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Not such a nice day for a walk ... in some places
2 Feb 2017
Thanks to climate change, there will be more perfect days in President Trump’s America.
January hottest ever in Sydney and Brisbane
2 Feb 2017
January was hottest month on record in Sydney and Brisbane, says weather bureau.
Watch the Arctic melt away as the Earth warms
1 Feb 2017
Climate scientist Ed Hawkins has released the latest in series of graphics illustrating the rapid collapse in Arctic sea ice since the late 1970s.
Australian coal move carries $62b bill
1 Feb 2017
Replacing Australia’s current coal fleet with new ultra-supercritical coal-fired power stations in order to reduce carbon emissions would come at a cost of approximately $62 billion.
Australia might have to make deeper emissions cuts
1 Feb 2017
Australia can meet its 2030 emissions target without an emissions intensity scheme, but it means deeper emissions cuts will be needed from industrial facilities, new research shows.
UN will reward game-changing climate change ideas
1 Feb 2017
Organisations, cities, industries, governments and others taking a lead on tackling climate change can nominate their game-changing projects for a United Nations award.
Irish lawmakers vote to divest from fossil fuels
31 Jan 2017
Ireland could become the first country in the world to fully divest its sovereign wealth fund from fossil fuels.
What Trump can (and can't) do to wreck climate rules
31 Jan 2017
Although US President Donald Trump could dismantle Barack Obama’s most far-reaching climate regulations, it will take legal acumen and a lot of time – perhaps longer than a single presidential term.
Green movement threat to freedom, says Trump adviser
31 Jan 2017
The environmental movement is “the greatest threat to freedom and prosperity in the modern world”, according to an adviser to the US president Donald Trump’s administration.
Melbourne trams to be powered by solar energy
31 Jan 2017
Melbourne’s tram network will become entirely powered by solar energy under a new proposal by the state government to build large-scale solar farms in northern Victoria.
Cold war days and the powers are talking climate change
31 Jan 2017
On the agenda at the secret meeting of scientists and the top brass of the US military was the increased melting of Arctic ice and changes in the climate.
'Clean coal’ power is not the answer in Australia
31 Jan 2017
So-called “clean coal” being pushed by Australia's Coalition government would be expensive and would not meet long term emission reduction goals.
Is Justin Trudeau a climate leader or a charlatan?
27 Jan 2017
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau promised a new politics and talked tough on climate, but his embrace of three oil pipelines in as many months tells a different story.
Mexico works on setting up emissions trading
27 Jan 2017
Mexico is drawing on international business experience to develop the country’s emissions trading scheme.
World needs to manage food, water and energy
27 Jan 2017
There is an increasing global demand for food, water and energy. All three are inter-linked, a fact that has increasingly become the focus of attention for policy makers and governments.
Climate change caused Middle East dust storm
27 Jan 2017
A storm of dust so fierce that it obscured seven Middle Eastern nations from satellite observation has been blamed on climate change.
Trump silences government scientists
26 Jan 2017
Scientists in two US government agencies have been told they can no longer discuss research or departmental restrictions with anyone outside their offices - including news media.
This threat to animals should provoke shame in our hearts
26 Jan 2017
By TIM FLANNERY | While Australia bakes through another hot, angry summer, its precious wildlife is increasingly under threat, not just from the extreme weather of fires and floods but by the growing reality of a changing climate.
Canadian scientists race to back up worried Americans
25 Jan 2017
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has touched off a mad scramble by some scientists to back up critical scientific data as government researchers reckon with the new administration’s threats to scrub climate data and strip funding for ongoing climate research.
PACIFIC PROBLEM: Carbon cuts will not settle seas
24 Jan 2017
Even supposing the world does make dramatic reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, the fate of the small island states remains uncertain.
China taking green bond market by storm
24 Jan 2017
China issued $US36.9 billion worth of green bonds in 2016, dominating the global market in climate-friendly infrastructure investment.
SUPER SAVER: Replace sticky labels with laser marking
24 Jan 2017
The humble fruit sticker may seem an unlikely cause for environmental concern but removing it from produce could create huge savings in plastic, energy and CO2 emissions.
Come see Pacific for yourself, MP tells Trump
21 Dec 2016
A New Zealand MP is challenging United States president-elect Donald Trump to come to the Pacific and see the impacts of climate change for himself.
EU countries stall over carbon market reform
21 Dec 2016
After more than a year of negotiations, EU member states have come up short in their efforts to find common ground on a carbon market reform seen as necessary if the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change are to be met.
Climate change puts the squeeze on coffee belt
21 Dec 2016
As a famous old song says, they’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil. But if the findings of New Zealand and Australian researchers are right, that will change over the next 30 years.
