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These countries have not ratified the Paris Agreement
16 Jul 2018
Nearly three years after the Paris Agreement was reached, more than a tenth of global emissions are generated in countries that have not formally adopted the deal.
Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village
16 Jul 2018
A 100-metre high iceberg has drifted close to a village on Greenland’s west coast, prompting fears of a tsunami if it breaks up.
Ireland first country to divest from fossil fuels
13 Jul 2018
Ireland will become the first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies, after a bill was passed with all-party support in the lower house of parliament.
Germany powers to renewables record
13 Jul 2018
Germany has set a record for renewable power production during the first six months of 2018.
Heatwave could be making Americans think
13 Jul 2018
Record-breaking high temperatures across much of North America appear to be shaping people’s thinking, a survey finds.
Plastic waste makes floating pleasure park
13 Jul 2018
More than 1000 square feet of plastic ultimately destined to pollute the ocean is getting a second lease on life in Rotterdam.
China and EU can lead on climate action
12 Jul 2018
After the US surrendered its influence, the EU-China summit in Beijing next week will be yet another moment for both economies to show leadership on climate action.
Chinese lead green bonds charge
12 Jul 2018
China issued $30 billion in green bonds in 2017, remaining the world leader in the market.
Meet the man who paves highways with old plastic
12 Jul 2018
Chemistry professor Dr Rajagopalan Vasudevan, 73, wants us to know that repurposed plastic can be good for the environment.
India’s cheap cars fixation stalls EV dream
12 Jul 2018
India’s obsession with affordable small cars could delay the Narendra Modi government’s ambitious plan to only sell electric vehicles in the country by 2030.
Life's a toxic cocktail in the land of Genghis Khan
12 Jul 2018
The lifestyle of nomads in the ancient home of Genghis Khan and his Mongol horde is under threat as never before. Climate change, combined with local environment mismanagement, government neglect and the lure of the modern world, has created a toxic cocktail.
Big Krill backs vast Antarctic ocean sanctuary
11 Jul 2018
The creation of the world’s biggest ocean sanctuary, protecting a huge tract of remote seas around Antarctica, has come a step closer after major fishing companies came out in favour of the plan.
Six ways Andrew Wheeler could reshape the EPA
11 Jul 2018
Former US coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler inherits some important decisions from Scott Pruitt at the EPA, including on the Clean Power Plan, auto standards, methane and use of science.
Clever catamaran is carrying energy message to the world
11 Jul 2018
Aboard the strange-looking catamaran Energy Observer, two Frenchmen are sailing around the planet without using any fossil fuel.
Church of England wields divestment axe
11 Jul 2018
The Church of England will divest from all fossil fuel companies which are not taking steps to combat climate change.
London might have found a new job for lost rivers
10 Jul 2018
Campaigners are targeting London’s lost rivers, water courses that have been gradually buried over the centuries, as a source of fossil fuel-free heat.
Spain to lead energy transition in Europe?
10 Jul 2018
The creation of the new ministry for ecological transition in Spain brings fresh air not only at the national level but also at the EU level as Spain can give a push in the fight against climate change.
UK moves on e-car charging in new homes
10 Jul 2018
New homes in suburban England would need to be fitted with electric car charging points under a government proposal to cut emissions.
TV coverage of bike races holds climate change clues
10 Jul 2018
The impact of climate change on trees has been detected by analysing almost four decades of archive video footage from the Tour of Flanders cycling race.
POPE'S PLEA: Don't turn Earth into a rubbish pile
9 Jul 2018
POPE FRANCIS has urged governments to make good on their commitments to curb global warming, warning that climate change threatens to turn the Earth into a vast pile of “rubble, deserts and refuse”.
Oil powerhouse shows way with wind technology
9 Jul 2018
The vast plains of US oil state Texas are home to more then 12,000 wind turbines, making it one of the world’s powerhouses for the technology.
Baltic Sea oxygen levels at 1500-year low
9 Jul 2018
The coastal waters of the Baltic have been starved of oxygen to a level unseen in at least 1500 years largely as a result of modern human activity, scientists say.
Energy firm launches ‘vegan electricity tariff’
9 Jul 2018
A UK energy company has launched the world’s first vegan electricity tariff in a bid to highlight the use of animal products within the energy industry.
Study holds tides and temperatures shock
6 Jul 2018
Researchers say temperature rises as a result of global warming could eventually be double what has been projected and sea levels could rise by six metres or more.
