Activists fear billion-dollar climate deal will bolster Bolsonaro and reward illegal forest clearance – but US says action can’t waitLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe US is negotiating a multi-billion dollar climate deal with Brazil that observers fear could help the reelection of president Jair Bolsonaro and reward in the Amazon.That is the concern of indigenous groups, environmental campaigners and civil society activists, who say they are being shut out of the most important talks on the future of the rainforest since at least 1992.Senior US officials are holding weekly...…Activists fear billion-dollar climate deal will bolster Bolsonaro and reward illegal forest clearance – but US says action can’t waitLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTThe US is negotiating a multi-billion dollar climate deal with Brazil that observers fear could help the reelection of president Jair Bolsonaro and reward in the Amazon.That is the concern of indigenous groups, environmental campaigners and civil society activists, who say they are being shut out of the most important talks on the future of the rainforest since at least 1992.Senior US officials are holding weekly...WW…

Multibillion-dollar project is unnecessary and damaging to wildlife, say scientistsLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.36 EDTAustralia is planning to build Antarctica’s biggest infrastructure project: a new airport and runway that would increase the human footprint in the world’s greatest wilderness by an estimated 40%.The mega-scheme is likely to involve blasting petrel rookeries, disturbing penguin colonies and encasing a stretch of the wilderness in more than 115,000 tonnes of concrete.The government in Canberra says the project on the Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land is...…Multibillion-dollar project is unnecessary and damaging to wildlife, say scientistsLast modified on Fri 29 Oct 2021 07.36 EDTAustralia is planning to build Antarctica’s biggest infrastructure project: a new airport and runway that would increase the human footprint in the world’s greatest wilderness by an estimated 40%.The mega-scheme is likely to involve blasting petrel rookeries, disturbing penguin colonies and encasing a stretch of the wilderness in more than 115,000 tonnes of concrete.The government in Canberra says the project on the Vestfold Hills of Princess Elizabeth Land is...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGroup suggests 10 policies to reduce ‘night blight’, including commission to regulate excess lightingLast modified on Wed 9 Dec 2020 23.37 ESTMPs have called for urgent action to reduce light pollution, promote “dark towns” and restore a sense of wonder in the night sky.Supported by the astronomer royal, a cross-party group urged the government to designate a “minister for the dark sky” and to establish a statutory commission to regulate excess lighting.These are among 10 policy recommendations to prevent “night blight”...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldGroup suggests 10 policies to reduce ‘night blight’, including commission to regulate excess lightingLast modified on Wed 9 Dec 2020 23.37 ESTMPs have called for urgent action to reduce light pollution, promote “dark towns” and restore a sense of wonder in the night sky.Supported by the astronomer royal, a cross-party group urged the government to designate a “minister for the dark sky” and to establish a statutory commission to regulate excess lighting.These are among 10 policy recommendations to prevent “night blight”...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldEuropean court of human rights case could result in countries being bound to take greater actionLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.44 EDTThe has ordered 33 European governments to respond to a landmark climate lawsuit lodged by six youth campaigners, the Guardian has learned.The plaintiffs’ British barrister says it could be the most important case ever tried by the Strasbourg-based judges.In a sign of the urgency of the climate crisis, the court will announce on Monday that it has green-lighted , which . It has...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldEuropean court of human rights case could result in countries being bound to take greater actionLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.44 EDTThe has ordered 33 European governments to respond to a landmark climate lawsuit lodged by six youth campaigners, the Guardian has learned.The plaintiffs’ British barrister says it could be the most important case ever tried by the Strasbourg-based judges.In a sign of the urgency of the climate crisis, the court will announce on Monday that it has green-lighted , which . It has...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldTesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s and Nando’s all source chicken fed on soya from Cerrado tropical biome regionAnimals farmed is supported byLast modified on Mon 10 May 2021 09.47 EDTSupermarkets and fast-food outlets are selling chicken fed on imported soya linked to thousands of forest fires and at least 300 sq miles (800 sq km) of tree clearance in the Brazilian Cerrado, a joint cross-border investigation has revealed.Tesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s, Nando’s and other high street retailers all source chicken fed on soya...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldTesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s and Nando’s all source chicken fed on soya from Cerrado tropical biome regionAnimals farmed is supported byLast modified on Mon 10 May 2021 09.47 EDTSupermarkets and fast-food outlets are selling chicken fed on imported soya linked to thousands of forest fires and at least 300 sq miles (800 sq km) of tree clearance in the Brazilian Cerrado, a joint cross-border investigation has revealed.Tesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s, Nando’s and other high street retailers all source chicken fed on soya...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldResearchers warn land inequality is rising with farmland increasingly dominated by a few major companiesLast modified on Tue 24 Nov 2020 12.23 ESTOne per cent of the world’s farms operate 70% of crop fields, ranches and orchards, according to a report that highlights the impact of land inequality on the climate and nature crises.Since the 1980s, researchers found control over the land has become far more concentrated both directly through ownership and indirectly through contract farming, which results in more...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldResearchers warn land inequality is rising with farmland increasingly dominated by a few major companiesLast modified on Tue 24 Nov 2020 12.23 ESTOne per cent of the world’s farms operate 70% of crop fields, ranches and orchards, according to a report that highlights the impact of land inequality on the climate and nature crises.Since the 1980s, researchers found control over the land has become far more concentrated both directly through ownership and indirectly through contract farming, which results in more...WW…

