Jonathan Watts
Jonathan Watts is the Guardian's global environment editor. Twitter @jonathanwatts
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Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month
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Dismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic
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Proposal focuses on technique that fills atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of sun’s heat and light back into space
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Rapid ocean warming and unusually hot winter days recorded as human-made global heating combines with El Niño
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‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restoration
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Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say
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Disastrous events included flash flooding in Africa and wildfires in Europe and North America
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Satish Kumar, founder of ecological college in Devon, says a brighter future requires compassion and long-term thinking