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Kremlin website recognises global heating as a problem but lists ‘positive’ economic effects Russia has published a plan to adapt its economy and population to climate change, aiming to mitigate damage but also “use the advantages” of warmer temperatures. The document, published on the government’s website on Saturday, outlines a plan of action and acknowledges

Kangaroo Valley, Milton and St Georges Basin all faced fire after a ‘catastrophic’ day a 20 new fires sparked between Nowra and Bateman’s Bay “Right here we are the meat in the sandwich, so thanks for coming down.” And so began Mark Coombes briefing for a new shift of firefighters in Nowra. Related: Australia fires:

From Scott Morrison to Brexiters, there is a wilful reluctance to address the truth There are worse leaders than Scott Morrison. The “international community” includes torturers, mass murderers, ethnic cleansers and kleptomaniacs beside whom he seems almost benign. But no leader in the world is more abject than the prime minister of Australia. He cuts

Floods in the Indonesian capital have left more than 40 people dead and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. The worst monsoon rains in more than a decade deluged Jakarta, and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighbourhoods. Jakarta is the world’s fastest-sinking city, caused by rising sea levels and extreme weather –

At the elite level, sport is run, funded and used as a reputation-garnish by the world’s greatest carbon-gorgers Edgar Allan Poe wrote a brilliantly sinister short story about a man who wakes up in the night and sees a shadow against the curtains that looks just like a knife‑wielding murderer come to kill him in

Research from a now defunded Australian adaptation centre has found social barriers are the biggest obstacle to effective action Talking to a fourth-generation grazier west of Townsville a few years ago, Prof Stephen Williams says he “made the mistake” of mentioning climate change. “He said it was bullshit, but we kept talking,” the James Cook

Prime minister Scott Morrison has tried to deflect and distract from the role played by global heating in a national disaster The sheer scale of the bushfires sweeping through south-east Australia, turning the sky first black, then a terrifying apocalyptic red, defies the imagination. About 5.5m hectares of land has been burned; an area larger