The Guardian view on Cop29: 1.5C has been passed – so speed up the green transition
19 Nov 2024
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Predictions that this will be the first calendar year in which the 1.5C warming limit enshrined in the Paris agreement is surpassed provide a stark backdrop to the UN’s 29th climate conference.
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UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming
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Executive director Inger Anderson made the comments as UNEP published its 16th annual assessment of the global “emissions gap”.
Revealed: Prince William’s climate prize hired PR firm tied to Brazilian fossil fuel industry
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The agency – LLYC Brasil – promoted the upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
TotalEnergies loses in Paris court, marking a turning point for fossil fuel truth-in-advertising
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TotalEnergies was found to have misled consumers about its role in the energy transition.
‘How did we get here?’: Documentary explores how Republicans changed course on the climate
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In The White House Effect, now available on Netflix, archival footage is used to show how the US right moved from believing to disputing the climate crisis.
Orcas feasting on great whites another tell-tale of climate change?
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Researchers suspect that recent ocean-warming events, including El Niño, may have altered white shark nursery zones, bringing more juveniles into the Gulf of California… and into orcas’ hunting grounds.
Big banks’ lending to coal backers undermines Indonesia’s green plans
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Foreign banks involved in Indonesia’s $20-billion Just Energy Transition Partnership have also funded companies working on coal power expansion.
Brazil opens three weeks of COP30-linked climate events
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Brazil on Monday opens three weeks of events linked to the COP30 climate summit, hoping to showcase a world still determined to tackle global warming
Can cows and solar power coexist? We’re about to find out
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Solar companies have figured out how to mix sheep grazing and power production. This company is about to make a push to do it with cows, with huge growth potential.
Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process.
Bank of England must better address climate risk to tackle inflation
Tue 4 Nov 2025
The central bank is being urged to take a series of actions to better respond to environmental risks.
