News for April, 2026
If you take one thing from this posting, it should be the levelling trend at the end of this graph! - Climate Trace As usual, there were a flood of articles this month. Space and time (both yours and mine) mean that only a fraction of them get presented here. A couple of factors determine which ones I select. Personal choice, of course. I also try to represent themes (the take up of renewable energy, for instance) rather than more of the same. This can sometimes lead to the impression that not a lot is happening in some areas. If you think ICE activities have died down, you would be wrong. The classifications inspired by Sergio Leone ('Good', 'Bad', 'Ugly') are selected based on whether article indicates progress ('good'), a backslide or misstep ('bad'), and whether the backsliding is intentional ('ugly'). They are placed in the reverse order so that the good is the last thing you scan, and be left with 'reasons to be cheerful'. H...