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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Revealed: the #methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey - Exclusive: #Cop31 host calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes #climatecrisis Story by me, @ruthmichaelson.com and Ayça Aldatmaz www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The 2027 BMW 3 Series comes in both gas and electric versions, and the EV is $4,400 cheaper." But I have range anxiety....
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BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. | TechCrunch
The new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
example of the revelations from Carbon Mapper's first satellite, from March Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of #methane driving global heating 2/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating
Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analysts
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another eye-in-sky spotting the huge #methane plumes heating the plant from Carbon Mapper - polluters increasingly have nowhere to hide 1/2 www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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Tanager 2 Launch to Scale Up Carbon Mapper's Methane Impact
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Tanager-2 satellite was successfully launched into orbit onboard the SpaceX Transporter-18 rideshare mission. Tanager-2 is the...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘Thrilling’: Dutch cattle farmers switch to rice as solution to warmer climate and sinking peatlands HT @carbonbrief.org www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/t...
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‘Extraordinary but scary’: Dutch farmers grow rice as climate warms
Dutch cattle farming dries out peatland and releases CO2. Is switching to Japanese rice-growing a solution?
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future - @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Apply now! Guardian Digital Journalist Scheme - for journalists who wish to gain skills across video, audio, pictures, text, social or audience at the Guardian workwithus.theguardian.com/digital-jour...
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Georg Schäfer @kansananthropocene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What became of the Anthropocene epoch? In 2024, more than a decade of evidence and serious procedural objections were met with a 2.5 page press statement. Our new commentary in Earth's Future asks for the record to be released and an independent review of the process. doi.org/10.1029/2025EF007638
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Science or Strategy? The Rejection of the Anthropocene Epoch Demands Transparency
The Anthropocene Working Group’s case cannot be meaningfully evaluated until the grounds for its rejection are fully transparent Questions remain over voter eligibility, quorum, document access, ...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Report on how the war on Iran is reshaping economic diversification and green industrialization across the Middle East and North Africa, from @carboun.bsky.social www.carboun.com/dossier-2026
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The MENA Region’s Economic Diversification and Green Industrialization at a Crossroads — Carboun Institute
The 2026 war on Iran has put economic diversification in the Middle East and North Africa under new pressure. Bringing together eight contributions from 12 researchers and practitioners, this dossier ...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fine for vehicle engine idling to more than triple as Wales cracks down on #airpollution media.service.gov.wales/news/fine-fo...
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Fine for engine idling to more than triple as Wales cracks down on air pollution | Welsh Government News
The fine for leaving a vehicle engine running while parked will rise from £20 to between £75 and £150 from 30 September 2026.  The change aims to protect public health by reducing air pollution, whi...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
happy chart #batteries www.ft.com/content/b847...
battery storage costs have fallen sharply
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
who doesn't love flying blind?? > UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about ​their climate risks #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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UK regulator abandons mandatory climate disclosures for listed companies
Britain's financial regulator has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about ​their climate risks after firms raised concerns about implementation ‌costs and competitiveness.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
that's about £28m a day renewables have saved the UK sending to petrostates since the start of the US-Israel war in Iran
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Saudi Arabia is reaping a massive windfall as elevated oil prices boost its export revenues, writes Robin J Brooks "The Saudi Kingdom is perhaps the only winner in the [Iran] war." #climatecrisis #energycrisis robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/saudi-arab...
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Saudi Arabia Is Winning This War
Saudi Arabia is reaping a massive windfall as elevated oil prices boost its export revenues
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: ‘A third of people don’t realise’ - Environment Agency warns residents of 6 million properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months ahead #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Homeowners in England urged to check flood risk: ‘A third of people don’t realise’
Environment Agency warns residents of 6m properties to prepare for a wet and windy three months ahead
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The four lowest years on record for Antarctica's sea ice have all occurred in the past four years. Area falls 1m sq kmshort of long-term average, as scientists warn of a ‘now problem’ #climatecrisis Story by @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
European and US carmakers seem absolutely determined to hand the fast approaching and inevitable EV future to China, all for eking out a few more short term €/$
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Boy's Toy Shot Ouch
ALT: Boy's Toy Shot Ouch
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
From August Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and #climatecrisis - Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage 2/2 www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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 · 29/09/2026
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
cf ‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak - ‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world 2/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak
‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world
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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
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage #climatecrisis 2/2 www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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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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