Climate News: 75-year-old idea takes centre stage at COP28; BItter divide at COP28 over fossil fuels; Koalas tested by ever-increasing heat
An idea that found fertile soil at Mont Perelin in Switzerland 75 years ago frustrates decision-makers at COP28 in Dubai;
"COP28 talks on the cusp of failure with bitter divide over the future of fossil fuels";
"This is what the Arctic’s record-hot summer looked like";
"Climate Commission report makes for awkward reading";
"Climate summit pushback over fossil fuels: ‘This is a war for survival’";
"Koalas suffer in the heat – here’s how to help this summer";
"UK minister departs Cop28 as climate talks reach crisis point";
"Australia accused of hypocrisy in calling for end to fossil fuels at COP28";
"Power cuts, evacuations as Cyclone Jasper crawls towards FNQ";
"‘First line of defence’: mangroves – and mitigation - lost in Fiji’s tourism development";
"Planning to use drugs at a festival on a scorching summer day? Here’s why extreme heat might make MDMA riskier";
"We rely heavily on groundwater – but pumping too much threatens thousands of underground species";
"Left is Not Woke: a philosopher’s plea for universalism and ‘progress’ is a frustrating polemic";
"The NZ aviation industry is making bold climate claims – and risking anti-greenwashing litigation";
"Business booms on the sidelines of COP28";
"COP28: UAE signs deal with Bill Gates' nuclear company on advanced reactors";
"COP28: An Exxon CEO Attends COP for the First Time Ever";
"Pledges from climate talks not enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, IEA says";
"US Opts Out of Dutch Plan to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies at COP28";
"A New UN ‘Roadmap’ Lays Out a Global Vision for Food Security and Emissions Reductions";
"Protests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see ‘shocking level of censorship’";
"Greenpeace billboard labels government 'climate extremists' over oil and gas exploration plans";
"Cultivated meat approval progresses to the next stage";
"The Climate Summit Starts to Crack a Tough Nut: Emissions From Food";
"Countries Most at Risk Call Proposed Climate Agreement a ‘Death Warrant’";
"A Tense Climate Summit Begins Against a Backdrop of War and Record Heat";
"COP28 Opens in Dubai with Calls for Accelerated Action, Higher Ambition Against the Escalating Climate Crisis";
"The New World Bank Leader Has the Climate Crisis at the Top of His Agenda";
"Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars";
"A Quarter of Freshwater Fish Are at Risk of Extinction, a New Assessment Finds";
"What Ails Offshore Wind: Supply Chains, Ships and Interest Rates";
"As Frogs Disappear Worldwide, ‘There Is No Way to Stop That Killer’";
"How Can Buildings Beat the Heat in a Desert City? Blend Ancient and Modern.";
"At Cop28 it feels as if humanity’s shared lifeboat is sinking. There are only hours left to act";
"COP28: Climate talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels";
"Cop28 – LIVE: Draft text of final deal is released as talks go down to wire";
"UK climate minister leaves Cop28 summit as talks reach critical point: ‘A slap in the face’";
"The Climate Care Program by Vets for Climate Action";
"COP28: Strong outcome to end fossil fuel era backed by large majority of UNFCCC Parties";
"‘Stop the rapid loss of nature’: Labor warned to clamp down on biodiversity offsets in environment law overhaul";
"People Living in Green Areas Seem to Age Slower at The Cellular Level";
"East Africa's floods decimate almost entire rainy season harvest leaving over four million people with no food or income";
"Can’t read a map or use a first aid kit: Australians lack hiking skills, survey shows";
"Flying was his dream. Now he wants to reduce the carbon footprint of air travel.";
"The science is clear: we need net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050";
"Fossil fuel dictatorships and petrostates";
"What happens if the 1.5C target for global heating is missed?";
"COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash".
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