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Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/16/half-of-worlds-children-exposed-to-at-least-three-climate-hazards-unicef-says #ClimateCrisis #Environment #ExtremeWeather #Drought #UnitedNations #WorldNews #Water #PapuaNewGuinea #Health #AsiaPacific #PacificIslands #Society

Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says

Almost every child, including those from high-income countries, is now exposed to at least one hazard

The Guardian

A Guy Named Brian (he/him)2h ago

“We live in an age of manufactured scarcity. In a world richer than ever before, roughly one 10th of the world’s population still lives in extreme destitution. ... At the same time, droughts, megafires, floods and heatwaves remind us that our economies are pushing the planet beyond its limits.

These are not separate crises. They are symptoms of an economic model that has reached the end of the road.”

#ClimateCrisis #Poverty #EconomicGrowth #Economics #NewEconomicModel

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/10/economists-maths-growth-doomed-strategy-un-agencies-political-leaders

We economists have done the maths: ‘growth’ is a doomed strategy – there is a better way

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others

The Guardian

Dragofix 3h ago

Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/10/super-rich-assets-outsized-amount-climate-harm-study

#climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #TaxTheRich

Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says

Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions

The Guardian

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cauZation 8h ago

@Dragofix #ClimateCrisis

gclef 8h ago

In Albania, a mass protest movement has emerged to challenge a plan, spearheaded by Jared Kushner, to build a sprawling resort along the delta of the last wild river in Europe. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the capital city of Tirana last week, raising signs that said “Albania Is Not for Sale,” with marches continuing over the weekend. Read more on E360 →

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/albania-vjose-kushner-protests

#Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature

Albanians Mobilize Against Jared Kushner Plan for Resort on Pristine River Delta

Yale E360

atomicker 8h ago

Deadline for public feedback extended to July 22!

"Canadians fought hard for these laws to protect people, water, wildlife, and future generations. The Carney government is now proposing to gut them or introduce powers to bypass them without credible justification or adequate consultation."

https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-dont-gut-environmental-laws/

#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #ABPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Ecocide

atomicker 8h ago

“We have to recognise that the world is committed to net zero – more than 80% of our trading partners are committed to net zero (…). The world is changing. We can pretend that’s not happening, as some in Australian domestic politics do. Or we can prepare.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/13/australia-fossil-fuel-exports-renewables-cop-chris-bowen

#Canada #CDNPoli #Australia #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateChange #NoPipelines

Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president

Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissions

The Guardian

Eric Lawton 9h ago

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs—that can spell disaster for fish and corals

When are we going to stop this?

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-el-nio-ocean-temperatures-highs.html

#climateCrisis

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs—that can spell disaster for fish and corals

It's official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very-strong El Niño affecting the weather, climate and ocean temperatures across the planet.

Phys.org