his story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift and drastic action can avert. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made […]
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Cop27 Climate Summit Promises Disaster Aid to Poor Nations
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On the eve of the Cop27 climate conference that has just finished in Sharm el-Sheikh, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned of the stark consequences of failure. “There is no way we can avoid a catastrophic situation, if the two [the […]
UK Environment Minister Slams Conservative Attacks on Climate “Wokeness”
This story was originally published by Canada’s National Observer and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Rightwing Tory MPs should stop portraying concerns over the climate and nature as “woke”, and understand that voters are deeply concerned about the crisis, the Conservative minister Zac Goldsmith has warned. “What I’m trying to persuade people is that this stuff […]
UK Study Reveals Huge Emissions Gap Between Top 1% and Poorest
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The top 1 percent of earners in the UK are responsible for the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions in a single year as the bottom 10 percent emit over more than two decades, new data has shown. The […]
Russia’s War on Ukraine Has Nearly Doubled Its Fossil-Fuel Revenues
This story was originally published by Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of its war in Ukraine, benefiting from soaring prices even as volumes have been reduced. Russia has received about $65 billion from exports […]
“Now or Never” to Avert Climate Disaster, UN Panel Says
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final warning for […]
500 Researchers Ask Universities to Reject Fossil-Fuel Cash
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Universities must stop accepting funding from fossil fuel companies to conduct climate research, even if the research is aimed at developing green and low-carbon technology, an influential group of distinguished academics has said. Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, […]
How Fossil Fuels Play Into Putin’s Ukraine Strategy
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What is the relationship between Russia’s Ukraine actions and the gas price crisis? Gas prices are soaring globally, largely because of the resurgence of demand for fossil fuels after the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, depleted storage and the difficulty of ramping up […]