Outcry after draft text contains only an ‘X’ instead of setting $1tn funding goal to support developing countries Cop29 climate summit – live updates Hopes of a breakthrough at the deadlocked UN climate talks have been dashed on Thursday morning after a new draft of a possible
Four-day exclusion zone an improper use of Marine Safety Act, judge rules, despite ‘skilful’ submission from transport minister Jo Haylen Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales supreme court has set aside a Minns government decision to
Wopke Hoekstra gave his reaction at a press conference in Baku to the lack of a clear figure on climate finance “We are many and they are few,” warn Global South campaigners As the negotiations about how much climate finance the rich world should pay to the poor nations
On Qikiqtaruk, off Canada, researchers at the frontier of climate change are seeing its rich ecology slide into the sea as the melting permafrost leaves little behind Last summer, the western Arctic was uncomfortably hot . Smoke from Canada’s wildfires hung thick in the air,
Exclusive: Trail would help region with few areas where people can walk in countryside, report says A new trail along the east coast of England should be created, a Tory thinktank has said, because farmland is preventing those who live there from having access to nature. 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, the pacific north-west, and northern California this week, with
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
