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UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure
Published: June 14, 2026 12:37
Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at riskThe UK government is poised to water down its 2030 targets for electric vehicle sales after intensive lobbying by the car industry and unions.The…
Deadly Philippines earthquake found to have raised seabed by up to 2 metres
Published: June 14, 2026 11:07
‘Coastal uplift’ exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metresA powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6 feet), exposing…
Jamaican beach access campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of coast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/14/jamaica-beach-access-court-fight-privatisation-coast
Published: June 14, 2026 11:00
Activists are challenging colonial-era law and demanding ‘free, legal, unfettered, forever rights’ to use beachesJamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’Campaigners in Jamaica are heading to court next week…
Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/14/jamaica-beach-access-crisis-plantation-tourism
Published: June 14, 2026 11:00
Activists argue business model is ‘plantation tourism’ designed to benefit elite and disadvantage most JamaicansCampaigners go to court to fight privatisation of Jamaican coastDevon Taylor remembers when the Mammee Bay shoreline in St Ann, Jamaica, was…
‘It’s going to be extremely hot’: workers imperiled as sweltering World Cup temperatures are forecast
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/world-cup-heat-workers
Published: June 14, 2026 10:00
It could top 90F in several cities hosting World Cup games – and workers could pay the price with their healthAs the World Cup kicks off, labor advocates and scholars warn that the workers making the tournament possible could face serious heat-related…
Amoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/amoc-collapse-europe-climate
Published: June 14, 2026 10:00
The system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinuedImagine we detect a large asteroid heading straight for Earth. We are able to intervene and prevent…
Illegal dump becomes ‘symbol of north-south divide’ at heart of Makerfield byelection
Published: June 14, 2026 06:00
Failure to clear up rotting, rat-infested site is a key issue for local people as they weigh up politicians’ promisesA mountain of rubbish sits behind a metal fence in the village of Bickershaw, where it has remained for more than 20 months. For many…
Denial is back in vogue. As Australia leads climate talks, it’s beyond time we took the issue seriously
Published: June 13, 2026 20:00
It is unlikely that many voters are flocking to Pauline Hanson for her scientific insights – but that is where they are lining up, regardlessWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter herePolitics is…
I was a hardcore twitcher. I understand why the Cocos booby has Australia’s birders in a frenzy | Andrew Stafford
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/14/cocos-booby-twitching-australia-birders
Published: June 13, 2026 20:00
Twitchers can be the subject of derision but they have greatly expanded our understanding of birdlife in the age of extinctionThe discovery of a black-headed gull in Geraldton, Western Australia, has put Australian birders in a bit of a flap. Normal people…
Gee, whiz: elephant relieves itself on floor of Texas Republican convention
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/texas-elephant-republican-convention
Published: June 13, 2026 17:16
Four-ton Paige, brought in as surprise for attenders, made gushing debut after governor finished keynote speechAn African elephant weighing roughly 4 tons that was brought to the Texas Republican party’s annual convention to excite attenders ended up…
Tropical heron spotted in UK for first time as more exotic birds arrive to thrill birdwatchers
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/13/tropical-heron-spotted-first-time-uk-aoe
Published: June 13, 2026 07:00
Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say expertsIt is a tropical bird typically encountered between west Africa and India, but last week a western…
‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners
Published: June 13, 2026 05:00
Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standardsAn environmental campaign group is taking legal action against the government over proposals that it claims could fast-track chemical hazard…
Trees may store less planet-heating carbon than hoped, study suggests
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/13/trees-store-less-carbon-than-thought-study
Published: June 13, 2026 04:00
Photosynthesis does not always result in wood growth, a key factor in carbon dioxide sequestrationTrees may not be able to store as much planet-heating carbon as hoped, a study suggests, with researchers finding photosynthesis does not always lead to wood…
Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president
Published: June 13, 2026 00:00
Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissionsAustralia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of…
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
Published: June 12, 2026 15:00
Exclusive A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’Antarctica’s west coast is missing an area of winter sea ice the size of France, sparking concerns for threatened…
‘It’s massive destruction’: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/texas-border-wall-big-bend-national-park
Published: June 12, 2026 14:00
Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness The Trump administration has waived a slew of environmental and historical preservation laws that would allow it to build…
Goblin shark with face ‘not even a mother would love’ seen alive in natural habitat for first time
Published: June 12, 2026 07:35
Elusive creatures have previously only been seen on fishing lines and experts know ‘virtually nothing about them’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRare and eccentric-looking goblin sharks have been seen alive in their deep ocean…
Week in wildlife: a squirrel with a splint, hungry hyenas and a great white shark
Published: June 12, 2026 07:00
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Published: June 12, 2026 05:00
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zonesLow emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air…
Britain’s favourite butterfly revealed – and it’s a familiar backyard beauty
Published: June 12, 2026 04:00
More than 20,000 votes cast in Butterfly Conservation’s poll of 60 native species to find nation’s favourite for first timeThe votes are in on Britain’s favourite butterfly, and it is one of the most ubiquitous yet spectacular backyard beauties that has…
‘The birds will fly away’: can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and tourists?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/12/albania-flamingos-wetlands-trump-tourists
Published: June 12, 2026 04:00
A luxury resort backed by the US president’s family may be built on a wildlife-rich nature reserve in one of Europe’s poorest nationsIf the real estate dreams of a billionaire political family come true, an island in one of Europe’s poorest countries will…
‘Super El Niño’ is officially here, scientists say. What can we expect?
