President Donald Trump has cast his shadow over the latest forecast on US greenhouse gas emissions. Reductions in planet-heating pollution are already expected to slow over the next decade, setting the US and the world back in efforts to stop climate change. Here’s what could have been. Taking previous climate policies into account, research firm […]| The Verge
Blue Marble, the insurance company backed by a consortium of global insurance organizations committed to closing the protection gap for climate-vulnerable communities, today announced that MAPFRE has joined as its newest owner. The post MAPFRE Joins Blue Marble Consortium to Expand Climate Resilience for Vulnerable Communities appeared first on Insurtech Insights.| Insurtech Insights
Fire and rescue services in England and Wales have already responded to 996 wildfires so far this year. There were 994 incidents in 2022, previously the worst year for wildfires The post Wildfires are on the rise in Britain. So how do we protect ourselves? appeared first on Big Issue.| Big Issue
Labour have been pretty front footed with their green energy targets. They need to keep an eye on the Green Party The post As Zack Polanski gets the green light, Labour must keep its climate promises appeared first on Big Issue.| Big Issue
New insights into factors believed to have contributed to the collapse of the Mayan civilization have been unearthed in a Mexican cave.| The Debrief
This article by Grist is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The new policy requires that one- to four-unit buildings undergo upgrades that reduce planet-warming emissions around the time a structure is sold.| www.kqed.org
Canada lacks a national framework for climate-induced displacement. It can learn about what is and isn't working from countries already living that future.| Corporate Knights
The post Carney puts EV mandate on ice, announces $5B for industries hit by tariffs appeared first on The Logic.| The Logic
Discover AMC’s 2025 conservation wins across New England and the Mid-Atlantic—from protecting forests to advancing climate laws—powered by our 90,000 members.| Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
Firefighters were caught in a pyro-vortex last month on the Deer Creek Fire. The post How a Utah wildfire created its own tornado appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
In this essay I offer what I think is my most comprehensive update since the Deep Adaptation paper on how I interpret the latest climate science and data. I start from the alarming acceleration of global temperatures since early 2023, surpassing predictions and challenging established climatology. I critique current climate science for its dogmatic, carbon-centric focus, which fails to fully integrate crucial ecological processes. This includes the role of forests and oceans in cooling the pl...| Prof Jem Bendell
This is an excerpt of an article that the UN staff magazine published from me earlier this year. In it I talk about a new context for future efforts at international cooperation. If interested, con…| Prof Jem Bendell
The drone in the photo is an ST16B. It weighs only 142 grams, has no camera, costs less than 50 dollars and is designed for kids with no drone flying experience to learn the basics. It also provide…| carnotcycle
With everything going on, it is worth noting that the war on science continues. Despite clear indications from Congress that they intend to retain funding levels for NOAA, the Trump administration appears to plan to simply not spend money Congress allocated so that they can starve out parts of NOAA. This as weather researchers try […]| The Grumpy Geophysicist
COP28 has already illuminated some pivots of priority for everyone who cares about scaling investment and finance for climate action.| MSCI Sustainability Institute
If you're looking for ways to pull off an energy retrofit without sinking your working capital, the following tips can help.| unsustainable
India’s greenfield development agenda defines its sustainable economic growth path. As part of its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, India aims to reduce the emissions intensity of GDP by 45% from 2005 levels by 2030, ensure 50% of its power capacity is non-fossil fuel-based, and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to The post Legal matters for establishing greenfield operations in India appeared first on Law.asia.| Law.asia
New requirements expected to start as soon as the fall of 2026 Continue reading New York adds climate education, financial literacy requirements for high school students at Adirondack Explorer.| Adirondack Explorer
Measurements analyzed by an international research team indicate the global ocean absorbed significantly less CO₂ than anticipated during the unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023.| State of the Planet
A recipient of the Stanley Park Climate Finance Scholarship, Soria hopes to help countries finance their conservation and climate goals.| State of the Planet
This month, Columbia Climate School students presented their summer capstone projects, which offered impactful solutions in health, the arts, policy, climate finance and urban resilience.| State of the Planet
It’s time to treat subway heat like the climate adaptation issue and public health hazard that it is.| State of the Planet
One of America’s most eminent climate scientists, Dr. Michael MacCracken says: don’t close your ears to Geoengineering. Mike speaks with UK videographer and climate journalist Nick Breeze, in a May 2025 YouTube interview. With Nick’s permission, hear it now. At the end, find other points of view – plus a new song from Radio Ecoshock: “Too Late Times”.| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Last month, the website that hosted every edition of the National Climate Assessment went dark, marking another egregious instance of disappeared climate data and resources under the current Trump administration. Within days of this erasure, Texas’s Kerr County saw unprecedented flooding, leaving many dead and injured. The timing of the events–alongside the administration’s recent cuts […]| UNREDACTED: The National Security Archive Blog
This plea came across my timeline while most of the rest of Bluesky was speculating gleefully about the death of Donald Trump. One answer, I suppose, is to read my blog though I wouldn’t generally recommend that as any kind of solution to anything. I wrote not just one post on the comms around this, […]| Diagram Monkey
From November 10th to 21st, 2025, the city of Belém in northern Brazil will host the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).| unsustainable
Iowa clean water advocates criticized the EPA’s move to reverse a decision adding seven Iowa river segments to the state’s impaired waters list.| Sentient
Going from 100 lbs of chicken each year to 63 would be quite the change.| Sentient
Pitched as a boon to small towns, the biodigester financed $41.5 Million via the town of Gillett, promising jobs and future tax revenue.| Sentient
The Philippines still has the most coal-dependant grid in Southeast Asia, with coal still representing around 60% of the total energy mix.| Gas Outlook
Getty Images Health How to reverse nation’s declining birth rate Health experts urge policies that buoy families: lower living costs, affordable childcare, help for older parents who want more kids Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer August 20, 2025 5 min read Financial-incentive programs for prospective parents don’t work as a way to reverse falling birth rates, Harvard health experts said on Tuesday about a policy option that has been in the news in recent months. Instead, they said, a mo...| Harvard Gazette
You buy insurance in case something bad happens—like a fire, or a flood. But if that fire or flood is driven by climate disruption? Well, wait a minute.| FAIR
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 1,400 lives and inflicted more than $150 billion in economic damage. The catastrophe was so bad […]| Vox
Apparently the biogeochemist (who even knew there was such a thing) Karsten Pedersen 'coined the term "intraterrestrials" to describe the ab...| popsciencebooks.blogspot.com
Once his rule has been finalized and has survived court challenges, the precedent will have been set for rescinding all federal rules targeting greenhouse gas emissions.| CFACT
Neither the United States, nor any nation, should permit the UN climate regime to dictate its energy policy via international litigation.| CFACT
The U.S. is getting out of the UN's Paris Climate Treaty just in time.| CFACT
Kat Hamilton grew up in Bali, watching its ecosystem change before their eyes as plastic pollution worsened, the tourism industry boomed rapidly, and the wealth gap widened. Today, as executive director of Force of Nature, they train thousands of young people to process climate emotions and take action. The post Kat Hamilton on climate grief, hope, and breaking binary thought appeared first on The Oxford Student.| The Oxford Student
The Climate Fables: The Clouds| Thinking Theater NYC
Understanding both the opportunities and the inequities is key to seeing the full picture of the green transition, and where the cost really lies.| unsustainable
Chia Lagoon in Malawi has over 600 bird species, and many are endemic. Their numbers have been threatened by overhunting, but recent efforts have seen a change.| unsustainable
Here are 10 of the most significant innovations that have paved the way for a cleaner, greener automotive future.| unsustainable
A project carried out in Finland by the Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies collected indicators of a sustainable neighbourhood.| unsustainable
Malawi has generated income through carbon trading. These earnings have been realized from the sale of carbon credits. Let's take a closer look.| unsustainable
Plant-based diets offer one of the most effective ways to align your eating habits with circular economy goals. Let's look at the reasons why.| unsustainable
The Government of Canada has committed $2.5 million to Metro Vancouver’s Waste-to-Energy District energy project, marking a significant step toward sustainable urban heating. Announced by Wade Grant, Parliamentary Secretary to... The post Canada Invests $2.5M in Metro Vancouver Waste-to-Energy District Project appeared first on ESG News.| ESG News
Air France’s newest Airbus A220-300 has become the first aircraft to receive sustainability credentials directly from Airbus Canada after completing its delivery flight using a 50% blend of sustainable aviation... The post Air France A220 Becomes First Aircraft to Receive Sustainability Credentials from Airbus Canada appeared first on ESG News.| ESG News
Warming oceans and warming air translate to more humidity. For Manitoba farmers, greater availability of water vapour will make it more likely for precipitation events to tend to the extreme. The post Warmer and wetter future for Prairie farms appeared first on Manitoba Co-operator.| Manitoba Co-operatorWeather & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
A groundbreaking study has traced the 66-million-year evolutionary history of primates and overturned conventional thought that our ancestors originally inhabited warm tropical forests. Using advanced statistical and climate-modeling techniques, researchers have discovered that the earliest members…| New Atlas
Short-term turbulence is no reason to abandon a policy that’s delivered cheaper EVs, cleaner air and real consumer benefits.| Clean Energy Canada
The post Присъединете се към събитието на EPAH с фокус върху енергийната реновация в Централна и Източна Европа appeared first on CleanTech Bulgaria.| CleanTech Bulgaria
VERY WARM JULY DESPITE AVERAGE RAINFALL AND STRONG SUNSHINE Armagh Observatory, 21st August 2025: Armagh Observatory reports that July 2025 was much warmer than average despite roughly average rainfall and nearly average sunshine. The month was the equal seventh warmest July on record at Armagh, while the four-day heatwave from […]| Astronotes
BioCycle connects with Katherine Blauvelt about Full Circle Future, a new organization whose mission is to get organics out of the landfill by putting ready-to-scale climate solutions to work. The post Why Now Is The Time To Solve Our Big Waste Problem appeared first on BioCycle.| BioCycle
The facility is expected to generate between 350,000 to 400,000 gigajoules of RNG annually. The post Ontario Biofuel Facility To Install New CO<sub>2</sub> Liquefaction System appeared first on BioCycle.| BioCycle
“Food systems are responsible for 34% of global GHG emissions but receive only a tiny fraction of climate finance …” The post Food Systems Are Ripe For Blended Finance appeared first on BioCycle.| BioCycle
Threats to human security, political stability, and sustainable prosperity are spreading; the possibility of a rights-focused climate-resilient economy provides important leverage for reversing tha…| Climate Civics
Around the West, community land trusts are helping people recover from disaster — and prepare for the next one.| High Country News
Norwegian genetics leaders Topigs Norsvin and Geno are advancing swine and dairy breeding with a focus on robust animals, higher efficiency, and lower methane emissions—delivering global solutions for farmers facing climate and sustainability challenges. The post Norway’s livestock genetics drive efficiency, sustainability in swine and dairy production appeared first on Farmtario.| FarmtarioLatest in Production of Livestock Ontario | Farmtario
