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Trump the ‘biggest loser’ for scrapping climate action, John Kerry says at Cop31

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:00:48 +0000

Kerry decries president for ceding clean-energy dominance to China and says climate crisis still a key issue for voters

Donald Trump is the “biggest loser we’ve seen in a long time” for scrapping action on the climate crisis and ceding the clean energy race to China, former US secretary of state John Kerry has said.

First guidelines on attempts to manipulate the ocean put spotlight on geoengineering industry

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:00:47 +0000

Proponents argue ocean carbon removal is necessary to counteract the effects of the climate crisis but critics say more research is needed

A cluster of candy cane-striped smoke stacks dots the horizon of Tufts Cove in Nova Scotia, Canada. Deep in the briny depths of Halifax harbour, something huge is happening: the ocean is being engineered to remove atmospheric carbon.

Cop31: how far off target are we? - video

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:00:05 +0000

As the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global heating, heads of government are meeting in Turkey for the next fortnight for the latest round of climate talks. Madeleine Finlay tells co-host Ian Sample why these negotiations are so critical and what the chances are of meaningful change.

Cop31 live: ‘No one is coming to rescue us,’ Greta Thunberg tells climate summit

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:54:23 +0000

World leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham are addressing the summit today, as talks head into the third day

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party in the UK, criticised Andy Burnham’s Cop31 speech on Radio 4’s Today programme. Saying he was “not at all reassured” by the prime minister’s words, he described it as a “bizarre” speech.

Water industry bonus ban to be tightened as Ofwat warns of ‘damage to public trust’

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:30:12 +0000

Regulator to hasten review over concerns that firms are ‘undermining’ rules to make large payments to bosses

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The water company bonus ban is set to be tightened after the regulator accused the industry of a risk of “damaging public trust” with large payments to bosses that appeared to get around the rules.

Historic US ocean liner sinks near Florida to become world’s largest artificial reef

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:07:16 +0000

SS United States, which set transatlantic speed record during maiden voyage in 1952, is sunk off coast of Destin

The historic SS United States has reached the end of its journey at sea, sinking Wednesday off the coast of Destin, Florida, where it will begin a new life underwater as an artificial reef.

Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:00:07 +0000

Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife

The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish.

World heading for ‘irrevocable overshoot’ of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:00:06 +0000

Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says

The world is heading for an “irrecoverable overshoot” of global temperature thresholds that will plunge billions of people into disastrous climate impacts because governments have stalled for so long to cut planet-heating emissions, analysis has found.

‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, leaders tell Cop31

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:52:08 +0000

Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms

Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.

KKR and RWE are rich firms. Why do they need a UK state loan for their windfarms? | Nils Pratley

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:15:26 +0000

National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable

“This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in Britain,” declared the prime minister.