Damian Carrington Environment editor / THE GUARDIAN

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28 06 2023 | 12:23

Army of fake social media accounts defend UAE presidency of climate summit

An army of fake social media accounts on Twitter and the blogging site Medium have been promoting and defending the controversial hosting of a UN climate summit by the United Arab Emirates.

19 06 2023 | 09:06

Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find

It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice, research has shown, and scientists say preparations need to be made for the increased extreme weather across the northern hemisphere that is likely…

19 06 2023 | 09:00

‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails

‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails Exclusive: UN conference president Sultan Al Jaber is also head of oil firm, which was consulted on how to respond to…

17 06 2023 | 11:59

Turkmenistan moves towards plugging massive methane leaks

The president of Turkmenistan has launched two initiatives aimed at cutting the colossal leaks of methane from the country’s oil and gas industry. Success would represent a major achievement in…

12 06 2023 | 08:59

Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’

Global heating will drive billions of people out of the “climate niche” in which humanity has flourished for millennia, a study has estimated, exposing them to unprecedented temperatures and extreme…

08 06 2023 | 08:09

Rock ‘flour’ from Greenland can capture significant CO2, study shows

Rock “flour” produced by the grinding under Greenland’s glaciers can trap climate-heating carbon dioxide when spread on farm fields, research has shown for the first time. Natural chemical reactions…

06 06 2023 | 08:48

Pesticide firms withheld brain toxicity studies from EU regulators, study finds

Pesticide companies failed to disclose a series of studies assessing brain toxicity to European regulators, according to new research, despite the same studies having been submitted to US regulators…

31 05 2023 | 07:49

Cop28 host UAE’s approach is ‘dangerous’, says UN’s ex-climate chief

The United Arab Emirates’ approach to the Cop28 climate summit it will preside over in November is “very dangerous” and a “direct threat to the survival of vulnerable nations”, according to the UN’s…

31 05 2023 | 07:44

Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says

Global plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, according to a report from the UN Environment Programme (Unep). The changes needed are major, but are also practical and affordable, the…

04 05 2023 | 23:37

Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists

A microbe discovered in a volcanic hot spring gobbles up carbon dioxide “astonishingly quickly”, according to the scientists who found it. The researchers hope to utilise microbes that have…

06 04 2023 | 09:15

Revealed: UAE plans huge oil and gas expansion as it hosts UN climate summit

Exclusive: UAE’s fossil fuel boss will be the president of Cop28, making a mockery of the summit, say campaigners The United Arab Emirates, which is hosting this year’s UN climate summit, has the…

10 02 2023 | 08:56

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

20 01 2023 | 10:57

‘Super-tipping points’ could trigger cascade of climate action

Small interventions on electric cars and plant-based meat could unlock rapid emissions cuts, say experts Three “super-tipping points” for climate action could trigger a cascade of decarbonisation…

20 01 2023 | 09:45

Warning of unprecedented heatwaves as El Niño set to return in 2023

Scientists say phenomenon coupled with growing climate crisis likely to push global temperatures ‘off the chart’ The return of the El Niño climate phenomenon later this year will cause global…