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"Love, fear, anger and hope: how emotions influence climate action"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Love, fear, anger and hope: how emotions influence climate action
In one of England’s most deprived cities with one of the most ambitious climate targets, research shows the huge influence that emotion has on sustainability goals.

Targeted climate policies are successfully cutting carbon, study shows #climate

Targeted climate policies are successfully cutting carbon, study shows
Countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster, according to a major new study by researchers in the UK and EU. The study draws on the most comprehensive climate policy dataset ever assembled, using over 3,900 policies adopted since 2000 in 43 leading economies responsible for well over three quarters of global emissions. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.

"‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

A Masterclass in Manipulation by Hank Green
#climate #youtube

How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific #climate

How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific
Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.

"Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

Compost and Stardust — #climate

The Ecology of Imagination: Seeds, Mystery, and Emergent Change
Imagination is not escape—it’s emergence. This essay explores how attention, intimacy, and mystery nurture new worlds quietly forming in the dark.

"Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries #climate

Study reveals hidden climate impact of digital industries
Digital technologies are widely viewed as drivers of efficiency, growth, and innovation. However, their contribution to climate change is significantly greater than previously understood. A new study published in the journal Communications Sustainability shows that digital industries were responsible for about 4.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. The bulk of these emissions were not captured by existing emissions accounting standards or official climate assessments.

"Updated climate chatbot shows users energy use per query"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Energy

Updated climate chatbot shows users energy use per query
A new feature has launched on ChatNetZero, the world’s first chatbot providing users with information on the climate targets set by businesses and governments. The chatbot has introduced per-query energy disclosure, making the energy footprint of AI visible to users.

San Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:

San Francisco could nullify its own Climate Action Plan!
The current 2-year City budget proposal mandates such drastic cuts to SF Environment Department (SFE) that 7.8 full-time-equivalent staff positions disappear in July: this is most of its climate program staff, with years of climate action expertise. At extreme risk: Planning, progress & oversight of green-house gas emissions reduction programs Building electrification programs like the Climate Equity Hub - which, partnering with CBOs, provides free electric appliances, education and outr…

San Francisco's leaders say we need to act on #climate. So why does #MayorLurie propose gutting San Francisco Environment's climate team? Please tell the SF Supervisors not to do foolhardy cost-cutting - the climate work is URGENT. Here's an explainer and draft letter to send:

San Francisco could nullify its own Climate Action Plan!
The current 2-year City budget proposal mandates such drastic cuts to SF Environment Department (SFE) that 7.8 full-time-equivalent staff positions disappear in July: this is most of its climate program staff, with years of climate action expertise. At extreme risk: Planning, progress & oversight of green-house gas emissions reduction programs Building electrification programs like the Climate Equity Hub - which, partnering with CBOs, provides free electric appliances, education and outr…

Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles! - Learn just these three simple money-saving tricks that can make you slimmer and richer! :) #OperationTuneup #cash #climate -

Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles!
Learn just these three simple money-saving tricks that can make you slimmer and richer! :) #OperationTuneup #cash #climate

"For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report"
#Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

For every dollar we spend protecting nature, we spend $30 destroying it: Report
For every US$1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends US$30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Program (UNEP) report released today. It calls for a major shift in global financing of nature-based solutions and phasing out harmful investments to deliver high returns, reduce risk exposure, and enhance resilience.

"Opening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would “send a shock wave around the world”, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK’s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned"
Indeed. But do the #SNP care what happens to the planet?

"Gas companies spending millions on Australian advertising blitz to fight export tax, inquiry told"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding
#ClimateLitigation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells"
#NewMexico #Environment #Climate

‘A fraudulent scheme’: New Mexico sues Texas oil companies for walking away from leaking wells
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public.

The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory: #Climate May Go from Greenhouse to Hothouse: https://eos.org/articles/earths-climate-may-go-from-greenhouse-to-hothouse - uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Ambitious climate action could save 1.32 million lives a year by 2040 #climate

Ambitious climate action could save 1.32 million lives a year by 2040
Ambitious climate action to improve global air quality could save up to 1.32 million lives per year by 2040, according to a new study. The research, led by Cardiff University, shows how developing countries rely heavily on international cooperation to see these benefits, because much of their pollution originates outside their borders. The first-of-its-kind study analyzed these cross-border pollution "exchanges" for nearly every country—168 in total.