Red alert as smog shuts down China
21 Dec 2016
A red alert, the highest level in the China's pollution warning system, has been issued in at least 23 cities as smog cancelled flights, shut factories and stopped traffic.
Las Vegas reaches energy milestone
21 Dec 2016
Ten years of effort finally paid off for Las Vegas this week when officials announced the city government will now be powered entirely by renewable energy.
The seven deadly things we’re doing to trash the planet
20 Dec 2016
We weep at the disappearance of endangered species but avert our eyes to the causes of Earth’s destruction.
This year is days away from sealing record-hot spot
20 Dec 2016
In less than two weeks, 2016 will officially be the hottest year on the books in more than 120 years of record keeping by US agencies. It will be the third straight record-setting year — and of the 17 hottest years, 16 have been this century.
Gates suggests Trump will support green energy
20 Dec 2016
Federal support for research and development into clean tech should appeal to incoming president, says Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates.
Driverless buses arrive in Australia
20 Dec 2016
Autonomous buses are likely to be better for passengers and the environment, but not everyone is excited.
Green Climate Fund gives millions to help Pacific
19 Dec 2016
The Green Climate Fund board has approved eight funding proposals worth $US315 million ($NZ452m) at a meeting in Samoa.
States urge Trump to kill clean-power plan
19 Dec 2016
Officials in 24 states have urged US president-elect Donald Trump to kill the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's strategy to combat climate change and shut down coal-fired power plants.
Obama makes final climate-change push
19 Dec 2016
With little more than a month left in office, the Barack Obama administration is quietly trying to accomplish one last big thing on climate change: creating a policy for relocating entire towns threatened by extreme weather and rising seas.
Trump gives Musk advisory job
16 Dec 2016
US president-elect Donald Trump has appointed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to his Strategic and Policy Forum.
Scientists frantically copying US climate data
16 Dec 2016
Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data on to independent servers in hopes of safeguarding it from any political interference.
EU to cancel one billion pollution permits
16 Dec 2016
THE EUROPEAN UNION will cancel a billion pollution permits under a package of carbon market reforms agreed by EU lawmakers yesterday.
Peruvian loses lawsuit against German coal giant
16 Dec 2016
A climate lawsuit by a Peruvian farmer and mountain guide against energy company RWE has just been dismissed by Essen district court in Germany.
Bloomberg study urges climate financial disclosures
15 Dec 2016
Climate-related financial disclosures should be part of the public reporting of companies, a major new report says.
Businesses must come clean on carbon, says Carney
15 Dec 2016
Bank of England governor Mark Carney has warned that the fight against climate change will be jeopardised unless companies with big carbon footprints come clean about their exposure to global warming risks.
SANTA SHOCK: Reindeer have become smaller and weaker
15 Dec 2016
It's climate change news the kids didn't want to hear ... Santa's reindeer might not be up to the job this Christmas.
Queensland plugs in largest solar farm
15 Dec 2016
Queensland’s largest operating solar farm has plugged into the national electricity grid and is set to generate enough power for almost 10,000 households by the end of 2016.
Addiction to big houses is blowing the energy budget
15 Dec 2016
Australia’s houses are getting bigger, but usually not more sustainable.
TRUMP TEAM 1: Exxon's Tillerson gets state job
14 Dec 2016
Donald Trump has officially tapped Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to run the State Department, raising concerns over how the US will approach international climate negotiations.
TRUMP TEAM 2: Perry heads outfit he pledged to scrap
14 Dec 2016
Donald Trump has chosen former Texas governor Rick Perry to head the US Department of Energy, putting him in charge of the agency he once proposed eliminating.
US solar power smashes records in 2016
14 Dec 2016
US solar power has just had its biggest quarter in history, and it’s about to get even bigger, according to a new report.
Shrinking glaciers tell the whole climate story
14 Dec 2016
Retreating glaciers clearly document regional climate change over decade-long periods of time, suggesting that today’s shrinking glaciers are conclusive evidence that the climate is changing, says a paper published in Nature Geoscience.
Methane’s rapid spurt puts pressure on climate fight
13 Dec 2016
One year ago today, with huge relief, scarcely able to believe their achievement, world leaders finally agreed to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
Study shows global power of Antarctic ice
13 Dec 2016
A study published today in the journal Nature reveals just how sensitive the Earth’s climate might be to changes taking place in Antarctica.
Dear Green Climate Fund, Samoa needs you
13 Dec 2016
The board of the Green Climate Fund this week is meeting in the Samoan capital Apia. Here, the country’s ambassador to the UN outlines his hopes.
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.
