Judge rejects campaigners’ bid to curb UK oil production
The high court ruling dismissed as "nonsensical" the argument that oil companies are "paid to pollute" under the UK tax regime
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Egypt names foreign minister Sameh Shoukry to lead Cop27 climate talks
Cairo gave a junior role to environment minister Yasmine Fouad and the top job to a career diplomat with no significant climate experience
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Key takeaways from this week’s Climate Committee sessions
14 January 2021
It was quite the busy week over at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action.
Members considered the proposed carbon budgets brought forward...
What declining oil production looks like – Climate Weekly
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Haven of African elephants at risk, say park rangers decrying poor pay and conditions
Forest guards in Gabon say their salaries are often paid several months late and are threatening to go on strike
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Why Shell is becoming a softer target for climate campaigners
The oil major has pulled out of a British project and paused South African exploration, as its climate targets require production to fall
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2021 Tied for 6th Warmest Year in Continued Trend, NASA Analysis Shows
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Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2021 tied with 2018 as the sixth warmest on record, according...
Six Questions to Help You Understand the 6th Warmest Year on Record
The year 2021 was tied for the sixth warmest year on NASA’s record, stretching more than a century. Because the record is global, not...
Biodiversity spotlight: hen harriers
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As you might have already seen – we’re taking a new direction this year and that includes our biodiversity coverage.
We’re going to...
Germany ‘must triple pace of emissions cuts’ to meet 2030 target
Germany missed its climate targets in 2021 and the incoming "traffic light" coalition is promising a major policy package to turn things around
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