Labor agrees to absolute cap on emissions to secure Greens backing for safeguard mechanism climate bill

The Albanese government’s signature climate bill targeting big polluters is a step closer to passing after a deal with the Greens including an absolute cap on emissions. The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, announced the deal on the safeguard mechanism bill…

Little progress made on energy efficiency in UK homes, report finds

Ministers have made negligible progress in improving the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underscored the need to cut the reliance on gas for home heating, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC)….

AI worship could result in future new religions

Neil McArthur of the University of Manitoba talks about AI worship, new religions and how he thinks they should be handled. Read more.

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Climate change, gun violence concern young people in Asheville – Citizen Times

As an 18-year-old, it feels as though the world is at your fingertips, and the future is bright, bold and new. Or, rather, as an 18-year-old, that is how the world should feel. Unfortunately, for many people my age, it…

Oliver Stone is half right regarding nuclear energy and climate change – The Hill

Oliver Stone is half right regarding nuclear energy and climate change | The Hill Skip to content Armin Weigel/dpa via AP The nuclear power plant Isar 2 is pictured in Essenbach, Germany, on March 3, 2022. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…

Power move: Stacey Abrams’ next act is the electrification of the US

Stacey Abrams has been hailed as a masterly community organizer, after she helped turn out the voters that secured two Senate seats for Democrats in once solidly red Georgia. She has also run twice – unsuccessfully – for state governor….

New California bill could advance carbon removal while holding polluters accountable – The Hill

New California bill could advance carbon removal while holding polluters accountable | The Hill Skip to content FILE – Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on April 29, 2020. Earlier this week, the newest report from…

Why Optimism Can’t Fix Our Climate Politics – The New Republic

The release of a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change this week has provoked a new round of discussion about how best to talk about the dire crisis it describes. Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says it’s important…

Tiny island nation of Vanuatu to take climate change to the Hague – Axios

Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios The small Pacific island country of Vanuatu is poised to gain UN approval to seek an unprecedented legal opinion on what obligation countries have to combat climate change. Why it matters: Vanuatu’s resolution would give the International…

The rise of ‘doomers’: The people who think climate change can’t be stopped – The Washington Post

When Sean Youra was 26 years old and working as an engineer, he started watching documentaries about climate change. Youra, who was struggling with depression and the loss of a family member, was horrified by what he learned about melting…