3 h. ago The Climate 100 List: John Clarke Mills and the battle against wildfires

Ahead of the The Independent’s Climate 100 List published later this month, we are celebrating some of the leading lights being honoured for their work tackling the climate crisis and protecting nature. David Callaway speaks to the unintentional climate advocate, who is making vital information available to millions

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9 h. ago The far right’s green bashing has given mainstream parties an excuse to do nothing – but we have more agency than we think | Ajit Niranjan

As powerful forces push back against green forces, it is little surprise that many of us feel dismay. Climate scientists do, too. But together we can take action to challenge the prevailing apathySupport the Guardian’s independent journalism today Last year, I stood in front of a black-clad skinhead as he shook a fist full of rings thick enough to double as a knuckle-duster. Flecks of spit flew into my face as he railed against the green agenda of the last German government.Until recently, it would have felt bizarre to talk to protesters at a neo-Nazi-linked rally about climate change or hear them rant unprompted about heat pumps. But far-right parties have entered the political mainstream, and their scathing tirades against “woke” green rules are energising their base.Join George Monbiot and special guests on 16 September for a special climate assembly to discuss the growing and dramatic political and corporate threats to the planet. Book tickets – in person or livestream Continue ...

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9 h. ago Flood alert in India’s capital as river Yamuna breaches danger mark

Nearly 300,000 people were evacuated in the past 48 hours across the border in Pakistan’s Punjab province

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12 h. ago Jamaica election results: Andrew Holness leads Labour party to third term

Incumbent prime minister says country on right trajectory, as opposition leader concedes defeat Jamaicans have voted to give Andrew Holness and the Jamaica Labour party (JLP) a third consecutive term in government after a nail-biting race with the opposition People’s National party (PNP).Holness beat PNP’s Mark Golding after polls in the final days of the intense campaign projected a narrow lead for the PNP. Of the 63 seats being contested, preliminary results showed the JLP winning 34 seats and the PNP 29. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds

A new study says climate change has made extreme weather conditions, like those fueling wildfires in the Iberian Peninsula, 40 times more likely

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26 h. ago Study: There is less room to store carbon dioxide, driver of climate change, than previously thought

A new study says the world has far fewer places to securely store carbon dioxide deep underground than previously thought, steeply lowering its potential to help stem global warming

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30 h. ago World’s largest iceberg is finally about to disappear 40 years after breaking away from Antarctica

Megaberg twice the size of London could melt away within weeks

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32 h. ago 'Coffee crisis' warning as drink could soon cost over a fiver – how to keep saving

Cost of living and climate change is sending coffee prices soaring with a new announcement by bean producers spelling another surge in the cost of the hot drink

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35 h. ago This was the hottest summer on record. If it happens again next year, Britain’s ecosystems won’t cope | Lucy Jones

A future of extreme heatwaves, drought and collapsing habitats awaits if we continue to ignore the danger signsWhat does British summertime mean to you? Blackberries? Picnics? Festivals? Ticks? This summer has been the hottest on record in the UK. As human-caused climate breakdown intensifies, the outdoor areas we spend time in are changing – and so, too, are our relationships with the land and the ecosystems we live in.My home is in the south of England, near beautiful woodlands. Since moving there in 2016, the number of ticks my family has picked up in the woods has increased each year, but this summer has been astonishing. For a few weeks, our four-year-old came home from nursery with a tick almost every day. I’ve had many: some tiny nymphal ones that could be easily missed. We spend time in Scotland, too, and find ticks often when we go there now.Lucy Jones is a journalist and the author of Losing Eden and The Nature Seed Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Labour has succeeded only in strengthening Farage. The way is now open for Zack Polanski’s Greens | George Monbiot

By caving to the hard right and corporate greed, Labour has left a gaping hole the new Green party leader is best placed to fillThere’s an obvious way to destroy Nigel Farage’s political momentum. A poll by the research group Persuasion UK, testing various messages, found that by far the most effective line of attack is highlighting his complicity with corporate interests. The message that hit hardest was that Farage’s real loyalties lie with “the rich, the powerful, his mates in big business”, and his “party” (actually a business called Reform 2025 Ltd) “has taken over £2m from fossil fuel lobbyists, polluters, and climate change deniers He’s not smashing the system. He and his rich friends basically are the system.”But this is a string Labour cannot yank, as it would pull its own roof down. If there is a defining mark of Keir Starmer’s administration, it is immediate capitulation to powerful lobby groups, especially corporations and billionaires. This is what explains the otherwis...

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44 h. ago Appeals court allows Trump administration to end the ‘climate bank’ where $20B was set aside to fund climate change projects

Billions of dollars have been sitting in Citibank accounts since February amid the back-and-forth legal battle

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55 h. ago Underestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study says

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climatePoliticians and policymakers significantly underestimate the public’s willingness to contribute to climate action, limiting the ambition and scope of green policies, according to research.Delegates at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) were asked to estimate what percentage of the global population would say they were willing to give 1% of their income to help fix climate change. The average estimate was 37%, but recent research found the true figure is 69%. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Global temperatures to remain above average despite return of La Niña, says UN

Climate phenomenon cools surface of Pacific but won’t stop human-induced climate change increasing temperatures and exacerbating extreme weatherThe cooling La Niña weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, global temperatures are expected to be above average, the United Nations has said.La Niña is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that cools surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. It brings changes in winds, pressure and rainfall patterns. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Climate change kills, Spanish PM tells deniers at launch of plan to tackle crisis

Pedro Sánchez says country’s deadly August wildfires show society needs to mobilise and take immediate actionSpain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has announced a 10-point plan to prepare the country for the climate emergency, warning: “If we don’t want to bequeath our children a Spain that’s grey from fire and flames, or a Spain that’s brown from floods, then we need a Spain that’s greener.”Sánchez said August’s heatwave-fuelled wildfires – which killed four people, burned through an area six times the size of Ibiza and required “the biggest human and technical deployment” ever seen in Spain – showed that immediate action must be taken to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Would YOU try a Bangor Beaujolais? Climate change has created the perfect conditions to grow wine grapes in North Wales

A Pinot Noir from Denbighshire might soon be added to your wine list - as North Wales is experiencing a boom in vineyards.

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4 d. ago Infestation UK! Expected hottest summer on record leads to creepy crawlie boom as reports of wasps, cockroaches and bedbugs SOAR

Legions of rats, cockroaches and wasps have infiltrated homes and gardens - with poor hygiene and climate change blamed for the rise.

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4 d. ago Former UN climate chief urges Australia to set ‘prosperity’ target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2035

Exclusive: Ambitious emissions reductions target would increase the country’s chance of winning rights to host Cop31 in 2026, Christiana Figueres saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former UN climate chief has urged the Australian government to set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of at least a 75% cut by 2035, backing calls from a group of more than 350 businesses that it would be better for the economy than a lower goal.The intervention by Christiana Figueres, an architect of the 2015 Paris agreement when she was the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, comes before discussions about Australia’s commitment, due to be announced next month. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Deadly legionnaires' outbreaks in London, Ont., bring role climate change may play to the forefront

Deadly legionnaires' outbreaks in London, Ont., bring role climate change may play to the forefront  CBC

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6 d. ago Gardeners' World's Monty Don shares 'depressing' update on Longmeadow garden

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has shared his frustration at the impact of climate change on his garden, Longmeadow, as well as the world as a whole

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6 d. ago These countries are sinking into the sea. What happens when they disappear forever?

Can these small island nations still be considered states if their land disappears?

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