Ribera slams Council’s push to delay and rework deforestation rules
Teresa Ribera, an EU executive vice president, has condemned member states’ move to delay the bloc’s deforestation rules…
The Crunch: the climate crisis is expensive; it’s Ashes time; and what a Cop out |
Hello and welcome to another edition of The Crunch! In this week’s newsletter we have charts on ……
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves | Climate crisis
In 1995, when the first “conference of the parties” (Cop) of the UN’s climate change convention met in…
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out | Cop30
Countries supporting a phase-out of fossil fuels at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil have threatened to block…
Commentary: Brazil is trying to stop fossil fuel interests derailing COP30 with one simple measure
THE PETROSTATE PROBLEM It’s not just corporations seeking to blunt climate ambition. Nations do too. According to the…
India’s delayed action plan raises eyebrows at UN climate summit
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment Correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images India is the world’s third-largest carbon emitter At this…
In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience
On a sandy riverbank, a modest school crowned with a solar-paneled roof tells a different story – one…
‘My husband and daughter went down to the garage in case it flooded. Then I heard a strange noise’ – This is climate breakdown | Extreme weather
Location Valencia, Spain Disaster Floods, 2024 Toñi García lives in Valencia. On 29 October 2024, devastating storms hit…
Cop30 conference centre evacuated as fire breaks out – as it happened | Cop30
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Day 10 of COP30…
Recreational fishers oppose Hauraki Gulf fishing reforms, Shane Jones says ‘it’s a bit late’
Ben Chissell, organiser of the One Ocean Protest in Auckland on 22 November 2025, fishing on the Hauraki…
Is Adelaide’s stormwater contributing to the toxic algal bloom?
As dead marine life again washes up in high numbers along pockets of South Australia’s coastline, questions have…
Rules meant to protect endangered gliders increase risk of localised extinction, scientists say
New data has pointed to the “systemic” under-reporting of greater glider dens within areas earmarked for logging in…