Australia's 'Oprah-Style' Climate Plan Falls Short
The Albanese government's new emissions reduction plan is branded a hollow 'Oprah-style' gesture, as experts warn Australia is dangerously off-track from its 2030 climate targets and real action.
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Australia's Climate Everest: Political Resolve Tested
As Australia faces escalating climate disasters, a critical question emerges: does the nation possess the political resolve to implement the transformative policies needed for survival?
Sewage Sleuths Expose Toxic Truth About UK River Crisis
An explosive investigation by determined citizen scientists reveals how systemic sewage dumping by water companies is causing the slow, dirty death of rivers across England and Wales, with regulators accused of turning a blind eye.
The Guardian's 2025 Climate Pledge Unveiled
The Guardian unveils its ambitious 2025 Climate Pledge, reinforcing its commitment to leading the global conversation on the climate emergency with enhanced reporting, urgent language, and a renewed focus on solutions.
Australia's Climate Crisis: Govt Report Warns, Will Action Follow?
A stark new Australian government report outlines the severe and escalating threats of the climate crisis, raising urgent questions about the nation's political will to meet the challenge with concrete policy.
Australia's Climate Crisis: Heat Deaths Soar as Seas Rise
A stark new Guardian podcast reveals the escalating human and economic costs of climate inaction in Australia, from deadly heatwaves to existential threats from sea-level rise. Experts warn that current policies are failing to match the scale of the crisi
Australia's Climate Risk: Sea-Level Rise & Heatwave Threat
A landmark national climate risk assessment reveals Australia faces existential threats from rising seas and intensifying heatwaves, urging immediate government action.
Australia's Climate Warning: Soaring Heat Deaths & Economic Ruin
A landmark Australian government report delivers a stark warning: climate change is an immediate threat to lives and the economy, with heat-related deaths and colossal costs set to skyrocket without urgent action.
Climate Crisis Accelerates: New Report Confirms Worst Fears
A stark scientific assessment reveals climate change is intensifying faster than anticipated, with severe consequences for global weather patterns, ecosystems, and human civilisation.
Landmark Climate Report Warns Every Australian at Risk
A major new climate report reveals the profound and immediate threats climate change poses to every Australian, from the economy to health. The government issues a stark warning and calls for urgent national action.
Climate Action: A Legal Duty, Not Charity
A landmark legal ruling establishes that combating climate change is a binding legal obligation for governments, not a voluntary act. This pivotal decision could reshape environmental policy and enforcement across the UK and beyond.
Council's Wheelie Bin Washes Up 300 Miles Away on Beach
A wheelie bin from Cumberland, over 300 miles away, has made an astonishing journey to a Southend beach, prompting a council investigation into how domestic waste completed an epic coastal voyage.
Hannah Ritchie's Data-Driven Case For Climate Optimism
Discover how data-driven environmental scientist Hannah Ritchie challenges doom-laden narratives with actionable, evidence-based solutions for a sustainable future in her groundbreaking new book.
50 Years of Watching the River Wye Change and Decline
An intimate, half-century chronicle of the River Wye's dramatic decline, from a thriving ecosystem to a shadow of its former self, revealing the stark reality of the UK's nature crisis.
Eco-Anxiety: The Hidden Mental Health Crisis of Climate Breakdown
Exclusive report reveals how climate-fuelled extreme weather is triggering widespread psychological trauma, from insomnia to existential dread, across UK communities.
UK to rejoin UN Green Climate Fund under Labour government
In a major environmental policy reversal, the new Labour government announces the UK's return to the UN Green Climate Fund, signalling a renewed commitment to international climate cooperation and global leadership.
UN Demands Clean Air Be Made a Fundamental Human Right
A landmark UN Human Rights Council resolution pushes for clean air to be recognised as a universal human right, calling for urgent global action to tackle the public health emergency caused by toxic pollution.
Thames 'Wet Wipe Island': London's Man-Made Monster
A monstrous man-made island, the size of two tennis courts, has been exposed in the River Thames. Built entirely from discarded wet wipes and sewage debris, it's a stark symbol of London's plastic pollution crisis and the failure of 'flushable' product la
The Unseen Fight Against Ecological Collapse
Exclusive insight into the global battle being waged against climate catastrophe. Discover the strategies offering a lifeline for our planet's future amidst unprecedented ecological crises.
Traffic pollution directly increases heart disease risk
Groundbreaking UK research reveals a shocking link between traffic pollution and increased risk of coronary heart disease. Discover how invisible particles are putting millions at risk and what you can do to protect yourself.
Olympians swim in raw sewage to protest Thames pollution
British Olympians protest Thames sewage pollution with a hazardous swim from Parliament to Tower Bridge, demanding government action on water company discharges.
Govt Ignored Road Runoff Law for 25 Years, Poisoning Rivers
A parliamentary committee hears that toxic chemicals from England's roads are poisoning rivers unchecked, with the government accused of a 'shocking dereliction of duty' for failing to implement a 25-year-old law.
45,000 Sites in Wales Could Hold Toxic Waste
A groundbreaking study reveals a massive legacy pollution crisis across Wales, with tens of thousands of sites potentially holding toxic materials, prompting urgent calls for a national audit and government action.
Iowa's Agricultural Pollution Creates Water Crisis
Exclusive investigation reveals how Iowa's agricultural runoff, mirroring UK environmental concerns, is creating a toxic tide of pollution, devastating waterways and posing serious public health risks.
Trump White House Orders Purge of Federal Climate Websites
The Trump administration has directed federal agencies to dismantle and archive US government climate change websites, erasing vital public data on global warming, emissions, and clean energy in a sweeping online purge.
Hair Styling Products Triple Pollution Absorption, Study Finds
Groundbreaking UK research uncovers a disturbing truth: common hair styling practices may dramatically increase your scalp's absorption of toxic traffic pollution, posing a significant hidden health risk.
UK Farm Pollution Crisis: Rivers Devastated by Intensive Farming
Exclusive investigation reveals how intensive pig and poultry farming has become the dominant source of pollution in Britain's countryside, devastating river ecosystems and overwhelming sewage systems.
Sewage Leaks Devastate Hawaii's Coral Reefs, Study Finds
A shocking new study uncovers how relentless sewage pollution from Hawaii's cesspools is poisoning and killing vital coral reefs, threatening marine life and the state's economy.
Girl's Death Certificate Makes UK Air Pollution History
The heartbreaking story of nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, who became the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. Her mother's relentless fight for justice exposes a public health crisis and a legal landmark that cha
18,000 Radioactive Barrels Found Dumped in Atlantic Ocean
Exclusive investigation uncovers a chilling Cold War legacy: 18,000 barrels of radioactive waste, including plutonium, deliberately dumped in the Atlantic by European governments, now threatening marine ecosystems and public health.
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