‘Dangerously hot’ weather roasts US west as brutal summer continues

Excessive heat continues to batter millions of people in California, Nevada and Arizona. Photograph: Zoe Meyers/Reuters

17th International Conference on Energy and Climate Change, 9-11 October 2024

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Phoenix, Arizona, hits its 100th consecutive day of 100F weather

A billboard shows the temperature in Phoenix, Arizona, on 5 June 2024. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Phoenix, Arizona, saw its 100th straight day of 100F (37.7C) heat this week.

Can Australia reach net zero by 2050? A new reports shows it must be ‘the new normal’

The sector pathways review shows the shift from coal to renewables is already happening fast, driven by the exit of old coal plants and the low cost of solar and wind power. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

‘Flight shame is dead’: concern grows over climate impact of tourism boom

Lanarca, Cyprus. Passenger traffic at European airports has soared to pre-Covid levels. Photograph: Etienne Torbey/AFP/Getty Images

If Trump wins the election, this is what's at stake

Here is the biggest thing happening on our planet as we head into the autumn of 2024: the Earth is continuing to heat dramatically. Scientists have said that there’s a better than 90% chance that this year will top 2023 as the warmest ever recorded.

The vanishing mangroves of El Salvador: ‘All our efforts may only slow the destruction’

Alvaro Avilez, 69, prepares to clear a tree from a mangrove channel. Photograph: Camilo Freedman/The Guardian

Global heating could raise potential for offshore wind power, study says

A warmer world could bring more potential for offshore wind energy, according to a new study. Although it doesn’t bear thinking about, with heating of 4C potential offshore wind energy could increase by an average of 9% globally by the end of this century.

Nigeria licenses first floating LNG plant for export and domestic use

A 3D printed natural gas pipeline is placed in front of displayed ExxonMobil logo in this illustration taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Namibia's hydrogen ambitions take shape

Namibia plans to become a central hydrogen location in southern Africa.

Africa faces unprecedented heat waves amid global record temperatures

South Australia is aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2027. It’s already internationally ‘remarkable’

Solar farm in South Australia. Energy specialist Dr Gabrielle Kuiper says powering a jurisdiction of almost 2 million people with majority wind and solar is a globally significant achievement. Photograph: moisseyev/Getty Images/iStockphoto

‘Oh my God, what is that?’: how the maelstrom under Greenland’s glaciers could slow future sea level rise

There are stadium-sized blocks of ice crashing from the soaring face of the Kangerlussuup glacier in western Greenland. Fierce underwater currents of meltwater are shooting out from its base and visibility below the surface is virtually zero thanks to a torrent of suspended mud and sand.

‘Citizen scientists’ to check UK rivers for sewage and pollution

An angler fishes on the River Derwent near Bakewell. The government has announced it will take measures to force water bosses to clean up waterways in England and Wales. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

A cool flame: how Gaia theory was born out of a secret love affair

Prof James Lovelock in 2004.Photograph: Tim Cuff/Alamy

Air pollution harms male fertility while women face similar risk from noise, study finds

The researchers found that women’s fertility appeared not to be affected by fine particulate pollution. Photograph: Yuri Arcurs/Alamy

Sewage in Scotland’s rivers and beaches far more widespread than realised

The ESS said nearly half the country’s storm overflows released sewage more than 50 times. Photograph: Pep Masip/Alamy

‘Queen of trash’ among 11 on trial in Sweden’s largest environmental crime case

Bella Nilsson (centre), head of the rubbish disposal company Think Pink, arriving at a court in Sollentuna on 3 September. Photograph: Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images

So Starbucks’ CEO commutes to work by private jet? Let’s not pretend the super-rich care about the planet

‘The optics are terrible’ … Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol. Photograph: Robin Marchant/Getty Images

Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos similar to Chornobyl, study finds

Water samples from Acid Canyon in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on 22 July 2024. Photograph: Michael Ketterer/AP