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Earth’s frozen regions are sending a clear warning about climate change – but politicians are ignoring it

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Earth's frozen regions are sending a clear warning about climate change – but politicians are ignoring it — The Conversation UK
The warning lights from the cryosphere have been flashing red for several years and governments and policymakers ignore this at their peril.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Green groups decry EU ‘betrayal’ after vote to reduce oversight of firms

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Green groups decry EU ‘betrayal’ after vote to reduce oversight of firms — The Guardian
Social and environmental reporting to be required of fewer companies after EPP aligns with far right to achieve goals
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December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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How a Nation Famous for Conservation Is Fueling Its Own Destruction

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How a Nation Famous for Conservation Is Fueling Its Own Destruction — Inside Climate News
Costa Rica’s fuel subsidies are funding widespread poaching and overfishing in supposedly protected waters.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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AP photographers capture destruction, heartache and resilience as climate change advanced in 2025

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AP photographers capture destruction, heartache and resilience as climate change advanced in 2025 — The Independent
Tropical storms pummeled the land and ravaged ecosystems
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December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Goodbye climate protection? How the EU is weakening its Green Deal

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Farwell climate protection? The EU weakens its Green Deal — DW
The EU plans less monitoring of environmental regulations for industry and is softening its climate targets.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State

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A New Report Describes Deep Environmental Cuts, State by State — Inside Climate News
North Carolina topped the Environmental Integrity Project’s list for both personnel and program cuts, though a restructuring makes exact comparisons difficult. Still, one researcher said staff there i...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The Amazon Is Morphing Into a 'Hypertropical' Climate—and It’s as Apocalyptic as It Sounds

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The Amazon Is Morphing Into a 'Hypertropical' Climate—and It’s as Apocalyptic as It Sounds — Gizmodo
A new study predicts that by 2100, the Amazon rainforest could experience up to 150 days of hot drought conditions each year, causing mass tree die-offs.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry

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Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry — The Guardian
Manchester Metropolitan University again wins top spot for climate and social justice in league table
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December 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The EPA erases mentions of human-fueled climate change from its web pages

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The EPA erases mentions of human-fueled climate change from its web pages — The Independent
A spokesperson for the EPA said the agency ‘no longer takes marching orders from the climate cult’
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December 10, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Opinion: ITV could be Donald Trump's next target in his media vendetta

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ITV could be Donald Trump's next target in his media vendetta — The i Paper
An American takeover deal is raising concerns for British media
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December 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates

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Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates — Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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African penguins are starving as sardine stocks collapse, study finds

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African penguins starved ‘en masse’ due to food shortages driven by climate shifts and overfishing — Euronews
Severe food shortages have caused thousands of penguins to ‘starve’ to death, a new study has found.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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What we told UK leaders about climate and nature at a national emergency briefing

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What we told UK leaders about climate and nature at a national emergency briefing — The Conversation UK
With so many influential people in the room, the hope was to see a tipping point in the engagement of political, faith, business and cultural leaders.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Surging exotic pet trade sparks calls for tighter crackdown

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Surging exotic pet trade sparks calls for tighter crackdown — The Independent
Social media influencers, who have made owning exotic pets cool, are also contributing to the problem
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December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’

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‘Those who eat Chilean salmon cannot imagine how much human blood it carries with it’ — The Guardian
The country is the world’s second-largest producer of the popular fish, and the biggest supplier to the US, but its farms are beset by accusations of dangerous labour conditions, antibiotic overuse an...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China

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Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China — BBC News
Chinese companies provide jobs and much needed revenue in Zambia, where the disaster took place.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Cop30 saw important developments amid huge disappointment

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Cop30 saw important developments amid huge disappointment — The Conversation UK
Humanity bet the Paris agreement could avert dangerous climate change.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Rules for wood burners could be tightened under new proposals

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Rules for wood burners could be tightened under new proposals — LBC
Rules for wood burners could be tightened to lower their smoke emissions as part of the Government’s updated environment plan.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns

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UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns — The Guardian
TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights
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December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge

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A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge — Inside Climate News
The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change

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Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change — Space
It all comes down to the difference in temperature between the North Pole and the equator.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest

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Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest — The Guardian
Environmental charity Fidra says 168 of 195 SSSIs it surveyed are contaminated with tiny pellets
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November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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‘The new narcotics’: how waste crime is causing environmental disaster across the UK

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‘The new narcotics’: how waste crime is causing environmental disaster across the UK — The Guardian
Organised criminals face few repercussions for dumping toxic rubbish as Environment Agency struggles to keep up
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November 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations – but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India

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Worries about climate change are waning in many well-off nations – but growing in Turkey, Brazil and India — The Conversation UK
Polling reveals changing attitudes to the threat of climate change around the world.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution

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Ecuador’s Voters Protect Rights of Nature, Reject Proposal to Rewrite Constitution — Inside Climate News
Ecuadorians handed their Trump-allied president a resounding defeat, choosing to maintain their “ecological constitution” and rejecting an attempt to allow foreign military bases in the country.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM