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UK ministers have no plans to publish explosive report on climate crisis

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:51:24 +0000

Andy Burnham’s newly appointed climate adviser used report to warn of national security risk from collapsing ecosystems

The UK government still has no plans to publish an explosive report showing the national security risk from the collapse of ecosystems around the world – even after handing the key official behind the report a new advisory role.

The planet ‘is being killed’, Greta Thunberg tells Cop31 climate summit

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:39:47 +0000

Swedish activist criticised world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown

The planet is “not dying, it is being killed and we know by who”, said Greta Thunberg, who excoriated world governments for their failure to prevent environmental breakdown in her first appearance at the annual UN climate talks in five years.

‘Start listening’: Indigenous activist implores Albanese to block new coal, oil and gas

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:25:59 +0000

Flanked by Greta Thunberg, Rikki Dank says the Australian PM must heed the calls for action on climate change

An Indigenous climate activist who is taking the Australian government to the UN human rights committee over its coal and gas exports stood alongside Greta Thunberg at Cop summit to demand Anthony Albanese “stop speaking and start listening.”

‘It is much, much faster’: could China’s battery-swapping e-trucks be the answer to EV range anxiety?

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:00:42 +0000

Battery maker CATL aims to have 2,000 swapping stations in China by the end of 2027 and to bring the tech to Europe

Every day, Wang Bing drives his big electric lorry to send about five tonnes of goods between the cities of Haikou and Dongfang on Hainan, a tropical island in southern China. A round trip covers about 500 kilometres (310 miles). But refuelling is not something Wang worries about.

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 as it happened: ‘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 addressed the summit today, as talks near the end of the first week

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.