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22 04 2021 | 10:11

UN warns of climate ‘abyss’ as 2020 confirmed as one of 3 hottest years on record.

2020 was one of the three hottest years on record, marked by wildfires, droughts, floods and melting glaciers, a United Nations report said on Monday, prompting the U.N. Secretary-General to say the…

21 04 2021 | 06:58

Only 3 per cent of world surface is ecologically intact, research suggests.

Researchers suggest ‘targeted reintroductions of species’ to improve situation. Only 3 per cent of the world’s land remains ecologically intact, according to a new study which suggests damage to…

21 04 2021 | 06:37

Financing the Race to Zero’ Takes Centre Stage at We Don’t Have Time Exponential Climate Action Summit.

Top Climate Economist Lord Stern Will Say Achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050 is the Growth Story of the 21st Century. We Don’t Have Time, Exponential Roadmap Initiative and Grantham Institute,…

21 04 2021 | 06:17

Earth Day 2021: When is it and how are people marking global day of environmental action?

As the climate emergency deepens, each successive Earth Day takes on a greater urgency in the fight against the global crisis. Celebrated every year on April 22, the international day of…

21 04 2021 | 06:11

Climate crisis: ‘Humans are intruders’ and the natural world is better off without us, says Sir David Attenborough

Legendary naturalist explores lockdown’s influence on the environment in new documentary. Sir David Attenborough has said that human beings have a duty to remember that we are “intruders” and “…

21 04 2021 | 06:07

Suspended Labour MP Claudia Webbe says ‘rich must be abolished’ to combat climate crisis.

Leicester East member earns £81,000 a year plus expenses – and continued claiming councillor’s allowance even after becoming MP A suspended Labour MP has said the “rich must be abolished” to combat …

21 04 2021 | 06:04

Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the sea.

The water contains more radioactive material than the plant's managers previously stated. Japan's government announced on Tuesday (April 13) that it will dump more than a million tons of…

20 04 2021 | 14:58

Guest post: How ‘high-resolution’ climate models will help Europe plan for extreme weather

“Convective” storms cause some of Earth’s most dramatic weather, including extreme rainfall, hail, lightning and severe wind gusts. Along with lighting up the skies, these storms frequently cause…

20 04 2021 | 14:46

New Report Warns Climate Change Will Accelerate Global Instability.

Climate change, the coronavirus pandemic, and growing inequality will exacerbate global volatility over the coming decades, a report by top U.S. intelligence officials released Thursday warns.

20 04 2021 | 14:34

The Guardian view on peat: keep it in the ground.

A target for phasing out its use in gardens was missed last year, and campaigners are right to demand action

20 04 2021 | 14:25

The world won’t be a greener place until it’s a fairer one.

Action on the climate crisis must come with a social contract to protect the poor and vulnerable. As a climate policy researcher, I am often asked: what is the biggest obstacle to decarbonisation?…

20 04 2021 | 12:35

Coal financing costs have surged in past 10 years—University of Oxford.

Coal financing costs have surged over the last decade as investors demand returns four times as high as the payoff required from renewable energy projects to justify the risk of investing in fossil…

20 04 2021 | 12:20

Fossil fuel pressure and risks mounting for multilateral development banks

Further reliance on coal and LNG will lead to ever larger and unsustainable fossil fuel subsidies. “Gas is over”, proclaimed chief of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, at the…

20 04 2021 | 11:19

How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo

Over the last few decades, African governments have removed restrictions on and privatised their mining industries, attracting significant foreign direct investment.

20 04 2021 | 10:59

How one farming community is defending itself against climate change.

A farmer in Zimbabwe shares how an Oxfam initiative helped build resilience against the effects of changing rainfall patterns. Sarah, 55, is a farmer in Nyanyadzi, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. For nearly…

20 04 2021 | 10:58

Africa Seeks $25 Billion for Climate Adaptation, Green Recovery

African nations aim to double funding for climate change adaptation projects to $25 billion over five years as they look to foster a green recovery from the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus…

20 04 2021 | 10:42

The Powerful New Financial Argument for Fossil-Fuel Divestment.

A report by BlackRock, the world’s largest investment house, shows that those who have divested have profited not only morally but also financially.

20 04 2021 | 10:29

‘No other home’: Refugees in Kenya camps devastated over closure.

Kenya has given an ultimatum to the UN refugee agency to present a plan over the closure of the Dadaab and Kakuma camps housing more than 400,000 people. Terrifying, shocking, a rejection of…

20 04 2021 | 10:29

First Nations Land Defenders Take Direct Action Against Trans Mountain Pipeline.

A pair of Indigenous land defenders locked themselves to equipment at a fossil fuel pumping station in British Columbia on Saturday, vowing to continue resisting a government-owned oil pipeline that…

20 04 2021 | 10:15

Victoria blocks AGL's gas terminal on environmental grounds.

Rejection comes as company criticised over plans to split its business in two as part of a move to clean up its emissions profile. The Victorian government has rejected on environmental grounds a…