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 |