Breaking Waves: Ocean News

The Guardian view on Cop30: Starmer must stop havering and announce that he’s going to Brazil | Editorial

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With global heating on a dangerous trajectory, it would be unforgivable for the prime minister to miss the summit in Belém

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

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Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

An illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000 hectares of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon and is accelerating as foreign, armed groups move into the region to profit from record gold prices, according to a report.

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

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Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

The UK’s national security is under severe threat from the climate crisis and the looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, a powerful report by the UK’s intelligence chiefs is due to warn.

However, the report, which was supposed to launch on Thursday at a landmark event in London, has been delayed, and concerns have been expressed to the Guardian that it may have been blocked by number 10.

‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations

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New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered species

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Tour operator Intrepid drops carbon offsets and emissions targets

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Firm will instead invest A$2m a year in ‘climate impact fund’ supporting renewables and switching to EVs

One of the travel industry’s most environmentally focused tour operators, Intrepid, is scrapping carbon offsets and abandoning its emissions targets as unreachable.

The Australian-headquartered global travel company said it would instead invest A$2m (£980,000) a year in an audited “climate impact fund” supporting immediate practical measures such as switching to electric vehicles and investing in renewable energy.

The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

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Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost

If you look at a package of M&Ms, one of the most popular candies in the US, you’ll see some familiar ingredients: sugar, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter. But you’ll see many more that aren’t so recognizable: gum arabic, dextrin, carnauba wax, soya lecithin and E100.

More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

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Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy

Ovo pricing change could double charging costs for some EV owners

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Customers on Charge Anytime deal who drive fewer than 700 miles a month say they will be left with higher bills

Electric vehicle owners fear they will be left out of pocket after the energy supplier Ovo announced changes to a popular charging deal which could double the cost for some customers.

Drivers who have an energy contract with the company can currently charge their vehicles at any time of day or night for 7p a kilowatt hour (kWh), making its Charge Anytime deal the cheapest on the market.

Record Amazon fires release more carbon than an entire country

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The Amazon has suffered its most destructive fire season in more than two decades, releasing a staggering 791 million tons of carbon dioxide—on par with Germany’s annual emissions. Scientists found that for the first time, fire-driven degradation, not deforestation, was the main source of carbon emissions, signaling a dangerous shift in the rainforest’s decline. Using advanced satellite systems and rigorous simulations, researchers uncovered vast damage across Brazil and Bolivia, exposing the fragility of the Amazon’s ecosystems.

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

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Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries have soared by 84% in the first half of this year compared with last year, according to an analysis of trade data carried out for the Guardian.

Campaigners described the rise in exports, mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia, as “unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism”.