Damian Carrington @dpcarrington RSS feed About Damian Carrington Damian Carrington is The Guardian's Environment editor 72 Articles Brace yourself for hellish El Niño heat waves this year Scientists say the phenomenon, coupled with the growing climate crisis, is likely to push global temperatures off the charts. Race to a Safer World News | February 1st 2023 H-bombs or chicken bones? The race to pinpoint the start of the Anthropocene Humanity is now a "geological superpower" and declaring a new epoch is critical to tackling its impact, scientists say. Race to a Safer World News | January 19th 2023 Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people, study finds. Race to a Safer World News | January 17th 2023 Whales ingest millions of microplastic particles a day Blue whales consume up to one billion particles over a feeding season with as-yet-unknown impacts on their health. Race to a Safer World News | November 7th 2022 The U.K. has a ‘ghost flight’ problem Exclusive: Data shows the tally at 5,000 empty ghost flights in the U.K. since 2019 and a further 35,000 flights have operated almost empty, with climate campaigners calling the revelations shocking. Race to a Safer World News | October 4th 2022 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." News, Energy | September 28th 2022 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. Race to a Safer World News, Energy | September 7th 2022 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. Race to a Safer World News | September 1st 2022 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. Race to a Safer World News | August 30th 2022 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. Race to a Safer World News, Climate Solutions Reporting | June 21st 2022 1 of 8
Brace yourself for hellish El Niño heat waves this year Scientists say the phenomenon, coupled with the growing climate crisis, is likely to push global temperatures off the charts. Race to a Safer World News | February 1st 2023
H-bombs or chicken bones? The race to pinpoint the start of the Anthropocene Humanity is now a "geological superpower" and declaring a new epoch is critical to tackling its impact, scientists say. Race to a Safer World News | January 19th 2023
Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people, study finds. Race to a Safer World News | January 17th 2023
Whales ingest millions of microplastic particles a day Blue whales consume up to one billion particles over a feeding season with as-yet-unknown impacts on their health. Race to a Safer World News | November 7th 2022
The U.K. has a ‘ghost flight’ problem Exclusive: Data shows the tally at 5,000 empty ghost flights in the U.K. since 2019 and a further 35,000 flights have operated almost empty, with climate campaigners calling the revelations shocking. Race to a Safer World News | October 4th 2022
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." News, Energy | September 28th 2022
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. Race to a Safer World News, Energy | September 7th 2022
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. Race to a Safer World News | September 1st 2022
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. Race to a Safer World News | August 30th 2022
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. Race to a Safer World News, Climate Solutions Reporting | June 21st 2022
