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30/05/2026

The current crisis surrounding the supply of fuel related to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a warning. Be prepared to see a reset of expectations: - no more replacing cars every few years, jetting off on holiday, eating exotic foods out of season, buying new clothes before the others wear out. Those are examples of the changes to lifestyles of consumption that are coming and which we might as well start practising. A programme to reduce the demand for energy, meaning the insulation of all housing stock on a street-by-street basis, mass employment of efficient heat sources (heat pumps and district heating, for example), rationing of fuel and prioritisation of necessary industrial uses.

The Strait of Hormuz crisis is disrupting supply chains just as previously suppressed government reports warn that ecological breakdown and resource depletion are converging into systemic collapse. This may be a preview of what lies ahead if we don't confront this reality.

30/05/2026

We have avoided the worst-case scenario. But we have also missed the best case future.

Removing the worst-case climate future for Earth isn’t failed science, as climate sceptic Donald Trump claims. It’s a sign climate action has made a difference.

29/05/2026

For the first time, the High Court could decide whether governments must consider a project’s climate pollution before approval – with major implications for future fossil fuel projects.

A community group from the Hunter Valley has taken a climate case all the way to the High Court. The outcome could influence how governments assess the climate impacts of future coal and gas projects across Australia.

23/05/2026

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Australia has a long history of resilience and innovation in the face of challenging climate conditions. As climate patterns shift, the country is uniquely positioned to tackle these head on drawing on diverse landscapes, strong communities and a resourceful spirit. By assessing climate risks, under...

23/05/2026

National Adaptation Plan

About this documentThis National Adaptation Plan is a step change in the Australian Government’s response to climate change. It is a framework for adapting to the physical climate risks that are nationally significant.Impacts from climate change in Australia are affecting the things we value most....

15/05/2026

As El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.

29/04/2026

Innovative approach to tidal power

France just activated the world's first commercial tidal lagoon power plant — a 12-kilometer seawall enclosing a section of the Atlantic coast that generates clean electricity from tidal rise and fall without placing any machinery directly in the open ocean.

The Brittany Tidal Lagoon encloses a 3,400-hectare water area behind a curved seawall south of Saint-Malo, incorporating 90 bidirectional turbines in the seawall structure itself. As tides rise, water flows inward through the turbines generating electricity. As tides fall, water flows outward through the same turbines in both directions across all four daily tidal cycles. The installation generates 270 megawatts continuously, powering 200,000 Breton homes regardless of weather.

The lagoon environment became a protected marine habitat within two years, with fish populations 340 percent higher inside than in equivalent open coastal areas nearby. Tidal lagoons can be built on coastlines worldwide with tidal ranges exceeding 5 meters, covering most temperate coastlines globally.

Source: EDF France, Bretagne Region Energy Authority, French Agency for Marine Protected Areas, 2025

29/04/2026

Indigenous people have been gathering knowledge of weather and climate for thousands of years.

Creeping yams and bees behaving strangely – in Fiji, farmers read nature's warning signs to predict hurricane season.

25/03/2026

The article points out that community action against new South Korean mines in NSW eventually led to the phase out of coal by 2040 in South Korea

New South Wales is the first state in Australia to ban new coal mines. The State Government announced on Friday that it will no longer consider applications for new mines or allow new coal exploration, while extensions to existing mines will still be considered.

25/03/2026

Slow and steady change mayy not be perceptible, but it is happening

Social media claims that spending to help low-lying nations cope with sea-level rise is a waste of money have been roundly debunked.