‘One community member in the town of Chipwe said: “There are no longer fish in the waters. Stepping into the water can cause itching and infections. When the animals drink the water, they die.”’

This is the right image to use for a heat wave; not one of children playing in the fountain or people frolicking on the beach.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that at least 1,301 people died during Hajj, BBC Breaking News reports, with temperatures at times exceeding 50C during the annual Islamic pilgrimage. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Andrew Neil thinks it's "fantasy piled upon stupidity" to aim for net zero. Let's check in with some experts: Oxford Economics: "[A]n accelerated transition [to net-zero] could boost the UK’s economy by £240bn in 2050 more than current trajectories." International Energy

We need to do a lot more stories like this. The primary ingredient? Time

🧵New research from @moreincommon_ & E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism finds that while climate didn't dominate the 2024 election debate, it really did matter to voters! In fact far from voters not caring - Labour and Liberal Democrat voters ranked it as the third most important issue in deciding their vote.

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Is a Pennsylvanian or Ohioan who works in fracking richer than they were before fracking? No. The 22 OH, PA, and WV counties responsible for 90% of fracking oil & gas production saw their share of jobs, personal income, & population all decline after fracking began. 12/n

“This election will have real consequences, but reality is in danger of being squeezed off the agenda in favor of a heightened performance piece that calls itself the election but is actually a multimedia event, cut up and memed across social platforms.” nytimes.com/2024/07/26/opi…

JOB VACANCY: Very excited to share our vacancy for Carbon Brief Section Editor (Science). This is a new role to build our award-winning team. Deadline: 0800 UK time on Monday 2 September Send: CV + cover with ideas for our science coverage Happy to answer Qs via DM. Please

The recent Supreme Court ruling that water companies can now be sued for damages by businesses & public is huge. Expect to see a lot more cases like this one coming through, holding Big Water to account where the regulator has for so long failed to do so. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

In the late 1950s, as television was magnifying humanity's self-focus with the rise of celebrity culture, the pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott created this extraordinary series visualizing the wonder of scientific processes and phenomena themarginalian.org/2012/12/03/ber…

Ban the sale of Artificial Grass: a toxic unrecyclable biodiversity desert exacerbating climate change, flooding and urban heat islands - Sign the Petition! chng.it/T9gBMHcVfs via Change.org UK

This is a frequent misconception, and not only in China. China's coal industry shed about half of its jobs over the past decade due to automation, even as output grew rapidly, and very few people found that a problem. Much of it happened through retirement and the labor market

I know it seems so utterly incredible as to be unbelievable but London and the south east really is running out of water. Don't believe me? Southern Water is in talks to tanker in water from Norwegian fjords and no, I'm not kidding nor is it 1st April. ft.com/content/67f238…

World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming. More ⤵️ u.afp.com/5rnX