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‘It’s all we have’: young climate activists on the state of politics around the world With elections affecting half the world’s population this year, campaigners offer their views on the chances of real change. Damian Carrington and Damien Gayle Sun 2 Jun 2024 in the Guardian This year elections are taking place across the globe, […]

And she called for the money to be sent directly to the world’s most climate-vulnerable people. ARIELLE SAMUELSON APR 24, 2024 in Heated For the first time, the world’s most powerful countries are considering a proposal that would tax the super rich and send the money directly to the people on the front lines of […]

No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds Researchers say world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet demand forecasts to 2050 if net zero is reached Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent Guardian Fri 31 May 2024  The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy […]

Fig. S2. from Langhammer, et. al. “The positive impact of conservation action.” Science. April 25, 2024. Standardized effect size (Hedges’ g) for each trial colored by intervention type. Above the zero line indicates a better outcome for biodiversity compared with the counter All the money and effort spent on biodiversity conservation is not just a […]

Tue 28 May 2024 15.00 AEST No Tory MPs voted positively on climate issues since party took power, study finds Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies Fiona Harvey Environment editor in the Guardian Only a single sitting Conservative was rated as “good” on […]

With fossil fuel investment doubling, does your super fund top the ‘climate wreckers’ list? Australian super funds are expanding instead of shrinking their investment in fossil fuels, despite boasting of their zero emissions targets, new research shows. Investment in clean energy companies has shrunk, decreasing by half a billion dollars over the last two years, […]

in the Guardian: OpinionClimate crisis Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps David King In 2008, the late American climate scientist Wally Broecker warned of the global repercussions of polar ice loss. Today, his predictions echo louder than ever as Greenland ice haemorrhages at an […]

DAILY SCIENCE in Anthropocene magazine First continental scale study weighs floating solar panels against new dam construction The conclusion: floating solar could negate the need for many—if not all—planned dams in Africa, and add climate change resilience at the same time. By Sarah DeWeerdt May 7, 2024 Floating solar panels on existing hydropower reservoirs could, […]

Extreme weather is coming for your house. Passive energy retrofits can save lives. A new study finds that simple retrofits can increase the time a building stays safe from 2 to 42 hours in a winter storm and from 12 to 37 in a heat wave By Anthropocene Team May 16, 2024 Extreme weather is […]

abc news 23 may 2024 In short: An international court has ruled carbon dioxide is an ocean pollutant. The case was brought by nine island states seeking better protection from climate change. In its expert advice, the court ruled countries had an obligation to mitigate the effect of carbon dioxide on the world’s oceans. A […]

Diagram: Turbulence strength thresholds: LOG, light-or-greater (LOG), light-to-moderate-or-greater (LMOG), moderate-or-greater (MOG), moderate-to-severe-or-greater (MSOG) and severe-or-greater (SOG). ABC Source:University of Reading Get the data Climate change is fuelling turbulence on some of our most common flight paths By climate reporter Jo Lauder Posted Wed 22 May 2024 at 3:36pm abc news Turbulence is a common part of […]

Josh Nicholas and Nick Evershed Fri 24 May 2024 01.00 AEST in Guardian Electricity from nuclear power would cost Australia significantly more than generating it from solar and wind, according to the CSIRO. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has revived the idea of Australia lifting its restriction on nuclear power, but has yet to provide […]

In Fort Mohave, Arizona, even Republican voters are fighting gas power plants as utilities try to lock in fossil fuels Nina Lakhani in The Guardian 23/05/2024 Early one morning in April I set off from Phoenix, Arizona and drove 250 miles north-west, across one of the sunniest desert expanses in the United States, to meet […]

The answer will depend as much on climate anxiety as carbon emissions. By Mark Harris April 26, 2024 In recent years, climate change has thrown a wrench into the intensely personal decision of whether or when to have children. A 2020 survey found that 78% of Gen Zers in the US weren’t planning to have […]

Image : Pew Research Centre In Anthropocene  by Mark Harris Can climate change break the partisan logjam? Don’t underestimate the power of a common enemy to splinter cynicism and rearrange alliances The Guardian recently asked hundreds of authors and editors of the IPCC climate reports to share the most effective action for individuals to take in […]

Flowers, honey and plenty of produce: bees play a vital role in nature’s ecosystem, and without them, we wouldn’t have any of these things. By Liana Walker in abc news To mark World Bee Day, experts have spoken to the ABC about how to spot native bees and how technology is helping us learn more […]

IKEA Australia will invest $4.5 million in dedicated electric chargers for delivery partner fleets in all its stores across the country. in Heavy Vehicles Australia newsletter The home furnishings retailer says with accessibility of urban charging infrastructure a frequent challenge for logistics providers, the investment represents a major step forward by a retailer that will […]

in the Conversation For years, the electricity sector has been the poster child for emissions cuts in Australia. The sector achieved a stunning 26% drop in emissions over the past 15 years, while other sectors have hardly budged. The share of renewable energy has gone from 7.5% to more than 30% in that time. Author […]

The 1.5C global heating target was always a dream, but its demise doesn’t signal doom for climate action Bill McKibben in the Guardian Missing a target doesn’t mean the sense of emergency should fade. What it must do is stop politicians dithering – and fast   Wed 15 May 2024 22.06 AEST I remember the […]

Fig. 1: The commitment and divergence of economic climate damages versus mitigation costs. Estimates of the projected reduction in income per capita from changes in all climate variables based on empirical models of climate impacts on economic output with a robust lower bound on their persistence (Extended Data Fig. 1) under a low-emission scenario compatible […]