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05 10 2023 | 13:36

I’m a suburban Melbourne renter. Here’s how I weaned my home off gas and saved money on energy bills

After ditching central heating and focusing on power efficiency, we’ve cut our gas usage by 83% and are well on the way to paying off our new appliances I live in the quiet, leafy west, where houses…

05 10 2023 | 12:45

As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis. The time to end fossil fuel dependence is now

The cycle is repeating itself. A tropical cyclone of frightening strength strikes a Pacific island nation, and leaves a horrifying trail of destruction and lost lives and livelihoods in its wake. …

05 10 2023 | 11:54

🆘 Η Θεσσαλία χρειάζεται βοήθεια!

Γίνεται από τη μια μέρα στην άλλη να χάσεις τα πάντα; Φαίνεται ότι σε μια χώρα απροετοίμαστη για τις επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής και χωρίς ουσιαστικά μέτρα πρόληψης ή μετριασμού των καταστροφών…

03 10 2023 | 15:11

Wealth tax of 0.5% could cover UK’s share of loss and damage fund, says charity

International fund set up at Cop27 is intended to provide compensation to countries worst hit by climate breakdown A tax on wealthy Britons of just 0.5% could more than meet the UK’s entire “fair…

03 10 2023 | 15:05

Amid the battle of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, a new global order struggles to take shape

While the US and China vie for supremacy, smaller countries, championed by Barbados PM Mia Mottley, are speaking out on key challenges of climate, poverty and migration Competition for pole position…

03 10 2023 | 14:45

How lobbying has stalled climate action

Since outright denial of the crisis is an untenable position, other tactics have been employed Since climate talks began in Berlin in 1995, the fossil fuel industry has been investing heavily in…

03 10 2023 | 14:41

Weatherwatch: UK needs fludders and drookit to describe changing climate

These Scottish words can help widen our vocabulary as extreme weather becomes more common The British are renowned for starting every polite conversation with a commentary on the weather, a way of…

03 10 2023 | 14:32

‘We felt so betrayed’: Indigenous tribe reels after exclusion from US marine sanctuary

The Chumash tribe had advocated for California’s central coast to be protected, but a draft management plan left out the stretch they had hoped would be protected

03 10 2023 | 14:22

‘You’ve got to be data-driven’: the fashion forecasters using AI to predict the next trend

Artificial intelligence can help predict style crazes, shape collections and help the environment by cutting waste material​

03 10 2023 | 14:15

‘Watching extinction in real time’: conservationists losing hope for Australia’s swift parrot if logging continues

Experts predict there will be fewer than 100 individuals of the species by 2031 as the rate of decline in population grows faster They’re really cute. They are very chatty. When they’re around you…

03 10 2023 | 14:04

Biden to sell three oil and gas leases over five years, angering climate advocates

Administration releases plan, which represents lowest number of lease sales since 1980, but is still set to increase oil production The Biden administration on Friday released a plan to sell as many…

03 10 2023 | 13:59

Activists stage Rosebank oilfield protest outside offices of Labour frontbench

Party urged to commit to revoking licence for site in North Sea and back comprehensive Green New Deal Young climate activists staged sit-down protests outside the offices of every member of Labour’s…

03 10 2023 | 13:54

How a thinktank got the cost of net zero for the UK wildly wrong

Civitas’s deeply flawed report was timed to follow the PM’s speech in which he called for an honest approach to the issue Imagine demanding an “honest” debate over the cost of net zero in a report…

03 10 2023 | 12:46

The hottest summer in human history – a visual timeline

From June to August 2023, a series of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate breakdown caused death and destruction across the globe As the world sweltered through the hottest three month…

03 10 2023 | 12:22

Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm. The impact could be deadly

Aquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations Clad in black waders, Guðmundur Hauker Jakobsson jumps…

03 10 2023 | 12:07

‘We’re not doomed yet’: climate scientist Michael Mann on our last chance to save human civilisation

The renowned US scientist’s new book examines 4bn years of climate history to conclude we are in a ‘fragile moment’ but there is still time to act “We haven’t yet exceeded the bounds of viable human…

02 10 2023 | 18:02

Dark clouds ahead as Indonesia’s emissions surge from Asia’s need for data centres, Singapore’s offshore push

Pollution woes are hampering Indonesia’s economic ambitions as more tech firms seek vast spaces for energy-intensive data centres across Asia Environmentalists say the data centre push, a lack of…

02 10 2023 | 17:55

Why Asia needs to reduce oil dependency – but how to fund clean energy transition?

With oil prices rising, there is good reason – besides fossil fuel-induced climate change – for import-heavy Asia to slash oil consumption But a mere fraction of the huge amounts of cash needed…

02 10 2023 | 17:45

Will Asia’s food shortages be exacerbated by new Global Biofuels Alliance, with crops diverted?

Policies and subsidies for crops to boost the use of biofuels and advance associated technology may cause food supply issues, say analysts Plus, increased production of biofuels may mean more palm…