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Earth’s hottest month: these charts show what happened in July and what comes next The planet has warmed 1.2 ºC on average, but that’s enough to produce big extremes.

EU wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for the first time last month The EU is on track for a 'huge collapse' in fossil fuel power this year, says energy think tank Ember.

Rock ‘flour’ from Greenland can capture significant CO2, study shows Powder produced by ice sheets could be used to help tackle climate crisis when spread on farm fields

‘Everyone should be concerned’: Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded With the continent holding enough ice to raise sea levels by many metres if it was to melt, polar scientists are scrambling for answers

These European countries will pay you to cycle to work Which European countries have the best cycle to work schemes? 

Emissions divide now greater within countries than between them – study Report finds ‘relatively small group’ of rich people contribute disproportionately to emissions

Polar bears vanishing from ‘polar bear capital of the world’ in Canada Government research shows dramatic decline in numbers in western Hudson Bay stronghold

Valencia uses lampposts to charge electric cars Valencia is one of 100 European cities aiming to become carbon neutral by 2030.

Carbon emissions hit new high: warning from COP27 Fresh data released at the climate summit show global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are soaring despite energy crisis.

‘The ghost that haunts Monteverde’: how the climate crisis killed the golden toad The loss of the amphibian from Costa Rica’s cloud forest was one of the first linked to global heating, say scientists

Solar power set to relieve thousands of Belgian low-income households The project is being carried out by a Belgian cooperative made up of 62 social housing companies in the region of Flanders.

‘Dramatic’ rise in wildfire smoke triggers decline in US air quality for millions Recent record fire seasons in the west have increased pollution across the country, affecting people’s health, scientists say