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- Overheated homes: why UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisis 23 hours agoBuilding rules have been focused on keeping warm in winter and saving on energy bills, not cooling down
- US Bureau of Land management is working to rapidly strip protections to largest tract of land in the US
- A burning issue: why it’s time to ditch the wood-fired heater and opt for eco alternatives Sat, 9 Aug 25, 1:00amWood burning is one of the biggest sources of fine particulate pollution in Australia. Here are ways to reduce emissions and improve your health
- Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Australia’s Productivity Commission says Sun, 3 Aug 25, 10:30pmInterim report on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation sets out reforms
- The Guardian view on the green transition: renewables are the future – but countries’ actions must catch up with their promises | Editorial Sat, 2 Aug 25, 3:06amTo counter attacks on net zero, challenges including the need for grid upgrades will have to be grasped
- What will expanding Heathrow do to UK’s net zero plans? Fri, 1 Aug 25, 3:00pmGovernment is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
- Are Labour’s plans to offset Heathrow expansion emissions all pie in the sky? Fri, 1 Aug 25, 3:00pmGovernment is counting on tech to provide a panacea, but there may be simpler ways to keep climate goals on track
- Why was the government allowed to keep the Afghan data breach secret? – podcast Tue, 22 Jul 25, 3:00amThe revelation that the government concealed a huge story about the resettlement of people from Afghanistan after their lives were put at risk by a data breach has left Westminster reeling...
- Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds Thu, 31 Jul 25, 9:01amFossil fuel reliance likely to continue and Cop28 target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C will be missed
- The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology | Rebecca Solnit Wed, 30 Jul 25, 9:00pmAn energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it
- We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell Wed, 30 Jul 25, 12:00amAlthough the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change
- UN climate chief warns Australia not to pick a ‘bog standard’ 2035 carbon emissions target Mon, 28 Jul 25, 12:00pmUN Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Simon Stiell says Australia has ‘one shot’ to seize the moment on clean energy
- Fortescue axes two green hydrogen projects after Trump administration’s shift on renewables Fri, 25 Jul 25, 1:33pm‘Lack of certainty’ and step back in green ambition has made it hard for previously feasible projects to proceed, mining company says
- Labour must create green jobs or lose voters to parties who oppose net zero, unions warn Thu, 24 Jul 25, 4:00amGMB and Prospect say government needs greater focus on green energy amid political shift away from net zero commitments
- World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says Tue, 22 Jul 25, 11:40pmAntónio Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels