Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Downing Street forces Tony Blair to row back from net zero strategy criticism

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:58:18 +0000

Labour politicians warn former PM had boosted Tory and Reform climate sceptics on the eve of local elections

Tony Blair has been forced by Downing Street to row back from his criticism of the government’s net zero strategy after furious Labour politicians warned he had given a boost to Tory and Reform sceptics on the eve of the local elections.

Climate experts also accused the former prime minister of granting political cover to fossil fuel interests and weakening momentum behind the UK’s legally binding target to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

The Guardian view on Labour and net zero politics: lean in and ignore bad advice | Editorial

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:44:56 +0000

Sir Tony Blair’s ill-conceived contribution to the climate debate was a political gift to Nigel Farage. But public support for the green transition remains strong

The Guardian view on Australia’s federal election: progressives must vote strategically

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:00:20 +0000

Anthony Albanese has delivered steady, gradual reform – but a minority government might force Labor to push through bolder solution

Australians know the government they elect on 3 May will have to navigate multiple crises.

At home, a cost-of-living crisis is making daily life miserable for millions. Sky-high housing costs are locking younger Australians out of a life their parents took for granted.

One Nation candidate whose preferences may help Coalition has railed against climate science and Covid ‘little Hitlers’

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:00:17 +0000

Exclusive: Stuart Bonds could hand the Nationals the seat of Hunter thanks to a preference deal and ‘last minute’ change to how-to-vote cards

It’s the anti net-zero, anti-woke Tony Blair – how was this man ever considered a progressive? | Zoe Williams

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:59:30 +0000

The former PM has form when it comes to pushing corporate interests and meeting populists halfway

Equinor considers suing Trump administration over halted US windfarm

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:46:53 +0000

Norway’s state energy company’s $2.5bn project off coast of New York was almost a third finished

Norway’s state energy company may take Donald Trump’s administration to court after it ordered an “unprecedented” halt to a $2.5bn (£1.87bn) windfarm project off the coast of New York.

Equinor is considering its legal options after the US interior secretary, Doug Burgum, ordered the company to “immediately halt all construction activities” on an offshore windfarm last month.

Climate experts and politicians round on Tony Blair for ‘wrong message’

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:25:31 +0000

Former Labour PM accused of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform after saying net zero strategy faltering

Climate experts and politicians have criticised Tony Blair for claiming any strategy that relied on rapidly phasing out fossil fuels was “doomed to fail”.

Scientists hope sequencing genome of tiny ‘functionally extinct’ frog could help save it

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:05:21 +0000

Corroboree frog belongs to 100m-year-old family of amphibians but is now found only in the puddles and peat bogs of Kosciuszko national park

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the critically endangered southern corroboree frog – one of Australia’s most threatened amphibians – in hope that the information could be used to aid its recovery.

Tony Blair’s climate crisis views ‘absolutely aligned’ with government policy, Starmer says – UK politics live

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:54:10 +0000

PM says he and Blair aligned ‘if you look at the detail of what he said’

PMQs is starting soon.

Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.

Common pesticide caused mass death of little corellas, NSW environment watchdog confirms

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:00:49 +0000

EPA says toxicology tests after distressing March event detected fenitrothion – which is currently under review – in all dead birds