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Human growth robs other species of space
14 Mar 2019
As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species’ survival chances shrink. Scientists can now name 1,700 creatures at ever greater risk.
Trump budget slashes clean energy spending - again
13 Mar 2019
The Trump administration's latest budget proposal would radically reduce new spending on federal programs for advancing clean energy.
Growing number of carbon schemes cover emissions
13 Mar 2019
Nearly 14 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions will be subject to a carbon price this year, World Bank figures show.
CHEMICAL CRISIS: Nations have failed to tackle the hazards
13 Mar 2019
Sales of synthetic chemicals will double over the next 12 years with alarming implications for health and the environment, according to a new global study.
Mosquito-borne disease could threaten half the globe by 2050
12 Mar 2019
By 2050, half the world's population could be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever or the Zika virus, new research suggests.
Former church leader backs school climate rebellion
12 Mar 2019
Former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has backed pupils who have been taking part in school strikes to protest over climate change and who are planning to join a “climate rebellion” next month.
Western Australia watchdog gets tough
12 Mar 2019
Western Australia’s environmental protection authority has announced tough new measures aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions from large projects.
Cars are killing us ... we must phase them out
11 Mar 2019
Driving is ruining our lives, and triggering environmental disasters. Only drastic action will kick our dependency.
How America’s food giants swallowed the family farms
11 Mar 2019
Across the US midwest, the rise of factory farming is destroying rural communities. And the massive corporations behind this devastation are now eyeing a post-Brexit UK market.
Norway to ditch some oil and gas stocks
11 Mar 2019
Norway is planning to ditch some oil and gas stocks from the country’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, but has exempted majors like Shell and Exxon Mobil.
Greenland’s winter rain washing away the icecap
11 Mar 2019
The largest body of ice in the northern hemisphere faces a problem scientists had not identified before: Greenland’s winter rain is accelerating the loss of its vast store of ice.
UK aims to triple number of green-collar jobs
11 Mar 2019
The UK Government has announced an offshore wind generation deal which could triple the number of green-collar jobs by 2030.
Glencore millions ran campaign to prop up coal
8 Mar 2019
Mining giant Glencore spent millions bankrolling a secret, globally coordinated campaign to prop up coal demand.
HORROR HEAT: Australia looks back on its angriest summer
8 Mar 2019
Australians will remember the past few months as the angriest summer they have known - a time so hot that fruit cooked on the trees.
Chile to host next climate summit
8 Mar 2019
The next UN climate summit, COP 25, will take place in December in Santiago, Chile, officials have announced.
How Trump rollbacks hurt health and emissions
7 Mar 2019
The Trump administration's efforts to undo rules aimed at reducing greenhouse gases would lead to a rise in annual emissions and to thousands more American deaths, says a new report.
Ex-coal industry lobbyist new EPA chief
7 Mar 2019
Former US coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler is taking over the reigns as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Wetlands' value runs into trillions of dollars
7 Mar 2019
The world’s wetlands provide $69 trillion worth of services a year, scientists say.
UK emissions continue downward trend
6 Mar 2019
New analysis shows UK carbon emissions have fallen for the sixth consecutive year.
Italy sees 57% drop in olive harvest
6 Mar 2019
Extreme weather events have been the “main driver” of an olive harvest collapse that could leave Italy dependent on imports.
Climate-neutral EU can jumpstart economy
6 Mar 2019
Top business leaders believe that the transition to a climate neutral economy will create new opportunities for Europe.
Smart planners rethink city parking - by getting rid of it
6 Mar 2019
Joni Mitchell sang, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But could parking lots soon become extinct, with the lost paradise making a return?
Heatwaves sweeping oceans ‘like wildfires’
5 Mar 2019
Extreme ocean temperatures destroy kelp, seagrass and corals – with alarming impacts for humanity.
China’s coal consumption on the rise
5 Mar 2019
China's use of coal increased again in 2018, raising questions about the Asian super power’s green energy transition.
Carbon tax v Green New Deal battle has begun
5 Mar 2019
For the first time, US lawmakers face competing approaches to reviving climate action. And despite hostility from the White House, each approach has significant support and the potential to shape the 2020 elections.
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF LUCK: Hidden victims of heatwaves
5 Mar 2019
Extreme weather events are causing severe damage to native flora and fauna, but the casualties are slipping under the radar.
Global food security at risk as web of life unravels
4 Mar 2019
The biggest agricultural authority in the world has warned that the web of life is coming apart as the loss of biodiversity increases.
Climate change putting bite on fish catches
4 Mar 2019
Warming ocean waters have already taken a toll on the world's fisheries, and the impact will worsen if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace, according to a pair of just-published studies.
Green New Deal is already changing the climate debate
4 Mar 2019
What a splendid irony it would be if the enduring legacy of Donald Trump’s presidency was the Green New Deal – a radical, government-directed plan to transition the US to a socially just society with a zero-carbon economy.
Finland approves ban on coal from 2029
4 Mar 2019
The Finnish parliament has approved a government proposal to ban the use of coal to produce energy from May 1, 2029.
EU invests €10b in low-carbon tech
4 Mar 2019
The European Commission has invested more than €10 billion in clean technology to boost its global competitiveness.
Massive iceberg set to break with Antarctic
1 Mar 2019
An iceberg of 660 square miles is set to break away from an Antarctic ice shelf as a result of a rapidly spreading rift that is being monitored by Nasa.
Australian emissions reach new peak
1 Mar 2019
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, reaching their highest on a quarterly level since mid-2011.
Coastal flooding erasing billions in property values
1 Mar 2019
Rising seas have eroded coastal property values from Maine to Mississippi by billions of dollars as buyers pay less for homes in neighborhoods where high-tide flooding is creeping in.