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/el-nino-explainer
Published: June 11, 2026 20:46
Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highsEL Niño has officially arrived, US officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) said on Thursday, and scientists predict it…
Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/11/venus-flytrap-rapid-snap-mechanism
Published: June 11, 2026 18:00
Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closureThe Venus flytrap is one of nature’s most impressive predators, luring insects with the intoxicating scent of nectar before capturing them with a…
Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds
Published: June 11, 2026 18:00
First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant lifeOur planet’s soils contain enough of the subterranean fungi that sustain plant life and help regulate the climate to stretch from the Earth to…
Bananas could vanish from school lunch menus. Here’s why
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/11/farm-bill-school-lunches-non-us-foods
Published: June 11, 2026 17:00
New Farm Bill places caps on non-US foods; nutritionists say it restricts availability of healthy meals for kidsSchool nutrition workers and advocates have “lots of concerns about bananas”, said Erin Ogden, policy associate for federal child nutrition…
El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/11/el-nino-forms-historic-strength
Published: June 11, 2026 13:50
Meteorologists forecast it will rival – or exceed – record El Niño from 1997 and further heat globeEl Niño, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced on…
Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/11/solar-energy-us-coal
Published: June 11, 2026 10:00
Solar supplied 12.8% of US electricity in May even as Trump boosts coal over clean energyEven as Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the US and remains the leading source of new power.Data released Wednesday…
Millions of homes in London, Essex and Kent at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens
Published: June 11, 2026 05:00
Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations downMillions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according toan analysis by the British Geological Survey (BGS).As hotter,…
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's land swap with SpaceX in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/spacex-trump-administration-texas-land-swap
Published: June 10, 2026 22:12
Environmental groups say exchange between US government and SpaceX would worsen ecological risksSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Environmental groups on Wednesday sued in an attempt to stop the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more…
Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown
Published: June 10, 2026 18:32
Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen regionTemperatures in the Antarctic reached above 15C this month, shattering the previous winter heat record for the usually frozen region and…
Four days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds
Published: June 10, 2026 16:18
Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after heavy rain and landslides, fuelled by climate crisis, in North SumatraExtreme rainfall and landslides fuelled by the climate crisis killed 7% of the remaining population of the world’s rarest…
Toby Carvery to pay for orchard planting after causing outrage by felling 500-year-old oak
Published: June 10, 2026 15:30
Restaurant chain took chainsaw to ancient oak tree in Enfield without permissionThe UK restaurant chain Toby Carvery has settled a legal dispute over taking a chainsaw to an ancient oak tree without permission, by agreeing to pay to restore a lost…
Deepest and most extensive whale graveyard discovered in Indian Ocean
Published: June 10, 2026 15:00
Some remains found in Diamantina fracture zone date back more than 5m years and reveal species and ecosystems unknown to scienceThe oldest, deepest and most extensive whale graveyard yet discovered has been found in the south-eastern Indian Ocean, with…
Sardinian beach bans umbrellas for people aged 10 to 65
Published: June 10, 2026 13:02
Local authorities at Punta Molentis beach in Villasimìus bring in unpopular measure to protect environmentUmbrellas have been banned on a beach in Sardinia for anyone between the ages of 10 and 65 in the latest flashpoint in Italy’s long-running beach…
‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/climate-change-crisis-refugees
Published: June 10, 2026 13:00
As the US shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impactsTrump targets migrants from countries hit most by climate shocksMillions of people around the world are having their lives…
Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/trump-administration-immigrants-climate-crisis
Published: June 10, 2026 13:00
A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugeesDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people…
The rightwing campaign to control how US judges view the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/10/judges-climate-crisis-energy-secretary
Published: June 10, 2026 12:00
US energy secretary Chris Wright featured in seminars to judges when he was a fracking executiveAs cities and states sue big oil for billions in damages over allegations that it covered up the dangers of its products, rightwing organizations are attempting…
