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11.08.26 - 12:00
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Reader Q&A: ask our reporters anything about fossil fuel profits and the climate crisis (The Guardian)
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Last week reporters Jillian Ambrose and Damian Carrington published a piece which revealed that biggest oil firms made $93bn in profits in three months amid the war in Iran and the climate crisis. They will be online at 2pm BST to discuss their story and any other questions you might have Ask a question: log in or sign up hereLast week Jillian Ambrose and Damian Carrington published a front-page story that revealed the vast scale of the profits that eight of the biggest oil firms made in three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.They will be online at 2pm to answer your questions about their reporting – and any others you might have about how the oil markets work – and how many of these companies have withdrawn from their commitments to a clean energy transition. Continue reading......
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10.08.26 - 16:12
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′It′s very challenging′: how the Duke of Westminster′s farm is taking on the climate crisis (The Guardian)
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Amid world pressure from heatwaves and fertiliser shortages, billionaire's business has invested in circular farming and biomethaneThere is a distinctive smell of cow manure in the air at the Duke of Westminster's dairy farm near Chester. It is a world away from the collection of grand West End properties controlled by the duke that form the backbone of his near £10bn fortune, a decade on from becoming Britain's youngest billionaire.As part of his 349-year-old Grosvenor empire, Lea Manor Farm on the duke's Eaton Estate in north-west England has fared better than most dairy farms in recent years. Continue reading......
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10.08.26 - 09:38
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Bauern fordern mehr und schnellere Hilfen im Klimawandel (DPA-AFX)
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KÖLN (dpa-AFX) - Der Deutsche Bauernverband hat angesichts anhaltender Trockenheit, Hitzewellen und voraussichtlich unterdurchschnittlicher Ernten mehr und schnellere Hilfen der Politik gefordert. Die landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe bräuchten einen Instrumentenkasten, ......
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09.08.26 - 01:36
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren′t just delusional, they′re deadly | Sadiq Khan (The Guardian)
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Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren't a 'luxury', and we can't burn more oil and gas. People need the truthReport: Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oilEurope is burning. This summer, an unprecedented series of heatwaves has swept through the continent and across many parts of the globe. The consequences have been nothing short of catastrophic. In recent weeks deadly blazes have torn through France, Greece and Spain, killing firefighters, forcing people from their homes and robbing them of their livelihoods.With Tuesday marking Britain's 34th day of temperatures exceeding 30C (86F) this year, the UK has also found itself reckoning with ferocious heat. Wildfires have forced evacuations in Suffolk and the Cairngorms. In London – where parks have become burnt, brittle and brown – hundreds of grass fires have put our firefighters under pressure like never before. In July, the weather station at Kew Gardens rec...
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08.08.26 - 10:36
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Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oil (The Guardian)
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London mayor points to 'terrifying scenes' this summer amid speculation Burnham may back Jackdaw and Rosebank projectsSadiq Khan: This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren't just delusional, they're deadlySadiq Khan has called on the government to commit to revamped climate action and to reduce the UK's reliance on oil and gas, as the UK endures a summer of drought, wildfires and heatwaves.Writing in the Guardian, the mayor of London said that Andy Burnham's administration must reaffirm its commitment to net zero and make clear it will continue to reduce the UK's reliance on oil and gas “to get Britain back on track.” Continue reading......
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08.08.26 - 05:45
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E-Auto-Boom bei VW könnte CO2-Strafe verhindern (Elektroauto-News)
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VW erhält in Europa deutlich mehr E-Auto-Bestellungen als erwartet. Dadurch könnte der Konzern eine Rückstellung für potenzielle CO₂-Strafen wieder freigeben.
Der Beitrag E-Auto-Boom bei VW könnte CO2-Strafe verhindern erschien zuerst auf Elektroauto-News.net....
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07.08.26 - 21:24
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Klimawandel: Giftige Überschwemmungen im Südsudan (DW)
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Jahrelange Überschwemmungen haben in der Ölregion des Südsudans zu einer katastrophalen Wasserverschmutzung geführt. Gemeinden, Wissenschaftler und Gesundheitspersonal suchen verzweifelt nach Lösungen....
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