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- This Week in Climate News (February 2026, Week 1)
This Week in Climate News (February 2026, Week 1) | Earth.Org
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including a youth-led lawsuit against the Swedish government.ift.tt - Swedish Youth Sue Government Over Climate Inaction
Swedish Youth Sue Government Over Climate Inaction | Earth.Org
It is the second time Swedish youth-led group Aurora sues the state after a court ruled its previous lawsuit inadmissible in February 2025.ift.tt - Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads
More than 50 cities worldwide have restricted or initiated plans to restrict fossil fuel ads, including Stockholm, Edinburgh, and Sydney.ift.tt - The Hidden Value of Coal Infrastructure in the Clean Energy Transition
The Hidden Value of Coal Infrastructure in the Energy Transition
As the world decarbonizes, what happens to unused coal plants? Some countries are reimagining them to serve a new role in a low-carbon future.ift.tt - ‘Complete Insanity’: Trump’s Coal Revival Effort Gets a Mascot
US Turns to 'Coalie' Mascot to Promote Dirtiest Fossil Fuel
The Trump administration has turned to a coal mascot to promote its efforts to revive a dying and dirty industry.ift.tt - Orphaned Baby Orangutan Rescued from Captivity
Orphaned Baby Orangutan Rescued from Captivity | Earth.Org
In December, The Orangutan Project rescued Jack and transferred him to their BORA Rescue Centre in East Borne, Indonesia.ift.tt - ‘Absurd’: Greenpeace Calls Out Winter Olympics Sponsorship With Fossil Fuel Giant Eni
Greenpeace Calls Out Winter Olympics Sponsorship With Eni
"Oil & gas like Eni drive the climate crisis, then sponsor the Winter Olympics & Paralympics to greenwash their image," Greenpeace Italy said.ift.tt - The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained
Fast Fashion: Its Detrimental Effect on the Environment
Fast fashion has a massive environmental impact, being the second-biggest consumer of water and responsible for 10% of global CO2 emissions.ift.tt - Secretive US Climate Skeptic Panel Tasked With Writing Contentious Global Warming Report Violated Law, Court Rules
Secretive US Climate Skeptic Panel Violated Law, Court Rules
The US Energy Department's secret climate skeptic panel was tasked with writing a sweeping report criticizing the consensus on global warming.ift.tt - ‘A Symbol of Hope’: How the Korean Demilitarized Zone Turned Into a Wildlife Sanctuary
How the Korean DMZ Turned Into a Wildlife Sanctuary
In the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the absence of human activity allowed nature and wildlife to flourish.ift.tt - Massachusetts Court Delivers Another Blow to Trump’s Offshore Wind Freeze
Court Deals Another Blow to Trump's Offshore Wind Freeze
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that construction of an almost-complete offshore wind project in Massachusetts can move forward.ift.tt - Patagonia’s Race Against Time to Save the Wild Huemul
Patagonia’s Race Against Time to Save the Wild Huemul
In Patagonia, Chile, the endangered huemul deer is making a steady return thanks to rewilding and science, married with cultural pride.ift.tt - Dutch Government Violated Human Rights By Failing to Protect Bonaire Residents From Climate Change, Court Rules
Dutch Gov't Failed to Protect Bonaire Residents From Climate Change
The Hague District Court has ruled that the government has failed to protect the inhabitants of Bonaire from the effects of climate change.ift.tt - UK Intelligence Services Just Made the Case for Criminalizing Ecocide
UK Intelligence Services Made the Case for Criminalizing Ecocide
Ecosystem collapse threatens the foundations of security, prosperity, and human rights. The proportionate response is ecocide law.ift.tt - Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025 Despite Increased Reader Interest
Media Shied Away From Climate Coverage in 2025 | Earth.Org
As temperatures and emissions rose in 2025, climate news coverage around the world took a dramatic plunge.ift.tt - ‘A Race to the Bottom’: US Officially Leaves Paris Climate Agreement
The US Has Officially Left the Paris Agreement | Earth.Org
Experts warn exiting from the Paris Agreement will leave the US behind as the rest of the world embraces the energy transition wave.ift.tt - Energy Transition: Where Are We Headed in 2026?
