This blog is now closed Coalition won’t reveal 2030 emissions target unless it wins election, Peter Dutton says Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Murray Watt says the opposition has “started the new climate wars” after Barnaby Joyce and
Court seeks Biden administration’s view as fossil fuel industry fights to avoid trial in lawsuits The supreme court on Monday asked the Biden administration to weigh in on big oil’s request to thwart litigation that could put them on the hook for billions of dollars. The
North Warwickshire council seeks to extend controversial order against ‘persons unknown’ for Kingsbury terminal A council is trying to extend a controversial injunction against “persons unknown” to stop any future protests outside an oil terminal operated by Shell UK. Lawyers
Seven Przewalski’s horses, the only truly wild species of the animal in the world, flown to central Asian country from zoos in Europe A group of the world’s last wild horses have returned to their native Kazakhstan after an absence of about 200 years. The seven horses, four
Supporters hospitalized following rallies in Las Vegas and Phoenix, where temperatures have broken records Dozens of Donald Trump’s supporters have been requiring medical help at his rallies in the scorching US south-west but it seems lost on him that his plans to reverse
Researchers used artificial intelligence algorithm to analyse calls by two herds of African savanna elephants in Kenya Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, according to a new study. While dolphins and parrots have
In high-density places such as Sydney many drones may hover over an animal at once, amplifying disturbance pressure Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast As whales migrate up Australia’s east coast in the coming months, drones are hot on
The Coalition’s rejection of a 43% cut in emissions by 2030 will have major ramifications for us and the world Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Peter Dutton plans to breach the
Read more from My DIY climate hack , a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisis When temperatures creep past 90 F in Oakland, California, the mini air-conditioning units in the classrooms at Melrose Leadership Academy can’t keep pace. So the
Chinese scientists say further research on potential harm to reproduction from contamination is ‘imperative’ Microplastic pollution has been found in all human semen samples tested in a study, and researchers say further research on the potential harm to reproduction is
Blue crabs with no natural predators have been disrupting prized shellfish populations on Italy’s coast. So revenge is on the menu In a down-to-earth suburb of Catania on Sicily’s east coast, smoke billows from street stands selling traditional grilled horse meat, and local
The White House has a goal to conserve 30% of US land and water by 2030 – Trump has different plans A week after his presidential inauguration, Joe Biden cited the climate and biodiversity crises as reasons to set a sweeping new goal – to conserve at least 30% of America’s vast
Former Nationals leader says ‘aspirations have to take a secondary position to the economic reality’ after Peter Dutton said he would oppose government’s targets Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce and
Pay rise for Pennon Group CEO Susan Davy comes despite outrage over Devon diarrhoea outbreak caused by polluted water Business live – latest updates The boss of South West Water’s owner has received a pay increase of £300,000, weeks after an outbreak of diarrhoea caused by a
More than 400 scientists write to political parties urging ambitious action or risk making Britain and the world ‘more dangerous and insecure’ After five years of record heat and record floods, one might assume British politicians would also pay record attention to the climate