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UK aviation emissions up, up and away till mid-2030s
23 Jun 2021
The UK aviation industry has announced carbon targets that allow emissions from planes to increase into the mid-2030s.
Top Aussie economists support EV subsidies
22 Jun 2021
THE CONVERSATION | Australia’s top economists overwhelmingly back government measures to speed the transition to electric cars in order to meet emission reduction targets.
Fighting nature loss benefits climate: IPCC
22 Jun 2021
A new IPCC report shows the importance of addressing nature loss as part of the fight against climate change.
India, South Africa could pilot $2bn coal transition scheme
22 Jun 2021
A climate fund is looking for two or three coal-dependent emerging economies to pilot a scheme to accelerate a shift to cleaner industries by mobilising private finance.
Solar replaces coal in Florida
22 Jun 2021
The Florida Power and Light Company announced the building of a new solar power plant moments after blowing its last remaining coal-fired power plant.
Climate change threatens future of coffee
22 Jun 2021
Rising global temperatures and weather patterns that are increasingly extreme and unpredictable are threatening the livelihoods of coffee farmers around the world, a new report warns.
Earth's energy out of balance
21 Jun 2021
NASA researchers have found that Earth’s energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019.
New technology won't save us
21 Jun 2021
Existing plans to limit global warming rely too much on “increasingly unrealistic assumptions” that societies will be able to remove huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, a new study has found.
Lights, camera, climate
21 Jun 2021
Why are global-warming blockbusters so rare? And is Hollywood shaping how we see climate change?
UN says blockchain has a role in sustainable future
21 Jun 2021
As the price of Bitcoin tumbles due to environmental concerns, the UN gives the blockchain technology that lies behind it a cautious tick.
UK’s ‘really shocking’ climate record damned
18 Jun 2021
In a searing indictment of its failure to act fast enough to prepare for the onslaught of rising heat, there is condemnation of the British government by its independent advisers for the UK’s “really shocking” climate record.
US cuts Cambodian aid over climate concerns
18 Jun 2021
The United States is ending a Cambodian aid programme aimed at protecting one of its biggest wildlife sanctuaries, citing worsening deforestation and harassment of those who speak out about destruction of natural resources.
Turning carbon dioxide into diamonds
18 Jun 2021
Aether Diamonds claims that for every one-carat diamond it makes it removes about 20 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Uganda's charcoal boom threat to health
18 Jun 2021
Growing demand for charcoal for cooking in Uganda is causing large scale environmental degradation and threatening public health and the environment.
Pacific Island bid for carbon price on shipping fails to gain support
17 Jun 2021
Pacific island nations made the case for a carbon price to tackle shipping’s climate impact at the UN body responsible for seaborne transport yesterday, but found only tepid support.
Singapore launches new carbon marketplace for nature conservancy projects
17 Jun 2021
Singapore is launching a carbon trading marketplace focused on nature conservancy projects, a move that could protect at-risk tropical forests in the region while unlocking a ready source of carbon credits for businesses.
'No time to waste' warns Japan climate activist
17 Jun 2021
Kimiko Hirata has spent nearly half her life fighting to wean Japan off its dependence on coal, and now isn't the time to slow down, the award-winning activist warns.
Combating fake climate news with a bot
17 Jun 2021
Two New York City-based artist-engineers have created a bot to highlight real news about climate change in a creative response to algorithm-driven social media newsfeeds that all too often prioritise fake news.
Climate change a Pacific reality
16 Jun 2021
In the 1960s and ‘70s Pago Pago in American Samoa averaged 85 cool nights, that’s nights under 23c, per year, now they have just four. The number of days hotter than 32c has gone from nine to about 22.
Carbon negative concrete developed
16 Jun 2021
Montreal company Carbicrete has developed a method for sequestering carbon in concrete, claiming its product captures more carbon than it emits.
