The Climate Wars Are Heating Up

So, apparently, the climate wars aren’t over quite yet. Thank goodness for that! That’s not us rekindling the battle, by the way, it’s the Greens’ ‘Treasury spokesman’ federal Senator Nick McKim who has discovered a new term of abuse: ‘ecocidal’…

‘One and done’ parents are some of the most thoughtful and compassionate I have met | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

“Aren’t you worried they’ll be lonely?” This is the question that the parents of only children are probably asked the most, and the one that is mentioned again and again when I asked for “one and done” parents to get…

Postponing state pension age decision ‘not exactly a sign of strength’, Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Tories – UK politics live

From 2h ago Jacob Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, has said that the government’s announcement about postponing the decision about accelerating the rise in the state pension age to 68 is “not exactly a sign of strength”. Speaking in the…

Meteor shower guide: Next up, the Lyrids

Your meteor shower guide for 2023. There are some good ones! Next up … the Lyrids in April. And then, the Eta Aquariids in May.

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UK is Europe’s worst private jet polluter, study finds

The UK is the private jet capital of Europe, with more flights than anywhere else on the continent, analysis has found. Last year, a private jet set off from the UK once every six minutes, putting the country ahead of…

Vanuatu Island Poised To Take Specious Climate Claims To The Hague

According to Axios, the United Nations (UN) is poised to approve a resolution from the small island nation of Vanuatu to bring a case for climate change-related damages before the International Court of Criminal Justice in (ICCJ) the Hague. Such…

United Nations adopts landmark resolution on climate justice

A UN resolution was adopted on Wednesday that should make it easier to hold polluting countries legally accountable for failing to tackle the climate emergency, in a vote which was hailed as a historic victory for climate justice. The UN…

Melting Antarctic ice predicted to cause rapid slowdown of deep ocean current by 2050

Melting ice around Antarctica will cause a rapid slowdown of a major global deep ocean current by 2050 that could alter the world’s climate for centuries and accelerate sea level rise, according to scientists behind new research. The research suggests…

Switzerland and France accused of lack of climate action in ECHR hearing

The governments of Switzerland and France have been accused of breaching the human rights of their citizens by not acting decisively enough on climate change, at a landmark legal hearing in Strasbourg. A panel of judges at the European court…

How wildlife can help curb global warming

A new study shows that protecting wildlife can play a huge role in carbon storage and limiting climate change. Read what animals make a big difference.

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