Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire

Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation

Changes that took millions of years can now happen in a matter of decades, and this accelerated rythm can be destructive, with dangerous consequences for the planet

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis

In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?

Mangroves are making a comeback. It’s a rare climate success story.

For decades, we've catalogued what we're losing to climate change. A sweeping new study offers something harder to find—evidence that one of the planet's most vital coastal ecosystems is actually winning.

Mangroves are making a comeback. It’s a rare climate success story.

For decades, we've catalogued what we're losing to climate change. A sweeping new study offers something harder to find—evidence that one of the planet's most vital coastal ecosystems is actually winning.

Climate disinformation and Indigenous Peoples

Findings from a recent Asia Centre study released in January 2026 reveal how Indonesia’s national development agenda prioritizes economic growth while neglecting social and environmental costs, as...

Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns

Humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support, according to a sweeping new study analyzing more than 200 years of population and environmental data.

Amazon Rainforest Nears Tipping Point, Scientist Warns Palm Oil Detectives

Climate scientist warns Amazon rainforest is dangerously close to a tipping point due to deforestation, agribusiness, mining and organised crime, take action!

Palm Oil Is Ruining Kalangala Uganda — Locals Paying the Price Palm Oil Detectives

A catastrophic storm in #Uganda’s Kalangala district left nearly 1,000 households homeless. The real culprit? Rampant #deforestation for #palmoil.

Amazon Rainforest Nears Tipping Point, Scientist Warns Palm Oil Detectives

Climate scientist warns Amazon rainforest is dangerously close to a tipping point due to deforestation, agribusiness, mining and organised crime, take action!

Biofuels in Brazil: Green Growth or Greenwash?

Stop the expansion of biofuels in Brazil before it destroys the Amazon. Discover how palm oil greenwashing displaces Indigenous communities

Climate-impacted communities across Asia are taking their fight to court

Worsening climate impacts, corporate greenwashing, and slow government action have driven communities across Asia to the courts.

The Graph That Should Be Front-Page News

Every so often the Earth produces a signal that is impossible to ignore. This graph is one of them. It shows sea-surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region of the equatorial Pacific, one of the most important parts of the Earth's climate system.

Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns

Humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support, according to a sweeping new study analyzing more than 200 years of population and environmental data.

‘Divide and Conquer’: Inside the Oil and Gas Strategy to Thwart EU Green Laws

A public relations firm for major U.S. polluters worked to dismantle EU laws that require large corporations to make plans for cutting emissions.

Climate disinformation and Indigenous Peoples

Findings from a recent Asia Centre study released in January 2026 reveal how Indonesia’s national development agenda prioritizes economic growth while neglecting social and environmental costs, as...

Most bees are solitary and don’t live in hives. Climate change risks them starving

Scientists don’t know enough about the food habits of less social bees. Here’s why that urgently needs to change.

Trees have a hidden climate superpower: They keep absorbing carbon long after growth stops

For decades, forests have occupied a central place in discussions about climate change. Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, convert it into organic matter and store part of that carbon in their trunks, branches and roots.

Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says

Tech sector says only carbon-emitting gas plants are reliable enough today to power the EU’s AI goals.

Stingless bees in Peru become the first insects with legal rights. Will it happen globally?

Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.

We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

World's Wealthiest People Drive Two Thirds of Global Warming Palm Oil Detectives

Wealthiest people in USA and China responsible for 2/3 of global warming since 1990. Climate policies needed to target the richest people on the planet now!

Hydroelectric Dams Take a Toll on Jaguars, Tigers and Lions Palm Oil Detectives

Discover how hydroelectric dams destroy vital forest habitats and threatens endangered big cats, jaguars and tigers in South America and Asia

Meat vs EAT-Lancet: The dynamics of an industry-orchestrated online backlash • Changing Markets

New research maps the meat industry network behind the coordinated online backlash against the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet report. Download the full report.

Deforestation lessens Amazon rainfall—and climate change hastens that process, study finds

Climate change makes the southern Amazon's rain increasingly sensitive to deforestation, a new study finds.

Biofuel Boom in Brazil: Green Growth or Greenwash?

Brazil’s booming biofuel industry is driving deforestation, threatening food security, and displacing communities. Take action and boycott palm oil!

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Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds

Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS

So-called 'Net Zero' Flights Flush Rainforest Carbon Into the Sky

Virgin Atlantic airlines now uses ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ however experts call it greenwashing and industry spin causing climate change. Boycott palm oil!

Exclusive: Shell Subsidiary Paid Queensland Museum More Than $10m to Shape Children’s Climate Education

The educational materials distort how fossil fuel pollution has caused the climate emergency, new report finds.

So-called 'Net Zero' Flights Flush Rainforest Carbon Into the Sky

Virgin Atlantic airlines now uses ‘sustainable aviation fuel’ however experts call it greenwashing and industry spin causing climate change. Boycott palm oil!

How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities

You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.