Climate crisis adds average £605 a year to UK household food bills, study finds Report quantifies UK food inflation caused by extreme weather reducing global crop yields since end of 2021 The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023
SNP urge UK Government to take bold action on climate change ahead of COP28 The SNP are urging the UK Government to follow the Scottish Government’s lead and take bold action to tackle the global climate emergency. The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2023
Pope's Moral Force Aims To 'Tip' UN Climate Talks The 86-year-old pontiff, a defender of the poor who has made environmental activism a cornerstone of his 10-year papacy, will address the COP28 meeting in Dubai on December 2. International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023
The government's Murray-Darling bill is a step forward, but still not enough This week, the Senate is debating changes to Australia’s most important water laws. These changes seek to rescue the ailing A$13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan to improve the health of our nation’s largest river system. The Conversation · Nov 27, 2023
Happy, faithful and tied to nature: life adapting to the climate crisis – photo essay Activists are pushing for action at the upcoming Cop28 summit as the way of life on Pacific islands such as Kioa in Fiji are reshaped by climate change The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2023
Australian super fund puts billions into backing Britain’s energy transition Business and environmental groups urge Labor to supercharge incentives to lure capital The Guardian - AU · Nov 26, 2023
Green growth or degrowth: what is the right way to tackle climate change? Nearly all the world’s governments and vast numbers of its people are convinced that addressing human-induced climate change is essential if healthy societies are to survive. The two solutions most often proposed go by various names but are widely known as “green growth” and “degrowth”. Can these ideas be reconciled?… The Conversation · Nov 26, 2023
Pope Francis says he has lung inflammation but will go to Dubai this week for climate conference Pope Francis says he has a lung inflammation but will nevertheless go later this week to Dubai for a climate change conference The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023
Climate adaptation funds are not reaching frontline communities: what needs to be done about it Communities around the world face increasingly severe and frequent impacts from climate change. They are on the “frontlines” of droughts, flooding, desertification and sea level rise. The Conversation · Nov 26, 2023
Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch UN climate talks starting next week. International Business Times · Nov 26, 2023
Oil boss presiding over COP28 climate talks on ending use of fossil fuels CAMPAIGNERS have warned there can be no more “snake oil solutions” over tackling climate change ahead of the UN COP28 summit... The National (Scotland) · Nov 26, 2023
Cop28: Australia to bring evidence it can meet 2030 climate target but pressure builds over fossil fuels Chris Bowen says country is ‘reaping the economic opportunities’ of clean energy as emissions projection improves The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2023
Africa's young leaders demand financial aid to combat extreme weather events Young people in Africa have called on developed countries to double the funding for climate change adaptation in Africa. Radio France Internationale · Nov 25, 2023
From Darfur to Dubai: former refugee to bring voices of the displaced to Cop28 Emtithal Mahmoud, a Sudanese refugee, writer and activist, is preparing to attend the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai this month as part of her mission to raise up overlooked voices. RFI met her during a visit to the Minawao refugee camp in northern Cameroon, where displaced people are experiencing the… Radio France Internationale · Nov 25, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 25, 2023 Climate change is altering animal brains and behavior Our changing climate disrupts the environmental cues animals rely on to solve problems like selecting a habitat, finding food and choosing mates, a neuroscientist writes.
Salon · Nov 25, 2023 Climate change is altering animal brains Behavioral shifts driven by climate change will restructure ecosystems worldwide, with unpredictable outcomes
Salon · Nov 25, 2023 Think outside an "uninhabitable" Earth Extreme heat and freak storms may make it harder to live on Earth, but calling it a wasteland is counterproductive
The Hindu · Nov 24, 2023 Deforestation, ill-planned constructions, and unscientific-illegal mining behind Himachal Pradesh’s monsoon catastrophe Deforestation, ill-planned construction, illegal mining, climate change caused Himachal Pradesh's monsoon disaster. Reports from multi-expert committees revealed thick debris on fragile slopes, unplanned drainage, decreasing tree binding force, and urbanisation on fragile hill slopes were major factors. IMD reported 21% excess rainfall this year.
The Hindu · Nov 24, 2023 Need for climate-smart agriculture in India Climate-smart agriculture has the potential to assure food security, empower farmers, and protect our delicate ecosystems
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 UN chief gives interview from melting Antarctica on eve of global climate summit On the eve of international climate talks, U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused climate change, sending the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”
The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023 Climate crisis: what to consider if you're questioning whether to have children The warnings about the disastrous impact we are having on our planet are becoming more dire. The UN Environment Programme’s most recent emissions gap report, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming, revealed that the world is on course for a “hellish” 3°C of global heating before the end…
AAP · Nov 24, 2023 Climate protesters blockade major coal port A flotilla of climate activists have brought the world's largest coal port to a standstill to protest what they say is government inaction.
Radio France Internationale · Nov 24, 2023 Madagascar's record-breaking heatwaves caused by humans, study finds For the first time, scientists have conducted a study linking human-induced climate change to prolonged heat waves in sub-Saharan Africa. They studied the exceptionally high temperature recorded in Madagascar in October.
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2023 French foreign minister holds talks in China on climate and global tensions French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says France and China should work together to reduce global tensions and address issues such as climate change and biodiversity
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023 CO2 readings from Mauna Loa show failure to combat climate change Daily atmospheric carbon dioxide data from Hawaiian volcano more than double last decade’s annual average