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Experts fear the age of extreme fire has arrived
1 Aug 2018
California's increasingly ferocious wildfires are not an aberration – they are the new reality, experts believe.
Philippines kills off green campaigners
1 Aug 2018
A shocking 48 killings of green campaigners were reported in the Philippines last year, which was the worst on record for activist murders globally.
Small modular reactors hardly top of the pops
1 Aug 2018
On both sides of the Atlantic billions of dollars are being poured into developing small modular reactors. But it seems increasingly unlikely that they will ever be commercially viable.
‘Green mountaineers’ clean up Everest
1 Aug 2018
The bottom of the ocean and the roof of the world have something in common other than being extreme and inhospitable environments - they’re also polluted.
Largest king penguin colony declines by 90%
1 Aug 2018
The planet’s largest colony of king penguins has declined by nearly 90 per cent in three decades, researchers say.
US spends $20b a year on fossil fuel subsidies
31 Jul 2018
While most of the world recognises the need to leave fossil fuels in the ground, the US is giving the fossil fuel industry billions to extract more.
Forest carbon emissions are set to grow
31 Jul 2018
Accelerating climate change is likely to result in growing forest carbon emissions, with serious consequences both for the creatures that find shelter there, and for the global atmosphere.
HOT NEWS: How the media has reported the northern heatwave
31 Jul 2018
This year’s northern-hemisphere summer has seen a succession of heatwaves. How has the media reported the extreme weather and how has the coverage referenced climate change?
Heat goes on in (already) steamy Sri Lanka
31 Jul 2018
Steamy Colombo is expected to be one of the South Asian cities hardest hit by temperature hikes linked to climate change.
Northern heat could be strongest climate signal yet
30 Jul 2018
Global warming fever has spiked to deadly new highs across the Northern Hemisphere this summer, and the results are being felt.
Dry countries face disaster, warns UN
30 Jul 2018
Dry countries face famine and food insecurity, loss of livelihoods and life, and the displacement of millions, the United Nations has warned.
Imran vows to green Pakistan by planting 10 billion trees
30 Jul 2018
Imran Khan has vowed to plant 10 billion trees in five years as prime minister of Pakistan.
Penang is drowning in its own development
30 Jul 2018
The Malaysian island of Penang is paying a heavy price for putting development above the environment.
SICK SEAS: Human impact has damaged almost every ocean
27 Jul 2018
Outside the remotest areas of the Pacific and the poles, virtually no ocean is left harbouring naturally high levels of marine wildlife, a new report says.
Feel free to ruin public land, Trump tells miners
27 Jul 2018
The Trump administration will no longer require oil drillers, miners and other industries to compensate for damage they cause to public lands.
Australia energy plan might breach Paris Agreement
27 Jul 2018
An Australian government plan to lock in electricity emissions targets might breach a key commitment to the Paris Agreement.
West's clunker cars carry climate problems
27 Jul 2018
Old, ill-maintained and often malfunctioning vehicles dumped by the west in poor countries become energy guzzlers and emit high levels of heat-trapping gases.
Anchovies, the fish that gave too much
27 Jul 2018
The Italian fish sauce colatura is made from anchovies and literally adds the Med into the famously healthy Mediterranean diet. So many good things, however, have a downside.
Mary Robinson eyes feminist solution for climate change
26 Jul 2018
Women leading the fight against climate damage will be highlighted by former Irish president Mary Robinson who wants to get a global movement behind “a feminist solution for climate change”.
Even with Paris, droughts could worsen
26 Jul 2018
The risk of long-lasting droughts seems to increase strongly in large parts of the world even if we do reach the goals of the Paris Agreement, a recent study shows.
Washington’s political lobbying shackles science
26 Jul 2018
Money talks, says a study of Washington’s political lobbying and its influence on climate change law. Most of the most vocal money comes from big energy.
Germany finds reaching climate targets hard work
26 Jul 2018
The German government will introduce a climate protection law to ensure the country reaches its 2030 climate targets.
Waste crisis could become a design opportunity
26 Jul 2018
Researchers are looking for ways to re-purpose expanded polystyrene, taking advantage of this very useful material and keeping it out of landfills.
How Penzance became the UK's first plastics-free town
26 Jul 2018
The Cornwall community of Penzance last December became the UK's first plastics-free town. Now, 330 towns aim to follow suit.
Suicide rates rise with the temperature
25 Jul 2018
Rising temperatures are linked to increasing rates of suicide, according to a large new study.
Rich countries pushing dirty energy in Africa
25 Jul 2018
WEALTHY governments have been accused of promoting fossil fuel development in Africa at the expense of clean energy.
