Avainsana: climate change
More coal power generation closed than opened around the world this year, research finds
The size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first time on record over the first six months of the year, with more…
Biden presidency could put Australia back in ‘naughty corner’ over lack of climate action
The Morrison government could soon find itself under immense pressure to dramatically improve its climate change policies, with the prospect of a Biden presidency in…
Relief in sight as Western Europe swelters under heatwave
After parts of Spain set record temperatures during a heatwave and people in Britain sweltered and flocked to beaches Friday on the country’s hottest day…
Global heating: best and worst case scenarios less likely than thought
Doomsayers and hopemongers alike may need to revise their climate predictions after a study that almost rules out the most optimistic forecasts for global heating…
Rich Americans’ homes generate 25% more greenhouse gasses than those less affluent
The homes of wealthy Americans are major engines of the climate crisis, research has found, with the United States’ most affluent suburbs generating as much…
EU leaders strike a deal on post-corona package and increase climate action spending target
After four days and nights of intense negotiations, EU leaders have agreed a deal today on a post-corona recovery package and European budget for 2021-2027….
Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100
Polar bears will be wiped out by the end of the century unless more is done to tackle climate change, a study predicts. Scientists say…
Air conditioning curbs could save years’ worth of emissions – study
Up to eight years’ worth of global greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented over the next four decades by setting tougher standards for air conditioning,…
We Mean Business and Amazon team up in support of The Climate Pledge
The We Mean Business group of corporates committed to climate action has formally partnered with tech giant Amazon in a bid to quickly expand the…
ECB could tailor policy to fight climate change, Schnabel says
The European Central Bank must take a role in fighting climate change and could tailor monetary policy to foster a greener economy, board member Isabel…
Summers could become ’too hot for humans’
Millions of people around the world could be exposed to dangerous levels of heat stress – a dangerous condition which can cause organs to shut…
Climate change made Siberian heatwave 600 times more likely – study
The record-breaking heatwave in the Siberian Arctic was made at least 600 times more likely by human-caused climate change, according to a study. Between January…
Better food for world’s poor could hike climate-changing emissions
To feed their people a healthy diet, countries from Ethiopia to India may need to hike their climate-changing emissions – a shift only possible if…
Defund and divest: Banks, investors, and pension funds urged to stop bankrolling meat and dairy
‘Big Livestock’ is just as damaging to the planet as the fossil fuel industry, campaigners warn, yet UK banks continue to be among the sector’s…
Defund and divest: Banks, investors, and pension funds urged to stop bankrolling meat and dairy
Only six of the 35 largest livestock companies have Scope 3 emissions targets. ‘Big Livestock’ is just as damaging to the planet as the fossil…
Rising global temperature shows ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting climate goal
Annual global temperature is likely to be at least 1°C warmer than pre-industrial levels in each of the coming five years, putting globally agreed climate…
Most alternatives to plastic packaging “emit more greenhouse gases”, report finds
The new report, titled ‘Examining material evidence – the carbon fingerprint’, commissioned by Veolia and published today (6 June) by Imperial College, set out to…
EU data reveals Siberian temperatures hit June record, fires spread
European Union (EU) data has shown temperatures in Arctic Siberia soared to a record average for June amid a heat wave that is stoking some…
Study: Climate change increasingly raised as a human rights issue in court cases
Climate change is increasingly being harnessed as a human rights issue in legal claims and court cases around the world, as the mass popularity of…
China braces for more rainstorms over weekend, climate change blamed
Rainstorms are expected for large parts of China over the weekend, the state weather bureau said on Friday, forecasting of even more extreme weather a…
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