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23 07 2020 | 19:48

Time to revise the Sustainable Development Goals.

The pandemic has set back efforts to achieve the original 2015 targets. The need for change to make them more attainable is stronger than ever. The United Nations has confirmed an unwelcome…

23 07 2020 | 19:36

Mont Blanc melting glacier yields Indian newspapers from 1966 plane crash.

Receding French ice leaves behind newspapers proclaiming Indira Gandhi’s rise to become PM. Copies of Indian newspapers onboard an Air India jet that crashed into Mont Blanc in the 1960s have been…

23 07 2020 | 19:23

North Atlantic right whales now officially 'one step from extinction'.

International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List changes ocean giants’ status to ‘critically endangered’.

23 07 2020 | 19:18

Pandemic shows climate has never been treated as crisis, say scientists.

Letter also signed by Greta Thunberg urges EU leaders to act immediately on global heating. Greta Thunberg and some of the world’s leading climate scientists have written to EU leaders demanding…

23 07 2020 | 19:06

Guest post: Why Africa’s heatwaves are a forgotten impact of climate change.

Recent summers have demonstrated dramatically that heatwaves are not only deadly, but they are already being influenced by human-induced climate change.

23 07 2020 | 19:05

Weatherwatch: the Gambia's pleasant subtropical climate.

Tiny west African country enjoys warm temperatures, which are cooler on its tourist-filled coast. As the smallest country on the African mainland – just 30 miles (50km) across at its widest point,…

23 07 2020 | 18:40

Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin vs the Gigantic Floating Gas Refinery.

You’re turning a perfectly good planet into a hellworld for money!       10 July 2020 The Guardian

23 07 2020 | 09:13

ECB developing an appetite for green bonds.

In a recent interview Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, announced that they will begin to use the bank’s asset purchase scheme to pursue green objectives. “I want to explore…

23 07 2020 | 08:53

The US is headed for climate disaster – but Joe Biden's green plan might just work.

Biden’s $2tn green agriculture plan is ambitious but realistic. That’s important, because everything is riding on it. The world’s food supply is imperiled by a climate crisis already upon us, and …

22 07 2020 | 08:32

Record heat wave in Siberia has far-flung consequences.

Oil spills, intense heat waves, smoldering wildfires and thawing permafrost: Siberia is experiencing the destructive effects of climate change. And scientists say if action isn't taken soon, it's…

22 07 2020 | 08:28

World's largest oil firm agrees to carbon cuts to tackle climate crisis.

Saudi Aramco joins Oil and Gas Climate Initiative pledge but critics say targets are insufficient. The world’s biggest oil company, Saudi Aramco, has joined an alliance of oil companies to set the…

21 07 2020 | 10:11

Arctic Ocean changes driven by sub-Arctic seas.

New research explores how lower-latitude oceans drive complex changes in the Arctic Ocean, pushing the region into a new reality distinct from the 20th-century norm. The University of Alaska…

20 07 2020 | 07:42

Parts of England could run out of water within 20 years, warn MPs.

Water firms not addressing problem of leaks, causing loss of 3bn litres a day, report finds. There is a serious risk that parts of England will run out of water within 20 years, MPs have warned.…

19 07 2020 | 08:26

NOAA Warns of 'Extraordinary' Increase in Coastal Flooding.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Tuesday that a trend of increased coastal flooding will continue to worsen as the climate crisis escalates.

19 07 2020 | 08:18

World Mayors Call for Car-Free Streets, End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies as Part of ‘Green and Just Recovery’

Mayors from some of the world's major cities have unveiled their vision for how the world can recover from the coronavirus pandemic while encouraging environmental justice and fighting the climate…

19 07 2020 | 08:08

Siberia heatwave was 'almost impossible' without climate change, scientists say.

An extreme heatwave in the Arctic is a problem for the entire planet, say scientists, because the region regulates weather around the globe and contains much of the world's carbon-rich permafrost. A…

17 07 2020 | 09:52

Methane rises to highest level on record: Livestock farming and fossil fuels could drive 4C global heat rise.

Human activity behind half atmosphere’s load of methane, a gas 28 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat. Animal farming and fossil fuels have driven global emissions of the potent greenhouse…

17 07 2020 | 09:27

Increase in invasive species poses dramatic threat to biodiversity.

Tourism, transport and the climate crisis found to be major drivers of rise in alien plants and animals, which can decimate ecosystems. An increase in the spread of non-native plant and animals…

17 07 2020 | 08:59

Governments put 'green recovery' on the backburner.

G20 countries aim their pandemic bailout spending at fossil fuel industries, leaving Paris climate change targets in doubt. Governments are spending vastly more in support of fossil fuels than on…