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…

The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza Israel has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in. Horrifying story by Emma Graham Harrison www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Incredible one-day-only discount on How to Save the Amazon (kindle version). £1.99!

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘When an international colleague tried to bring baby formula into Gaza, Israeli authorities confiscated it.’

Solidarity this evening with @chrishinchliff.bsky.social, a brilliant Labour MP - the first ever Labour MP elected for NE Hertfordshire - who has been nonsensically suspended from the party for standing up for nature www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

HOW TO SAVE THE AMAZON is an @npr.org Book of the Day! 💙📚💡 www.npr.org/2025/07/11/1... #BookSky @jonathan-watts.bsky.social

Tipping Points need to be on the agenda for COP30 The possibility of sudden catastrophic change has been neglected in UN reports on the climate crisis, which allows politicians to carry on with business as usual. That must change in Belém My editorial for @Sumaúma sumauma.com/en/pontos-de...

Brics summit in Brazil tries to reinvent collective approach to world’s problems. My column from Rio as Lula rebukes wealthy nations for retreating on climate and trade. Ominous for COP30 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The world’s richest 1 per cent have increased their wealth by $33.9 trillion since 2015, “more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over,” according to new @oxfaminternational.bsky.social analysis.

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US 2030 emissions goal by 7bn tonnes By @carbonbrief.org #climatecrisis www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...

Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave - Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Last week, Dr Louise Sime spoke to @theguardian.com about polar tipping points, disappearing sea ice and events so rare they should only happen once every 10,000 years. theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/jun/27/tipping-points-antarctica-arctic-sea-ice-polar-scientist

Positive cascades of social change are needed to address climate crisis, says tipping point expert Tim Lenton. My fifth and final interview for the Guardian series, Tipping Points: On the Edge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It looks more likely with each day we burn fossil fuels’: polar scientist on Antarctic tipping points Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise painful to comprehend. My fourth piece in the Guardian series, Tipping Points: On the Edge www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre on the future of the Amazon rainforest. Interview with me for the third instalment of the Guardian series, Tipping Point: On the Edge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre on the future of the Amazon rainforest. Interview with me for the third instalment of the Guardian series, Tipping Point: On the Edge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist David Obura shares his anger on the collapse of coral reefs. “You, in the global north, have to change what you’re doing." My latest interview in the series, Tipping Points: On the Edge www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism and using wealth as a shield My interview with @doctorvive.bsky.social First in a series, Tipping Points: On The Edge? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

All Things Considered @npr.org @arishapiro.bsky.social speaks with Alessandra Sampaio, journalist Dom Phillips’ widow, and @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, Phillips’ friend and colleague, about finishing the book Phillips was writing when he was killed, HOW TO SAVE THE AMAZON www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...

I hope people read this

“For me, it’s all about collaboration and solidarity. That’s really what this is a gesture of,” says @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, who led a group of expert writers to finish Phillips’ book. ‪@andrew.intercept.com.br My latest for @mongabay.com bit.ly/44lC8OG

‘Unlawful, corrupt and unethical.” How Donald Trump is cashing in on power. Cryptocurrency launches, $5m meeting fees, accepting a gift of a private jet, the list goes on. @edpilkington.bsky.social sheds light into the murk. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Superb profile of Curtis Yarvin, the latest show pony ‘intellectual’ of US tecno fascism. In a saner world, he would be an unsavoury curiosity. But his links to Peter Thiel’s billions and JD Vance’s vice presidential power make this an important read. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Brazil to auction oil exploration rights months before hosting Cop30 By Constance Malleret www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Leia em @sumauma.com o primeiro capítulo do livro que Dom Phillips deixou inacabado e que foi concluído por amigos/colaboradores como @jonathan-watts.bsky.social e @helenapalm.bsky.social. “Os assassinos não conseguiram calar a sua voz. Dom vive neste livro", diz @elianebrum.sumauma.com

Fine, thought-provoking review of The Many Lives of James Lovelock, by Ann Skea in Eclectica magazine. ‘Jonathan Watts shows there were many "mothers" necessary to the birth of [the Gaia] hypothesis...it is a group effort, a product of relationships.’ www.eclectica.org/v29n2/skea_w...

Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira were murdered 3 years ago this month during a reporting trip for the book Phillips was writing, How to Save the Amazon. @jonathan-watts.bsky.social, Phillips’s colleague at @theguardian.com, and others have honored his memory by finishing his book. Read an excerpt:

How to Save the Amazon: A new podcast mini series, presented by me from the frontline of change in the rainforest, and dedicated to Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. It is a deeply immersive search for solutions and how to value this extraordinary centre of Life. open.spotify.com/episode/7o0O...

Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

An extraordinarily poignant week, launching Dom Phillips’ book, “How to Save the Amazon.” I have never felt solidarity as strongly as at the packed-out events at Hay, Lancaster and London. Sadness was divided and joy multiplied by sharing this moment with his friends and family.

Three years since the murder of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira. Their legacy remains strong. Today, Dom’s book “How to Save the Amazon” will launch in London. guardianbookshop.com/how-to-save-... Guardian also begins a new podcast series “Missing in the Amazon” www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

Wishing all my China friends an unforgettable national amnesia day.

Today in #Lancaster with @jonathan-watts.bsky.social and @elianebrum.sumauma.com besides Beto Marubo and Alessandra Sampaio.

“Know your place,” roared the Bolsonarist who cut Silva’s microphone. Brazil's environmental minister Marina Silva said defiantly, “My place is the place to defend democracy, the environment, to combat inequality, sustainable development, to protect biodiversity ....” By @jonathan-watts.bsky.social

WMO: 80% chance of global heat record by 2030. For 1st time, there is also a possibility of 2C. The chance is just 1% but 10 years ago, the chance of 1.5C was only 1% That is now our reality. Story by me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Long read extract from Dom’s vivid and insightful book: A deadly mission: how Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira tried to warn the world about the Amazon’s destruction www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Poignantly beautiful review of Dom Phillips’ book, How to Save the Amazon, which launches this month, 3 years after the author was murdered alongside Bruno Pereira. It has been an honour to lead the incredible group of collaborators who finished Dom’s work. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...