‘Never-ending’ UK rain made 10 times more likely by climate crisis, study says

The seemingly “never-ending” rain last autumn and winter in the UK and Ireland was made 10 times more likely and 20% wetter by human-caused global heating, a s

Large-scale nuclear power station planned for Anglesey in Wales

Ministers have earmarked north Wales as the site of a large-scale nuclear power plant, which is part of plans to resuscitate Britain’s nuclear power ambitions.

With Europe’s support, North African nations push migrants to the desert

Zimbabwe lithium miners table refinery plans under govt pressure

HARARE, May 20 (Reuters) - Four lithium mining companies have tabled plans to produce battery-grade lithium in Zimbabwe, a government official said on Monday. Zimbabwe, Africa's top producer of lithium, which is used in electric ve

Southern Africa seeks $5.5B in aid to fight El Nino effects

Gaborone, Botswana — Southern African leaders have launched a $5.5 billion humanitarian aid appeal as the region faces acute grain shortages due to El Nino-induced droughts.

‘We’re up for this fight’: Labour plans to make climate key focus of election

Labour is planning to make the climate a key focus for its election campaign, putting its net zero commitments “up in lights”, and drawing a clear link between the “chaos” of the Conservative government and the effects of the climate crisis.

MP’s Pitch to Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising Triggers Vicious Backlash, Death Threats

The backlash told Charlie Angus he was on to something. In February, the long-time member of Parliament unveiled what is arguably the most aggressive attempt to date to combat greenwashing in Canada: a private member’s bill to ban misleading fossil fuel advertising.

Climate victims file criminal case against bosses of oil firm Total

A criminal case has been filed against the CEO and directors of the French oil company TotalEnergies, alleging its fossil fuel exploitation has contributed to the deaths of victims of climate-fuelled extreme weather disasters.

States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court

Greenhouse gases are pollutants that are wrecking the marine environment, and states have a legal responsibility to control them, an international court has stated in a landmark moment for climate justice.

Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 60 after heavy rain brings devastation

Eight climate activists arrested in Germany over airport protest

Eight climate activists have been arrested after causing Munich airport to close, leading to about 60 flight cancellations. Six activists broke through a security fence and glued themselves to access routes leading to runways, officials and local media reported.

Honduran city’s air pollution is almost 50 times higher than WHO guidelines

The air quality in San Pedro Sula, the second-largest city in Honduras, as been classified as the most polluted on the American continent due to forest fires and weather conditions aggravated by

Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report

The economic damage wrought by climate change is six times worse than previously thought, with global heating set to shrink wealth at a rate consistent with the level of financial losses of a continuing permanent war, research has found.

The Guardian view on net zero: a bank-led green transition won’t work for Britain

Theresa May and Boris Johnson both argued for levelling up and for a state-supported green transition undergirded by an industrial strategy.

The 1.5C global heating target was always a dream, but its demise doesn’t signal doom for climate action

I remember the first time I heard the 1.5C target. It was in a room at the Copenhagen climate talks in 2009.

US, Kenya announce slew of investments and plan on debt relief

May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday announced investments in green energy, education and health manufacturing in the East African nation and a plan to reduce its debt burden.

The world is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium – how the continent should deal with the demand

Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives.

The climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what those on Radio 4’s Today programme think

Do you find climate breakdown funny? Do you think it’s a laughing matter that we are on track to bequeath to our children and their children a planet changed for the worse beyond all recognition? I don’t – and I’m sure the presenters of Radio 4’s Today programme don’t either.

I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope

Hopeless and broken”: that is how a top scientist interviewed by the Guardian described feeling as she and hundreds of other climate experts shared

Labor’s strategy is to reduce emissions from gas – but not if that means doing anything to cut its use

The bottom line of the “future gas strategy” isn’t what it might mean for the government’s