We urgently need to rethink the funding of global climate action
If the financial crisis and Covid were important enough for governments to do whatever it takes to find the money needed, then surely the climate crisis demands a similar response The UN climate summit in Glasgow failed to deliver either the polic
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The Winter Olympics and the true cost of fake snow dominating our slopes: ‘It’s more dangerous now’
The Beijing Olympics is not the first winter games to use fake snow which has received a mixed response from athletes and ski enthusiasts, Louise Boyle writes The fo
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How and why are indigenous people are on the front line of the climate crisis?
Indigenous people throughout the world are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, even when it comes to climate-related violence.
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Winter-less Olympics? 20 out of 21 cities that hosted Games could soon be too hot for events
Average February daytime temperature in host cities has jumped from 0.4C at events in the 1920s–1950s, to 6.3C this century
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Federal judge throws out oil lease sale in Gulf of Mexico
A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico for offshore oil drilling, saying the Biden administration failed to conduct a proper environmental review A federal court has rejected a plan to lease millions of acres in the G
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King crabs invade UK waters threatening native species
North Yorkshire fishers found pots heavy not with brown crab but with prized invader
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America’s hottest city is nearly unlivable in summer. Can cooling technologies save it?
Phoenix’s new ‘heat tsar’ is betting on less asphalt, more green canopy and reflective surfaces to cool the sprawling heat island
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Coal-based liquid hydrogen pivotal for green energy? The experts doubt it
The ANU’s Dr Fiona Beck says turning fossil fuels into hydrogen is always going to be dirtier than using renewables
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Airlines flying near-empty ‘ghost flights’ to retain EU airport slots
Analysis from Greenpeace finds deserted flights are generating millions of tons of harmful emissions
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Better air in lockdown may have saved hundreds of lives in Europe, study finds
London and Paris among cities with highest number of avoided deaths thanks to lower pollution in first lockdown
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The people moving from high to low-carbon careers
Watching the Red Arrows jet across the sky as a young boy, Todd S
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Indonesia Asks Developed Countries to Fund Energy Transition
Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday’s global economic forum asked developed nations to help their developing counterparts, including Indonesia, in the energy transition by providing funds and technology transfer.
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Storm Ana: Deadly Africa storm shows climate crisis reality - UN
The deadly storm that hit southern African countries this week ha
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Drought in Somalia is set to leave millions of people without enough food.
Months after world leaders gathered in Glasgow for what many experts billed as our last best chance to fend off the worst effects of a warming planet, the devastating reality of climate change is being felt by millions of people in Somalia, a country more than 6,000 mile
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‘We relied on the lake. Now it’s killing us’: climate crisis threatens future of Kenya’s El Molo people
Lake Turkana’s shores have been home to the El Molo for millennia but as rising waters swallow homes and sacred sites they face losing everything
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Extreme heat in oceans ‘passed point of no return’ in 2014
Extreme heat in the world’s oceans passed the “point of no return” in 2014 and has become the new normal, according to research.
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Flooding cuts off key railway supply routes in central Australia
The disruptions have sparked calls for greater strategic planning for major freight corridors in the face of climate change
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All coral will suffer severe bleaching when global heating hits 1.5C, study finds
But one coral reef expert says even reefs that bleach every five years could have corals that survive
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California subsidies for dairy cows’ biogas are a lose-lose, campaigners say
The state pumps millions into methane produced by manure – but advocates argue it increases greenhouse gas emissions and encourages factory farming
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