Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and #climatecrisis That’s $700,000 a minute Iran conflict windfall over 3 months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage Story by Jillian Ambrose and me www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate war zone, writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social - Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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BP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring

Energy company’s $5.73bn quarterly profits come after Shell posted second highest quarterly earnings on record

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Extreme weather is complicated (there are over 150 definitions of drought in the literature!), the Earth system is complex, models are imperfect, and we still have much to learn. But it's remarkable how spot-on most of our predictions have been: drawdown.org/insights/is-...

Is climate change unfolding faster and fiercer than scientists expected?

Climate change is undeniably here, and it’s bad. But is it, as some are claiming, worse than even the scientists expected?

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I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

Climate change sceptics have lost the plot as Europe burns - Reading the Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social #climatecrisis www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

Climate change sceptics have lost the plot as Europe burns

Reading the Telegraph, it’s hard to work out whether their climate columns are a work of satire

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‘Immediately stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature - 42.5C #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature

Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day

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Hungary forced to shut down its only #nuclear plant, which generates 40% of the country’s electricity, due to a record-breaking #drought #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.politico.eu/article/hung...

Hungary faces energy crunch as drought shuts down Paks nuclear plant, PM says

Budapest loses 40 percent of the country’s electricity generation as water levels continue to drop.

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Wildfire smoke in US and Canada from July 15-23 estimated to have caused about 4000 deaths within a week of exposure Analysis by @economist.com #airpollution #climatecrisis www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

Our estimated death toll for this year’s wildfires

The blazes in North America have claimed 10-80 times as many lives as those in Europe so far

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Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July - Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations

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Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare [tho imo we should stop calling extreme weather supercharged by human-caused climate change 'natural' disasters] #climatecrisis #insurance www.politico.eu/article/clim...

Climate change is turning parts of Europe into an insurance nightmare

Frequent, expensive natural disasters are testing Europe’s ability to protect itself against the cost of global warming.

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As Big Oil cashes in on the Iran war ... ... people are voting with their feet > New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar

Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran

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Arsonist offers help to extinguish blaze? > Oil giant TotalEnergies "expresses solidarity with all the firefighters of France" > and says it "will cover the cost of ground and air fuel needed by fire and rescue services" #climatecrisis HT @benwinkley.bsky.social totalenergies.com/newsroom/tot...

TotalEnergies exprime sa Solidarité avec Tous les Pompiers de France | Newsroom TotalEnergies

Paris, le 31 juillet 2026 – En cet été 2026, les Pompiers de France, professionnels et volontaires, font preuve d’un engagement remarquable dans le combat qu’ils mènent face aux feux de forêt de grand...

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Jim Hansen and I have had a friendly debate about whether 2026 will be the warmest year on record or not. In a new piece, I explain how we both might end up being right: 2026 is increasingly likely to be the warmest in GISTEMP but second across all six records: www.theclimatebrink....

The Daily Telegraph ends its rollercoaster week of comment pieces about climate change with one by Kemi Badenoch, leader of the opposition Conservatives. Note how, yet again, she doesn't explain how she will "replace" the Climate Change Act. Just vibes about "markets, innovation and competition"

Wildfires in Europe are “very worrying”, says Shell boss, as oil giant cashed in on high prices to make bumper Q 2profits of almost $10bn. "My heart goes out to the many who are suffering from it” Sawan abandoned many green investments made by his predecessor www.thetimes.com/business/com...

Wildfires very worrying, says Shell boss as he defends green record

Wael Sawan, the oil group’s chief executive, insists it is not ‘just a fossil fuel company’

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"Pragmatic" What politicians say when they want to ignore the scientific reality of the #climatecrisis for short-term political convenience www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas

PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’

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‘It’s all right for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans - As public parks and gardens go brown, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays #climatecrisis #drought www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s all right for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans

As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays

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‘Extremely scary findings’ show #climatecrisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather - Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely @wwattribution.bsky.social Story by me www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely

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Europe burns: a visual guide to the #wildfires - Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and pictures #climatecrisis Story by me with Guardian colleagues www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Europe burns: a visual guide to the wildfires

Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and pictures

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#dieselgate redux TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance - Transport for London claims polluting diesel vehicles had been able to enter clean air zone without having to pay #airpollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance

Transport for London claims polluting diesel vehicles had been able to enter clean air zone without having to pay

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England on track to suffer highest-ever heat deaths this summer, official data shows - Almost 3000 people died in May and June heatwaves that were supercharged by the fossil-fuel-driven climate crisis #climatecrisis Data from @ukhsa.bsky.social Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice same period for 2025

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the four stages: 1. Allister Heath's columns are not real 2. Allister Heath's columns are not serious 3. OK, they are real and serious but it's too late to do anything about them 4. Our only hope is to find a way of adapting to Allister Heath's columns

Hormuz crisis speeds up transition to electric cars, IEA data shows - With the oil price soaring amid the Iran war, drivers increasingly chose electric cars over internal combustion engines from April to June this year Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/30/h...

Shell’s [war] profits more than doubled to $10bn in Q2 - "Shell takes the profits, and the rest of us pick up the catastrophic bill” says Greenpeace #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices

Environmental groups renew calls for windfall tax to support households following Q2 earnings rise to $9.84bn

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not ideal World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report By @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/world-fallin...

World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report - Carbon Brief

The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates…

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Changing gas stove/hob to electric can help asthmatics as much - or more - than drugs - study #airpollution Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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Large areas of 'very' and 'extremely' poor air quality recorded due to wildfires in Spain and France - landscape fire smoke kills an estimated 1.5 million people a year #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...