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‘Immediate national priority’: Ministers accused of complacency over UK food supply https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/06/ministers-uk-food-supply-immediate-national-priority-trade-body-urges #FoodDrinkIndustry #InternationalTrade #Business #Food #UkNews #StraitOfHormuz #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Cybercrime #Economics #GlobalEconomy #SupplyChainCrisis #Infrastructure

A good life for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/04/a-good-life-for-the-99-isnt-a-pipe-dream-it-can-be-done-heres-how #Inequality #Europe #WorldNews #Poverty #Society #ClimateCrisis #GlobalEconomy #IntergovernmentalPanelOnClimateChangeIpcc

‘Suicidal’ model of capitalism leading to war and fascism, climate summit told https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/29/capitalism-colombia-climate-summit-gustavo-petro #ClimateCrisis #Colombia #FossilFuelDivestment #FossilFuels #Energy #DebtRelief #RenewableEnergy #Environment #EnergyIndustry #Business

A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/18/a-prickle-of-hedgehogs-and-an-armada-of-newts-wildlife-settles-in-at-londons-new-queen-elizabeth-garden #Biodiversity #London #Environment #UkNews #Conservation #QueenElizabethIi #Wildlife #EndangeredHabitats #England #Animals #Insects #Butterflies #TreesAndForests #Gardens #ClimateCrisis

Monday briefing: ​Will a new alliance of nations be able to guide the world towards a post-fossil fuel future? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/monday-briefing-will-a-new-alliance-of-nations-be-able-to-guide-the-world-towards-a-post-fossil-fuel-future #DonaldTrump #ClimateCrisis #UsisraelWarOnIran #Oil #FossilFuels #Energy

The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/19/the-guardian-view-on-japans-cherry-blossom-when-spring-slips-out-of-time #ClimateCrisis #Japan #Environment #Plants #TreesAndForests #WorldNews

Maui residents are rebuilding Lahaina for locals, not tourists: ‘In Hawaii, we take care of one another’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/lahaina-maui-rebuild-locals-tourists #Hawaii #HawaiiFires #UsNews #Environment #Housing #Communities #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #ClimateCrisis

Thanks to Britain’s mild winters, chiffchaffs are staying put https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/apr/16/britain-mild-winters-chiffchaffs-staying-climate-crisis #UkNews #UkWeather #Birds #ClimateCrisis #Animals #WorldNews

African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/14/african-scientists-fungal-conservation-movement-aoe #Fungi #Environment #Conservation #Africa #WorldNews #Science #Biology #ClimateCrisis #Taxonomy #Madagascar #Zimbabwe #Benin #Congobrazzaville

‘That’s a bad combination’: why Australia may be in for a slushy snow season https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/05/australia-ski-season-snow-climate-change-el-nino-impact #AustraliaWeather #Snow #ClimateCrisis #NewSouthWales #Victoria #Tasmania #AustraliaNews #Environment

How England’s largest forest went from commodity to conservation haven https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/kielder-england-largest-forest-commodity-conservation #Northumberland #TreesAndForests #Wildlife #Conservation #ClimateCrisis #Environment #UkNews #England

US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/30/garbage-incinerators-pfas-forever-chemicals #UsNews #Environment #Pfas #ClimateCrisis

Arizona desert town breaks record for hottest March temperature in US history https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/arizona-march-temperature-record #UsWeather #Arizona #UsNews #California #Texas #WestCoast #Environment #ClimateCrisis

Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/20/uk-public-support-net-zero-rightwing-media-rories-reform-analysis #GreenPolitics #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Politics #UkNews

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on US-style car culture? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/europe-us-car-culture-bigger-vehicles-harms-suvs-trucks #TravelAndTransport #AutomotiveIndustry #RoadTransport #AutomotiveEmissions #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ClimateCrisis #Europe #WorldNews #Business #Environment

From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/from-a-surrey-oil-well-to-the-supreme-court-how-an-activist-changed-uk-climate-law #Environment #Fracking #ShaleOil #Oil #EnergyIndustry #UkNews #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought #Oceans #ClimateCrisis #Environment

After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/cherry-blossom-1200-years-japan-climate-scientist-yasuyuki-aono #Japan #TreesAndForests #ClimateScience #Environment #Plants #ClimateCrisis #AsiaPacific #WorldNews

As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards #GreenhouseGasEmissions #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Coal #GreenEconomy #RenewableEnergy #FossilFuels #UsisraelWarOnIran #Energy #EnergyIndustry #UsNews #China #SaudiArabia #Indonesia #Russia #India #WorldNews