"The ski industry is oddly quiet on climate change"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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The ski industry is oddly quiet on climate change
The problem is a major threat to the U.S. snowsports industry. But their actions fall short.

My advice to the Tories is listen hard to distant but approaching thunder. #Climate negligence and fossil politics will not be a winning formula in the hotter world of the next election. That niche is best left to Reform.
There is a wide-open window for the Conservatives to be the responsible party of nature and free market, winning back the hard-working silent middle as urban Labour lurches f…

"Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once"
#Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange

Warming Raises the Risk That Multiple Wildfires Strike at Once

Spoiler alert: “It’s like flowers on steroids" is not referring to the areas that were heated. This is not encouraging news. But then, it shows how the #ClimateCrisis will change valued ecosystems.
‘It’s like flowers on steroids’: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?

Help us shape the Guardian Climate Forum 2026 #climate

"Record-torching March heat ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Record-torching March heat ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change
Friday's spring equinox may seem like a quaint notion to those already enduring furnace-like 90-110°F summer heat.

Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles! - Learn just these three simple money-saving tricks that can make you slimmer and richer! :) #OperationTuneup #cash #climate -

Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles!
Learn just these three simple money-saving tricks that can make you slimmer and richer! :) #OperationTuneup #cash #climate

"In Germany, climate-related television content reaches engaged viewers but misses skeptical groups"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange

In Germany, climate-related television content reaches engaged viewers but misses skeptical groups
Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, the University of Hamburg, Freie Universität Berlin and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT show in a recent publication in the journal Nature Climate Change that television in Germany remains one of the most important media for engaging with the issue of climate change. Moreover, television can contribute to societal consensus-building. The study finds that climate-related television content primarily reaches ne…

News - The Supreme Court Will Weigh in On #BigOil’s Favorite Defense Against Climate Liability Lawsuits | Drilled
“Is the idea that we wouldn’t be able to have these products without this legal immunity, because of the harm they cause? Then maybe we need to rethink that.”
#ClimateLiability
#ClimateCrisis
https://drilled.media/news/scotus-boulder

"Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Energy

"Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Wildfires

Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours
Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study found.

"Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollen #Climate

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Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles!
Learn just these three simple money-saving tricks that can make you slimmer and richer! :) #OperationTuneup #cash #climate

"Baltic Sea ‘struggling with recovery’ and it's not just because of climate change"
#BalticSea #Climate #ClimateChange

"Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites"
#Energy #Climate #ClimateChange

"Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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"From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

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Gaming your Heating for Cash and Giggles!
Learn just these three simple money-saving tricks that can make you slimmer and richer! :) #OperationTuneup #cash #climate

"UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

"‘You Can’t Live Without Us’: How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels "
#Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

'You Can’t Live Without Us': How Big Oil Pivoted from Climate-friendly Messaging to Normalise Dependence on Fossil Fuels  
Four of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have spent the last four years systematically shifting away from climate-friendly advertising to push a new message: fossil fuels are here to stay, a report has found.  Campaign group Clean Creatives analysed 1,859 communications from BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron published between 2020 and 2024, spanning paid advertisements on Facebook, YouTube, […]

"Climate anxiety: Misconceptions and advice"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Climate anxiety: Misconceptions and advice
Many people feel anxious about climate change and other trends in the world around us. However, there are constructive ways to cope with one's emotions. In step with the incorporation of the word "klimatångest" (climate anxiety) in the Swedish vocabulary, more and more researchers have become interested in the concept. One of them is Marlis Wullenkord, associate senior lecturer in environmental psychology at Lund University.

"Why long‑term climate choices are hard to make – a philosopher explains"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Why long-term climate choices are hard to make – a philosopher explains
Many philosophers have noticed the similarities between environmental damage and the puzzle of the self-torturer.

"‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change is making our days longer. Should we be concerned?
Human activity is responsible for slowing Earth’s spin and making days longer, according to a new study.

"Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Whales

"‘Hothouse’ Earth: Scientists sound alarm as multiple climate systems near critical tipping points"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Multiple climate tipping points closer than believed, study warns
Sharp changes could result in a cascade of subsystem interactions that would steer the planet toward extreme warming and sea level rise.

"Far more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Food

"Germany narrowly meets climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025"
#Germany #Climate #ClimateChange

"Global News Coverage of Climate Change Falls for Fourth Straight Year"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Global News Coverage of Climate Change Falls for Fourth Straight Year

"What are the biggest climate polluters near you?"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Pollution

What are the biggest climate polluters near you?
Use these tools to find out.

"Valencia’s deadly flood still haunts Spain. Would it have happened in a fossil fuel-free world?"
#Spain #Valencia #FossilFuels

‘Growing threat’: How climate change worsened Valencia’s deadly floods
A major study has confirmed that the flash flooding that devastated Valencia in 2024 was ‘intensified’ by human-made climate change.

"‘Weakening climate leadership’: Is the EU’s 2040 emissions target ambitious enough?"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Climate

‘Loophole’ in EU’s 2040 emissions target could delay climate action
Experts warn that the EU’s interim climate targets are being ‘undermined’ by a loophole that comes into effect in 2036.

"Exclusive: How the meat industry is quietly keeping its emissions off the climate agenda"
#Food #Climate #ClimateChange

How meat lobbyists have infiltrated the fight against climate change
Euronews Green exclusive: Big Agriculture’s ‘hidden’ climate strategy has been exposed in a new report.

"‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating"
#Europe #Climate #ClimateChange

"Encouragement boosts people’s likelihood to take climate action"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Encouragement boosts people’s likelihood to take climate action
Framing climate action as “doing more good” instead of “doing less bad” makes people more willing to act and feel better about it, a study finds.

"Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life"
#Greenland #Climate #ClimateChange

Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life
Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his.

"Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile"
#Argentina #Chile #Environmen

Study finds climate change set the stage for devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile
Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina's Patagonia region, making the extremely high-risk conditions that led to widespread burning up to three times more likely than in a world without global warming, a team of researchers warned on Wednesday.

"'I don’t even have gloves on': Olympic town warms up as climate change puts Winter Games on thin ice"
#Olympics #Climate #ClimateChange

'It’s pretty warm out': Climate change heats Winter Olympics
This type of February 'warmth' for Cortina is made at least three times more likely due to climate change, according to meteorologists.

"UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"Iceland saw record temperatures last year. So why are scientists predicting a ‘deep freeze’?"
#Iceland #Climate #ClimateChange

Will climate change really turn Iceland into ‘one giant glacier’?
Scientists have expressed growing concern over a major Atlantic current that could collapse and send northern Europe into the next Ice Age.

"King penguins are getting a boost from climate change – but it might not be good news"
#Penguins #Animals #Climate

King penguins are a rare species adapting well to climate change
“Winning for this species might mean losing for another species,” one scientist warns.

"Devastating wildfires in Argentina and Chile made three times more likely by climate change"
#Argentina #Chile #Climate

Patagonia wildfire risk tripled by climate change, researchers say
Record droughts and scorching temperatures stoked the wildfires that burned thousands of hectares of native forest.

"Study maps tree-planting risks and rewards for climate and biodiversity"
#Biodiversity #Climate #ClimateChange

Study maps tree-planting risks and rewards for climate and biodiversity
Establishing forests can capture carbon and boost biodiversity — but some biomes are a better bet than others, a recent study finds. Forest restoration has emerged as a top nature-based solution to mitigate climate change, with numerous high-profile initiatives launched over the past few decades. And while there’s enthusiasm for replanting degraded forest areas, or […]

"Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026"
#India #Climate #ClimateChange

Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026 - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief's Aruna Chandrasekhar runs through five key climate- and energy-focused announcements in India's budget for 2026.

