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The US election’s climate choice

Today 10:30am - There are many clear choices at stake in the US Presidential election. One of the starkest is climate.

China hopes US will continue climate change collaboration whoever wins election, official says

Today 10:30am - China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the presidential election next week, a senior government official said on Friday.

We are in danger of forgetting what the climate crisis means: extinction

Today 10:30am - COMMENT: The catastrophic floods in Valencia remind us that the fate of human beings and animals is what is truly important.

Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn

Today 10:30am - Lancet report says average person experienced 50 more days of dangerous temperatures than normal due to climate crisis.

Prince William begins a visit to South Africa that focuses on climate and the environment

Today 10:30am - Prince William will speak with young environmentalists and local fishermen during a visit to South Africa starting Monday that will see his annual Earthshot Prize award $1.2 million in grants to five organisations for innovative environmental ideas.

Austria's alpine refuges and trails crumble as climate warms

Today 10:30am - Experts say warmer temperatures across the Alps are accelerating glacier melt and thawing permafrost, the year-round ice that binds together giant slabs of rock.

Spain’s apocalyptic floods show two undeniable truths: the climate crisis is getting worse and Big Oil is killing us

Monday - COMMENT: If past experience is any guide, the world’s reaction to the floods in Spain last week will be similar to that of motorway drivers at a crash scene: slow down, take in the horror, outwardly express sympathy, inwardly give thanks that fate picked someone else – and foot on the accelerator.


Verra’s plan to review carbon credits faster with fewer staff raises integrity concerns

Monday - Verra’s new CEO said that “faster does not equal to compromise on integrity” – but independent carbon market experts are sceptical.

Climate-fuelled extreme weather is hiking up car insurance rates

Monday - Home insurers have raised premiums after extreme weather events. Now car insurers in the U.S. are doing the same thing.

An overlooked solution for climate-friendly buildings: Better floor plans

Monday - A new algorithm-based method of designing floor plans for apartment buildings could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by ensuring more efficient use of space, according to a new study.

Nine years after the Paris Agreement, the UN confronts the world’s failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Monday - In one of three new reports on emissions, UN officials went as far as saying that the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius may be out of reach.

UN report obscures meat’s true climate impact

Monday - A United Nations climate report made headlines last week with a stark warning: the planet is on track to heat by 2.6 to 3.1 degrees Celsius within the century.

Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists

Friday - Human-caused climate change made the ten deadliest extreme weather events of the last 20 years more intense and more likely, according to new analysis.

BRICS countries reject global climate action

Friday - Sovereignty was the theme of this year’s BRICS Summit, the 16th annual conference of major oil producing and rapidly developing countries.

Authoritarianism is on the rise. Is climate change to blame?

Friday - There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power.

The case for Kamala Harris in a burning world

Friday - By Jeff Goodell | COMMENT: The race between Harris and Trump is not about saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves.

California's schools are embracing vegan meals

Friday - How have plant-based lunches spread so successfully? Credit environmentally conscious students — and a handful of state funding programmes.

COP29 must kickstart stalled progress on the lifeline that is adaptation

Friday - Targets for adapting to climate change are meaningless without the means to act. It’s time for a clear adaptation finance goal.

Spain battles deadliest flood disaster in decades as death toll rises

Thursday - Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades, with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing, after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia and beyond.


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