Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
The Trump administration has withdrawn federal support for the Arctic Report Card, an annual environmental assessment tracking changes across the Arctic region since 2006.
Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest
The UN is allocating over $12 billion to help vulnerable nations combat drought and land degradation at its biennial desertification summit in Mongolia this week.
‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas
Marine heatwaves are transforming British waters, with warming seas driving species northward, attracting Mediterranean fish and sharks, and threatening kelp and seagrass ecosystems.
Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
A Conservative-backed report claims scrapping net-zero policies would save £320bn and enable cheap electricity, but analysis reveals it would actually increase emissions by 524 million tonnes and reduce electrification of heat and transport.
How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Florida education officials requested science textbook publishers remove or dilute climate change content in summer 2024, altering references to the climate crisis and eliminating discussion of its health impacts.
Lobsters and acidic seas: can shellfish help neutralise one of the greatest threats to the ocean?
Scientists are testing ocean alkalinity enhancement in the Gulf of Maine to combat ocean acidification, examining whether shellfish like lobsters can help neutralize threats to marine ecosystems.