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Wind, solar and hydro grid cheapest for Australia
28 Feb 2017
A new study by energy experts from the Australian National University suggests that a 100 per cent renewable energy electricity grid – with 90 per cent of power coming from wind and solar – will be significantly cheaper future option than a coal or gas-fired network in Australia.
Court forces coal plant to suspend operations
27 Feb 2017
Three years after it came online, Izdemir power station in Turkey has been stripped of its environmental licence, in a win for campaigners.
DANGER IN THE DEEP: Why this little guy looks worried
27 Feb 2017
Deep-ocean creatures are facing a desperate future due to food shortages and changing temperatures, according to new research.
Groups sue EPA to protect salmon from climate
27 Feb 2017
US fishing and conservation groups have sued the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to protect wild salmon threatened by rising water temperatures attributed in part to climate change.
Australia launches energy marketplace for rooftop solar
24 Feb 2017
Australian homeowners with solar panels and batteries could soon trade their electricity in a digital marketplace developed by a consortium of electricity providers, energy tech startups, energy retailers and energy agencies.
Forget Trump, keep your eyes on China
24 Feb 2017
A leading UK voice in the debate on climate change says more attention should be paid to positive action being taken to tackle CO2 emissions in China rather than worrying about the US and Donald Trump.
Solar power plants now cheaper than coal
24 Feb 2017
Solar power in Australia is more affordable than new fossil fuel and nuclear power, with costs plummeting by almost 60 per cent over the past five years, a new report released by the Climate Council has found.
Climate scientists face harassment and threats
24 Feb 2017
Researchers will have to deal with attacks from a range of powerful foes in the coming years – and for many, it has already started.
How conservatives can grow to love carbon pricing
23 Feb 2017
In some political circles, hostility to climate policy has become a way of showing off one’s conservative credentials. But a suggestion for pricing carbon, grounded in classic conservative principles, has now emerged in the United States.
Campaigners crack Coke
23 Feb 2017
Coca-Cola has announced it supports testing a deposit return service for drinks cans and bottles, in a major coup for environment and anti-waste campaigners.
Climate scepticism far-right badge of honour – even in sweltering Australia
22 Feb 2017
It hits you in the face and clings to you. It makes tall buildings whine as their air conditioning plants struggle to cope. It makes the streets deserted and the ice-cold salons of corner pubs get crowded with people who don’t like beer. It is the Aussie heatwave: and it is no joke.
COOL CITIES: Trees, green roads and fewer cars
22 Feb 2017
As city temperatures rise, with a negative impact on health, councils are coming up with some innovative solutions.
The making of Sweden’s climate law – and that photo
22 Feb 2017
When Sweden’s deputy prime minister Isabella Lövin posted a photo of herself referring one of the world’s most ambitious climate laws to parliament, surrounded by women, it was undeniably provocative.
Natural resources used for building increase 23-fold
22 Feb 2017
The volume of natural resources used in buildings and transport infrastructure increased 23-fold between 1900 and 2010.
Air pollution linked to millions of premature births
21 Feb 2017
Traffic fumes, slash-and-burn farming and open wood stoves are raising the risk of babies being born before they are ready.
Coalition might change rules to fund coal plants
21 Feb 2017
Australia's coalition government is considering changing Clean Energy Finance Corporation rules to fund new coal-powered plants.
Trump's wall would carry environmental costs
21 Feb 2017
The likely impact on human society of Donald Trump’s Mexico wall has been well-noted, but in the longer-term a barrier across an entire continent will also have severe ecological consequences.
Samba drums up opposition to factory farming
21 Feb 2017
Concern about the environmental impact of industrialised farming through the use of pesticides and the destruction of the rainforest has even spread to Brazil’s famous Rio carnival.
Regulator says companies must factor in climate risks
20 Feb 2017
Australia’s financial regulator has warned that climate change poses a material risk to the entire financial system, and has urged companies to start adapting.
