‘Green card for the planet’? Fifa’s World Cup called ‘the deadliest sporting event in history’ – ‘On pace to be ‘a climate catastrophe’ – ‘Most polluting World Cup ever, with total greenhouse gas emissions hitting nearly two times the historical average’
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/17/world-cup-climate-change By Jules Boykoff UK Guardian excerpt: The 2026 World Cup is not only the most politically combustible tournament in modern history, but it is also on track to be the “most polluting” World Cup ever, with total greenhouse gas emissions hitting nearly two times the historical average. Scientists conservatively project that the tournament will […]
UN climate agency warns of ‘slower’ games due to ‘extreme heat during the World Cup – UN claims games ‘will be played at a time of rising levels of extreme heat, driven by worsening climate change’ & ‘the pace of some matches could be slower’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/un-climate-agency-warns-extreme-105524717.html Extreme heat could be a key factor at the World Cup tournament, set to kick off in Mexico on Thursday, the UN climate secretariat warned on Monday. “The 2026 FIFA World Cup, the biggest tournament in football history, will be played at a time of rising levels of extreme heat, driven by worsening climate […]
LA Times: ‘Most dangerous World Cup ever? Climate change poses growing risks for players’ – Fret may be ‘final World Cup to be played in the summer’
https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2026-06-06/fifa-world-cup-climate-change-heat-dangerous-situations By Kevin Baxter Staff Writer FIFA is well aware that extreme heat and humidity could affect the 2026 World Cup, and that’s why this might be the final World Cup to be played in the summer. The 2025 Club World Cup exposed how extreme weather events tied to climate change have the ability to affect […]
Politico Folds Its Climate News Website After Trump EPA Axed Nearly $500K Annual Subscription
Politico Folds Its Climate News Website After Trump EPA Axed Nearly $500K Annual Subscription By Ben Kew Politico is shutting down its E&E News brand just over a year after the Trump administration ended a taxpayer-funded subscription worth nearly half a million dollars per year. The outlet announced Monday that E&E News will cease operating […]
Another Net Zero Goal Bites the Dust! Airline industry chiefs now admit 2050 net zero goal now unlikely – New ‘realistic timeline’ needed
UK Guardian: The aviation industry’s landmark pledges to be net zero by 2050 will probably not now be achieved, airline leaders have admitted.
More than half of the planned decarbonisation of aviation was dependent on the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), with much of the rest reliant on a global emissions trading programme, Corsia, established under the aegis of the UN and its aviation body ICAO.
Prof Warns ‘Climate Change Increases the Likelihood of Snakes Entering Residential Areas’ – ‘Cobras & Pythons Pose a Threat’
https://www.ipb.ac.id/news/index/2026/06/ipb-university-expert-climate-change-and-urbanization-increase-the-likelihood-of-snakes-entering-residential-areas/ Excerpt: Climate change and land use conversion have the potential to increase the frequency of encounters between snakes and humans. This situation arises due to changes in temperature and rainfall, the loss of natural habitats, and shifts in food sources, which drive snakes to move into areas closer to human activity. Prof Mirza Dikari […]
American Medical Journal: ‘Climate Change Could Triple Cardiovascular Disease Burden by 2050’ according to ‘a new modeling study estimate’
Climate Change Could Triple Cardiovascular Disease Burden by 2050 HEAT exposure could drive a dramatic rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden across the USA over the next 25 years, with researchers warning that climate change and population ageing may combine to reverse decades of progress in heart health. Heat Exposure Threatens Future Heart Health A new […]
‘Beyond reform’: Australian Greens 79-year old co-founder reveals why he quit the party after more than 30 years – They became ‘so captured by this far-left agenda’ with a ‘lack of free speech, the extremism on gender issues’
https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/beyond-reform-greens-cofounder-drew-hutton-reveals-why-he-quit-the-party-after-more-than-30-years/news-story/8bdbe9e4fb582cb3d833054ec6b47999 By Patrick Hannaford Excerpt: Australian Greens co-founder Drew Hutton has revealed what drove him to finally quit the party he helped set up more than 30 years ago. Mr Hutton quit the Greens on Wednesday, telling the party leadership that while he still believed in “Green politics”, he had been left with no choice […]
‘Political Warfare’: REPORT: Billionaire Climate Elitists Pose as MAGA to Eliminate ‘Enemy’ – ‘War Plan to Infiltrate Conservative Movement’ – Target List Revealed
‘Political Warfare’: Billionaire Climate Elitists Pose as MAGA to Eliminate ‘Enemy’ Chip Roy; Detail War Plan to Infiltrate Conservative Movement – Target List Revealed (Video) By Renee Nal A billionaire crypto founder and a former Sierra Club chief have openly admitted they can’t win Americans—or even fellow Democrats—over to their climate agenda, so they’ve declared […]
Trump directs hundreds of millions of dollars to support coal using emergency powers
https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/trump-to-unveil-700-million-coal-support-plan-using-emergency-powers-4727146 Reuters Excerpt: WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to support U.S. coal power plants and to ship the carbon-intensive fuel to Asia, with most of the funding coming from Cold War-era emergency powers. Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, a 1950 […]