'No new coal and gas must be first step to reining in climate crisis'
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
The day after the State of the Environment report painted a damning picture of ecological destruction and neglect, Greens Leader Adam Bandt will call for a moratorium on new coal and gas projects in a bid to stop exacerbating the climate crisis as an urgent first step.
He could find support from key crossbench senator, David Pocock, who has responded to the dire report by expressing support for a "climate trigger" to be included in a shake-up of environmental protection laws.
And the UK continues to swelter through a record-breaking heatwave that saw temperatures rise to 40 degrees, placing Britain among the hottest locations in the world yesterday.
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The UK was hotter than 99% of the world yesterday
A map has shown that Britain was hotter than 99% of the world on Tuesday, as temperatures rose to a record 40C.
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