War is the climate risk Europe's leaders are talking about
20 Feb 2017
Among the 21st-century threats posed by climate change - rising seas, melting permafrost and superstorms - European leaders are warning of a last-century risk they know all too well: war.
Labor will not back 2030 renewable energy target
20 Feb 2017
Australia’s Labor opposition has said it will not legislate for a 2030 renewable energy target.
Singapore looks at carbon pricing
20 Feb 2017
Singapore is set to impose a carbon price as it looks to cut greenhouse gas emissions to meet its commitments under the Paris Agreement.
Will blazing a low-carbon path pay off for California?
20 Feb 2017
President Trump has made it clear he intends to dismantle the Obama administration’s policies for reducing US greenhouse gas emissions.
Depleted aquifers get new life from floodwaters
20 Feb 2017
As dam managers were draining water from a Northern Californian reservoir to avert what could have been one of the worst flood disasters in the state’s history, a Southern California farmer was doing something different with the watery winter excess.
Antarctica just shed a giant chunk of ice
17 Feb 2017
The growing crack in the Larsen C ice shelf is the most dramatic example of change in Antarctica right now. But it isn’t the continent’s only frozen feature changing in a warming world.
EU adopts draft reform of carbon market
17 Feb 2017
The European Parliament has adopted draft reforms of the EU’s carbon market post-2020 that aim to balance greater cuts in greenhouse gases with protection for energy-intensive industries.
Trump man calls climate scientists 'glassy-eyed cult'
17 Feb 2017
The man tipped as frontrunner for the role of science adviser to Donald Trump has described climate scientists as “a glassy-eyed cult” in the throes of a form of collective madness.
Climate change has harmed almost half of all animals
17 Feb 2017
Researchers have found the range of wildlife now affected by climate change is broad, and includes animals on every continent.
Antarctic sea ice shrinks to smallest-ever extent
16 Feb 2017
Sea ice around Antarctica has shrunk to the smallest annual extent on record after years of resisting a trend of manmade global warming, preliminary US satellite data has shown.
India air pollution now worse than in China
16 Feb 2017
India’s rapidly worsening air pollution is causing about 1.1 million people to die prematurely each year and is now surpassing China’s as the deadliest in the world.
Guess what Trudeau and Trump didn't discuss
16 Feb 2017
A year after Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama pledged cooperation on climate goals, the Canadian PM's first meeting with President Trump produced no mention of them.
Crunch time arrives for EU carbon market reform
15 Feb 2017
Lawmakers in the European Parliament will vote later today to give a new lease of life to the EU’s emissions trading scheme, which puts a price on global warming emissions. But will they get the price right?
Why politicians think they know better than scientists
15 Feb 2017
One of the most unexpected political developments in recent months has been the political awakening of scientists in the United States.
In some cities it pays not to exercise
15 Feb 2017
In at least 15 cities, air pollution has now become so bad that the danger to health of just 30 minutes of cycling each way outweighs the benefits of exercise altogether, according to new research.
Look what they found 5000m down on the Pacific seafloor
14 Feb 2017
Scientists have discovered “extraordinary” levels of toxic pollution in the most remote and inaccessible place on the planet – the 10km deep Mariana trench in the Pacific.
ARCTIC AGONY: What happens after all the ice has gone?
14 Feb 2017
As the Arctic slipped into the half-darkness of autumn last year, it seemed to enter the Twilight Zone. In the span of a few months, all manner of strange things happened.
Humans changing climate 170 times faster than nature
14 Feb 2017
For the first time, researchers have developed a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on the earth, finding people are causing the climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces.
Australia set for ‘huge year’ in renewables
14 Feb 2017
Investment confidence has rebounded in Australia's utility-scale renewables with more than 20 projects under or about to start construction this year.
Air conditioning drains US power supply
14 Feb 2017
America’s power supply could one day falter just when customers need it most.
Fewer monarchs make migration to Mexico
14 Feb 2017
The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 per cent this year, reversing last year’s recovery from historically low numbers.
