Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding Wood-burning stoves are likely to face tighter restrictions in England under new pollution targets set as part of an updated environmental plan released by ministers on Monday. Speaking to the Guardian before the publication of the updated environmental improvement plan (EIP), … Read more
Opposition claims key diplomatic role at next year’s conference in Turkey would make Bowen a ‘part-time minister’ while Australians face inflated energy prices Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Experts have dismissed claims Chris Bowen cannot remain a … Read more
Exclusive: Concession follows fierce criticism of the workaround but may not be enough to convince minor party Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor would prevent a contentious “national interest” exemption being used to approve coal and gas projects if the Greens agreed to support its nature laws, Guardian Australia … Read more
California faced evacuation warnings over flood risk, while Japan experienced heavy early season snowfall Evacuation warnings were issued last week in California as heavy rain brought the risk of flooding and landslides. The storms in the US were linked to a phenomenon known as an “atmospheric river” – a long filament of moisture-laden air that … Read more
The enormous, serpentine fish, regarded in Japanese folklore as a herald of disaster, usually live deep below the surface and are only sighted when sick or dying Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It was a beautiful warm day in north-west Tasmania when a fish with a reputation as a … Read more
City council and regional authority collaborate to guarantee renewable mobile energy for next summer’s festival season Artists including Billie Eilish and Neil Young and festivals across the world have taken action to make their concerts more sustainable by harnessing green power. The concept is being taken a step further in the south-west of England next … Read more
Midwest struck by extreme snowfall and 80 southern weather stations tied or broke low temperature records The eastern half of the US has been gripped by an exceptional early winter cold spell this week, breaking a multitude of low temperature records. Eighty weather stations across the deep south either tied or broke their daily minimum … Read more
Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with law Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The former competition watchdog chief Graeme Samuel says the government should axe its proposal to allow the environment minister to make decisions in breach of national laws if … Read more
Environmentalists seeking to end logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC’s Mangrove Marine park faced threats, violence and rape People who have tried to expose unlawful ownership and profit-making from protected land in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have faced threats, violence and rape, an investigation has found. The DRC government hired the conservation worker … Read more
Tuesday’s thematic day covers a gamut of topics ranging from adaptation and the bioeconomy to cities and infrastructure. But for the bigger topics of emissions and finance, nations are still setting out their positions. Hello, this is Ajit Niranjan taking over the blog for the next few hours. If you’re in Belém and have something … Read more