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Jonathan Watts

Jonathan Watts is the Guardian's global environment editor. Twitter @jonathanwatts

December 2023
  • COP28 UNFCCC Climate Conference: Day Nine<br>DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 09: Activists, including Indigenous from Mexico, prepare to march in protest on day nine of the UNFCCC COP28 Climate Conference at Expo City Dubai on December 09, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The march coincided with a Global Day of Action for Climate Justice and protesters demanded a ceasefire in Gaza, global climate justice and a variety of other human rights and climate causes. The COP28, which is running from November 30 through December 12, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

    Cop28: ‘failure is not an option,’ says summit president – as it happened

  • Cop28 delegates pose for a photo at the conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

    Cop28: president says summit ‘has already made history’ as negotiations enter final days – as it happened

  • 15 sea

    What happens if the 1.5C target for global heating is missed?

  • Sultan Al Jaber is president of the Cop28 climate talks, and also head of the UAE’s national oil company, Adnoc.

    Cop28: UAE climate chief’s comments ‘incredibly concerning’ – as it happened

  • Cop28: US commits to close coal-fired power plants – as it happened

  • Lula’s bid to style himself climate leader at Cop28 undermined by Opec move

  • Cop28: Rishi Sunak says ‘climate politics is close to breaking point’ – as it happened

November 2023
  • Detail of the hand on the trunk of a tree

    The great carbon divide
    ‘It is all about listening and sharing’: Indigenous solutions to the carbon divide

    Deforestation rates are much lower on Indigenous land – and there is growing recognition that first peoples have vital role to play
  • Carbon divide champagne coupe illustration

    The great carbon divide
    The great carbon divide

    We are not equally to blame for rising temperatures, and recognising that is an important step in identifying possible solutions

    • The great carbon divide
      Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says

    • Science Weekly
      Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up? – podcast

    • View from the Amazon
      ‘Everything is parched’: Amazon struggles with drought amid deforestation

October 2023
  • Aerial view of triggered forest fire and deforestation for plating soybeans in Amazon rainforest

    Deforestation has big impact on regional temperatures, study of Brazilian Amazon shows

    Research highlights benefits forests bring surrounding regions in terms of cooler air and more rainfall
  • An aerial view of an illegal gold mine in Triangulo de Telembi, Colombia.

    Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds

    Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets

    • Drought turns Amazonian capital into climate dystopia

    • Human emissions made deadly South American heat 100 times more likely

    • South American monsoon heading towards ‘tipping point’ likely to cause Amazon dieback

September 2023
  • Dead dolphin

    Mass death of Amazonian dolphins prompts fears for vulnerable species

    Rising temperatures could be passing tolerance threshold for endangered animals as Lake Tefé reaches 39C
  • hot three momnths

    The hottest summer in human history – a visual timeline

    From June to August 2023, a series of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate breakdown caused death and destruction across the globe
  • Cracked earth under a sunset

    ‘Supercontinent’ could make Earth uninhabitable in 250m years, study predicts

    Extreme temperatures, radiation and collapse of food supply created by merging of continents would cause mass extinction
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