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China released a five-year climate plan covering 2026-2030 that consolidates existing policies on emissions, greenhouse gases, carbon markets, and international climate cooperation, while reaffirming pledges to peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
The UN’s desertification summit convenes this week in Mongolia to allocate over $12bn to help vulnerable countries combat drought and land degradation amid record global heat.
Marine heatwaves are shifting British marine ecosystems, with warm-water species like sunfish and octopuses appearing while cod and cold-water sharks become rare, prompting concerns about kelp and seagrass loss.
Land-use emissions have declined by approximately 32% since the 2000s, driven by reduced deforestation and increased forest regrowth offsetting roughly two-thirds of deforestation impacts.
Labour MPs express concern the government has softened its climate stance despite record wildfires and heat deaths, while polling shows public climate worry remains high but support for net zero targets has declined significantly.
Global ocean surface temperatures reached 21.1C on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set in March 2024, driven by human-caused climate change and the growing El Niño phenomenon.
