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1bn people will suffer extreme heat at just 2C heating, say scientists
Climate crisis is driving up deadly combination of temperature and humidity, says study released at Cop26
A billion people will be affected by extreme heat stress if the climate crisis raises the global temperature by just 2C, according to research released by the UK Met Office at the Cop26 climate summit. The scientists said that would be a 15-fold increase on the numbers exposed today.
The key goal of Cop26 is to keep the chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C alive but delegates said there is much work to do to achieve this in the summit’s final week.
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Scott Morrison wants to be Australia’s Prime Marketer – but voters aren’t buying his woeful climate rebrand | Peter Lewis
The PM has sent the clear message there is no ‘us’ in Team Australia’s climate approach, only ‘me’
Australia’s Prime Marketer has returned from the international launch of this new The Australian Way brand and, much like his previous forays on to the world stage, it has been a polarising affair.
In a brazen reimagining of his “Cool Coal” range, the PM has raised the middle finger to a gathering meant to be about global cooperation by sending the clear message there is no “us” in Team Australia’s climate approach, only “me”.
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As the world surges ahead on electric vehicle policy, the Morrison government's new strategy leaves Australia idling in the garage
Experts wary of US climate policy pathway, despite senator’s carbon pricing optimism
Feedstock competition could push California LCFS values towards price cap -analysts
COP26: North, Latin American governments reboot alliance to forge closer ties on carbon pricing
Glasgow Brief: Australia climate plan a “brochure”, Obama targets Russia, China and Republicans
EU targets Australia again on "brochure" and lack of action, Obama admits to feelings of dystopia, fossil fuel lobby out in force in Glasgow.
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Coalition releases electric vehicle strategy but rules out subsidies
Scott Morrison, who in 2019 suggested EVs would ‘end the weekend’, says he now expects them to make up only 30% of new sales by 2030
The Morrison government has ruled out subsidising the expansion of electric and hybrid vehicles, and expects only 30% of new sales to be EVs by 2030 – a date by which some countries plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.
The government’s “future fuels and vehicles strategy” instead includes $178m of new funding, mostly for new EV and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and to help businesses set up charging stations for fleets.
Continue reading...About 26,000 tonnes of plastic Covid waste pollutes world’s oceans – study
Increased demand for PPE has put pressure on an already out-of-control global problem, report finds
Plastic waste from the Covid-19 pandemic weighing 25,900 tonnes, equivalent to more than 2,000 double decker buses, has leaked into the ocean, research has revealed.
The mismanaged plastic waste, consisting of personal protective equipment such as masks and gloves, vastly exceeded the capability of countries to process it properly, researchers said.
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The Guardian view on sewage: ministers must insist on a clean-up | Editorial
People are rightly disgusted by the filth being poured into English rivers. Weak regulation is to blame
The decision by the Conservative MP Philip Dunne to support the government’s version of an amendment on tackling sewage, in preference to one put forward by the Duke of Wellington and voted for by peers, means that ministers have succeeded in blocking a revolt that had already caused them embarrassment. Since the government’s amendment is weaker than the House of Lords’ one, this is an unsatisfactory ending to a row that had been bubbling up for years, before erupting last month when the Lords decided to impose a new legal duty on water companies to reduce raw sewage discharges, in an amendment to the environment bill.
Mr Dunne’s move is significant because it was his private member’s bill, last year, that dramatically raised the temperature on an issue that has long troubled surfers, anglers and environmental groups – but rarely featured in headlines or in parliamentary debates until the Guardian began highlighting the scale of raw sewage discharges. That has now changed, hopefully for good. Thanks in part to smart campaigning, including the release of drone footage showing sewage being pumped into Langstone Harbour, a conservation area in Hampshire, huge numbers of people are now aware that there were 400,000 sewage discharges by water companies in England last year. The public reaction, which in many cases has been communicated to MPs, is anger and disgust.
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Cop26: Obama warns of 'dangerous lack of urgency' in climate talks – video
Barack Obama has lambasted those who would play politics to avoid acting on climate change, criticising Russia and China for a ‘dangerous lack of urgency’ at Cop26 in Glasgow. Speaking on the main stage at the climate summit, the former US president also expressed regret for Donald Trump's 'four years of active hostility towards climate science'
Continue reading...Obama implores world leaders to ‘step up now’ to avert climate disaster
- Ex-president criticizes China and Russia for emissions failures
- ‘Images of dystopia start creeping into my dreams,’ Cop26 hears
Barack Obama has called on world leaders to “step up and step up now” to avert climate breakdown, singling out China and Russia for being foremost among countries that are failing to cut planet-heating emissions quickly enough.
Obama said that while progress has been made at the Glasgow climate talks, including significant pledges made by countries to reduce methane emissions and to end deforestation, “we are nowhere near where we need to be at” in cutting emissions and that “most nations have failed to be as ambitious as they need to be”.
Continue reading...Weather wonders: Bureau of Meteorology’s 2022 calendar – in pictures
As Australia braces for a wet and stormy week, the Bom has released its annual calendar featuring images capturing some of the country’s wildest and most magnificent weather events
Continue reading...Cop26: African nations seek talks on $700bn climate finance deal
Negotiators say funding needed to speed up decarbonisation and help developing countries to adapt
African nations want Cop26 to open discussions this week on a mega-financing deal that would channel $700bn (£520bn) every year from 2025 to help developing nations adapt to the climate crisis.
Tanguy Gahouma-Bekale, the chair of the African Group of Negotiators on climate change, said the increased finance was needed for the accelerated phase of decarbonisation required to hold global heating to 1.5C.
Continue reading...Barack Obama backs push for firm 1.5C limit at Cop26 summit
Exclusive: ex-US president’s support a boost for High Ambition Coalition of countries demanding annual targets
Developing countries pushing for a climate deal that limits global heating to 1.5C have been given a boost after Barack Obama signalled his support.
The former US president said: “Science has made it clear. The dangers of a warming climate are greater than we thought.” In a private gathering of High Ambition Coalition ministers, Obama said: “What you are doing – what the HAC is attempting to accomplish – is vital.”
Continue reading...Environmental photographer of the year 2021 – in pictures
The winners have been announced in the environmental photographer of the year competition, organised by environmental and water management charity CIWEM and WaterBear, a free streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. The awards celebrate humanity’s ability to survive and innovate, and showcase thought-provoking images that highlight our impact and inspire us to live sustainably
- Vote for the people’s choice award here
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