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China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:16 +0000

Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’

China and India should no longer be treated as developing countries in the same way as some of the poorest African nations are, according to a growing number of delegates from poorer country at the Cop29 UN climate talks.

England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:00:08 +0000

Exclusive: Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’

England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leaders have warned.

The chief executives told the Guardian that soon the spaces would become “paper parks” designated by a “brown sign on the motorway” and they will have to “turn the lights off, close the doors and put up closed signs” if the cuts go ahead.

Paris agreement is working, Australian minister tells Cop29, but much deeper cuts needed by 2035

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:04:40 +0000

Chris Bowen also pledges A$50m to a fund to help the world’s most vulnerable people to repair the damage from climate breakdown

What we’ve learned in the five years since our first environment pledge

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:00:47 +0000

An update on our progress from the Guardian’s head of sustainability

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Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:40:14 +0000

Nearly 40% of food sector lobbyists have travelled to Baku as part of countries’ delegations

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Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial agriculture are attending the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, analysis shows.

Construction is the world’s biggest polluter, yet Labour still refuses to tackle it | Simon Jenkins

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:33 +0000

Refurbishing an old building is subject to full VAT, but it isn’t if you build a polluting new one. The government’s priorities are all wrong

You can damn oil companies, abuse cars, insult nimbys, kill cows, befoul art galleries. But you must never, ever criticise the worst offender of all. The construction industry is sacred to both the left and the right. It may be the world’s greatest polluter, but it is not to be criticised. It is the elephant in the global-heating room.

Starmer says most farmers won’t be affected by inheritance tax change as Clarkson tells rally it’s a ‘hammer blow’ – as it happened

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:47:01 +0000

Jeremy Clarkson tells Westminster protest that government should admit plans weren’t ‘thought out and are a mistake’

In an interview with the BBC, Steve Reed, the environment secretary, defended imposing inheritance tax on some farms when Labour said in opposition that it was not planning to do that. Asked why the government changed its mind, he replied:

Starmer denies mounting class war as farmers claim they have been ‘betrayed’

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:47:43 +0000

Prime minister says government is taking balanced approach amid protest in Westminster over proposed inheritance tax changes

Australia mistakenly included on list of countries joining US-UK civil nuclear deal, British government says

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:35:28 +0000

Albanese government denies media reports it is signing up to collaboration to share advanced nuclear technology

Cop29 live: Slashing methane emissions is ‘our emergency brake’, UN says – as it happened

admin — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:46:15 +0000

Cop29 presidency announces new drive to cut methane emissions from waste dumps as G20 reaffirms transition from fossil fuels

The UK government has conceded that Australia was mistakenly included on a list of countries that were expected to sign up to a US-UK civil nuclear deal agreed at Cop29 on Monday, writes Adam Morton, Guardian Australia’s climate and environment editor.