G20 Meeting In South Africa Highlights Global Economic Priorities G20 meeting in South Africa addresses debt relief, climate change, and global economic resilience with notable absences and challenges. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
Trump Administration Advances Fossil Fuels Amid Climate Concerns Explore the impact of Trump administration's energy policies on climate change and renewable energy. Top News · Feb 27, 2025
Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree University announces new BA, after survey found most 14- to 18-year-olds want more rigorous climate change education The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
The Latest: EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged President Donald Trump’s administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
We need to switch to heat pumps fast – but can they can overcome this problem? People in the UK need to adopt heat pumps and electric vehicles as fast as they once embraced refrigerators, mobile phones and internet connection according to a new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025
EPA considers pulling scientific study that shaped modern climate policy The 2009 scientific finding says carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
After a month of Trump's pro-oil and gas moves, Dems target his energy emergency President Donald Trump pledged a U-turn away from the Biden administration's commitment to fighting climate change and promoting clean energy The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Will the UK’s proposed long-term emissions strategy get us to net zero? An expert review The UK government’s official advisory Climate Change Committee (CCC) has now published its recommendations for the country’s “seventh carbon budget”, covering the period from 2038 to 2042. The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025
Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century A new study reassures people that the nightmare disaster movie scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century thanks to a rescue from around Antarctica The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Climate talks: global south must seize the moment and take the lead The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has raised questions about whether progress can still be made on global policy to mitigate climate change. To explore these questions, Imraan Valodia, pro vice-chancellor: climate, sustainability and inequality and director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies at the University… The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025
The UK must make big changes to its diets, farming and land use to hit net zero – official climate advisers If the UK is to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, over one-third of its sheep and cows will have to go, with their fields being replaced by huge new areas of woodland. That’s one conclusion of the latest report by the the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s… The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025
UK urged to act now on net zero – and skip two kebabs’ worth of meat a week Climate Change Committee issues advice to government on meeting carbon emissions target by 2050 The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025
Two ways UK households could save thousands of pounds per year Modelling shows that, by mid-century, households would save about £700 a year on heating bills The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Why the cost of flights could dramatically increase by 2050 A round-trip to New York could be £300 more expensive The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Switch to EVs and heat pumps will save households cash – climate advisers The Climate Change Committee is recommending a 87% cut in UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Flight costs must rise to curb aviation emissions, climate advisers warn But the Climate Change Committee is being ‘less prescriptive’ on airport capacity than in previous advice to Government.
Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025 Climate emissions slashed by 87% by 2040 – what will it mean for households? The advisory Climate Change Committee says a third of the emissions reductions needed in 15 years will come from household action
The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025 Climate conditions caused ‘unexpected’ changes in more than a third of 24,000 US lakes Rising temperatures and nutrient pollution allows for the growth of algal blooms that can impact drinking water and kill wildlife
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2025 Morning Mail: Kean hits back at ‘bullying’ of climate body, Musk backlash grows, Eurovision pick revealed Climate Change chief pushes back at Coalition criticism; Creative Australia chiefs refuse to quit after grilling at Senate estimates
Salon · Feb 25, 2025 Can humans wipe out all life on Earth? Would dropping every nuke or climate change make our home a barren, sterile world? Probably not, but we're trying
The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025 Kenya’s goal to plant 15 billion trees should include farmers – study shows they are keen Many African governments have set ambitious goals to plant trees as a way to combat climate change, restore degraded landscapes and improve livelihoods. The Kenyan government has pledged to plant 15 billion trees by 2032 to increase forest cover in the country to 30%. It has also urged every Kenyan…
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2025 Matt Kean says suggestion Coalition could sack him if it wins election is ‘concerning threat’ Climate Change Authority chair says his job is to provide ‘frank and fearless advice’ after he criticised opposition’s nuclear energy proposal
The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025 If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation Donald Trump’s animosity toward multilateralism and international organizations is well known. Just hours after taking office on Jan 20, 2025, the U.S. president announced his intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization and the Paris agreement on climate change.
The Conversation · Feb 25, 2025 Carbon capture and storage: how to remove all CO₂ emissions everywhere all at once It is increasingly likely that we will not reach the 2030 targets for reducing CO₂ emissions, nor those set for 2050. As a result, many people are now arguing that we should instead focus our efforts on adapting to climate change, rather than obsessively trying to get it under control.
The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2025 US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0 Exclusive: The ‘deeply troubling’ move comes amid concerns US ignoring international climate ramifications