Year in, year out, there's a good chance someone in politics has suggested nuclear power as an answer to Australia's energy problems. Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains why. Modern-day nuclear energy is climate friendly compared with coal and gas. But going nuclear
Exclusive: New documents reveal government division over controversial program as data reveals death toll Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast More than 90% of marine animals caught in
RHS Wisley garden manager says composting at home saves money and creates habitat for hedgehogs and invertebrates Get rid of your green waste bin if you want to make your soil more healthy and save money, a Royal Horticultural Society expert has said. Sheila Das, a garden
Motion sets out worldwide target in alignment with Paris agreement to limit global heating to 1.5C Countries are for the first time considering restrictions on the global production of plastic – to reduce it by 40% in 15 years – in an attempt to protect human health and the
Some crops completely wiped out and dramatic falls in yields being predicted in county which reflects crisis in rest of UK With his farm almost entirely surrounded by the banks of the River Severn in north Shropshire, Ed Tate is used to flooding on his land – but this year, the
Murrawah Johnson recognised for role in landmark legal case to block coalmine backed by Clive Palmer Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast For Murrawah Johnson, the impacts of the climate crisis and the destruction of land to mine the fossil
Andrea Vidaurre helped persuade regulators to adopt rules that will improve air quality for millions in one of US’s smoggiest areas A grassroots organizer from one of the US’s smoggiest communities has been awarded the prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activists,
Government tells operators they must join cooperatives by Tuesday and gradually replace their vehicles with greener options A three-day strike by drivers of jeepneys in the Philippines began on Monday as transport groups warned that thousands could be pushed off the roads by
Large parts of islands could be uninhabitable by 2050, federal court told in first climate class action taken by Australian First Nations people Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast
From an eagle to Elton John, the Played and Remade project enables artists to ‘make something magical’ from free materials The task of loading once-loved but now unwanted pianos into a van and carting them off to the recycling centre is a disheartening and melancholy one. So a
Chelsea flower show to focus on water reuse as gardeners prepare for shortages caused by climate crisis Rain gardens and bathwater are becoming gardening trends, the Royal Horticultural Society has said, as gardeners battle predicted water shortages caused by climate breakdown.
Analysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food imported UK harvests of important crops could be down by nearly a fifth this year due to the unprecedented wet weather farmers have faced, increasing