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Have courage to create fossil fuel phaseout roadmap at Cop30, Brazilian minister urges

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:14:13 +0000

Marina Silva says contentious plan would be ‘ethical answer’ to climate crisis but does not commit Brazil to it

Brazil’s environment minister, Marina Silva, has urged all countries to have the courage to address the need for a fossil fuel phaseout, calling the drawing up of a roadmap for it an “ethical” response to the climate crisis.

She emphasised, however, that the process would be voluntary for those governments that wished to participate, and “self-determined”.

Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:00:49 +0000

Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial

The last frontier of empathy: why we still struggle to see ourselves as animals | Megan Mayhew Bergman

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:00:35 +0000

Champions of exceptionalism say humans hold a unique moral status. Yet there’s only one species recklessly destroying the planet it needs to survive

At first light in Massachusetts bay, a North Atlantic right whale threads the shallows with her calf tucked into her slipstream. She surfaces, and the V-shaped breath – two brief feathers of vapor – vanishes in the cold air.

Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:55:18 +0000

Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare?

Coalition pitches ‘affordable and responsible’ energy plan as Ley flags immigration as next policy battleground

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:35:11 +0000

Nationals and Liberals agree on new emissions plan after joint party room as opposition leader promises new immigration policy within weeks

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We have lift-off! Melbourne’s skyscraper peregrine chicks take to the sky

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 03:35:04 +0000

Falcon fledglings’ inaugural flight watched by dedicated fans includes dramatic crash-landing

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Trio of young peregrine falcons take first flight atop Melbourne skyscraper – video

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 03:24:33 +0000

Late last week, three peregrine falcons – two females and one male – left their ledge high above Melbourne's CBD for the first time. One suffered a dramatic crash landing but successfully left the nest on the second attempt. The trio hatched at the end of September with thousands tuning into a 24-hour live stream of their nest.

We have lift-off! Melbourne’s skyscraper peregrine chicks take to the sky

Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:01:16 +0000

Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment

Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with claims made by ministers.

The Coalition is spinning a line that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:00:13 +0000

In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters

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Biodiversity offsets didn’t work in NSW. Will Labor make the same mistake nationwide?

admin — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:00:12 +0000

Offsets were meant to be a last resort for mitigating environmental damage from development projects, but rapidly became the default

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