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Watchdog warns Defra and Ofwat they could face court over sewage dumping theguardian.com/environment/20…

6.3 million homes in England are at risk of #flooding under the latest climate projections, a study by the Environment Agency has found. This could rise to 8m – or one in four properties – by 2050 #ClimateCrisis Story by Helena Horton theguardian.com/environment/20…

Bit more from govt on its ambition to reform National Parks and Landscapes, including: "We intend to strengthen Protected Landscape’s mandate to recover nature" defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/16/75t…

"The unaccounted-for costs of [human damage] to biodiversity, water, health and climate change, including from food production, are at least $10tn-$25tn per year" - ipbes report #polycrisis Story by Helen Briggs bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Air pollution exposure linked to mental health hospital admissions, says large study #airpollution theguardian.com/environment/20…

Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years - Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says International Energy Agency #ClimateCrisis theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Energy firms to spend £70bn to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid - National Grid, SSE - A Better World of Energy and ScottishPower submit plans amid global race to shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity #ClimateCrisis theguardian.com/business/2024/…

US govt report shows rising #LNG exports risk dramatically raising greenhouse gas emissions and could also trigger price hikes for US energy consumers #ClimateCrisis Story by @ninalakhani theguardian.com/us-news/2024/d…

Toadstool with teeth and ghostly palm among plant and fungus finds of 2024 - Botanists race to discover new species before destruction of natural world drives them to extinction KewGardens Story by me theguardian.com/environment/20…

- Joe Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return - President Donald J. Trump formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’ #ClimateCrisis Story by Fiona Harvey theguardian.com/environment/20…

5,600 complaints but just four fines issued for wood-burning in a year in England - Law around illegal wood burning in smoke-control areas is not being enforced, campaigners Mums For Lungs say #airpollution Story by Helena Horton theguardian.com/environment/20…

Climate researcher Tom Crowther (Thomas Crowther) has to leave Swiss university after allegations, reports tagesanzeiger tagesanzeiger.ch/klimaforscher-…

- Thames Water 💧 to pay £18m penalty after breaking dividend rules - Regulator says it will claw back £131m in ‘unjustified’ payments - It is first time Ofwat has used new powers against companies that pay dividends regardless of their performance theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Scrambled weather cycle prompts meteorologists to rethink models - Top forecasting agencies in discussions after ‘uh-oh’ moment on key readings of Pacific Ocean temperatures #ClimateCrisis HT Carbon Brief ft.com/content/4c5da1…