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NGOs Submit First Formal Equator Principles Complaint Against   MUFG And Potential Financiers Of The Papua LNG Project  Latest News Climate Justice by Shona Hawkes.    Port Moresby/Melbourne/Tokyo/Paris/London.  Wednesday 10 December Today, six organisations have submitted the first formal complaint to the Equator Principles detailing urgent concerns about the potential climate, biodiversity and human rights impacts of the proposed Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea, led by TotalEnergies…

from Project Drawdown Tropical forests matter a great deal for the climate. According to the Drawdown Explorer, protecting tropical forests has the potential to slash annual global greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 4%. Moreover, forest protection is an emergency brake climate solution, meaning it has a sizeable and immediate impact on emissions from the moment it’s implemented. …

If you listen closely in Kentucky, you can hear the rainforest in southern Mexico. A new analysis of billions of amateur bird sightings reveals the dependence of North America’s songbirds on a handful of Central American forests. By Warren Cornwall November 26, 2025 Anthropocene The hills of Kentucky might seem like a separate world from the…

The next-gen bioplastic invention surpassed the abilities of some conventional plastic packaging in repelling water and oxygen. By Emma Bryce November 28, 2025 Anthropocene A new film that can be made from widely-available food waste is as effective as conventional plastics at shielding food from moisture and oxygen, its inventors say.  The novel material was made by combining…

A pause in the Anthropocene led to an eagle baby boom Decades of monitoring failed to detect it, but the Covid lockdown showed that human activity—not just predators or habitat—has been quietly stifling Bonelli’s eagle reproduction. By Warren Cornwall December 3, 2025 Anthropocene Humans are so enmeshed with the lives of wild creatures, it can be…

The country’s opposition moves to legislate a faster coal exit than the 2040 timeline cited at COP30, introducing a bill that would mandate a 2030–35 shutdown while ensuring a just transition for workers. Bob Burton Coalwire: Several South Korean MPs have drafted a bill requiring the closure of all coal power plants by 2035. The bill…

The offending advert Refutations: John Mosig, Kew If the advertisement placed by the Climate Study Group is any indication of their scientific knowledge, they should go back and do some more study. (“Carbon dioxide and plant nutrition”, GA, 30/4) Plants don’t die from lack of CO2. Combined with water and sunlight, they use photosynthesis to…

SunCable says massive energy project proposed in NT could position Australia as global leader but critics are concerned about scale Lisa Cox Environment and climate correspondent The Guardian Fri 21 Nov 2025 Energy company SunCable says a massive solar farm it has proposed building in the Northern Territory could power an AI datacentre precinct in the region to…

Someone’s going to be left in the rear-view mirror. By James Gaines November 16, 2025 Anthropocene Donald Trump is not a fan of electric vehicles. In a 2023 Christmas message, he claimed “All Electric Vehicle Lunacy” thugs, among others, were “looking to destroy our once great USA. MAY THEY ROT IN HELL.” And even though he did end up buying an EV from his…

The New South Wales (NSW) Land and Environment Court overturned the New South Wales government’s approval of Ulan Coal’s proposed 18.8 million tonnes expansion of the Ulan thermal coal mine. Ulan Coal is a subsidiary of Glencore, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter. The proposed expansion would allow the mine to continue operating until 2035.…

By Climate Council THE CLIMATE COUNCIL congratulates Labor and the Greens for passing laws that strengthen protection for native forests and accelerate environmentally responsible renewable power. But the Council warns the Albanese Government is failing the climate test by giving new coal and gas projects a free pass on climate pollution. Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said:…

That’s Project Drawdown Senior Policy Advisor Dan Jasper in an article on the recent local elections held across the United States. To read more about why Grist called it a good election for the climate It was a very good election for the climate In the first election of Donald Trump’s second term, voters make clear that they’re…

From Project Drawdown Clean cooking is one of the clearest examples of how climate solutions can also improve human health and well-being. While clean cooking technology is taken for granted in most high-income countries, many parts of the world still use wood, coal, or other dirty fuels for daily cooking. When those polluting cooking fuels are replaced…

20/11/2025 “The two extraordinary young activists making me feel optimistic at Cop30” Damian Carrington in Belém from The Guardian  It is easy to criticise the UN climate conferences. But unless you’ve been, there’s one wonderful, almost miraculous, thing that you may not be aware of: it is a beautiful gathering of humanity, people from virtually…