Pacific Media Watch “Speak Up Kōrerotia” — a radio show centred on human rights issues — has featured a nuclear-free Pacific and other issues in this week’s show. Encouraging discussion on human rights issues in both Canterbury and New Zealand, Speak Up Kōrerotia offers a forum to provide a voice for affected communities. Engaging in […] The post Nuclear-free Pacific advocates speak out in NZ human rights radio show appeared first on Café Pacific | David Robie.| Café Pacific | David Robie
The world's oceans are experiencing unprecedented changes due to climate change, transforming marine ecosystems at an alarming rate.| Animals Around The Globe
Advocates, scientists, doctors, members of Congress, kids, parents, and other individuals spoke out in a series of hearings last week to let the Environmental Protection Agency know how they feel about a potential sea change in climate and environmental policy: the proposed repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding.| Eos
A new study suggests that past calculations of biological nitrogen fixation were overestimated by up to 66%—and that farms growing nitrogen-fixing crops may be filling in the gaps, for better or worse.| Eos
The aftermath of a historic 2020 heat wave could still be felt in Siberia a year later.| Eos
Persistent spatial patterns of summer weather extremes in the northern hemisphere recorded in tree ring growth records provide a thousand-year history of jet stream ‘wave5’ dynamics.| Eos
Researchers predict that if early 2024 policies hold, emissions related to coal’s extraction, transportation, and combustion will drop over the next 25 years.| Eos
Los pastizales y la dieta de las vacas están cambiando a medida que se calienta el clima, pero un experimento agrícola en Francia revela la importancia de proporcionar pastos a las vacas.| Eos
The LNP's Queensland state conference featured Sussan Ley, Peter Dutton, David Crisafulli and ideological debates Australia has moved on from| Women's Agenda
I was on my daily walk this morning, early to avoid the heat of the day and the roar of lawnmowers and the rumble and cacophony of the trash truck. Per usual, I was adorned with my noise canceling headphones with an audiobook keeping me gentle company. Frances Weller’s words in his esteemed work The Wild Edge of Sorrow were dancing through my ears and mind, holding me tenderly in the earth grief I have felt near constantly these last years.| Stimpunks Foundation
The president's comment comes after the administration tightened federal permitting for renewables last month.| CNBC
On July 4th, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) that Congress passed. Here’s what it means for Southern forests and communities. Subsidies for biomass […] The post What the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Means for Forests & Communities first appeared on Dogwood Alliance.| Dogwood Alliance
Did you know that the Roadless Rule protects 58.5M acres of our National Forests from logging, oil, and gas extraction? Learn how this rule is important for our public lands and why it's under attack.| Dogwood Alliance
Waymo is getting one step closer to starting its engine in New York City.| CNBC
Coolcation hiking Europe: Beat summer heatwaves with ERA’s curated cool-weather trails — from fjords to forests to glaciers. Plan your refreshing hiking getaway| European Hiking Federation (ERA)
Maximilian Heil, GIZ – Project Coordinator, CASE, talks about how it is supporting southeast Asia countries in their energy transitions.| Enlit World
Plastic pollution is out of control and environmental groups have been pushing to secure a global agreement to tackle it. Fossil fuel lobbyists again blocked a full treaty that would cut plastic production. But the fight for a strong treaty and just transition to a reuse-based future goes on.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
The facility has been burning household waste since 1993, and much of that waste is plastics. But concerns about the chemicals in plastics, and the dangers of air pollution, have grown. Wales offers a vision of a different way to manage waste, with some councils recycling over 70% of waste.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Cool roofs are light coloured and designed to reflect heat, the simplest just a coat of white paint. They have been used for centuries in some parts of the world and are now taking off in the US.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
Imperial College London air quality experts warned of high ozone levels for Tuesday 12th August, due to the effect of strong sunshine and high temperatures on London's background pollution from road traffic.| Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham.
How fire and water managers can prepare.| High Country News
By Olivia Rosane and Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Quick Key Facts What Is Methane? What has no color or smell and is found in wetlands, cow burps and your basement furnace? The answer is methane — a powerful greenhouse gas that is the second most important contributor to the climate crisis after carbon dioxide (CO2). It […] The post Methane 101: Understanding the Second Most Important Greenhouse Gas appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
New York is now the first state in the U.S. to require new buildings to be built entirely electric, without hookups to fossil fuels including gas, the New York State Assembly reported. The rule was initially passed in 2023 as the All-Electric Buildings Act and was finalized with the State Fire Prevention and Building Code […] The post New York Finalizes Rule for New Buildings to Be Electric appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to many species of rare and endangered wildlife, such as mountain gorillas, eastern lowland gorillas and bonobos. But the country has plans to open more than half its land — including 306 million acres of intact tropical forest and vital gorilla habitat — to oil and […] The post Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to Bids for Oil and Gas Drilling: Report appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
A beneficial bacterial probiotic is restoring hope for mitigating disease spread in corals off the coast of Florida. In a new study, scientists have investigated the effectiveness of a compound produced by the probiotic strain MCH1-7 for combating the deadly stony coral tissue loss disease. MCH1-7 was first uncovered by scientists from the Smithsonian Marine […] The post Probiotic Found to Slow Disease Spread Among Florida Coral appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
Earth Overshoot Day is the point in the year when human demand for materials obtained from nature exceeds what the Earth can naturally regenerate in one year. For 2025, Earth Overshoot Day fell on July 24, the earliest it has been since the event was first calculated in 2006. The Earth Overshoot Day was first […] The post Earth Overshoot Day Reaches Record for Earliest Date appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
The underground fungi networks that help sustain Earth’s ecosystems are in need of urgent conservation action, according to researchers from the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN). The scientists found that 90 percent of mycorrhizal fungi biodiversity hotspots were located in unprotected ecosystems, the loss of which could lead to lower carbon emissions […] The post Earth’s Underground Fungi Networks Need Urgent Protection: Study appeared first on EcoWatch.| EcoWatch
In a landmark finding, the UN’s top court stated that a “clean, healthy and sustainable environment” is a human right.| EcoWatch
Guest contributor Alex Carlin spoke with U.S. Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D–CA) about the climate emergency and the need to push beyond partisan acrimony to restore healthy oceans with innovative solutions. The post A Conversation with California Congressman Mark DeSaulnier About Bipartisan Climate Action appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
The Ecology Center is partnered with the City of Berkeley’s Office of Energy and Sustainable Development on a Climate Equity Fund project that is aimed at supporting and uplifting the Berkeley community with education and resources to build resiliency in… Read more »| Ecology Center
As we fight to “Keep it in the Ground” and end the production of fossil fuels and plastics that cause the climate crisis, we also know that climate change will impact farmers and our future food supplies. What are small… Read more »| Ecology Center
Community members in the East Bay who are familiar with arts and crafts and the art of reusing, may visit this local non-profit on the regular, but for the general public, you may need an introduction. The East Bay Depot… Read more »| Ecology Center
Note: New Information added about an E-Bike incentive for Income Qualified people in CA!| Ecology Center
At a township hearing, a developer revealed the 350,000 chickens would be kept mostly separate from the solar panels and probably “don’t go outside much.”| Sentient
Our 2025 students shine with research opportunities and mentorship. Source| UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
A new initiative will unite globally renowned leaders to drive bold, collaborative action on the most urgent challenges facing our climate, Earth and society.| State of the Planet
In the Green Mountains of Vermont, pre-college students tackled questions about climate change and its effects on different communities.| State of the Planet
In its new season, the Food Pod for Humanity podcast explores plant-based diets and alternative proteins to reduce food-related climate impacts.| State of the Planet
A Q&A with the accomplished legal scholar and educator known for her pioneering work on environmental and climate justice.| State of the Planet
Hundreds of millions of people suffer as wildfire smoke fills cities. New science reveals what is in that smoke, from heavy metals to exotic chemicals – leading to brain damage and early death. Toxic smoke: analysis and interviews with experts in this special …| RADIO ECOSHOCK
Extreme heat and heavy rains amplify one another: a new conversation with “Earth systems nerd” Jan Umsonst in Germany. Jan explains why – with new science. Alex covers breaking science on extremes happening now: fires, flash floods and record smashing heat around the world, with audio from David Spratt, John Betts, and Jonathan Gourley.| RADIO ECOSHOCK