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Rishi Sunak Under Fire for Failing to Appoint New Climate Committee Chief

The watchdog, responsible for advising the UK government on climate policy, has been without a leader for 18 months since the departure of former chief Lord Deben.

International Business Times UK

'Not my own choice' - Guillaume Van Keirsbulck announces retirement

Belgian calls time on career after being left without team for 2024

Cycling News

Zimbabwe Opposition Condemn One-sided By-elections

Zimbabwe held crucial by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's party looking to tighten its grip on power.

International Business Times

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‘Choiceless elections’: Zimbabweans cry foul before bizarre by-elections

Opposition figures and analysts say Zimbabwe’s political arena is being shaped to enforce a one-party state.

Al Jazeera

Zimbabwe Ruling Party Eyes Supermajority In Votes Without Opponents

Zimbabwe will hold nine by-elections on Saturday with opposition candidates largely absent as President Emmerson Mnangagwa cements his control over the mineral-rich nation.

International Business Times

The Great Climate Fight review – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall goes ‘not strictly legal’

Kevin McCloud is undercover, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall does some flyposting and Mary Portas sends a Jilly Cooper book to the PM. This government-baiting show is impressively angry TV

The Guardian - UK

‘Prosecution by persecution’: The Zimbabwean politician imprisoned 65 times

Human rights groups say Zimbabwean authorities are ‘weaponising the law to target opposition figures’ like Sikhala.

Al Jazeera

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Custodial torture, surveillance: How Telangana cops breached rights for ‘law and order’

Telangana was ranked third among 18 states in the India Justice Report 2022, which analyses data on police, prison, judiciary and legal aid. It also had the “best policing score” as per the report. But the policing system in the state has been widely criticised for use of custodial torture…

Newslaundry

Oil and gas ‘not the problem’ for climate, says UK’s net zero minister

Campaigners call Graham Stuart’s comments ‘laughable’ and say Conservatives are weaponising climate action

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Why eco-conscious King Charles is announcing new gas and oil projects today

In today’s newsletter: In his first King’s Speech, the new monarch will announce his government’s annual priorities – including a slate of climate-unfriendly policies

The Guardian - UK

Famed Cleo cop failings laid out by corruption watchdog

A former West Australian detective who rescued kidnapped child Cleo Smith has been found to have leaked sensitive information to journalists.

AAP

Sunak’s U-turns make net zero harder and keep bills high, watchdog warns

Climate Change Committee also says rowing back on climate policies has harmed investment into UK

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘misrepresented’ UK climate advisory body, say scientists

Government challenged to explain claim that UK will need 25% of energy to come from fossil fuels in 2050

The Guardian - UK

Qld A-G seeks legal advice on watchdog report release

After a former deputy premier won a court battle to keep secret an anti-corruption watchdog's report, Queensland's Attorney General is seeking legal advice.

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Police no-show at inquiry a 'slap in the face': senator

WA Police are a no-show at a Senate inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children, leaving many questions unanswered.

The Independent UK

Chris Packham issues legal challenge to PM over delay to net-zero policies

The naturalist and TV presenter said Rishi Sunak failed to consult the public, his own climate advisers and Parliament.

AAP

Former treasurer wins battle to hide corruption report

A precedent in another case has allowed former Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad to win her lengthy court battle against an anti-corruption watchdog.

The Guardian - UK

How a thinktank got the cost of net zero for the UK wildly wrong

Civitas’s deeply flawed report was timed to follow the PM’s speech in which he called for an honest approach to the issue

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The Conversation

American Climate Corps: Biden's new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details

When President Joe Biden created the American Climate Corps by executive order on Sept. 20, 2023, it marked a step toward keeping a pledge he made nearly three years earlier: to create a new workforce training and service program to deal with global warming.

The Guardian - UK

Zimbabwe opposition figures detained in crackdown after disputed election

Siziba is just one of a number of opposition politicians and activists who have been arrested and charged with various offences since President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois inspired the idea behind Biden’s green jobs corps. Now, Illinois needs to get on board.

President Biden created the American Climate Corps to send money to states that created green jobs programs for young people. Yet Illinois, which first inspired the idea, is sitting on the sidelines.

The Guardian - UK

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance

Six Portuguese young people claim inadequate policies to tackle global heating breach their human rights

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak urged to stop attacking Climate Change Committee

Scientists ask PM to cease ‘politicising’ government’s independent advisers after his remarks and Tory letter to journalists

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak likely to face legal challenges over net zero U-turn

UK climate watchdog said policy change would make it more difficult to meet legal commitments

Evening Standard

PM under fire over scrapped climate proposals including ‘meat tax’

Think tank says Rishi Sunak’s net zero changes will add £20 bn to household energy bills

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