An aggregation of recent climate news feeds:
2022-02-10 Film-maker urges UK ministers to make it mandatory for schemes to align portfolios with climate targetPension funds should face legal obligations to bring their investments in line with the net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal, the film-maker Richard …›
2022-02-10 Big dairy farms are profiting from California's tougher limits on greenhouse emissions. They're getting paid to capture methane from cow manure. But critics say the system subsidizes polluters.(Image credit: Rich Pedroncelli/AP) …›
2022-02-10 For the first time, the federal government is making a sizeable investment in wildlife road crossings. The goal is to help slow extinctions, and also protect people from animal collisions.(Image credit: National Park Service) …›
2022-02-10 Supporters want to ask voters to amend the state’s constitution to protect the environment, but the ballot question must pass a key committee Friday and get through the legislature next week.By Aydali CampaWhile lying in bed late at night, Michael Ne …›
2022-02-10 First legally binding climate act faces race against the clock before Stormont’s dissolution next monthNorthern Ireland’s first legally binding climate act faces a race against time to get passed before the devolved institutions at Stormont are dis …›
2022-02-10 Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next stepsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingThe mining company Kepco has failed in its final legal bid to challenge a decision to reject its …›
2022-02-09 Climate groups dismiss energy giant’s amended schedule for Loy Yang A and Bayswater as a ‘token effort’ that is ‘next to meaningless’Get our free news app; get our morning email briefingFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesEnergy …›
2022-02-09 EnergyAustralia is building a regular fossil fuel power station and buying carbon offsets based on its emissionsTemperature Check is a weekly column examining claims about climate change made by governments, politicians, business and in the media. See …›
2022-02-09 Body representing MPs and peers insists vast majority support climate plans despite vocal backbenchersThe “vast majority” of Conservative MPs support the government’s net zero climate plans despite increasingly vocal opposition from a small numbe …›
2022-02-09 Jennifer Morgan is first person to hold role and vows to put climate crisis at top of diplomatic agenda Germany has named the former Greenpeace chief Jennifer Morgan as its special climate envoy, as part of a promise to put the climate crisis “at the …›
2022-02-09 Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of people, according to a new study. …›
2022-02-09 Oxfordshire scientists’ feat raises hopes of using reactions that power sun for low-carbon energyThe prospect of harnessing the power of the stars has moved a step closer to reality after scientists set a new record for the amount of energy released …›
2022-02-09 Analysis: The government’s stance on coalmines, oilfields, transport and green investment is causing increasing worryCoalmining licence in south Wales faces court challengeGreen campaigners are increasingly concerned that the push for net zero emissi …›
2022-02-09 Critics say this move will upend the Biden administration’s goal to get to net zero emissions by 2050 as a means to tackle climate crisisThe US postal service (USPS) is facing the mounting fury of the Biden administration, Democratic lawmakers and en …›
2022-02-09 Cities are experiencing heavier storms and flooding as the climate gets hotter. But due to outdated rainfall records, many are still building infrastructure for the climate of the past.(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) …›
2022-02-09 Scientists at Stanford have concluded that the EPA has radically undervalued the climate impact of methane, a “short-lived climate pollutant,” by focusing on a 100-year metric for quantifying global warming.By Phil McKennaThe Environmental Protecti …›
2022-02-09 Lake ecology during the colder months has been poorly studied until recently, but data from the Lake District shows winter plays a vital role in freshwater ecosystemsIt is a cold January morning and mist hangs over Windermere like a thick wool blanket. …›
2022-02-09 Energy bills are not increasing because of feeble environmental levies – the solution is a tax on the oil giantsWhy are the most extreme Tory MPs so influential? The European Research Group pressed for the hardest of Brexits, and the government gave …›
2022-02-09 The Breakthrough Agenda agreed at COP26 could help trigger positive tipping points to tackle the climate crisis, researchers say. …›
2022-02-09 Using ‘tipping points’ can unlock the changes needed on energy, food and plastics, analysis showsTipping points could be identified and triggered to deliver fast action to tackle the climate crisis, according to an analysis led by an academic at Ex …›
