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Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:19:53 +0000

Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN

A row over the definition of the term “gender” threatens to bog down pivotal talks at the Cop30 climate summit.

Before the UN talks in Brazil, hardline conservative states have pushed to define gender as “biological sex” over their concerns trans and non-binary people could be included in a major plan to ensure climate action addresses gender inequality and empowers women.

Body of missing coal miner found in flooded West Virginia mine, governor says

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:05:44 +0000

Mining crew had hit unknown pocket of water last Saturday about three-quarters of a mile into the mine

Crews have found the body of the coal miner missing since a West Virginia mine flooded on Saturday, said the state’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, on Thursday.

Crews found the body inside Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc’s Rolling Thunder Mine near Belva, about 50 miles east of the state capital of Charleston.

Cop30 live: calls for ‘just transition’ plan grow as report warns world on track for 2.6C of heating

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:30:15 +0000

Climate Action Tracker report finds pledges made in past year have not cut the forecast for global heating

More than half of all delegation members at Cop30 have withheld or obscured details of their affiliations, potentially concealing conflicts of interest and undermining trust in the Cop process, warns Transparency International.

Oversupply of oil could create glut of 4m barrels a day, says energy watchdog

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:12:51 +0000

Warning comes as scenario in which global demand continues to grow until 2050 is included in IEA outlook report

The world is producing more oil than it needs and by next year there could be a glut of 4m excess barrels a day entering the market, according to the global energy watchdog.

The International Energy Agency said the surplus in 2026 was likely to be larger than previously forecast, despite a decision from the biggest oil producers to pause their plan to increase crude exports.

Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:00:20 +0000

Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building

Housing secretary Steve Reed has told Labour MPs to vote down an amendment to the new planning bill intended to protect British wildlife and its habitats from destruction.

Malcolm Turnbull accuses Liberals of ‘Trumpian campaign against renewables’ after party dumps net zero

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:08:57 +0000

Climate groups call backflip a ‘disaster’ while moderate Liberals worry about impact on winning back urban electorates

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The Liberals’ new emissions policy is bursting with contradictions – and is unlikely to be what voters want | Tom McIlroy

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:56:03 +0000

Sussan Ley appears to have given up trying to meet voters where they are, instead allowing conservative MPs to dictate policy to keep her job – and keep the Coalition together

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Amid Japan’s surge in bear attacks, a torrent of AI-generated videos is adding to anxiety

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:37:10 +0000

Videos show schoolgirls fighting off animals, while others show people feeding bears, with some so realistic that users struggled to distinguish between fact and fiction

If a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn’t terrifying enough, experts say a torrent of AI-generated videos in Japan purporting to show people in close encounters with the animals is only adding to public anxiety – and could put people at greater risk.

Sicily deserves better than the looming prospect of a giant bridge that will never get built | Jamie Mackay

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:16 +0000

Troubled waters over the world’s longest suspension bridge are no surprise. The Italian government should be funding public services

The Whyalla steelworks might be the best place in the world to make low-cost green iron. Will Labor seize the moment? | Rod Sims and Baethan Mullan

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 02:49:33 +0000

If the government is committed to the energy transition and a future made in Australia, the choice that must be made is clear

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