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Stop dragging your feet, biggest investor told
22 May 2019
BlackRock, which controls $6.5 trillion in assets, has been urged to use its influence on the planet’s biggest polluters.
It’s not just about the bees – earthworms need love, too
22 May 2019
If earthworms had feathers, wings or fur, or eyes that looked mournful – or eyes at all – perhaps they would fare better in the public’s affections.
Inside the long war to protect plastic
21 May 2019
Single-use plastic is clogging oceans and landfills. The industry that makes it has waged a decades-long campaign to keep it on the market.
To get climate crisis talked about, get Corrie on the case
21 May 2019
The topic of climate change features on television about as often as that of zombies, urine, or rhubarb.
Glasgow aims to be UK’s first net-zero city
21 May 2019
Glasgow has committed to being the UK’s first net-zero city.
New York aims to create green union jobs
20 May 2019
Efforts to build offshore wind turbines to power up to sx million homes will create more than 10,000 jobs under Climate Jobs New York's plan.
How billions of gamers could help us fight the climate crisis
20 May 2019
The 2.4 billion people worldwide who play video games present an opportunity for boosting environmental awareness and action, a new report points out.
Bob Hawke and a climate change 'what if'
20 May 2019
Since the news broke of his passing last week, former Australian leader Bob Hawke has been feted as the “environmental prime minister”.
California bans pesticide linked to brain damage
20 May 2019
California has banned a pesticide that has been proven to cause brain damage in children.
Disasters put pressure on human survival, says UN
17 May 2019
Increasingly complex, growing and related risks, from global warming to pollution and epidemics, threaten human survival if left to escalate, the United Nations has warned.
How mismanaged waste kills million people a year
17 May 2019
Mismanaged waste is causing hundreds of thousands of people to die each year in the developing world from easily preventable causes, a report has found.
Let's face it, building in glass was never a very good idea
17 May 2019
Glass has always been a notoriously energy-inefficient building material – but an obsession with aesthetics led architects to ignore its shortcomings.
Agriculture emissions put Wales on the outer
16 May 2019
Wales' farming emissions have been put in the too-hard basket by the UK Committee on Climate Change.
Clean up or pay up, New York warns Trump over buildings
16 May 2019
US President Donald Trump faces fines of more than $2 million a year unless he reduces carbon emissions from his New York buildings.
States fight rollback of Obama lightbulb rules
16 May 2019
US States are preparing to fight back as the Trump administration moves to erase Obama-era standards for lightbulbs.
New orchards offer new life to wild species
16 May 2019
New orchards are appearing across the UK to stop the widespread decline of rare insects and birds, and to slow down climate change.
Pollution research points finger at Coca-Cola
16 May 2019
Coca-Cola bottles and cans are the most commonly found items of packaging pollution on British beaches, new research shows.
Islanders sue Australia over climate inaction
15 May 2019
Torres Strait islanders are about to file an unprecedented legal complaint against Australia, accusing the government of breaching their human rights by falling short on its Paris Agreement pledges.
City investors push for BP to be more open
15 May 2019
A coalition of major London investors have emerged as key players in forcing BPto be more transparent in how it fights climate change.
Half of melting glaciers could go by 2100
15 May 2019
Melting glaciers worldwide – all treasured for their beauty and as sources of summer water – could be half gone by 2100.
What Australian parties say about climate change
14 May 2019
Most Australians see climate change as the number one threat to national interests. But in 2018, Australia was ranked 55th out of 60 countries in climate change performance.
Denying climate change is evil, says the founder of Patagonia
14 May 2019
Octogenarian entrepreneur Yvon Chouinard, who prefers gardening to meetings, says capitalism is destroying the planet.
London to have first hydrogen doubledeckers
14 May 2019
London will have the world’s first hydrogen-powered doubledecker buses on its streets next year.
Irish schools get a fail on climate change
14 May 2019
Students at Irish schools are being let down by the country’s education system, say lawmakers demanding full climate change literacy.
Most countries agree to stem flow of plastic
13 May 2019
Almost all the world’s countries have agreed on a deal aimed at restricting shipments of hard-to-recycle plastic waste to poorer countries, the United Nations has announced.
Washington commits to 100% clean energy
13 May 2019
Washington has committed 100 per cent clean energy sources by 2045 - and six other US states are expected to follow suit.
CARBON BOOTPRINT: Fans set to leave their mark on Europe
13 May 2019
Controversy has erupted over the environmental impact of football fans travelling across Europe in coming weeks – to watch English sides play each other hundreds of miles from home.
CO2 to be buried in empty North Sea gas fields
10 May 2019
Three of the largest ports in Europe will be used to capture and bury 10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions under the North Sea.
Only a third of world's great rivers remain flowing freely
10 May 2019
Only a third of the world’s great rivers remain free flowing, due to the impact of dams that are drastically reducing the benefits of healthy waterways.
UK goes coal-free for entire week
10 May 2019
The UK has produced coal-free energy for seven days in a row - the first time since the industrial revolution.
