10 h. ago Proposed candidate to lead Climate Change Committee defends flying record

Nigel Topping was accused of hypocrisy for flying to environment conferences while backing a frequent flyer tax.

Politics

42 h. ago Torres Strait community leaders in ‘deepest pain imaginable’ as federal court dismisses landmark climate case

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heatingSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesTwo Torres Strait community leaders are shocked and devastated after the federal court dismissed a landmark case that argued the Australian government breached its duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islands from climate change.The lead plaintiffs, Uncle Pabai Pabai and Uncle Paul Kabai from the islands of Boigu and Saibai, sought orders requiring the government to take steps to prevent climate harm to their communities, including by cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the pace climate scientists say is necessary.Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago MPs sound alarm over reports Shein is pushing UK listing rules to be relaxed

The Business and Trade Committee said it would be ‘deeply concerned’ by changes to the disclosure rules to pave the way for Shein to list in the UK.

Events

1 week ago Preferred candidate for chairman of Climate Change Committee announced

The role is key to the committee’s work of advising ministers on climate targets and reporting progress to Parliament.

Politics

2 w. ago Rita Ora reveals how she broke convention with Taika Waititi proposal

Rita Ora has spoken candidly of how she proposed to her now-husband Taika Waititi.

Politics

3 w. ago University where students and staff were exposed to antisemitism promises action

Goldsmiths, University of London said it had committed to lasting cultural change.

Politics

3 w. ago Make electricity cheaper so households benefit from heat pumps, advisers urge

The Climate Change Committee has called for policy costs to come off electricity bills in an ‘optimistic’ first report on Labour’s climate progress.

Society

3 w. ago Scotland rejects climate change committee advice to cut livestock herds by a quarter

Farmers welcomed the move, saying grazing livestock are “part of the solution, not the problem.”

Society