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Why do so few people cycle for transport in Australia? 6 ideas on how to reap all the benefits of bikes
Are the climate wars really over, or has a new era of greenwashing just begun? | Joëlle Gergis
In a new Quarterly Essay, Joëlle Gergis says that while Rome wasn’t built in a day, the Albanese government’s lack of action on climate change does not reflect the urgency of the crisis
Although the 2022 federal election ushered in a new era of progressive politics in Australia, as Labor’s first term in power has progressed many people are now wondering if the political deadlock on our nation’s climate policy has really been broken.
Although some good ground has been made, the federal government’s actions still don’t reflect the urgency of the planetary-scale crisis we are in. Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising and enormous fossil fuel projects continue to be approved to meet domestic and international demand.
Continue reading...‘It’s all we have’: young climate activists on the state of politics around the world
With elections affecting half the world’s population this year, campaigners offer their views on the chances of real change
This year elections are taking place across the globe, covering almost half of the world’s population. It is also likely to be, yet again, the hottest year recorded as the climate crisis intensifies. The Guardian asked young climate activists around the world what they want from the elections and whether politics is working in the fight to halt global heating.
Continue reading...Scotland’s remote land of bogs and bugs in line for world heritage status
A decision from Unesco on giving the peat-rich Flow Country the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef is just weeks away
It is a land of mire, mist and midges that could soon be awarded a special status among the planet’s wild habitats. In a few weeks, Unesco is set to announce its decision on an application to allow the Flow Country in north Scotland to become a world heritage site.
Such a designation is only given to places of special cultural, historical or scientific significance and would put this remote region of perpetual dampness on the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon and the Pyramids.
Continue reading...China's Chang'e-6 robot lands on Moon's far side
EU’s Market Stability Reserve to withdraw another 267 mln permits from ETS starting Sep. 2024
“We haven’t been consulted:” Coal town on transition to renewables is not interested in nuclear
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Activist defaces Monet painting to draw attention to global heating – video
A climate activist was arrested at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris after sticking a blood-red poster over Monet's painting of poppy fields. The woman then revealed a T-shirt saying 'L'enfer' (hell). The action by a member of Riposte Alimentaire (Food Response) - a group of environmental activists and advocates of sustainable food production - was seen in a video posted to X. In the video she said of the poster covering Monet’s art that 'this nightmarish image awaits us if no alternative is put in place'
Continue reading...Climate deniers like DeSantis hurt most vulnerable communities, scientists say
On first day of predicted intense Atlantic hurricane season, Nature Conservancy urges action and warns against misinformation
Misinformation spread by climate deniers such as Florida’s extremist Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, increases the “vulnerability” of communities in the path of severe weather events, scientists are warning.
The message comes on Saturday, the first day of what experts fear could be one of the most intense and dangerous Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, threatening a summer of natural disasters across the US.
Continue reading...Scientists develop method of making healthier, more sustainable chocolate
Approach replaces sugar with mashed pulp and husk of cocoa pod and uses less land and water
Healthier and more sustainable chocolate could hit store shelves after Swiss scientists and chocolatiers developed a recipe that swaps sugar for waste plant matter.
By mashing up the pulp and husk of a cocoa pod instead of just taking the beans, scientists have made a sweet and fibrous gel that could replace the sugar in chocolate, according to a report published in Nature Food.
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