2022-02-09 A long-term study in the Southern Ocean reveals a clear correlation between warming waters, decreased sea ice, and reduced abundance of Antarctic silverfish. These small, abundant fish are important prey for penguins, seals, and other regional marine l …›
2022-02-09 According to a new study, thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the invisible, lung cancer-causing gas Radon. …›
2022-02-08 Billions of people rely on glaciers for drinking water, hydropower and irrigation. A raft of new research suggests there is less ice left than previously thought. (Image credit: Ricardo Lopez/AP) …›
2022-02-08 Can the world change course on climate? MIT School of … Tue, 02/08/2022 - 17:20 MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social SciencesTopicsEducationFinance & EconomicsGovernment & PolicyInternational AgreementsNational SecurityHumanities & Social Scien …›
2022-02-08 Cities will soon spend billions upgrading their water systems with federal infrastructure funds. But many don't have information about how to prepare the systems for climate change. …›
2022-02-08 Amid fears about the cost of living crisis, those opposed to government’s climate agenda appear to have sensed an opportunityTories fighting net zero plans are dragging climate into new culture war, experts sayIn the run-up to Christmas, as the UK go …›
2022-02-08 More than half members of Net Zero Scrutiny Group were also in group that promoted Brexit vote, as fears grow for UK’s green agenda‘It’s all a bit cynical’: the politicians behind the Tory attack on net zero agendaA group of Conservative politi …›
2022-02-08 Massive sponge gardens thrive on top of seamounts in the Central Arctic Ocean, one of the most oligotrophic seas on Earth. They appear to feed on the remnants of an extinct fauna. Microorganisms support the sponges in exploiting this fluffy material as …›
2022-02-08 The use of genetically modified (GM) crops in agriculture remains contentious, especially in Europe. According to surveys, many people fear that these could have negative effects for human health and the environment. However, a new study shows that gen …›
2022-02-08 The presence of pink pumice in the giant pumice raft of the 2012 Havre that drifted across the southwest Pacific Ocean has led researchers to recognize the immense power of underwater volcanic eruptions. …›
2022-02-08 Due to climate change, Arctic winters are getting warmer. An international study shows that Arctic warming causes temperature anomalies and cold damage thousands of kilometers away in East Asia. This in turn leads to reduced vegetation growth, later bl …›
2022-02-08 Gabon's network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) provides a blueprint that could be used in many other countries, experts say. Since announcing a new MPA network in 2014, Gabon has created 20 protected areas -- increasing protection of Gabonese waters …›
2022-02-08 As One Ocean event in Brest aims to deliver ‘blue diplomacy’ in areas from pollution to overfishing, activists warn against ‘bluewashing’Up to 40 world leaders are due to make “ambitious and concrete commitments” towards combating illegal f …›
2022-02-08 Over 70 member organizations in the coalition received charitable contributions in 2020 worth $1.67 million from big California utilities that see solar as the competition.By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Dan GearinoIn the fight over California’s rooftop s …›
2022-02-08 Booming in a depressed market, battery-powered vehicles are a plus for the climate but pose a big threat to carmakers and parts suppliers that are slow to change. …›
2022-02-08 WWF report says reduction must be made in the next 10 years to tackle climate crisis and nature lossBritish farmers must reduce their production of meat and dairy by a third in the next 10 years if scientific advice on limiting greenhouse gas emissions …›
2022-02-08 In its annual climate statement, BoM says contrasting weather conditions in the country’s 19th warmest year on record included long heatwaves and widespread floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesDownload the free Guardian …›
2022-02-08 The adviser, Eric S. Lander, had apologized for his workplace conduct. The president had pledged to immediately fire any official who acted that way toward colleagues. …›
2022-02-08 White-tailed deer on Staten Island have become the first wild animals with documented Omicron infections. The coronavirus has now been found in deer in 15 states. …›
2022-02-08 Many companies mislead by using accounting practices that make their environmental goals relatively meaningless or exclude parts of their businesses in their calculations, NewClimate Institute finds. (Image credit: Ted S. Warren/AP file photo) …›