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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.
EU and China agree on climate change action
18 Jul 2018
Climate change will become a “main pillar” of the relationship between the European Union and China, leaders said yesterday.
How Trump’s trade war could be used to fight climate change
18 Jul 2018
What if countries responded to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs by taxing imports based on their carbon footprint instead?
Europe keeps on setting clean-energy records
18 Jul 2018
Two of the biggest economies in Europe last week set new records for clean energy.
Why Central American farmers are jumping ship
18 Jul 2018
As immigration issues along the US southern border continue to roil the country, one driving force of migration from troubled Central American countries has received relatively little notice: climate change.
It's red alert time, says Paris Agreement leader
17 Jul 2018
The world community has taken action against climate change but it must “triple its efforts” to reduce emissions, says the man who presided over the Paris Agreement.
SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE: Behind the scenes at the EPA
17 Jul 2018
Uncertainty, hostility and irrelevance are now part of daily life for scientists at the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Can Norway solve the plastic crisis, one bottle at a time?
17 Jul 2018
A bottle deposit hub on the outskirts of Oslo has had a stream of high-level international visitors. Can its success be replicated worldwide?
Pence’s failed gas stations cost taxpayer $20M
17 Jul 2018
The gas station chain that was owned by US Vice-President Mike Pence's family has left more than $20 million worth of environmental remediation costs for Indiana taxpayers.
Prolonged heatwave brings record high temperatures
16 Jul 2018
Record high temperatures have been set across much of the world as an unusually prolonged and broad heatwave intensifies concerns about climate change.
Ireland's vote highlights global divestments
16 Jul 2018
Nearly 900 institutions have committed to some level of divestment from oil, gas and coal. Others believe they can push climate action more effectively as investors.
UK can go low-carbon at no extra cost, say advisers
16 Jul 2018
The UK can have low-carbon electricity, heat and transport in 2050 at the same cost as today’s high-carbon energy system, according to infrastructure advisers.
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.
Australia declares El Nino set to be strongest in decades
17 Jun 2026
Australia's weather bureau warned on Tuesday that an El Nino weather pattern has formed in the tropical Pacific and could intensify in the second half of 2026 to become one of the strongest in seven decades.
US defence spending on critical minerals surges in the last decade
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Members of communities affected by some of these projects said that U.S. state backing has meant projects are being fast-tracked without the necessary social and environmental checks or meaningful consultation.
China to raise power prices for energy-intensive sectors in green transition push
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Beijing’s latest road map aims to cut carbon emissions by 200 million tonnes by 2028 – but analysts say implementation may vary across regions.
Half of France under red heat alert as alcohol banned at street music festival
Tue 23 Jun 2026
France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country including Paris for Monday as a heatwave pushes temperatures towards record levels.
Royals kick off London Climate Action Week
Tue 23 Jun 2026
The week, which runs from 22 to 28 June, brings together world leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs and activists to accelerate action on the climate crisis.
Canada signs landmark LNG energy deal with Germany
29 May 2026
Canada has announced a landmark energy agreement with Germany that will see the first-ever long-term shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada to Europe in the coming years.
Asia warming nearly twice as fast as before
Fri 19 Jun 2026
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights record ocean heat, accelerating glacier loss and a series of extreme weather events causing significant human and economic losses across Asia.
‘Those blocking climate science are not our friends': Pacific leaders warn at Bonn talks
Tue 23 Jun 2026
Pacific nations and civil society groups have united at UN climate talks, pushing back against efforts to weaken agreed language on global temperature limits as negotiations continue behind closed doors.
Antarctica’s west coast missing an area of sea ice the size of France as temperatures peak 20C above average
16 Jun 2026
A vast area of the Bellingshausen Sea should be covered by sea ice by now, with one expert calling the loss of ice ‘depressing’.
Mombasa ocean summit drives progress on marine protection, but threats persist
Tue 23 Jun 2026
At the 11th Our Ocean conference in Kenya, its founder John Kerry says the ocean must become central to climate solutions and needs to be looked after.
Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle
26 May 2026
Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?
Bonn climate talks end in “gridlock” on adaptation and emissions-cutting
Mon 22 Jun 2026
After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN climate chief expressed disappointment and denounced governments for “cherry-picking” commitments they have already made and waiting for others to move first.
