10 h. ago Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

Bill Gates thinks climate change is a serious problem but he thinks scientific innovation will curb it

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5 d. ago Tony Blair Institute urges shift in focus from clean to cheaper power by 2030

A paper by the former Labour PM’s think tank is the latest intervention in an increasingly fractious energy debate.

Politics

1 week ago Car part thieves' new target: Catalytic converter thefts are no longer rampant as criminals shift to this item

During epidemic levels seen in 2021, over 7,000 motors were targeted for their catalytic converters and the precious metals they contained.

Events

2 w. ago Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops

For decades, the military treated climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weatherThis story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action.Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Poor countries paying billions more to cover debts than they receive as aid to fight climate crisis

The world’s least developed countries paid US $37 billion (£28bn) to service their debts in 2023, but received only $32 billion (£24bn) in climate finance

Economics

3 w. ago Inside The Independent’s Climate 100 event celebrating pioneers in environmental action

The Independent has hosted its second annual Climate 100 event, recognising the environmentalists who are leading the fight against the climate crisis.

Politics

3 w. ago MAGA comes for the ‘woke pope’ after pontiff blesses block of ice in climate change gesture

The American pontiff asked world leaders to ‘act with courage’ to fight climate change, embracing his predecessor’s environmental legacy

Politics

4 w. ago Covid inquiry to shift focus to pandemic’s impact on children and young people

Schools were closed to most children in the pandemic amid fears over spread of the coronavirus.

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