Lord Deben says he is ‘pressing very hard’ to get details of strategy published as Cop26 approachesBoris Johnson’s delay in publishing the net zero emissions strategy has left a space for climate sceptics to “complain, attack and undermine” on cost gro…
Greenhouse gas emissions must peak within 4 years, says leaked UN report
Group of scientists release draft IPCC report as they fear it will be watered down by governmentsGlobal greenhouse gas emissions must peak in the next four years, coal and gas-fired power plants must close in the next decade and lifestyle and behaviour…
By pushing for more oil production, the US is killing its climate pledges | Adam Tooze
If Joe Biden is serious about tackling the climate crisis he must use his country’s leverage to curb fossil fuels, not boost themThe UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has driven home just how dangerous the climate crisis is. …
Fairness will be key to successfully tackling the climate crisis | Larry Elliott
Just as inequality fuelled the pandemic, it could wreck plans to cut emissionsThe message from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change could hardly be clearer. Business as usual means global temperatures will rise by more than 1.5C above pre-indu…
Sicily logs apparent highest ever temperature in Europe at 48.8C
Reading at monitoring station in Syracuse unverified but comes amid heatwave in last few daysThe highest temperature in European history appears to have been recorded in Italy during a heatwave sweeping the country, with early reports suggesting a high…
Hemp milk claims to be the greenest yet – but is it any good?
Newcomer on dairy alternative scene is vegan, sequesters carbon and increases biodiversityI’m sitting in my kitchen, about to try my first sip of a milk that is vegan, sequesters carbon and increases biodiversity. Dairy milk has a high carbon footprint…
Australia ‘lagging at the back of the pack’ of OECD countries on climate action, analysis finds
Australia ranks 20th or worse in seven of eight categories despite Coalition claim it is leading the way in reducing emissionsClaims by the Morrison government that Australia has done more to cut greenhouse gas emissions than other countries have been …
World’s climate scientists to issue stark warning over global heating threat
IPCC’s landmark report will be most comprehensive assessment yet as governments prepare for pivotal UN talks in NovemberThe fires, floods and extreme weather seen around the world in recent months are just a foretaste of what can be expected if global …
Last month was worst July for wildfires on record, say scientists
Burning of land released 343 megatonnes of carbon, with wildfire season yet to peak in many areasLast month was the world’s worst July for wildfires since at least 2003 when satellite records began, scientists have said, as swaths of North America, Sib…
Cargo bikes deliver faster and cleaner than vans, study finds
Home deliveries are soaring and cargo bikes cut congestion and pollution in cities, researchers sayElectric cargo bikes deliver about 60% faster than vans in city centres, according to a study. It found that bikes had a higher average speed and dropped…