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Australia needs $530bn capital to meet 70% climate goal, Business Council claims ahead of new 2035 target

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:30:52 +0000

Modelling commissioned by lobby group comes as Climate Change Authority due to advise on new target – but does not factor in cost of inaction

Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:00:52 +0000

Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show

For months now, the popular comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan has been telling his vast audience of a study that shows Earth is cooling – even though this research states the complete opposite.

Rogan’s false claim about the climate crisis, which he has repeatedly aired on the Joe Rogan Experience, one of the world’s most popular podcasts, has exasperated the scientists who authored the research.

England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:47:06 +0000

Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears

Toxic, carcinogenic pollution that pours from 25,000 road outflows into rivers in England is being ignored by politicians and regulators, MPs have been told.

The far right’s green bashing has given mainstream parties an excuse to do nothing – but we have more agency than we think | Ajit Niranjan

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:00:48 +0000

As powerful forces push back against green forces, it is little surprise that many of us feel dismay. Climate scientists do, too. But together we can take action to challenge the prevailing apathy

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Just a pole and line, like they fished as boys: how a Maldives tradition is ensuring tuna stocks thrive

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 07:00:46 +0000

The country’s fisheries and the health of its seas still rely on a method practised for nearly 1,000 years – catching skipjack tuna one fish at a time

Photographs and video by Ibrahim Bassam

Weatherwatch: Repair of ozone layer is making the planet warmer, study finds

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:00:42 +0000

Scientists say ozone is warming Earth by 40% more than expected but that repair is still right thing to do

The repair of the Earth’s ozone layer has been a success, but a new study reveals a downside: ozone is warming the planet up to 40% more than originally anticipated.

Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:43 +0000

Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say

The extreme weather that fuelled “astonishing” blazes across Spain and Portugal last month was made 40 times more likely by climate breakdown, early analysis suggests.

The deadly wildfires, which torched 500,000 hectares (1.2m acres) of the Iberian peninsula in a matter of weeks, were also 30% more intense than scientists would have expected in a world without climate change, according to researchers from the World Weather Attribution network.

Labour could end badger cull but only with Covid-style testing and vaccines – report

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 04:00:41 +0000

Review says ministers have only ‘small chance’ of wiping out bovine tuberculosis by 2038 without more investment

Labour can end the badger cull but only with a Covid-19 style focus on testing and vaccinating, the author of a government-commissioned report has said.

Ministerial plans to stop the shooting of the animals can be achieved but at a cost to the Treasury, the report warns.

How to protect US students from heat in schools – and is it time to rethink summer break?

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:30:21 +0000

US schools were built for a cooler climate that no longer exists. Now they face record-high temperatures

Four Chinese carmakers enter Australian top 10 for first time, while Tesla sales slump

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:32:23 +0000

BYD overtakes Mitsubishi after nearly quadrupling sales in past year, according to official figures, as GWM, MG and Chery also surge

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