Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study
Flight turbulence has increased as climate change has warmed the planet, researchers say. Scientists at Reading University in the UK studied clear-air turbulence, which is harder for pilots to avoid.
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Physicists predict Earth will become a chaotic world, with dire consequences
Humans aren't just making Earth warmer, they are making the climate chaotic, a stark new study suggests.
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West Africa: NGO Raises Alarm in Sahel As Conflict, Climate Change Claim More Victims
Radio France Internationale
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They are overlooked by everybody’: elders in Ethiopia bear brunt of the climate crisis
With their cattle killed by five years of drought, and aid agencies focused on children and mothers, older people in the Horn of Africa are facing terrible malnutrition Global development is supported by
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We must steer clear of all cars, including EVs
Andrew Gould’s letter (4 June) highlights one flaw in Rowan Atkinson’s critique of electric cars (
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg graduates from 'school strikes'
Greta Thunberg has said she has taken part in her final Friday climate "school strike" after graduating, but vowed to keep protesting. "Today, I graduate from school, which means I'll no longer be able to school strike for the climate," Thunberg, 20, said on Twitter.
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Climate crisis leading to more turbulence during flights, says study
The climate crisis is leading to more turbulence during flights, driving up costs and increasing the risks for passengers and crew, according to new research.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires hits Norway and flows to southern Europe
Smoke from Canadian wildfires that has descended upon parts of the eastern US and Canada in a thick haze has drifted over Norway and is expecte
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Methane reduction holds key to averting climate catastrophe
Methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in heating up Earth on a 20-year timescale.
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Caroline Lucas: Green moderniser who made parliament listen
One day in 1986, Caroline Lucas went looking for the Green party headquarters, finding them in a “shoe box” on Clapham High Street in south London, and immediately sign
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‘Nowhere is safe now’: wildfire smoke brings climate crisis home to Americans
The unnerving sight of New York City’s skies turning a dystopian orange from wildfire smoke is just the latest in a barrage of recent distress signals that life in the US is starting to fray under the relentless pressure of the climate crisis, experts have warned.
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£19.3bn of fossil fuels imported by UK from authoritarian states in year since Ukraine war
UK fossil fuel imports from authoritarian petrostates surged to £19.3bn in the year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it can be revealed.
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Global ocean heating broke new record in May, EU scientists report
Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union’s climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday (7 June).
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Net-Zero Industry Act: Will the EU defend its industry?
The very existence of the European Commission’s Net-Zero Industry Act is to be welcomed, writes Julie Oddou. However, it is also insufficient on budgetary aspects, places too much emphasis on on carbon capture and storage (CCS), and unjustifiably excludes nuclear power, she adds.
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Education for a sustainable future – Empowering individuals to tackle climate change
Education plays a critical role in addressing climate change as it raises awareness and builds the knowledge and skills necessary to transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future.
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We cannot move forward with ‘business as usual’ for nature
The EU’s flagship Nature Restoration Law provides a vital opportunity to fill the nature gap in the European Green Deal. Failure to recognise the importance of nature at this moment directly threatens our ability to tackle the climate crisis.
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Emirati COP28 chief recognises reduction of fossil fuel use ‘inevitable’
The head of the upcoming COP28 climate summit, who also is the chief executive of the UAE’s national oil company, acknowledged Thursday (8 June) that a reduction in the use of fossil fuels is inescapable.
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France says nuclear power is ‘non-negotiable’
French nuclear power is “an absolute red line” and non-negotiable, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Thursday (8 June), following Franco-German disagreements over the role of nuclear energy in Europe.
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Critical Raw Materials: China 15 years ahead, expert says
China is strategically far better prepared when it comes to the Green transition and has an edge of at least 15 years when it comes to the mining and processing of critical raw materials that will fuel the net-zero industry, according to an expert.
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El Niño is coming. We must plan for the worst to protect Australia’s energy system
The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year.
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