Obama takes ‘biggest step’ on US climate policy: experts react
US President Barack Obama has unveiled what he describes as his biggest and most important climate policy yet. The Clean Power Plan, to be run by the Environmental Protection Agency, will see...
View ArticlePower sector emissions jump most in decade as black coal use surges, report says
Carbon emissions from the country’s main electricity grid have jumped at an annual rate of about 2 million tonnes in the past two months, the quickest pace in at least a decade, according to analysis...
View ArticleAustralians fear Coalition is not taking climate change seriously, poll shows
Climate Institute survey reveals overwhelming support for wind and solar energy as the Abbott government seeks to limit support for both The Guardian – Lenore Taylor Political editor @lenoretaylor...
View ArticleIndia and China must not take Paris Climate Conference lightly
Right to industrialise versus protection of the environment is a dilemma for both countries. daily O – Bajinder Pal Singh Climate change represents a unique dilemma for India and China as both...
View ArticleAustralia approves controversial Carmichael coal mine
Australia’s government has given its approval for one of the world’s biggest coal mines to be built by India’s Adani Mining in Queensland. BBC – In August, a court temporarily blocked the project...
View ArticleEuropean Union asks member countries to investigate after Volkswagen fuel...
New Volkswagen cars – Volkswagen has admitted it rigged US diesel emissions tests and that it understated fuel consumption. Reuters The European Commission has written to all 28 European Union member...
View ArticleAustralia approved coalmine because it isn’t a ‘neo-colonialist’ power, Greg...
COP 21: UN climate change conference | Paris Environment minister defends approval of Indian company Adani’s $16bn Carmichael mine, saying ‘poorest should be able to make their own decisions’ The...
View ArticleCoal lobby boss says industry ‘will be hated like slave-traders’ after COP21
COP 21: UN climate change conference | Paris The head of Europe’s coal lobbying association says his industry will be vilified following the landmark Paris climate deal to cap CO2 emissions The...
View ArticleResearchers just discovered a hidden factor that could be driving violent crimes
In a paper published by the National Bureau for Economic Research, two researchers say they have found a startling connection between exposure to outdoor pollution and an increase in violent crime. The...
View ArticleAustralia’s carbon emissions jump in 2015
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by nearly 1 per cent in 2015, a federal government report quietly released in the lead-up to Christmas showed. The Climate Council said the increase...
View ArticleDelhi begins car rationing to curb pollution
Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have launched major restrictions on private cars to curb alarming levels of pollution. BBC Private cars with even and odd number plates are being allowed on...
View ArticleVoters in Coalition seats back global ban on new coalmines, poll shows
Majority of voters in four Coalition electorates – including Tony Abbott’s – support global ban on new mines The Guardian – Daniel Hurst Political correspondent A global ban on new coalmines and a...
View ArticleHuman impact has pushed Earth into the anthropocene, scientists say
New study provides one of the strongest cases yet that the planet has entered a new geological epoch The Guardian – Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan_uk There is now compelling evidence to show that humanity’s...
View Article5 countries dump more plastic into the oceans than the rest of the world...
The planet’s seas are choking on our junk: Soda bottles, plastic bags and tons of cigarette butts. Distant spots in the ocean — called garbage gyres — have become vortexes where humanity’s trash bobs...
View ArticlePower sector carbon emissions jumped 3.8 million tonnes in 2015: Pitt & Sherry
Australia’s greenhouse gases from its power sector jumped by 3.8 million tonnes in 2015, potentially making it harder to meet the country’s international promises to cut total emissions. The Sydney...
View ArticleA Clear And Present Danger To The Australian Economy
2015 was the hottest year the earth has experienced since records began. The previous record was 2014. The Huffington Post – Chris Bowen, Shadow Treasurer and Federal Member for McMahon The evidence...
View ArticleDecision on coal mine ‘defies reason’
The decision on Sunday to approve mining leases for Queensland’s Carmichael coal mine is akin to “evil”, according to one of the world’s foremost marine scientists. “It defies reason,” said Dr Charlie...
View Article‘Ice Wall’ Is Japan’s Last-Ditch Effort To Contain Fukushima Radiation
Five years after the earthquake and tsunami, Japan is still picking up the pieces. Japanese authorities have activated a large subterranean “ice wall” in a desperate attempt to stop radiation that’s...
View ArticleSNP to raise bar on carbon emissions with 50% cut by 2020
Nicola Sturgeon will this week attempt to boost the SNP’s green credentials by announcing one of the world’s most ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions. Scotland on Sunday can reveal that a...
View ArticleBleached coral on the Great Barrier Reef should spark greater action on...
We should do everything we can to prevent the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef – for its economic value and for its own sake. But morally we cannot expect the rest of the world to reduce carbon...
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