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A senior environmental official says Iran burns highly-polluting mazut as alternative fuel in 14 out of 16 thermal power stations across the country, but that is not the root cause of severe air pollution in metropolis like Tehran.
Exclusive: National Lottery funds will help vulnerable coastal town combat effects of rise in sea-levelA coastal town in Cornwall where rising sea levels threaten to wipe out homes, beaches and businesses in a few decades’ time has been awarded £2milli…
Shareholders say lawsuits over PFAS compounds linked to cancer and other diseases represent growing threat to companies’ profitsInvestors from some of the world’s largest firms are pressuring chemical companies to end production of toxic PFAS “forever …
Abnormally high temperatures caused by orientation of high and low pressure, but also point to effects of climate changeExceptionally high temperatures affected large parts of Europe last week, with longstanding records across the central and western r…
Ben Okri, Simon Schama, Helen Pankhurst and AL Kennedy among those saying they ‘stand with’ protestersBen Okri, Simon Schama, Helen Pankhurst and AL Kennedy are among more than 100 writers who have signed a letter in solidarity with UK climate protest …
If global heating continues at current rate of 2.7C, losses will be greater with 68% of glaciers disappearingHalf the planet’s glaciers will have melted by 2100 even if humanity sticks to goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, according to resea…
Fitzroy Crossing locals say poor communication, language barriers and a lack of local support has left the community fending for itselfGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTowns and communities hit by devastating flo…
Campaigners hail EU move, and congressman says it gives fresh impetus to similar US plansA groundbreaking EU deal to ban the import of goods linked to deforestation has set a global benchmark and will hasten the passage of a similar law in the US, Amer…
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policyFarmers are to receive additional payments of up to £1,000 a year for protecting nature and the environment, as the government reforms post-Brexit subsidies…
Without global heating, such warm temperatures would be expected only once every five centuries, Met Office saysThe record-breaking heat in the UK in 2022 was made 160 times more likely by the climate crisis, indicating the dominant influence of human-…