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The government agreed "not to launch the first tenders for deep-sea mining during the current legislative term", which ends in 2029
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four years
Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans.
www.france24.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The government agreed "not to launch the first tenders for deep-sea mining during the current legislative term", which ends in 2029
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
“Some of the chemicals were banned for use decades ago and their presence suggests that they are really persistent … so soils are a long-term sink of these pollutants.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“Some of the chemicals were banned for use decades ago and their presence suggests that they are really persistent … so soils are a long-term sink of these pollutants.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
BP scraps its plans to build a carbon capture project in north-east England. The site will now be used for a 500,000 square metre AI data centre, the FT reports
www.ft.com/content/6d3b...
www.ft.com/content/6d3b...
BP scraps plans for Teesside hydrogen and carbon capture scheme
Move by oil major paves way for data centre at former steel site in northern England
www.ft.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
BP scraps its plans to build a carbon capture project in north-east England. The site will now be used for a 500,000 square metre AI data centre, the FT reports
www.ft.com/content/6d3b...
www.ft.com/content/6d3b...
Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
“These bonds issued by water companies, given their environmental records, are not helping with the reputation or growth of green bonds in the UK."
(Water companies issued 1 in 3 of the UK's corporate bonds this year)
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
(Water companies issued 1 in 3 of the UK's corporate bonds this year)
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in ‘green’ bonds
The water industry issued a third of UK corporate bonds this year, according to a new Unearthed analysis - but the sewage crisis continues
unearthed.greenpeace.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“These bonds issued by water companies, given their environmental records, are not helping with the reputation or growth of green bonds in the UK."
(Water companies issued 1 in 3 of the UK's corporate bonds this year)
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
(Water companies issued 1 in 3 of the UK's corporate bonds this year)
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
The UK government is to withdraw $1.15bn in financing to Total's controversial Mozambique LNG project.
The project has been stalled since an Islamist insurgency attacked a nearby town in 2021, killing an estimated 800 people.
The project has been stalled since an Islamist insurgency attacked a nearby town in 2021, killing an estimated 800 people.
UK to withdraw financing for Total’s Mozambique LNG project
Energy chief has warned he is ready to ‘exercise all my contractual rights’ if governments do not stand by contracts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The UK government is to withdraw $1.15bn in financing to Total's controversial Mozambique LNG project.
The project has been stalled since an Islamist insurgency attacked a nearby town in 2021, killing an estimated 800 people.
The project has been stalled since an Islamist insurgency attacked a nearby town in 2021, killing an estimated 800 people.
Water companies have borrowed over £10 billion in 'green' bonds since 2017. This year they were responsible for a third of all UK corporate bonds issued.
But the sewage crisis shows no sign of stopping.
Our latest investigation:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
But the sewage crisis shows no sign of stopping.
Our latest investigation:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Water companies have borrowed over £10 billion in 'green' bonds since 2017. This year they were responsible for a third of all UK corporate bonds issued.
But the sewage crisis shows no sign of stopping.
Our latest investigation:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
But the sewage crisis shows no sign of stopping.
Our latest investigation:
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Tropical cyclones and heavy monsoon rains have combined to cause catastrophic flooding across swathes of southern and south-eastern Asia, killing more than 1,000 people and displacing 300,000
How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather has killed more than 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Tropical cyclones and heavy monsoon rains have combined to cause catastrophic flooding across swathes of southern and south-eastern Asia, killing more than 1,000 people and displacing 300,000
Reposted by Unearthed
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds - and keep borrowing more.
We analysed Bloomberg data & found that the industry issued a third of the UK corporate green bonds so far this year.
And still the sewage crisis goes on.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
We analysed Bloomberg data & found that the industry issued a third of the UK corporate green bonds so far this year.
And still the sewage crisis goes on.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in ‘green’ bonds
The water industry issued a third of UK corporate bonds this year, according to a new Unearthed analysis - but the sewage crisis continues
unearthed.greenpeace.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds - and keep borrowing more.
We analysed Bloomberg data & found that the industry issued a third of the UK corporate green bonds so far this year.
And still the sewage crisis goes on.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
We analysed Bloomberg data & found that the industry issued a third of the UK corporate green bonds so far this year.
And still the sewage crisis goes on.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
NEW: Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis.
Our analysis found that the industry issued more than a quarter of all UK corporate green bonds in three of the last four years
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Our analysis found that the industry issued more than a quarter of all UK corporate green bonds in three of the last four years
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in ‘green’ bonds
The water industry issued a third of UK corporate bonds this year, according to a new Unearthed analysis - but the sewage crisis continues
unearthed.greenpeace.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
NEW: Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis.
Our analysis found that the industry issued more than a quarter of all UK corporate green bonds in three of the last four years
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Our analysis found that the industry issued more than a quarter of all UK corporate green bonds in three of the last four years
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
NEW from Unearthed:
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in ‘green’ bonds
The water industry issued a third of UK corporate bonds this year, according to a new Unearthed analysis - but the sewage crisis continues
unearthed.greenpeace.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW from Unearthed:
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Floods in Thailand have killed at least 33 people, with the city of Hat Yai - a major hub - experiencing its heaviest rainfall in 300 years
www.independent.co.uk/asia/southea...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/southea...
Dozens dead as ‘once in 300 years’ storm batters Thailand
Major commercial city near Malaysian border records 335mm rainfall in single day
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Floods in Thailand have killed at least 33 people, with the city of Hat Yai - a major hub - experiencing its heaviest rainfall in 300 years
www.independent.co.uk/asia/southea...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/southea...
