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Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:43 +0000

Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world

It’s a mind-blowing idea: an economic model of the world in which every company is individually represented, making realistic decisions that change as the economy changes. From this astonishing complexity would emerge forecasts of unprecedented clarity. These would be transformative: no more flying blind into global financial crashes, no more climate policies that fail to shift the dial.

Thursday briefing: Britain is flooding, so why is support for net zero drying up?

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:48:02 +0000

In today’s newsletter: Misinformation, rising bills and shifting party lines have reshaped attitudes toward green policies at a time when the UK has experienced unprecedented weather events

Good morning. It has rained for 40 days and 40 nights.

No, I’m not reciting the story of Noah’s Ark, but a tale from the Met Office. In some parts of the UK, the forecaster said it really has rained for 40 days in a row. Devon, Cornwall and Worcestershire have barely had a break.

Why red roses on Valentine's Day are so bad for the planet – video

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:11:04 +0000

A dozen red roses may say 'I love you', but many conventional bouquets carry an environmental price, having been imported by air, dipped in chemicals and wrapped in plastic. Guardian Australia's Petra Stock explains how you can choose flowers that show you care for both a valentine and the environment

Roses are red, violets are blue: why Valentine’s Day flowers need a redo

Towards climate-ready marine protected areas: challenges and strategic pathways

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 12 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00184-3

Towards climate-ready marine protected areas: challenges and strategic pathways

Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air

admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:58:13 +0000

The government has not made enough of a dent in emissions, but global trends and a shambolic opposition offer a rare opportunity to act

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Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:28 +0000

Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware

The world is closer than thought to a “point of no return” after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said.

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:00:05 +0000

The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe?

Two yellowing street lamps cast a pool of light on the dark road winding into the woods outside Mazée village. This scene is typical for narrow countryside roads in Wallonia in the south of Belgium. “Having lights here is logical,” says André Detournay, 77, who has lived in the village for four decades. “I walk here with my dog and it makes me feel safe and gives me some protection from theft.”

Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:13 +0000

Lead author of Australian study says breeding slowdown is linked to climate-driven changes in ‘magnificent’ whale’s foraging grounds

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Some of world’s oldest trees hit by climate-fuelled wildfires in Patagonia

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:11 +0000

Wildfires that left 23 people dead were made about three times more likely by global heating, researchers say

The climate crisis inflamed deadly wildfires that left 23 people dead in Chile and devastated forests in Argentina that host some of the world’s oldest trees, scientists have found.

Achieving 30×30: How different nations report their contributions to international marine conservation targets

admin — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 11 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00177-8

Achieving 30×30: How different nations report their contributions to international marine conservation targets

Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that

Thursday briefing: Britain ​is ​flooding, ​so ​why ​is ​support for ​net ​zero ​drying ​up?

Why red roses on Valentine's Day are so bad for the planet – video

Towards climate-ready marine protected areas: challenges and strategic pathways

Labor will never have a better time to revisit carbon pricing – but does it have the stomach to make polluters pay? | Clear Air

Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say

‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights

Climate crisis linked to fall in southern right whale birth rates as researchers raise ‘warning signal’

Some of world’s oldest trees hit by climate-fuelled wildfires in Patagonia

Achieving 30×30: How different nations report their contributions to international marine conservation targets

Thursday briefing: Britain is flooding, so why is support for net zero drying up?