Matt McGrath

This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.

Wonderful piece on the final days of a colossus!

Beirne and Crowley immense as Munster rock Leinster at Croker Clayton McMillan’s men were thoroughly deserved winners in Dublin.

Beirne and Crowley immense as Munster rock Leinster at Croker (✍️@rugby_ie) #Munster #Leinster #Rugby

Mysterious 'warm blob' breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.

Will the record Pacific “warm blob” impact the UK and Europe?

UK hit by first ‘mega fire’ in worst year on record for wildfires Dry conditions to blame for Dava Moor fire in Scotland, say UK researchers as they find wildfires are menacing global forests used for carbon offsets

UK hit by first ‘mega fire’ in worst year on record for wildfires
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JPMorgan Says US Risks Missing Energy Goals Without Wind, Solar The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global head of sustainable solutions.

'US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar'

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

Thorough reporting on the scale of the loss of Switzerland’s glaciers

Broadcaster and scríbhneoir Manchán Magan dies aged 55 The writer, broadcaster and documentary maker Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed.

Is nuacht an-bhrónach domsa í seo

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

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Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

Pope Leo condemns climate change critics

- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"

Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
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UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits Discussions postponed on curbs as Saudi Arabia and Russia frustrate multilateral process

It is very unfortunate that no agremeent on a Global Plastics Treaty could be found. The Financial Times is at least very clear on what happened there.
“UN plastics treaty talks fail after oil producers block production limits”https://on.ft.com/3ZuMf1j

BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, $300bn cash deal rescues COP29 climate talks from collapse COP29 deal falls well short of demands by underdeveloped countries

ICYMI: #GlobalNewsPod from V early Sunday

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@mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social at #Cop29; @frankgardner.bsky.social on reports Israeli hostage killed in IDF strike in Gaza; Hugo Bachega in Lebanon; plus Sudan, and the power of a photo. Sound @radiowilfan.bsky.social

COP29 overruns as poor countries seethe over climate cash Developing nations said a new cash offer from rich nations showed

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COP29: Row at climate talks over ‘backsliding’ on fossil fuels Countries are split at UN climate summit over funding and commitments to reducing fossil fuel use.

Trouble at COP29

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For folks new to BlueSky, @davidosmond.bsky.social has been running a near real time simulation of a near 100% RE grid for Australia using data lagged by 1 wk. The current scaling factors are 4.5x Wind, 2.7x grid PV and 2.1x rooftop PV. Storage is 5 hrs of demand. That gets 98% RE. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋

Trump victory a blow to climate action, experts say Trump's election will hit immediate efforts to tackle climate change, experts say - but the longer-term effect is less certain.

#BBCNews - Trump victory 'major setback' to climate action
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By @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social

New UNEP emissions gap report highlights a "massive gap between rhetoric and reality" and calls for a "quantum leap" in ambition to deliver Paris goals, as the world is way off-track today.

I cover the details over at @CarbonBrief: www.carbonbrief.org/...

@rafagarc.bsky.social hey Rafa! Welcome to life under the blue sky! Will I see you in Baku?

Burning rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power

Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power.

Esme Stallard, @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social, Patrick Clahane and Paul Lynch, BBC News

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Men will invent a tank full of algae before g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ t̶o̶ t̶h̶e̶r̶a̶p̶y̶ planting trees.

The Sleeping Forecast - 8 hours of soothing sounds to ease your mind - BBC Sounds Escape to an oasis of calm with eight hours of The Shipping Forecast set to gentle music.

Who, as a child, used to go to bed when the shipping forecast came on?

The BBC has combined it with soothing music to help you sleep.

8 hours of it!

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This Wendy Cope poem is new to me. It’s quietly magnificent.

Ooh look, there might have been another sighting of a North Atlantic Right Whale off the Donegal coast this month!

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Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts Melting ice is forcing this iconic Arctic species to spend more time on land, where they struggle for food.

Climate change: Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67627242