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- Greens attack Woodside proposal to bury CO2 from WA gas project under pristine reef Fri, 10 Jan 25, 1:00amParty labels plan for offshore carbon capture and storage near Scott Reef ‘nothing but greenwashing’ and calls on Albanese government to extend public consultation
- Biden bans new drilling in US coastal waters weeks before Trump handover Tue, 7 Jan 25, 2:43amBan includes entire Atlantic coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Pacific coast off California, Oregon and Washington, and part of Bering Sea
- UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035 Mon, 6 Jan 25, 11:59pm‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative
- Biden bans new offshore drilling in US coastal waters weeks before Trump handover Mon, 6 Jan 25, 10:50pmBan includes entire Atlantic coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Pacific coast off California, Oregon and Washington, and part of Bering Sea
- Starmer faces test of climate leadership with big decisions on carbon budget Tue, 31 Dec 24, 8:54pmPM will have to respond to Climate Change Committee’s recommendations on future emissions cuts with drastic changes in many sectors of economy
- UK gambling with climate targets over carbon capture, say campaigners Thu, 26 Dec 24, 8:00pmPotential IPCC rule changes could award planned carbon savings from burning US wood pellets to the exporter, not the importer
- Coal use to reach new peak – and remain at near-record levels for years Wed, 18 Dec 24, 5:00pmSpike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn Tue, 17 Dec 24, 1:00amPeter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says
- ‘We’re an evolving laboratory’: the island on a quest to be self-sufficient in energy Wed, 11 Dec 24, 8:00pmHarnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mix
- Blair thinktank criticises ‘unfounded’ nuclear fears after Chornobyl Mon, 2 Dec 24, 4:00pmTony Blair Institute says global carbon emissions would be 6% lower if not for ‘inaccurate narrative’ over 1986 disaster
- Newsroom edition: do voters still care about the climate during a cost-of-living crisis? - podcast Fri, 29 Nov 24, 1:00amA heatwave has hit eastern Australia. As Sydneysiders struggled through the heat, the premier, Chris Minns, asked residents to cut back on their power use to prevent parts of the city from plunging into a blackout. And while...
- Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to Cop29 climate summit Sat, 16 Nov 24, 6:14pmMore lobbyists for the controversial technology were present this year, despite debate about its viability
- Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’ at Cop29 despite concerns over influence Sat, 16 Nov 24, 5:48amRevealed: more than 100 executives given special guest badges as activists challenge role of oil and gas firms at talks
- Santos figured out net zero roadmap ‘literally on the fly’, court hears in world-first greenwashing case Fri, 15 Nov 24, 7:26pmAustralasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility accuses Australian oil giant of misleading and false claims in closing arguments
- Cancel drilling of Rosebank oilfield, activists urge Scottish court Wed, 13 Nov 24, 3:27amGreenpeace and Uplift say Rosebank and Jackdaw licences were granted unlawfully by former Tory government