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03 11 2021 | 13:34

Weather whiplash: California’s historic downpour interrupts historic drought

The deluge extinguished smoldering fires – but the west may not get the wet winter it desperately needs. Over the span of two days, dramatic scenes of dried landscapes and wildfires that have…

03 11 2021 | 13:30

‘I wouldn’t wish it upon any parent’: living on the frontline of global heating

From extreme weather obliterating homes to rising sea levels ruining crops, climate breakdown is a terrifying daily reality for many. Throughout the 2021 United Nations climate change conference,…

02 11 2021 | 14:54

COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030

More than 100 world leaders will promise to end and reverse deforestation by 2030, in the COP26 climate summit's first major deal. Brazil - where stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut…

02 11 2021 | 12:15

2050: what happens if we ignore the climate crisis – video explainer

We envision two scenarios: what life could look like in 2050 if we do nothing, and what life could look like if we take action now. Watch this video to take a glimpse into the future and find out…

02 11 2021 | 11:31

Fossil fuel messaging has won over Republican voters, poll reveals

New polling data shows two-thirds of Republicans do not want to hold oil and gas companies accountable for the climate crisis Nearly two in three Republicans believe oil and gas companies are at…

02 11 2021 | 11:18

What will climate change look like near me?

How much rain might fall in your area and how high might temperatures climb? The BBC and the Met Office have looked at the UK's changing climate in detail to find out. The UK is already experiencing…

02 11 2021 | 11:14

Οp - No greenwash and no fudges: Cop26’s success depends on leaders telling the truth

The world needs to cut 28bn tonnes of emissions, current pledges only come to 4bn. Leaders cannot shy from this reality  Ed Miliband is the shadow secretary for business, energy and industry

02 11 2021 | 11:06

Op - We need radical policies to reach net zero. Here’s a fairer way to do them

A personal carbon allowance was first proposed a decade ago – but leaders haven’t been brave enough to take up this idea.

02 11 2021 | 11:01

Op - No wonder Boris Johnson is saying it’s ‘touch and go’ for a successful Cop26

International diplomacy’ ahead of Cop26 has consisted of lecturing other countries about the need for ambition and action, while at home the government takes almost no action at all In the run-up to…

02 11 2021 | 10:55

Op - The children of tomorrow will watch Boris Johnson’s Cop26 speech and ask – WTF, could you not have even tried?

It might just be that the children of tomorrow might point out that, seriously, given it was one minute to midnight, could you not have drummed someone up who hadn’t, right up until 10 minutes to…

02 11 2021 | 10:45

Op - Cop26: welcome to Glasgow – the world is watching

Now most countries have experienced the climate crisis as wildfires, floods or heatwaves, leaders know they must deliver. For a conference that had already been delayed by a year, perhaps this was a…

01 11 2021 | 15:24

The Colour of the Climate Crisis – in pictures

The Colour of the Climate Crisis is an exhibition by the environmental social initiative Do The Green Thing. It showcases the work of 24 Black and other artists of colour exploring the relationship…

01 11 2021 | 12:37

An Open Letter to the Global Media by Greta Thunberg and Vanessa Nakate

Nakate is a Ugandan climate-justice activist and founder of the Rise Up Movement. Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist and co-founder of the Fridays for Future movement. Dear media editors around…

01 11 2021 | 12:14

As it happened: 'If Glasgow fails, whole thing fails', says Johnson

That's all for now - we'll be back tomorrow After a very busy day of speeches and announcements from Rome and Glasgow, that's us done for today.

01 11 2021 | 10:23

Capitalism is killing the planet – it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction

Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up There is a myth about human beings that…

01 11 2021 | 10:19

The west caused the climate crisis – it should now pay to clean up the mess

At Cop26 a plan is urgently needed that will allow Africa to develop as well as adapt to global heating

01 11 2021 | 10:13

The Guardian view on Cop26: rhetoric must turn into action in Glasgow

In the race to avert catastrophic global heating, there is no more wriggle room left

31 10 2021 | 21:08

Eco-friendly sex: What is it and how does it impact on climate change?

When we think about the different ways we can reduce our carbon footprints, our sex lives are not usually at the top of the list. Yet web searches for sustainable products such as vegan condoms and…

31 10 2021 | 20:49

Climate change: The environmental disasters we've almost fixed

There are no simple solutions to complex problems like climate change. But there have been times in the past when the world has come together to try to fix an environmental crisis. How did we deal…

31 10 2021 | 20:44

Climate change: How do we know it is happening and caused by humans?

Scientists and politicians say we are facing a planetary crisis because of climate change. But what's the evidence for global warming and how do we know it's being caused by humans? How do we know…