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Australian government announces 2035 emissions reduction target – video

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:47:45 +0000

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the Labor government will set a 62-70% emissions reduction target by 2035, taking the advice of the Climate Change Authority. In his announcement, Albanese said 'It is the right target to protect our environment, to protect and advance our economy and jobs and to ensure that we act in our national interest and in the interest of this and future generations.'

Albanese unveils ‘responsible’ new climate target to slash emissions over next decade

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:04:23 +0000

Australia will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035, the PM has announced

San Francisco supervisor recalled after voting to close highway for car-free park

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:13:30 +0000

Joel Engardio, who becomes fifth elected city official to be ousted in four years, says he stands by his decision

A San Francisco supervisor was recalled on Tuesday after he successfully pushed to turn a stretch of coastal highway used heavily by neighborhood motorists into a car-free park despite strong objections by some of his constituents.

In the days after my mum died, a blackbird lingered like a messenger of solace | Mark Saunokonoko

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:19 +0000

Some Māori believe that when they die, their spirit travels up New Zealand to the tip of the North Island – souls flying like birds

Australian bird of the year 2025: nominate your favourite now

Trump golf course in Scotland accused of breaching sewage limits

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:18 +0000

Exclusive: Firm that runs Aberdeenshire resort says it is ‘categorically wrong’ to suggest it has caused environmental damage

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019, documents reveal.

The 36-hole golf course, one of two that Trump owns in Scotland, also has a five-star hotel, a whisky bar and two restaurants. Trump International Golf Links, Scotland has a private sewage system that treats wastewater before releasing it into the ground by soaking it through gravel beds in raised filter mounds.

Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:00:17 +0000

Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say

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‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:52:03 +0000

Analysis reveals sum equal to 24.2% of average bill taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested

UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study

A quarter of the average UK energy bill was funding corporate profits last year, according to analysis that reveals the hidden cost of privatising some of the UK’s key industries.

‘A dolphin among sharks’: readers pay tribute to Robert Redford, a great movie star and decent human being

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:15:33 +0000

People remember the human side of the ‘dazzling’ film star, who was kind and wise and lived a dignified life

Robert Redford, giant of American cinema, dies aged 89

Human-made global warming ‘caused two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer’

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:27 +0000

Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases

Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found.

Australia has an Everest to climb if it wants to protect itself from climate catastrophe. But do we have the political resolve? | Erwin Jackson

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:10:17 +0000

The National Adaptation Plan is only a small step towards a comprehensive strategy to build resilience into Australia’s economy

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