Climate

<p>Dr Gianluca Grimalda pictured on his 9,300-mile overland journey to Papua New Guinea. The senior climate researcher at the Kiel Institute in Germany, faces losing his job over his refusal to fly</p>

A climate researcher’s refusal to fly could cost him his job

Dr Gianluca Grimalda tells Louise Boyle and Stuti Mishra of his ‘fear and trauma’ over potentially being fired in order to hold true to his beliefs

<p>From left: Republican presidential candidates North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and former Vice President Mike Pence, at the Republican presidential primary debate on Sept. 27, 2023. Inset, former president Donald Trump </p>

More voters now worry about climate. Why don’t Republicans care?

<p>An employee walks away from solar panels near a hydrogen plant at Oil India Limited in Jorhat, India</p>

Wind and solar only forms of power generation rising globally: study

Flooding was responsible for 95% of child displacements between 2016 and 2021 (Fareed Khan/AP)

Up to 20,000 children displaced daily by storms, floods and wildfires – Unicef

Climate Voices

Climate Life

International holidays could be restricted by carbon passports as global temperatures rise, a travel company has warned (Steve Parsons/PA)

Holidays ‘could be restricted’ if carbon passports are introduced

A report by Intrepid Travel claimed drastic measures could be introduced as many popular holiday destinations face ‘extinction’

<p>Eradicating extreme poverty is not a high bar – it’s the lowest</p>

We’ve failed to end extreme poverty – but the answer is so obvious

Athletics Worlds Cool Front

As temperatures climb across the globe, track and field athletes try to keep cool

<p>The railcard is valid on Austria’s trains, as well as buses and trams </p>

Austria offers free rail travel for a year – if you get a tattoo

My Carbon Footprint

<p>Families need cash to meet their immediate needs</p>

One word that can help ease the impact of the climate crisis

<p>Those eye-catching contrails are actually more damaging to the environment than a plane’s carbon emissions </p>

MY CARBON FOOTPRINT

Terror of the skies: what should travelling look like after Covid?

<p>All-conquering: Soak them in water and conkers become a sustainable cleaning product</p>

MY CARBON FOOTPRINT

Follow your nose: Smell the chemicals out, then cut them out

<p>Bangers: a guilty pleasure?</p>

MY CARBON FOOTPRINT

The kids are all right: going green with the family

Climate and Environment News

Climate Videos

Taiwan: Debris blown down road as typhoon brings record-breaking winds

Flash flooding causes chaos in New York City

Biden faces down climate activist hecklers during Arizona speech

Roof blown off as Storm Agnes makes landfall in Ireland

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