The study by the United Nations University, produced by more than 200 experts from 25 countries, suggests climate change is making creeping deserts “the greatest environmental challenge of our times”.
One-third the Earth’s population – about two billion people – are potential victims. Overexploitation of land and unsustainable irrigation practices are making matters worse, it says, while climate change is also a major factor degrading the soil.
As the company faces a landmark climate lawsuit, confidential documents show how British scientist James Lovelock warned executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels in the 1960s.
Nigel Farage’s donors include Mayfair club owners, fox hunt masters, and the landed gentry.
Little-known company Teton Digital is pushing an AI project that could release one million tonnes of annual emissions.
Traditional fishing grounds off-limits as government pursues high-risk gamble on gas, say experts.
