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COP27 ‘Climate chaos’ warning as UN summit begins

7 November, 2022 M D 0 Comments Climate Change Conference of the Parties COP Energy Food Nature Oceans Plastic Pollution Poverty Science Water 1:00 pm

Climate Change COP27 Egypt The UN's climate change summit has opened in Egypt with a warning that our planet is "sending a distress signal". Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was responding to a UN report released on…

Hornsea 2 North Sea wind farm claims title of world’s largest

31 August, 2022 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Science 12:52 pm

The world's largest offshore wind farm is now fully operational, 55 miles off the coast of Yorkshire. The Hornsea 2 project can generate enough electricity to power about 1.3 million homes - that's enough for…

Extreme weather: What is it and how is it connected to climate change?

20 July, 2022 M D 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Nature Pollution Science 8:08 am

People around the globe are experiencing dramatic heatwaves, deadly floods and wildfires as a result of climate change. The UK and parts of Europe have seen temperatures of above 40C this month, leading to transport…

Climate change: Campaigners hail ruling on ‘net zero’

20 July, 2022 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Food Nature Pollution 7:51 am

Campaigners have hailed a High Court ruling that the government's 'net zero' strategy breaches its obligations under the Climate Change Act. The strategy commits the UK to slash emissions of the greenhouse gases that are…

Thai oil spill cleanup to take 5 more days, navy says

27 January, 2022 M D 0 Comments Energy Oceans Pollution 11:38 am

An oil spill caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 km (12.4 miles) off Thailand's eastern coast will take at least five more days to clear, its navy said on Thursday. The pipeline…

Climate change ‘steroid’ contributed to $130 bln in insured losses last year

26 January, 2022 F M 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Food Nature Pollution Poverty 9:38 am

Climate change played a part in insured losses from natural catastrophes that totalled $130 billion globally in 2021, the fourth-highest on record, broker Aon said in a report on Tuesday. Economic losses - the combination…

Coal the beginning of the end

22 January, 2022 F M 0 Comments Energy 10:07 am

Image captionThis coal-fired power station in West Burton is one of six remaining in the UK The fuel that powered the industrial revolution may be in decline at last. This year looks set to see…

Peru’s Castillo decrees major oil spill an environmental emergency

21 January, 2022 F M 0 Comments Animals Climate Change Energy Nature Oceans Pollution 11:18 am

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo declared an environmental emergency on Thursday as clean-up teams struggled to contain a huge oil spill at the country's biggest refinery, after rogue waves rocked a ship unloading crude there. The…

Germany’s climate movement

20 January, 2022 Andrew 0 Comments Climate Change Energy Nature Pollution 5:00 pm

In late November 2021, Germany’s new coalition government announced its aim to phase out coal power across the country by 2030, eight years ahead of schedule. Earlier that month, the government of the German state of…

California’s fires threaten to ravage mighty sequoia forests

1 January, 2022 Andrew 0 Comments Amazon Climate Change COP Energy Nature Pollution 11:54 am

California's giant sequoias are symbols of permanence - with some living for thousands of years. But the fierce wildfires ravaging the state threaten even these mighty trees, which are among the longest-lived organisms on Earth.…

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