Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war Firm’s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shock The Guardian - UK · Mar 26
Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for months The Guardian - UK · Mar 26
What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition? Here’s what to know about how the current crisis could shape the expansion of renewable energy The Guardian - US · Mar 26
Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energy The Guardian - UK · Mar 26
Country diary: Spring is here – a mad mix of joy and discipline The Marches, Shropshire: The call of the chiffchaff and the turning of the allotment soil – these are seasonal rituals honed over time The Guardian - UK · Mar 26
Clive Byers obituary Other lives: Wildlife artist whose illustrations appeared in the Handbook of the Birds of the World The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says The Guardian - US · Mar 25
Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C? A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an ‘alarming’ view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystems The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate Constituents’ frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders’ climate-sceptic stance The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
Country diary: My garden log pile is teeming with life Hove, East Sussex: Loading it up with many different species – oak, elder, hazel, willow and birch – has turned it into a thriving ecosystem The Guardian - UK · Mar 25
‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds The report also recommends government do more to make tech companies liable for ‘psychosocial harms’ The Guardian - AU · Mar 25
Playful lynx wins public vote in Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition The prize is the ‘highlight’ of 30 years as a nature photographer, winner says. Evening Standard · Mar 25
Light shone on 'deceptive' anti-renewables campaigns Greater transparency has been pitched as a salve to an increasingly fraught climate information ecosystem. AAP · Mar 24
The Guardian - US · Mar 24 US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency Advocates say Lee Zeldin’s EPA has rolled back protections and cut staff and funding, putting health at risk
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites GB Energy’s Jürgen Maier says production could bring economic benefits and give supply chains ‘time to transition’ to renewables
Evening Standard · Mar 24 Lower – or even zero – bills in newbuild homes as clean tech takes off New regulations will make heat pumps and solar panels the norm in new housing, while some schemes add in a battery to deliver zero bills.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24 The fuel crisis shows the energy future has arrived. All Barnaby Joyce and One Nation have to offer is bluster It’s worth comparing the One Nation MP’s views with those of an expert – the executive director of the International Energy Agency
Texas Observer · Mar 24 Climate Activists Confront Iran War Profiteering at Big Oil Confab in Houston Meanwhile, the U.S. energy secretary tries to soothe an anxious American oil industry, urging them to ramp up production amid shock to global markets.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017 Exclusive: UK regulator makes U-turn over TalkTV and TalkRadio complaints after claims it let some broadcasters ‘spout dangerous climate lies’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 ‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another set discovered in Virunga national park
Radio France Internationale · Mar 24 TotalEnergies deal with US ends offshore wind projects in favour of fossil fuels The United States and TotalEnergies have signed an agreement to end the French company's offshore US wind farm projects and redirect those funds towards fossil fuel production, dealing a blow to the fight against climate change.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say Ed Miliband says only clean power will provide ‘energy sovereignty’ amid opposition calls for oil and gas expansion
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24 ‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch