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Majority oppose new oil and gas, study finds
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (183+ words) A MAJORITY of Scots oppose new oil and gas and back a fair transition, according to a new'study. Diffley Partnership research for climate campaigners Uplift found that 57 per cent believed the Scottish government should oppose new North Sea drilling in…...
Climate extremes in 2025 disproportionately hit poor communities, scientists warn - Morning Star | The People’s Daily
2+ week, 1+ day ago (373+ words) EXTREME weather events driven by human-induced climate change continued to disproportionately hit poorer communities in 2025, a group of international scientists has'found. Global temperatures were so high that they made 2025 one of the hottest three years ever recorded, according to scientists…...
Time running out for results from Cop30, says UN
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (274+ words) A TOP United Nations official warned on Sunday that time is running out to get results as the Cop30 climate talks enter the final'stretch. Speaking as the climate negotiations in the Brazilian city of Belem entered the final week, UN climate…...
Cop30 talks begin in Brazil with calls for faster action
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (306+ words) THE United Nations climate negotiations got under way today in the Brazilian city of Belem, known as the gateway to the Amazon'River. The negotiations follow the leaders" summit which was held last Friday where leaders pushed for greater urgency and…...
World heading for an additional 57 super hot days a year, say scientists
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (391+ words) THE world is on track to add nearly two months of dangerous "super hot" days each year by the end of the century, with poorer small nations hit far more often than the biggest carbon-polluting countries, a study released today'found....
Renewables overtake coal as worlds biggest source of electricity for first time
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (312+ words) RENEWABLE energy has become the world's main source of electricity, after overtaking coal for the first time in the first part of this year, a leading global energy think tank reported today. In a report, Ember said world demand for…...
China’s Xi pledges massive carbon emissions reduction
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) CHINA'S President Xi Jinping announced today a target of cutting carbon emissions by 7-10 per cent by 2035. China produces more than 31 per cent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, but emissions fell by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of this…...
Welsh Greens call for tough penalties for polluters at water summit
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (162+ words) ENVIRONMENTALISTS in Wales called for greater penalties for polluters of rivers today as the Welsh government met farmers at a water summit. Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter said there was strong public support for action and called the state…...
Campaigners urge government to prioritise ending fuel poverty in home upgrade plan
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (307+ words) THE Warm Homes Plan should be judged on how much it cuts fuel poverty rather than focusing on technical targets, campaigners urged the government yesterday. The "13.2 billion scheme aims to improve energy efficiency in five million homes by 2030. End Fuel…...
Water shortfall in England now ‘nationally significant,’ drought officials warn amid heatwave
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (433+ words) Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament condemns the firm's plans for AI-assisted small modular reactors ENGLAND is now suffering from "nationally significant" water shortfalls, drought officials warned today as the country is hit by another heatwave. The national drought group, which includes…...