The unseen dangers of coal mine methane emissions
Joint research by UNSW and the UN found that one of Australiaโs coal mines has a higher methane emission rate than originally reported. Whatโs worse is that coal mine methane emissions are prevalent worldwide, further threatening climate action. The topic of methane emissions has constantly been in the middle of...
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UK carbon emissions fell by 4% in 2024
Official government figures state that less use of gas and coal in the national electricity supply led to a 4% reduction in carbon emissions during 2024. A positive climate story, you say. Weโll take it. The UKโs Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has released figures showing a 4%...
Who pays the price for natural disasters like Cyclone Alfred?
Race, class, and resilience continue to shape the climate crisis, as Australiaโs East coast is hit by a deadly typhoon. In the early days of March, Australiaโs east coast โ home to the countryโs most populous cities including Sydney and Brisbane โ was hit by a storm that, despite being downgraded...
Underwater โdoorbellโ helping scientists to catch coral-eating fish
Scientists in Florida used cameras to identify three corallivorous fish species that ate 97% of the coral initially laid out as bait in a controlled experiment. This information will help to tackle the massive decline in Floridaโs coral reef populations. Did you assume that doorbells were only forโฆ well,...
The Amazon is being destroyed for a climate summit
Yep, you read that correctly. Weโre living through peak dystopian greenwashing. Thereโs something morbidly poetic about bulldozing eight miles of pristine Amazon rainforest to build a road to aโฆ climate summit. A new four-lane highway has cut through tens of thousands of acres of land ahead of COP30, which takes...
Trump is erasing public climate change data
Trump has ordered the USDA to take down government websites referencing the climate crisis. Maverick scientists are fighting back and scrambling to preserve public data. Trump still believes climate change is a hoax and is tyrannically plotting to ensure the American people take his word for it. Given there was a...
People living near new pylons in UK might receive ยฃ250 discount
The initiative is part of a scheme to build new infrastructure, grow the UK economy and move further away from fossil fuels while also minimising public backlash. Households living within half a kilometre of new or upgraded power infrastructure could receive up to ยฃ2,500 over 10 years as part of the Labour governmentโs new scheme. It aims to curb a potential backlash to the increased building of pylons and...
South Sudan shuts schools as extreme heat overwhelms students
In South Sudan, a relentless heatwave is forcing the government to shut down schools for the second year in a row, with a temperature as high as 42 degree Celsius posing a real threat. The South Sudanese government has closed all schools for a period of two weeks after dozens of students collapsed due to extreme heat. The announcement came after reports that an average of 12 students fainted...
UKโs first climate justice degree launched in Sussex
Sussex University has announced it will be bringing the first climate justice BA to the UK. Could this take the study of climate change nationwide? Breaking news: young people care a fair bit about the climate. That revelation, which is perhaps the least surprising youโll hear this month, has finally culminated in the UK prepping its first climate justice course for undergraduates. The BA, which will be obtainable at the University of...
ยฃ81 million given to new climate tipping point warning system
The UKโs Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) has given 27 teams a total of ยฃ81 million to determine signals that would warn us of imminent climate collapse and catastrophes. A new, ambitious climate change project has received a sizeable sum of cash to get the ball rolling. The UKโs Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) financially backs high-risk, high-reward projects. It has just awarded ยฃ81 million to 27 teams that...
