Browsing: Climate Change

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.

‘The protest was a lot less interesting than the exit.’

The trees were reportedly protected by a preservation order.

‘I’m dreading the next hot spell because I just know the flies will be all over the house and we won’t be able to open the windows. Summer will be hell.’

The thrill-seeking weather watcher got within yards of a huge tornado that destroyed dozens of homes in Canada.

Climate security is key to understanding instability and fragility in and outside Europe, and this agenda should be treated as the lens through which to redefine the continent’s economic and political agency, Olivia Lazard writes.

Record snowfall is heating up under the sun and turning shades of red.

The group has been charged with aggravated trespass, which maximum penalty of three months in jail.

The heating was turned down to 19C.

Bangladesh has achieved an extraordinary feat as the government successfully delivers electricity to every household, accomplishing 100% electricity coverage across the country, according to an Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report.

The UK government’s advisory body on tackling climate change on Tuesday voiced concern at the slow pace of the transition to clean energy, warning time was running out to meet its goals.

The Nature Restoration Law, which has attracted enormous controversy, was on Tuesday endorsed by EU member states.

Keir Starmer pledges to end North Sea exploration and let areas profit from clean power Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to make a…

Switzerland referendum: Voters back carbon cuts as glaciers melt In Switzerland, voters have shown their support for a new climate bill aimed at reducing the…

World leaders will gather in Paris this week with ambitions to reimagine global financing for a new era shaped by climate change, as a cascade of crises swamps debt-burdened countries.

The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

‘From the rubbish comes something artistic and beautiful.’

Environment activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and glued their hands to the protective glass on a Monet painting at Stockholm’s National Museum, police and the museum said.

El Niño planet-warming weather phase has begun The Pacific Ocean has entered into an El Niño phase, a natural weather phenomenon that is likely to…

A lack of rainfall each year is starting to have a serious impact on the farming industry in some areas.

Plus, the cost of carbon offsetting is likely to soar.