The Guardian view on air pollution: playing politics with the nation’s health | Editorial
The high court shouldn’t have been asked to decide on this. But it has rightly ruled against the government’s latest efforts to delay action on air quality Thanks to this government’s intransigence about tackling air pollution, the battle to improve the quality of the air we breathe has played out not in the political arena, […]
Air pollution plan cannot be delayed, high court tells government
Court rules immediate publication is essential and rejects Defra’s plea to delay until after the general election The government has been ordered to publish its plans to tackle air pollution by 9 May after a judge rejected a plea by ministers to delay until after the general election. Mr Justice Garnham, ruling against the government, […]
Harvard 'pausing' investments in some fossil fuels
University stops short of fully divesting its $36bn endowment from coal, oil and gas but green groups welcome the breakthrough after a five-year campaign Harvard University is “pausing” investments in some fossil fuel interests following a five-year campaign by some students and environment groups to pressure the university to divest itself from coal, oil and […]
The Republicans who care about climate change: 'They are done with the denial'
As despair intensifies over Trump’s agenda, the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus brings Democrats and Republicans together to break the deadlock The failure of American politics to deal with, or even coherently discuss, climate change was perhaps best illustrated when James Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma, took to the floor of the US Senate in February […]
New study: global warming keeps on keeping on | John Abraham
A new paper finds no statistical evidence that global warming slowed down in recent years or that it’s sped up just yet As humans continue to dump heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the Earth continues to warm. In fact, it has been warming for decades and we now routinely hit temperatures that […]
Gas producers attack export controls as industrial users cheer 'bold' changes
Malcolm Turnbull forced to clarify that though wholesale costs may halve under plan, prices paid by households will not Gas producers have labelled the government’s imposition of export controls an “almost unprecedented” sovereign risk that threatens investment in gas production that would increase supply. But Australian industrial gas users, represented by the Australian Industry Group, […]
Hume Coal mine would net NSW just $120m in 20 years, locals told
The chief concern over the proposed underground mine in the southern highlands is the loss of bore water for farmers and landholders A controversial underground coalmine that will threaten the water supply of 71 landowners in NSW’s southern highlands will net the state government just $120m over two decades, locals have been told. A multinational […]
TfL to spend £18m on preparing London for new electric black cabs
Upgrade of capital’s power grids will enable energy companies to install 300 fast-charging stations by 2020 Transport for London is spending £18m on upgrading the capital’s power grids to charge the first generation of battery-powered black cabs. From 1 January 2018, all new black cabs will have to be battery-powered electric models by law as […]
California ‘super bloom’ visible from space – video report
Wildflowers have erupted across California deserts in the past month in a phenomenon known as a ‘super bloom’. After heavy rainfall ended months of drought, the flowers carpeted such vast areas that the transformation was visible from space Video courtesy of Heather Lomax Images courtesy of Planet Labs Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Satellite Eye on Earth: March 2017 – in pictures
Mount Etna, India’s ship graveyard and trees in Africa are among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last month The Mackenzie river system is Canada’s largest watershed, and the 10th largest water basin in the world. The river runs 4,200km (2,600 miles) from the Columbia icefield in the Canadian Rockies to […]