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Growth in global demand for ‘green’ office buildings slows amid Trump policies

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:01:45 +0000

Fall reported by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as UN calls for accelerated action in buildings sector to meet global climate goals

The growth in global demand for “green” office buildings has slowed after Donald Trump’s assault on environmental protection policies caused a slump in interest in the US, according to a survey of construction industry professionals.

Twice as effective as nets: shark-spotting drones to become ‘permanent fixture’ on Queensland beaches

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:46 +0000

State government says expanded use of shark nets and drum lines will continue despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life

Queensland will roll out shark-spotting drones to more beaches, after a major study found drones detected more than double the number of sharks caught in adjacent nets.

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 23:01:44 +0000

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 people every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).

Floods, storms, drought and extreme heat are among the weather conditions driving conflict and displacement, alongside slow-onset disasters such as desertification, rising sea levels and ecosystem destruction, which are threatening food and water security.

Traditional owners file native title claim over Melbourne and surrounding areas

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:00:38 +0000

Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung elder says First Nations people want to work with government to ‘look after that country’

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Forty per cent of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change, survey finds

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:00:35 +0000

More than a third of Coalition voters believe temperatures will not rise at all, poll shows

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UK banks still committed to climate goals, Bank of England executive insists

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 12:15:18 +0000

Exclusive: David Bailey plays down concerns after HSBC and Barclays quit UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance

A Bank of England executive has insisted that UK banks are still showing a “vibrant” commitment to climate goals despite the recent demise of a global net zero target-setting group.

EV and hybrid sales soar in Australia as internal combustion cars fall below 70% market share for first time

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:00:31 +0000

Data from peak motoring body shows battery-electric vehicles accounted for 9.7% of new cars sold in September quarter, the highest proportion on record

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Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:29 +0000

Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February

Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:27 +0000

Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes

The scale of lobbying of ministers by developers on Labour’s landmark planning changes, which seek to rip up environmental rules to boost growth, can be exposed as campaigners make last-ditch attempts to secure protections for nature.

‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:16:17 +0000

MP asks for explanation from Southern Water amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life

Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”.

The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die.