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European parliament defeats centre-right lawmakers’ attempts to weaken climate target The European parliament has voted to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035, defeating attempts by centre-right lawmakers to weaken the target. Lawmakers hailed a major victory for the climate after an intense day of votes on a set of laws that

At least 15 people were killed last week and new low pressure system across region will bring more disruption Record-breaking rains that have battered parts of China and east Asia in the last week are expected to worsen, with authorities warning of an increased risk of floods. In the first week of China’s flood season,

Analysts’ forecast comes as campaigners warn windfall tax package could harm climate efforts More than £8bn of North Sea energy projects could now be given the green light rapidly as fossil fuel firms take advantage of a tax break in Rishi Sunak’s windfall tax, analysts have forecast. Last month the chancellor introduced the one-off levy

Many forests of the western United States have undergone over one hundred years of anthropogenic impacts that have led to increased tree density, homogenization in forest structure, and accumulation of woody material, which combined with a changing climate pose threats to valued social and ecological features. In California, recent waves of tree mortality and unprecedented

Unprecedented, rapid social-ecological change threatens marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of communities who depend on them. Governance scholars have identified adaptive governance principles that enable managers and decision makers to respond flexibly to such change. However, much of this work is the result of case studies undertaken in the Global North, primarily in democratic countries.

Author cites Brexit and the climate crisis as examples of previous generations ‘breaking’ their future The author Elif Shafak has said she thinks “there’s a scream building up” inside many young people, because they feel their future “is being shaped by older generations”. “It’s difficult to be young, in this age in particular,” the Turkish-British