Damian Carrington
About Damian Carrington
Damian Carrington is The Guardian's Environment editor
Scores of new pipelines around the world 'dramatically at odds' with climate goals
More than 24,000 kilometres of pipelines are planned around world, showing "an almost deliberate failure to meet climate goals."
Fossil fuel subsidies almost doubled worldwide in 2021, analysis finds
Government support for fossil fuel companies amid huge profits is a "roadblock" to tackling the climate crisis, the International Energy Agency says.
Monstrous sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap ‘now inevitable’
The loss will contribute a minimum rise of 27 centimetres regardless of what climate action is taken, scientists say.
U.K. and U.S. banks among biggest backers of Russian ‘carbon bombs’
Ukrainian campaigners call for an immediate end to investments, cut funds for Russia's war and help avoid climate breakdown.
Global heating in the Arctic ‘off the scale’
New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average.
UN boss tells graduates: Do not work for ‘climate wreckers’
António Guterres says young people should tackle the climate crisis by using their talent to deliver a renewable future.
Early closure of fossil fuel production sites will help avert climate disaster: study
Nearly half of all existing fossil fuel facilities will need to close prematurely to limit global heating to 1.5 C, scientists say.
‘Canaries in the coal mine’: We’re losing birds to our changing planet
Billions of birds are disappearing because of humanity’s impact on the Earth, a global review finds.
Microplastics found in human blood
The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. The impact on health is as yet unknown.
New study paints oil firms’ climate claims as greenwashing
“Financial analysis reveals a continuing business model dependence on fossil fuels along with insignificant and opaque spending on clean energy.”