Campaigners criticise UK government’s response to air pollution warning
Formal response rejects measures urged by MPs to tackle dangerously high levels of air pollution in British cities Campaigners have attacked the government for rejecting calls by MPs for greater action on air pollution, as severe pollution episodes were predicted for parts of the UK this week. MPs warned in April that dangerously high pollution […]
Animal-free dairy products move a step closer to market
San Francisco startup says its products taste identical but tackle guilty conscience of consumers concerned about large environmental footprint After lab-grown meat, get ready for animal-free cow’s milk. A San-Francisco startup believes it has found a solution for the guilty conscience of consumers who love eating dairy ice-cream, cheese and yoghurt, but oppose factory-style farming […]
Australia to close Macquarie Island research base due to funding pressures
Investigation found increasing OH&S risks and risks from ocean inundation at the base unless it had major upgrade Australia will roll back its research activities at Macquarie Island and close its year-round base on the sub-Antarctic island in a move forced partly by funding pressures. The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) on Tuesday announced plans to […]
'Unelected swill': One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts calls for Australia to leave UN
Senator pours scorn on climate science and questions reliability of data from government departments and agencies The One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts has used his first speech to pour scorn on modern climate science, call for Australia to leave the United Nations and question the reliability of data from Australian government departments and agencies. He […]
Electric cars could be charged at Shell service stations from 2017
Emails released under FoI suggest the company is in advanced preparations to introduce the chargers on its forecourts from next year Electric car charging points could appear alongside petrol pumps at Shell’s UK service stations as soon as next year, the oil giant confirmed after emails between the company and government officials revealed discussions on […]
Brazil ratifies Paris agreement with pledge to sharply reduce emissions
Move by Latin America’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases is further boost to climate deal after ratification by US and China The Brazilian government has ratified its participation in the Paris agreement on climate change, a significant step by Latin America’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases that could spur other countries to follow suit. With […]
Labor accused of being 'clean energy charlatans' after deal to cut $500m from Arena
Compromise in Coalition’s ‘omnibus’ savings bill met with disappointment by some in the pro-renewables sector Labor has agreed to cut $500m from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, allowing the passage of $6.3bn of savings in the Coalition’s “omnibus” savings bill. That will leave $800m for the agency to continue offering grants over the next five […]
Can our need for a carbon-free future override our fears of nuclear energy?
Unlike coal and natural gas plants that emit carbon emissions while producing electricity, nuclear generates none. So why aren’t more states getting onboard? Nestled between Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee, the Watts Bar 2 nuclear power plant sits on 1,700 acres in an area friendly to nuclear power. It’s near Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which might […]
The risk is too high. Why locals don't want BP in the Great Australian Bight | David Ritter
Locals on the coast of South Australia, where BP hopes to begin exploratory drilling, are nervous about the risks posed to the ocean and the threat to their livelihood You wouldn’t ride a rollercoaster if you weren’t certain that all the bolts were sound. Yet, as reported in the Guardian on Monday, that’s just the […]
North Dakota arrest warrant for Amy Goodman raises fears for press freedom
The Democracy Now! host has been accused of entering private property during her reporting on the Native American protests of an oil pipeline North Dakota police have issued an arrest warrant for the Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who has been reporting on the Native American protests against an oil pipeline, accusing her of entering […]