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SolarAid wins international aid award
SolarAid’s Light a Village project in Malawi has just won the International Aid and Development category in the UK’s Charity Awards. Announced on July 9, these prestigious prizes celebrate best practice in the sector. SolarAid won for its game-changing model of providing pay-as-you-go access to power.
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ClientEarth raises the bar again
Less than halfway through the year, ClientEarth has already made a significant impact by winning an action against the UK Government, supporting Dutch campaigners to prove false KLM greenwashing claims, and challenging a €3 billion plastics project that failed to provide full details of its impact.
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![Climate plans of Australian companies would be exempt from private litigation for three years under proposal | Australian politics | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/64b1fe20fd15ec542e68127e741e164299bb7a9f/0_252_8000_4802/master/8000.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=86a5d6b1643758cde1bac702e7c9c87b)
Climate plans of Australian companies would be exempt from private litigation for three years under proposal | Australian politics | The Guardian
Bill praised for targeting corporate climate responsibility but lawyers say it could allow polluters to avoid public scrutiny for longer
![Ed Miliband to lead UK negotiations at Cop29 climate summit | Cop29 | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b6df5d8384c049ffa79f487eb8c8315dcde8b0f6/0_242_5500_3300/master/5500.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=093a6aa5928491067852cab194f50607)
Ed Miliband to lead UK negotiations at Cop29 climate summit | Cop29 | The Guardian
Senior climate figures welcome move after Conservative government largely left the role to junior ministers
![Chicken industry must halt expansion to stop ‘environmental scandal’ in River Severn | Rivers | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/311d7b5d6d53f4f4e2c6e7926252d2179d8432d4/0_120_3600_2160/master/3600.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=7f2af9db86d942bbdd48529fe6f795aa)
Chicken industry must halt expansion to stop ‘environmental scandal’ in River Severn | Rivers | The Guardian
Campaigners warn of same ‘tragic events’ as in River Wye if planners ignore pollution risks of intensive production
![‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say | Agriculture | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5617f17c059c1bcee76638bd4af3ac5908a19761/0_22_3528_2117/master/3528.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdG8tZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=c6996ee33305f87c84958c12d5db1a75)
‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say | Agriculture | The Guardian
A British geneticist scoured the globe for diverse grains in the 1920s. His research could be vital as the climate changes
![‘Beat the heat’: Madrid looks to cool off with culture amid climate crisis | Spain | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ade8ea80b0ae04b169463df96de52e5924c7213f/0_127_5204_3122/master/5204.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=5d456a3865f4b4a6944cd2ee1d5f9756)
‘Beat the heat’: Madrid looks to cool off with culture amid climate crisis | Spain | The Guardian
Initiative aims to coax visitors and local people into air-conditioned venues during sweltering summer afternoons
![David Lammy must lead the way on access to clean water | Water | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/07bbbb26cf0c80afafcf51f499fdfd6617fe8158/0_227_4744_2847/master/4744.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdG8tb3BpbmlvbnMucG5n&enable=upscale&s=34232d9a93bb2be0bf8393a770ae94b5)
David Lammy must lead the way on access to clean water | Water | The Guardian
The new foreign secretary has promised to put the UK back on the world stage. Water should be at the top of his agenda