All news on the topic: Climate change

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Freezing fog to cause light delays and visibility below 100m across kent and sussex
Residents in four areas have been informed that flights might be canceled due to a weather warning issued by the Met Office.
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Rachel Kyte’s £100,000 travel bill prompts scrutiny as climate official flies six times around the globe
Rachel Kyte has accumulated over 150,000 air miles in a year with trips to conferences such as COP30, Africa Energy Indaba Week in South Africa, and Clean Cooking Dialogue in Riyadh, at a cost of over £100,000.
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Tesla warns UK that weaker EV rules could derail climate goals
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents reveal.
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Europe faces rising landfill pollution risks as climate change accelerates erosion
The findings come from the first continent-wide mapping of landfills, conducted by the Guardian, Watershed Investigations, and Investigate Europe.
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Waste crime linked to money laundering, drug trafficking, and modern slavery
Sophisticated criminal networks are dumping millions of tonnes of waste in the British countryside every year, costing the UK an estimated £1 billion annually, according to a House of Lords inquiry.
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Pakistani farmers plan to sue German polluters for flood damage linked to climate change
A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has initiated legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies.
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Fossil fuel “carbon bombs” could emit 11 times the planet’s remaining carbon budget
As world leaders convene this week for the Paris Peace Forum, commemorating a decade since the significant climate accord aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, researchers are cautioning that numerous new and existing fossil fuel projects could drive the planet far beyond its remaining carbon budget.
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UK suffers hottest summer on record with deadly toll from extreme heat
At least 1,147 people in the UK died from climate change-driven heatwaves over this summer, leading scientists and epidemiologists have found.
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Towering ‘tsunami roll cloud’ rapidly advances over the beach in a terrifying manner
Europe is in the grips of a deadly heatwave as temperatures continue to soar. Parts of Spain and Portugal recorded temperatures of 46°C.
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UK climate aid to Malawi misused: Funds end up with loan sharks and fuel marital breakups
UK cash for climate goes off track in Malawi — loan sharks get rich, families break apart
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Car tax rules are changing from today
The beginning of April means major new car tax changes are coming into effect, impacting motorists across the UK.
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US President Trump calls nuclear weapons the biggest existential threat, not climate change
US President Donald Trump has minimized the threat of climate change and claimed that "monster nukes" from the US and Russia pose the greatest risk of armageddon.
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US Defense Chief states Musk’s DOGE will have extensive access at the Pentagon
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will have "broad access" to root out previous administration programs at the Pentagon, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday.
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Сomplete list of UK seaside towns expected to be submerged in 25 years
The future is not looking bright for many UK seaside towns as the effects of climate change could drown them by 2050.
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Historic Hollywood mansion burns down
A mansion in Hollywood used in films and TV shows for more than a century has tragically burnt down in the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
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Starmer says he "won’t tell people how to live" as he attends COP29 climate summit with Taliban representatives
Keir Starmer has said he "will not be telling people how to live their lives" as he takes part in a climate conference snubbed my most world leaders - but attended by the Taliban.
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Energy giant Shell waters down part of its 2030 carbon reduction pledge
The oil major also revealed on Thursday that in his first year on the job, chief executive Wael Sawan was paid a total of £7.94 million, a reduction of close to £2 million from his predecessor's pay in 2022
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Prince Harry and William to reunite for award ceremony honouring mum Diana
Prince William is set to attend the Diana Legacy Awards on Thursday evening at the Science Museum, with winners also to talk to his brother - from his home in the USA
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Aramco reports $121 billion profit as lower energy prices see drop in revenues
Saudi oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported it made $121 billion in profit last year, down from its 2022 record due to lower energy prices
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Monty Don warns of lawn mower mistake that could ruin grass for summer months
To ensure you have healthy grass that can cope with any droughts we may have this summer, the gardening expert has urged people to be cautious with how they mow this month
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England's biggest bush blooms early as caring gardener blames climate change
The record-breaking bush, on the grounds of South Lodge Hotel in Horsham, West Sussex, has a circumference of over 115 metres - and is now bigger than ever before
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Climate change is 'causing animal extinctions', warns new study
Species exposed to greater climate change were more likely to become extinct, according to a new study. The research analysed the fossil record for marine invertebrates like snails and shellfish
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Chris Packham sent every MP Dale Vince's book and urged them to read it
The new edition of Mr Vince's book urges readers to "stop the Tories" to stop the climate crisis and argued Rishi Sunak's decision to axe key climate pledges had handed Labour an advantage
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Farmers ripping up apple trees as costs soar and supermarkets squeeze prices
The industry is being ravaged by inflation, labour shortages, climate change and cheap supermarket prices. Farmers are now digging up their orchards as they're not viable
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Ex-England rugby coach mocked Prince Harry over climate change 'hypocrisy'
Eddie Jones was often a combatitive character during his time in charge of England and he was unafraid to call out the alleged hypocrisy of RFU patron Prince Harry's climate change claims