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Shareholders put pressure on Shell to take ‘credible’ climate action

The push for stronger climate action is being backed by a record number of investors who together own around 5 per cent of Shell's shares.

Climate

Is global warming accelerating faster than predicted?

Keeping within the 1.5C warming limit is 'is technically possible but politically impossible', one scientist argues.

Ecotech

Chicken bones ground to paste could help cut food waste and emissions

Food scientists have found a way to make chicken nuggets and fish cakes out of otherwise discarded bones and hard tissues.

Earth News

EU urged to adopt absolute, not 'net', target for emissions cuts

Scientists, civil society groups and businesses have warned EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra that combining greenhouse gas emissions cuts and removals using nature-based and industrial processes in a single target could hamper climate action.

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2023 was hottest year on record with temperatures close to 1.5°C limit

2023 was the warmest year since records began in 1850, according to data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, with temperatures likely exceeding those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.

Climate

What are the climate stripes and why was 2023 ‘off the scale’?

‘I think I need a new colour’: Climate stripes creator reacts to 2023's record-smashing temperatures.

Earth News

France mandates separating food waste for the environment

The new 'compost obligatoire' rules came into force on 1 January 2024. Here's what they entail.

Climate

Feel hopeless about the climate? This study shows how far we’ve come

From solar power to electric mobility, this study offers five reasons to be hopeful about the climate.

Ecotech

Will a heat pump save you money? It depends on your home, experts say

Is your home ‘heat pump ready’? Here's why careful costing is essential before installing the green tech.

Earth News

Vegan or ‘demitarian’? This new diet could be better for the planet

Going ‘demitarian’ is even lower emissions than veganism - and easier to stick to

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo tops world's most polluted cities list

Air quality in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is so bad some people are wearing masks.

Earth News

100s of farmers arrive in Berlin to protest climate-driven budget cuts

Even a member of the ruling coalition is protesting against the changes.

Earth News

'End the fossil fuel age': Oil and gas under the spotlight at COP28

UN officials and activists say negotiators have no time to lose.

Earth News

COP28: The wins and losses from week 1 as delegates rest

Governments are halfway through negotiations and opinion is divided on the chances of success at the landmark climate talks.

Earth News

Why are Dutch farmers being paid to close their farms?

The EU has approved a €1.5 billion scheme to buy out Dutch farmers and reduce nitrogen emissions.

Climate Now

Emissions are still rising, when will they start to fall?

In partnership with Copernicus

For our latest Climate Now Debate, broadcast live from COP28, we discussed what rising emissions mean for a warming world.

Ocean

Could Europe's coastal wetlands address our climate change concerns?

In partnership with the European Commission

From Ireland's salt marshes to the Netherlands' peatlands and Italy's underwater seagrass; Ocean investigates whether Europe's coasts could hold the answer to our carbon questions.

Ocean

Interview: What makes salt marshes such effective carbon capturers?

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean speaks with Dr Grace Cott from the University College Dublin's Blue Carbon group and Andrea Fuchs, an environmental scientist about why coastal wetlands are more effective than tropical forests when it comes to fighting climate change.

Ecotech

78% of carbon capture projects are used to boost oil production

Here's why carbon capture is no easy solution to climate change.

Climate

Does a volcanic eruption emit more carbon dioxide than human activity?

As the volcano in Iceland threatens to erupt any minute now, some social media users are falsely claiming the fumes from the natural disaster will generate more CO2 than all of the cars and airplanes on earth.