From Spain to South Korea, there are several global success stories in the drive to become carbon neutralLast modified on Thu 12 Nov 2020 03.58 ESTUnder the coalition of its socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, Spain has picked up the pace from a jog to a run in its break from fossil fuels this year, and is now one of the countries leading the European pack.Last week, the government was the latest to to go carbon neutral by 2050 and it is overseeing one of the fastest shifts away from coal the world has seen.Over the coming three years, Spain has committed €27bn to green energy spending...…From Spain to South Korea, there are several global success stories in the drive to become carbon neutralLast modified on Thu 12 Nov 2020 03.58 ESTUnder the coalition of its socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, Spain has picked up the pace from a jog to a run in its break from fossil fuels this year, and is now one of the countries leading the European pack.Last week, the government was the latest to to go carbon neutral by 2050 and it is overseeing one of the fastest shifts away from coal the world has seen.Over the coming three years, Spain has committed €27bn to green energy spending...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldExclusive: expedition says preliminary findings indicate that new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggeredLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.45 EDTScientists say they have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Ocean have started to be released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, the Guardian can reveal.High levels of the potent greenhouse gas have been detected down to a depth of 350 metres in the Laptev Sea near , prompting concern among...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldExclusive: expedition says preliminary findings indicate that new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggeredLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.45 EDTScientists say they have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Ocean have started to be released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, the Guardian can reveal.High levels of the potent greenhouse gas have been detected down to a depth of 350 metres in the Laptev Sea near , prompting concern among...WW…

Delayed freeze in Laptev Sea could have knock-on effects across polar region, scientists sayLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.45 EDTFor the first time since records began, the main nursery of sea ice in Siberia has yet to start freezing in late October.The delayed annual freeze in the Laptev Sea has been caused by freakishly protracted warmth in northern and the intrusion of Atlantic waters, say climate scientists who warn of possible knock-on effects across the polar region.Ocean temperatures in the area recently climbed to more than 5C above average, following and the unusually early...…Delayed freeze in Laptev Sea could have knock-on effects across polar region, scientists sayLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.45 EDTFor the first time since records began, the main nursery of sea ice in Siberia has yet to start freezing in late October.The delayed annual freeze in the Laptev Sea has been caused by freakishly protracted warmth in northern and the intrusion of Atlantic waters, say climate scientists who warn of possible knock-on effects across the polar region.Ocean temperatures in the area recently climbed to more than 5C above average, following and the unusually early...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLucrative pay and share options linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels by ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BPLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTLucrative pay and share options have created an incentive for oil company executives to resist climate action, according to a study that casts doubt on recent net-zero commitments by BP and .Compensation packages for CEOs, often in excess of $10m (£7.2m), are linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels, exploration of new fields and the promotion of strong market...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldLucrative pay and share options linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels by ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BPLast modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.43 EDTLucrative pay and share options have created an incentive for oil company executives to resist climate action, according to a study that casts doubt on recent net-zero commitments by BP and .Compensation packages for CEOs, often in excess of $10m (£7.2m), are linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels, exploration of new fields and the promotion of strong market...WW…