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Sydney’s west on frontline for most extreme heat and biggest health risks – but inner city faces water threat

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:41:07 +0000

Western suburbs, where temperatures are often 5C warmer, need shaded bus stops, more green space and better environmental standards in rented homes, locals say

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Australia’s climate risk assessment prompts deluge of misinformation from the usual suspects | Temperature Check

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:24:19 +0000

Nationals senator Matt Canavan and Sky presenter Chris Kenny line up to misinterpret and misquote report in effort to press case against net zero

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Up to 185,000 Queensland homes could be at ‘very high risk’ with many uninsurable if global heating unchecked

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:43:39 +0000

State faces more frequent heatwaves, floods, cyclones and bushfires as world warms, national climate risk assessment warns

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Weakening net zero policy ‘will spook investors’, warns UK’s climate adviser

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:43:50 +0000

Nigel Topping says shifting course risks deterring capital, as he urges ministers to hold firm on green transition

Weakening or changing net zero policy would deter investors and spook financial markets, the UK government’s new climate adviser has warned.

Nigel Topping, recently appointed chair of the climate change committee (CCC), said there was “robust evidence” the UK would benefit economically from strong climate policy, despite calls from some politicians to back down.

The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis – but will Albanese meet the moment?

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:00:12 +0000

Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is the harder part

Hedgehogs, salmon and birds at risk after dry summer, says Natural England

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:59:57 +0000

Loss of spawning pools, insects and marshy habitats has had ‘catastrophic effect on our flora and fauna’

Hedgehogs, salmon and birds have been put at risk by this summer’s dry conditions, Natural England has said, as drought conditions continue.

The government nature watchdog addressed the National Drought Group of government officials and stakeholders in its meeting on Monday to warn of the dire effect on wildlife the dry summer weather has had.

‘Bipartisan, common sense, science-based’: California leads the way in banning ultra-processed school meals

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:00:05 +0000

Experts hope that a ‘California effect’ will push other states to ban UPFs, similar to its law against six synthetic food dyes

Google’s huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:48:23 +0000

Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of Thurrock ‘hyperscale’ unit as UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity

New legal challenge to plan for Spurs football academy in London park

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:42:57 +0000

Campaigners crowdfund £26,000 to seek judicial review of move to construct pitches in wildlife-rich area

Campaigners are mounting another legal challenge to the building of a women’s football academy by Tottenham Hotspur on wildlife-rich parkland in north London.

Bali battles worst floods in more than a decade

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:18:22 +0000

At least 17 dead as torrential downpours trigger landslides, while heavy rain lashes India, Pakistan and Australia

At least 17 people have been confirmed dead in Bali, Indonesia, after the island’s worst flooding in more than a decade.

Torrential rain last Tuesday and Wednesday triggered widespread flooding and landslides, leaving a trail of destruction. Eight victims were found in Denpasar, the island’s capital, and rescue teams continue to search for several others who remain missing.