Monster profits’ for energy giants reveal a self-destructive fossil fuel resurgence
Last year’s combined $200bn profit for the ‘big five’ oil and gas companies brings little hope of driving down emissions
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Sunak uses helicopter and jet for short trips within 24 hours
PM flew to London from Dorset on Wednesday evening and then back to south-west England the next morning
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A solution to the climate crisis: mining the moon, researchers say
Astrophysicists propose geoengineering solution to climate warming, although skeptics still urge ‘massive’ fossil fuel cutbacks
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Arsenic found in London air raises fears over use of waste wood as fuel
Many people warming homes with wood from construction sites unaware of health risks, say experts
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Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy
Claimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy
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Fossil fuel companies won’t save us from climate change. We need governments to step up
The fallout when the industry fails to act is still smaller than the rewards for pumping out more pollution
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I couldn’t sleep. I cried at night. But I had to help the women devastated by the floods in Pakistan
When the rains came last autumn, I was among the millions made homeless in Sindh province. Here is why – months later – I am still helping to patch up ruined lives
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Half the wetlands in Europe lost in past 300 years, researchers calculate
Assessment shows 20% global loss since 1700 – far less than thought – but Europe, US and China bear the brunt
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Sylvia Earle: ‘We are on the brink – a million species may be lost’
We 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
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UK urged to sack Tony Abbott as trade adviser for joining climate sceptic group
Critics say former Australian PM’s membership of Global Warming Policy Foundation thinktank could affect trade deals
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‘A national scandal’: how US climate funding could make water pollution worse
The Inflation Reduction Act was hailed for its climate funding – but some are concerned several provisions will worsen a growing environmental disaster
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England’s tallest wind turbine prepares to rise against the odds
Renewable project on edge of Bristol has overcome planning hurdles and will empower local housing estate
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She cooks, cleans and cares … so why is a woman in Uganda worth only 20% of divorce assets?
In a potentially precedent-setting case, a Kampala appeal court has penalised a divorcing wife for lacking receipts to prove her value. This must not stand
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Europe’s big players should copy Joe Biden’s green deal – not revert to old ways
The EU needs an ambitious climate strategy for industry. So why is Giorgia Meloni its chief supporter?
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Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges
Non-profit group Global Witness urges US regulator to investigate oil giant and potentially impose fines over apparent ‘mislabeling’
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Climate protesters who squashed cake into King Charles waxwork told to pay damages
Eilidh McFadden and Tom Johnson convicted of criminal damage after action at Madame Tussauds and must pay £3,500 compensation
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‘Let them eat lentils’ won’t save us from animal farming – we must embrace meat substitutes
Our insatiable appetite for meat is destroying the planet. But the alternative is looking (and tasting) better by the day
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The whos and hows of allocating loss and damage funds
The estimates of the total losses and damages run into many trillions of US dollars.
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Solar and wind outstrip fossil gas in US power build facing challenge-roiled market: FERC
Renewables technologies again dominated new generation placed in service ahead of fossil gas, while coal came up empty as American utilities embrace energy transition
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'Power for 1.5 million' | EDP's biggest wind complex worldwide brought online in Brazil
Portuguese utility's renewables arm inaugurates 580MW 14-project power plant in state of Rio Grande do Norte set to supply population of 1.5 million
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