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UN court rules countries must treat climate change as an 'existential threat'

The UN's top court on Wednesday ruled climate change an "existential problem of planetary proportions" and said countries had a legal duty to act or face consequences.

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Labour must create green jobs or lose voters to parties who oppose net zero, unions warn

GMB and Prospect say government needs greater focus on green energy amid political shift away from net zero commitments

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s surge in household battery installations is ‘off the charts’ as government subsidy program powers up

At current rate, households could have 10,000MW installed in five years – half the nation’s total coal power capacity, expert says

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Ancient ‘alien’ brittle stars linked to relatives across the globe by a deep-sea evolutionary superhighway

Analysis finds that over millions of years, and without the help of fins or wings, brittle stars have quietly migrated across entire oceans

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Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules

Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution

The Guardian - UK

What can we expect as fire season ramps up in California?

Officials and scientists say the state has had a mild season thus far, but fires are expected to surge in drier months.

Al Jazeera

In landmark opinion, UN court says climate change an ‘existential threat’

ICJ Judge Yuji Iwasawa says greenhouse emissions are ‘unequivocally caused by human activities’ as he delivers opinion.

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China experiences record number of hot days since March

Heatwave in China has seen surge in energy demand with increased sales of air conditioners and handheld fans.

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Country diary: Swimming in the satin sea, suddenly it turns to filth

Hunmanby Gap, North Yorkshire: It is extraordinary that, despite laws in place to protect us and the environment, the pollution keeps coming

The Guardian - UK

‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks

Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet

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‘Historic’ ruling on climate change by World Court: What to expect

The ICJ is set to decide the future course of climate accountability in a landmark legal case brought by Vanuatu.

Al Jazeera

Interpol takes whaling activist, Sea Shepherd founder off wanted list

Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson greeted Interpol’s decision with the words: ‘Finally I am free.’

Al Jazeera

Climate warning turns up heat on efforts to net zero

Australia must slash its emissions and reach net zero by 2035 or suffer the environmental damage that catastrophic warming could do, the Climate Council warns.

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How we are addressing the challenge of forest resilience

Letter: Mike Seddon says Forestry England is planning 100 years ahead to ensure that the right tree is in the right place

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World on brink of climate breakthrough as fossil fuels ‘run out of road’, UN chief says

António Guterres says ‘sun is rising on a clean energy age’ as 90% of renewable power projects cheaper than fossil fuels

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Rains, flash floods kill 21 in Pakistan; tourists rescued in hilly north

Incessant monsoon rains cause landslides and flash floods, taking the total rain-related deaths this year to 242.

The Guardian - UK

Diving for the disappeared: the dangerous underwater hunt for Colombia’s missing

The dark waters of San Antonio estuary are thought to hide 190 bodies, killed over decades of conflict. The first state-backed search turned to local experts to try to find them

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Large rise in abuse claims at mines that may be vital to EU’s energy transition, report says

Researchers find 270 allegations at mineral projects across 13 countries in Europe and central Asia last year

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Food prices rise worldwide due to climate extremes, according to new report

Food items including potatoes, onions, lettuce, cabbage, fruit and rice are hit by extreme weather that exceeded historical precedent, raising inflation and prices for consumers, a new report shows. The study is released ahead of an important United Nations food summit, to open on Sunday in Ethiopia.

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More than 100 Labour MPs urge Ed Miliband to explore radical energy bills overhaul

Living Standards Coalition writes to energy secretary calling on him to do more to help struggling households

Al Jazeera

China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet

The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.

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Tropical Storm Wipha hits Vietnam as Philippines flood displaces thousands

Typhoon downgraded to tropical storm comes ashore in northern Vietnam with winds of 102km/h (63mph).

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A peachy taste of the exotic … outside the Co-op

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Hovering among the underwatered petunias, a hummingbird hawk moth – a showstopper in flight and the darling of its family

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In Ukraine’s bombed out reservoir a huge forest has grown – is it a return to life or a toxic timebomb?

Two years after the Nova Kakhovka dam was destroyed in Ukraine, nature has returned in abundance to the drained land in a ‘big natural experiment’ – but it could be lost as quickly as it appeared

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Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary

Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.

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