South Australia storms: entire state left without power after wild weather – as it happened
Severe weather has cut power to all of South Australia, causing widespread traffic disruptions, especially in Adelaide, and the premier says it could continue for ‘an extended period. Follow our coverage, live 11.26am BST The brunt of the thunderstorms have moved through Adelaide (for now) so we’ll switch off our live coverage of the South […]
New MIT app: check if your car meets climate targets | Dana Nuccitelli
In the US today, the most affordable and climate-friendly cars are electric In a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, with an accompanying app for the public, scientists at MIT compare the carbon pollution from today’s cars to the international 2°C climate target. In order to meet that target, overall emissions […]
The world passes 400ppm carbon dioxide threshold. Permanently
We are now living in a 400ppm world with levels unlikely to drop below the symbolic milestone in our lifetimes, say scientists. Climate Central reports In the centuries to come, history books will likely look back on September 2016 as a major milestone for the world’s climate. At a time when atmospheric carbon dioxide is […]
Your opinions: Corbyn and the new politics of Britain, and fracking risks | Guardian readers and Sarah Marsh
A space for our readers to talk about articles of the day in the Opinion section – with input from the writer below the line Join us below the line to take part in a discussion from 10am-2pm Welcome to our space – open every Wednesday from 10am-2pm – for discussing the day’s top Opinion […]
BP's plans to drill for oil in Great Australian Bight delayed again
The safety and environmental regulator wants more information about plan to drill in marine reserve, which has been rejected twice already Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator has asked for more information about BP’s controversial application to drill for oil in a marine reserve in the Great Australian Bight, which has already been rejected twice. […]
Federal government open to shark cull on NSW north coast
Josh Frydenberg says he puts ‘human safety first’ after teenage surfer mauled by a great white at Ballina The federal government has signalled it would consider a shark cull on the New South Wales north coast after a teenage surfer was mauled by a great white. It comes as the NSW government announces a new […]
Peru’s new president summoned to Amazon by indigenous protestors
Interview with Kichwa leader José Fachín on oil contamination, social struggle and the future of Peru’s biggest region Indigenous peoples are part blockading one of the main tributaries of the River Amazon and demanding that Peru’s new president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski visit them – with no positive response to date. The protest is one of […]
Greenpeace blockades IOI palm oil refinery in Rotterdam port
Protest follows report linking company’s suppliers in Indonesia to deforestation, forest fires and human rights abuses Greenpeace activists have blockaded a palm oil refinery owned by IOI in the port of Rotterdam after a report linked the company’s third-party suppliers in Indonesia to deforestation, forest fires and human rights abuses, including child labour. Related: Palm […]
Wind trumps gas: shale tanker unable to dock in Scotland due to weather
After days expensively moored awaiting party in its honour, Ineos ship carrying shale gas from US fails to make entrance There are some things even a billionaire petrochemicals baron can’t control. Jim Ratcliffe, the founder-chairman of Anglo-Swiss firm Ineos, had carefully choreographed the arrival of the company’s first shipment of shale gas from the US. […]
Toxic emissions surged after AGL acquired Bayswater coal-fired power plant
Federal government figures show sulphur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, fine particle pollution and mercury output rose steeply in 2014-15 Toxic emissions from the power plant that made AGL Australia’s largest carbon polluter surged in the year the gas company acquired it, commonwealth figures reveal. Bayswater power station in New South Wales recorded double-digit rises in sulphur […]