Browsing: Climate Change

‘A year like 2022, currently the warmest year on record, could be the norm by the middle of the century and relatively cool by the end of the century.’

Two people with This Is Rigged have sprayed the words ‘the people are mightier than a lord’.

Readers are discussing climate change and why nuclear power might not be the solution others say it is… At least for now.

Firefighters in Greece continue to battle blazes on popular tourist islands. The effort continuing a week blazes first erupted on the mainland. Temperatures in the country are expected to come down from tomorrow, but strong winds continue to pose a problem. Firefighters in host of countries around the Mediterranean have been battling blazes including in Croatia, Portugal and Italy. FRANCE 24’s Jennie Shin reports

People in countries such as Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Algeria and Tunisia have seen their regions hit.

‘All of those 23,500 shifts could have been better spent helping local communities in London.’

Major airport closed as wildfires now rage across Italy The Independent says Wildfires have closed Palermo airport in Italy today as firefighters fought to control…

Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show The Guardian says The human-caused climate crisis is undeniably to blame for the deadly heatwaves…

Europe and US heatwaves near ‘impossible’ without climate change A newly published scientific study says the recent heatwaves that swept the US and Europe in…

Climate change will cause more heatwaves.

‘My youngest just told me he doesn’t want to die. No news from any authorities. Terrifying situation here.’

Experts say that if we don’t stop burning fossil fuels today, what we are experiencing now could become the new normal.

Recent strong winds mean the wildfire is once again spreading.

World’s top greenhouse gas emitters hold talks in China focusing on reducing methane emissions, limiting coal use, and helping poor countries address climate change.

On July 12, the landmark Nature Restoration Law was adopted in a cliffhanger vote at the European Parliament. Our guest, prominent Finnish MEP Heidi Hautala – who’s one the parliament’s vice-presidents – says she is “relieved” that the EU parliament now has a position to negotiate with the member states. She applauds the law as “step towards combating climate change”, and decries what she calls the use of “fake news and disinformation” by far-right as well as right-wing parties on the nature restoration issue. Hautala also praises the EU parliament’s recent approval of the corporate due diligence directive, saying “companies must unlearn old bad habits”.

Germany’s transport minister slammed the “criminal activity” of ‘Last Generation’ activists who gained access to airports in Hamburg and D?sseldorf, leaving holidaymakers facing lengthy delays

There’s a make or break vote today at the EU on a controverisal law to restore damaged environments. It’s a real cliffhanger vote with the parliament’s largest conservative group saying the new law would threaten food security. FRANCE 24’s Alison Sargent and Alexandra Quarini tell us more.

New Renault-Geely engine firm to have headquarters in UK A new global company is set to have its headquarters in the UK. French motor giant,…

More than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe’s record-breaking summer last year, a study said on Monday which called for more to be done to protect against even deadlier heatwaves expected in the coming years.

There could be 300 million green collar jobs by 2050. Meet the people leaving their carbon-intensive roles behind.

Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023, says Brazilian government Brazil’s government has announced that deforestation in the Amazon fell by 33.6% in the…

Copenhagen and Oslo top a list of European cities introducing measures to fight air pollution but may not be the cleanest cities yet

In 2022, Spain was the country in Europe worst hit by forest fires. More than 300,000 hectares went up in smoke in almost 50 separate fires. Due to drought and global warming, the Spanish government has decided to start this year’s prevention plan a month and a half early. Across the nation, regional governments, which each have their own firefighting unit, are preparing for the risk of blazes. Our correspondents report from the southern region of Valencia.

Shell are accused of ‘profiting from the misery of ordinary people’.

Without substantial action now, we are destined to continue our take-make-use-waste cycle, Tahmid Chowdhury writes.