Global shocks, fertiliser use and the importance of data: Insights on the environmental performance of agriculture
14 May 2026
When shocks push producers to use less fertiliser, the environmental performance of agriculture tends to improve. But do improvements reflect the short-term effects of shocks or signal the beginning of a longer-term trend?
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China's fossil-fuelled power extends rise in May on weak wind output
Thu 18 Jun 2026
China's fossil-fuelled power generation, mostly from coal but with a small amount from natural gas, rose 2.1% in May from a year earlier, statistics bureau data showed on Tuesday, as lower wind speeds curbed renewable energy growth.
More coral reefs may survive climate change than scientists once thought
Thu 18 Jun 2026
A new global analysis maps reefs with the greatest potential to withstand warmer temperatures, strengthening calls for their protection.
The merchants of doubt are coming for extreme event attribution science
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Andrew Dessler: Fossil-fuel companies are acutely aware that this research could land them in court. And losing those cases would leave them legally liable for billions of dollars in climate damages.
UK rivers face rising risk of climate 'whiplash'
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and bring more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research.
Science ‘under attack’ from fossil fuel interests at UN climate talks
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in Bonn.
The ocean has shielded us from the worst of climate change. Now it is running a fever
Thu 18 Jun 2026
The ocean is running a fever. In 2025, the number of days of marine heatwaves – prolonged spells when the sea turns abnormally, dangerously warm – was more than triple what it was in the early 1990s.
Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF
Wed 17 Jun 2026
More than one billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world.
Steel and chemicals giants demand freeze to EU’s flagship climate policy
Wed 17 Jun 2026
The attack on the Emissions Trading System is among industry's most direct calls yet for the EU to change course on climate.
Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of 2026 to become one of the strongest in seven decades.
UN’s first Paris Agreement carbon credits face human rights and climate concerns
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Civil society groups allege the cookstove project in Myanmar exaggerated its climate impact while maintaining ties with military junta.
