“The American dream turns into the American nightmare as we start to look at what we’re doing to biodiversity and systems that we depend on as humans."

Europe is now derided by MAGA as a migrant-ridden mausoleum hardly worth defending. But America may rue the casual way in which it is alienating its loyal second fiddle

It's not as if we weren't warned.

Skru ned for dramaet: Tal op til danskerne, politikere – ikke ned

Unreliable. Creating more problems than solving them. A negative force on the world stage. This is how large shares of America’s closest allies view the U.S., according to a new POLITICO Poll. Explore the findings in more detail 👉 www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

“The landscapes as we know them are being transformed,” says a wine-industry boss. Farmers blame drought, lack of access to reservoir water and higher energy and other costs since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Donald Trump’s unpredictability is helping China in its contest with America for global influence. In 2026 Chinese leaders will continue playing a canny game

US TV networks absent at #COP30: a “tragic abdication” of civic responsibility, says Mark Hertsgaard @coveringclimatenow.org #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We've missed the 1.5C climate target www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ordet nordmænd udløser et fnys i regnskoven: »Kun Gud beskytter os herude«

Scientists worry that the rainforest is approaching a tipping point beyond which its water-transport system will no longer sustain it, let alone Brazil’s farmers. The benefits of preserving it are clear

The Israel Defence Forces launched its long-expected attack on Gaza city. It seems destined only to deepen Gaza’s suffering and leave Israel more isolated

Viktor Orbán’s nemesis Péter Magyar today accused Moscow of political interference in Hungary.

Just a few months ago many investors were convinced that Trumponomics would energise America’s business environment. These ten charts show how that has not been the case

Trump swallowing Putin’s lies is a bigger threat to Ukraine than bombs | Rafael Behr

New research: Climate crisis supercharged Canada's record wildfires in 2023 HT @carbonbrief.org iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Once firms were accused of “greenwashing”: making nonsense promises, and doing nothing to achieve their climate targets. Now they seem to be “greenhushing”—getting on with the job of decarbonisation without making a fuss econ.st/46z0jef Photo: Getty Images

Hear no science, see no science, speak no science

To win voters’ consent, policymakers must offer pragmatism and hope

here's the truth: climate change is costing us lots and lots of money. and renewables save us money. www.theclimatebrink.com?utm_source=n...

“The American people are facing one of the great challenges of the 21st century, as great as that confronting the French in 1940, when they had to decide whether to join the Resistance or not.”

‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study

🔥 Burning money: How CEE props up fossil fuels with public cash Despite huge renewable potential, CEE remains hooked on coal, oil & gas – polluting the air & draining wallets. Why? 💸 Fossil subsidies. 📰 Read the op-ed by our Hungarian & Czech members: ceenergynews.com/voices/burni...

»Det er det værste mareridt, du kan forestille dig«

By @politico.eu

Gummiagtige porrer. Stenhårde, sure ferskner. Grisekød, der smager af vand. Er I danskere blevet fuldstændig ligeglade med, hvad I putter i munden?

Europe’s competitiveness and citizens would benefit from stronger chemicals rules: close the info gap, phase out harmful substances, and ensure proper enforcement. By Margot Wallström, former vice president @ec.europa.eu, Jytte Guteland and @matsengstrom.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/prop...

Voters in Suriname this weekend will elect all 51 members of the National Assembly, who will then choose the president. Incumbent President Chandrikapersad Santokhi is a likely candidate, but critics say he’s prioritized agribusiness and mining over conserving the country’s vast Amazon Rainforest.

‘One of the most heartbreaking tragedies’: Gaza doctor’s last goodbye before nine children killed in airstrike

Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors

Brazilian microbiologist wins 2025 World Food Prize www.devex.com/news/brazili...

European and British soils seriously degraded by intensive farming

"US Oil Billionaire Charles Koch Funds UK Anti-Environment Spiked Network" www.desmog.com/2018/12/04/s...

This is an illegal act by the Trump administration. It's time for consequences, folks.

Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal. Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration. See how this works?

Donald Trump, beware – this is what a global liberal fightback looks like | Timothy Garton Ash

Norway’s plans to mine seabed minerals in Arctic waters will resume soon, with a licensing round tentatively set for 2026. Experts warn that considerable knowledge gaps must be addressed before mining can commence. * This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network.

Alarming’ increase in levels of forever chemical TFA found in European wines - Wines produced after 2010 showed steep rise in contamination of trifluoroacetic acid, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Criminal groups are operating to smuggle illegal gold from the Brazilian Amazon into Venezuela, where the metal is laundered and exported overseas. Mongabay followed the steps of Adriano Aguiar de Castro, who, according to authorities, jumped from one gold laundering scheme to another.

A Swedish reporter detained in Turkey could be jailed for 12 years if convicted of insulting the country’s president and on terrorism charges, his employer said today.

Eight of the top ten online shows are spreading false and misleading information about climate change. This new wave of climate denial casts doubt on climate solutions and claims that government action to fight climate change is an attempt to control and oppress citizens.

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social. The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

90 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

Important to realize that Trump’s approach to Canada and Greenland is like his approach to Ukraine. It’s not even simply American imperialism. It is America enabling Russian imperialism. (1/3)

JD Vance to expect frosty reception in Greenland amid diplomatic row

Since mid-2022, the Parasiticides & Pollution team at Imperial have raised the alarm regarding flea treatments for household pets and the threat it poses for waterway ecosystems and vulnerable species. Explore our paper: buff.ly/s7sk9vs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @neiljennings.bsky.social