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- On the Grenadian island of Carriacou, even the dead are now climate victims December 3, 2024As ICJ hears landmark climate case, Grenada’s PM says vulnerable nations expect a long, hard fight for aidIt’s a macabre picture: tombs, headstones and wreaths, lovingly selected by family members, floating into the oblivion of the ocean, and with them the remains of loved ones uprooted from their final resting place. Some are dragged back […]Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent
- Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target December 3, 2024Exclusive: Campaigners say company’s apparent abandoning of 2030 pledge is a ‘masterclass in greenwashing’Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge to achieve a 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 in what campaigners call a “masterclass in greenwashing”.The company has been previously found by researchers to be among the world’s most polluting brands when […]Helena Horton Environment reporter
- ‘Substantial’ increase in grey squirrels in England is concerning, campaigners say December 3, 2024Numbers of red and grey squirrels rising, survey finds, but more greys are present in last remaining red strongholdsCampaigners are concerned about the rising presence of grey squirrels in England’s last remaining strongholds of reds.An annual distribution survey of about 250 sites in woodlands and gardens across northern England shows that occupancy figures for red […]Mark Brown North of England correspondent
- The most expensive US property for sale is a mere $295m – and likely to flood December 3, 2024The sprawling Florida mansion sits in one of the most vulnerable places in the US to climate-driven disastersA sprawling Florida mansion set beside a powdery white sand beach overlooking the azure Gulf of Mexico is currently the most expensive property listed for sale in the United States, yours for a mere $295m.It is also in […]Oliver Milman
- Country diary: An elm tree so grand it’s easy to miss | Mark Cocker December 3, 2024Goyt Valley, Derbyshire: Thriving in among the oak and chestnut, this wych elm is green-furred and almost animate, bulked up in its winter overcoatDespite the many obituaries for British elms, their death has been greatly exaggerated, as Mark Twain might have said. North Derbyshire is full of them, despite elm disease. There are superb centurion […]Mark Cocker
- ‘It’s nonstop’: how noise pollution threatens the return of Norway’s whales December 3, 2024Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwaterFrom the moment that the biologist Dr Heike Vester presses play, the sound of the static of the fjord fills the room. First comes the constant, steady rumbling of a […]Miranda Bryant in Bodø, Norway
- How can News Corp call its gas splash an ‘exclusive’ and a ‘special report’ when it’s paid for by industry? | Adam Morton December 2, 2024Readers led to believe a short-on-facts advertorial exhorting government to let companies extract more gas is straight news coverageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe big news on Monday morning was that the story splashed across the front of News Corp’s biggest-selling tabloid […]Adam Morton
- A pufferfish: ‘probably nature’s greatest artist’ | Helen Sullivan December 2, 2024The word ‘probably’ will haunt this fish for the rest of its days – a deflating description for a cute, toxic creaturePufferfish are cute, and most pufferfish are toxic. Like people, they spend their weeks moving between states of puffed up and deflated. Or, really, three states: normal, puffed up and then the hangover after […]Helen Sullivan
- Country people believe they’re different to city people but on key issues our views align | Gabrielle Chan December 2, 2024Researchers at ANU found no real difference between the climate opinions of regional and urban Australians. Remember that as we head into the next federal election, with renewable energy on the frontlineSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterI have many heritages: Chinese, Irish, Anglo and Japanese among them. I am a journalist. I grew […]Gabrielle Chan
- ‘The smell hurts’: why has the supreme court washed its hands of Argentina’s ‘rotten river’? December 2, 2024Campaigners fear ruling on the toxic Matanza-Riachuelo basin will worsen the region’s many health crises and sends the message that environmental damage is not a priorityTwo decades ago, the waters in Argentina’s basin flowed over abandoned shipwrecks and rusting cars. Animal residue from abattoirs bled into its rivers, along with household waste and toxins from […]Harriet Barber in Buenos Aires
- Handful of countries responsible for climate crisis, top court told December 2, 2024Vanuatu envoy makes claim as hearing gets under way at international court of justice in The HagueA handful of countries should be held legally responsible for the ongoing impacts of climate change, representatives of vulnerable states have told judges at the international court of justice (ICJ).During a hearing at the Peace Palace in The Hague, […]Isabella Kaminski in The Hague
- ‘Ground zero for climate change’: the shoreline sculpture park coming to Miami December 2, 2024An ambitious multi-part project will transform seven miles of seabed into an artistic destination with a cautionary messageOver the next few years, coastal waters just off of Miami Beach will be transformed by The ReefLine, an ambitious new project that aims to occupy seven miles of seabed within shouting distance of the sands. The ReefLine […]Veronica Esposito
- ‘I’m used to people thinking I’m lying’: are Scotland’s sea eagles killing hundreds of lambs? December 2, 2024Bringing back the long-vanished bird to the UK was hailed as a conservation triumph. Then farmers started finding the corpses of their prized livestockPhotographs by Murdo MacLeodTwo spinal columns, a dozen ribs and a hollowed-out head lie next to a peak called “rock of the eagle” in Gaelic. These are the remains of a pair […]Phoebe Weston in Argyll
- Greenland split over benefits of tourism as territory opens to the world December 2, 2024Direct flights from the US to Nuuk expected to double next year but there are concerns about the expected influxThe capital’s new airport has been opened, two more are in the making, and expectations are high: the Americans are coming to Greenland.On Thursday, the first ever international flight into Nuuk, the most populous settlement on […]Daniel Boffey in Nuuk
- Could the decline of fossil fuels be Australia’s chance to become a clean exports giant? | Frank Jotzo December 1, 2024Leading the charge towards clean energy would bring some much-needed positive momentum to international climate policyWhen Australia announces its 2035 emissions target to the world, there will be a unique opportunity to promote Australia’s ambition to help other countries decarbonise through exports of renewable energy-based commodities, while coal and gas exports will fall.Coal and gas […]Frank Jotzo
- ‘Like a zombie’: Aurimas Mockus and his gruelling quest to row from San Diego to Brisbane – mostly naked December 1, 2024The Lithuanian faces up to eight months of cyclones, adverse winds and extreme loneliness as he rows in solidarity with UkraineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailIn his first three days at sea, Aurimas Mockus says, he got only five hours of sleep. His body ached […]Rafqa Touma
- ‘If I’m sent to Japan, I’m not coming home’: jailed anti-whaler defiant in face of extradition threat December 1, 2024Captain Paul Watson talks about his arrest on behalf of the Japanese government, his ‘interesting’ Greenland prison, and separation from his childrenThe humpback whales watched by Paul Watson from his prison cell this summer have long since migrated from the iceberg-flecked Nuup Kangerlua fjord to warmer seas. It is over four months since Watson – […]Daniel Boffey in Nuuk, Greenland
- ‘We’ve become an amusement park’: the Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism November 29, 2024Juneau’s residents are divided over whether to embrace the economic benefits of millions of visitors, or reclaim their town from an industry that has reshaped itRead more in this series“The noise never stops,” says Karla Hart, her voice competing with the hum of approaching helicopters. “I can feel them before I see them.” She looks […]Christian Karim Chrobog. Photographs: Ed Ou
- Week in wildlife in pictures: washed-up turtles, chilled pandas and a disgruntled honey badger November 29, 2024The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...Joanna Ruck
- We need to talk about plastic: five everyday items choking the planet November 29, 2024It is one of the world’s most dangerous materials, and global leaders are meeting in South Korea to thrash out a treaty to curb its effectsThis week, world leaders are gathering in Busan, South Korea, to hammer out a global plastics treaty to try to curb pollution from one of the most dangerous materials on […]Emma Bryce in Busan