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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 13h
WHO and its Member States should declare the #climatecrisis a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, say medics - declaration could help coordinate surveillance, care for affected communities and urgently improve access to resources www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Declare the climate crisis a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Climate change is shaping health in the 21st century. In the past few weeks alone, Nepal has faced unprecedented flash floods, and multiple countries have experienced deadly heatwaves and catastrophic...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 18h
Internal documents show European Commission ignored its own advice to maintain a bloc-wide combustion engine ban in cars and instead caved to automakers & national capitals Short-termism at work as tech wave rolls out. So China will dominate 21st century car-making www.politico.eu/article/comm...
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EU Commission ignored its own advice before weakening car CO2 rules
An internal document warned that it was too early to call the 2035 target unachievable, despite arguments from carmakers that they needed relief.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 19h
The war profits bonanza continues for Big Oil - TotalEnergies boosts buybacks and dividends as oil prices surge As does the misery for motorists and energy bill payers who are funding the bonanza 1/2 www.ft.com/content/1cd3...
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TotalEnergies boosts buybacks and dividends as oil prices surge
French energy company increases shareholder payouts as effect of Iran war increases cash flows
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 19h
Homes being built today in UK that could become uninsurable due to the risk of #flooding, boss of insurance giant Aviva says #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Aviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk
Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 20h
Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost? - Carbon Impacts Tracer tool can estimate climate impact from emissions across 8 metrics, including lost food Story by @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost?
A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICYM - Fossil-fuel firms in line for $190bn in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call - Senators’ report says US taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Fossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation call
Senators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI #datacentre -- Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre
Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What is #ElNiño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks? - This year’s ‘godzilla’ climate phenomenon has already broken temperature records. We ask a climate scientist @matcollins.bsky.social what is happening www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What is El Niño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks?
This year’s ‘godzilla’ climate phenomenon has already broken temperature records. We ask a climate scientist what is happening
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#ElNino - as measured by ONI (Niño 3.4) - is now the hottest ever recorded, with months before it peaks - peak likely about 4C - prev record is 3C data via @zekehausfather.com 1/2 dashboard.theclimatebrink.com#enso
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Climate Dashboard
Daily-updated global temperature tracker: ERA5 daily data, multi-model ENSO forecasts, annual projections, and climate models vs. observations.
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FairSquare @fairsqprojects.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reform UK's funding has made headlines this year. But its ties to the UAE have largely flown under the radar. Our new report maps how an oil-rich Gulf state with no elections has built links to Farage et al, and into the wider UK far right, including Tommy Robinson. fairsq.org/petropopulis...
Report cover from FairSquare titled "Petro-populism: The UAE, Reform UK and the Far-Right". Headline reads: "Inside Reform UK's worrying ties to the UAE. New research maps a web of connections spanning Farage and the wider UK far right." The yellow-toned collage shows halftone cut-outs of Nigel Farage in profile on the left, Richard Tice at the bottom centre, and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed on the right, set against a backdrop of oil pipelines stretching across the desert.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Five foods that could cost even more this winter – and why #climatecrisis #energycrisis theconversation.com/five-foods-t...
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Five foods that could cost even more this winter – and why
Conflicts, energy shocks, climate change and El Niño are combining to squeeze food prices upwards. Five familiar foods illustrate what’s going on.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’ - António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation #climatecrisis Story by @olliemilman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action - Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle #climatecrisis Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action
Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2027 is going to be very very bad.
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Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Huge #ElNiño projected to cause 450,000 heat deaths in next six months - New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"The climate crisis ... is the most profound intergenerational power imbalance of all. One generation consuming the future of the next." UNSG António Guterres at UNGA Plus: Guterres interview by @fionaharvey.bsky.social #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘It’s my duty to tell the truth’: UN chief on the climate crisis, capitalism and reasons to be hopeful
Before his final general assembly, António Guterres speaks about why he put climate at the centre of his UN tenure
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
More than 1.9 million urged to evacuate as powerful #TyphoonDujuan batters Japan - El Niño makes typhoons more intense www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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More than 1.9 million urged to evacuate as powerful typhoon batters Japan
The rain has eased after a full day of downpours, but more than 50,000 households are still without power.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
European Union countries gave more subsidies to fossil fuels than to renewable energy in 2024 (latest data) #energycrisis energy.ec.europa.eu/news/energy-...
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Energy subsidies report highlights further reduction in 2024
Total energy subsidies in the EU in 2024 amounted to €340 billion, 5% down on 2023 and significantly lower (-25%) than at the height of the crisis in 2022 (€ 457 billion), according to a new Report on...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn - report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms @pik-potsdam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After a scorching summer, the UK is now bracing for a season of potentially devastating rainfall But homeowners may be stunned to learn that the insurers helping them deal with the fallout of flash floods are fuelling the climate crisis
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Insurance firms help flooding victims mop up. They also make flooding…
Major insurers are fuelling the climate crisis while benefiting from a scheme that helps cover their flood losses
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are looking for a Climate and Environment Editor to lead our award-winning team investigating the governments, companies and people exacerbating the climate crisis. Contract: Full-time Salary: £59-£62k Location: London office – hybrid working
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨 🚨 🚨 ‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak 🚨 🚨 🚨 - The ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will heavily impact communities across the world #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Jaw-dropping’: Super El Niño bursts through temperature record months ahead of peak
The ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will heavily impact communities across the world
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK invention agency - The ARIA tax-funded research aims to protect British wildlife from the human-caused #climatecrisis Story by @interspecies.agency www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’
Exclusive: The tax-funded research aims to protect British wildlife from the human-caused climate crisis
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms - German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders #energycrisis 1/2 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms
German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leaders
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide - Intensified by a super #ElNiño, fires are emitting toxic air for swathes of the population in Indonesia and its neighbours #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide
Intensified by this year’s super El Niño, fires in Borneo and Sumatra are emitting toxic air for swathes of the population in Indonesia and its neighbours
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’ - Amid heatwaves & popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial? #climatecrisis By @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports - Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 17/09/2026
📣 CCNow is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards! Our awards program honors excellent reporting on many critical dimensions of the climate story. Together, their work constitutes the leading edge of climate storytelling. ...🧵↓
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New research - shows the potential for automated detection and debunking of climate misinformation using large language models #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Generative debunking of climate misinformation - Climatic Change
Misinformation is a persistent roadblock to progress on climate change, and the ubiquitous, rapid spread of misinformation means that manual solutions are inadequate to meet the scale of the problem. ...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026
HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!! NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate. We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"smaller, more expensive chips" Heatwave triggers potato shortage in Europe #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.ft.com/content/8eda...
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Heatwave triggers potato shortage in Europe
Extreme weather wiped out about 3.1mn tonnes of spuds, worth up to €620mn
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, UN WMO finds - world’s fresh water resources were 42% below normal levels last year www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study finds
Analysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Fingerprints of climate change” are clear in devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds - Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August #climatecrisis @wwattribution.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in August
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
UK PM Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 - "The green transition is the best chance we will ever have to reindustrialise Britain.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050
Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Need some good news? Read about the comments people left when asked to report "negative" signs in National parks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Trump asked Americans to help him whitewash national parks. They revolted instead
The DOI placed QR codes in national parks, inviting visitors to report content deemed ‘negative about either past or living Americans’. Instead, it became a mode of resistance
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
new research - Wildfire-related air pollution is the fastest-growing contributor to dirty air and shows greater toxicity, due to smaller particle size and higher toxic contents #climatecrisis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Long-term exposure to wildfire-related PM2·5 and overall survival of older patients with lung cancer: a retrospective, registry-based cohort study
Fine particulate matter (PM2·5) has been identified as a key risk factor for lung cancer incidence and survival. PM2·5 from wildfire smoke is an incre…
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers - @thecccuk.bsky.social says government cannot expand airport without requiring #aviation industry to clean up its emissions #climatecrisis Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions
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vincent2025.bsky.social @vincent2025.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Energy Transfer's CEO Kelcy Warren is the fellow suing Greenpeace for $660 million and trying to silence anyone speaking out or peacefully protesting. He says environmental activists should be removed from the gene pool...... Shocking. @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“To be soft on climate action is to be soft on inflation, and the cost of living, soft on sovereignty and security, and soft on economic growth and jobs" says UN climate chief Simon Stiell #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s Stiell
Warning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year all but four countries, report finds - Firms manage $7.3tn in assets - Big investors in gas and coal-fired plants for datacenters #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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World’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report finds
Firms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Who could have guessed? The biggest super-emitter of #methane in the US, Energy Transfer, is run by major donor to Trump, who has gutted regulation @uclalawemmett.bsky.social Story by @olliemilman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Christian Climate Action held a vigil to call on GB News and co-owner and Christian Sir Paul Marshall to save lives by telling the truth on #climatecrisis "You could save lives if you speak the truth" @cclimateaction.bsky.social 1/2 christianclimateaction.org
Christian Climate Action held a vigil to call on GB News and co-owner and Christian Sir Paul Marshall to save lives by telling the truth on climate change
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
India’s unstoppable electric tuk-tuk revolution - The three-wheelers are the backbone of Asia’s transport system. Now, battery-powered versions are transforming economies and the environment (from June) www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“Asking for tax handouts while turning record [unearned war] profits during a #climateemergency takes staggering audacity – even by the fossil fuel industry’s standards" 1/2 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Scrap windfall tax on oil and gas firms early, North Sea industry urges
Labour should replace levy in 2027 rather than 2030 as energy bills are poised to surge over the winter, says lobby group
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
10 years after Britons voted to “take back control of our waters”, fish populations are in much worse state, says @bluemarinef.bsky.social - 46 of 79 UK fishing catch limits for 2026 were above scientific advice - Celtic Sea cod has declined by 98% since 2016 drive.google.com/file/d/17Yof...
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Apocalypse Now - The Trust Cost of Overfishing.pdf
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The incoming ‘super’ #ElNiño will create chaos around the world – and we are far from ready for it, says @profbillmcguire.bsky.social - One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way. We need leaders who make things better not worse #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims - Stressed UK homeowners tell of cracks opening up in the walls around them after two record-hot summers #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims
Stressed UK homeowners tell of cracks opening up in the walls around them after two record-hot summers
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term #netzero www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks
Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘Tidal wave’ of #Pfas being launched to satisfy #AI industry, campaigners warn www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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