Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:12:21 +0000

Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields

The government has ruled out new North Sea oil and gas exploration or lower taxes for fossil fuel companies as it struggles to protect workers from the industry’s collapse.

In a strategy paper, Ed Miliband confirmed the crackdown on new North Sea exploration – although the energy secretary will still allow new offshore fossil fuel projects to move ahead as long as they are linked to existing fields.

John Kerry urges Australia to take ‘hard-nosed’ approach with world’s biggest fossil fuel-producing countries at Cop31

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:00:30 +0000

Exclusive: Former US secretary of state calls for more demanding steps from Australia as it takes over presidency of next year’s UN climate summit

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The bird people of Lake Manchar: surviving in a vanishing oasis

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:00:30 +0000

The Mohana of Pakistan’s Sindh province once thrived on the lake but pollution and drought have caused the fragile ecosystem to collapse, along with their way of life

At the mouth of Lake Manchar, gentle lapping disturbs the silence. A small boat cuts through the water, propelled by a bamboo pole scraping the muddy bottom of the canal.

Trump’s EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:41:01 +0000

EPA had previously said rule reducing fine particle matter from vehicles and industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year

The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources.

Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40%

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:27 +0000

While greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% or 9.9m tonnes last financial year, new policies are needed to meet the 2035 target

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest annual drop due to reduced fossil fuel use outside the Covid-19 pandemic.

Labor’s nature laws risk collapse with deal yet to be struck on eve of parliament’s final sitting day

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:29:54 +0000

If Labor cannot reach deal on Thursday, it will mark second time in 12 months that it has failed to secure planned EPBC Act reforms

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To defeat the global Goliaths devastating our planet, we must raise an army of Davids | Peter Lewis

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:20:04 +0000

As Australians face a maelstrom of interconnected disasters, the climate catastrophe has become just one of many things to doomscroll about

Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented

Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:00:23 +0000

Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March

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US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:50 +0000

Trump puts US in unflattering company as lack of representative reveals disdain for climate progress

More than two decades ago, the US railed against the “axis of evil”. Now, after international climate talks spluttered to a meagre conclusion, the US finds itself grouped with unflattering company – an “axis of obstruction” that has stymied progress on the climate crisis.

UK can create 5,400 jobs if it stops plastic waste exports, report finds

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:28:09 +0000

Campaigners say closure of loophole making it cheaper to export rather than recycle will boost circular economy

The UK could end its reliance on exporting plastic waste by 2030 to support the creation of 5,400 new jobs and take responsibility for the environmental impact of its waste, according to research.