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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.
Coal deals go down at China’s ‘green’ summit
1 May 2019
Investment deals emerging from China’s belt and road summit show continued support for controversial coal projects, despite leaders’ green rhetoric.
Spain’s socialists win with Green New Deal platform
1 May 2019
Spaniards have thrown their weight behind a Green New Deal programme in re-electing the pro-climate Spanish Socialist Party.
Los Angeles reveals its own Green New Deal
1 May 2019
Mayor Eric Garcetti has unveiled a sweeping plan for a more sustainable Los Angeles, calling for dramatic changes to the car culture, buildings and air quality of America’s second-largest city.
'Biodegradable' bags survive three years in soil and sea
1 May 2019
Plastic bags that claim to be biodegradable were still intact and able to carry shopping three years after being exposed to the natural environment, a study has found.
How Australia can be 100% renewables by 2030s
1 May 2019
Australia could be powered 100 per cent by “intermittent” renewables by the early 2030s, says climate change policy expert Professor Ross Garnaut.
Corbyn launches bid to declare climate emergency
30 Apr 2019
Labour will this week force a vote in the UK parliament to declare a national environmental and climate change emergency.
Activists stage die-in protests across globe
30 Apr 2019
Extinction Rebellion supporters around the world have held a series of mass die-ins to highlight the risk of the human race becoming extinct asa result of climate change.
Militaries go green in face of climate assault
30 Apr 2019
Highly efficient air conditioners, LED lights and power meters will be used alongside weapons of war at an upcoming NATO exercise.
Soccer and WWF join forces to boost sustainability
30 Apr 2019
The French professional football governing body and environmental group WWF have signed a partnership to reduce the ecological footprint of football clubs.
Large fines could clean up corporations
29 Apr 2019
Courts have often been seen as soft on polluters, hesitating to penalise environmental criminals harshly.
Warming hits ocean species hardest
29 Apr 2019
Populations of fish, molluscs and other marine animals are disappearing at twice the rate of land-based species, new research shows.
Emperor penguins flee unsteady ice
29 Apr 2019
Antarctica's charismatic emperor penguins have abandoned one of their biggest colonies after breeding pairs there failed to raise almost any new chicks in three years.
Figures show we're heading into a hot 2019
26 Apr 2019
Global surface temperatures in 2019 are on track to be either the second or third warmest since records began in the mid-1800s, behind only 2016 and possibly 2017.
Climate warming might boost economic inequality
26 Apr 2019
Warmer temperatures are widening the chasm separating richer and poorer countries.
Dying bananas signal we've got our global food system wrong
26 Apr 2019
Panama disease, an infection ravaging banana plants globally, is a warning that we are growing our food in an unsustainable way.
New study pushes global deal for nature
24 Apr 2019
For years, experts in conservation and climate science have urgently pursued two parallel paths—one to interrupt a large-scale extinction event, the other to avert a runaway climate crisis.
IT'S NO JOKE: Laughing gas is leaking from Alaska permafrost
24 Apr 2019
US scientists have identified yet another hazard linked to the thawing permafrost - laughing gas.
Pacific cities call for rethink of climate resilience
24 Apr 2019
Climate change planning for Pacific Islands cities and towns has been limited, despite their rapid growth.
Climate scientists support youth protests
24 Apr 2019
The youth protests urging political action on climate change have won strong global backing from climatologists, as more than 6000 scientists express their support.
Greta goes for climate change general strike
23 Apr 2019
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has given her support for a general strike for the climate.
Flygskam (that's flight shame) is spreading across Europe
23 Apr 2019
Fears over climate change have led many to rethink the way they travel and, in Sweden, they've even invented a new word for the shame associated with flying.
New York sets ambitious climate rules
23 Apr 2019
New York City has set an ambitious new standard for combating greenhouse gas emissions, approving a package of climate policies designed to slash energy use in big buildings.
Europe needs its own Green New Deal
18 Apr 2019
Europe needs its own Green New Deal to stave off the perfect storm of populism, climate change and economic crisis.
Finance ministers pledge climate action
18 Apr 2019
Finance ministers from 23 countries have pledged to back climate action through their policy, tax and spending decisions.
Asian voters want environmental action
18 Apr 2019
Voters across Asia are most likely to usher in governments that take a stronger stance on climate change and other environmental issues, according to surveys released in the lead-up to national elections.
China eyes nuclear fusion power by 2040
17 Apr 2019
China aims to complete and start generating power from an experimental nuclear fusion reactor by around 2040.
Finns vote for party against climate action
17 Apr 2019
A Finnish political party that campaigned against ambitious climate change policies has won the second-highest number of seats in parliamentary elections.
Could tipping points save the climate crisis?
17 Apr 2019
Search online for “climate change” and “tipping points” and you’ll find some scary results.
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND: How plastic can get everywhere
17 Apr 2019
Microplastic is raining down on even remote mountaintops, a new study has revealed, with winds having the capacity to carry the pollution “anywhere and everywhere”.
'Hair dryer' winds pressure Antarctic ice
16 Apr 2019
Warm, dry winds in Antarctica can cause major melt as they sweep across the ice, even during frigid winter months.
Crowds of climate protesters disrupt London
16 Apr 2019
Thousands of people have blocked well-known landmarks and a bridge in central London, bringing widespread disruption to the capital in a “climate rebellion” that organisers say could last several days.
Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Australian federal and state government subsidies that encourage fossil fuel use and help drive the climate crisis will reach $16.3bn this year after leaping by nearly 10%, according to a new analysis.
US National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info
Today 11:30am
State attorneys general won't get climate chapter removed from a legal manual.
What does China’s 15th ‘five-year plan’ mean for climate change?
10 Mar 2026
China’s leadership has published a draft of its 15th five-year plan setting the strategic direction for the nation out to 2030, including support for clean energy and energy security.
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Greenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again missed targets set by the Climate Protection Act and barely fell at all in 2025.
UK emissions fall 2.4% in 2025 as coal hits 400-year low
9 Mar 2026
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.4% in 2025 to their lowest level in more than 150 years, according to new analysis.
Mark Carney just picked his lane on climate change
17 Feb 2026
COMMENT: Mark Carney's time as prime minister has been defined in part by his decision to roll back Trudeau-era climate policies.
'The situation is dire': War on Iran squeezes India's cooking-gas supplies
Mon 16 Mar 2026
The shockwaves of a war being fought nearly 3,000km away are now reaching India's kitchens.
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
9 Mar 2026
The Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal but hasn’t entirely killed it, according to the tiny Pacific island country spearheading the effort.
Limiting warming to 2C is ‘crucial’ to protect pristine Antarctic Peninsula
24 Feb 2026
Keeping global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial temperatures is “crucial” for limiting damage to the Antarctic Peninsula’s unique ecosystems, according to a new study.
'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.
Companies – including Blackrock – retired 2 million carbon credits after Verra suspended project
Thu 12 Mar 2026
Verra suspended the Pacajai REDD project in Brazil in September 2023, pending an investigation into the project’s validity. That didn’t stop Mastercard, BlackRock, Philip Morris International from retiring carbon credits from the project to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Iran war should trigger faster exit from fossil fuel dependence, UN climate chief says
Today 11:30am
The disruption to energy markets caused by the Iran war is a lesson on the risks of relying on fossil fuels which should drive governments to wean their economies off oil and gas faster, the U.N. climate secretary told Reuters on Monday.
