Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal: Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air ...

More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’: A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states As a student at a high school not far from Denver’s main airport, An...

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires: FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear The government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it ha...

Southern California swelters as late-season heatwave smothers region: Temperatures expected to hover around 100F in downtown LA and even hotter inland, raising concerns about wildfires Southern California faced scorching heatwaves this summer that made locals wonder what happened to their...

The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot: A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more If a third r...

Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms: Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire British farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue season on record, with the number of cases surpassing the past three year...

Bangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes: With 40 dead and a disaster declared across all 50 city districts, experts warn extreme flooding will only worsen across south-east Asia Bangkok is used to absorbing the sudden afternoon downpours that inundate the city...

‘We want action’: Fijian climate activist sends message ahead of UN talks in Pacific: Lavenia Naivalu has seen the impact of the climate crisis first-hand and is determined to amplify Pacific voices at this year’s pre-Cop summit in Fiji From her wooden veranda in Fiji’s remote Yasawa is...

‘Like caring for a pet’: the open-source tree map inspiring Berliners to water their urban forest: Gieß den Kiez app shows trees in critical need of watering and can be adopted by other heat-stressed cities around the world Amanda Gläser-Bligh sometimes attracts puzzled looks when she goe...

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 The scorching heat that persistently baked western Europe this summer was the worst ...

US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules: Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis States and cities sued the Trump administration on Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhous...

The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?: Lake Mead is at its lowest level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, Lake Powell also at a historic low It was 42C (108F) degrees as we motored across Nevada’s Lake Mead in our rented pontoon boat. Colby Pellegrino with the Souther...

Matt Kean warns climate crisis ‘isn’t someone else’s problem’ as largest coal project in NSW history greenlit: Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Mor...

Is Trump to blame for Americans getting explosive diarrhea? | Arwa Mahdawi: As the midterms approach, Americans’ digestive health has become a bizarre talking point Donald Trump seems to spend an unusual amount of time thinking about toilets. Back in 2019, he bizarrely claimed: “People ar...

Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy: Gavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy security Of all the epithets hurled at Donald Trump since he became US president, perhaps the most unus...

Think more rain means more river water? Not necessarily: Some rivers are receiving more rain than before but have lower water flow, according to a study More rain and snow equals more water in rivers, right? Not necessarily. A new study shows that, despite receiving more rainfall than the...

‘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 Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years, research has found, in a dramatic ...

‘The toll is huge’: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesia’s orangutan population: The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the ape’s Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown The mother’s hands were peeling from walking on...

The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods: There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair? The Independent Planning Com...

New UK gas and oil projects are a ‘no-brainer’, says EDF boss: Developing North Sea fields does not contradict net zero goals, according to Simone Rossi New oil and gas projects are a “no-brainer” that pose “no contradiction” to the net zero agenda, according to the head of EDF Energy. Si...

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 More than two million people in England are unaware their properties are at risk of flooding, as the UK...

UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds: Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four years, with Barclays and HSBC leading rise UK banks are Europe’s biggest financial backers of the global coal industry, providing billions of pounds in funding ...

Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government: Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather Half a million trees will be planted across England in the next three years to protect against ...

World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year: The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification A record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, l...

Country diary: The land here is scarred from a year of hard weather – now what will winter hold? | Alexandra Pearce-Broomhead: Camborne, Cornwall: There will be more storms like Goretti and more fires next summer, but we can make the landscape more resilient A grey wagtail flits at the st...

Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’: Coverage falls a million square kilometres short of long-term average with global heating likely driving losses Antarctica’s winter sea ice has peaked at its third-lowest level on record, f...

‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer: Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows A record hot summer collided unhappily with rising e...

Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings: Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public Supreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change ca...

New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused: Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production The biggest coal project before authorities in New Sou...

Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions: Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars The Trump administration on Monday announced it was slashing clean car rules that had been aime...

Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says: Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have ...

Anatomy of an inferno: inside the push to map, predict and prevent spread of increasing UK wildfires: Scientists are racing to understand how fires behave as hotter summers turn green landscapes into tinderboxes From the scorched heathlands of the New Forest to the smouldering valleys of ...

Readers reply: Which leader from history does the world need now?: The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts This week’s question: Is it possible that 3 is t...

Grizzly reality: US states grapple with uptick in encounters between bears and humans: Bears are increasingly entering places where humans live in the US, forcing wildlife workers to make tough decisions Dan Thompson, supervisor of the large carnivore section of the Wyoming game and fish ...

Why a supercharged El Niño is putting Hawaii in the bullseye of more storms: Hurricane Nolo is the latest storm to menace the islands as sees warming ocean temperatures fuel more severe weather With Hurricane Nolo, the islands of Hawaii are grappling with the third major tropical storm in...

‘Robust little’ vessel begins treacherous 22,000km journey around Antarctica in the name of climate science: Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions A small uncrewed vessel has embarked on ...

Would you bet on the future of our planet?: Prediction markets are focusing on extreme weather and the climate crisis. But it’s led to questions about what exactly people are betting on • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here How hot will it get in your nearest cit...

Friday briefing: How a ​grassroots ​film ​is ​turning ​climate anxiety ​into ​action: In today’s newsletter: The People’s Emergency Briefing delivers a stark warning about ​o​ur future in a warming world. ​B​ut sharing difficult truths collectively​ shows us that there is still hope to be...

‘We can’t ride this storm’: the English farmers facing uncertainty after sustainability funding runs dry: After the available money ran out after just six hours, some fear they will have to reverse efforts to boost nature On Tuesday morning, farmer Peter Hatley logged on to his computer a...

The Guardian view on a supersized El Niño: a natural phenomenon and human folly are a lethal combination | Editorial: Hundreds of thousands are expected to die, millions to go hungry. This is not just about weather patterns, but about injustice Some warnings are so grave that it is almost...

A bumper year for bugs: as the world warms up, insects are moving northwards: Britain has seen an explosion of migrating insects – in some cases from as far as northern Africa It was a stifling evening in July and Matt Phelps was out for a stroll, when a piercing, whirring noise stopped ...

The Coalition says it wants cheaper power, not ideology. But its evidence-free plan is all ideology | Adam Morton: The reheated plans to scrap renewable schemes, boost fossil fuels and revive nuclear are not based on fact but ideology Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news p...

In a first, olive ridley turtles spotted nesting on California’s beaches: Scientists are questioning whether the nestings on Seal and Huntington Beach were freak occurrences or start of a trend A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around sunset and star...

UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer: El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers The UK has warned countries around the world that the climate and nature crises ...

Germany commits for first time to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045: Campaigners say plan marks a ‘notable shift’ away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045, despite fierce...

Britain to join the EU’s new global ocean monitoring system: Cooperation on OceanEye, which will help to predict extreme weather and climate events, comes amid government attempts to move closer to Brussels Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme, led by the EU, to better f...

At Climate Week, Elmo recalls a storm on Sesame Street: ‘Courage is when you still help others’: New York event hears about the red Muppet’s fears during a recent storm as climate crisis increasingly affects children A generation of political leaders has failed to galvanize sufficient act...

Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end | Open letter: As the UN gathers, signatories from Bernie Sanders to Yeb Saño issue an open letter calling for clean power for all The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly 
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The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben: There is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030 Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’...

Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’: Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest upda...