Switzerland to offset in Thailand
16 Jun 2021
Switzerland has agreed in principle to offset part of its carbon emissions reduction target by supporting green projects in Thailand.
Australian resource minister urges fossil industry to fight back
16 Jun 2021
Australia’s resources minister, Keith Pitt, is urging oil and gas producers to turn the “spotlight” on environmental groups campaigning against an expansion of the fossil fuel industry on climate change grounds.
EU to compensate vulnerable household for carbon related price hikes
16 Jun 2021
The European Commission is setting up a fund to support vulnerable households whose fuel bills increase as a result of its plan to expand carbon pricing to transport and buildings’ heating systems.
Australia increasingly isolated on coal
15 Jun 2021
Australia has become even more isolated on climate change after the heads of the world's largest economies agreed to end government support for coal-fired power stations by the end of the year.
The US$2000 EV ute
15 Jun 2021
In the wake of the Government's feebate announcement, there's been plenty of talk about the lack of EV utes, but as MotorBiscuit reports there's always the niftily named CLZKC-009, costing just US$2000.
Kyrgyzstan aims to increase meat production and cut emissions
15 Jun 2021
Kyrgyzstan has plans to increase meat production by 4 per cent while cutting GHG emissions by 17 per cent.
Fighting climate change one maggot burger at a time
15 Jun 2021
Fancy maggot burgers for dinner? Eating animals and plants which revolt many of us could cut hunger caused by climate change.
G7 to adopt tougher measures on coal
14 Jun 2021
World leaders meeting in Cornwall are to adopt strict measures on coal-fired power stations as part of the battle against climate change.
Tar sands companies aim for ‘net zero’ by 2050
14 Jun 2021
In a move that will add fuel to the fire of those claiming corporate offsetting is simply greenwashing, Canadian tar sands producers have committed to achieve "net zero" emissions in their operations by 2050.
Swiss reject climate tax hike
14 Jun 2021
Exit polls on Sunday indicated that Swiss voters appear to have narrowly rejected a proposed “carbon dioxide law” that would have hiked fees and taxes on fuels that produce greenhouse gases.
Traditional Indian housing well suited to climate change
14 Jun 2021
Traditional Indian housing is more suitable to climate change than its modern replacements, a new study has found.
Plantation forests not the solution for climate change: UN Report
11 Jun 2021
Plantations of a single species of non-native tree "are a disaster" for climate change according one of the co-authors of a major new report.
Investors holding $41 trillion demand action on climate — now
11 Jun 2021
Investors managing more than $41 trillion in assets are loudly calling on world leaders to immediately step up their climate game if they don't want to miss out on a wave of clean energy investment.
CEOs urge world leaders to take bolder climate action
11 Jun 2021
More than 70 CEOs from some of the world's biggest companies have urged governments to do much more to tackle climate change, including forcing businesses to reduce their carbon emissions.
Looming EU carbon tariffs
11 Jun 2021
Europe is preparing legislation that would jolt the rules of international trade by taxing imported goods based on the greenhouse gases emitted to make them.
Halogen lightbulbs to be banned in UK
10 Jun 2021
Sales of halogen lightbulbs are to be banned in the UK from September, with fluorescent lights to follow, under government climate change plans.
Biden's climate ambitions hit headwinds
10 Jun 2021
President Joe Biden's National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy has said some of the administration's more ambitious proposals to fight climate change are likely to be dropped.
China tempers climate change efforts
10 Jun 2021
China’s top economic planners have put the brakes on attempts by environmental officials to reduce carbon emissions as driving growth takes priority over meeting climate targets for now.
Climate change could cost India 10% of GDP by century's end
10 Jun 2021
India may lose anywhere around 3 to 10 per cent of its GDP annually by 2100 and its poverty rate may rise by 3.5 per cent in 2040 due to climate change, according to a new report.
UK banks to be stress-tested for climate change
9 Jun 2021
Britain's banks and insurers will be tested on how well-prepared they are to cope with climate change emergencies.
