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Now is the time to unplug and reset. Next year we enter a more dangerous world – but for now I need the silence of nature | Paul Daley

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The return of Trump demands extreme watchfulness. But effective vigilance also requires energy and strength, mental and emotional recharge and balance

A long walk in the mountains last weekend brought sudden perspective to just how heavily the shoutiness and anger was weighing.

Australia news live: activists gather in Newcastle for coal blockade; controversial social media ban to get single day review in parliament

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Climate activists will take to the water today to protest against fossil fuels at the world’s biggest coal port. Follow today’s news headlines live

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Heatwave conditions are building over parts of Victoria and New South Wales today.

Poor nations may have to downgrade climate cash demands, ex-UN envoy says

admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:04:13 +0000

Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29

Poor countries may have to compromise on demands for cash to tackle global heating, a former UN climate envoy has said, as UN talks entered their final hours in deadlock.

In comments that are likely to disappoint poorer countries at the Cop29 summit, Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland and twice a UN climate envoy, said rich country budgets were stretched amid inflation, Covid and conflicts including Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Reduce whale-ship strikes by making 2.6% of ocean surface safer, study says

admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 19:00:02 +0000

Researchers identify collision hotspots around world but reveal almost all these lack preventive measures

Collisions between whales and ships can prove fatal for the marine mammals, but researchers say expanding mitigation measures to just 2.6% of the ocean’s surface would reduce the chance of such strikes in all risk hotspots.

US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time

admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:38:45 +0000

Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?

They are the tallest animal to roam the Earth and have become an icon of children’s books, toys and awed wildlife documentaries. But giraffes are in decline, which has prompted the US government to list them as endangered for the first time.

Environmental impacts of plastics: Moving beyond the perspective on waste

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The fact that plastics pollute the environment and generate problems has been well-researched in many areas. However, there is little information on the impacts of plastics on climate and biodiversity. Researchers have analyzed the impacts of plastics on the three planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental pollution. They are calling for plastics regulations that account for the multifaceted impacts of plastics in these three crises.

Queensland First Nations group lodges racial discrimination complaint against Adani

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Adani rejects allegations that press releases and social media posts implied members of the group were not ‘legitimate’ Aboriginal people with a connection to sacred site

Revealed: McKinsey clients had ‘rising share of global emissions’, internal analysis shows

admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:00:49 +0000

Consulting giant had said it engages with clients to help them transition to cleaner energy even as it knew they were in line to exceed climate targets

UK environment secretary vows to ensure farmers are paid fairly for produce

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Steve Reed says he may not agree on inheritance tax changes but government will listen to rural Britain

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The UK environment secretary has promised to reform the food system to ensure farmers are paid fairly for the food they produce, after many filled the streets of Westminster to campaign against inheritance tax changes.

NHS was ‘within hours’ of running out of gowns during pandemic, Hancock tells Covid inquiry – as it happened

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British prime minister Keir Starmer says he is “deeply saddened” to hear that Prescott has died, and called him a “true giant of Labour”.

In a statement on X, he said, “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of John Prescott. John was a true giant of the Labour movement. On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my condolences to Pauline and his family, to the city of Hull, and to all those who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace.”