As Cop29 in Azerbaijan reaches final stages, countries try to shore up support for conference where question of limiting global heating will be key Australia is locked in a standoff with Turkey over which will host vital UN climate talks in 2026, where the question of whether
Ukraine's environmental protection minister, Svitlana Grynchuk, and the Palestinian chair for the environmental quality authority, Nisreen Tamimi, raised the alarm on the ecological impact of war in their countries and beyond. Grynchuk said Russia's 'unlawful reporting' of its
Communities on Paraná River fear privatisation of waterway operations will destroy way of life River communities in Argentina fear that Javier Milei’s plans to privatise operations on a key shipping route could lead to environmental damage and destroy their way of life. Since
OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for allegedly
Chris Uhlmann says power costs are soaring while renewables are falling short, but do the pair have anything in common? Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast What is “The Real Cost of Net Zero” the
Interviews and analysis of court documents show how the world’s most prestigious consulting firm quietly helps fuel the climate crisis Two giant, mirrored walls are set to rise out of the sands of the Arabian desert. They will run parallel for more than 100 miles from the coast
Save Our Safer Streets crowdfunds to challenge Lutfur Rahman over scrapping three LTNs in London borough The mayor of Tower Hamlets is facing a judicial review this week over his decision to remove three low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the east London area of Bethnal
Every single Atlantic hurricane in 2024 had wind speeds supercharged by warming seas. One even jumped two categories of intensity.
Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings Small patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for a natural meadow, according to a study which showed butterflies, bees and hoverflies like
Scheme has collected a fraction of the waste it set out to handle and is struggling with broken machinery and poor finances Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more waste than they saved’ The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) makes high-profile claims
‘Talks aren’t just about figures on paper, they’re about people’s lives’, says Climate Action International as talks reach critical final days Earlier today I posted about an excellent piece colleagues at the Guardian have published tracking how Earth’s heating has led to
Jacinta Allan says project will be able to power more than 51,000 homes and include 119MW solar facility and 100MW two-hour battery Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian government will
Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says Greenpeace Russia-Ukraine war live: latest news updates Ukraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack
Strongest atmospheric river seen by California, Washington and Oregon this season knocks out power and downs trees California and Pacific north-west brace for an atmospheric river – but what is it? What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the north-west US in
From my perspective as a 12-year-old, it’s devastating that the protest is getting such a negative reaction from the NSW government Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast All year, I have been looking
Australia and Turkey are both lobbying to host Cop31, the world's annual United Nations climate change negotiations planned for 2026. The climate change minister, Chris Bowen, said Australia wants to co-host Cop31 'in partnership with our Pacific family'. Bowen also announced a
Powerful storm is predicted to be strongest region has seen this season, causing ‘life-threatening’ conditions A set of powerful storms that could rank among the strongest in decades will slam British Columbia, thepacific north-west, and northern California this week, with
Without action on climate crisis, far greater numbers will also experience floods, wildfires and droughts, according to report Eight times as many children around the world will be exposed to extreme heatwaves in the 2050s, and three times as many will face river floods
