2025 climate agenda fractured as COP30 ends without fossil-fuel language
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
Belém summit highlights a divided path forward as adaptation rises amid escalating climate disasters and shifting global power dynamics
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Climate change linked to DNA changes in polar bears, study finds
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
Researchers report a statistically significant connection between rising temperatures and the activity of 'jumping genes' in polar bears living in Greenland, a potential signal of rapid adaptation as habitats melt.
Alps could face peak glacier extinction by 2033, study warns
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
New projections warn thousands of Alpine glaciers could vanish this century as warming accelerates, threatening winter tourism and freshwater systems.
2025 Breaks with the Traditional Climate Agenda
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
COP30 yields no fossil-fuels language as nations diverge on action; the United States retreats on several fronts, while cheap renewables reshape global energy policy and adaptation moves to the foreground.
Seven elephants killed as high-speed train hits herd crossing tracks in Assam
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
Seven wild Asiatic elephants died and a calf was injured when a Rajdhani Express struck a herd crossing railway tracks in Assam; authorities reported no human casualties.
Ten years after Paris, the world grapples with climate overshoot and what's next
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
As global temperatures exceed 1.5°C and climate-related losses mount, leaders, cities, and businesses pursue a four-part plan to cut emissions, remove greenhouse gases, restore ecosystems, and build resilience.
Policy shifts undermine confidence in electric vehicles, AA says as readiness index shows fragile adoption
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
Policy confusion across the EU and UK, plus new taxes and stalled mandates, weigh on consumer willingness to switch to EVs, the AA reports.
Northern farmer grows Lincolnshire’s first commercial olives as climate shifts
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
A 25-acre grove near Spalding demonstrates how warmer, drier conditions are enabling UK olive farming, with Italian expertise and energy self-sufficiency.
Dozens exposed to PFAS at 3M Swansea firefighting foam, BBC investigation finds
Climate & Environment • 4 days ago
BBC File on 4 Investigates uncovers decades of worker exposure to PFOS and PFOA at the Swansea plant, ongoing environmental contamination, and company assurances of remediation and safety priorities.