Climate Desk & Global Updates
Tracking environmental shifts, policy reforms, and frontline reports worldwide.
By 'BBC'
Welsh public sector unlikely to meet net zero plans...
A watchdog has criticised the lack of progress made by organisations in tackling climate change.
From scooters to shampoo - the people saving hundreds...
The men and women who rummage through commercial bins to take clothes and other items.
Major study into 'forever chemicals' in people's bodies...
The government is launching the first study to measure PFAS in the UK population to understand the r...
AI data centres could undermine UK's emissions goa...
Four planned "hyperscale" data centres consider using gas-fired power for their electricity needs.
Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever...
Researchers have detected signals from the smallest distances ever probed.
'Fascinating' rare beetle found in Wales again after...
It was feared The Short-Necked Oil Beetle had become extinct in Wales after recent surveys.
Spill from vandalised home oil tank kills 13 birds
A number of birds are also injured after the spill from the oil tank earlier this week.
Oil tank vandalism results in waterfowl park 'nigh...
The popular attraction in County Down has been forced to close while efforts continue to remove oil from...
'Rok' solid recognition for Slovenian space scient...
Two men from the Armagh Planetarium and Observatory have had asteroids named in their honour in recognition...
By 'Grist'
Electric aviation is taking off in unexpected ways
Electric aircraft may one day usher in low-carbon travel, but for now they are finding a foothold with...
Louisiana’s accidental blueprint for restoring its...
In 2002, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stumbled on a way to create new land. Now the state wants to...
On Wall Street, the ‘energy transition’ includes natural...
For private equity firms, "not all transition strategies are sustainable."
The American Dream wasn’t built for climate change
Owning a home is billed as a way to build wealth. For many, it's turning into a trap.
Exclusive: Most voters believe climate change threatens...
As the cost of living rises, a poll for Grist from Data for Progress suggests voters are connecting the...
DOGE cuts cost tribes $470M, gutting funding for climate...
The cuts, compounded by the rollback of Inflation Reduction Act grants, deepen decades of federal underinvestment...
Osage Nation speeds up orphan well cleanup as federal...
A change in federal policy is allowing the Nation to plug abandoned wells more quickly — and raising...
How the biggest renewable energy project in US history...
The SunZia wind farm is a marvel. Why did it take 20 years to build?
The EPA is quietly killing its web archive
Tens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump’s climate deletions are now scheduled...
By 'The Guardian'
Great Britain’s worst-ever bluetongue season ‘a major...
British Veterinary Association president tells MPs surge in cases putting farmers under severe pressure and s...
New tool will help gardeners move away from thirsty...
Garden Climate Assessment Tool will allow users to predict a plant’s response to the projected climate in a...
Brazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing...
Cop30 host sets out steps to break link with coal, oil and gas as it aims to move focus from negotiating to im...
Cryosphere faces permanent damage when world overshoots...
UN-backed report finds even temporary rises above Paris agreement target could cause harm to glaciers and p...
Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer...
Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptionsIt’s a good time to be a...
Conservatives like me embrace conservation. Why the...
The radical assault on longstanding measures to drive down Australia’s emissions and facilitate decarbonisation seems...
Will it be AI or the climate crisis that ends humanity?...
Both of these threats have the same roots: private entities seeking to cash in. We have the power to st...
The climate crisis will destroy our economies – we...
The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capit...
Britain's Be Ready campaign aims to encourage (frighten?)...
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By 'Environmental Health News EHN'
As sand slips away, California beach towns dig in
Some Southern California beaches are losing sand. This threatens coastal towns’ identity, tourism, and infrastructure — a...
Mitch McConnell’s climate legacy
During his decades-long career, the retiring senator blocked climate action at every opportunity....
US buildings lost to wildfires could triple by 206...
The country could reduce the risk by better managing forests and housing development to account for...