Top news of the week: 11.08.2022.
Landmark US climate bill will do more harm than good, groups say
Bill makes concessions to the fossil fuel industry as frontline community groups call on Biden to declare climate emergency
How climate change spurs megadroughts
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and dry spells.
‘We’re back, baby’: New bill boosts US climate credibility
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a moment when hopes dimmed that the United States could become an international leader on climate change, legislation that Congress is poised to approve could ...
Reinstate climate change minister role, says green Tory Chris Skidmore
MP and head of party’s Net Zero Support Group spends much of his time campaigning on climate emergency
Historic climate bill to supercharge clean energy industry
The climate and energy provisions of Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act would speed greenhouse gas cuts and put the U.S. on track to deliver the lion's share of President Biden's target for ...
An anxious American west sizes up historic climate bill: ‘We need every tool’
While the legislation provides renewed hope, work remains to be done to ensure the funding is put to best possible use
Global heating has caused ‘shocking’ changes in forests across the Americas, studies find
Trees are advancing into the Arctic tundra and retreating from boreal forests further south, where stunting and die-offs are expected
The Guardian view on accelerating global heating: follow the science
Editorial: A new database of extreme weather studies makes clear how far policymaking is lagging behind the reality of climate chaos