Rice feeds billions of people – but its role in fuelling climate change is growing
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Rice feeds more than half the world. From terraced paddies in Southeast Asia to irrigated fields in China and India, it underpins daily meals for billions of people. But the same flooded soils that help rice thrive also create ideal conditions for microbes that release climate-warming gases.
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China’s new carbon metric leaves Germany-sized gap in its emissions
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A major change in the way that China measures its core climate goal has effectively halved the growth in the country’s carbon dioxide emissions over the past five years.
New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
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More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals.
ExxonMobil seeks environmental approval for new offshore project in Guyana
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Exxon Mobil has applied to Guyana's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorization to develop the Haimara gas-condensate discovery in the offshore Stabroek block, the agency said on Sunday. The project would be the consortium's ninth development in the block.
Climate change alarms are flashing. Washington isn’t paying attention
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The Trump administration has swept away climate change policies, Democrats are focused on energy costs, and environmental groups have gone quiet.
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
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Scientists have little doubt that human-caused climate change – largely the result of the burning of coal, oil and gas – has supercharged the heat.
Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America’s public lands
Tue 26 May 2026
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
Tue 26 May 2026
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Wealthy countries' climate finance hit record high in 2024, OECD says
Tue 26 May 2026
Developed countries provided a record $136.7 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2024, the OECD said on Thursday.
Climate standard setter SBTi pivots to advisory role as it targets growth
Tue 26 May 2026
The leading standard setter for corporate climate targets is adding an advisory role to its roster of services, in an effort to diversify its core function of validating companies’ sustainability goals.
