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In an unorthodox move, the Brazilian organisers have hatched an unorthodox plan to wrap up the trickiest topics at the climate summit by this evening, two days earlier than normal
Carbon Brief has a roundup of news from Cop30 including this, from Politico, on China’s top envoy criticising EU targets and Trump’s “bad example.”
China’s climate envoy Liu Zhenmin has told Politico at Cop30 that the EU and other developed countries should achieve net-zero before 2040. However, China and the EU “could step up their cooperation” on climate issues, Liu is described as saying, according to the outlet. He also states that the absence of the US “really creates a very bad example”, but stresses there is “no real replacement” for the US in fighting climate change, the outlet adds.
Todd Stern, former US climate envoy, tells the Shanghai-based news outlet the Paper that the participation of some US Democrat leaders at COP30, “while it may not have the same impact as the personal involvement of the US president, it is still very important and sufficient to demonstrate to the world: the US has not abandoned climate action; it remains ‘all in’”.
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When the Maui fires ripped through Hawaii, the community came together. For everyone it was a life-changing experience. This is Ryan’s story
Location Maui, Hawaii, United States
Disaster Maui wildfires, 2023
Ryan Kirkham had been the principal at Mauipreparatoryschool for13 years when the Maui wildfires ignited in 2023, killing 102 people in Lahaina and costing almost $3.3bn in insured damages. Climate change is increasing the severity of droughts in the Hawaiian Islands, which correlates with an increased likelihood of wildfires.
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Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
This article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human cost of the Trump administration’s approach to climate.
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Evidence of waste from primary schools and local authorities in south-east England points to possible large-scale corruption, expert says
Waste from local authorities in the south-east is among the vast mound of rubbish dumped illegally next to a river in Oxfordshire, it can be revealed.
The finding provides evidence of possible large-scale corruption in waste management, a legal expert has warned.
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The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
It is 8pm on a Saturday evening and eight of us are sitting at a table onboard a ship, holding on to our plates of spaghetti carbonara as our chairs slide back and forth. Michel Péry, the dinner’s host, downplays the weather as a “tempête de journalistes” –something sailors would not categorise as a storm, but which drama-seeking journalists might refer to as such to entertain their readers.
But after a white-knuckle night in our cabins with winds reaching 74mph or force 12 – officially a hurricane – Péry has to admit it was not just a “journalists’ storm”, but the real deal.
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Analysis of new-builds in Birmingham suggests all-electric homes not only use less energy but vary in peak usage
Some of the first homes in the UK designed to meet new building standards put less pressure on the electricity grid than expected, a study has found.
The all-electric properties in Handsworth, Birmingham, have heat pumps, which use electricity to provide heat rather than oil or gas.
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Frome, Somerset: The dampness lingers here, and there is no wind – perfect conditions for a total victory for fern, ivy, and, most of all, moss
Outside this secluded world, autumn turns and falls in yellow, gold and brown. Here, we walk through a different colour palette. Here, as the trees strip themselves bare, the gorge’s gorgeous greens have come to the fore.
There is ivy, of course there is ivy, thick-leaved, stealing long ago over unclaimed ground, shinning up trees, bunching over overhanging banks. But ivy tends to be overlooked and ignored in the vale, such is the lushness and visual impact of two other groups of plants.
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Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial
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Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions
“It broke my heart.” Surangel Whipps, president of the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, was sitting in the front row of the UN’s general assembly in New York when Donald Trump made a long and rambling speech, his first to the UN since his re-election, on 23 September.
Whipps was prepared for fury and bombast from the US president, but what followed was shocking. Trump’s rant on the climate crisis – a “green scam”, “the greatest con job ever perpetrated”, “predictions made by stupid people” – was an unprecedented attack on science and global action from a major world leader.
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Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has welcomed world leaders to Belém for the first climate summit in the Amazon, where conservationists hope he can be a champion for the rainforest and its people.
But with a divided administration, a hostile Congress and 20th-century developmentalist instincts, this global figurehead of the centre left has a balancing act to perform in advocating protection of nature and a reduction of emissions.
Continue reading...It is increasing our risk of a range of chronic diseases, including obesity and depression, a major review says.
Dr Jilly O'Hagan says she is "hugely concerned" after three patients in her surgery received a late cancer diagnosis.
The UK turns to artificial intelligence (AI) to reverse the rising numbers of infections that shrug off antibiotics.
The Foreign Office list now includes India, Morocco and Nepal following a "global increase" in reported cases.
The Princess of Wales tells business leaders about the importance of supporting families with young children.
Solicitors for more than 50 former patients of surgeon Kuldeep Stohr write to Wes Streeting.
Some 380 hospice beds lie empty in England because of financial pressures, say bosses.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the five-day strike by resident doctors is "completely irresponsible".
At the end of September, the backlog stood at 7.39 million in England.
Almost half of patients given a heart pump, after the NHS had raised concerns about it, died soon after.
Deep in the mountains of Palawan, Conservation International scientists are capturing what few people ever see: the secret lives of the Philippines’ rarest species.
At Maido — the Lima restaurant recently crowned the best in the world — one of the star dishes is paiche, a giant prehistoric river fish.Its journey to the table begins on a small family farm deep in Peru’s Amazon.
“Jane Goodall forever changed how people think about, interact with and care for the natural world,” said Daniela Raik, interim CEO of Conservation International.
Conservation International’s Neil Vora was selected for TIME’s Next 100 list — alongside other rising leaders reshaping culture, science and society.
Climate change is happening. And it’s placing the world’s reefs in peril. What can be done?
After decades of negotiation, the high seas treaty is finally reality. The historic agreement will pave the way to protect international waters which face numerous threats.
The Amazon rainforest, known for lush green canopies and an abundance of freshwater, is drying out — and deforestation is largely to blame.
The ocean is engine of all life on Earth, but human-driven climate change is pushing it past its limits. Here are five ways the ocean keeps our climate in check — and what can be done to help.
In a grueling and delicate dance, a team led by Conservation International removes a massive undersea killer.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. These pictures might be worth even more. An initiative featuring the work of some of the world’s best nature photographers raises money for environmental conservation.
