Guardian Environment
World almost certain to endure record hot year by 2030, UN warns
A new UN World Meteorological Organization report warns there is near certainty that the world will experience its hottest year on record before 2030, with the milestone potentially arriving as early as 2027. The forecast is driven by an anticipated El Niño weather pattern later this year, which will layer natural warming on top of accelerating climate change. The warning underscores how rapidly the window is closing on limiting global temperature rise to agreed international targets.
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Mongabay
Loopholes undermine palm oil industry’s antideforestation pledges
Palm oil giants made sweeping pledges over a decade ago to eliminate deforestation, peatland clearance, and labor exploitation from their supply chains — and today those commitments nominally cover most of global trade. But a new investigation reveals that loopholes continue to let deforestation-linked palm oil flow freely through supply chains, rendering the pledges largely performative. The gap between corporate promises and ground-level reality raises serious questions about whether voluntary industry commitments can ever deliver meaningful environmental protection.
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Mongabay
European Commission linked leather to deforestation, then ignored it
The European Commission is moving to exempt leather, hides, and skins from the EU's Deforestation Regulation — despite its own research linking cattle hides to forest destruction. The proposal has drawn sharp criticism as stakeholders race to submit feedback before a June 1 deadline. The move raises serious questions about whether the bloc's landmark anti-deforestation law is being quietly gutted to protect industry interests.
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Britain ‘sleepwalking into a food crisis’ without urgent action, experts say
Britain's food security is under serious threat as extreme weather, inflation, and the ripple effects of the Iran war converge to squeeze domestic food production, according to industry experts. Farmers are already contending with heat-damaged harvests following a dry spring, with yields expected to fall sharply. Experts warn that without urgent government intervention, the country risks a full-blown food crisis with national security implications.
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Supertrawlers Are Competing with Whales for Antarctic Krill
Supertrawlers are harvesting Antarctic krill at unprecedented rates to meet surging demand for dietary supplements and animal feed, putting them in direct competition with whales, penguins, and seals that depend on the crustaceans for survival. Climate change is simultaneously shrinking krill populations, compressing the margin between what the ecosystem needs and what industry is taking. Scientists warn the Southern Ocean's food web could face serious destabilization if fishing pressure continues to grow unchecked.
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