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The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire implications for our planet's health. The average daily global sea surface…

The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. Delegates from the countries are meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém for a two-day summit…

For deaf children, teachers and scientists, talking about things like "greenhouse gases" or "carbon footprint" used to mean spelling out long, complex scientific terms, letter by letter. Now they…

Analysis finds Treasury rules on new windfarms likely to stifle energy generation and keep bills high.   New offshore windfarms will be strangled by government red tape, costing UK billpayers £1.…

Fellow activists who have made protests similar to Trudi Warner’s challenge solicitor general as he decides whether to charge her.   Forty people, including an Olympic gold medallist and a former…

Exclusive: State oil firm, whose chief will preside over Cop28, also accused of ‘incoherent’ reduction targets.   The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in…

From air-purified penthouses and private jets, a wealthy anti-green lobby feigns common cause with ‘ordinary people’. Let’s expose that.  

But experts say damage can be reversed if US and Canada act quickly to stop new plastics from entering lake system.   About 90% of water samples taken over the last 10 years from the Great Lakes…

As the Australian summer approaches, my apprehension is both a daily shock and uncannily normalised – and I know I’m not the only one feeling it.   These days, when I come back into the house after…

Mass bleaching events go largely unseen, but a quarter of marine species and half a billion humans depend upon reefs.  

Named tropical storms and hurricanes, which have become more intense, have caused about 20,000 more deaths from 1988 to 2019.   Atlantic storms have become deadlier as the planet warms – and are…

This blog is now closed. You can read our latest report on the climate crisis here and find out key things to know about the climate bill here.   Summary Here’s a recap of today’s developments:

Many weather stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart clocked their highest July temperatures ever as the country’s winters get hotter   Dozens of longstanding temperature records tumbled across…

In 2020, Honolulu officials had sued eight oil and gas companies over the steep costs of abating damages from extreme weather.   Hawaii’s supreme court on Thursday heard attempts by fossil fuel…

More than 20,000 residents given until noon on Friday to leave home in face of advancing wildfire that could arrive by weekend

Worst wildfires in the Canary Islands in at least 40 years drawing closer to the capital Santa CruzWorst wildfires in the Canary Islands in at least 40 years drawing closer to the capital Santa Cruz

How to kill a planet   Last week, I interviewed Lucy McAllister on Anglophone media’s coverage of the climate crisis, and the phenomenon of “balance as bias”, in which journalists leaning on the…

Greenwashing has become part of our modern-day lexicon. Now there’s a new term, ‘green hushing,’ for when a company is too quiet about its accomplishments.  

 The banking sector is gradually buying into the global race to curb climate change, reckons Oghenegare Emmanuel Eyankware It is no longer news that the window to keep the global temperature within…

Average daily surface temperature of 20.96C breaks 2016 record, with experts saying warmest month for oceans to come.   The surface temperature of the world’s oceans has hit its highest ever level…