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UK on course to lose a quarter of its sandy coast because of human-driven erosion Almost half of the world’s sandy beaches will have retreated significantly by the end of the century as a result of climate-driven coastal flooding and human interference, according to new research. The sand erosion will endanger wildlife and could inflict

Bills to meet environmental targets while feeding industry have the right pushing back and experts unconvinced Republican lawmakers under pressure to address the climate crisis are trying to move beyond denying the problem and start proposing solutions. But they still refuse to commit to what scientists say is necessary if the US is to rapidly

One of Scott Morrison’s key messages is that radical action to reduce emissions could damage Australia’s economy. But what about the effects of inaction? The cost of the climate crisis is already becoming clear for the wine industry. In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to environment reporter Lisa Cox about how winemakers

Temperatures have not fallen far enough for grapes to freeze on the vine as process requires A warm winter means that for the first time in years Germany’s vineyards will produce no ice wine, an expensive golden nectar made from grapes left to freeze on the vine. The German Wine Institute said on Sunday that

An entire way of life is under threat in the Torres Strait, where locals have taken their case to the United Nations Kabay Tamu slows his dusty white ute to walking speed on the dirt road that runs along the south-western shoreline of Warraber, a tiny coral cay in the Torres Strait that is home

Your chance to put questions to climate scientists and academics as well as experts on controlling bushfires From unprecedented bushfires in forests that used to be too wet to burn to warming seas that have killed giant underwater forests, Australia is experiencing the effects of the global climate crisis more rapidly than much of the

Publication date: June 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 172 Author(s): Jacob Smessaert, Antoine Missemer, Harold Levrel

Our government continues to focus on the supposedly horrendous cost of climate action without mentioning the benefits The first duty of a government is to protect the people. There is no greater threat than climate disruption as the world heads to 3C or more warming, possibly by mid-century, yet the prime minister is unwilling to