Energy Transition: Where Are We Headed in 2026? | Earth.Org
The energy transition is accelerating. But how far has this progress taken us, and what will determine whether current momentum is enough?ift.tt - This Project Is Betting on Wetlands to Save Drought-Stricken Europe
Can Wetlands Save Drought-Stricken Europe? | Earth.Org
Wetlands are a promising solution for enhancing water management and reducing the impacts of severe drought in Europe.ift.tt - How Mayotte’s Tire Race Reveals a Broken Waste System
How Mayotte’s Tire Race Reveals a Broken Waste System
In Mayotte, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, a tire race tells the story of a world struggling with a growing plastic waste crisis.ift.tt - This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 3)
This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 3) | Earth.Org
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including reactions to the High Seas Treaty coming into force.ift.tt - 32 Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible for Half of Global CO2 Emissions in 2024: Report
32 Fossil Fuel Companies Linked to Half of CO2 Emissions in 2024
17 of the top-20 emitters were state-controlled. The remaining three fossil fuel companies were Shell, Chevron and ExxonMobil.ift.tt - Counting Deaths, Not Damage: What the US Navy’s Environmental Review Leaves Out
US Navy Criticized Over Environmental Impacts in Hawaii's Waters
An environmental review by the US Navy was criticized for lacking transparency regarding its training's impacts on Hawaii's marine ecosystem.ift.tt - Early January Australian Heatwave Made 5 Times More Likely By Human-Caused Climate Change, Analysis Finds
Climate Change Made Australia Heatwave 5 Times More Likely
Australia just recorded its most severe heatwave since 2019, when extreme weather conditions fueled the devastating Black Summer fires.ift.tt - UN Report Finds Harmful Investments Outpace Money for Nature 30 to 1
Harmful Investments Outpace Money for Nature 30 to 1, UN Says
In 2023, more than $7.3 trillion-worth of investments went to “nature-negative finance flows” – projects that directly damage nature.ift.tt - Fractured Energy Transition: Who Moves First, Who Pays More, and Who Gets Left Behind?
The Problems With a Fragmented Global Energy Transition
As energy transition policies diverge, the risk is not that decarbonization slows everywhere, but that it accelerates unevenly.ift.tt - Vanishing Wild: The Battle Against Illegal Wildlife Trade
Vanishing Wild: The Battle Against Illegal Wildlife Trade | Earth.Org
Illegal wildlife trade, a growing global crisis, fuels extinction, crime networks, and long-term harm to ecosystems worldwide.ift.tt - As the US Retreats From Climate Aid, the World’s Most Vulnerable Pay the Price
World’s Most Vulnerable Pay the Price for US' Climate Aid Retreat
Rebuilding climate aid without the US is not about prestige. It is about preservation of communities and cultures, of regional stability.ift.tt - One Year of Trump: How the US Reversed Climate Progress At Home and Abroad
One Year of Trump: How the US Reversed Climate Progress
From climate research funding cuts to the rollback of environmental protections, here's how Donald Trump has reversed US climate policy.ift.tt - Governments, Green Groups Welcome Historic High Seas Treaty With Celebration, Calls To Action
Governments, Green Groups Welcome Historic High Seas Treaty
The High Seas Treaty establishes a framework to protect biodiversity in international waters, which cover roughly two-thirds of the ocean.ift.tt - How Malicious Lawsuits Are Silencing Climate Activists in Indonesia
How Malicious Lawsuits Are Silencing Climate Activists in Indonesia
Climate activists in Indonesia face increasing suppression through Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP).ift.tt - This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 2)
This Week in Climate News (January 2026, Week 2) | Earth.Org
This weekly round-up brings you key climate news from the past seven days, including two back-to-back court defeats for Trump.ift.tt - On the Frontlines of Ocean Warming, Maine Plans for What Comes Next
Amid Ocean Warming, Maine Plans for What Comes Next
Wildlife in the Gulf of Maine, from North Atlantic right whales and seabirds to lobsters, is threatened by ocean warming.ift.tt - This Project Is Helping Tackle Eutrophication in the Mediterranean Sea
This Project Is Tackling Eutrophication in the Mediterranean Sea
The SEACURE project aims to tackle eutrophication, or nutrient pollution, in the soil-river-sea system across the Mediterranean Sea.ift.tt - Two Courts Block Trump Administration’s Attempt to Halt Clean Energy Projects
Trump's Anti-Climate Agenda Suffers Back-to-Back Court Defeats
Two judges instructed the Trump administration to reinstate clean energy grants and allow an offshore wind farm's construction to resume.ift.tt - 2025 Was Third Warmest Year on Record
2025 Was Third Warmest Year on Record | Earth.Org
2025 was the third warmest year on record, just 0.01C cooler than 2023 and 0.13C cooler than 2024, the warmest year on record.ift.tt - Richest 1% Exhausted Their Carbon Budget for 2026 in Just 10 Days, Says Oxfam
Richest 1% Blow Carbon Budget for 2026 in Just 10 Days
It took the richest 1% only 10 days, and the richest 0.1% just three days, to exhaust their carbon budget for 2026, Oxfam said.ift.tt - Understanding PFAS: Health Concerns, Regulations and Solutions to Tackling the Spread of Forever Chemicals
Understanding PFAS: How Do We Tackle Forever Chemicals?
