Rachel Reeves waters down Labour £28bn green projects pledge
Labour has rowed back on its pledge to invest £28bn a year in green industries if it wins power, saying it needs to be "responsible" with the public finances.
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Wildfires: UK to set up new Mediterranean-style specialist units
Firefighters will deploy new techniques learnt in the world's worst wildfire hotspots as climate change raises the risk level in the UK this summer. Last year's heatwaves saw thousands of fires break out, with one destroying homes at Wennington, east London.
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Canada wildfires: blazes intensifying due to climate crisis, says Kamala Harris; Trudeau accuses opposition of inaction – as it happened
In a tweet on Thursday, US vice-president Kamala Harris said that the Canadian wildfires and subsequent smoke haze shrouding many east coast states “are intensifying because of the climate crisis”. She added that the Biden-Harris administration was wo
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Surviving the smoke-pocalypse 101: Californians offer advice to New Yorkers
It was a sight all too familiar to Californians: orange skies and thick smoke blanketing the sky, emitting the eerily out-of-place smell of a campfire.
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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 U
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Global greenhouse gas emissions at all-time high, study finds
Greenhouse gas emissions have reached an all-time high, threatening to push the world into “unprecedented” levels of global heating, scientists have warned.
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Is climate change fuelling Canada's wildfires?
Intense wildfires are blazing across Canada with thousands evacuated and smoke blown as far south as the US state of Georgia, creating hazardous air quality for millions. Canada is projected to see its largest area on record burned by wildfires this year.
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El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun
A natural weather event known as El Niño has begun in the Pacific Ocean, likely adding heat to a planet already warming under climate change. US scientists confirmed that El Niño had started. Experts say it will likely make 2024 the world's hottest year.
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A deadly duo: Climate change and conflict are fuelling Nigeria’s food insecurity crisis
An alarming number of Nigerians — approximately 25.3 million — are in danger of acute food insecurity during the next few months, according to a recent report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Global airlines target ‘anti-aviation’ Europe over green policies
Airlines took aim at Europe over green fuel mandates and its failures to stem France’s air traffic control strikes as they weigh on carrier capacities at a global airlines meeting in Istanbul on Monday (6 June).
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Greens warn right-wing coalitions will ruin climate policies
The Greens seek to fight the rise of right-wing governments across the EU and a conservative majority in the EU parliament by facilitating a credible alternative, but it will be a tricky mission.
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Empowering the Next Generation: Nature-Based Solutions Education
In the face of glaring evidence for stepping up actions against climate change for our future generations, learning for sustainability is still in its infancy.
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500,000 missing workers: Heat pump industry looks to attract more women
This article is part of our special report Heat pumps: Gearing up for the boom years.
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Portugal among EU countries with the largest drop in greenhouse gas emissions
Portugal has reduced emissions by 35% since 2005, ahead of all other EU countries, according to figures from the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation database, Pordata, in collaboration with the Portuguese Environment Agency.
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100 clean tech projects to be presented in the EU Parliament
One hundred innovative solutions for Europe’s ecological transition, which include a vegetable-based lamp, AI to combat food waste and a wind turbine covered with tensioned textile, will be presented to the European Parliament on Wednesday (7 June).
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Climate change is harming my mental health
Until two years ago Jennifer Newall was working at the forefront of climate change research.
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UK firm given £430m green transition loan then expanded oil and gas business
The international engineering company Wood Group has expanded its oil and gas business and dramatically shrunk its renewables operations after receiving a £430m government-backed “green transition loan”, prompting calls from environmental groups for a review of the process that authorised the loa
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Albanese government knew ‘sustainable’ Darwin harbour project would be used for gas export, documents show
The federal government knew wharves at the proposed “sustainable” Middle Arm development on Darwin harbour would be used for gas export, documents released under freedom of information show.
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Insect decline a threat to fruit crops and food security, scientists warn MPs
Fruit growers in the UK are already seeing less yield and lower-quality produce because of the loss of insects, scientists have told MPs, warning that a further loss of pollinators could have “significant” impacts on all crops.
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UK government under fire for investing overseas aid in fossil fuel firms
The UK government is under attack for investing taxpayers’ money in fossil fuel companies, a hospital in Kenya accused of imprisoning
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