Australia’s energy grid can't handle extreme heat
13 Feb 2017
Australia’s energy system must be overhauled to ensure reliable power in the face of severe heatwaves and other extreme climate change-driven weather, says the Climate Council.
Southern Ocean star of the clmate show
13 Feb 2017
The vast Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica plays a starring role in the future of climate change.
How climate change plays havoc with Pacific weather
10 Feb 2017
Global warming has already increased the risk of major disruptions to Pacific rainfall, according to new research by Australian scientists.
Seed producers are changing global food production
10 Feb 2017
Around the world, plant breeders are resisting what they see as corporate control of the food supply by making seeds available for other breeders to use.
Extreme wildfires set to increase by up to 50%
10 Feb 2017
The conditions for extreme and catastrophic wildfires could increase by 20 per cent to 50 per cent as the world warms and the climate changes, according to new research.
Tokyo 2020 to make medals from old phones
10 Feb 2017
The medals to be presented at the olympic and paralympic games in Tokyo in 2020 will be made from recycled mobile phones.
Europe fights to save broken emissions trading system
9 Feb 2017
Europe's pioneering emissions trading scheme has turned out to be a flop. Now EU countries are struggling to come up with a workable fix, with make-or-break decisions coming down the pike this month.
Russia and US could be buddies in climate inaction
9 Feb 2017
As president Donald Trump pushes the United States toward inaction on climate change, he is likely to find an ally in Russia.
These Republicans have a climate change plan
9 Feb 2017
A group of Republican statesmen led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker have introduced a carbon tax plan intended to strengthen the economy, promote national security and “protect our natural heritage”.
Russia starts work on climate adaptation
9 Feb 2017
Russia has started working on a national climate change adaptation strategy, with ministries and regional officials to be asked to assess the risks of adverse impacts and possible adaptation measures.
500 Australian businesses back 75% climate target
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Atlassian, Canva and Fortescue are among a coalition of more than 500 businesses operating in Australia that are backing a 75% emissions reduction target for 2030, which modelling from Deloitte found was technically achievable.
Ørsted shares at all-time low after Trump halts work on US windfarm
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Shares drop by 17% after stop-work order on $1.5bn project off Rhode Island, which was 80% complete.
China's carbon market to introduce absolute emissions caps from 2027
Wed 27 Aug 2025
China will tighten its carbon trading market by introducing absolute emissions caps in some industries for the first time starting by 2027.
EU wildfires hit new record as flames scorch area larger than Cyprus
Mon 25 Aug 2025
The area burned this year has exceeded the 1 million hectare mark for the first time since records started in 2006.
What happens to net zero if the trees don’t survive?
20 Aug 2025
When climate change undermines the climate plan.
Challenges persist in bid to mine the deep sea, even after boost from Trump
29 Jul 2025
After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear to be progressing as it pursues a controversial new path to securing a license to mine in international waters under U.S. jurisdiction.
India needs $467 billion climate finance by 2030 to decarbonise 4 key sectors
Mon 25 Aug 2025
India will need to mobilise USD $467 billion in climate finance by 2030 to put four of its most carbon-intensive sectors – power, steel, cement and transport – on a low-carbon pathway.
Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say
13 Aug 2025
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious’ as the planet warms.
Iconic Antarctic species at risk amid 'regime shift', with 'rapid and self-perpetuating changes'
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment.
Africa’s top climate change challenges: a fairer deal on phasing out fossil fuels and mobilising funds
Fri 22 Aug 2025
African countries have made binding commitments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. To do this, they will need to shift to renewable energy and stop mining and using fossil fuels like oil and coal.
Amazon nations pledge support for Brazil's COP30 rainforest fund
Wed 27 Aug 2025
The fund will be backed by an initial, one-time $25-billion contribution from donor nations, along with $100 billion in private funds.
Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of COP30
20 Aug 2025
Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans.
