SS United States, which set transatlantic speed record during maiden voyage in 1952, is sunk off coast of Destin
The historic SS United States has reached the end of its journey at sea, sinking Wednesday off the coast of Destin, Florida, where it will begin a new life underwater as an artificial reef.
The nearly 1,000ft American-made vessel, once the fastest ocean liner in the world, was launched in 1952 and made history by setting a transatlantic speed record during its maiden voyage. The ship carried thousands of passengers across the Atlantic over 17 years of operation before being retired in 1969.
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11/11/2026 - 22:07
11/11/2026 - 22:00
Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife
The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish.
Eight months into the war between the US and Iran, one of the world’s busiest oil shipping routes has become a battlefield and the centre of a growing environmental disaster.
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11/11/2026 - 22:00
Failure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says
The world is heading for an “irrecoverable overshoot” of global temperature thresholds that will plunge billions of people into disastrous climate impacts because governments have stalled for so long to cut planet-heating emissions, analysis has found.
Under current policies, the planet will heat up by 2.7C on average by the end of the century compared with preindustrial times, the report by Climate Action Tracker (CAT) found. This is up slightly from a prediction of 2.6C in the group’s analysis conducted last year.
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11/11/2026 - 13:52
Marshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms
Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands has warned, as dozens of leaders gathered in Turkey for the Cop31 climate summit.
Hilda Heine, one of a handful of Pacific Island leaders to make an impassioned speech at Cop31 on Wednesday, told other heads of state that overshooting the 1.5C Paris temperature target would mean waves eating away their shores and floods that destroy towns, schools and hospitals.
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11/11/2026 - 13:15
National wealth fund is to lend £1bn towards the Vanguard projects – but whether the private equity giant needed help is debatable
“This major investment in UK renewables is a vote of confidence for building in Britain,” declared the prime minister.
Andy Burnham is obviously correct that the two Vanguard windfarms off the coast of Norfolk are huge investments. Together, they require almost £13bn of debt financing. But he can’t claim they represent a fresh expression of confidence. The project has been on the runway since the German utility RWE, the developer, was awarded a contract to build the windfarms in January’s renewables auction.
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11/11/2026 - 11:01
Exclusive: Cutting 2030 goal would be a ‘step backwards’, say MPs, as ministers clash over proposed reductions
Labour MPs are urging the government not to weaken its electric vehicle targets as divided cabinet ministers prepare for a crunch meeting on Thursday to thrash out a compromise.
Members of the climate and nature crisis caucus (CNCC) say ministers must not water down a legal requirement for carmakers to ensure that 80% of the vehicles they sell in 2030 are electric, saying doing so would be a backward step and “shortsighted”.
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11/11/2026 - 08:57
Australian PM boasts of success in renewables but is criticised for not addressing the nation’s huge coal industry
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Anthony Albanese has said governments have a “solemn responsibility” to act on climate change in a historic speech to the UN’s climate summit, but he failed to mention the fossil fuels driving the crisis.
The Australian prime minister landed in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Wednesday morning where the Cop31 talks are being presided over by his climate change minister, Chris Bowen, but hosted by Turkey.
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11/11/2026 - 07:00
181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report
Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals.
Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times the total peak electricity demand of Great Britain.
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11/11/2026 - 04:46
Package for plan off Norfolk coast revealed as government tries to calm critics after approving Jackdaw gasfield
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Andy Burnham has hailed a record investment in offshore wind, as the government tries to repair its green credentials after approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea.
On Wednesday the government announced a £12bn investment from the German energy company RWE and the US private equity firm KKR, as the prime minister prepares to travel to the Cop31 climate crisis summit in Turkey.
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11/11/2026 - 04:16
Announcement comes ahead of visit to Cop31 climate conference with PM also set to face MPs at PMQs
The national security of all countries is at risk from the climate crisis, as “science fiction” scenarios of widespread destruction are already coming true and economic shocks from fossil fuels are now the norm rather than the exception, Ed Miliband, the foreign secretary, will warn at the Cop31 summit today. Fiona Harvey has the story.
The CBI has issued a statement welcoming the PM’s offshore wind announcement. (See 8.55am.) This is from its chief executive, Rain Newton-Smith.
The prime minister’s announcement of major investment in offshore wind is a powerful restatement of the UK’s clean energy ambitions and the economic opportunities they can unlock. Investment on this scale can attract further private capital, create skilled jobs and support growth in communities across the country.
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