カテゴリー: Climate crisis
While it appears committed to renewable energy goals, China’s international commitments fall short of what experts say is neededCop27 live – latest news updatesAfter decades of fossil fuel-driven economic growth and industrialisation, China is now the …
US-China relations hit new low this year after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, over which China claims sovereignty• Cop27 live – latest news updatesChina’s top climate official has said the US must take responsibility for any reconciliation between the tw…
Banaba in the central Pacific is a microcosm of what has happened to this planet. It’s a place that cannot be brought back into balance without focused and collaborative careBefore it is lost is series of essays from the Pacific islandsSome years ago, …
Ellekan, an islet in Marshall Islands, has been reduced to a pile of sand in the middle of the reef. Those who loved it have already held its funeralBefore it is lost is series of essays from the Pacific islandsOn a trip to the islet of Kalalen, eight …
Each day this week, essay series Before it is lost will feature Pacific writers detailing the climate fight that threatens the survival of their islandsI own a basket I can never throw away.It is deeply impractical, with a wide base that means it takes…
Officials revise death toll after fast-moving waters sweep away entire families and damage almost 500 housesThe Philippines has significantly revised down the death toll from a tropical storm ravaging the country, saying only 45 people have been killed…
Photographer Gideon Mendel visited Sindh province in Pakistan after the worst floods in living memory this summer killed more than 1,500 people and left millions homeless.The portraits, part of his Drowning World project, are a powerful reminder of the…
Shehbaz Sharif says he wants ‘climate justice’ from rich polluting countries after monsoons put a third of his country under waterShehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, has said Pakistan should not be forced to go out with a “begging bowl” to rich polluti…
With rising seas expected to submerge the nation by 2100, official says ‘we should always be able to remember Tuvalu as it is, before it disappears’Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWhen Tuvalu vanishes beneath rising s…
A despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as nightmarish as sci-fiEnvironmental doom is coming: as the planet heats up, it’s all going to get much worse. Nothing new there – but, terrify…
Devastating conditions were triggered by heavy monsoon rains that have so far killed more than 1,500 peopleAll four of Haliman’s daughters have fallen sick after she left her flood-ravaged house in her village in Qambar Shahdadkot district in the Sindh…
Pakistan continues to pay in loss and damages for the carbon emissions of others. This must change• Sherry Rehman is Pakistan’s climate change ministerThe climate crisis has accelerated at pace. When temperatures crossed 53C in Pakistan, the summer of …
China has pledged to make its Belt and Road initiative greener, but critics say environmental guidelines ‘nonexistent’In July 2019, China rolled out the red carpet for the Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Flown to Beijing by the Chinese gover…
More than 7 million people urged to take refuge as Typhoon Nanmadol hits south-west of country with 150mph windsTyphoon Nanmadol made landfall in south-western Japan on Sunday night, with authorities urging millions of people to take shelter from the p…
After record temperatures and drought, swaths of the country lie submerged, symptoms of a climate crisis its people play little part inFarmer Ali Baksh stands on an embankment and points across the flooded landscape of Sindh province towards the spot w…