"How to spot climate misinformation on social media"
#Climate #ClimateChange #SocialMedia

How to spot climate misinformation on social media
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.

"Why is the UK so rainy this year and how is the climate crisis making matters worse?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"Seagrass is a secret weapon against climate change. Can eco-moorings protect it from boat anchors?"
#SeaGrass #Climate #ClimateChange

Greece tests eco-moorings to protect Mediterranean Posidonia seagrass
Anchors are damaging Posidonia seagrass, a key Mediterranean habitat that stores carbon, filters seawater and supports marine life.

"Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires"
#Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange

"Reducing aircraft soot might not actually reduce the climate effects of contrails"
#Aviation #Emissions #Climate

Reducing aircraft soot might not actually reduce the climate effects of contrails
Reducing aircraft soot emissions may not reduce contrail clouds, according to in-flight observations of emissions from a passenger jet with modern "lean-burn" engines, reported in Nature. Contrails from aircraft contribute to the climate-warming impacts of aviation. The findings demonstrate that more work is needed to understand and reduce the climate impact of jet engine emissions.

"Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Nature

Climate change is messing with tropical plants’ flowering times, study shows
The flowering time for tropical plants is shifting with climate change, a new study finds.

"UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"By 2100, climate change could make unhealthy air routine for 100 million Americans"
#America #Climate #ClimateChange

By 2100, climate change could make unhealthy air routine for 100 million Americans
New modeling shows almost one in three Americans will routinely breathe air considered unhealthy for sensitive people by the year 2100 due to climate change, a seven-fold increase compared to the turn of the century.

"More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025"
#Climate #ClimateChange

More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025
In 2025, more than 200 climate-related disasters affected more than 87.8 million people worldwide, according to preliminary figures from the International Disaster Database analyzed by Mongabay. The disasters include flash floods, landslides, severe storms, wildfires and droughts. Drought and food insecurity impacted the largest number of people. In Syria, which faced its worst drought in […]

"Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?"
#China #Climate #ClimateChange

Q&A: What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change? - Carbon Brief
China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction...

"Women bear the brunt of climate change. Meet the green politicians determined to change that"
#Women #Climate #ClimateChange

IWD: Meet the women fighting for the planet through politics
This International Women’s Day, Euronews Green highlights some of the female politicians spearheading the never-ending fight against climate change.

"As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt"
#Climate #ClimateChange

As climate change threatens student athlete safety, states try to adapt
But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.

"The frequency of billion-dollar disasters has increased dramatically"
#Climate #ClimateChange

The frequency of billion-dollar disasters has increased dramatically
The U.S. now experiences a billion-dollar disaster about every two weeks, on average.

"‘Emotional traps’ and fake experts: How to spot climate disinformation in 2026"
#Climate #ClimateChange

‘Alternative truths’: How the EU is tackling climate disinformation
As the threat of climate change accelerates, the EU has strengthened its commitment to fight disinformation.

"‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms"
#China #Climate #ClimateChange

‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms - Carbon Brief
Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, according to a new study by CREA.

"Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050"
#Africa #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change could lead to 500,000 ‘additional’ malaria deaths in Africa by 2050 - Carbon Brief
Climate change could lead to half a million more deaths from malaria in Africa over the next 25 years, according to new research.

"Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate change made Australian heat wave 5 times more likely
Human-induced climate change made the intense early January heat wave in Australia five times more likely, according to a new analysis by World Weather Attribution.

"Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions

Analysis: CO2 from UK data centres could be ‘hundreds of times’ higher than thought - Carbon Brief
Emissions from the new data centres set to drive the UK’s AI “revolution” could be...

"Overheated cows, flooded highways, and now a fuel crisis: why Australia’s food system is in big trouble"
#Australia #Animals #Cows

Overheated cows, flooded highways, and now a fuel crisis: why Australia’s food system is in big trouble
Australia produces enough food for 75 million people. But intensifying heat and natural disasters and competition for water are eroding food security.

"Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says"
#Climate #ClimateChange

"Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades"
#Nature #Environment #Climate

Peatland restoration can deliver climate mitigation benefits within a few decades
New research indicates that restoration of peatlands can result in climate mitigation within just a few decades. In Finland, some 60,000 hectares of previously forestry-drained peatlands have already been restored, comprising mainly nutrient-poor sites with weak tree growth. In such cases, peatland plants remain viable and react rapidly to restoration, resulting in the formation of a thick new layer of Sphagnum moss.

"Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Whales #Animals

Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds
Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off Australia’s southern coast are having calves less often than they used to. A new study links this slowdown to warming water and shrinking sea ice in the Southern Ocean. The study, conducted by researchers at Australian, South African and U.S. institutions and published this month in Scientific Reports, tracked […]

"AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

AI vs. Net Zero: The UK’s Next Climate Battle
As a data centre construction boom sweeps the UK, creating soaring electricity demands that threaten to decimate climate targets, opportunist politicians and commentators are using this new phenomenon to undermine the clean energy transition. In recent months, Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho, Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice, as well as the party’s head […]

"Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?"
#US #USA #America #Climate

Will the world fill the climate leadership void left by the US?
Enthusiasm for climate leadership is backsliding beyond the US government, but there are some signs of hope.

"Hague orders Dutch government to protect residents on this sinking island from climate change"
#Netherlands #Climate #ClimateChange

Dutch government ordered to protect sinking island from climate change
In a sweeping victory for Bonaire residents, The Hague District Court has ruled that Dutch authorities had discriminated against the island's inhabitants.

"Will the EU water down its new carbon tariff?"
#EU #EuopeanUnion #Climate #ClimateChange

Will the EU water down its new carbon tariff?
On Jan. 1, the bloc launched its world-first fee on the carbon emissions of imported goods. A European Commission proposal to allow exemptions is drawing…

"Even if warming is limited to 2°C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss"
#Europe #Nature #Climate

Even if warming is limited to 2°C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss
Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and bark beetle outbreaks is projected to increase compared to recent decades under all analyzed climate scenarios, according to a new international study, published in Science, with contributions from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

Here are 40 #Positive #Environmental and #Climate headlines from February to
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40 Positive Environmental Success Stories — February 2026
The media has an important role to play in combatting climate doom. Therefore, this monthly news round up of positive environmental and climate change news, is designed to spark joy and show that progress is being made. We pick two positive headlines a day, ranging from renewable energy and preservation

"Fossil fuels ‘ripping away national security’ but renewables ‘turn the tables’, says UN executive"
#FossilFuels #Energy #Climate

Fossil fuels are ‘ripping away national security’ says UN exec
‘Sunlight doesn’t depend on vulnerable shipping straits,’ says UNFCCC’s Simon Stiell.

"Hot-dry extremes could hit 28% of humanity five times more often by end of century"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Hot-dry extremes could hit 28% of humanity five times more often by end of century
In their current state, climate policies around the world could leave a significant chunk of the global population exposed to simultaneous extreme heat and drought over five times more often by the end of this century than during the mid-to-late 20th century.

"Dangerous droughts triggered by heatwaves are accelerating at an alarming rate, study shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange

‘Flash droughts’ driven by heatwaves are on the rise, study finds
Heatwaves, drought, wildfire risk and El Niño are compounding to create a dangerous cocktail of climate change.

"'Dramatic development': Austria warns all but 2 of its 96 glaciers have retreated over last 2 years"
#Austria #Glaciers #Environment

Climate change is killing off Austria's glaciers. What's at risk?
Soaring temperatures are fuelling the demise of Austria's glaciers, with 'vast implications' for drinking water, power generation, infrastructure and more.

"New report confirms 2025 among Hawai'i's driest, warmest on record"
#Hawaii #Climate #ClimateChange

New report confirms 2025 among Hawai'i's driest, warmest on record
In 2025, Hawaiʻi experienced its second-driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above-average temperatures throughout the year—a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawai'i Annual Climate Report 2025. Published by the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program, this first-of-its-kind report uses plain language, along with easy-to-interpret maps and figures, to summarize statewide rainfall, temperature, and drought conditions over the past year.

"‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?"
#Romania #Finance #Climate