Big agriculture is killing our bees. We’ll all pay the price | Jennie Durant
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/agriculture-bees-environment
Published: June 10, 2026 10:00
We’re thinking about the crisis facing pollinators all wrong. And we’ve come to a crucial momentLast winter, commercial beekeepers lost more than 60% of their colonies – their worst losses on record. We tend to blame bee losses on separate, singular…
Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees
Published: June 10, 2026 08:00
Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a resultThere are few ways in and out of Nepal’s Jumla district. The Karnali highway, considered one of the world’s most…
Nothing says stupidity like Reform's obsession with destroying British jobs | George Monbiot
Published: June 10, 2026 07:00
The net zero economy is booming, so claims that prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of courseReally? You want to destroy a million jobs? Vote Reform UK for mass unemployment: is that your…
More than half of clean energy schemes needed for Labour’s 2030 target offered grid connection
Published: June 10, 2026 06:00
The 700 projects include wind and solar farms, battery storage, gas and hydro plansMore than half the renewable energy projects needed to meet the government’s clean power targets by 2030 are now able to plug into the electricity grid after years of delay,…
Public procurement of electricity could save GB households £200 a year, says thinktank
Published: June 10, 2026 06:00
Government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices aims to reduce bills for consumers after global surge in pricesHouseholds in England, Scotland and Wales could save nearly £200 a year on their energy bills if the government stepped into the market to…
Birdwatch: Going to the Galápagos for the gulls
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/birdwatch-going-galapagos-for-gulls
Published: June 10, 2026 05:00
While most visitors prefer the finches, tropicbirds and blue-footed boobies, some are drawn to less glamorous speciesMost visitors don’t come to the Galápagos for the gulls. With more than a dozen kinds of Darwin’s finches on offer – along with fearsome…
Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says
Published: June 10, 2026 05:00
Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissionsUltra-wealthy people zooming across the world on their private jets, lounging on yachts and conspicuous by their Instagrammable consumption are…
Bycatch has ‘shocking’ toll on British marine life, first-ever analysis reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/bycatch-toll-british-marine-life-analysis
Published: June 10, 2026 04:00
Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackleThousands of Britain’s most charismatic and protected marine wildlife, including whales, porpoises, dolphins, seals and…
Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/10/cattle-tuberculosis-vaccine-badger-cull-england
Published: June 9, 2026 23:01
Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038Cattle will be vaccinated against tuberculosis from 2030 as a “gamechanging” part of a new strategy to drive eradication of the disease in England by 2038. In…
Florida shaken by 6.1-magnitude earthquake off coast of Cuba
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/florida-earthquake-cuba-coast-mexico
Published: June 9, 2026 16:30
Earthquake was region’s strongest tremor in nearly 150 years and was also felt in parts of Mexico including CancúnAn earthquake on Monday off the coast of Cuba, which was that region’s strongest tremor in nearly 150 years, could be felt in Florida and…
‘Osprey cam’ streams life of nesting seabirds perched at tip of 55 metre-long Queensland rainforest canopy crane
Published: June 9, 2026 15:00
Researchers believe the same pair of birds have been mating and nesting in the unusual spot in the Daintree Rainforest for 15 consecutive yearsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt started by chance – but it should have come as no…
Whey protein shortage looms as use of weight-loss drugs fuels global demand
Published: June 9, 2026 14:00
Price of dairy product has risen fivefold after users of GLP-1 medications advised to increase protein consumptionThe growing popularity of weight-loss drugs has fuelled global demand for whey protein, sparking concerns among industry experts over a…
This US neighborhood is full of hazardous air pollution. Can a network of sensors make ‘the invisible visible’?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/09/pacoima-pollution-air-sensors-monitoring
Published: June 9, 2026 13:00
Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoringJose Luis Salas looks up at the ladder. “Are you ready?” he asks Shance Taylor, an environmental project manager who’s…
‘Woefully unprepared’: extreme heat will double US hospitalizations by 2040, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/09/extreme-heat-double-hospitalizations-2040-study
Published: June 9, 2026 13:00
Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bnPeople in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a…
Here are 10 ways a ‘super’ El Niño could impact the planet | Benjamin Selwyn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/09/super-el-nino-global-economy
Published: June 9, 2026 12:00
The climate phenomenon is intensifying an already unequal global economy Continue reading...
