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19 07 2023 | 13:52

Just four pupils left: how the sea rose up on a Thai village

From the corridor of Khun Samut school, it’s clear how far inwards the sea has crept. In the distance, beyond the still waters of neighbouring shrimp farms, sticks can be seen poking out of the blue…

19 07 2023 | 13:51

Paris talks to focus on funding poor countries to tackle climate crisis

Talks on a global financial pact that will give poor countries access to funds to help them tackle the climate crisis and develop their economies in environmentally sustainable and socially equitable…

19 07 2023 | 13:47

Traumatic loss’: Indigenous traditions hit by fruit scarcity, climate trial hears

Every year, Shane Doyle looks forward to picking chokecherries. The tiny fruits with shiny, dark skin and astringent flesh are abundant near his family’s Bozeman, Montana, home. His daughters Ruby,…

19 07 2023 | 13:44

Climate change: Sudden heat increase in seas around UK and Ireland

Some of the most intense marine heat increases on Earth have developed in seas around the UK and Ireland, the European Space Agency (Esa) says. Water temperatures are as much as 3 to 4C above the…

19 07 2023 | 13:43

Revealed: documents detail key players behind vast Australian fossil fuel expansion

In early 2022 the lobbying firm Dragoman met its client, the Northern Territory government, to discuss how to convince the federal government to support a vast new port and manufacturing hub in…

19 07 2023 | 13:43

The sound ecologist capturing a disappearing world: ‘70% of habitats I recorded are gone’

In a small black box theater at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, the arid plains of Zimbabwe come to life in the thrum of chattering baboons and honking geese, and the shores of California materialize…

19 07 2023 | 13:43

France to shut down climate protest group citing public safety risks

The French government is to shut down a climate protest group over a series of recent demonstrations citing risks to public safety, as the environmental activists called the decision “political and…

19 07 2023 | 13:42

Switzerland referendum: Voters back carbon cuts as glaciers melt

Voters in Switzerland have backed a new climate bill designed to cut fossil fuel use and reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The government says the country needs to protect its energy security…

19 07 2023 | 13:41

No time to waste’: getting Australian homes off gas crucial for meeting net zero targets, report says

Getting households off gas for heating and cooking would cut energy bills and improve people’s health, and is necessary for Australia to have any hope of reaching net zero greenhouse emissions by…

19 07 2023 | 13:39

Ministers to block plans to ban new coal mines

The government is planning to remove a ban on opening new coal mines from a bill that is going through Parliament. The ban was added to the Energy Bill by peers in the House of Lords. Ministers…

19 07 2023 | 13:37

UK firm given £430m green transition loan then expanded oil and gas business

The international engineering company Wood Group has expanded its oil and gas business and dramatically shrunk its renewables operations after receiving a £430m government-backed “green transition…

19 07 2023 | 13:37

$5.9bn and rising: Snowy 2.0 wrestles with delays and budget blowouts

On a wintry afternoon in the Snowy Mountains town of Cooma a month ago, about a dozen officials from Snowy Hydro, its Future Generation partners and unions huddled in a meeting room to take stock of…

19 07 2023 | 13:37

NZ climate activist faces up to 10 years in prison over fake letter saying fossil fuel event cancelled

A New Zealand climate activist who wrote to oil executives posing as a fossil fuel conference organiser and telling them their gathering was cancelled has been found guilty of forgery, and could face…

19 07 2023 | 13:34

Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’

Trillions of dollars of subsidies for fossil fuels, farming and fishing are causing “environmental havoc”, according to the World Bank, severely harming people and the planet. Many countries spend…

19 07 2023 | 13:34

‘Unheard of’ marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threat

An “unheard of” marine heatwave off the coasts of the UK and Ireland poses a serious threat to species, scientists have warned.

19 07 2023 | 13:33

The no-wash movement: would you wear underpants for a week without cleaning them?

Do you need to wash your T-shirts after every wear? Probably not. What about your knickers? That depends. But more and more people are eschewing detergent to save time, money and the environment

19 07 2023 | 13:30

Risk of mosquito-borne diseases rises in EU as heatwaves, flooding increase

As a result of climate change, Europe is facing a massive increase of disease-carrying mosquitoes in countries that were previously not affected, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and…

19 07 2023 | 13:30

Gas stoves emit benzene levels above secondhand smoke, US study finds

Using a gas stove can raise indoor concentrations of benzene, a cancer-linked chemical, to above what is found in secondhand smoking or even beyond levels found next to oil and gas facilities, a new…

19 07 2023 | 13:29

How climate change affects health in Africa

  Africa is uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, tens of millions of Africans are already feeling the negative health…

19 07 2023 | 13:29

Power companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility

Residents in Maine are about to be bombarded with a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign aimed at saving the state’s two dominant electric utilities from being voted out of existence in…