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Green’s Zack Polanski claims ‘climate crisis is biggest threat to Britain since World War Two’ – as he appears with BBC’s Chris Packham who ‘fantasises’ about climate denial being a crime
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has described the climate crisis as the greatest threat facing Britain since the Second World War, making the claim during an appearance alongside BBC naturalist Chris Packham. The comments come as Polanski continues to position climate action as central to his leadership of the Greens, while Packham has separately drawn…
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Saudi Aramco backs India’s Mitti Labs to make Asia’s rice farming more water-resilient
Mitti Labs, a climate-tech startup based in New York and Bengaluru, has raised $9.5 million in a Series A round led by Aramco Ventures, Saudi Aramco’s venture investment arm, to expand its water- and methane-reduction platform for rice farming across Asia. The investment matters because rice is a staple for more than half the world’s…
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Disposable BBQs pulled from shelves amid wildfire risk
“We need to adapt quickly to our changing climate and start planning for next summer now”
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Volcano alert, climate funding ruling and Glen Hansard’s funeral lead the news
Guatemala raises its Fuego volcano alert to orange amid evacuations, a US appeals court again blocks Trump from clawing back green bank climate funds, and mourners including Bono and Steve Coogan attend Glen Hansard’s Dublin funeral; also, UK Sport overhauls winter sports funding and Christina Applegate leaves hospi…
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Court halts green fund clawback
I now have enough verified detail to write an accurate summary. SUMMARY: A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to the Trump administration’s attempt to strip billions of dollars in clean energy funding from grantees under the “green bank” programme created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. On 4 August 2026, the full U.S.…
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Eight of the world’s largest oil companies made almost $93bn (£69bn) in profits in the second quarter of 2026, as the Iran conflict pushed global oil prices to highs above $126 a barrel. The windfall, which comes amid record heatwaves and severe drought linked to fossil-fuel emissions, has renewed calls for firms such as Saudi…
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Appeals court blocks Trump from rescinding green bank funds
In a reversal, a federal appeals court has once again blocked the Trump administration from rescinding billions in climate funds issued under the Biden administration’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated part of a previous preliminary injunction that temporarily bars the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from clawing back billions…
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Woke Washington governor blamed wildfires on climate change… now man who previously killed his dad after fight about doing the dishes has been arrested for ARSON
A man in Washington state who was previously convicted of killing his father following an argument over washing the dishes has been arrested on suspicion of arson, amid wildfires that the state’s governor had publicly attributed to climate change. The case has drawn attention partly because of the suspect’s history of violence and partly because…
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‘A 99 with a Flake? That will be £7, please’: what’s behind the surge in ice-cream van prices?
British families are facing sharply higher prices for ice-cream this summer, with parents spending an average of £50 per child over the six-week school holidays, according to a survey of 2,000 parents commissioned by Aldi. The rising cost reflects broader pressures across the supply chain, as milk and chocolate are among the foods most affected…
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Extreme heat: why our cities can’t cope | Opinion
A Guardian Opinion video, presented by deputy opinion editor Kirsty Major, examines why UK and European cities are struggling to cope with extreme heat as the climate crisis intensifies. It highlights the scale of the problem through the lens of urban playgrounds, which can become dangerously hot, and questions whether authorities are doing enough to…