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17 07 2021 | 11:44

Reforesting Europe would increase rainfall – new research

“Plant more trees” is often the first idea that comes to mind when we think about how to prevent further climate change or at least adapt to its impacts. There are good reasons for this. Multiple…

15 07 2021 | 09:59

Climate crisis ‘may put 8bn at risk of malaria and dengue’

Reducing global heating could save millions of people from mosquito-borne diseases, study finds More than 8 billion people could be at risk of malaria and dengue fever by 2080 if greenhouse gas…

15 07 2021 | 09:35

Even if Bolsonaro leaves power, deforestation in Brazil will be hard to stop

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon made global headlines in 2019, thanks to massive wildfires and the election of anti-environmentalist president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazilians took to the streets …

13 07 2021 | 10:01

UN sets out Paris-style plan to cut extinction rate by factor of 10

Ambitious draft goals to halt biodiversity loss revealed, with proposed changes to food production expected to ‘raise eyebrows’. Eliminating plastic pollution, reducing pesticide use by two-thirds,…

12 07 2021 | 14:54

Taxpayers have spent at least $23B on pipeline subsidies and supports since 2018: report.

As calls to end government subsidies of fossil fuels grow in intensity, a new report finds that Canadian governments have allocated billions of taxpayer dollars to building and expanding new…

12 07 2021 | 14:45

UK’s climate targets will cost less than battling Covid, says OBR

But watchdog warns government that costs will double if it delays action to cut emissions The UK’s climate targets will cost the government less over the next 30 years than the price of battling the…

12 07 2021 | 14:09

Johnson Says U.K. May Need ‘Big Bet’ on Heat Pumps and Hydrogen

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the U.K. needs to find a way to lower the cost of electrifying domestic hot water and heating in order to meet its target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by…

12 07 2021 | 13:31

5 things to know about EU’s Fit for 55 climate package

The mammoth plan sets out how Europe will slash emissions over the next decade. Although it sounds like an exercise program for the middle-aged — Fit for 55 is actually the European Commission's…

12 07 2021 | 13:29

World ‘must step up preparations for extreme heat’

Rising temperatures may be hitting faster and harder than forecast, say climate scientists in wake of heatwave in US and Canada The world needs to step up preparations for extreme heat, which may be…

10 07 2021 | 08:34

Fear of Geoengineering Is Really Anxiety About Cutting Carbon

Research into unproven technofixes isn’t a replacement for eliminating emissions, even if the debate over geoengineering is stuck on that concern. Typical climate discourse is already polarizing…

10 07 2021 | 08:00

Heat wave sends water pouring off Mount Rainier, exposing glaciers to summer heat sooner

A torrent of melted snow has flooded rivers and streams near Mount Rainier following record-setting heat throughout Washington. “We had a huge amount of snowmelt over a short period of time,” said…

10 07 2021 | 07:42

Sixty years of climate change warnings: the signs that were missed (and ignored)

The effects of ‘weird weather’ were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom.

10 07 2021 | 07:39

What we know about the victims of the US and Canada heatwave.

More deaths expected as details of victims continue to emerge. The death toll from a historic heatwave in the US northwest and Canada is expected to increase as temperatures reach 121F degrees, …

10 07 2021 | 07:27

As Climate Change Fries the World, Social Media Is Frying Our Brains

More than 5 billion mobile connections and 3.6 billion social media accounts may add up to existential risk.

10 07 2021 | 07:17

How colonialism’s legacy makes it harder for countries to escape poverty and fossil fuels today

While fossil fuels were powering wealthy nations’ economic growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, many countries across the Global South remained largely impoverished.

08 07 2021 | 13:42

‘Humiliation and discrimination’: Environmental defenders facing ‘unprecedented attacks’ in Latin America

Communities ‘are being killed as they seek to uphold their environmental, human and spiritual rights’, one defender tells The Independent Frontline defenders of the land and natural world in Latin…

08 07 2021 | 10:51

Nordic countries endure heatwave as Lapland records hottest day since 1914

Kevo in Lapland recorded a temperature of 33.6C after Finland registered record heat in June. Nordic countries have registered near-record temperatures over the weekend, including highs of 34C (93.…

08 07 2021 | 10:37

Once-in-a-millennium heat dome lodges over US and Canada in preview of future climate disaster

Officials warn a ‘prolonged, dangerous, and historic heatwave’ will persist through the week. Canada has recorded its highest temperatures on record as the country’s west, along with the US Pacific …

07 07 2021 | 11:11

Government ‘exploiting nature more than it is protecting it’, MPs warn in damning biodiversity report

‘Toothless’ policy and lack of expertise among long list of failures identified in existing efforts to reverse catastrophic impacts on natural world A damning report by MPs has described government…

06 07 2021 | 10:10

Iraqis battle in 50C heat as Iran halts power supply due to unpaid bills.

Iraq’s electricity minister has resigned as protests erupt in Basra over the crippling shortages. Provinces across Iraq’s south have halted work amid scorching temperatures and rolling blackouts…