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In Arizona, the Thermostat Is Driving Voters to the Polls

Record heat, two rate hikes and a data center boom have turned utility bills — not climate — into the state’s most volatile issue.

Capital & Main · Aug 12

Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate

In today’s newsletter: A small chorus of right-leaning critics are trying to convince politicians that climate action is deeply unpopular, downplaying its seriousness in the process

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Why drilling in the North Sea won’t bring down UK energy prices

Trump, Farage, the Tories and the right-wing press are all calling for it, but here's why experts say extracting oil and gas from the North Sea can't bring down UK energy prices

The Independent UK · Apr 16

The Kyoto climate treaty is hailed on stage but reality tells a different story

A gripping play in London’s West End tells how agreement of the first climate protocol in 1997 was a triumph, as scientists share new warnings about the scale of the crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025

UK leaders urged to ‘step up’ as Donald Trump takes US out of Paris climate deal

It is the second time Mr Trump has withdrawn the US from the landmark climate change treaty.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Trump widens lead over Biden in Arizona when RFK Jr. included in the ballot, new poll shows

The difference grows from six to eight percentage points in that scenario, with the third party candidate taking 11% of the support

Latin Times · Jun 13, 2024

‘Disappointing and surprising’: Why isn’t this a climate election in the UK?

More than 400 scientists write to political parties urging ambitious action or risk making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

Is Science Museum’s green power gallery tainted by fossil-fuel cash?

Museum’s funding by Indian energy group sparks controversy – with activists calling for boycott of ‘tainted’ partnership but others in full support

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024

Rishi Sunak facing renewed pressure over plans to ‘max out’ North Sea oil

Dithering on renewable energy and insulation will leave people in Britain ‘colder and poorer’, campaigners warn

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

Rishi Sunak Under Fire for Failing to Appoint New Climate Committee Chief

The watchdog, responsible for advising the UK government on climate policy, has been without a leader for 18 months since the departure of former chief Lord Deben.

International Business Times UK · Jan 2, 2024