A group of more than 100 leading economists has called for a tax on extreme wealth to pay for climate-related damages for the poorest. A wealth tax on the wealth of the world's richest people would raise trillions of dollars that could be spent on helping poorer countries transition their economies to a low-carbon basis and on "loss and damage", rescuing and rebuilding countries hit by climate disaster. A 2% tax on extreme wealth would bring in about $2.5 billion a year, according to recent estimates. (Fiona Harvey)

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By taking small steps at home, you can save energy and money and help protect the climate by reducing emissions. Households produce roughly a quarter of all direct CO₂ emissions that occur in the EU today.

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More than a third of the world's largest publicly traded companies now have zero targets to radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. But 65 % corporate targets do not yet meet minimum procedural reporting standards. This is indicative of a data problem that has wider implications than annual reporting requirements. As we've been taught, we can't manage what we don't measure, and the adverse consequences of not addressing human-caused climate change are made clear in the 2023 IPCC AR6 report. ((Heather Davies)

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Sea temperatures, particularly off the north-east coast of England and the west of Ireland, are several degrees above normal, setting records for late spring and early summer. The North Sea and North Atlantic are experiencing warmer temperatures, the data show. The Met Office said global sea surface temperatures in April and May reached their all-time highs for those months since records dating back to 1850, with June also on track for record heat. (Helena Horton )

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Professor Tim Lenton is having an afternoon in the chocka-block. In subsequent interviews, journalists want to ask Lenton, who is the director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, one thing. They don't interview him for the same reason I do, he tells me. They are eager to hear about the news that will be published the next day. "Bad news paper," Lenton says, holding it up so I can see the title: Quantifying the Human Cost of Global Warming . Oh. Publishing like this is "something you have to do if you want to avoid the tyranny of economists telling you that [climate change] isn't a big deal after all," he says.  (Sarah LaBrecque)

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Global temperatures briefly crossed a key warming threshold earlier this month, a sign of heat and its damage, scientists fear. The mercury has since fallen again, but experts say the brief rise marked a new global temperature record for June and hints at more extremes to come as the planet enters an El Niño phase that can last for years. Researchers from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday that global surface air temperatures rose by 1.5 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels for the first time in early June. That's the limit governments said they would try to stay within at the 2015 summit in Paris. (Associated Press)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas - not just emissions - and demanded that fossil fuel companies "cease and desist" from measures aimed at "knee-jerk" climate progress. "The problem is not only fossil fuel emissions. They are fossil fuels — period,” Guterres told reporters. “The solution is clear: The world must phase out fossil fuels in a fair and just way – leaving oil, coal and gas in the ground. (umair haque)

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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to food consumption add to production or territorial accounts by sequestering carbon leaked by trade. Here we assess consumption-based global food emissions between 2000 and 2019 and the underlying drivers using a physical trade flow approach and structural decomposition analysis. In 2019, emissions across global food supply chains reached 30 ± 9 % of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, largely driven by beef and dairy consumption in rapidly developing countries, while per capita emissions in developed countries with a high percentage of livestock of food fell. Emissions outsourced through international food trade dominated by beef and oilseeds increased by ~1 Gt _CO2which is mainly caused by increased imports from developing countries. (Yanxian Li, Honglin Zhong,Klaus Hubacek)

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Home to Darvaza Crater, a massive molten pit that has been spewing flames and noxious gases for decades, Turkmenistan has the world's worst record for climate-heating methane leaks. As it pledges to plug the smoldering crater, the reclusive Central Asian nation is under pressure to also fix the oil and gas leak. (Grégoire SAUVAGE).

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Many of the biggest IT companies around the world are actively working to minimize waste, use renewable energy sources and reduce their carbon footprint. 10 are highlighted in this article of the largest IT companies, which promote sustainability measures. Let's look at these IT companies that create a greener world . (They will close)

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This year's wildfire season in Canada has been wild. So far, more than 2,600 fires have consumed about 5.9 million hectares of forest across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Center for Wildfires. That's more than three times the area that burned during last year's entire wildfire season — and months of fires are still expected. The impacts were wide-ranging – from tens of thousands of people forced from their homes to poor air quality in several communities, affecting the health and well-being of people and wildlife. (Noushin Ziafati)

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As Americans flock to the beach this summer, they're often greeted with troubling news. Their destination can be smelly with dead fish or rotting seaweed, and danger often lurks from rip currents or even shark attacks. According to experts, these problems will worsen in a warming world. "The climate is changing, and it's changing drastically," said Todd Crowl, director of the Environmental Institute at Florida International University in Miami. “It's measurable and it's happening.” Not a single ruined day at the beach can be directly attributed to global warming. However, rising temperatures of both the atmosphere and the oceans are rapidly changing the stretches of coast where land and water meet. (ELIZABETH WEISE )

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Swiss voters on Sunday voted to pass a new climate change law that, if passed, will reduce the country's dependence on imported oil and gas. Projections by the GFS Bern institute and published by public broadcaster SRF showed that 58.3 percent of voters approved the law. According to the SRF, the deviation was plus or minus 2 percentage points. "The supporters have reason to be happy," Urs Bieri of the GFS Bern institute told SRF. "But by no means are they all in favor of the law. The cost argument produced many 'no' votes." (Matthew Davies)

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Global sea surface temperatures for both April and May were the highest recorded for these calendar months in a series dating back to 1850, according to the Met Office's HadSST.4.0.1.0 data set. Global sea surface temperatures for both April and May were the highest recorded for these calendar months in a series dating back to 1850, according to the Met Office's HadSST.4.0.1.0 data set. (Met Office Press Office)

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The world must rethink its approach to the climate crisis by investing trillions of dollars instead of billions in the developing world and moving beyond conventional notions of overseas aid, one of the world's most influential climate economists has urged. "We need to completely rethink the whole nexus between climate, debt and development," Avinash Persaud told the Observer before key summit. "What we see today is new - countries affected by climate disaster, this is happening now. Countries are drowning." (economist Avinash Persaud)

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GENEVA: The Swiss, feeling the effects of global warming on their fast-melting glaciers, voted on Sunday on a new climate law that aims to steer the country towards carbon neutrality by 2050. Recent opinion polls suggest strong support for the proposed law, which would required it to reduce its dependence on imported oil and gas and increase the development and use of greener and domestic alternatives. (AFP)

During the event, Dougie joined pupils from a local school in a workshop to help them imagine a net zero future for their community and educate them about current low carbon technology. The £5m SP Energy Network fund has been created to support communities and ensure no one is left behind on the country's journey to net zero emissions. It will support projects that contribute to decarbonisation efforts within SP transmission areas in central and southern Scotland. (Ben Murray)

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The path to zero net energy buildings is paved with innovative solutions and advanced technologies that can significantly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. One of the most promising approaches to achieving this goal is the use of advanced insulating materials. These materials not only help in maintaining pleasant internal temperatures, but also play a key role in reducing the energy consumption of buildings. As the world moves towards a more sustainable future, it is imperative to explore the potential of these advanced insulation materials in achieving zero net energy buildings.

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Delegates representing more than 100 parties to the Paris Agreement met in Bonn, Germany, and set the stage for some key decisions for the UN climate conference (COP 28) in Dubai and for the coming years. Over the past two weeks, representatives of countries from around the world have converged on the former West German capital for their first full face-to-face meeting since COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. Despite considerable frustration in Bonn over the parties' failure to agree on an agenda for the two-week meeting, significant progress was made.

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