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The Liberals’ so-called ‘founding principles’ underpinning their decision to dump net zero fail the credibility test

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:00:58 +0000

The party’s imminent move to abandon the 2050 climate goal makes the environment the loser and Labor the biggest winner

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Cop30 live: US looms over talks despite absence as protests at venue continue

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:10:27 +0000

Day three at the Belem summit is expected to see more protests as crucial climate negotiations begin in earnest

A fluvial adrenalin rush flooded into the COP30 host city of Belém on Wednesday morning with the arrival of a flotilla of dozens of boats, carrying indigenous activists, forest defenders and other civil society campaigners.

Singing, chanting and waving flags and banners declaring “Fight for the Right to Life” and “No to Soy!”, the demonstrators made their presence evident on the river as they are expected to do on the streets in the coming days.

Climate-sceptic IPA refuses to reveal funders in fiery Senate inquiry

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:02:48 +0000

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart has previously donated to Institute of Public Affairs but thinktank won’t say if she remains a donor

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Liberals poised to dump net zero target after majority reject policy in marathon five-hour meeting

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:07:19 +0000

Senior Liberal sources say 28 speakers wanted to jettison the 2050 net zero emissions target entirely, 17 expressed desire to retain it in some form, while four were on the fence

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Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:18 +0000

Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure

A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research.

Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:00:15 +0000

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling

Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in the next decade, according to the world’s energy watchdog, making the transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US and parts of Europe.

Tussles break out between protesters and security at Cop30 in Brazil

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:18:23 +0000

Dozens storm venue at climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play unprecedented role in talks

There were tussles between protesters and security guards at the Cop30 climate talks late on Tuesday night, when a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people stormed the conference centre in Belém.

Several dozen men and women, some in brightly coloured feather headdress, ran through the entrance, pushing at least one door off its hinges, before striding through the metal detectors and entering the Blue Zone.

California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talks

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:56:34 +0000

Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump’s absence

California governor Gavin Newsom has said Donald Trump is an “invasive species” whose dismissal of the climate crisis is an “abomination”, in a fiery attack at the UN climate talks in Brazil – from which Trump and his administration have been completely absent.

Trump administration planning to allow oil and gas drilling off California coast

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:10:32 +0000

Plan, which Gavin Newsom, the governor, has said would be ‘dead on arrival’, will allow six lease sales from 2027 to 2030

The Trump administration is planning to allow oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in decades, according to a draft plan shared with the Washington Post.

Removing CO2 from atmosphere vital to avoid catastrophic tipping points, leading scientist says

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:18:30 +0000

10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström

Cop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of the climate talks in Brazil

Removing carbon from the atmosphere will be necessary to avoid catastrophic tipping points, one of the world’s leading scientists has warned, as even in the best-case scenario the world will heat by about 1.7C.