Chernobyl has become a refuge for wildlife
10 May 2019
More than 30 years after the nuclear accident that scared the world, the Chernobyl is inhabited by brown bears, bisons, wolves, lynxes, wild horses, and more than 200 bird species.
Germany, Italy, Poland snub EU climate appeal
9 May 2019
The names of Germany, Italy and Poland were notably absent from an appeal to boost EU climate action ahead of a major summit on the future of Europe taking place in Romania tomorrow.
Renewables pass coal in US for first time
8 May 2019
Renewable energy in April surpassed coal generation in the United States for the first time since records began.
OPINION: Canberra wants business to sit tight
8 May 2019
By ERWIN JACKSON | With Australia’s current policy, the government is saying to business to sit on their hands and do little for another decade
Clever card counts the cash - and your carbon emissions
8 May 2019
A Swedish company has launched the first banking service and credit card to manage your personal finances and your daily carbon emissions.
NZ call for climate emergency as UN report hits
7 May 2019
New Zealand is being asked to declare a climate emergency just as the world is again reminded of the precarious state of the planet.
What the UN has found and what it means for humanity
7 May 2019
The UN global assessment report paints a dire picture of our effect on the natural world.
Investors pressure Big Oil over plastics
7 May 2019
Climate-conscious shareholders who have long focused on fossil fuel damage are turning attention to the growing and related problem of plastics.
UK ‘to end contribution to global warming’
7 May 2019
The UK will stop warming the global climate by 2050 and urge other countries to follow, under independent advice just published.
Wesfarmers dumps coal and turns to e-cars
7 May 2019
Just months after selling the last of its thermal coal assets, Wesfarmers – one of Australia’s leading business conglomerates – has made a $776 million play to enter the lithium market and tap into the opportunities of the global switch to electric vehicles.
How China is redrawing the map of world science
7 May 2019
The Belt and Road Initiative, China’s mega-plan for global infrastructure, will transform the lives and work of tens of thousands of global researchers.
Ross Ice Shelf melting at faster rate
6 May 2019
Part of the Ross Ice Shelf, the world's largest, is melting 10 times faster than the rest, shedding light on how it might respond to climate change.
Amsterdam to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030
6 May 2019
Cars and motorbikes running on petrol or diesel will be banned from driving in Amsterdam from 2030.
Heat makes ocean winds and waves more fierce
6 May 2019
The great swells of the Pacific are beginning to swell even more as fiercer ocean winds and waves leave their mark.
Six ways to make the world a much better place for everone
6 May 2019
System change can sound scary, but as the current system drives social injustice and environmental destruction, a new approach to address both is called for.
Permafrost collapse might double warming
3 May 2019
the Arctic is warming fast, and frozen soils are starting to thaw, often for the first time in thousands of years.
MPs endorse Corbyn call to declare emergency
3 May 2019
British MPs have endorsed a Labour motion to declare a formal climate and environment emergency,
Scotland and Wales declare climate emergencies
2 May 2019
The Scottish and Welsh parliaments have separately declared climate emergencies, just as Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is expected to push Westminster to do the same for the whole of the UK.
More than 80 Fiji villages on relocation list
2 May 2019
More than 80 Fiji communities have been earmarked by the government for potential future relocation.
FUR WARS: Australia to cull over two million feral cats
2 May 2019
Australia will cull more than two million untamed cats over the next year, cutting their numbers to about four million.
Australian rainforests no longer a carbon sink – study
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Australia's tropical rainforests are among the first in the world to start emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, scientists said Thursday, linking the "very concerning" trend to climate change.
States sue to stop Trump cancellation of $7 billion solar grant program
Today 11:00am
Nearly two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of a $7 billion grant program aimed at expanding solar energy in low-income communities, according to court papers.
In China, climate litigation starts with the state
Thu 16 Oct 2025
With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsewhere.
How one country’s Russian gas crisis became a green energy boom
Today 11:00am
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Moldova quickly empowered its small towns to produce their own renewable energy so no one could push it around.
UK Prime Minister will attend Brazil climate summit
Today 11:00am
Keir Starmer will travel to the Amazon rainforest for the COP30 United Nations climate summit next month, Downing Street has confirmed, after weeks of speculation that he would not.
Renewables are a global economic engine, not a culture war threat
2 Oct 2025
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Indonesia restarts international carbon trade after four years
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has issued a new decree to restart international carbon emission trading after a four year hiatus.
Mystery heatwave warms Pacific Ocean to new record
Today 11:00am
The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to BBC analysis of a mysterious marine heatwave that has confounded climate scientists.
Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica
13 Oct 2025
Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate".
Angola lowers climate ambition in blow to spirit of Paris Agreement
14 Oct 2025
Angola has scaled back its targets for reducing emissions in its new national climate plan, saying it chose “realism and implementability” over the Paris Agreement's calls for governments to set progressively more ambitious goals.
Four Brazilians to watch at COP30
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks in the Amazon next month.
New UN carbon market rules could reshape how investors value nature
Mon 20 Oct 2025
A debate over carbon permanence – how long CO2 must stay stored to count towards offsetting emissions – is reshaping global carbon markets and could determine whether nature remains investable.
