Media reaction: Pacific north-west ‘heat dome’ and the role of climate change
Less than two weeks after record-breaking temperatures forced California into a state of emergency, a severe heatwave has swept over northwestern US ... Read More
Media reaction: Texas ‘deep freeze’, power blackouts and the role of global warming
This week, a blast of Arctic air has engulfed much of the central US, bringing freezing conditions and record low temperatures to many states. Tex... Read More
Analysis: The climate papers most featured in the media in 2020
Last year was meant to be very different. The lead up to the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement was marked out by many as the year for climate ... Read More
Media reaction: Boris Johnson's ‘10-point’ net-zero plan for climate change
The UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced a long-awaited “10-point plan” laying out measures to scale up the nation’s climate ambition... Read More
Media reaction: What Joe Biden’s US election victory means for climate change
Joe Biden’s US election victory has been hailed as a significant turning point in US policy on everything from racial injustice to the Covid-19 pan... Read More
Media reaction: Australia’s bushfires and climate change
Australia is currently experiencing one of its worst bushfire seasons, with swathes of the southern and eastern coastal regions having been ablaze f... Read More
Analysis: The UK politicians who talk the most about climate change
The phrase “climate change” has been mentioned more than 19,000 times in British parliamentary debates, with Labour politicians using the term mor... Read More
Media reaction: Amazon fires and climate change
In recent weeks, tens of thousands of fires have been recorded across the Amazon rainforest, with dramatic images and statistics reported daily across... Read More
In-depth Q&A: The UK becomes first major economy to set net-zero climate goal
The UK is to raise its ambition on climate change by setting a legally binding target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to “net-zero” by 2050, p... Read More
Guest post: Polls reveal surge in concern in UK about climate change
Leo Barasi is the author of The Climate Majority: Apathy and Action in an Age of Nationalism and blogs at Noise of the crowd. Climate change has b... Read More
Media reaction: The UK’s record-breaking winter heat in 2019
This time last year, the UK was shivering through the “Beast from the East”, a blast of Arctic air that brought freezing conditions and blizzards ... Read More
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