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Bog ugly, but totally magnificent: peatlands are finally getting the respect they deserve

For centuries, peatlands have had a bad reputation. Possessing neither the majesty of the mountains nor the pastoral beauty of a meadow, they have been tarred as dangerous, ugly and useless.

Pantanal waterway project would destroy a ‘paradise on Earth’, scientists warn

The Paraguay River flowing through the Pantanal wetlands, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Environment

Australian fossil fuel exports ranked second only to Russia for climate damage with ‘no plan’ for reduction

Australia’s coal and gas exports cause more climate damage than those from any other country bar Russia, according to a new study that argues th

Energy Climate

Fresh evacuation alert as Greek wildfire threat continues

A new evacuation alert for the Greek seaside town of Nea Makri has been ordered on Tuesday, as fierce wildfires continue to affect the suburbs of Athens.

Climate

July was California’s hottest month in history

A man fishes off a jetty in Alameda, California, as the sun sets over the San Francisco Bay on 1 July. Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Climate

‘Every building sits on a thermal asset’: how networked geothermal power could change cities

Snowfall at Times Square, New York, in February. Buildings could draw heat from water pumped from below their foundations, instead of burning natural gas.Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Climate

Biomass power station produced four times emissions of UK coal plant, says report

Drax was responsible for 11.5m tonnes of CO2 last year, or nearly 3% of the UK’s total carbon emissions. Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images

Energy Environment

Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels in ‘Historic Shift’ for EU

Solar and wind energy in the European Union generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the first six months of 2024, prompting analysts to declare “a historic shift” in the region’s energy mix as renewables capacity continues to grow.

Energy

SBTi Declares Carbon Credits ‘Ineffective’ in Sweeping Review

A much-maligned global authority on corporate climate action has issued a new opinion on carbon credits, finding them “ineffective” and potentially harmful to mitigation goals, as it works on revising its net-zero standards for thousands of companies worldwide.

Environment

Drunk visitors, rocketing rents and homogenised cafes: living in Europe’s tourist hotspots

A protest in Barcelona in June against overtourism. At one demonstration locals squirted tourists with water pistols. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

Gulls and crows are known to lurk at landfill sites where antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can thrive. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

Environment

Toyota hybrid among cars found to guzzle more petrol than advertised, study finds

The fuel efficiency of nine of 15 vehicles tested by AAA was worse than their advertised lab results. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Energy Technology Solutions

Electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to go ahead

Causeymire windfarm in Caithness, Scotland. The Eastern Green Link cable will transmit electricity from Peterhead to the south to northern England. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

‘The dumbest climate conversation of all time’: experts on the Musk-Trump interview

Donald Trump and Elon Musk both made discursive, of

Climate

Canada’s 2023 wildfires produced nearly a decade’s worth of blaze emissions

Canada’s “record-shattering” wildfires last year produced nearly as much greenhouse gas emissions in one season as would be expected over a decade of fires in normal cir

Climate

Excess memes and ‘reply all’ emails are bad for climate, researcher warns

A meme that you once sent to a friend may be being stored indefinitely on a cloud server, using up energy. Photograph: Namco

Climate

Half a billion children live in areas with twice as many very hot days as in 1960s

A girl in Mali, one of the countries worst affected by the rise of extreme heat. Photograph: Feije Riemersma/Alamy

Climate

Despair as the sea slowly swallows a Kenyan beauty spot

When Roberto Macri built his luxury hotel in the Kenyan coastal village of Kipini, it was about 100m (330ft) away from the beautiful waters of the Indian Ocean.

Environment

How wildfires are changing face of the Mediterranean landscape

The Mediterranean is a landscape that's always been shaped by fire. But now climate change is supercharging heatwaves and wildfires, the region is at risk of long-term change to its ecosystems.

Climate

Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24

Unprecedented wildfires in Canada and parts of Amazonia last year were at least three times more likely due to climate change and contributed to high levels of CO2 emissions from burning globally.

Climate