The 2015-2025 decade was the hottest ever measured with more than 90% of the excess heat absorbed by the #ocean. @jonathan-watts.bsky.social reports on the latest annual @wmo-global.bsky.social State of the Global #Climate report, which shows “no respite in sight” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Extraordinary victory for the people of the Tapajos. And all of us Great article by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social - "Amid scientific warnings that the loss of the Amazon is perilously close to the point of no return, we all owe a debt to Alessandra Korap Munduruku & others who stood up" for the river

China’s Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban - the most positive freshwater conservation story in the world in 20 years, says one veteran biologist Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Mountain slope instability is sometimes overlooked as an acute climate risk. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Why Europe is pivoting from the US to China Victoria Wei interviews me about renewable energy, critical minerals, a historical turning point, the Sulker-in-Chief in the White House and reasons to be cautious about Beijing’s intentions. www.radioara.org/episodes/pan...

Spain to ban social media access for children under 16 reut.rs/4rNX6in

🔥3.8 billion people will be exposed to extreme heat by 2050. Great to see my @smithschool.ox.ac.uk colleague and teacher Radhika Khosla interviewed by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social for the Guardian.

US attack on Venezuela aims to shift direction of South America’s mineral wealth Rare earths and other resources could drive China-led energy transition or strengthen US military power and oil interests Analysis by me of latest US security strategy document. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump attack on Venezuela has nothing to do with drugs and everything to do with resources. Maduro warned the US would do anything to “gets their hands on Venezuelan oil” in an interview with Seamus Milne and me in 2014. www.theguardian.com/world/2014/a...

Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world - study - Analysis @eciu.net marking 10 years since Paris climate agreement underscores effectiveness of strong government policies #climatecrisis Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hugely encouraging news from Brazil today. President Lula has instructed four ministries to draw up a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, and asked his government to formulate an energy transition fund using income from petroleum revenues. www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...

‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow #COP30 - Brazil’s environment minister on climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves #climatecrisis Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Trump, war, attention deficit: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30 Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield in which they took place Jonathan Watts in Belém www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘News editors told me not to be too downbeat, but the facts speak for themselves’ Last post by the inestimable, much admired and even more loved Paul Brown The climate, he observes sadly, has changed much more than politics since the first UN COP in 1995. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

Amid all the doom and gloom over negotiations at Cop30, one man was doing his damndest to dance away the blues. Rex Manjuria from Nigeria said his goal was to shift climate awareness through music and drama. “We need to use art to drive action,” he said.

Cop ahoy! Sailing up the Amazon to the climate summit – podcast Asking my Indigenous and scientist shipmates what they expect from the first climate conference in the South American rainforest. #Sumauma #SaudeeAlegria www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells #COP30 summit - António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’ #climatecrisis Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social and @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How could the Tropical Forest Forever Fund proposed at #COP30 tackle climate change? - Scheme aims to raise $125bn, invest it in bonds, then use the returns to reward tropical forest nations that keep forests standing Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid Residents of Vila Cruzeiro gather bodies after more than 130 were killed in pre-dawn assault Monstrous slaughter. Local politicians must have approved this. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

America's super-rich are running down the planet's safe climate spaces, says Oxfam - @jonathan-watts.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis Story by @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"As an Indigenous man, I know very well the pain of the forest, because its body is an extension of ours." Why don't we all listen to those like Wajã Xipai who are still connected with this incredibly unique #Earth? Thank you @jonathan-watts.bsky.social #COP30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres before Cop30 Story by me and Wajã Xipai. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Indigenous voices ‘indispensable” to avoid climate catastrophe, UN secretary-general tells Sumaúma in world exclusive. António Guterres says humanity must change course because 1.5C overshoot is now “inevitable”. And with that comes “devastating consequences.” sumauma.com/en/secretari...

Xi Jinping is preparing to go toe to toe with Donald Trump – and there will only be one winner | Simon Tisdall www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Yet another threat to humanity” World’s oceans losing their greenness, study finds. Researchers say decline in phytoplankton suggests weakened planetary capacity to absorb CO2. Dire implications for climate, food chain & oxygen levels. Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Indigenous and environmental leaders in Ecuador are facing state intimidation Next month’s referendum on rewriting country’s eco-friendly constitution seen as president Daniel Noboa’s latest pro-extractivist move Story by me. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns - Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“The power of empathy” Remembering Jane Goodall and assessing her legacy. I am interviewed by Ian Sample for the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast. www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

The wonderful, brilliant Jane Goodall. Global environment editor @jonathan-watts.bsky.social tells @iansample.bsky.social about Jane's revolutionary work, her tireless activism, and the powerful legacy she leaves us all. www.theguardian.com/science/audi...

“You remind me of my favourite chimp, David Greybeard.” I will never cherish a compliment more than this one from Jane Goodall. RIP to an extraordinary human being and an inspiring campaigner for nature. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Superb and shocking visualisation of the speed at which Europe is shifting from green to grey as fields, forests and cropland are turned into roads, industrial parks and housing developments. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Farage’s Reform is part of a “global network of rightwing billionaires” who want to undermine net zero for their “vested interests”, says Ed Miliband - as he revives pledges for a Green New Deal & 400,000 new jobs in clean energy by 2030 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life. Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed Story by me on latest planetary boundaries report www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The combustion risks are growing for human society as a result of the climate crisis. So beware the incendiary rhetoric of Musk, Trump, Thiel and other super-rich fire starters. My latest take on the link between extreme weather and extreme politics. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social

The Many Lives of James Lovelock has been longlisted today for a Historical Writers' Association award. The judges commented: "This vital and timely work creates a multidimensional portrait of a complex man." historiamag.com/2025-hwa-cro...

Whether Murdoch or Musk, beware billionaires encouraging hate.

‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease. The opposite of a mere 'luxury', nature is our life support system. It is our *everything*. share.google/a59BOAri2fuE...

A democracy that defends itself Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years for plotting military coup in Brazil Former president sought to ‘annihilate’ country’s democracy after losing 2022 election Story by Tom Phillips www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

This is a great read from @jonathan-watts.bsky.social on China's ascent on green energy, and climate ambitions (and climate reality) more broadly. And excellent expert insight added to the piece from @lishuoclimate.bsky.social @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social.

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout Article by Damian Carrington www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Deforestation kills Forest clearance has killed more than half a million people in the tropics over the past two decades as a result of heat-related illness, a study has found. This is a local effect in addition to global heating. Article by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brazil authorities suspend key Amazon rainforest protection measure - Suspension of soy moratorium could open up area of rainforest the size of Portugal to destruction Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Anyone who knows me will know why

If the author of a dystopian climate novel wrote these words from the US department of Energy, they would be accused of fantasy alarmism or fossil fuel sexism. But here we are…