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Damian Carrington is The Guardian's Environment editor

61 Articles

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.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, Energy | May 19th 2022

‘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.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | May 11th 2022

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.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | March 25th 2022

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.”
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News, Energy | February 22nd 2022

In the U.K., wood burning emits more particle pollution than traffic

Revised government data estimates a lower proportion of pollution comes from wood stoves but they remain a "major contributor."
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | February 18th 2022

What you need to know about your dog walks

A new study has found that the resulting overfertilization of the ground with nitrogen and phosphorus by footpaths could reach levels that would be illegal on farmland.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | February 8th 2022

The world’s economy will need a total reboot to reach net-zero

A report by McKinsey, one of the world's most influential consulting firms, estimates that $9.2 trillion will need to be invested every year for decades to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 C and end the climate emergency.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | January 26th 2022

Tiny plastic particles are polluting even the 'far corners of Earth'

Tiny particles, including tire dust, have been found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing the extent of global plastic contamination.
News | January 24th 2022

Protein-packed prickly bushes could feed millions of people

Invasive gorse plant is widely cleared in Scotland and has been used as animal fodder in the past.
News | January 17th 2022

Race to stop flood of microplastic fibres into the oceans

New products range from washing machine filters and balls to fabrics made from kelp and orange peel.
Reports from the Race to a Safer World
News | January 11th 2022
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