John Fellowes

As Europe Leaves Controversial Treaty, the Secretariat Courts Resource-Rich African Countries European countries are leaving the Energy Charter Treaty amid concerns that it blocks national climate action. Internal documents reveal that the Secretariat of the investor-friendly mechanism is now ...

"If the proponents, the original founders of the treaty [in Europe], are withdrawing, then resource-constrained settings like Africa should be more cautious. Getting embroiled in legal cases can cause a lot of economic suffering" drilled.media/news/ect-afr...

Climate-driven reproductive decline in Southern right whales - Scientific Reports Reproductive success and abundance trends in migratory baleen whales are linked to body condition and foraging success, making them vulnerable to changes in prey availability which is influenced by cl...

"This reproductive decline represents a threshold warning for the species and highlights the need for coordinated conservation efforts in the Southern Ocean, in the face of anthropogenic climate change." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

British Columbians want gas out of buildings, cleaner alternatives: poll Polling clearly demonstrates that the higher your knowledge about the causes of climate change, the more likely you are to support climate policies.

"When asked if it was important for the BC government to speed up and strengthen its climate policies, nearly 6 in 10 survey respondents were supportive. An additional 22 per cent deemed this as somewhat important" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/o...

If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river Fracking exploration wells are likely to proceed in the Kimberley. Given how much more we know about the risks of fracking, this seems dangerous.

"To approve drilling and fracking in the Kimberley is to approve a process we now know does damage to many things we care about, from human health to wildlife to culture to sacred rivers." theconversation.com/if-fracking-...

#handsoffnature | European Environmental Bureau 🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗨𝗦 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 Reporting by Aftonbladet and DER SPIEGEL reveals extensive contact between EU parliamentarian Jörgen Warb...

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Anti-nature rhetoric damaging voter confidence in Labour, new poll finds | Craig Bennett OBE "According to a poll carried out by Savanta, nearly a third of Reform voters (28%) and Green voters (28%) are less likely to vote for Labour at the next election, as a result of the Prime Minister’s r...

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Extinction Rebellion activists block the entrance to CEFIC in Brussels with signs reading "CEFIC = TOXIC LOBBY", "AREA CLOSED", "CEFIC, COUNCIL FOR ECOCIDE, FAMINE AND IRREVERSIBLE COLLAPSE"

📍HAPPENING NOW

@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group

‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out? Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

“Post-growth economics offers us more choice, more realism and more insight into the possibilities for human prosperity. It’s not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment

“The dominance of GDP is not an accident, it occurs because GDP measures what is valuable to capital. It is the structure of capitalism that ultimately must be overcome.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.

"Globally, we need to keep reducing fossil fuel emissions, because even moderate cuts lower the chance of long, near-permanent heatwaves.
Locally, every land-clearing decision matters. ... keeping forests and cover on the land helps hold temperatures down."
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...

The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.

“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.

France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”

The Deep Brief #28 | 7 February 2026 Your end of week ocean intelligence, built to inform, agitate, and equip you

"Project Vault creates the demand. The NOAA rule creates the permit pathway. The question now is whether anyone can stop the supply chain from running through the deep ocean." www.oceanrising.co/p/the-deep-b...

Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 • The Revelator This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.

Mourn the species declared extinct in 2025 -- then fight like hell to prevent other plants and animals from the same fate. https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/

(PDF) Masculinities in Conservation Science, Policy and Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review PDF | Gender equality is a key target for conservation but is often treated as a women's issue with limited attention to the roles of men and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese...

"The most common effects were the marginalization of other subjectivities (43%, 135 instances), the characteristics of conservation policy or practice (31.3%, 98 instances), and the selection of certain knowledge over others (8.2%, 27 instances)." www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Why we moved our 2026 conference to Senate House — Carbon Accounting Alliance Why we changed venues from the Science Museum to Senate House for our conference in October.

The Carbon Accounting Alliance has pulled its Oct 6 conference from the Science Museum, moving it to Senate House after members raised concerns over the museum’s fossil fuel sponsors, Adani and BP.

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Increasing applied pesticide toxicity trends counteract the global reduction target to safeguard biodiversity The 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) obligates all countries to reduce pesticide risks by 50% by 2030. In this study, we derived the trends of total applied toxicity (TAT) globally ...

"The agriculture-policy-consumer system must accelerate the necessary transformation of global agriculture to reduce the reliance on synthetic chemicals. ...the transition away from synthetic crop protection is still nascent and demands sustained political will" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

DAERA: Regulations to establish climate change Just Transition Commission progress Minister Andrew Muir MLA has today welcomed progress in the establishment of a Just Transition Commission for climate change policy in Northern Ireland.

“a critical step towards ensuring that Northern Ireland has the structures in place to address both the challenges and opportunities connected with climate action. At all times, we must ensure that this is done in a way that is inclusive, fair and sustainable." www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/daera-r...

"To be effective, these frameworks need to be integrated at all levels of climate and ocean governance (scientific assessment, mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, finance, and capacity building)."

Actually, I do know how to do this In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.

"The same state willing to criminalize dissent, erode democratic safeguards, and look away from violence in the streets is also willing to let people die slowly through pollution and heat—as long as the right industries remain protected." heated.world/p/actually-i...

Recalibrating Climate Risk: New report urges governments and investors to fix 'faulty radar' in climate damage models | Green Futures Solutions The Recalibrating Climate Risk report explains why economic models are increasingly understating climate risks as the world moves towards 2°C.

"This manifests as failure to challenge and rapidly adapt investment strategies, with investors instead being advised to “transition at the speed of society.” Advice which openly invites the collective failure of international climate targets" greenfuturessolutions.com/news/recalib...

New global map shows where sharks and rays most need protection Shark and ray populations are struggling across the world due to overfishing and other threats. A new report delineates 816 areas of the ocean that should be protected to help them recover. The…

A new report maps 816 ocean areas vital for threatened sharks and rays — covering under 3% of the sea in studied regions, suggesting protection is achievable.

The findings arrive ahead of a U.N. migratory species summit where marine protections are on the agenda.

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...

UN warns of humanitarian collapse in Cuba as US seeks to block oil supplies Warning comes as US threatens tariffs on any country that supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

Warning comes as US threatens tariffs on any country that supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

Immigrants pay hundreds of billions of dollars more in taxes than they receive in benefits says the [checks notes...] the arch-conservative Cato Institute.

Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024

Still reckon they're terrorists, Mr Starmer?
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It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵

"As the industry seeks to move from exploration to extraction, the scrutiny this and other tools allow will be all the more important." acdatacollective.org/work/deep-se...

"Red and roe deer spent significantly less time in lynx treatments compared to controls, especially at dawn and dusk. In spring at dusk, we observed similar decreases in visitation duration in wolf treatments."

Environmental crimes in the Amazon The Amazon Basin is facing a surge in environmental crimes that threaten both ecosystems and communities. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the criminal economies driving deforestation and ...

"A key finding is the exponential growth of illegal gold mining, now one of the most pervasive criminal markets in the Amazon. More than 4,000 illegal mining sites were identified across the region in 2023." globalinitiative.net/analysis/env...