The Guardian view on a green new deal: save jobs and the planet.

The pandemic is an opportunity to tackle the climate emergency by creating productive green jobs for those made redundant by the crisis

10 Wildfires Ignite Around Los Angeles in Unseasonable Wind and Heat.

Unusually strong winds for June fanned the flames of 10 wildfires around Los Angeles County Monday, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

Cities, Regions and Businesses Race to Zero Emissions.

World Environment Day sees the launch of “Race to Zero” that will run up to COP26 -- an international campaign for a healthy, resilient zero carbon recovery.

A Major Oil Pipeline Project Strikes Deep at the Heart of Africa.

Despite the global plunge in oil prices, a major pipeline that would carry oil 900 miles across East Africa is moving ahead. International experts warn that the $20 billion project will displace thousands of small farmers and put key wildlife habitat and coastal waters at risk.

Africa Should ‘Leapfrog’ the Rest of the World When It Comes to Renewable Energy.

“Africa’s biggest challenge, both on climate and the virus, is its infrastructure deficit. There’s a lack of access to water, sanitation; [there’s] overcrowding of spaces.

A solar farm to meet 10% of Qatar's electricity needs.

Big Oil could end up even bigger by the end of the coronavirus pandemic

The nation’s biggest oil and gas companies could end up even bigger by the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

Construction Commences on the Fecamp Offshore Wind Farm.

EDF Renewables, Enbridge Inc. and wpd have launched the Fécamp offshore wind farm following the finalization of financing agreements between the consortium and its financial partners.

Solar power will soon cost less than coal.

Replacing 500 gigawatts of high-cost coal plants with solar and wind farms would reduce carbon emissions by about 1.8 gigatons, equivalent to 5% of CO2 emissions in 2019, and save consumers billions of dollars, Irena said. New solar and wind farms will soon cost l

Tokyo Electric to invest $18 billion in renewable energy over the next 10 years. P

The renewable power unit of the nation’s biggest utility plans to spend more than ¥2 trillion ($18 billion) over the next 10 years to boost its green power generation by as much as 70 percent.

Supertrawlers ‘making a mockery’ of UK’s protected seas.

Vast vessels spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in officially protected areas in 2019. Supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK marine protected areas in 2019, making “a mockery of the word ‘protected’,” according to campaigners.

'Surprisingly rapid' rebound in carbon emissions post-lockdown.

Busier roads to blame, with fears of worse to come as workers shun public transport.

8th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management Thessaloniki, Greece, 23 - 26 JUNE 2021

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A journey into Antarctica: the unavoidable signs of global heating.

The effects of global heating are in evidence everywhere across the islands of Antarctica – from penguin colonies to melting glaciers. The Guardian’s global environment editor Jonathan Watts witnessed how conditions are changing quickly

Investors Want Companies to Disclose Environmental Risk.

There's a growing push from large investors in publicly traded companies to hold the companies accountable for the environmental impact of their practices.

Mining Giant BHP Pauses Plans to Blast 40 Aboriginal Heritage Sites.

Anglo-Australian mining company BHP said it would pause plans to destroy 40 Aboriginal heritage sites as part of its expansion of an iron ore mine in Western Australia (WA).

For Indigenous Protesters, Defending the Environment Can Be Fatal.

Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April.

Changing Laundry Habits Could Eliminate Thousands of Tons of Ocean Pollution.

An estimated 14,000 tons of microfibers sloughed off of soiled laundry is believed to be released into European oceans every year, further contributing to microplastic pollution with a threat

Cuba’s Clean Rivers Benefit From Sustainable Agriculture.

For most of the past 60 years, the United States and Cuba have had very limited diplomatic ties.

Good news: US classrooms are warming to evolution, thanks in part to scientist outreach.

Advocacy works, but more must be done to protect against misinformation.