Political leaders who present themselves as “grownups” while slowing the pace of climate action are pushing the world towards deeper catastrophe, a former US climate…
View More ‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chiefTag: US politics
Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’
Joe Biden continues to confound on the climate crisis. Hailed as America’s first “climate president”, Biden signed sweeping, landmark legislation to tackle global heating last…
View More Biden’s approval of Willow project shows inconsistency of US’s first ‘climate president’Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludge
States are continuing to allow sewage sludge to be spread on cropland as fertilizer and in some cases increasing the amount spread, even as the…
View More Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludgeCriticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
Criticism in the US of the oil industry’s obfuscation over the climate crisis is intensifying after internal documents showed companies attempted to distance themselves from…
View More Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aimsArtemis 1: ‘conditioning issue’ forces Nasa rocket launch postponement
Nasa on Monday was hoping to launch for the first time in 50 years a rocket that can ferry humans to and from the moon,…
View More Artemis 1: ‘conditioning issue’ forces Nasa rocket launch postponementWhat does the US-China row mean for climate change?
China’s decision to halt cooperation with the US over the climate crisis has provoked alarm, with seasoned climate diplomats urging a swift resumption of talks…
View More What does the US-China row mean for climate change?Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation finds
Trump officials “collaborated” with the meatpacking industry to downplay the threat of Covid to plant workers and block public health measures which could have saved…
View More Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation findsWhy the collapse of Biden’s Build Back Better would be a major blow to the climate fight
The collapse of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation would have disastrous consequences for the global climate crisis, making it almost impossible for the US…
View More Why the collapse of Biden’s Build Back Better would be a major blow to the climate fightThe climate disaster is here – this is what the future looks like
The enormous, unprecedented pain and turmoil caused by the climate crisis is often discussed alongside what can seem like surprisingly small temperature increases – 1.5C…
View More The climate disaster is here – this is what the future looks likeHow a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
When Royal Dutch Shell published its annual environmental report in April, it boasted that it was investing heavily in renewable energy. The oil giant committed…
View More How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action