Pruitt quits as head of US environment agency
6 Jul 2018
Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Australian ecosystems face collapse
6 Jul 2018
The Great Barrier Reef has become a notorious victim of climate change, but it is not the only Australian ecosystem on the brink of collapse.
Diesel car buyers in UK living a 'nightmare'
6 Jul 2018
Ultra-dirty new diesel engines are being sold alongside ultra-clean models in the UK, according to new data, leaving car buyers facing what experts call a nightmare.
China gives Venezuela $250m to boost oil
6 Jul 2018
Venezuela will receive $250 million from the China Development Bank to boost oil production, the South American country’s Finance Ministry said.
Boss quits as climate fund meeting ends in chaos
6 Jul 2018
The latest meeting of the Green Climate Fund ended in chaos as members failed to agree on approving any finance for the developing world and the executive director quit.
Venture capitalists could help to save the planet
6 Jul 2018
Cleantech could help to tackle the biggest environmental issues today, yet private investors remain hesitant to take the leap.
Rising seas could cost $27 trillion a year by 2100
5 Jul 2018
The cost of rising seas could be $27 trillion a year globally in 80 years, with the oceans possibly nearing two metres above their present levels.
US state to sue oil companies over climate change
5 Jul 2018
Rhode Island has become the first US state to sue a group of oil companies over their role in causing dangerous climate change.
China carbon emissions in retreat
5 Jul 2018
China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell from 2014 to 2016 and might already have peaked, according to a new study.
Why electricity sector won't bear brunt of Paris cuts
5 Jul 2018
A leading energy market analyst has warned that parts of the economy other than electricity will bear the brunt of Australia’s emissions reduction effort under the Paris agreement.
Pensioners benefit from wind farm sell-off
5 Jul 2018
Pensioners in the UK are set to financially benefit from a fleet of wind farms.
SONIC DOOM: How noise kills thousands of people each year
5 Jul 2018
From heart disease to diabetes, noise is having dire effects on people’s health. So who is most at risk, what can be done about it – and can you protect yourself?
China's seafood boom will be felt globally
4 Jul 2018
Seafood consumption per capita in China has recently surpassed pork and that has repercussions for ocean ecosystems in the country and beyond.
Sailors launch fund to help the oceans
4 Jul 2018
World Sailing, the governing body for the sport, has launched a trust to support sustainable development in the oceans.
US green fund cuts will hurt poor countries
4 Jul 2018
The US has cut its contribution to the Global Environment Facility, raising concerns about access to finance for environmental protection in the developing world.
Urban trees match rainforests as carbon stores
4 Jul 2018
Not just decorative, urban trees do much more: they enrich civic life, moderate climate change and save the taxpayer millions.
Stores pull plastic bags ... and Aussie shoppers don't get it
4 Jul 2018
A call has gone out for Australians to be educated about plastic pollution after a shop assistant was assaulted and retail workers were abused by shoppers when major stores pulled plastic bags.
Bikes the obvious solution to Oxbridge traffic
4 Jul 2018
UK university cities Oxford and Cambridge are seeking ways to transport expanding populations without impacting their historic centres, yet the simplest solution is staring them in the face.
World atlas traces Earth’s human scar
3 Jul 2018
Earth’s human scar, the mark humankind has left upon the planet, is growing apace: threequarters of the ice-free land areas of the globe have been in some way degraded, according to a new global survey.
Islands show little interest in insurance offer
3 Jul 2018
Only a handful of Pafific Islands nations have signed up to an insurance scheme that dispenses rapid payouts in a crisis - a situation experts hope to change.
Trade war would harm environment, warns UN
3 Jul 2018
A global trade war would damage efforts to combat climate change, protect the environment and fight poverty, according to the UN’s environment chief.
History teaches us to be careful when planting trees
3 Jul 2018
Care should be taken in jumping on the “forests are always better” bandwagon, experts warn.
Sorry, baristas, instant coffee has smallest carbon footprint
3 Jul 2018
how you prepare your coffee at home can add 50 per cent or more to its overall environmental footprint.
E-waste deluge turning Thailand into world's dump
2 Jul 2018
At a deserted factory outside Bangkok, skyscrapers made from vast blocks of crushed printers, Xbox components and TVs tower over black rivers of smashed-up computer screens.
Housing and car industries 'should be ashamed’
2 Jul 2018
The homebuilding and carmaking industries should be ashamed of their efforts to tackle global warming, says the UK government’s official climate change adviser.
These are the toughest emissions to cut ...
2 Jul 2018
Without improvements in shipping, cement and steel, major sources of greenhouse gas pollution will be locked in for generations, new research shows.
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.
