Climate change
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After a crisis, private contractors move in and suck up funding for work done badly, if at all – then those billions get cut from government budgets. Like Grenfell Tower, Hurricane Katrina revealed a disdain for the poor
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In first speech since cabinet return, environment secretary says he hopes US president will have a change of heart
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Weatherwatch A recent heatwave in Siberia’s frozen wastes has resulted in outbreaks of deadly anthrax and a series of violent explosions
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Innovations in renewables Dirty coal to dirty politics: everything is connected through a malformed political economy
David RitterThe life of our reef is intimately linked to the health of our politics and the future of our communities. Coal has no role to play -
The Sentinel-5P spacecraft is designed to monitor the pollution that causes a reported tens of thousands of deaths every year in the UK
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Environmental groups accuse agency of turning blind eye as Texas ‘renders useless’ pollution controls by issuing lax permits for oil and gas facilities
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Dana Nuccitelli: The wall of Republican climate denial is starting to crack; who will be the Neo that accelerates the process?
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Daimler acts to reduce nitrogen oxide output as diesel emissions remain under scrutiny in wake of VW scandal
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Car companies are committing to an electric future, but the success of the sector depends on better batteries
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June 2017 was beaten only by June in 2015 and 2016, leaving experts with little hope for limiting warming to 1.5C or even 2C
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Thirty-five councils pledge to switch renewable energy, maximise public transport use and develop more climate-resilient communities
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Stop obsessing with how personally green you live – and start collectively taking on corporate power
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John Abraham: I propose that people take indefensible positions like climate denial and Trump support simply out of fear
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Letters: David Chambers wonders whether pension funds that invest primarily outside the UK are part of the problem. Plus Chris Hughes says economic growth is needed only to service debt
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Founder and chair of the Virgin Group speaks during a panel discussion in Brooklyn on Friday
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Virgin chief tells audience in Brooklyn Trump’s decision is ‘very, very strange’ as French president says he hopes US will reverse decision
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Simultaneous harvest failures in key regions would bring global famine, says the Met Office
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Without the cooperation of our imaginations, we cannot tell stories about what is happening to our planet. This may be why we’ve been so slow to act
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The cynical and dishonest denial of climate change has to end: it's time for leadership
Gerry HuestonAbsence of climate and energy policy has left Australia lagging dangerously behind, missing out on investment and facing major electricity disruptions. -
Royal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but says more should come from waste rather than food crops
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US and French presidents appear to want to put aside differences on climate change and cooperate on Syria and terrorism
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Planet Oz Turning the climate crisis into a TV love child of Jerry Springer and Judge Judy
Graham ReadfearnAs a Trump appointee pushes for televised slanging match, a New York magazine cover story sparks a different debate – should we talk about how bad global warming could actually get? -
Federal minister attracts ridicule after he says state should ‘concentrate on saving jobs today’ instead of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050
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Labor criticises ‘appalling intervention’ by Craig Kelly, who is chair of backbench energy committee
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Letters: Having fewer children is a no-brainer, write Robin Maynard and Jonathon Porritt. The overconsuming west must not blame the global south, says Christine Galavotti. It is ironic that Italy bears the brunt of the surge of ecological migrants, says Chris Brausch. Apocalyptic changes in the countryside go largely unnoticed, says John Green
Enjoy cod’s revival, but the extent of our ruination of the sea remains unknown