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Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’
World is on track for 2.7C and ‘phenomenal’ human suffering, scientists warn
Damian Carrington Environment editor
22, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says
Changes needed are major but also practical and affordable, report says, and would bring trillions of dollars in benefits
Damian Carrington Environment editor
16, May, 2023 @10:00 AM
Cop28 host UAE’s approach is ‘dangerous’, says UN’s ex-climate chief
Christiana Figueres says focus on carbon capture is direct threat to survival of vulnerable countries
Damian Carrington Environment editor
16, May, 2023 @9:37 AM
UK tops list for fossil fuel sites in nature protected areas
Globally, fossil fuel extraction and exploration is taking place at almost 3,000 sites in conservation areas, analysis shows
Damian Carrington Environment editor
10, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
‘Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed
Leaks of potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, say experts, and would rapidly reduce global heating
Damian Carrington Environment editor
09, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
April Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate crisis
Extreme event would have been expected once in 40,000 years before global heating, scientists estimate
Damian Carrington Environment editor
05, May, 2023 @1:00 PM
Fungal attacks threaten global food supply, say experts
Climate crisis is exacerbating damage caused by crop-destroying fungi, risking ‘global health catastrophe’
Damian Carrington Environment editor
03, May, 2023 @11:00 AM
Down to Earth: The path to radically lower emissions tucked away inside the devastating IPCC report
In this week’s newsletter: The world has no choice but to halve carbon output by 2030 – one chart shows the way forward
Damian Carrington
20, Apr, 2023 @3:23 PM
‘Frightening’: record-busting heat and drought hit Europe in 2022
Continent set for further drought in 2023, scientists say, as unstoppable impacts of climate crisis mount
Damian Carrington Environment editor
20, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists
Discovery of carbon-capturing organism in hot springs could lead to efficient way of absorbing climate-heating gas
Damian Carrington Environment editor
19, Apr, 2023 @11:27 AM
UK accused of ‘backward step’ for axing top climate diplomat role
Exclusive: Previous holder says loss is ‘disappointing’ and damages UK’s ability to spur global climate action
Damian Carrington Environment editor
13, Apr, 2023 @9:38 AM
Swimming pools of the rich driving city water crises, study says
Pools and well-watered gardens at least as damaging as climate emergency or population growth
Damian Carrington Environment editor
10, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
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