A debate is raging as to whether Cop30 was a success, a failure or a fudge. But any judgment needs to take into account the geopolitical minefield in which these talks took place
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump, war, absent media: five threats to climate progress that dogged Cop30
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A debate is raging as to whether Cop30 was a success, a failure or a fudge. But any judgment needs to take into account the geopolitical minefield in which these talks took place
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Industry estimates put the number of data centres used by Amazon between 100 and 475 — but leaked figures show more than 900 in use, with many more in development
www.source-material.org/amazon-data-...
www.source-material.org/amazon-data-...
Leak reveals Amazon’s hidden data centres' impact on emissions
Soaring electricity demand in Mumbai, where Amazon has 16 data centres, has led to crumbling coal power stations being kept open.
www.source-material.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Industry estimates put the number of data centres used by Amazon between 100 and 475 — but leaked figures show more than 900 in use, with many more in development
www.source-material.org/amazon-data-...
www.source-material.org/amazon-data-...
UK wildfires have devastated more nature areas, including moorland and forests, this year than at any time since records began, figures show
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show
Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
UK wildfires have devastated more nature areas, including moorland and forests, this year than at any time since records began, figures show
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Reposted by Unearthed
NEW: Documents uncovered by Unearthed reveal that as PR giant Edelman was gearing up to play its advisory role at COP30, it was also lobbying for its Brazilian fossil fuel client Vibra Energia to help power the climate summit
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
As Edelman prepared to work on the climate summit’s PR, the agency also lobbied for fuel distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
www.desmog.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW: Documents uncovered by Unearthed reveal that as PR giant Edelman was gearing up to play its advisory role at COP30, it was also lobbying for its Brazilian fossil fuel client Vibra Energia to help power the climate summit
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
NEW: Documents uncovered by Unearthed reveal that as PR giant Edelman was gearing up to play its advisory role at COP30, it was also lobbying for its Brazilian fossil fuel client Vibra Energia to help power the climate summit
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
Exclusive: COP30 PR Agency Edelman Lobbied Presidency to Favour Fossil Fuel Client
As Edelman prepared to work on the climate summit’s PR, the agency also lobbied for fuel distributor Vibra Energia to help power it.
www.desmog.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
NEW: Documents uncovered by Unearthed reveal that as PR giant Edelman was gearing up to play its advisory role at COP30, it was also lobbying for its Brazilian fossil fuel client Vibra Energia to help power the climate summit
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
Full story by @desmog.com below:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/21/e...
A mystery of broken crab traps in Canada has been solved by this of a wolf dragging the submerged cage out of the water to eat the bait meat.
(n.b. This kind of sneaky food thievery may not surprise dog owners)
(n.b. This kind of sneaky food thievery may not surprise dog owners)
Video Reveals How Far Wolves Will Go to Steal a Meal
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A mystery of broken crab traps in Canada has been solved by this of a wolf dragging the submerged cage out of the water to eat the bait meat.
(n.b. This kind of sneaky food thievery may not surprise dog owners)
(n.b. This kind of sneaky food thievery may not surprise dog owners)
“The sheer numbers are horrifying. These are people with lives, with families, with hopes and dreams. They are people like us, even if they happen to live in a different part of the world.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“The sheer numbers are horrifying. These are people with lives, with families, with hopes and dreams. They are people like us, even if they happen to live in a different part of the world.”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s moves to boost fossil fuels and slashing efforts to reduce emissions will substantially increase the death toll from soaring temperatures, mostly in poor, hot countries in Africa and South Asia, a new @propublica.org analysis concludes
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Trump’s moves to boost fossil fuels and slashing efforts to reduce emissions will substantially increase the death toll from soaring temperatures, mostly in poor, hot countries in Africa and South Asia, a new @propublica.org analysis concludes
We already know what happens when a government guts insulation and clean energy programmes. It cost households billions in higher bills, and delays the transition to a cheaper and greener energy system.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Scrapping green subsidies is short-termist sabotage – and as usual the consumer will pay | Camilla Born
Weaning ourselves off gas is the only way to reduce energy bills long term. Cutting support for this is exactly the ‘sticking-plaster politics’ Labour promised to end, says CEO of Electrify Britain Ca...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We already know what happens when a government guts insulation and clean energy programmes. It cost households billions in higher bills, and delays the transition to a cheaper and greener energy system.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Brazil’s meat industry is mounting a campaign to convince the world it can produce beef with low carbon emissions
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Brazil Tries to Sell Skeptics on ‘Low-Carbon Beef’ at COP30
Brazil’s meat industry is mounting a campaign to convince the world it can produce beef with low carbon emissions — a claim that some experts say obscures beef’s heavy toll on the climate.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Brazil’s meat industry is mounting a campaign to convince the world it can produce beef with low carbon emissions
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Powerful farming interests in Brazil, backed by a group of Brazilian politicians, are pushing to overturn a ban on growing soya on recently deforested land in the Amazon
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brazil's Amazon rainforest at risk as key protection under threat
Brazilian farmers want to end a ban on planting soya on cleared land, which critics say would spur deforestation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Powerful farming interests in Brazil, backed by a group of Brazilian politicians, are pushing to overturn a ban on growing soya on recently deforested land in the Amazon
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bayer's sponsorship of the agriculture pavilion at COP30 is "a golden opportunity to greenwash its image" says @corporateeurope.org
I Challenge Thee
www.corporateeurope.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Bayer's sponsorship of the agriculture pavilion at COP30 is "a golden opportunity to greenwash its image" says @corporateeurope.org
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every single country's delegation at this year's Cop30 climate negotiations, apart from the host Brazil
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every single country's delegation at this year's Cop30 climate negotiations, apart from the host Brazil
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...