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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.
Report explains Australia's worsening weather
9 Feb 2017
Climate change is now influencing all extreme weather events with some of the most severe climate impacts the world has experienced occurring in 2016, a new Climate Council report has found.
El Niño’s cranky uncle could send warming into hyperdrive
8 Feb 2017
The merry hell that El Nino plays with our climate is only part of the story. There’s another important piece of nature’s puzzle in the Pacific Ocean that isn’t often discussed.
Death toll from deforestation fires could top 100,000
8 Feb 2017
The haze from Indonesia's deforestation fires in 2015 might have caused the premature deaths of more than 100,000 people in southeast Asia.
Fiscal policy plays big part in climate battle
8 Feb 2017
Fiscal policies introduced by governments in developing countries can have a significant effect on lowering harmful carbon emissions and help them to meet their Paris Agreement targets, a study has found
Europe puts faith in China to lead the war on climate change
7 Feb 2017
Faced with a possible US retreat on climate efforts, European officials fear a leadership vacuum will embolden those seeking to slow the fight against global warming.
The next migrant wave will be climate refugees
7 Feb 2017
Imagine that you are a farmer. Your crops are withering as weather patterns become more volatile, your well water is too salty to drink and rice is too expensive to buy at the market. So, you leave home in search of a better life.
UK must not cool stance on global warming
7 Feb 2017
One of Britain’s most senior scientists has expressed concern that action to tackle global warming is sliding down the government’s list of priorities despite its ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Republicans back off bill to sell public land
7 Feb 2017
US congressman Jason Chaffetz has announced that he will withdraw a bill he introduced last week that would have ordered the incoming secretary of the interior to immediately sell off 3.3m acres of national land.
Global emissions get a bad break from video streaming
3 Feb 2017
The internet is fast becoming a major source of global carbon emissions – and the main cause is video demand, the increasing popularity of “real time” streamed video content.
Sweden set to bring in climate law by 2018
3 Feb 2017
Sweden is set to have a climate law in effect by January 1 2018 and will introduce legislation to put into action a cross-party agreement for the country to go carbon neutral by 2045.
Judge: Climate change is a matter of debate
3 Feb 2017
A Washington state judge has sparked outrage for remarks questioning the existence of climate change and the role of humans in global warming.
'Planned retreat' enters the climate dialogue
2 Feb 2017
A strategy of organised retreat is emerging from the shadows as scientists and governments try to figure out how to move people out of the way of coastal flooding and other hazards.
MAIS WEE, MONSIEUR: Paris finds eco solution to peeing in public
2 Feb 2017
Plant boxes installed in French capital convert urine into compost for use in parks, and absorb unpleasant smells
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.
