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I weep for the corals, but what I saw on the Great Barrier Reef gives me hope

From the dry lab on One Tree Island research station – about 100km off the coast from Gladstone and in the southern region of the Great Barrier Reef – I watch a

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The Guardian view on the climate emergency: we cannot afford to despair

First, the good news. We understand the problem: almost two-thirds of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is an emergency.

Climate

I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops

Farming has always been a risky business. To the chaos of Brexit and the relentless squeezing of the supermarkets, we can add the rapidly escalating threats associated with climate change.

Climate

‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea

A decade ago, on my friend’s birthday, we took a huge tent and stayed the night at our local campsite. We laughed as we put the tent up where the grass met the shingle beach, the sunshine glistening on the water, the sound of the waves scraping the stones.

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Microplastics found in every human testicle in study

Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men. The scientists tested 23 human testes, as well as 47 testes from pet dogs. They found microplastic pollution in every sample.

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When smart meters save money – and the overheating planet

Recent letters about smart meters (14 May) reported some readers’ bad experiences, but it’s not all negative – our smart meter is allowing our h

Climate Technology Solutions

The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end?

Step into a grocery store in France and you’re liable to see a green, yellow or red score on the front of most packaged foods: a green “A” for the healthiest, a red “E” for the le

Ocean water is rushing miles underneath the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ with potentially dire impacts on sea level rise

Ocean water is pushing miles beneath

Climate Environment

Nearly 175 arrested as climate protesters target France’s TotalEnergies and key investor

Demonstrators gathered outside Paris meetings of energy giant and Amundi, with some forcing their way into fund manager’s tower block

Climate

Coastal Communities’ Living Barriers—Mangroves and Coral Reefs—Could Soon Collapse Due to Climate Change

Hundreds of thousands of “

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Small islands on the frontlines of catastrophic climate crisis, crippling debt, exacting heavy toll on development gains

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On Climate Change, Centrism Means a Slow Death

The

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The AfDB to devote $2 billion to clean cooking over the next 10 years

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, pledged to mobilise $2 billion for access to clean cooking in Africa over the next 10 years at the Clean Cooker Summit in Paris, France, which came to a close last week. Last week, cle

Energy Technology Solutions

TotalEnergies sued for “its contribution to climate change

While French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies posted record profits in 2023, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and victims of climate change is taking the company to court.

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Big Oil’s ‘Grossly Insufficient’ Climate Plans Risk Global Devastation: Report

The world’s eight largest fossil fuel companies are set to blow 30% of the world’s limited carbon budget by 2050, while their expansion goals risk pushing global temperatures beyond a 2.4°C rise, Oil Change International concludes in its latest analysis of Big Oil’s climate plans.

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SADC seeks $5.5 billion for drought resilience in Southern Africa

As drought ravages southern Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is launching an unprecedented appeal for $5.5 billion to help more than 61 million people affected by the crisis.

Climate

What innovative financing is needed to unlock access to clean cooking in Africa?

While the electricity sector is attracting more and more funding, clean cooking remains the poor relation of the energy transition in Africa. The sector does not seem to be attracting any major financial backers.

Energy Technology Solutions

Africa CEOForum: Afreximbank announces a $50M line of credit for Spiro’s EVs

Start-up Spiro's presence at the 11th Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, was not in vain. While there, the mobility start-up secured a $50 million credit facility with the Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

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Comoros, Somalia, Libya, Chad. countries where access to water remains poor in Africa

According to a report published in 2023 by the United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Water, Environment and Health, 13 of the 54 countries in Africa are still suffering from serious water insecurity, despite the efforts and investments made in recent years to impro

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Climate change drives increase in storm rainfall

A new study has found climate change has influenced how much rain falls during autumn and winter storms.

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