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Plant diverse tree species to spread risk in climate crisis, study says: Uncertainty over climate and economy means ‘investment portfolio’ approach needed, researchers say An “investment portfolio approach” needs to be applied to large-scale tree planting across the world to reduce the ri...

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‘People see it as invasive’: did anti-green feeling fuel the right’s rise in Germany?: A backlash against climate initiatives appears to have resonated in conservative strongholds – and could influence future policy A country divided: five key takeaways from the German election The empty ...

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BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that’s exactly how capitalism works: Companies will never solve the climate emergency alone. The impetus for change needs to come from government It would be very easy to be sharply critical of BP, given its sudden volte-face on its envi...

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Trump purge raises extinction threat for endangered species, fired workers warn: Scientist sounds alarm over ‘canary in the coalmine’ species including beetles and spiders Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting. Donald Tru...

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The Guardian view on Labour eyeing green cuts: they would undermine growth and climate goals | Editorial: Bold pledges to fund climate projects now appear under threat, exposing deeper fiscal constraints and policy dilemmas within the government In October, the prime minister, chancellor...

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Madeleine Watts: ‘Climate change should be in everyone’s writing right now’: In her second novel Elegy, Southwest, the Australian author writes into the climate crisis from a millennial perspective with a mixed sense of melancholy and hope Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email There...

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Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Catherine Bennett: Self-denial will save the Earth, we’re told. But big emitters seemingly haven’t had the memo That I fully expect to be dead by the time the UK achieves net zero is, of course, no r...

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Keir Starmer faces backbench rebellion over ‘shortsighted’ cuts to aid budget: MPs ask ‘what will be left of Labour programme?’ amid calls for rethink and plan to speak out against decision Labour MP Emily Darlington: ‘International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either und...

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Labor backs household batteries in bid to spark voters on cost-of-living and climate worries: Coalition energy efficiency package also on the cards as climate advocates urge better subsidies on solar and other alternatives Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor ...

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JP Morgan’s ‘sustainable’ funds invested £200m in mining giant Glencore: Backing of Glencore angers campaigners who have highlighted firm’s environmental breaches in South Africa One of the world’s biggest banks, JP Morgan, has promoted ­environmental and “sustainable” funds to customers ...

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Japan battles largest wildfire in decades: More than a thousand people have been evacuated near forest of Ofunato in northern region of Iwate More than a thousand people have been evacuated as Japan battles its largest wildfire in more than three decades. The flames are estimated to have ...

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Australia’s second-hottest summer in 2024-25 ‘not possible without climate change’, scientist says: 2024-25 summer at 1.89C above long-term average ‘will be one of the coolest in the 21st century’, according to one expert Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Last su...

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Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is off in the never-never, but our power bills and emissions pledge are not | Lenore Taylor: The nuclear plan handily leapfrogs the next 10 years – when a Dutton government might actually hold office – a critical time for emissions reduction • Get our breaking ...

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Surge in marine heatwaves costs lives and billions in storm damage – study: Floods, whale strandings and coral bleaching all more likely, say researchers, as 10% of ocean hits record high temperatures in 2023-24 The world’s oceans experienced three-and-a-half times as many marine heatwave...

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Weatherwatch: marine ‘hot spot’ could change makeup of British fish species: Favourites such as cod, haddock and salmon could be replaced as UK waters warm up, scientists warn UK waters, particularly the southern North Sea, are warming fast, making the North Atlantic one of the world’s ma...

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‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa: Employees informed by email that their jobs would be cut off at end of day in move a worker called ‘wrong all around’ Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted re...

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‘We used to think the ice was eternal’: Colombia looks to a future without glaciers: In Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, people have watched the ice fields turn to exposed rock and experts predict these vital water sources could be lost in 30 years Words and photographs by Euan Wallace in the Sie...

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Meet Chonkus: the CO2-chomping alga that could help tackle the climate crisis: Synechococcus elongatusis soaks up carbon dioxide for its photosynthesis and stores more than other strains Chonkus may sound like a champion Sumo wrestler but it is the nickname for a superpower strain of micr...

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The Coalition’s attack on the climate authority is a cynical attempt to put ideology over facts – it must be called out | Kylea Tink: Attempts to discredit the Climate Change Authority risk undermining public trust in both politicians and our government Taking a wrecking ball to science a...

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Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree: University announces new BA, after survey found most 14- to 18-year-olds want more rigorous climate change education The University of Sussex will introduce what it says is the UK’s first undergraduate degree focused on cli...

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Total collapse of vital Atlantic currents unlikely this century, study finds: Climate scientists caution, however, that even weakened currents would cause profound harm to humanity Vital Atlantic Ocean currents are unlikely to completely collapse this century, according to a study, but sc...

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Heathrow CEO seeks guarantees on ‘gateway to growth’ third runway: Thomas Woldbye says ministers must commit to plans, with decision on second Gatwick runway due this week The boss of Heathrow has said there is room for both of London’s biggest airports to expand significantly if the gove...

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Floods in the midwest, hurricanes in Appalachia: there were never any climate havens: Analysts and investors have long trumpeted ‘climate-proof’ US communities, but recent disasters show the need for a different way of thinking A few years ago, while visiting a tiny village, I toured a gr...

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US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’: Workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fear crackdown will have global fallout The Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), ...

