Pipes Feed Preview: Climate Change

  1. Jeff Bezos pledged $10 billion for climate change. With the 2030 clock ticking, his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, is leading the charge to spend it

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:53:13 -0000

    In 2020, Jeff Bezos made what remains the largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate and nature ever: $10 billion, to be fully disbursed …

  2. How next-gen inverters are helping to reinvent electricity and what industry must do to prepare

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:06:50 -0000

    Imagine a normal weekday a few years from now: a logistics depot charges hundreds of vehicles overnight, a hospital runs full cooling through a …

  3. Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:01:33 -0000

    The reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems, …

  4. Trump administration reveals list of civil rights, climate change materials removed from national parks

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:46:00 -0000

    The materials relate to civil rights, diverse communities and climate change. The Trump administration revealed the list of materials that the …

  5. The Trump DOJ Is Trying to Do Elon Musk a Big Favor

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0000

    This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at Balls and Strikes. Since August of last …

  6. Heatwaves: five reasons why Victorian houses are cooler than modern buildings

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:41:37 -0000

    More than four million homes were built in the UK during the Victorian era. Victorian homes were constructed long before the complex computer models …

  7. Canada Missed Chances to Inspect Titan Before Fatal Implosion

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:00:00 -0000

    A new report shows that government agencies failed to communicate and includes recommendations for stronger oversight in a bid to avert future …

  8. Obama encourages people to not give in to despair in current political climate

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:03:25 -0000

    Former President Barack Obama speaks at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, imploring Americans not to give in to cynicism and despair in the current divisive political climate.June 18, 2026

  9. 1,200-year-old Robin Hood oak tree in Sherwood Forest has died, group says: "Heartbreaking for everyone"

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:29:18 -0000

    A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death. The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is …

  10. Trump Hit Oil and Gas Harder Than Climate Policy Ever Could

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    With his Iran war, Trump badly damaged his favorite industry. It may never recover. A fifth of the world’s oil supplies typically flow through the …

  11. If you can’t find a Utah peach this year, climate change may be to blame

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:01:00 -0000

    On a sunny day in May, Tim Crandall should have been thinning peaches. It was a clear, windless afternoon in Utah County, the kind of deceptively cool …

  12. Trump backs down on plans to slash ocean science funding

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:22:31 -0000

    The U-turn takes pressure off the EU, which would struggle to fill the ocean monitoring funding gap. BRUSSELS — The Trump administration is no longer …

  13. How FIFA's climate solution has turned into 'water-gate'

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:45:00 -0000

    Introduced in the name of player safety, hydration breaks at the World Cup have become a flashpoint for fans and players alike. When the United States …

  14. The Major Oak, Ancient Tree of Robin Hood Legend, Has Died

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:09:39 -0000

    The Major Oak in the Sherwood Forest was between 800 and 1,200 years old. It succumbed to a combination of over-tourism, climate change and misguided efforts to save it. The Major Oak, a tree that grew to tower over Sherwood Forest as the Black Death swept England and the Wars of the Roses sundered …

  15. 'Scientists were dead right': Al Gore reflects on 'An Inconvenient Truth'

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:15:13 -0000

    Al Gore sits down with ABC News’ Ginger Zee to reflect on the impact of the Oscar-winning climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" two …

  16. In Parliaments, TikTok and COP Summits, This Atlanta-Based Doomsday ‘Cult’ Spreads Climate Disinformation

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:51:20 -0000

    AllatRa, a “religious cult” founded in Ukraine and now headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has spread climate misinformation from parliaments and …

  17. Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:48:00 -0000

    The rise of electric SUVs is challenging the idea of green transport, with experts warning that heavier vehicles could undermine climate, health and …

  18. The artificial ice pyramids saving India's mountain villages

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:11:07 -0000

    At an altitude of almost 4,000m (13,000ft) and receiving almost no rainfall, the Himalayan village of Sakti is a hostile place to be a farmer. "Ladakh has a brutal, single-cultivation season," says Gelak Gutme, who has been growing wheat, peas and potatoes there for most of his 65 years. "It is a …

  19. Europe Is Heating Up This Week. Here’s What to Know.

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:05:40 -0000

    Unusually high temperatures are expected across parts of Western Europe into early next week, weather agencies said. Unusually high temperatures are expected across parts of Europe with heat wave conditions extending over the weekend and into next week, weather agencies warned on Friday. Here’s what …

  20. World's Richest 10% Are Costing Earth Trillions, Study Finds

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:03:30 -0000

    We've heard that the world's wealthiest 10 percent are disproportionately responsible for environmental damage. Now, scientists have estimated just how much, in cold hard cash, those damages are worth. Read on below – and follow ScienceAlert for more updates on the global environment.

  21. The Quiet Rise of the Plastics Crisis

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    How to counter an insidious global threat.

  22. Trump Administration Backtracks on Removing Ocean Sensors

    Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:56:04 -0000

    The U-turn comes after a plan to dismantle the monitors sparked opposition from scientists and members of Congress. The Trump administration is …

  23. Green Economy Hits $10 Trillion in Market Value

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:55:00 -0000

    If the green economy—defined as the group of companies heavily involved in environmental business—were its own industry, it would be the …

  24. BIG designs minimalist "home climate system" for Everyday

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:20:18 -0000

    Copenhagen cleantech startup Everyday and architecture studio BIG have designed a minimalist home air purifier called Air. Described by Everyday as a …

  25. Heat Is Killing Wildlife Across the Animal Kingdom. A New Forecasting Tool May Help.

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    The tool forecasts heat risks for wildlife in some regions months in advance. But questions remain about whether this information can prevent deaths …

  26. How (Not) to Conserve Tropical Forests

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:42:32 -0000

    Although the Tropical Forest Forever Facility that emerged from the last United Nations Climate Conference is unlikely to succeed, critically …

  27. Heatwave hits more than half of France's population

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:10:25 -0000

    More than half of France's population were dealing with scorching temperatures on Friday, according to AFP's calculations, with hundreds of schools …

  28. Inside the doomsday ‘cult’ spreading climate disinformation to global leaders

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:00:39 -0000

    In Parliaments, TikTok and COP summits, AllatRa spread claims that greenhouse gases are not main cause of climate crisis Earlier this year, a …

  29. The Secret Revolution in Battery Technology: 3-D Printing

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0000

    Startups are attempting to put energy storage anywhere and everywhere There’s a revolution in battery technology hiding in plain sight: The 3-D printing of batteries has the potential to put energy storage inside any device. This will enable lightweight and long-lasting consumer gadgets, long-range …

  30. In pictures: Meet the farmers in Pakistan who are rebuilding their homes after devastating floods

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    The climate crisis is leading to the threat of floods being felt in the UK and across the world. Farmers in parts of Punjab in Pakistan are already …