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Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:07 +0000

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2

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Delhi plans to ban petrol rickshaws and scooters in effort to cut toxic fumes

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:39:39 +0000

Government hopes for 30% of city’s fleet to be electric by 2030, in move hailed as ‘gamechanger’ on air pollution

The unruly chaos of Delhi’s roads would be unrecognisable without the rickshaws and scooters that zip through India’s capital in their millions, emitting toxic fumes in their wake. But now, ambitious policies aim to give the city’s most recognisable vehicles an environmental makeover.

NSW’s deadly one-in-100-years floods could have been slashed by two metres using dams, CSIRO finds

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:18:24 +0000

Governments have not committed to measures modelled in the report on Lismore’s 2022 floods, which led to the deaths of 13 people

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‘Is there a way out of this mess?’: Your questions answered on Europe’s week of hellish heat

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:53 +0000

As the the shocking heatwave continues, our European environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan answered your questions about which countries have responded best, who is being held to account, and why people are surprised after decades of warnings

Cost to rewire Great Britain’s electricity network could reach £90bn in 2030s

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:00:42 +0000

Energy system operator says sum needed to deliver clean power targets while meeting rising demand is up by 50%

The cost of rewiring Great Britain’s electricity networks through the 2030s is now 50% higher than before the Labour government came to power, and could reach almost £90bn in the next decade, according to the energy system operator.

Building new high-voltage transmission lines and infrastructure to connect low-carbon energy to the grid in the 2030s was initially forecast by the energy system operator to cost £58bn.

Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:14:07 +0000

A warm start to winter is part of a global trend of extreme and unseasonable temperatures caused by global heating

Many parts of Australia have already broken early winter maximum and minimum temperature records.

In southern Australia, Sydney and Melbourne had their warmest-ever starts to winter. Daily observations show both cities experienced above-average June temperatures almost every day of the month.

Dangerous temperatures forecast for parts of Europe as heatwave moves east

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:49:19 +0000

Red warnings issued in Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Balkans, with authorities urging people to stay indoors

Parts of central, eastern and southern Europe sweltered on Monday as the “heat dome” behind last week’s record-breaking temperatures shifted east, bringing dangerous conditions to a new swathe of the continent.

Budapest is forecast to exceed 40C on Tuesday, according to models from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:21:38 +0000

Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees

A small band of volunteers has helped to grow nearly 8m native trees in Scotland, crucial to efforts to restore lost parts of the Atlantic rainforest, after collecting 11m seeds by hand.

About 100 volunteers, including retired teachers and doctors, office workers and young families, have spent tens of thousands of hours venturing into often remote woods in the western Highlands and islands to search out seed-bearing trees.

Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:44 +0000

US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency

The Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the California Coastal Commission, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the state’s Democratic leaders and the federal government over energy production.

Five Americans die every hour from toxic vehicle emissions, study finds

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:42 +0000

Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollution

Roughly five Americans die every hour due to exposure to toxic road vehicle pollution, a new study has found.

It’s the latest warning showing fossil-fueled transit is a major driver of mortality.