Carbon tax planned for Indonesia
9 Jun 2021
The Indonesian government is working on amending the country's tax law, which will include a new carbon tax scheme aimed at increasing state revenue from several industries.
Australia backs carbon capture
9 Jun 2021
The Australian government picked six carbon capture, use and storage projects to receive a total of A$50 million ($39 million) in funds as it looks to accelerate development of the technology to cut emissions.
Tasmania has reached net-zero emissions
9 Jun 2021
Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy might seem the end game for climate action. But what if, like Tasmania, you’ve already ticked both those goals off your list?
Carbon dioxide levels hit 4.5 million-year high
8 Jun 2021
The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere has reached its annual peak, climbing to 419 parts per million (ppm) in May.
Germany's citizens' assembly on climate
8 Jun 2021
A diverse group of 160 German citizens have until the end of June to present their recommendations for climate protection to the government. DW spoke to two participants.
Is the Growing Climate Solutions Act the solution?
8 Jun 2021
The Growing Climate Solutions Act is garnering support on both sides of the US Senate and has the support of Big Ag and some environmental groups. Mother Jones asks whether it will really make a dent in emissions?
Marijuana's carbon problem
8 Jun 2021
Location, location, location: That’s the deciding factor when it comes to the size of marijuana cultivation’s carbon footprint, according to a new study out of Colorado State University.
IMF warns climate change is a serious risk to financial markets
4 Jun 2021
Climate change poses serious risks to the stability of the financial system, a senior International Monetary Fund official told CNN Business.
Investors piling into carbon market
4 Jun 2021
Investors have piled into new carbon-credit-trading funds, helping make the upstart market one of the best-performing commodities-related investments of the past year, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Oil price predicted to surge as a result of climate activism
4 Jun 2021
The surge in climate activism demanding that Big Oil drastically cut emissions could result in a surge in oil prices in the not-too-distant future, according to Oilprice.com
Battery subsidy scheme set for 'urgent' overhaul as costs run out of control
16 Dec 2025
Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced big changes to the government's battery subsidy scheme amid claims most of its $2.3 billion budget has been spent in just six months.
EPA erases references to human-caused climate change from websites
19 Dec 2025
EPA has scrubbed references to people’s contribution to rising temperatures from some of its climate change webpages.
Verra cancels four tree planting projects in China. And starts reviews of 45 more projects
16 Dec 2025
“Multiple carbon projects in China are facing serious allegations regarding the authenticity of government approval documents."
France updates its 2050 carbon neutrality roadmap
17 Dec 2025
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, France released a revamped climate plan promising to phase out oil and gas and sharply increase electricity use.
Net-zero scenario is ‘cheapest option’ for UK, says energy system operator
15 Dec 2025
A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to modelling by the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
The ecological havens flourishing beneath power lines
19 Dec 2025
Initiatives to foster native wildflowers, grasses and shrubs are turning utility corridors into wildlife corridors.
‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia
12 Dec 2025
Cyclones like those in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia that killed 1,750 are ‘alarming new reality’.
Pacific fisheries summit gives a boost to albacore and seabirds
19 Dec 2025
Much of the world’s albacore tuna catch, which usually ends up in a can, comes from the southwestern Pacific Ocean, where fishery managers just passed a new set of conservation rules.
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
18 Dec 2025
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say.
Are rainforests now a cause of, rather than the answer to, climate change?
15 Dec 2025
A new study finds that Africa’s forests, responsible for one-fifth of global carbon removal, are beginning to generate carbon as the result of human activity.
Thousands of climate disasters are not included in official reports from Amazonian countries
12 Dec 2025
More than 12,500 extreme weather events impacted the Amazon and its population in 10 years, but countries have not generated enough information about it, according to a new scientific study.
UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says
11 Dec 2025
A key UN report on the state of the global environment has been "hijacked" by the United States and other countries who were unwilling to go along with the scientific findings, the co-chair has told the BBC.
