Breaking Waves: Ocean News

‘Not over’: Liberal MPs fearing calamity in city electorates launch rearguard action to salvage net zero policy

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:19:08 +0000

Emissions policy brawl has become major threat to Sussan Ley’s leadership ahead of key meeting at end of November

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Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:01:19 +0000

River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest

Ofwat is unlawfully allowing water companies to charge customers twice to fund more than £100bn of investment to reduce sewage pollution, campaigners will allege in court on Tuesday.

Lawyers for River Action say the bill increases being allowed by Ofwat – which amount to an average of £123 a year per household – mean customers will be paying again for improvements to achieve environmental compliance that should have been funded from their previous bills.

Almost 120 flying foxes hospitalised after giant hail smashes Queensland colony

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:12:11 +0000

Rescued bats taken to RSPCA wildlife hospital in Brisbane’s south-west with injuries including ‘faces that were smashed and broken wings’

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‘Highly unusual’ exemption in Labor’s environment laws open to interference, integrity experts say

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 01:43:59 +0000

Nature legislation should not cede such ‘significant powers’ to a minister even in ‘national interest’, thinktank says

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The ground is swallowing homes in this Native village in Alaska. Residents have no choice but to move

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 17:00:04 +0000

The climate crisis is causing the permafrost to melt in Alaska, forcing the village of Nunapitchuk to relocate

Children splash gleefully in the river as adults cast fishing lines or head into the Alaska tundra to hunt. It’s a scene that has characterized summer days for centuries among the Yup’ik people who have long lived in south-western Alaska, where the village of Nunapitchuk stands. But, with temperatures in Alaska warming nearly four times faster than most parts of the globe, that way of life is about to change.

Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:00:38 +0000

New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected

Less than 3% of international aid to slash carbon emissions is supporting a “just transition” for workers and communities away from polluting industries, according to a new report.

Littleproud says the world is ‘re-pivoting’ on net zero commitments – but is that just spin? | Temperature Check

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:38 +0000

The Nationals argue the 2050 emissions target is already causing financial pain and the rest of the world is walking away from it. Neither of these things is true

Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 11:30:33 +0000

Labor announces ‘solar sharer’ program for households in NSW, south-east Queensland and South Australia

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Massive crocodile taken to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo despite traditional owners’ anger over removal

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:17:29 +0000

Old Faithful, measuring more than 4 metres, rehomed to Sunshine Coast facility after removal from far north Queensland waterhole

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Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:25 +0000

Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process

Exxon funded rightwing thinktanks to spread climate change denial across Latin America, according to hundreds of previously unpublished documents that reveal a coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process.