portMaritimePolluting shipping to face climate reckoning at IMO talks Polluting shipping to face climate reckoning at IMO talks
The hefty carbon footprint of global shipping networks that crisscross our oceans and keep the world’s economy afloat will come under scrutiny this week, as countries wrestle over measures to slash planet-heating pollution.
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Hottest June kills UK fish and threatens insects
The UK's hottest June on record caused unprecedented deaths of fish in rivers and disturbed insects and plants, environment groups have warned. Nature is being "pounded by extreme weather without a chance to recover", the Wildlife Trusts said.
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Why shipping faces a showdown over greenhouse gas
Ships crisscrossing our oceans give off as much planet-warming carbon through their smokestacks in a year as the whole of Germany. The massive shipping industry is responsible for transporting nine-tenths of our goods around the world.
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Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?
Very unusual”, “worrying”, “terrifying”, and “bonkers”; the reactions of veteran scientists to the sharp increase in north Atlantic surface temperatures over the past three months raises the question of whether the world’s climate has entered a more erratic and dangerous phase with the onset of a
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Just four pupils left: how the sea rose up on a Thai village
From the corridor of Khun Samut school, it’s clear how far inwards the sea has crept. In the distance, beyond the still waters of neighbouring shrimp farms, sticks can be seen poking out of the blue.
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Sunak U-turn on wind farms in England draws wrath of green Tories
Rishi Sunak is facing mounting criticism for putting politics above the fight against climate change, amid clear signs that ministers are backtracking on plans to allow more onshore windfarms in England before a general election.
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Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt London Pride over ‘polluting’ sponsors
Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted London’s Pride march in protest over the event accepting sponsorship money from “high-polluting industries”. A number of protesters were arrested after blocking the road in front of a Coca-Cola truck.
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Now, water bosses, you must show how capitalism can work for the common good
There is universal agreement that privatisation was never meant to result in news like this.
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Ice ages and climate change
Most of us are aware that the world is getting warmer. Most of us are also vaguely aware that the world was much colder in the past. The world has gone through ice ages. 20,000 years ago, all of Canada was covered in ice.
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Celebrities call on Wimbledon to drop Barclays sponsorship
Richard Curtis, Emma Thompson and Deborah Meaden are among celebrities who have called on Wimbledon to end its new partnership with Barclays over the bank’s multibillion-pound support for fossil fuel projects.
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Before the flood: how much longer will the Thames Barrier protect London?
The last time the Thames broke its banks and flooded central London was on 7 January 1928, when a storm sent record water levels up the tidal river, from Greenwich and Woolwich in th
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Heat wave: how Orkney is leading a tidal power revolution
On a small passenger boat about 10 miles north of Kirkwall, Orkney, at the point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea, an immense yellow structure heaves into view.
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Zac Goldsmith resigns accusing Sunak of being ‘uninterested’ in environment
Zac Goldsmith has resigned as a minister, accusing Rishi Sunak of being “uninterested” in the environment – but No 10 claimed he quit after being told to apologise for undermining the parliamentary inquiry into Boris Johnson.
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As Beijing swelters, activists hope the heat will prompt climate action
As temperatures in the Chinese capital are forecast to creep back up to record-breaking heights this weekend, ac
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The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak and net zero: a cowardly retreat
The climate emergency is not a priority for Rishi Sunak. Britain is committed to reaching net zero by 2050, but the prime minister is focused on a closer horizon.
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Climate groups accept millions from charity linked to fossil fuel investments
Climate groups accept millions from charity linked to fossil fuel investments Exclusive: Quadrature Climate Foundation is run by billionaires whose fund has stakes worth $170m in fossil fuel firms
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Extreme heatwaves continue to grip US as millions under heat and air quality alerts – as it happened
Closing Summary Here is a roundup of the day’s key events:
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Is Pride the right target for Just Stop Oil? Yes, when it’s letting our common enemy off the hook
Queer members of Just Stop Oil issued Pride in London with a set of demands this week, arguing that “the climate crisis is the biggest th
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Excitement grows about ‘natural hydrogen’ as huge reserves found in France
While carrying out work to check the risk of firedamp pockets in the abandoned mines of the Lorraine region in May, La Française d’Énergie (FDE) discovered a large deposit of natural hydrogen, igniting hopes that it could be a game changer in Europe’s energy transition.
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Hydrogen – Tale of the future or a real game changer?
In light of the objective of achieving a climate-neutral EU by 2050, as reflected in legislative proposals included in the Fit for 55 package and REPowerEU, increasing hydrogen production and use will be essential in the coming years.
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