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18 11 2021 | 16:24

EU aims to curb deforestation with beef and coffee import ban

Raft of commodities would be prohibited under draft law in fight to protect world’s endangered forests. Beef, palm oil, cocoa and other products linked to deforestation will be banned from entering…

18 11 2021 | 15:59

The forgotten oil ads that told us climate change was nothing.

Since the 1980s, fossil fuel firms have run ads touting climate denial messages – many of which they’d now like us to forget. Here’s our visual guide by Geoffrey Supran and Naomi Oreskes Why is…

18 11 2021 | 14:11

South African government sued over plan to build new coal plants

South Africa’s energy regulator and energy minister have been sued by environmental activists over national plans to allow the construction of new coal-fired power plants.  “New coal-fired power…

18 11 2021 | 12:31

US auctions off oil and gas drilling leases in Gulf of Mexico after climate talks

Biden administration launching auction of more than 80m acres for fossil fuel extraction that experts call ‘incredibly reckless’ Just four days after landmark climate talks in Scotland in which Joe…

18 11 2021 | 10:09

The cool tech Mat Santamouris is working on now

Mat Santamouris will detail at Moonshot 2030 how his building coating product can slash ambient heat from 40 degrees to 25 degrees on materials with his coating. See him speak on Tuesday during the…

18 11 2021 | 09:13

Dark roofs to be banned in NSW, planning minister says

A light coloured roof could reduce temperatures inside the home by up to 10C during a heatwave, UNSW research shows. The NSW government will move to ban dark roofs as part of its push to deliver…

17 11 2021 | 19:00

The earth’s secret miracle worker is not a plant or an animal: it’s fungi

Without fungi we don’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climate.

17 11 2021 | 18:56

‘What if we just gave up cars?’: Cop26 leaders urged to dream big

A new agreement would phase out fossil fuel vehicles but activists want a focus on public transport, walking and cycling. Governments and car manufacturers have coalesced at the Glasgow climate…

17 11 2021 | 18:55

Low-carbon aviation fuels are on the horizon. But for now, activists say we need to stay grounded

Fuel made from waste and synthetic ‘e-fuels’ could reduce emissions significantly but scaling up quickly will be an immense challenge Apowder blue airplane flew from London to Glasgow in September…

17 11 2021 | 18:51

‘See these glaciers, before they melt’: living on the frontline of global heating

From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many. Throughout the 2021 United Nations climate change conference,…

17 11 2021 | 18:50

World’s militaries avoiding scrutiny over emissions, scientists say

Countries do not have to include armed forces’ emissions in their targets despite estimates sector creates 6% of greenhouse gases Armed forces are among the biggest polluters on the planet but are…

17 11 2021 | 18:43

Op - The Guardian view on the Cop26 agreement: unfinished business

The best thing about the Glasgow agreement is the chance it offers for tougher emissions cuts next year.

17 11 2021 | 18:42

Gas is "the New Coal", with No Role on Path to 1.5 C, Study Says

A new study quantifies for the first time some of the key implications of trying to use natural gas while pursuing the Paris 1.5°C target, arguing that it should not be a “bridging fuel” but should…

17 11 2021 | 18:39

Global heating is destroying rock art tens of thousands of years old, experts warn

Serious damage has already been done as erosion, fires, floods and cyclones increase in intensity Rock art that has lasted tens of thousands of years is being destroyed by the climate emergency in a…

17 11 2021 | 18:36

Covid denial to climate denial: How conspiracists are shifting focus

Members of an online movement infected with pandemic conspiracies are shifting their focus - and are increasingly peddling falsehoods about climate change. Matthew is convinced that shadowy forces…

17 11 2021 | 18:35

Stop talking, start acting, says Africa’s first extreme heat official

Rising temperatures are already killing people in Sierra Leone’s Freetown, says Eugenia Kargbo, who is planning how best to protect the hundreds of thousands living in informal settlements. When she…

17 11 2021 | 18:30

Climate leaders call for pressure on stubborn nations before Cop27

Deal to reconvene one year after Glasgow gives vital window to compel countries towards less disastrous emissions plans Bringing countries back to the negotiating table with updated national plans…

17 11 2021 | 18:19

Leading climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe: ‘You have the ability to use your voice’

Hayhoe says people can use their roles in their workplaces and communities to act on the climate crisis Katharine Hayhoe has wrestled with her climate footprint. The climate scientist, who is now…

17 11 2021 | 18:17

‘It’s like hunting aliens’: inside the town besieged by armadillos.

Thanks to climate change, armadillos, native to southern America, are making their way up north. And there’s no sign of them stopping their relentless march by Oliver Milman in Sapphire, North…

17 11 2021 | 18:16

The man turning cities into giant sponges to embrace floods

Yu Kongjian can remember the day he nearly died in the river. Swollen with rain, the White Sand Creek had flooded the rice terraces in Yu's farming commune in China. Yu, just 10 then, ran excitedly…