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Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:01:46 +0000

Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research

A new Trump administration report which attempts to justify a mass rollback of environmental regulations is chock-full of climate misinformation, experts say.

Barclays follows HSBC in exit from banking industry’s net zero alliance

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:30:31 +0000

US banks have already pulled out of NZBA, the UN environment programme’s finance initiative

Barclays has become the second UK bank to withdraw from a UN-backed net zero target-setting group, claiming that a wave of defections by international lenders meant it was no longer fit for purpose.

Joyce and Canavan call for new coal plants to replace renewable energy projects

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:00:47 +0000

Coalition opponents of net zero spruik coal, nuclear and gas as emissions policy divides opposition

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Monarch butterflies’ mass die off in 2024 caused by pesticide exposure – study

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:00:22 +0000

New peer-reviewed research found an average of seven pesticides in each of 10 butterflies tested

A 2024 mass monarch butterfly die off in southern California was probably caused by pesticide exposure, new peer-reviewed research finds, adding difficult-to-obtain evidence to the theory that pesticides are partly behind dramatic declines in monarchs’ numbers in recent decades.

He may talk rubbish but Trump has an eye for beauty, and that is a breath of fresh air | Simon Jenkins

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:32:21 +0000

The US president promotes classical architecture and loathes ‘ugly’ wind turbines. Keir Starmer would dismiss him as a nimby, but on this Trump has a point

Week in wildlife: a hippo with a hitchhiker, a wallaby jailbreak and a fly on the wall

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 06:03:46 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:16 +0000

Thistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist

For nearly 50 years, there has been no trace of Depastrum cyathiforme, a stalked jellyfish that resembles a thistle flower.

The distinctive jellyfish was feared globally extinct after being last spotted in Roscoff, northern France, in 1976.

What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans?

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:00:16 +0000

Government is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track

Wet and wintry weekend in store for NSW, with warnings of heavy rainfall and damaging winds

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:12:32 +0000

Weather bureau says bulk of the rain forecast to hit on weekend as a low-pressure system deepens off the coast

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Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:01:07 +0000

Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth