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The Guardian view on new North Sea drilling: misreading the mood

The hottest month in world history has just ended.

Energy Climate

Rish! gaslights the UK with North Sea plan while the world burns

Some would call it shameful. The reckless abandoning of the UK’s net zero commitments. The torching of environmental policies.

Energy Climate

Rishi Sunak’s contempt for the climate shows us just how rightwing he really is

I had a premonition that Rishi Sunak was about to do something deeply ungreen.

Energy Climate

Unesco recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list

Venice risks being placed on the Unesco world heritage site blacklist unless the Italian authorities do more to protect the fragile city.

Energy Climate

Huge wildfire explodes in southern California and spreads into Nevada

A huge wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave national preserve is spreading rapidly amid erratic winds and high temperatures

Energy Climate

Phoenix’s record streak of temperatures above 110F ends after 31 days

Phoenix’s record stretch of daily highs over 110F (43.3C) ended Monday as cooling monsoon rains slightly tempered the dangerous heatwave that suffocated the American south-west throughout July.

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Climate change: Last year's UK heatwave 'a sign of things to come'

The record-breaking UK heat experienced in 2022 will be regarded as a cool year by the end of this century, the Met Office says. Its report shows that last year was "extraordinary", with a heatwave pushing the UK record over 40C for the first time.

Energy Climate

Europe weather: How heatwaves could for ever change summer holidays abroad

For decades holidaymakers have poured into resorts and islands in southern Europe for a relaxing break in the summer sun. But the scenes of tourists fleeing wildfires in Greece, or trapped indoors unable to enjoy baking beaches in Spain, may give some people second thoughts.

Energy Climate

We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet

Like many other politicians, Joe Biden talks a good game about the need to tackle global heating.

Energy Climate Environment

Sunak’s new oil and gas licences are ‘moral and economic madness’

By announcing hundreds of new oil and gas licences, the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has become a “dangerous radic

Energy Climate

Sailing coaches help rescue more than 130 people stranded by Greece wildfires

Sailing coaches at the world youth championships in Volos, Greece have been lauded for helping to rescue more than 130 people from wildfires in the region.

Energy Climate

Greece wildfires under control but strong winds still a threat, say officials

Wildfires that have scorched Greece for more than two weeks are under control, but firefighters remain in key hotspots as strong winds remain a threat, officials have said.

Energy Climate

Europe burns while the Tories’ net zero plans are set to go up in smoke

It’s 2am on Thursday. Wildfires are burning in Greece, Italy, Tunisia, Portugal, Croatia and Algeria. British tourist climate refugees are, ironically, being rescued by friendly locals in small boats. Stop the boats! No! Not those boats! The other ones! The ones with brown people in them!

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