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Cop31: how far off target are we? - video

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:00:05 +0000

As the planet faces unprecedented human-caused global heating, heads of government are meeting in Turkey for the next fortnight for the latest round of climate talks. Madeleine Finlay tells co-host Ian Sample why these negotiations are so critical and what the chances are of meaningful change.

Cop31: “No one is coming to rescue us” Greta Thunberg tells climate summit

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:54:23 +0000

World leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham are addressing the summit today, as talks head into the third day

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party in the UK, criticised Andy Burnham’s Cop31 speech on Radio 4’s Today programme. Saying he was “not at all reassured” by the prime minister’s words, he described it as a “bizarre” speech.

Water industry bonus ban to be tightened as Ofwat warns of ‘damage to public trust’

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:30:12 +0000

Regulator to hasten review over concerns that firms are ‘undermining’ rules to make large payments to bosses

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The water company bonus ban is set to be tightened after the regulator accused the industry of a risk of “damaging public trust” with large payments to bosses that appeared to get around the rules.

Historic US ocean liner sinks near Florida to become world’s largest artificial reef

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:07:16 +0000

SS United States, which set transatlantic speed record during maiden voyage in 1952, is sunk off coast of Destin

The historic SS United States has reached the end of its journey at sea, sinking Wednesday off the coast of Destin, Florida, where it will begin a new life underwater as an artificial reef.

Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:00:07 +0000

Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife

The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish.

World heading for ‘irrevocable overshoot’ of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 03:00:06 +0000

Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says

The world is heading for an “irrecoverable overshoot” of global temperature thresholds that will plunge billions of people into disastrous climate impacts because governments have stalled for so long to cut planet-heating emissions, analysis has found.

‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, leaders tell Cop31

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:52:08 +0000

Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms

Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.

KKR and RWE are rich firms. Why do they need a UK state loan for their windfarms? | Nils Pratley

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:15:26 +0000

National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable

“This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in Britain,” declared the prime minister.

Labour MPs warn against weakening electric vehicle targets ahead of crunch talks

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:01:41 +0000

Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions

Labour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divided cabinet ministers prepare for a crunch meeting on Thursday to thrash out a compromise.

Members of the climate and nature crisis caucus (CNCC) say ministers must not water down a legal requirement for carmakers to ensure that 80% of the vehicles they sell in 2030 are electric, saying doing so would be a backward step and “shortsighted”.

Anthony Albanese fails to mention fossil fuels in Cop summit speech

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:57:22 +0000

Australian PM boasts of success in renewables but is criticised for not addressing the nation’s huge coal industry

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