The Galápagos is a wildlife haven. But is that enough to protect the rare scalloped hammerhead shark?
Published: June 9, 2026 11:00
The species is abundant within the protected archipelago but when they migrate outside the marine reserve to give birth they run the gauntlet of industrial fishingThe unmistakable fluted T-shape of a scalloped hammerhead shark slides by, followed by a…
A third of world’s energy needs should come from electricity by 2035, says Cop31 host
Published: June 9, 2026 11:00
Turkish minister Murat Kurum says ‘electrifying daily life’ will be priority for this year’s UN climate summitThe world should aim to meet a third of its energy needs from electricity within a decade to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the host of the next UN…
World’s largest banks pledged $906bn to fossil fuel companies in ‘unfathomable’ increase in 2025, report finds
Published: June 9, 2026 08:00
JPMorgan Chase leads 65 banks making decisions incompatible with restraining rising temperatures, researchers sayThe world’s largest banks committed $906bn in financing to the fossil fuel industry last year, an “unfathomable” increase in investment locking…
World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China
Published: June 9, 2026 05:00
Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre has started operations off the coast of Shanghai, as China presses forwards with solutions for energy challenges created…
Blue mushrooms, shy trees and glowing seas: Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures
Published: June 9, 2026 00:00
The 12 finalists will be exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during Beaker Street festival from 6 to 17 August, including images of newborn fish, a native wasp and satellite trails across the night skyThe language of termites: Liss Fenwick’s…
The Guardian view on climate equality: a richer life and real public abundance, not just more stuff | Editorial
Published: June 8, 2026 17:28
The Global Justice Report offers a hopeful bargain: tax extreme wealth and replace consumer excess with social and economic security for allHumanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a…
‘Severe’ stress on oceans as rate of sea level rise doubles in 10 years, UN warns
Published: June 8, 2026 16:45
Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment saysThe world’s oceans are under “severe and accelerating” pressure from human activities, with the rate of sea-level rise double that of a…
Diver captures rare footage of great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea – video
Published: June 8, 2026 14:19
Footage captured by a diver shows a rare sighting of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea, spotted between Tunisia and Sicily. The sighting happened during a mission, organised by NGO Healthy Seas Foundation in partnership with Ghost Diving and The…
Call to phase out ‘inhumane’ guga hunt by working with Hebridean islanders
Published: June 8, 2026 14:05
Annual killing of infant gannets has been carried out on a remote Scottish island for at least 400 yearsAnimal welfare campaigners have called for talks on phasing out the “inhumane” hunt for infant gannets known as guga, which are killed by hunters on a…
Arizona lake closes indefinitely to visitors after all of its fish die
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/san-carlos-lake-arizona-fish-kill
Published: June 8, 2026 11:33
Wildlife department says drought conditions and water released from dam led to ‘major fish kill’ at San Carlos LakeArizona officials have indefinitely closed a popular lake to visitors after its entire population of fish died recently.The recreation and…
Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/datacenter-ai-drought-water
Published: June 8, 2026 11:00
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AIA record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the…
Giving guitarfish a chance: one man’s mission to persuade fishers to farm giant snails instead
Published: June 8, 2026 09:00
Marine biologist Issah Seidu has found a way for Ghana’s fishing communities to earn a living – and help protect the ancient and critically endangered fish speciesGuitarfish are an odd-looking and ancient species, with the tail of a shark and the flattened…
Octopus surge spreads up UK coast as far as Scotland, study finds
Published: June 8, 2026 07:00
Record numbers linked to warming waters is mixed news for fishers, with shellfish catches down but octopus catches boomingRecord numbers of octopuses found off the south-west coast of England last year have now spread as far as Scotland and Wales and are…
Airline industry chiefs say 2050 net zero goal now unlikely
Published: June 8, 2026 06:47
Iata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now neededAir fare rises ‘inevitable’ as airlines face extra $100bn jet fuel billThe aviation industry’s landmark pledges to be net zero by 2050…