Doug Specht is a reader in cultural geography and communication at the University of Westminster. October to April is normally considered to be the wet season in California, yet this…
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In a major reversal, the World Bank is backing mega dams
Despite opposition, the bank has approved the first of five big dam projects expected to get its support in the coming months This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360. After a decade of…
How can we fix climate COPs? Let’s start with the voting rules
COPs can’t be fixed with organisational reforms – we need to address the obstruction that results from blanket consensus decision-making Dr Joanna Depledge is a research fellow at the Centre…
2024 was hottest year on record and first to exceed 1.5C warming
With global warming topping the key limit of 1.5C last year, adapting to worsening climate impacts has become a “necessity”, top scientist warns Europe’s climate service said on Friday that…
How can we make aviation more sustainable right now?
Mark Maslin is professor of natural sciences at University College London (UCL) and Iain Hanson is honorary professor at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL. Many of us feel…
Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying
Oscar Berglund is a senior lecturer in international public and social policy at the University of Bristol and Tie Franco Brotto is a PhD candidate at the University of Bristol’s…
Ambition and honesty – What Climate Home readers want in 2025
Climate Home News readers want governments and corporations to do more to cut emissions, prepare for climate change and protect nature As 2024 turns to 2025, we asked subscribers to…
Why Iran opposes production curbs in UN plastics treaty?
Iran’s plastics industry brings in much-needed foreign currency, which it can use to try and contain runaway inflation Last month in the South Korean city of Busan, government negotiators failed…
A year of extreme heat and growing climate danger
This year is set to be the hottest on record – but scientists say there’s still time to limit temperature rise and harm from climate impacts At the end of…
Nine of our best climate change stories from 2024
This year we investigated governments, corporations and NGOs in the climate space, and brought you on-the-ground reporting from Africa, Asia and the Middle East Here at Climate Home News we…
