The Paris climate agreement, Nicaragua and Donald Trump | Letters
Nicaragua wants a tougher deal, writes Helen Yuill; and Dorothy Starr wants her president’s state visit to the UK called off We welcome your excellent coverage of President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement (Anger at US as Trump rejects climate accord, 2 June). However, there are references to the US […]
A promise on Paris agreement emerges as world 'wavers' on climate action
EU’s new consensus sets out vision for European development policy, reinforcing the global goals, but critics say commitments do not go far enough Major European countries have pledged to keep the Paris climate agreement on track amid “wavering” world commitment in a new development consensus agreed between the EU’s member states and signed in Brussels […]
Brazilian tribal leader tours Europe to plead for help to stop killings and land grabs
Guarani-Kaiowá leader Ladio Veron is seeking international support to end violence against indigenous people and environmental destruction under the Temer administration, reports Mongabay Ladio Veron, leader of Brazil’s indigenous Guarani-Kaiowá people, is touring Europe and making a desperate international appeal to halt attacks and killings, land theft and environmental destruction that his people say have […]
Americans 'under siege' from climate disinformation – former Nasa chief scientist
Fake news spread by those with a profit motive is leaving many people oblivious to the threat of climate change, says former head of US space agency Americans are “under siege” from disinformation designed to confuse the public about the threat of climate change, Nasa’s former chief scientist has said. Speaking to the Guardian, Ellen […]
#WorldOceansDay: vaquita porpoises are fast dying out – can a radical rescue plan save them?
It’s World Ocean Day, so spare a thought for the vaquita – by the end of 2017, there could be just 15 of these small porpoises left In a few months, conservationists will converge on the Gulf of California in a last-ditch effort to save the vaquita from extinction, a species of tiny porpoise. The […]
Trump's pitch for making the Mexico border wall 'beautiful': add solar panels
The president’s ‘put a solar panel on it’ policy to fund the wall may be expensive, impossible to build – and it’s unclear what the energy would be used for The president this week proposed a radical way to fund his proposed Mexican border wall: covering it in solar panels. The same Donald Trump who […]
Japan nuclear workers inhale plutonium after bag breaks
Safety and security concerns raised after equipment inspection at research facility just north of Tokyo goes wrong Five workers at a Japanese nuclear facility have been exposed to high levels of radiation after a bag containing plutonium apparently broke during an equipment inspection. Contamination was found inside the nostrils of three of the five men, […]
Stormy waters: the salmon farmer trying to limit fishing and save the ocean
Unlikely environmentalist Frances Bender is taking legal action against Tasmanian government for failing to protect the environment There’s trouble brewing in Tasmania’s waterways once again. In the 1980s, protests over the proposed Franklin River hydroelectric dam threw the Apple Isle’s conservation plight onto the national stage. This time, it is the state’s salmon farming industry […]
BlueScope Steel backs low emissions target as way to achieve energy balance
Intervention ahead of Finkel review by CEO of one of Australia’s largest manufacturers comes as Tony Abbott warns an LET would be a ‘big mistake’ One of Australia’s largest manufacturers, BlueScope Steel, has backed a proposal for a low emissions target (LET) as the best way to balance the objectives of affordable and reliable energy […]
Australia's carbon emissions rise in off-season for first time in a decade
Exclusive: On the eve of the long-awaited Finkel review, analysis shows Australia’s emissions rose sharply in the first quarter of 2017 Australia’s carbon emissions jumped at the start of 2017, the first time they have risen in the first few months of a year for more than a decade, according to projections produced exclusively for […]