Environment from The Guardian
- Azerbaijan accused of hypocrisy after calling for Cop29 global truce September 17, 2024Climate summit host positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponentsThe host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has been accused of hypocrisy in calling for a global truce to coincide with the conference taking place.Azerbaijan holds the presidency of the Cop29 summit, which will take place in […]Fiona Harvey Environment editor
- Stark before and after photographs reveal sharp decline of Norway’s seabirds September 17, 2024When Rob Barrett set out to survey one of the country’s largest colonies in the 1970s there were too many birds to count. Now, his pictures and archive images show a species decline echoed around the worldIn the mid-1970s, seabird researcher Rob Barrett set out in a rubber boat to survey one of Norway’s largest […]Rebekah White
- Teenage male koala escorted from supermarket in Australia – video September 17, 2024A koala has been spotted browsing the aisles of an IGA grocery store in regional Australia. Koalas are frequent visitors to the Victorian town of Meeniyan, population 840, but it's the first time one has entered the local supermarket. After 20 minutes exploring, the marsupial was carefully removed from the store with the help of […]
- Private schools urged to share grounds to help UK children access green spaces September 17, 2024Head of sports charity hails partnership that allows local people to use London independent school’s football pitchChildren in the UK urgently need more easy-to-access green space, according to the head of a sports charity calling on private schools to open up their grounds.Kieran Connolly foundeed Sports Fun 4 All, which offers free football sessions to […]Rachel Keenan
- Death toll reaches 16 as ‘dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues September 16, 2024Czech Republic, Poland and Austria fear worst may yet be to come as thousands are evacuated to higher groundThe death toll from torrential rain and flooding in central and eastern Europe has risen to at least 16, with several more people missing, as authorities reported deaths in the Czech Republic, Poland and Austria and warned […]Jon Henley Europe correspondent
- Europe beats the US for walkable, livable cities, study shows September 16, 2024Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residentsWhen Luke Harris takes his daughter to the doctor, he strolls down well-kept streets with “smooth sidewalks and curb cuts [ramps] for strollers at every intersection”. If the weather looks rough or he feels a […]Ajit Niranjan
- Criticism of sacred site decision shows we have learned nothing from Juukan Gorge | Calla Wahlquist September 16, 2024Cultural protection order has been framed as a push to curry favour with inner-city seats, ignoring grassroots campaigns from Indigenous and non-Indigenous localsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityAmong the concerns listed by the 2,000 farmers who converged on the lawns of […]Calla Wahlquist
- The environment was meant to be ‘back on the priority list’ under Labor. Instead we’ve seen a familiar story | Adam Morton September 16, 2024There have been moments of modest progress but the Albanese government has not lived up to its early rhetoricFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt wasn’t supposed to be like this. Back in the heady new government days of July 2022, Tanya Plibersek […]Adam Morton
- Climate scientists troubled by damage from floods ravaging central Europe September 16, 2024Experts unsurprised at intensity of extreme weather but say damage wreaked shows how unprepared world isEurope floods – latest updatesPicturesque towns across central Europe are inundated by dirty flood water after heavy weekend rains turned tranquil streams into raging rivers that wreaked havoc on infrastructure.The floods have killed at least 15 people and destroyed buildings […]Ajit Niranjan
- Storm Boris batters central Europe – in pictures September 16, 2024Storm Boris has caused several deaths, and thousands have been evacuated from their homes across Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania and SlovakiaEurope floods – latest updates‘Dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues Continue reading...Arnel Hecimovic