Damian Carrington Environment editor

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21 01 2024 | 12:06

Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals

Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tonnes of ice an hour…

08 01 2023 | 16:09

Energy efficiency ‘war effort’ needed to cut bills and emissions, say MPs

Ministers missed crucial opportunities but should use energy windfall tax to speed up insulation efforts, committee says A national “war effort” on energy efficiency is required to cut energy bills…

03 01 2023 | 17:10

Environmental review of 2022: another mile on the ‘highway to climate hell’

Deadly floods in Pakistan and record heat in the UK were just two symptoms this year of the global crisis Two events in 2022 symbolised the climate breakdown that humanity is careering towards and…

23 12 2022 | 13:11

Climate goal of 1.5C is ‘gasping for breath’, says UN head

António Guterres announces a climate ambition summit to confront ‘existential threat’ facing the planet The goal of limiting global heating to 1.5C is “gasping for breath”, the UN secretary general…

17 12 2022 | 10:20

Almost 8,000 US shootings attributed to unseasonable heat – study

Research suggests climate crisis may contribute to increased gun violence by pushing temperatures beyond normal ranges Almost 8,000 shootings in US cities in recent years were attributable to…

10 12 2022 | 08:08

Rising temperatures causing distress to foetuses, study reveals

Climate crisis increases risks for subsistence farmers in Africa who usually work throughout pregnancy Rising temperatures driven by climate breakdown are causing distress to the foetuses of…

10 12 2022 | 08:04

‘Eco’ wood burners produce 450 times more pollution than gas heating – report

Report from chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty finds air pollution kills up to 36,000 people a year in England “Ecodesign” wood burning stoves produce 450 times more toxic air pollution than…

30 11 2022 | 13:31

Big polluters given almost €100bn in free carbon permits by EU

Free allowances ‘in direct contradiction with the polluter pays principle’, WWF report says Big polluting industries have been given almost €100bn (£86bn) in free carbon permits by the EU in the…

30 11 2022 | 13:19

Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year

First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first…

30 11 2022 | 12:07

Revealed: US and UK fall billions short of ‘fair share’ of climate funding

Exclusive: Support for developing countries will be critical issue at Cop27 but new data shows rich countries are lagging The US, UK, Canada and Australia have fallen billions of dollars short of…

30 11 2022 | 12:03

Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds

Analysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C Oil and gas companies are planning a “frightening” expansion that would result in 115bn…

30 11 2022 | 10:59

Carbon emissions from fossil fuels will hit record high in 2022

Nearly 200 countries gathering for the U.N. climate conference in Egypt are expected to lock horns over whether rich nations should pay compensation to vulnerable states hit by climate-fuelled…

21 11 2022 | 08:25

The 1.5C climate goal died at Cop27 – but hope must not

Every fraction of a degree increases human suffering, so the fight to end the fossil fuel industry must ramp up When the history of the climate crisis is written, in whatever world awaits us, Cop27…