‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster - “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our "This is climate breakdown" series is back for #COP30 Personal testimonies of the impacts This is Bilal’s story: ‘I would give all my life for my brother to come back for one second’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Could a cold war emerge between fossil-fuel-rich petrostates and renewable-powered electrostates? Some observers think so and a quiet deal made on the eve of #COP30 hints in that direction #climatecrisis Post by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And we're live .... #COP30 live blog: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’ #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Drax received logs from cutblocks in BC containing 90% old growth forest, a Canadian investigation found. So it’s receiving £2m a day in UK green energy subsidies to burn old growth forest 🤔 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told - Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households #UKbudget www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Earth Can No Longer Sustain Intensive Fossil Fuel Use, President Lula tells #COP30 #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.barrons.com/news/earth-c...

Two dead and more than a million displaced after super #TyphoonFung-wong slams the Philippines #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds #climatecrisis #COP30 Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ongoing failure to agree assessment report timeline is ‘unprecedented’ in IPCC history - certain countries’ opposition is a “clear tactic for playing down the importance of climate science" #climatecrisis By @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org et al www.carbonbrief.org/ongoing-fail...

Denmark is bringing "plant-based diplomacy" to #COP30, building on its efforts at home to increase plants in diets and reduce meat (some background in post below) 1/2 vegetarisk.dk/cop30/

‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on #COP30? - Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive #COP30 jargon buster - Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Cop30: what are the main issues and why do they matter? - Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the #climatecrisis Story @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling #climatecrisis, says #Cop30 chief - Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as summit begins Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.

This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders - From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures #C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling www.theguardian.com/environment/...

China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com - "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels' $ www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Disinformation rife ahead of #COP30 climate summit in Brazil - but a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action. @caadcoalition.bsky.social #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.dw.com/en/disinform...

US-Israeli #geoengineering startup seeking US govt contracts to cool the planet has quietly begun lobbying on Capitol Hill Stardust Solutions didn't disclose its lobbying "due to a clerical error" subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned - @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked Story by me 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/...

Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo - "It's not surprising that people from the computing industry think in binary" says Christiana Figueres #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN - Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 will be the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’ #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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/...

It’s one thing to have different environmental/health priorities for your foundation, it’s quite another to have been bankrolling one of the primary sources of bullshit on the topic.

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels - "what’s good for the planet is good for your pocket” Story by @adammorton.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘New reality’: #HurricaneMelissa strength multiplied by #climatecrisis, study finds - Winds of Melissa’s strength are now five times more frequent due to the global heating, research says @wwattribution.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Chef Quits Over Vegan Menu At Prince William’s #EarthshotPrize Ceremony - says asking him to prepare a meat-free menu was like "asking Iron Maiden to play jazz” plantbasednews.org/news/chef-qu...

Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...

EU countries weaken 2040 climate plan in eleventh-hour deal - Member states, including Italy, make last-minute push to delay carbon pricing and outsource emissions cuts #climatecrisis #COP30 HT @carbonbrief.org www.ft.com/content/0123...

New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting activities should be explored as ways to raise the finance needed to help poor countries, says report by Cop Presidents #COP30 #climatecrisis Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Still a chance to return to 1.5C climate goal, researchers @climateanalytics.org say - Report calls for scaling-up of renewable energy and electrification of key sectors to limit peak of global heating #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s #COP30 will be about action, says President Lula #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’ - Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests - Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Government lacks coherent strategy on how to tackle insect decline and protect UK ecosystems, says committee of MPs - Pesticides National Action Plan is now SEVEN years late committees.parliament.uk/committee/13...

Insider whistleblowers accuse UK industry of relentless drive towards cheap and processed meat @insidetrackuk.bsky.social www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/insider...

New school curriculum for England includes a focus on climate change and sustainability and media literacy, i.e. recognising disinformation Good! #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Solar #geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, @royalsociety.org report finds Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst #airpollution, analysis finds - Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Celebrity chefs urge Britons to ‘bang in some beans’ to boost legume consumption - Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and major supermarkets want to double amount of beans people eat www.theguardian.com/environment/...

To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦‍♂️ …and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️

EU finance ministers may be about to maintain full tax exemptions for fossil fuels used in aviation and shipping until 2035, says bloomassociation.org - that's €45bn a year

- "Emissions Gap Report 2025: Off Target" from @unep.org - latest climate pledges under the Paris Agreement only slightly lower global temperature rise to 2100, leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages #climatecrisis www.unep.org/resources/em...

New data from Gogel - Fossil fuel expansion continues despite governments’ commitment to “transition away” from fossil fuels at COP28 - 96% of upstream oil and gas companies are still exploring or developing new resources #climatecrisis gogel.org/sites/defaul... gogel.org

New study: Right-wing adherents tend to show stronger commitment to consuming meat and animal products, partly due to beliefs in human superiority over animals and resistance to the perceived threat that veganism/vegetarianism poses to traditional food norms www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"Any conversation about Bill Gates and climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over and over again" - @billmckibben.bsky.social #climatecrisis 👇