Why China must show stronger climate leadership
25 Jul 2018
A new report from Columbia University has provided a clear assessment of China’s role in responding to climate change.
World Bank sets $20b record for climate financing
25 Jul 2018
The World Bank invested $20.5 billion during the 2018 fiscal year on projects which address the impacts of climate change.
How the age of ‘yeah, but’ stalls much green progress
25 Jul 2018
There’s one aspect of people’s resistance to change that has major implications for every environmental initiative. Let’s call it the “yeah, but” mentality.
Large chunk of supermarket plastic not recyclable
25 Jul 2018
An investigation by a consumer body has found mixed results on the levels of recyclable plastic in the UK’s largest supermarkets.
NZ birds feature in species loss study
24 Jul 2018
A new study which included kokako and saddlebacks in its research data shows that the steadily warming climate is driving species loss.
UN pact offers hope to climate refugees
24 Jul 2018
Communities at risk of climate displacement have won vital protection now that their plight has been recognised in a global pact on migration.
Greedy Earth chomping through resources
24 Jul 2018
Humanity is devouring our planet’s resources in increasingly destructive volumes, according to a new study that reveals we have consumed a year’s worth of carbon, food, water, fibre, land and timber in a record 212 days.
Do the young have anything new to offer climate fight?
24 Jul 2018
Young people have become noisy advocates for action on climate change. But what new methods are they bringing to the table and are children really a source of hope for an issue on which adults have failed?
It's hot alright ... and we can't blame it all on climate change
24 Jul 2018
The northern hemisphere is having a baking summer – and it’s not just down to climate change.
Are we getting climate finance all wrong?
23 Jul 2018
Long-term thinking about climate change is challenging widely held assumptions about how we spend money today.
Officals block Sydney waste-power incinerator
23 Jul 2018
A plan for a massive waste-to-energy incinerator in western Sydney has been blocked, after the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission ruled there was “uncertainty” over human health and environmental impacts.
Baltimore sues 26 fossil fuels companies ...
23 Jul 2018
Baltimore's waterfront revitalisation has become a model for urban development, but sea level rise and extreme weather are putting its future at risk.
... and judge pours cold water on New York hopes
23 Jul 2018
A federal judge has dismissed New York City's lawsuit against five of the world's largest oil companies, dealing a setback to local governments that are trying to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for climate change.
Meat and dairy set to pass oil as biggest polluter
20 Jul 2018
Meat and dairy companies are on track to be the world’s biggest contributors to climate change, outpacing even the fossil fuel industry, according to a new report.
California's mega farms display their dark side
20 Jul 2018
The floor of California's Central Valley is slumping, and there is arsenic in the tap water. It seems the two problems are connected.
Palau plans the fastest-ever shift to renewable energy
20 Jul 2018
Palau plans to stop buying diesel and go 100 per cent solar by the end of 2019 - offering a blueprint for other Pacific nations to do the same.
UN and Google team up to monitor enviro damage
20 Jul 2018
UN Environment and Google have joind forces to provide trackable data on human impacts on the environment.
Singapore battles addiction to plastic
20 Jul 2018
The average Singaporean uses an unconscionable 13 plastic bags a day. With its only landfill site fast filling up, what are consumers and businesses doing to defuse the nation's plastic waste timebomb?
Burning of waste set to overtake recycling in England
20 Jul 2018
England is on the brink of burning more of its rubbish in incinerators than it recycles for the first time, according to a new analysis.
Spotlight goes on NZ climate aid to Pacific
19 Jul 2018
New Zealand’s support for Pacific countries threatened by climate change will be under the spotlight in Fiji next week.
EU-Japan trade deal first to carry Paris pact clause
19 Jul 2018
Europe’s massive free-trade deal with Japan is the first the EU has struck with a specific provision on the Paris climate agreement.
Internet under threat from rise in sea levels
19 Jul 2018
The rise in sea levels will put vital internet infrastructure at risk, new research suggests.
Native peoples have key role in conservation
19 Jul 2018
Indigenous peoples are crucial for global conservation and for living with climate change – after all, a quarter of all land is in their hands.
A billion people struggle to stay cool as the world warms
19 Jul 2018
More than a billion people are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration to keep them cool and to preserve food and medicines as global warming brings more high temperatures, a new study shows.
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.
Trump administration sues California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission rules
Tue 17 Mar 2026
The Trump administration ramped up a battle with California over the state’s nation-leading vehicle-emission standards Thursday, suing air regulators over rules aimed at curbing pollution from cars.
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.
Summit aims to revive stalled UN talks on phasing out fossil fuels
11 Mar 2026
Colombia and the Netherlands have set out three priorities for a conference on phasing out fossil fuels they will co-host in Colombia in April.
