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25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

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Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden

Vice President Kamala Harris has captured the support of a key coalition of progressive, youth-led and environmental justice-focused climate advocates, with the Green New Deal Network slated on Wednesday to announce its endorsement of her candidacy.

GWEC founder Arthouros Zervos dies after short illness

Arthouros Zervos founded GWEC in 2005 and served as its first president for five years between 2005 and 2010. GWEC said he passed away on yesterday (29 July) in Athens.

Who is brave enough to back Brazil’s global tax on billionaires? The answer will define our future

A protester holds a placard during a rally against the 54th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 14 January 2024. Photograph: Andy Barton/Alamy

Arthouros Zervos (1952 – 2024)- Tribute to a man that changed the world

At a ceremony yesterday in Athens, Professor

Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave

Ground temperatures across great swathes of the ice sheets of Antarctica have soared an average of 10C above normal over the past month, in what has been described as a near r

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Five Just Stop Oil protesters jailed for climbing gantries to block M25

L-R: Theresa Higginson, George Simonson, Gaie Delap, Paul Sousek and Paul Bell, who have been jailed, and Daniel Johnson, who received a suspended sentence. Photograph: Just Stop Oil

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Harris is ‘perfect person’ to prosecute big oil, climate advocates say

Workers clean Huntington Beach after an oil spill in California on 5 October 2021. Photograph: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Surrounding cities with trees may bring down urban heat

Vancouver, Canada. What grows on the land surrounding the city makes a difference to the temperature in the centre, the study says. Photograph: All Canada Photos/Alamy

Climate

China sees highest number of significant floods since records began

This aerial photo taken on 28 July shows a flood-affected village following heavy rains caused by typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, in central China's Hunan province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Climate

Utah’s Great Salt Lake rings climate alarm bells over release of 4.1m tons of carbon dioxide

The Great Salt Lake, near Salt Lake City, Utah, has lost more than 70% of its water. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP For years, scientists and environmental leaders have been raising alarm that the Great Salt Lake is headed toward a catastrophic decline.

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Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds

Environmental pollution on river banks near a textile industrial area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures/Getty Images

Climate

‘Smarter money’ is the key that will unlock the promise of Africa and the Caribbean

Fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl in Barbados. Climate crisis-induced natural disasters are disproportionately affecting the Caribbean and Africa. Photograph: Ricardo Mazalán/AP

Climate

The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals

The aftermath of an Ibama raid on an illegal mining camp, or garimpo, in Yanomami land in Roraima. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Environment

Shell’s half-year profits climb to £10.9bn after focusing on fossil fuels

Results take the company’s total profits for the first half of the year to $14bn and its share buybacks to $7bn. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

Energy

US energy reform bill a ‘wishlist for the fossil industry’, say environmental groups

The Venture Global LNG plant in Cameron, Louisiana, on 21 April 2022. Photograph: Martha Irvine/AP

Energy

Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity

Getting wind turbines on grid, such as these near Radom, Poland, are helping the EU move away from fossil fuels. Photograph: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Energy

BP to hand investors $7bn this year as it expands oil operations

BP has paid out $14.8bn to shareholders since June 2023. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

Energy

‘A real pioneer’: King Charles seeks to embody green values in royal estate

Adapting the Bentleys to run on biofuels is an interim measure before a next generation of fully electric state vehicles, the royal household says. Photograph: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Environment

The ‘flying rivers’ causing devastating floods in India

Heavy rains and floods have affected several parts of India in recent weeks, killing scores of people and displacing thousands of others.

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