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In an ideal world it would not be left to film stars to point to the science underlying the climate emergency “You are in no position to lecture the public about anything,” Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais told his audience in a pointedly irreverent opening speech on Sunday. By the evening’s end, following statements about

These bushfires are without precedent. After rock bottom, there is a choice: stasis and misery or growth and transformation When a gunman entered Sandy Hook elementary school and murdered 27 children, the shock was so great you could assume that America would undergo a profound shift in consciousness. In addiction parlance, Sandy Hook was the

Luella Brookes-Inglis says Australia’s prime minister is the wrong man to lead the country through the bushfires crisis and Linda Phillips says he seems incapable of learning from new facts It is not just the lack of timely action by Scott Morrison but also his lack of instinct that has become so apparent over the

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 –