I used to fly around the world in all-expenses-paid luxury – but I couldn’t face my conscience

As a travel writer, I’m used to receiving invitations to five-star resorts in far-flung destinations such as the Seychelles, all expenses paid. But now I ignore these emails. I quit flying three years ago. I’m not afraid to fly; I stopped because of the climate crisis.

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Indigenous people and climate justice groups say Cop28 was ‘business as usual’

As the leaders of the developed world hailed the Cop28 agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels as historic, Indigenous people, frontline communities and climate just

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Failure of Cop28 on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘devastating’, say scientists

The failure of Cop28 to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels is “devastating” and “dangerous” given the urgent need for action to tackle the climate crisis, scientists have s

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Conservation groups hail Cop28 plans to protect nature

Conservation groups have hailed the inclusion of biodiversity and a 2030 global deforestation goal in the UAE consensus that emerged from Cop28, along with positive wording o

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Some of Australia’s strategically important coral islands at great risk of vanishing, study finds

More than a dozen of Australia’s coral islands that help to extend the country’s maritime jurisdiction are at high risk of disappearing because of climate change, according to a study.

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XR co-founder who broke window at HS2 protest given suspended sentence

An Extinction Rebellion cofounder was been given a suspended jail sentence after causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to a government building.

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‘The future is renewable’: How a huge gamble sealed Cop28 deal

Not long before the crucial final meeting of Cop28 climate summit, a seemingly chance meeting took place in the heavily guarded VIP lounge next to the main conference hall in Dubai.

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Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march

Stephen Gingell, 57, thought to be first to receive prison sentence under new Public Order Act A climate activist has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to taking part in a peaceful slow march protest on a London road.

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Cop28 president says his firm will keep investing in oil

The president of the Cop28 climate summit will continue with his oil company’s record investment in oil and gas prod

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Climate groups begin legal actions against Rosebank North Sea oil project

Climate campaigners have launched two separate legal challenges to government plans to open a massive new oilfield in the North Sea.

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UK to introduce carbon tax on steel imports from 2027

Imported raw materials such as steel and cement will incur a new carbon tax from 2027 under UK plans designed to support domestic producers and reduce emissions, but the government is facing criticism for not moving fast enough.

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Thousands of Oil and Gas Wastewater Spills Threaten Property, Groundwater, Wildlife and Livestock Across Texas

In the early 2000s, the city of Midland, Texas, detected contaminated well water on its T-Bar Ranch property, which it purchased as a source of drinking water back in 1965. The pollution was eventually traced to a spill of produced water, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling. 

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Rich countries are in Debt Default

COP28 traps and blind spots Climate finance requires a minimum of $2.4 trillion of transformative grant-based investment and transfer of technology for climate

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Opinion: Africa can become the world’s green manufacturing powerhouse

As the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I lead a country of more than 200 million pe

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How Coal Giant Colombia Is Trying to Wean Its Economy Off Fossil Fuels

Colombia has become the first major coal producer to join a group of nations calling for the 

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