Auckland hit by swarms of bees after milder than usual New Zealand winter

At the opening of Cop31 in Turkey, president of negotiations and Australia’s climate change minister, Chris Bowen, acknowledged the world would overshoot the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C warming limit but said 'we can return' if countries acted with urgency and cooperation. Against a backdrop of soaring fossil fuel prices and growing pressure to accelerate the transition to clean energy, Bowen called for faster electrification, with a goal of increasing electricity’s share of global energy consumption

However, authors of a comprehensive assessment to be presented at Cop31 warn talk of a global turnaround premature Cop31 live – latest updates Soaring oil and gas prices following the war in Iran have encouraged people to look beyond fossil fuels, leading to an easing of climate-damaging carbon emissions this year. Carbon dioxide from oil, gas and coal is forecast to flatline for 2026, based on data from the year so far, according to a comprehensive assessment by scientists. Emissions from burni

Carbon dioxide emissions are projected to fall 0.4 per cent this year, driven in part by higher oil prices resulting from disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Many are convinced that ice baths or cold showers are an effective way to speed recovery after exercise, but a study finds that cold therapy may actually have the opposite effect