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Climate plans of Australian companies would be exempt from private litigation for three years under proposal

admin — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:30:04 +0000

Bill praised for targeting corporate climate responsibility but lawyers say it could allow polluters to avoid public scrutiny for longer

Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert

admin — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:53:51 +0000

Over 245 million Americans are expected to experience 90F temperatures early this week, with some as high as 105F

A heatwave that impacted the US west coast over the past week is now moving east into the midwest and south-east, as millions of Americans have been under a heat alert at some point in the past week.

Raging, radical and ready for change: France’s angry green women are an inspiration to us all

admin — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:00:50 +0000

From Marine Tondelier to Mélanie Vogel, they are whip-smart, articulate and unafraid to show emotion. It’s astonishing to feel so inspired by politicians

‘I really like these angry green women,” a French friend said recently, as the assembly elections approached. It’s a funny phrase, redolent of She-Hulk, but I knew exactly what – and whom – she meant.

‘Forever chemicals’ used in lithium ion batteries threaten environment, research finds

admin — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:00:48 +0000

A subclass of PFAS has been found near manufacturing plants and landfills, and in remote regions of the world

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” used in lithium ion batteries essential to the clean energy transition present a dangerous source of chemical pollution that new research finds threatens the environment and human health as the nascent industry scales up.

Chicken industry must halt expansion to stop ‘environmental scandal’ in River Severn

admin — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 05:00:41 +0000

Campaigners warn of same ‘tragic events’ as in River Wye if planners ignore pollution risks of intensive production

The chicken industry is facing calls to halt the expansion of intensive production in the River Severn catchment, with campaigners warning that the river is at risk from the same pollution that has blighted the River Wye.

Adani’s Queensland coalmine a threat to important wetland, Indigenous groups and scientists say

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 20:00:30 +0000

Letter urges environment minister to investigate alleged breaches at Doongmabulla Springs

Labour’s ‘rooftop revolution’ to deliver solar power to millions of UK homes

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 18:14:20 +0000

Ed Miliband sets new rules on solar panels and approves three giant solar farms as Labour seeks to end years of Tory inaction

Keir Starmer’s Labour government unveils plans for a “rooftop revolution” today that will see millions more homes fitted with solar panels in order to bring down domestic energy bills and tackle the climate crisis.

The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, also took the hugely controversial decision this weekend to approve three massive solar farms in the east of England that had been blocked by Tory ministers.

Artist punches holes in UN climate report six hours a day for Dutch installation

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:28:28 +0000

Johannes-Harm Hovinga has to take painkillers to complete 20-day artistic protest at Museum Arnhem

Every day for the last two weeks, Johannes-Harm Hovinga has sat at a raised table in Museum Arnhem, using a two-hole page puncher to systematically perforate the 7,705-page sixth assessment report produced by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

He has printed it out on coloured paper and the result is a vibrant heap piling up at the artist’s feet.

After Hurricane Beryl’s destruction, climate scientists fear for what’s next

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:00:23 +0000

Experts say devastating hurricane so early in season is ‘big wake-up call’ – and predict even more powerful storms

The poignancy was unmistakable: prognosticators at Colorado State University amended their already miserable seasonal tropical cyclone forecast on Monday precisely as Hurricane Beryl was filling Houston’s streets with floodwater and knocking out power to more than 2m homes and businesses.

London’s Science Museum forced to cut ties with oil giant – and faces pressure over other sponsors

admin — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 12:28:42 +0000

Campaigners welcome ‘seismic shift’ and urge museum bosses to review links with other fossil fuel sponsors

The Science Museum has been forced to cut ties with oil giant Equinor over its sponsor’s environmental record, the Observer can reveal.

Equinor has sponsored the museum’s interactive “WonderLab” since 2016, but the relationship is now coming to close, a move that will be seen as a major victory for climate change campaigners.