Climate change
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Health fund HCF divests from fossil fuels, saying industry harms membersIn Australia-first move, private fund to pull $20m out of fossil fuel companies in acknowledgement climate change harms health
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EU must shut all coal plants by 2030 to meet Paris climate pledges, study saysEurope will vastly overshoot its carbon emissions target for coal unless it closes all 300 power stations, says thinktank Climate Analytics
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Whistleblower: ‘I knew people would misuse this.’ They did - to attack climate scienceDana Nuccitelli: Fake news propagates through the conservative media to the halls of Congress where science is under attack
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What a bunch of clowns, hamming it up – while out in the real world an ominous and oppressive heat just won’t let upScott Morrison brings coal to question time: what fresh idiocy is this?
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Republican elders call for new national carbon tax to replace federal regulationsGOP elder statesmen urge Donald Trump’s administration to impose a ‘free market, limited government’ response to rising global temperatures
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Power to the EV: Norway spearheads Europe's electric vehicle surgeWith ambitious emissions-reduction targets, and support from government and the auto industry, electric vehicles are on the verge of a major expansion in Europe, reports Paul Hockenos
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Could restoring ancient water tanks help build peace in Sri Lanka?After decades of violence, a programme to bolster water security weaves climate resilience into Sri Lanka’s postwar recovery
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Floods and erosion are ruining Britain’s most significant sitesFrom Wordsworth’s gardens to the south’s white cliffs and salmon rivers in Wales, climate change is wrecking historic sites, finds study
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How Cory Bernardi was inspired to push climate denial from US conservative groupsClimate science denial group the Heartland Institute helped inspire Cory Bernardi and Malcolm Roberts to push back against policies to cut emissions
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Why coal-fired power handouts would be an attack on climate and common senseThe evidence suggests the push for government help is an attempt to squeeze money out of unwise investments made at the end of the mining boom
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In Australia and the US, sound climate policy is being held hostage by vested interestsWe must shift away from a culture of politically motivated climate change denialism to an acceptance of the truly existential threat now facing humanity
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Why climate change is good news for waspsWeatherwatch Their numbers vary enormously from year to year, but warmer weather will provide wasps with more favourable conditions
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Q&A: refugees put a human face on debate over Trump's travel banReturn of ABC’s panel show is dominated by discussion of Australia’s resettlement deal with the US and Trump administration’s climate change policy
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Mail on Sunday launches the first salvo in the latest war against climate scientistsJohn Abraham: David Rose penned an attack described by expert as “so wrong it’s hard to know where to start”
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After the Women's March: six mass US demonstrations to join this springOrganizers across the US are riding the momentum of the post-inauguration march to mobilize in solidarity with scientists, immigrants, LGBT people and more
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Is the Swedish deputy PM trolling Trump with this all-female photo?Isabella Lovin signs bill surrounded by women colleagues, apparently a reference photos of Trump signing bills surrounded by men
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Rising carbon emissions could kill off vital corals by 2100, study warnsDestructive seaweeds found in reefs worldwide will grow more poisonous and eventually take over in the fight for space
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Arctic ice forecasters help subs come up for airWeatherwatch As the ice melts, the race is on to exploit Arctic resources. And that means more claustrophobic submarine operations
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Coal lobby's long game puts talking points into leaders' mouthsClimate science denier and veteran lobbyist Fred Palmer is proud of getting Australia to adopt the sector’s arguments on climate and poverty
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Scientists hope wetland carbon storage experiment is everyone's cup of teaCitizen scientists are being sought for a project which will see tens of thousands of teabags buried in wetlands to monitor carbon sequestration
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We need to talk about climate change – Guardian Members' exclusive podcastWhat will a Trump presidency mean for the future of the planet? In the first of our new monthly podcasts for Guardian Members, in which expert panelists and journalists tackle your queries on the subjects you consider most pressing, we consider climate change policy in the Trump era. What should we expect – and what can we do about it?
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Donald Trump 'taking steps to abolish Environmental Protection Agency'Myron Ebell, a key presidential aide, said climate education material could be ‘withdrawn’ and review of car fuel efficiency standards could be reopened
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January was hottest month on record in Sydney and Brisbane, says weather bureauSydney’s average maximum temperature was 29.6C and Brisbane’s was 27.2C, with spell of hot weather continuing into February
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Hard facts unmask the fiction behind Coalition's 'coal comeback'