but opportunity for transition open
Tagged under: Economics | Economic Growth | Collapse
Penguins suffering from climate change, scientists say
2014-01-30 in The GuardianHeatwaves killing Magellanic penguin chicks in Argentina, and Adelie penguins in Antarctica are finding it harder to feed
Tagged under: Argentina | Climate Change | Antarctic | Wildlife | Heatwaves
Water shortages may make fracking impractical, industry says
2013-11-27 in The GuardianQuantities required for the fracking process may make it problematic in areas of the UK where resources are scarce
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Water Resources
Seven facts you need to know about the Arctic methane timebomb | Nafeez Ahmed
2013-08-05 in The GuardianNafeez Ahmed: Dismissals of catastrophic methane danger ignore robust science in favour of outdated mythology of climate safety
Tagged under: Arctic | Methane
Why the economy needs nature | Tony Juniper
2013-01-09 in The GuardianTony Juniper: Nature is not a drag on growth – its protection is an unavoidable prerequisite for sustaining economic development
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife | Economic Growth
Fresh water demand driving sea-level rise faster than glacier melt
2012-05-20 in The GuardianTrillions of tonnes of water have been pumped up from deep underground reservoirs in every part of the world, says report
Tagged under: Oceans | Sea Level
House Republicans cut funding to UN climate science body
2011-02-21 in The GuardianFunding ban to IPCC part of cuts package that would slash spending on environmental protection
Tagged under: IPCC | Climate Change | US Politics
Democrat opens fire, literally, on Obama's climate change agenda | Suzanne Goldenberg
2010-10-12 in The GuardianSuzanne Goldenberg: Democrats facing a tough fight in mid-terms are distancing themselves from Obama. Now one says he will stand and fight
Tagged under: Climate Change | Barack Obama | US Politics
The surprisingly complex truth about planes and climate change | Duncan Clark
2010-09-09 in The GuardianDuncan Clark: A new study suggests that planes cause more warming than cars, while ships are cooling enough to counteract them both
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Cars
James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change
2010-03-29 in The GuardianIn his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
How climate change sceptic Ian Plimer dodges valid criticism | James Randerson
2009-12-14 by James Randerson in The GuardianJames Randerson: His book Heaven and Earth has fuelled sceptics the world over, but when I talked to Professor Plimer he sidestepped vital points
Tagged under: Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Climate Change | Disinformation and Misinformation
The climate denial industry is out to dupe the public. And it's working | George Monbiot
2009-12-07 in The GuardianGeorge Monbiot: Think environmentalists are stooges? You're the unwitting recruit of a hugely powerful oil lobby – I've got the proof
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
The denial industry case notes | George Monbiot
2009-12-07 in The GuardianGeorge Monbiot: My Guardian Comment column this week is about how the climate denial industry achieves its aims. What follows is a list of footnotes and references to go with that article
World can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of carbon before dangerous climate change, scientists say
2009-04-29 in The GuardianTo avoid dangerous climate change of 2C, the world can only burn another half a trillion tonnes of carbon, scientists say
James Lovelock: 'Enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan'
2008-03-01 in The GuardianThe climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do, asks Decca Aitkenhead
Tagged under: Activism | Carbon Offsetting
George Monbiot: On the flight path to global meltdown
2006-09-21 in The GuardianThere is no technofix to the disastrous impact of air travel on the environment, argues George Monbiot in the final extract from his new book - the only answer is to ground most of the aeroplanes flying today.
Tagged under: Air Travel
George Monbiot on climate change and Big Tobacco
2006-09-19 in The GuardianFor years, a network of fake citizens' groups and bogus scientific bodies has been claiming that science of global warming is inconclusive. They set back action on climate change by a decade. But who funded them? Exxon's involvement is well known, but not the strange role of Big Tobacco. In the first of three extracts from his new book, George Monbiot tells a bizarre and shocking new story.
Tagged under: Exxon | Climate Change
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