California govenor rails against president’s ‘absurdity’ while also sounding the alarm over his ‘authoritarian actions’ in his state and beyond

Government urged to push ahead with climate plans amid growing net zero pushback - Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to hold firm on Labour’s green policies amid increasing political pressure at home and a fraying consensus globally.

Partisan gerrymandering in California could carve up a Republican climate science skeptic’s district and feed it to a top Democratic climate hawk, and it’s now prompting a war of words from both lawmakers.

Internationally, wavering commitments from key Western polluters, most sharply the United States and, to a lesser extent, the European Union, also affect China’s willingness to act boldly. In the absence of Western leadership, its self-interested approach tends to become more pronounced.

The French president has joined Poland, Italy and Hungary to stall discussions ahead of the COP30 climate conference in November.

Campaigns and activists are racing to educate voters on the Public Service Commission, elected officials with power over energy bills and climate action.

If the latest YouGov polling materialised at an election, it would leave Reform able to form a majority government with the Conservatives. But Labour would be unable to form a majority even if it were to agree a pact with the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and the Greens.

The Czech Republic holds a parliamentary election on October 3 and 4, with the opposition ANO party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babis leading opinion

LILONGWE - Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in the Southern African country's presidential election, less than two hours before the final result was due to be announced.