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Mike vs the fossil fuel machine: Push for a new legal duty to the environment

Should our courts intervene to restrict polluting companies? Lawyers argue that when a defendant’s conduct has the potential to harm the world, it's time for a new tort.

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Council sets out its plan for net zero by 2030

Bosses this week revealed that transport, together with commercial and residential buildings account for 92 per cent of carbon emissions in the area.

Daily Record

Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls

As ocean levels rise, members of Congress are turning to simple tools to protect their districts: seawalls.

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Climate vagaries to blame for coastal erosion: studies

Most studies held prior to the port works and after point to climate change induced cyclonic systems and unscientific structures built to check sea erosion as the major reasons for the aggravated sea erosion. But fishermen, citing the works for the worsening situation, has called for a scientific study after…

The Hindu

Pakistan floods have affected over 30 million people: climate change minister

Historic monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan have affected more than 30 million people over the last few weeks, the country's climate change minister said on Thursday, calling the situation a "climate-induced humanitarian disaster of epic proportions."

Reuters

Climate initiative centers on Black Americans

The Movement for Black Lives is launching a new climate change initiative Thursday, uniting more than 200 Black environmental leaders and organizations nationwide who have pledged to identify equitable climate solutions centering on Black Americans

The Independent UK

Hundreds Protest Lack of Water In Iran's Drought-hit West

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in western Iran over a lack of drinking water and the inability of officials to solve the problem, state media said Thursday. Iran, a largely arid country, has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves that are expected to worsen…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit - draft

The European Union will urge the world's biggest economies to improve their targets to fight climate change ahead of this year's U.N. climate summit and warn that states' current efforts fall short, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Climate change led to dinosaurs' demise. Now, drought reveals more of their tracks

Dinosaur tracks from 113 million years ago were recently uncovered in a Texas state park after drought conditions caused parts of Paluxy River to dry up.

WEKU

Energy crisis drives push to renewables

Price spikes and concerns about energy security stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine are accelerating the transition to renewables, a forum has heard.

AAP

Spare a thought for air-conditioning repair people. As the planet warms, they're really up against it

More frequent and extreme weather associated with climate change is creating uncertainty across society. In particular, it raises challenges for the workers required to fix and maintain things. In a warming world this includes equipment such as air-conditioning and refrigeration.

The Conversation

Downbeat Macron warns France to brace for 'sacrifices' ahead

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that France faces "sacrifices" in a new era marked by climate change and war in Europe.

Radio France Internationale

People Facing Acute Food Insecurity Reach 340 Million Worldwide, Says WFP

The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has more than doubled to 345 million since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, the World Food Program (WFP) said on Wednesday. Before the coronavirus crisis, 135 million suffered from acute hunger worldwide, said Corinne Fleischer, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

People facing acute food insecurity reach 345 million worldwide - WFP

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Jellyfish alert: increased sightings signal dramatic changes in ocean food web due to climate change

Did you see a jellyfish on a recent trip to the seaside? UK beachgoers are more likely to spot one now than in the past, as rising sea temperatures due to climate change have ushered more of these gelatinous animals into the waters around northern Europe.

WEKU

Why keeping girls in school is a good strategy to cope with climate change

Education for girls brings numerous benefits when it comes to addressing the climate crisis. Oh, and it works for boys, too!

Wales Online

We asked Welsh scientists how worried they are about climate change

We also asked if 'net zero' plans should be accelerated and if they thought the public were aware enough about the risks posed

Reuters

China faces heatwave havoc on power, crops and livestock

Extreme heat in China played havoc on Wednesday despite lower temperatures in some regions, with authorities across the Yangtze river basin scrambling to limit the damage from climate change on power, crops and livestock.

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Climate change could push flood damage to $3 billion a year in western US, study says

The University of California, San Diego says the atmospheric river storms that periodically hit the western U.S. could cause as much as $3.2 billion a year in flood damage by the end of the century, a figure three times higher than an estimate the university made in 2019.

ABC News

Mountain ash forests are under threat from climate change and logging

A couple of hours' drive from Melbourne you'll find mountain ash forests, where behemoths reach up to 100 metres into the sky. But their future looks shaky — and there's more to lose than a few old trees.

AAP

Landcare 'starved of funds' says chair

The chair of Landcare Australia has called on the federal government for more funding as the country faces the crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Inflation Reduction Act Has Tax Benefits for Clean Energy -- Should You Buy These 2 Fuel Cell Stocks?

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law recently and is the most meaningful climate bill in the United States. It has allocated substantial funding to combat climate change and transition to sustainable energy and should bode well for fuel cell stocks. So, is it the right time to invest…

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East Lothian climate change forum to oversee net zero strategy

East Lothian's first Scottish Greens councillor will chair the new Climate Change and Sustainability Forum which will oversee council decisions and provide political oversight

The Conversation

Why we should abandon the concept of the 'climate refugee'

It is entirely reasonable to assume that as climate change intensifies, it will result in more human migration and displacement. Images of Bangladeshis seeking refuge from the latest cyclone or Californians fleeing suburban wildfires affirm a sense that climate change is driving the next great migration. And yet the great…

Mic

5 climate lawsuits that shaped the current movement

Judges have ruled on everything from car emissions to the constitutional right to life.

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