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The US is destroying climate progress. Here’s a strategy to win over the right | Erin Burns: It’s time to rethink how climate action succeeds. The key is to acknowledge that it’s never the sole force driving political decisions We are witnessing the most devastating climate disasters on r...

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‘The forests are going up in flames – so is the rule of law’: Argentina’s climate of fear: Wildfires are devastating Patagonia. In response, Argentinian authorities are removing environmental protections and raiding Indigenous communities Soraya Maicoñio lives in Mallín Ahogado, a rural a...

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‘Human activity on a massive scale’: a photo exhibition tackles the climate crisis: Photographs from across the globe capture the impact of people on the climate – and of the climate on people The word anthropocene has been proposed to denote an ongoing epoch in which human activity is a ...

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Coalition spokesninnies have lashed out at the nice man at the Climate Change Authority | First Dog on the Moon: He said Peter Dutton was trying to kill everyone on Earth with his energy policy Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met ...

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Nauru sells citizenship to help save it from sinking: A new ‘golden passport’ scheme aims to raise funds to relocate people inland as climate change raises sea levels The Pacific island nation of Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, the country’s president, D...

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UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week: Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050 Giving up two doner kebabs’ worth of meat a week will be enough to keep the UK within safe climate limits by the end...

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Ex-US security officials urge funding for science research to keep up with China: Appeal from officials, including two senior figures from Trump’s first term, comes amid reports National Science Foundation’s budget will be slashed US politics live – latest updates Chuck Hagel, the former ...

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US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0: Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications US officials have missed recent international climate forums sparking concerns about a potentially signific...

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US anti-pipeline activists say charges against them ‘meant to intimidate’: Protesters who tried to disrupt completion of Mountain Valley pipeline to defend themselves in Virginia court Climate activists who tried to disrupt the completion of a fossil-fuel pipeline through Appalachian fore...

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‘I know their names, what they eat’: tracking polar bears on Svalbard’s shifting icescapes: For more than 20 years, scientists have followed the animals in Norway’s Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on melts When Rolf-Arne Ølber...

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German election shows how far green wave has receded in Europe: Result is further evidence that political conversation around the climate crisis has shifted German election live – latest updates In the final days of an election campaign dominated by migration, the likely new chancellor of...

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Forest fires push up greenhouse gas emissions from war in Ukraine: Emissions estimated at 55m tonnes in 2024 and nearly 230m tonnes in three years of war The burning of Ukraine’s forests at unprecedented rates over the past year has helped push the total greenhouse emissions from the war...

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Flood warnings issued in parts of UK after weekend of rain and wind: Environment Agency warns of risk of river and surface flooding, as climate crisis brings warmer and wetter winters Flood warnings are in place across the UK after a weekend of heavy rain and high winds. As sunshine and s...

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Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says: Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security The net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy, analysis has found, providing high-wage jobs a...

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‘An ode to Altadena’: LA arts community bands together to support fire-ravaged neighborhood: The eclectic neighborhood was devastated by the wildfire last month; galleries and artists are now working to protect its legacy A charred baby Slinky, a handful of book ash, blackened cowrie shel...

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Scotland ‘likely to miss net zero climate target by up to 20m tonnes’: Exclusive: Top officials and climate policy experts believe delays in cutting emissions make it improbable 2045 target will be met Scotland is likely to miss its legally binding climate target by up to 20m tonnes, acc...

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Waves are getting bigger. Is the world ready?: Southern Ocean waves are growing larger and faster, threatening coastlines. But some scientists think they could help turn the tide in the climate crisis In his remarkable memoir of his life chasing breaks in far-flung corners of the globe, B...

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Labor hasn’t delivered on more effective nature laws. It’s not just embarrassing, it’s calamitous | Tim Winton: As Ningaloo reef bleaches and an election looms, we must hold to account those who stand in the way of our safety – the small cohort profiting from fossil fuels, and the politic...

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Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’: US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that conta...

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As the UK prepares its next carbon budget, what needs to be included?: Expert recommendations will influence plans for energy, housing, transport industry and farming for decades Labour will next week be confronted with stark policy choices that threaten to expose the fault lines between ...

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Hurricane-proof skyscrapers vulnerable to less powerful windstorms, study finds: Tall buildings fare poorly in derechos, say experts, raising questions over their resilience as climate crisis worsens Skyscrapers built to withstand major hurricanes fare much more poorly in less powerful wi...

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Rolling back on climate actions may spell rise in preventable illness – study: Net zero policies would result in fewer deaths saving UK billions, say researchers Countries that weaken or stop their net zero and climate actions may be consigning their populations to decades of preventable ...

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‘To say there’s no future is counterproductive’: metal megastars Architects on grief, climate and hope for humanity: Consumed by anger and still mourning a brother and bandmate, the British quartet have written their masterpiece. They explain how they’re fighting self-loathing and trying ...

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Melbourne activist can’t rely on evidence from climate experts to defend protest charges, court finds: Brad Homewood is charged with four offences after a 2021 Extinction Rebellion protest at the Exxon/Mobil depot in Spotswood Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our...

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‘If not fire, we’ll be killed by hunger’: villagers continue to feel fallout from Bolivia’s worst wildfires: Residents battle food shortages and health issues after vast areas of forest and farmland burned last year As she walks away from the house where she raised her family, Isabel Suru...

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The climate crisis is a cost of living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it | Anjali Sharma: Politicians have divorced the issue of global heating from soaring prices – Australians must take bold action at the ballot box I love chocolate. It’s a staple of my ...

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