Environment and Climate Change
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UN Human Rights Committee finds Australia violated Torres Strait Islanders’ rights by failing to protect them from climate change
The groundbreaking finding by the UN Human Rights Committee was made in response to a complaint filed in 2019 by eight…
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Fracking ban lifted, government announces
A moratorium was put in place in 2019 following concerns over earth tremors. Esme Stallard BBC But with the energy…
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Keep buildings cool as it gets hotter by resurrecting traditional architectural techniques – podcast
Now some architects are resurrecting traditional techniques to help keep buildings cool. Authors The Conversation From western Europe to…
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Patagonia’s billionaire owner gives away company to fight climate crisis
Founder Yvon Chouinard announced that all the company’s profits will go into saving the planet Erin McCormick The Guardian Setting…
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Who Owns the Ocean’s Genes? Tension on the High Seas
Countries are struggling with how to share genetic code from myriad ocean creatures, which could lead to billion-dollar drugs Olive…
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I’ve had a long battle with climate despair. Now I’m leaving the ‘denial machine’ to their demons
After years of robust campaigning for climate preservation, writing books on climate change, scores of articles and hundreds of public…
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One-third of Pakistan underwater as 500,000 flee to camps after floods
The rains which have wracked Pakistan since mid-June stopped this week, and floods in some areas are receding. ABC News…
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‘One of the most progressive and environmentally conscious legal texts on the planet’: Chile’s proposed constitution and its lessons for Australia
If approved in the national referendum on 4 September, the new constitution would deliver profound changes to the country. Authors The…
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Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm
In the Southern Hemisphere, this means species are setting up home further south. Authors The Conversation This shift alters what…
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Protecting the world’s oceans – an important goal of Germany’s climate diplomacy
They regulate the global climate and are a source of food and income for billions of people Federal Foreign Office…
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Europe’s drought the worst in 500 years – report
The latest report from the Global Drought Observatory says 47% of the continent is in “warning” conditions, meaning soil has…
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Almost two-thirds of Europe is affected by drought — EU
Large swaths of the continent are now in a state of drought alert or drought warning Deutsche Welle Nearly two-thirds…
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Victoria’s logging agency VicForests cleared possum habitat and broke laws, audit finds
The Forest Audit Program report found that in 19 of the 30 areas it assessed, breaches by VicForests had the…
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Melting glaciers: Germany’s ‘could disappear’ in 50 years
The high temperatures and low rainfall this year have made it hard for the glaciers to stay frozen BBC Mr…
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The world food crisis is about to get worse
Six months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine — two farming powerhouses — has plunged a teetering global food system…
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England ‘failing to invest in water networks to avoid future droughts’
England is failing to invest in the water networks needed to avoid a future of recurrent serious droughts, with current…
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