Reckoning on resilience
I am writing this from southern France where we are taking a break in early July to avoid the heat of August. However, over the next few days the temperature …
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The white heat of technology 2026
Rupert Read argues that climate breakdown is no longer an abstract danger parked safely in the future. Talking to The Mint, he warns of clear and present danger with artificial …
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Emergency: make your way to the exit
Faith in the established agencies currently charged with protecting the population from the harm that emergencies, natural and human-made, is evaporating. Time to build our own escape route, suggests Henry …
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New report on climate risks should be “final wake-up call” for the climate crisis in Europe
A damning new EU climate risk report has warned that Europe could suffer “catastrophic” consequences from the climate crisis if it fails to take urgent and decisive action to adapt to risks. On Monday …
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Sudden Deaths Reported in Canada Heatwave
‘This Is the Climate Emergency’: Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits Record 121°F Dozens of sudden-death calls that Vancouver authorities have received this week are believed to be …
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Circular Economy for 2050 Spain
Spain aims to achieve a circular and carbon-neutral economy by 2050, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced. By 2050, Spain will be “more arid and unpredictable”, as 70% of its territory …
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Deforestation: The $53bn threat to agri-businesses
Global businesses sourcing commodities such as cattle, soybeans or rubber stand to lose some $53 billion due to deforestation unless they take action. In a survey of more than 500 …
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Another End of the World is Possible
From the publisher: The critical situation in which our planet finds itself is no longer in doubt. Some things are already collapsing while others are beginning to do so, increasing the possibility …
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‘Nature is our home’: New UK report urges big economic rethink
Nations will have to rethink economic growth as a measure of success if they want to make good on pledges to halt the destruction of the natural world, according to …
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Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are among the world’s worst hit by climate change
Five African countries: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Sudan, and Niger, are among the world’s top 10 nations to be the worst affected by climate change through disruptions to productivity in …
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