The Guardian says the Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro must be held criminally responsible for a “ruthless” assault on the Amazon.
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Here at WTX News, we care about our planet, we’ll keep you up to date on all the latest from the climate crisis.
What is climate crisis?
Rising temperatures are fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food and water insecurity, economic disruption, conflict, and terrorism. Sea levels are rising, the Arctic is melting, coral reefs are dying, oceans are acidifying, and forests are burning.
Why do we call it a climate crisis?
The term is applied by those who “believe it evokes the gravity of the threats the planet faces from continued greenhouse gas emissions and can help spur the kind of political willpower that has long been missing from climate advocacy”.
What are examples of climate crisis?
These phenomena include the increased temperature trends described by global warming, but also encompass changes such as sea-level rise; ice mass loss in Greenland, Antarctica, the Arctic and mountain glaciers worldwide; shifts in flower/plant blooming; and extreme weather events.”
France24 says France will ban plastic packaging for nearly all fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in a bid to reduce plastic waste, the environment ministry said on Monday.
The Metro says the Queen, Prince Charles and Prince William are all planning to attend the Cop26 summit next month.
BBC News says Home Secretary Priti Patel will announce new powers for courts to prevent people attending protests, in a speech to Conservative conference.
The Daily Express says activists from the group Insulate Britain targeted junction 30 of the M25 this morning.
The Daily Mirror says Climate change activists have once again defied a High Court injunction to storm the M25 and block traffic on the UK’s busiest road.
The Guardian says Greta Thunberg has excoriated global leaders over their promises to address the climate emergency.
The eco mob that keep disrupting traffic on the M25 could face jail for similar events after a court injunction was granted to the National Highways.
The climate protesters who have blocked parts of the M25 for the second time in three days are being slammed for causing huge queues of traffic and major disruption.
Sky News says extreme weather will cost the US well over $100bn (£72bn) this year, according to President Biden.
The Independent says Italy has been hit by a heatwave this week as the south of the country battles wildfires.
Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told Sky News the UK is “on track” to meet its “challenging” target of hitting net zero emissions by 2050.
The i says the world is getting “dangerously close” to running out of time to avert catastrophic climate change, Cop26 President Alok Sharma has said.
BBC News says the world’s largest ever report into climate change will be published later, setting out the stark reality of the state of the planet. Scientists say it will likely be bad news.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Riyadh on Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
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