Three years could be left to limit warming to 1.5 degrees, scientists warn
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Leading climate scientists are warning that the timeframe to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is shrinking, and the world could have just three years left to prevent breaching this limit.
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Trump administration rescinds ‘Roadless Rule’ that protects 58 million acres of national forests
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The United States Department of Agriculture on Monday announced that it will rescind a decades-old rule that protects 58.5 million acres of national forestland from road construction and timber harvesting.
EU countries abandon anti-greenwashing talks after Italy pulls out
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The proposed law preventing companies from making misleading environmental claims now looks unlikely to be enacted.
UN expects climate finance roadmap to offer “clear next steps”
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But governments, multilateral development banks and civil society are still far apart on how to raise $1.3 trillion a year by 2035.
Asia warming nearly twice as fast as the global average: WMO
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Asia is currently warming nearly twice as fast as the global average with the 1991-2024 trend almost double that of the 1961-1990, fuelling more extreme weather an wreaking a heavy toll on the region's economies and ecosystems.
‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield
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Economic assumptions about risks of the climate crisis are no longer relevant.
World Bank and IMF climate snub worrying, says COP29 presidency
Tue 24 Jun 2025
The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming.
How solar panels and batteries can now run close to 24/365 in some cities
Tue 24 Jun 2025
A few years ago, solar power became the “cheapest electricity in history”, but it still lacked the ability to meet demand 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down
Tue 24 Jun 2025
COMMENT: Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step up.
Oil prices predicted to hit $80-110 if Strait of Hormuz blocked
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Brent crude oil prices could hit $110 a barrel if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked, Goldman Sachs analysts have forecast, while HSBC analysts see prices topping above $80.
