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Climate News: Christmas is upon us - it is economically expensive and is equally costly in an enviornmental sense


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Our costs jump at Christmas and so do our house gas emissions - "A pot plant tree, homemade gifts: How to have a sustainable Christmas";

"Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows";

"Is It Wrong to Bring a Child Into Our Warming World?";

"Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card";

"How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West";

"As the Clock Ticks to Act on the Climate Crisis, N.C. Activists Target a ‘Carbon Plan’";

"The Popemobile—And the U.S. Postal Service—Are Going Electric";

"Consumption is driving global greenhouse gas emissions";

"Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move";

"Mayotte volunteers face 'massive destruction' in the wake of Cyclone Chido";

"Pakistan and Bahamas join push for global pact to phase out fossil fuels";

"Jann says losing her home wasn't the worst part about Black Summer bushfires";

"Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. The lessons from it have still not been learnt";

"More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits. It’s just the start";

"A push to cool Australian cities may inadvertently increase our skin cancer risk, unless we act";

"Queensland authorities release dam water as flooding risks rise ahead of more rainy weather";

"The Moana effect: how small island developing states are bringing their struggle against climate change to the world";

"Just Stop Oil’s harsh sentences are the logical outcome of Britain’s authoritarian turn against protest";

"Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines";

"‘We’re gobsmacked’: climate groups angered by Labor’s ‘no new coalmines’ claim";

"Integrity in the transition: the case for a new Australian carbon removals framework";

"Risky Influence: The legal implications of misaligned climate-related lobbying by Australian companies";

"Cyclone Chido map: ‘Horrific’ devastation as French island Mayotte hit by most powerful cyclone in 90 years";

"From destruction to deadly heat, photojournalists capture the reality of climate change in 2024";

"Carbon capture: The inside story of how a ‘delay tactic’ became a darling of the EU";

"Cyclone Chido: Are European countries throwing their overseas territories to the climate wolves?";

"From renewables to fossil fuels in Europe: How does your country generate electricity?";

"Want to try out climate fiction? Take your pick from the finalists of the first-ever fiction prize";

"Body heat could be the next big renewable after scientists invent ultra-thin tech to power wearables";

"Mayotte volunteers face 'massive destruction' in the wake of Cyclone Chido";

"'Forever chemicals' found in Sydney sewage by-products used in food production";

"Climate's collision course: Science meets politics";

"Australians are gripped by feelings of doom about the state of the world. It’s time to throw the phone away";

"More coal and gas, less renew

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