Climate News: 75-year-old idea takes centre stage at COP28; BItter divide at COP28 over fossil fuels; Koalas tested by ever-increasing heat

An idea that found fertile soil at Mont Perelin in Switzerland 75 years ago frustrates decision-makers at COP28 in Dubai; "COP28 talks on the cusp of failure with bitter divide over the future of fossil fuels"; "This is what the Arctic’s record-hot summer looked like"; "Climate Commission report makes for awkward reading"; "Climate summit pushback over fossil fuels: ‘This is a war for survival’"; "Koalas suffer in the heat – here’s how to help this summer"; "UK minister departs Cop28 as climate talks reach crisis point"; "Australia accused of hypocrisy in calling for end to fossil fuels at COP28"; "Power cuts, evacuations as Cyclone Jasper crawls towards FNQ"; "‘First line of defence’: mangroves – and mitigation - lost in Fiji’s tourism development"; "Planning to use drugs at a festival on a scorching summer day? Here’s why extreme heat might make MDMA riskier"; "We rely heavily on groundwater – but pumping too much threatens thousands of underground species"; "Left is Not Woke: a philosopher’s plea for universalism and ‘progress’ is a frustrating polemic"; "The NZ aviation industry is making bold climate claims – and risking anti-greenwashing litigation"; "Business booms on the sidelines of COP28"; "COP28: UAE signs deal with Bill Gates' nuclear company on advanced reactors"; "COP28: An Exxon CEO Attends COP for the First Time Ever"; "Pledges from climate talks not enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, IEA says"; "US Opts Out of Dutch Plan to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies at COP28"; "A New UN ‘Roadmap’ Lays Out a Global Vision for Food Security and Emissions Reductions"; "Protests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see ‘shocking level of censorship’"; "Greenpeace billboard labels government 'climate extremists' over oil and gas exploration plans"; "Cultivated meat approval progresses to the next stage"; "The Climate Summit Starts to Crack a Tough Nut: Emissions From Food"; "Countries Most at Risk Call Proposed Climate Agreement a ‘Death Warrant’"; "A Tense Climate Summit Begins Against a Backdrop of War and Record Heat"; "COP28 Opens in Dubai with Calls for Accelerated Action, Higher Ambition Against the Escalating Climate Crisis"; "The New World Bank Leader Has the Climate Crisis at the Top of His Agenda"; "Tiny Electric Vehicles Pack a Bigger Climate Punch Than Cars"; "A Quarter of Freshwater Fish Are at Risk of Extinction, a New Assessment Finds"; "What Ails Offshore Wind: Supply Chains, Ships and Interest Rates"; "As Frogs Disappear Worldwide, ‘There Is No Way to Stop That Killer’"; "How Can Buildings Beat the Heat in a Desert City? Blend Ancient and Modern."; "At Cop28 it feels as if humanity’s shared lifeboat is sinking. There are only hours left to act"; "COP28: Climate talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels"; "Cop28 – LIVE: Draft text of final deal is released as talks go down to wire"; "UK climate minister leaves Cop28 summit as talks reach critical point: ‘A slap in the face’"; "The Climate Care Program by Vets for Climate Action"; "COP28: Strong outcome to end fossil fuel era backed by large majority of UNFCCC Parties"; "‘Stop the rapid loss of nature’: Labor warned to clamp down on biodiversity offsets in environment law overhaul"; "People Living in Green Areas Seem to Age Slower at The Cellular Level"; "East Africa's floods decimate almost entire rainy season harvest leaving over four million people with no food or income"; "Can’t read a map or use a first aid kit: Australians lack hiking skills, survey shows"; "Flying was his dream. Now he wants to reduce the carbon footprint of air travel."; "The science is clear: we need net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050"; "Fossil fuel dictatorships and petrostates"; "What happens if the 1.5C target for global heating is missed?"; "COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash".