Droughts and heatwaves causing water in some areas to reach 41C, killing fish and endangered dolphins, say researchers Amazonian lakes are being transformed into simmering basins hotter than spa baths as severe heatwaves and drought grip the region, research shows. The
The issue of how motoring taxes should change as we decarbonise the economy has been dodged for too long. Car salesmen need to get real If you want a document to give you sleepless nights, the Office for Budget Responsibility’s biennial Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report is
Delegates from global giants and smaller nations expected to clash at Brazilian summit over how to tackle the climate crisis and who should pay The UN’s Cop30 climate conference is under way, with negotiators, diplomats and leaders from around the world in Belém, Brazil, to
UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘paradigm shift’ Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN The failure to limit global heating to 1.5C is a “moral failure and deadly negligence”, the UN
Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’ Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit A triple-whammy of hottest years ever recorded threatens
ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked Adverts claiming that wood-burning stoves are “very low emissions” have been banned by the Advertising Standards Agency for being misleading and not substantiated. The
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say A new memo on the climate crisis from Bill Gates relies on “straw man” arguments about the threat to humanity and “false dichotomies” between spending on
Report says proven technology could benefit thousands in poor quality housing and help UK meet carbon reduction targets Flooded disused coalmines could be a significant source of energy and provide cheap heat to thousands of homes, a new report argues. Mine water geothermal
Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the climate crisis, research says Every aspect of Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful storm ever to hit Jamaica, was worsened by the climate crisis, a team of scientists has found. Melissa caused widespread
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated The deaths from pollution caused by Europe’s biggest plastic plant, which is being built in Antwerp, will outstrip the number of permanent jobs it will create, lawyers will
After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future Solomon Morris Makau checks the fallen tree for snakes before he wraps a tape measure around the trunk. The
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil Today, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belém summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference (Cop30). I have
This stunning timelapse shows the 'biggest' supermoon of 2025 lighting up the sky over Sydney on Wednesday evening, shining brightly as it rose above Bondi beach. The moon is considered a supermoon when it is closer to the Earth than usual, making it look much larger. The drama
President names Steve Pearce to lead agency that manages a quarter-billion acres, about 10% of land in US Donald Trump nominated a former lawmaker from New Mexico on Wednesday to oversee the management of vast public lands that are playing a central role in Republican attempts
Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating There is still a chance for the world to avoid the worst ravages of climate breakdown and return to the goal of 1.5C if governments take concerted action on
