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Comment, news and reviews on the climate crisis

Climate Commentary is a collection of links, articles, news and opinions concerned with climate change, global warming and the climate crisis. It is a digital “commonplace book”: a collection of items found elsewhere in the media.

Recent articles:

The biggest climate stories often aren’t labelled ‘climate’ – so newsrooms miss them
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
Renewable energy is reshaping the global economy – new report
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war
Europe’s climate is changing fast – here’s how it’s affecting people and the economy
When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen
Why hotter summers are bad for the UK economy
Why building nature-centric housing involves a mindset shift
How to help trigger positive tipping points – and speed up climate action
Trees alone won’t save us: new study says forestation has less potential to fix the climate than hoped
How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters
Why some climate policies are more popular than others – a psychologist explains
Five ways the UK can prepare for a hotter, riskier future
How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning
A Bermuda stalagmite reveals how the Gulf Stream shifted – and what it might do as the climate changes further
Your essential guide to climate finance
How’s the UK attempt to reach net zero going? There’s good news and bad news
Why burning waste to power a giant greenhouse really could be a greener way of growing food
Why wind farm developers are pulling out at the last minute
Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores
England’s water crisis needs more than just new reservoirs – here’s what will help
Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire
One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industry’s defence against being held accountable for climate change
How to create a thriving forest, not box-checking ‘tree cover’
What a 120-year-old research station is telling us about the warming of the sea around the UK
Overshooting 1.5°C: even temporary warming above globally agreed temperature limit could have permanent consequences
Britain’s nuclear future? What small reactors, fusion and ‘Big Carl’ mean for net zero
UK must grow more of its own wood to meet climate goals – new research
How to gauge flood risk before you buy or rent a seafront property
Five ways to improve net zero action – our new research highlights lessons from the past
Heathrow fire shows just how vulnerable UK energy infrastructure is – we’ve simulated the major climate-related risks
How climate change could be increasing your chance of catching a virus from sewage – new study
The UK must make big changes to its diets, farming and land use to hit net zero – official climate advisers
Switching to electric vehicles will push the power grid to the brink
Geoengineering is politically off-limits – could a Trump presidency change that?
Trump returns: nine things to expect for the climate
How the world’s tallest bridge saves thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions
My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet
The best and worst meat replacements for your health, your wallet and the planet – new research
In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer
Building with earth could transform sustainable construction – here’s how
Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study
A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning
Fallen ancient civilizations show us why we must not ignore climate warnings
We have officially advised our university to ditch carbon offsets – and focus on cutting emissions
A beginner’s guide to greenwash and four ways to avoid falling for it
The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move – we estimated by how much
Valencia floods: Our warming climate is making once-rare weather more common, and more destructive
New insights from Shakespeare’s England reveal striking parallels to contemporary climate change
People around the world are using courts to question whether climate policies are fair – new study
Why might people believe in human-made hurricanes? Two conspiracy theory psychologists explain
Climate emergencies threaten our collective security, but governments are flying blind into the storm
How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
The UK’s £22 billion bet on carbon capture will lock in fossil fuels for decades
Data centre emissions are soaring – it’s AI or the climate
Why plastic bottles now have their caps attached
Torrential rain represents an opportunity to build a better society
UK public is becoming more ‘carbon capable’ – here’s what that means
The UK and Ireland’s climate was tropical 26 million years ago – here’s why that matters now
Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain
When did the climate crisis begin?
The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get
Demolishing buildings is bad for the planet – here’s an alternative
The world no longer needs new fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo
“I feel more like a professional gambler”: British farmers reveal their twin struggles with climate change and mental health
Net zero is not just good science – it’s also a good deal for ordinary people
Extreme heatwaves in south and south-east Asia are a sign of things to come
Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000 – here’s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future
Why banks consider renewable energy to be a riskier investment than fossil fuels
Houston’s flood problems offer lessons for cities trying to adapt to a changing climate
Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points
Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made
A landslide forced me from my home – and I experienced our failure to deal with climate change at first hand
Food prices will climb everywhere as temperatures rise due to climate change – new research
Three secrets to successful climate litigation
How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives – lessons from around the world
Oil and gas lobbyists have deep pockets and access to politicians, but an EU ban could be in the pipeline
Weather v climate: how to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever
UK peatlands are being destroyed to grow mushrooms, lettuce and houseplants – here’s how to stop it
‘A deeply troubling discovery’: Earth may have already passed the crucial 1.5°C warming limit
Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated
‘Gold’ hydrogen: natural deposits are turning up all over the world – but how useful is it in our move away from fossil fuels?
Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like
Switching to plant-based diets means cleaner air – and it could save more than 200,000 lives around the world
How to make your life greener in 2024
Gigantic solar farms of the future might impact how much solar power can be generated on the other side of the world
The disagreement between two climate scientists that will decide our future
Climate ‘tipping points’ can be positive too – our report sets out how to engineer a domino effect of rapid changes
Climate tipping points are nearer than you think – our new report warns of catastrophic risk
The climate change we caused is here for at least 50,000 years – and probably far longer
COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)
China is already paying substantial climate finance, while US is global laggard – new analysis
Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet
COP28: how bad is climate change already and what do we need to do next to tackle it?
Why the world’s first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage
Sails and satellite navigation could cut shipping industry’s emissions by up to a third
In September we went past 1.5 degrees. In November, we tipped over 2 degrees for the first time. What’s going on?
Sunak’s climate shift is out of touch with the demands of the UK’s workforce – here’s why