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2018 Starts with “record lows in Arctic sea ice extent”

As the Arctic melts due to climate change, which is being driven by our fossil fuel addiction, the fossil fuel industry is now exploiting the increasingly ice-free region.

Welcome to the “New Arctic”: the region “as we once knew it is no more”

The "Arctic shows no sign of returning to reliably frozen region of recent past decades”

Climate Change Causes “River Piracy” in Canada

New research published yesterday in the journal, Nature Geoscience, outlines the first documented case in modern times of what is being called “river piracy”, in which one huge river suddenly flows into another.

Hottest Ever June is 14th Consecutive Month That Records Have Been Broken

As Washington and London swelter in the mid-Summer heat, it has been confirmed that our record breaking weather continues with June being the hottest ever on record.

Antarctic Sea Ice Research Undermines Climate Sceptics

One of the last arguments used to by climate sceptics to try and argue that global warming is not happening has just been debunked by a new scientific study.

Scientists Warn of 10C Warming as we “Dial up Earth’s Thermostat”

Nearly every week a new record is being broken on climate. And now scientists are predicting that we could heat up the earth by a totally unsustainable 10C if all fossil fuels are burnt.

Great Barrier Reef “Is Dying Under Our Watch”

“Do we really care so little about the Earth on which we live that we don’t wish to protect one of its greatest wonders from the consequences of our behaviour?”

Oops they did it again

In our latest briefing, we unravel why U.S. government agencies are setting themselves up for climate failure when assessing the climate impact of fossil fuel decisions, and what they should do about it.