Green Blog https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields, and offer important habitat for threatened bird species Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastics into your mouth Climate change is destroying capitalism, warns top insurer Trump’s huge spending boost for the US military will have catastrophic climate consequences The IPCC could run out of funding by 2028 Recent spikes in grocery bills linked to extreme weather from climate change, new research show Amid war in Iran, EU urges people to drive less and for countries to urgently roll out renewables About Green Blog Privacy Policy New report: governments fossil fuel plans completely dwarf 1.5C climate goal Suriname vows to protect 90% of its forests Majority of US voters slam Trump’s climate policy The US military is hoarding minerals that are critical for the green energy transition Is China now the world’s only climate hope? Saying “please” and “thank you” to your AI assistant is wasting millions of dollars in electricity costs A Conservative election win in Canada could add 800 million tonnes of climate emissions over the next decade UN Secretary-General says tech sector is not sustainable, urges AI companies to focus on renewables Welcome to the new Green Blog! “The most important thing is not if Sweden reduces its emissions – the most important thing is that China does.” Top UN court in landmark ruling: insufficient climate action violate international law UN special rapporteur: Swedish climate activists are being treated as “criminals” Paris and Berlin linked with new high-speed train service – that’s just 1% of the CO2 emissions of the equivalent flight Nearly 200 environmental activists were murdered in 2023 GOP lawmaker foolishly tries to claim that EV subsidies are too expensive This Rebel Mom was forced from her government agency job for being a climate activist – now she is suing the Swedish state E-bike sales in Germany surpass regular bikes Historic COP28 climate agreement calls on nations to “transition away” from fossil fuels Extreme heat kills and it will only get hotter: “We’re in serious trouble” COP28 has begun – with alarms about record global heating Archive High levels of cocaine found in sharks in Brazil, new research show Lego set to phase out oil in its bricks The Iberian lynx has been brought back from the brink of extinction Japanese wooden satellite to tackle space debris Construction project reduced emissions by 36% by simply using less concrete 96% of new capacity additions to the US power grid in 2024 are carbon emissions-free Current climate pledges are “half measures and hollow promises”, will result in a “catastrophic” 2.7C temperature rise OPEC claims oil phaseout is a “fantasy” and that there is no peak oil Record high carbon dioxide levels, temperatures – and emissions are expected to rise sharply after the pandemic Plant-based alternatives are better than meat, new study concludes