The widespread use of PFAS, colloquially known as forever chemicals, has led to their accumulation in the environment and living organisms.ift.tt - Hong Kong Breaks 20 Weather and Temperature Records in 2025, City’s Sixth Hottest Year
Hong Kong Breaks 20 Weather Records in 2025 | Earth.Org
Among the weather records Hong Kong broke in 2025 are the lowest yearly humidity and the highest monthly mean temperature for October.ift.tt - New US Food Guidelines Prioritize Emissions-Intensive Meat and Dairy Industries
New US Food Guidelines Prioritize Emissions-Intensive Industries
Resource- and emissions-intensive meat and dairy take center stage in the US's new food guidelines unveiled last week.ift.tt - Saving the Falklands: The Fight to Reclaim a Lost Ecosystem
Saving the Falklands: The Fight to Reclaim a Lost Ecosystem
Falklands Conservation is leading an ambitious restoration project on New Island, one of the region’s wildest western outposts.ift.tt - 2025 Third-Highest Year for Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters in US
2025 Third-Highest Year for Billion-Dollar Climate Disasters in US
23 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the US caused an estimated 276 fatalities and cost a total of $115 billion in damage.ift.tt - ‘Less Secure and Less Prosperous’: US Exit From Int’l Climate Treaties Will Hurt Country, Says UN Climate Chief
US Exit From UN Climate Treaties Will Leave Country Less Secure
UNFCCC chief Simon Stiell said the US's withdrawal from UN climate treaties will leave the country "less secure and less prosperous."ift.tt - 16 Biggest Environmental Problems of 2026
The Biggest Environmental Problems Of 2021
From the rise of AI and plastic pollution to fast fashion, here are 16 of the biggest environmental problems of 2026.ift.tt - Explainer: What Is the UNFCCC?
Explainer: What Is the UNFCCC? | Earth.Org
The US has announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC.ift.tt - Trump Withdraws US From 66 International Organizations, Including Pivotal Climate Treaties
US Withdraws From 66 Int'l Bodies, Including Key Climate Treaties
The US under President Trump is withdrawing from dozens of international organizations, including the IPCC and UNFCCC.ift.tt - Ancient Healing, Unexpected Patients: The Role of Acupuncture in Elephant Care
The Role of Acupuncture in Elephant Care | Earth.Org
Acupuncture has been used to relieve pain in humans for 3,000 years. Few know that it has also been used to benefit other animal species.ift.tt - Millions Living in Australian Cities’ Outskirts at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires, Report Warns
Australian Cities' Outskirts At Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires
Australian cities' outskirt are increasingly threatened by devastating wildfires, according to a new report that draws parallels with LA.ift.tt - Annual Report 2025: Earth.Org in Review
Annual Report 2025: Earth.Org in Review
Earth.Org is proud to present its Annual Report 2025, recapping our coverage of the climate crisis and celebrating our global impact.ift.tt - Indoor Air Quality in Hong Kong: Problems and Solutions
Indoor Air Quality in Hong Kong: Problems and Solutions
Indoor air quality is particularly concerning in Hong Kong's tiny flats, but an environmental group has found schools to be vulnerable, too.ift.tt - Portals to the Miocene: The Divers Hunting Extinct Sharks in Carolina’s Murky Depths
What Ancient Shark Fossil Can Tell Us About Climate Shifts
The underground world of fossil diving along the US eastern coast hosts legions of divers with a passion for recovering ancient shark teeth.ift.tt
