The US has overtaken China in the construction of new gas-fired power generation as its technology monopolies scramble to build the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence. According to a new report from Global Energy Monitor, the US is now building…
Britain has endured a summer of record-breaking wildfires, deadly heat and drought. Almost 2,900 heat-associated deaths were recorded in England during May and June alone. Homes have been destroyed by fires in the West Midlands, while deadly wildfires have swept…
Natural forest regeneration can restore tropical ecosystems while costing up to 96 per cent less than conventional tree-planting programmes, according to new research from the University of Queensland and the University of Newcastle. The study found that allowing forests to…
Nurses are collapsing during shifts as extreme heat turns hospitals and care homes into dangerous workplaces. The Royal College of Nursing has described conditions as “inhumane and impossible”, while the government continues to postpone the “bigger questions” of climate adaptation…
The British state has assigned just 20 officials to climate adaptation inside the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. That’s 20 out of 6,613 staff — only 0.3 percent of the department responsible for protecting the environment and maintaining…
The Trump administration has agreed to pay German energy giant RWE $1.2bn (£892m) to abandon its US offshore wind projects, freeing the company to redirect the money into fossil fuel expansion. RWE will surrender leases off the coasts of California…
Britain could face its worst harvest on record after months of drought and extreme heat devastated crops across England and Wales. Farmers are warning that working people will be made to pay through higher prices and smaller portions in supermarkets….
Half of England and the whole of Wales are now officially in drought, after extreme heat and almost nonexistent rainfall left rivers shrinking, crops under threat and vast areas of the country scorched brown. England received just 7 percent of…
As the United States endures another summer of dangerous heat, drought and flooding, more and more working people are recognising what they’re experiencing isn’t just bad luck. According to new polling by Data for Progress, 61% of likely voters believe…