Deep waters become 'ultimate sink' for plastic
1 Mar 2019
The world’s deepest ocean trenches are becoming “the ultimate sink” for plastic waste, according to a study that reveals contamination of animals even in these dark, remote regions of the planet.
Plastic trash will get youngsters a free book in southern Italy
1 Mar 2019
An Italian who run a bookshop cafe is giving free books to children in exchange for plastic bottles and aluminum cans.
We've made concrete the most destructive material on Earth
28 Feb 2019
After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth. If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8 billion tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US.
And the Nobel Prize for climate change goes to …
28 Feb 2019
A move is under way to create a Nobel Prize for climate change and raise as much as $40 million in contributions to fund a climate prize.
Women ‘uniquely placed’ to inspire climate action
28 Feb 2019
Women’s untapped communication skills make them uniquely placed to explain the damaging impacts of an overheating planet and spur climate action by the public, according to city leaders.
Costa Rica aims to show world the way
28 Feb 2019
Costa Rica has launched an economy-wide plan to “decarbonize” the country by 2050, as the Central American nation aims to show other nations what is possible to address climate change.
World might hit 56m year carbon level by 2159
27 Feb 2019
Long ago, the polar ice vanished and tropical animals swam the Arctic. Greenhouse gases could reach that 56m year carbon level again in 140 years.
EU experts eye trillion-euro climate pact
27 Feb 2019
A group of experts has published a draft treaty for a sweeping European climate finance pact, to inject more than a trillion euros into the fight against global warming.
Plastics the new coal in Appalachia
27 Feb 2019
Thousands of workers are assembling an ethane cracker plant in the Ohio River Valley - conspicuous symbol of a petrochemical and plastics future looming across the Appalachian region.
Germany eyes net-zero emissions by 2050
26 Feb 2019
The German environment ministry is calling for an ambitious goal to cut emissions by “at least 95 per cent” by 2050 and remove the remainder from the atmosphere.
Theresa May gets a message from Moon
26 Feb 2019
Ban Ki-moon has urged Britain to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, in what he said would mark a test of Theresa May’s commitment to act on climate change.
What happens to our world if all of the insects disappear?
26 Feb 2019
Insects are ecologically important and if they were to disappear, the consequences for agriculture and wildlife would be dire.
China eyes solar power stations in space
25 Feb 2019
China wants to be the first country to launch power stations into space that capture the Sun’s energy and beam it back down to Earth.
Morrison adopts $2b 'climate solutions' fund
25 Feb 2019
Australian leader Scott Morrison will attempt to appeal to voters by rebadging Tony Abbott’s emissions reduction fund as a “climate solutions” fund – with $2bn to be rolled out over 10 years.
Back the science, Greta tells EU politicians
25 Feb 2019
Schoolkids are on climate strike “because we have done our homework” and listened to science, 16-year-old green activist Greta Thunberg has told EU policymakers in Brussels. “Just unite behind the science, that is our demand,” she said.
South Africa set to introduce carbon tax
22 Feb 2019
South Africa is on course to put a price on carbon pollution, after the National Assembly this week passed a long-awaited Carbon Tax Bill.
Oil refinery fire at key Victoria facility
16 Apr 2026
Explosions and towering flames were reported as a significant fire broke out at one of Australia’s major oil refineries.
Trump takes a ‘wrecking ball’ to independent scientific advisory board
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Without the impartial oversight of its board, the National Science Foundation is now “fully at the behest of the White House,” experts warn.
China’s leadership calls for ‘strict control’ of fossil fuels
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Chinese government leaders published a policy document on 22 April – Earth Day – calling for stricter controls on fossil-fuel consumption and greater oversight of heavy emitters.
EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc
Fri 1 May 2026
The EU is experiencing a prolonged “China shock” as a flood of Chinese EVs into Europe helped push Beijing to a record surplus with the bloc.
UK scientists to fire salt water into the sky in bid to tackle climate crisis
Fri 1 May 2026
Government supporting new geoengineering techniques as race against unregulated companies seeking to capitalise on need for climate cooling tech heats up.
Canada, Alberta close in on carbon price agreement, sources say
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Canada and Alberta are expected to strike a deal in the next two weeks that will increase the price on carbon for the province's industrial emitters, but a broader agreement to tackle oil sands greenhouse gases and green-light a new crude oil export pipeline remains elusive.
India submits new climate action pledges to UN body, flags condition to fulfil promise
Wed 29 Apr 2026
India has formally submitted its pledge to the UN climate body, underline importing conditions noting the developing countries' committments cannot be fulfilled without adequate support in terms of finance and technology transfer.
Tuvalu to host world leaders before COP31 summit
16 Apr 2026
Tuvalu, the Pacific nation at the forefront of the global climate crisis, will host a special meeting of world leaders before this year’s Cop31 summit, as the conference president expresses “complete faith” in Chris Bowen to lead tough negotiations.
Drowned chicks and food scarcity: Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now endangered
13 Apr 2026
The primary drivers are shrinking sea ice and warming oceans driven by climate change.
Rationing power and diluting petrol – how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war
30 Mar 2026
Countries across Africa have taken measures such as diluting petrol and restricting electricity consumption to cope with the fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war in Iran.
Beef production drives 40% of agriculture-linked forest destruction, Brazil leads
26 Mar 2026
Beef production is the leading driver of agriculture-linked deforestation, accounting for 40% of all forest clearing done to open space for food production, according to details of a study released on Tuesday.
Extreme heat threatens global food systems, UN agencies warn
23 Apr 2026
Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods and health of more than a billion people, according to a new report by the U.N.'s food and weather agencies.
