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Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:59:29 +0000

Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners will lose their right to subsidies for eco-friendly heat pumps as a result of government plans to bring down energy bills at the budget.

Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:00:46 +0000

Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the species

Bird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the species.

The remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean is home to the world’s largest southern elephant seal population. Researchers estimate 53,000 females died after bird flu hit in 2023.

Major US broadcasters sit out Cop30 climate talks: ‘They’re missing a lot’

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:00:12 +0000

Figures show none of US ‘big four’ – CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox – appear to have sent teams to cover summit in Belém

Thousands of media professionals are at the United Nations climate talks in Brazil. Almost none of them appear to be from the four major US broadcasters.

Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:19:53 +0000

Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN

A row over the definition of the term “gender” threatens to bog down pivotal talks at the Cop30 climate summit.

Before the UN talks in Brazil, hardline conservative states have pushed to define gender as “biological sex” over their concerns trans and non-binary people could be included in a major plan to ensure climate action addresses gender inequality and empowers women.

Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:05:44 +0000

Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mine

Crews have found the body of the coal miner missing since a West Virginia mine flooded on Saturday, said the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Thursday.

Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc’s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston.

Cop30: ‘We will exterminate ourselves’ if we keep extracting fossil fuels, activists say – as it happened

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:30:15 +0000

Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heating

More than half of all delegation members at Cop30 have withheld or obscured details of their affiliations, potentially concealing conflicts of interest and undermining trust in the Cop process, warns Transparency International.

Oversupply of oil could create glut of 4m barrels a day, says energy watchdog

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:12:51 +0000

Warning comes as scenario in which global demand continues to grow until 2050 is included in IEA outlook report

The world is producing more oil than it needs and by next year there could be a glut of 4m excess barrels a day entering the market, according to the global energy watchdog.

The International Energy Agency said the surplus in 2026 was likely to be larger than previously forecast, despite a decision from the biggest oil producers to pause their plan to increase crude exports.

Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:20 +0000

Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building

Housing secretary Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down an amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction.

Malcolm Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zero

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:08:57 +0000

Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electorates

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The Liberals’ new emissions policy is bursting with contradictions – and is unlikely to be what voters want | Tom McIlroy

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:56:03 +0000

Sussan Ley appears to have given up trying to meet voters where they are, instead allowing conservative MPs to dictate policy to keep her job – and keep the Coalition together

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