Top news of the week: 15.09.2022.
A low-carbon chemical industry ‘could create 29m jobs and double turnover’
New report explains benefits of adopting more efficient technology and warns failure to do so could mean climate chaos
Five priorities for a meaningful post-2025 climate finance target
The quality of climate finance is as important as the quantity to rebuild trust after rich countries failed to deliver on their $100bn by 2020 target
Global ‘Stilling’: Is Climate Change Slowing Down the Wind?
As carbon dioxide levels rise and the Earth’s poles warm, researchers are predicting a decline in the planet’s wind speeds. This ‘stilling’ could impact wind energy production and plant ...
Americans learn skills to survive the climate crisis – in a wilderness course
Societal breakdown has not arrived, but the contours of such a collapse aren’t too hard to imagine – which is why some are taking part in a survival course
Why we should forget about the 1.5C global heating target
Working to prevent every 0.1C rise can still give us hope, says Bill McGuire, professor emeritus of geophysical and climate hazards at UCL
Minimalism is for the high minded. I really like things, lots of them, rummaged in boot sales and charity shops
The decluttering movement is gaining pace. But a house full of secondhand finds or inherited furniture allows you to tell your own story – and keeps them from landfill, writes Peter York
The cycle of life and death: the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi
After a couple of years of subdued celebrations, the Mumbai crowds are back out in force bringing more and bigger idols – but with a greater awareness of their environmental impact
Reasons for (cautious) optimism: the good news on the climate crisis
Every fraction of a degree of global heating avoided makes a difference. Here are some reasons for hope