Climate change to blame for up to 17 deaths on Mount Everest, experts say
Experts say this is likely to be one of the deadliest years on record on Mount Everest, with variable weather caused by climate change being blamed as one of the main reasons for
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Delta Air Lines faces lawsuit over $1bn carbon neutrality claim
Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit over its $1bn carbon neutrality claim which plaintiffs say is “false and misleading” as it relies on offsets that do little to mitigate global heating.
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Using pig fat as green jet fuel will hurt planet, experts warn
The fat of dead pigs, cattle and chickens is being used to make greener jet fuel, but a new study warns it will end up being worse for the planet. Animal fats are considered waste, so aviation fuel made from the material has a much lower carbon footprint.
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The Guardian view on biodiversity collapse: the crisis humanity can no longer ignore
In an essay entitled The Sense of Wonder, the American conservationist Rachel Carson suggested two questions to make us think more deeply about our natural environment.
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Australian banks lending billions to fossil fuel projects despite supporting emissions reductions, analysis suggests
Australia’s big banks have loaned more than $13bn for fossil fuel projects over the past two years even as they publicly advocate for emissions reductions, a new report suggests.
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Extinction Rebellion protest in Netherlands ends with 1,500 arrested
More than 1,500 climate protesters have been arrested by police in the Netherlands after blocking a major motorway in The Hague. During the protest, organised by Extinction Rebellion, activists walked onto the A12 highway demanding an end to fossil fuel subsidies.
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DeSantis accused of ‘catastrophic’ climate approach after campaign launch
Ron DeSantis has been accused of a “catastrophic” approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the “politicization of the weather” and questioning whether hurricanes hitting his home state of Florida have been worsened by climate change.
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Experts call for ‘loss and damage’ fund for nature in developing world
Wealthy countries should pay for the loss and damage they cause to nature in poorer countries in the same way as for climate impacts, researchers have argued.
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Weather tracker: power prices dip to negative in Europe amid clean energy boost
Over the last week, several European countries had power prices in the wholesale energy market dip into negative values during daylight hours.
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Why the climate crisis is making our insects run for the hills
In the Alps and Apennines of southern Europe, nearly all the longhorn beetles are moving uphill, and way up at the peaks, the isolation of a brown butterfly with orange-tipped wings is pushing it towards extinction. This is a snapshot of a global trend.
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Up to 70% of California beaches could disappear by end of the century
California is known for golden sands and endless waves, but much of the state’s famous shoreline could vanish in the future.
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vBritish parents need to adapt to climate chaos – but not by abandoning the great outdoors
Like all children, I hated rainy days. What I didn’t realise until I had my own baby was how my parents probably hated them, too. Cooped up, whingeing babies can make cooped up, whingeing babies of their adult caregivers, too.
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The vanishing swifts from the sky above my shed are a sad omen
On 7 May, I tweeted that swifts had appeared in the skies over the shed where I write on the same day in 2022, and predicted, if they kept to their schedule, they would leave overnight on 7 August. My excitement was short-lived.
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Ukraine built more onshore wind turbines in past year than England
Ukraine has completed more onshore wind turbines than England since it was occupied by Russian soldiers – despite the UK government’s promise to relax restrictions on onshore w
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Response to De Croo: The story of green growth falls apart
While Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is promoting the possibility of decoupling economic growth from CO2 emissions, he ignores other planetary boundaries which have already been exceeded, Chloé Mikolajczak, Adélaïde Charlier, Boon Breyne, Sébastien Hendrickx, and Louis Droussin
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Dutch businesses slam proposed punitive tax on fossil fuels
Business associations have expressed concern over a proposed energy tax on fossil fuels in a letter to parliament claiming this could lead to a steep rise in costs due to a lack of alternative energy sources.
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Belgian Greens slam De Croo for echoing Macron’s climate law break call
Belgium’s Green Party, including Climate and Environment Minister Zakia Khattabi, criticised Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s call for a regulatory break on EU climate that echoes French President Emmanuel Macron’s call, also condemned by national Greens.
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France’s odd game on renewables
The French government reaffirmed last week that it does not want to choose between nuclear and renewables, saying it is taking action to promote both.
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Danish investment to boost Finland’s wind power output by one-third
Danish investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Myrsky Energia, a Finnish developer specialised in wind power, signed a framework agreement to that effect, according to an announcement Wednesday.
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Namibia moves ahead on green hydrogen project, with German investors
Hyphen, whose shareholders include Germany-headquartered Enertrag, was announced as the preferred bidder in 2021 for the project in the Namib Desert’s Tsau Khaeb National Park.
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