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28 06 2023 | 09:49

Climate activist Greta Thunberg graduates from 'school strikes'

Greta Thunberg has said she has taken part in her final Friday climate "school strike" after graduating, but vowed to keep protesting. "Today, I graduate from school, which means I'll no longer be…

28 06 2023 | 09:48

Global ocean heating broke new record in May, EU scientists report

Global oceans were warmer last month than any other May in records stretching back to the 19th century, the European Union’s climate monitoring unit reported Wednesday (7 June). Sea temperatures at…

28 06 2023 | 09:46

Αναγκαία η μείωση των εκπομπών αερίων θερμοκηπίου στην ΕΕ -Ο στόχος, τι λέει καθηγητής του ΕΚΠΑ

Η Επιστημονική Επιτροπή της Κομισιόν για την Κλιματική Αλλαγή προτείνει τη μείωση των καθαρών εκπομπών αερίων θερμοκηπίου στην ΕΕ κατά 90%-95% το 2040 σε σχέση με το 1990. Η συγκεκριμένη πρόταση…

28 06 2023 | 09:43

'Fight of our times': John Kerry channels spirit of D-Day in battle against climate change

Today’s generation is facing its very own climate D-Day and must take immediate action in the war against global warming, according to US special presidency envoy for climate John Kerry. The one-…

28 06 2023 | 06:47

We must steer clear of all cars, including EVs

Andrew Gould’s letter (4 June) highlights one flaw in Rowan Atkinson’s critique of electric cars (I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped, 3 June).

28 06 2023 | 06:27

Flight turbulence increasing as planet heats up - study

Flight turbulence has increased as climate change has warmed the planet, researchers say. Scientists at Reading University in the UK studied clear-air turbulence, which is harder for pilots to avoid…

19 06 2023 | 21:06

Climate neutrality: only as strong as the weakest definition

Reducing carbon emissions has been defined as a central goal in the fight to tackle the effects of climate change. But “carbon neutral” claims that rely on carbon offsetting – a different practice –…

19 06 2023 | 09:08

Carbon capture and storage is ‘no free lunch’, warns climate chief

Over-reliance on carbon capture and storage technology could lead the world to surpass climate tipping points, the head of the world’s climate science authority has warned. Hoesung Lee, chair of the…

19 06 2023 | 09:06

Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find

It is now too late to save summer Arctic sea ice, research has shown, and scientists say preparations need to be made for the increased extreme weather across the northern hemisphere that is likely…

19 06 2023 | 09:05

Whisper it, but the boom in plastic production could be about to come to a juddering halt

Plastic production has soared some 30-fold since it came into widespread use in the 1960s. We now churn out about 430m tonnes a year, easily outweighing the combined mass of all 8 billion people…

19 06 2023 | 09:03

Debt, climate emergency… A summit in Paris to redefine the global financial pact

At a time when African countries are in a situation of debt overhang exacerbated by the recent Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, France wants to redefine the global financial pact, in a…

19 06 2023 | 09:00

‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails

‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails Exclusive: UN conference president Sultan Al Jaber is also head of oil firm, which was consulted on how to respond to…

19 06 2023 | 08:59

Berlin launches €50 billion ‘climate contracts’ for industry

As Germany’s 2045 climate neutrality target looms, the government is launching a multi-billion euro ‘Carbon Contracts for Difference’ scheme to help bridge the investment gap between clean tech and…

19 06 2023 | 08:57

Canada’s wildfires are part of our new climate reality, experts and officials say

Canada’s ongoing wildfire season is a harbinger of our climate future, experts and officials say. The fires are a “really clear sign of climate change”, said Mohammadreza Alizadeh, a researcher at…

19 06 2023 | 08:56

Faith groups to G7 leaders: Peace requires a fossil fuel treaty

The city of Hiroshima has played an important role in almost every aspect of the global movement to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and to proscribe their use. But as the recent G7 meeting of…

19 06 2023 | 08:54

Fossil fuelled: Climate talks begin with spotlight on oil chief

The future of fossil fuels – the leading source of planet-heating emissions – will face scrutiny at UN climate negotiations Monday (5 June) with an under-fire Emirati oil chief poised to step into…

19 06 2023 | 08:52

Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor

Rich countries are signing a “death sentence” for millions of poor people around the world by failing to phase out fossil fuels, the climate activist Greta Thunberg has told governments.

19 06 2023 | 08:51

Energy sufficiency, a French political concept still misunderstood in Europe

France has made energy sufficiency – the deliberate reduction of energy consumption – one of the three pillars of its decarbonisation strategy, alongside nuclear and renewables. However, Brussels and…

19 06 2023 | 08:50

Scientists warned about climate change in 1965. Nothing was done.

I’m Adam Levy, and this is Knowable.

19 06 2023 | 08:49

It’s not the job of children to fix the climate crisis. We must show them grown-ups are leading the way

When I was in primary school my favourite Baby-Sitters Club member was Dawn Schafer, the environmental crusader. This was the 1990s, when we were all very concerned about CFCs and other greenhouse…