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28 11 2021 | 07:06

Op - The moral case for destroying fossil fuel infrastructure

If someone has planted a time bomb in your home, you are entitled to dismantle it. The same applies to our planet The climate struggle has entered a new phase. It is marked by a search for different…

28 11 2021 | 07:02

Climate, energy and the African dilemma

Can leaders balance Africa’s potential as a global green giant with its significant dependency on fossil fuels?

25 11 2021 | 16:08

Hot in the city: can a ban on dark roofs cool Sydney?

Experts who welcome the NSW proposal to deal with urban heat say it’s not about black or white but reflection and radiation. The New South Wales government announced this week it would move to ban…

25 11 2021 | 16:07

Climate change: how elephants help pump planet-warming carbon underground

Imagine you’re in a hot air balloon flying over an African savanna in the late growing season. Below, herds of elephants, zebras, wildebeests and rhinos roam a mosaic landscape dotted with lonesome…

25 11 2021 | 07:10

Climate denial is waning on the right. What’s replacing it might be just as scary

The wrapping of ecological disaster with fears of rampant immigration is a narrative that has flourished in far-right fringe movements in Europe and the US Standing in front of the partial ruins of…

24 11 2021 | 15:54

Building Enhanced Climate Ambitions with Renewable Energy

Energy sector remains the biggest contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, accounting for more than two-thirds of the total emissions. Therefore, transitioning to low-carbon energy…

24 11 2021 | 15:03

Scott Morrison’s ‘can-do capitalism’ is a hypocritical example of ‘do nothing’ leadership

The Coalition has a solid track record in imposing ‘don’t do’ regulation on some people when it suits them “Can do capitalism” is the latest Morrison-ism to be tested this election campaign, with…

23 11 2021 | 15:28

Ocean scientists call for global tracking of oxygen loss that causes dead zones

Scientists from six continents say a monitoring system could help protect coral reefs and fisheries around the world A team of ocean scientists from six continents have made an urgent call for a…

23 11 2021 | 15:25

A farce’: experts dismiss government claims a controversial and unproven technology will cut emissions by 15%

Burning vegetation and injecting emissions underground ‘ecologically risky’ and ‘should be avoided’ Experts have questioned how a controversial energy technology that doesn’t currently exist in…

23 11 2021 | 15:23

Government warns climate crisis is increasing risk of flooding ahead of extra wet winter

Environment Agency urges those in flood risk areas to take preventative measures to stave off worst flood impacts The government has warned that the climate crisis is exacerbating flood risks across…

23 11 2021 | 15:21

Cop27 is in Egypt next year … but will anyone be allowed to protest?

Green experts and human rights activists are concerned the hardline Cairo regime will suppress any civil society action Concern is growing over plans to host a UN climate conference in Sharm el-…

23 11 2021 | 15:18

"We Can Learn a Lot from Indigenous Peoples"

The way we eat is destroying the world, says agricultural economist Yon Fernández de Larrinoa. His research focuses on the food systems of indigenous peoples, and believes they can teach us valuable…

23 11 2021 | 15:09

Vietnam among top 10 countries with largest installed solar power capacity

The website quoted data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) which mapped the solar power capacity of each country during the year. This includes both solar photovoltaic (PV) and…

22 11 2021 | 16:47

Mental health distress in the wake of Bangladesh cyclone shows the devastation of climate-related loss and damage

Over the past decade, there has been growing recognition of climate-induced loss and damage – such as the destruction of homes or buildings after a flood.

22 11 2021 | 14:20

‘Drowning’ in waste: Australia recycled just 16% of plastic packaging last year

Report described as ‘sharp wake-up call’ finds recycling has flatlined since voluntary plan was introduced in 2017 Australia is failing to meet its own plastic reduction targets, with just 16% of…

21 11 2021 | 11:31

Climate change: Conspiracy theories found on foreign-language Wikipedia

Several foreign-language Wikipedia pages seen by BBC News are promoting conspiracy theories and making misleading claims about climate change. A number, including some in Swahili, Kazakh and…

21 11 2021 | 11:22

Op - Neoliberalism wrecked our chance to fix the climate crisis – and leftwing statements of faith have changed nothing

Atmospheric carbon does not care about culture war. Neither should we. Why didn’t we nip climate change in the bud?

21 11 2021 | 11:18

Op - The Cop26 message? We are trusting big business, not states, to fix the climate crisis

The summit exposed a world looking beyond a broken neoliberal model

21 11 2021 | 11:14

U.S.: Proposed gas plants found unnecessary and inconsistent with New York climate law

State regulator rejects gas owners’ vague promises of shift to non-fossil fuels as “aspirational” A New York state environmental agency recently saved electricity ratepayers millions of dollars by…

21 11 2021 | 11:13

‘A tipping point’: how poor forestry fuels floods and fires in western Canada

Clearcutting worsens heavy rain events but selective logging is needed to limit wildfire threat, experts say Adevastating string of floods and landslides have shocked residents in British Columbia,…