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/23/earth-being-pushed-beyond-its-limits-as-energy-imbalance-reaches-record-high #Oceans #ClimateCrisis #Environment #UnitedNations #Pollution #WorldNews

‘Like lighting a cigarette while trying to quit’: Australia approves new coal seam gas expansion https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/20/like-lighting-a-cigarette-while-trying-to-quit-australia-approves-new-coal-seam-gas-expansion #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Gas

Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/13/the-hotspot-new-newsletter-sports-relationship-climate-crisis #Sport #Environment #ClimateCrisis

‘Closing the chapter’ on Fema: Trump panel seeks to weaken disaster response amid climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/09/trump-council-fema-disaster-preparedness #UsNews #TrumpAdministration #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #Environment

California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/climate-crisis-blue-states-california-new-york #ClimateCrisis #Republicans #Democrats #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #UsNews #Environment #WorldNews

Tuvalu, tiny Pacific nation at the forefront of climate crisis, to host world leaders before Cop31 summit https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/tuvalu-cop-31-summer-leaders-meeting #Cop31 #ClimateCrisis #ChrisBowen #AustraliaNews

Rainwater harvesting and eco-gardens: how one Colombian neighbourhood helped a whole city plan for climate change https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/17/rainwater-harvesting-and-eco-gardens-how-one-colombian-neighbourhood-helped-a-whole-city-plan-for-climate-change #Colombia #Americas #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Flooding #Landslides #NaturalDisasters #Water #GlobalDevelopment #WorldNews

How desperate is the NSW government to build housing? This unassuming site may provide a clue https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/19/nsw-housing-sydney-aged-care-development-forest-lodge #Housing #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalesPolitics #AustraliaNews #Sydney #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #Environment #ConstructionIndustry

Supreme court sides with oil and gas firms in Louisiana coastal damage fight https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/supreme-court-oil-and-gas-louisiana #Louisiana #ClimateCrisis #UsNews #Environment #WorldNews #UsSupremeCourt

Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/02/prepare-for-imminent-return-of-el-nino-un-warns #ElNioSouthernOscillation #UnitedNations #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeHeat #ExtremeWeather #AntnioGuterres #WorldNews

‘That’s why we work in finance – so one day we can afford air-con’: Britain’s unequal heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/30/britain-heatwave-unequal-air-con-london #London #ExtremeHeat #England #UkWeather #ClimateCrisis #Inequality #UkNews

Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/wildfires-devastating-richer-areas-but-fewer-hectares-burned-globally-study #Wildfires #ExtremeWeather #AirPollution #ClimateCrisis #Pollution #Environment #Europe #California #Scotland #Africa #Research #UniversityOfEastAnglia

Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/17/colombia-convenes-climate-coalition-of-the-willing-to-break-global-fossil-fuel-deadlock #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis #Cop31 #Energy #Environment #RenewableEnergy #UnitedNations #Colombia #Americas #WorldNews

‘It was our little idyll – until the solar farm landed’: the battle raging in the heart of the British countryside https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/21/lincolnshire-solar-farm-controversy-british-countryside #SolarPower #Energy #RenewableEnergy #Environment #Lincolnshire #ClimateCrisis

Australian snow season begins amid El Niño fears https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/06/australian-snow-season-begins-thredbo-perisher-falls-creek-hotham-el-nino-fears #AustraliaWeather #Snow #NewSouthWales #Victoria #AustraliaNews #ClimateCrisis

A disease of deforestation: how Ebola is linked to the smartphone in your pocket https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/05/ebola-mineral-mining-smartphones-congo #Ebola #Science #Africa #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo #Health #ClimateCrisis #Environment #TrumpAdministration #Technology #Society #WorldNews

Longer summers are not just more time to spend eating watermelon. No! It’s far more sinister! | First Dog on the Moon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/apr/15/longer-summers-are-not-just-more-time-to-spend-eating-watermelon-no-its-far-more-sinister #Summer #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather

Using AI to speed up Australia’s environmental approvals risks ‘robodebt-style’ failures, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/06/ai-environmental-assessments-robodebt-style-failures #AustraliaNews #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Mining #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology

Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/dc-conference-climate-deniers-trump-epa-chief #UsNews #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #TrumpAdministration #Environment #UsPolitics #WashingtonDc #UsEnvironmentalProtectionAgency